CRD: August's Monthly Make - Spotty Dotty

For this card I made using August's Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs I teamed it up with June's Daisy Flower set but you could use any flower you want.

Materials

• August's Stamp Pack, Outline Flower and Leaf from June's Stamp Pack.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Grape Jelly.
• Dusty Concord.
• White Chiffon Ribbon, Three Purple Card Candies.
• Small Square White card, purple/ white spot, white and purple card.
• Double sided tape, glue, 3D foam pads and 3D glue.
• Craft tools.

How to Make

1) Cut a 13.8cm x 13.8cm piece of purple/ white spot card, and an 11.5cm x 11.5cm piece of white card, cut the white piece of card from the top left to the bottom right corner, onto the bottom left corner piece stamp vertically stamp Happy Birthday across it and stamp the numbers in the top right corner using Grape Jelly, distress the edges using Dusty Concord.

2) Centrally adhere the purple/white spot piece of card to the front of the white card, then the two stamped triangles leaving a space down the middle from the top left to the bottom right corner, using double sided tape or glue.

3) Stamp the outline flower and leaf twice onto white card using Grape Jelly, cut out and distress using Dusty Concord then shape, stamp the Age sentiment onto 5.5cm x 4.4cm piece of white card using Grape Jelly, distress the edges as before, mount onto purple card leaving a narrow border.

4) Attach a folded piece of ribbon to the back of the sentiment and using 3D foam pads adhere 2.5cm down and in from the top left corner, using 3D glue adhere the flower and two leaves in the top left corner, add a card candie to the centre of the flower and one in the top right and bottom left corners using 3D glue or 3D foam pads.

CRD: August's Monthly Make - Forget your age!

I am loving the Birthday Greetings stamp set from this Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs it is just so versatile and makes fantastically quick cards.

Materials

• August's stamp pack.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:-Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal.
• Distress Inks:- Stormy Sky.
• Black chiffon ribbon.
• 8inch square white card, turquoise, black and white card.
• Double sided tape, glue 3D foam pads.
• Craft tools 

How to Make:

1) Cut a 18.8cm x 18.8cm piece of turquoise card.

2) Cut a 7cm x 18cm piece of white card and alternately stamp the two Happy Birthdays across it starting in different places using Teal Zeal, distress the edges using Stormy Sky, centrally adhere to the left side of the turquoise piece of card using double sided tape or glue,

3) Cut a 10.5cm x 8.5cm piece of white card, have the piece landscape and stamp numbers over it using Teal Zeal, distress the edges as before, and adhere to the bottom right corner using double sided tape or glue.

4) Attach a piece of black chiffon ribbon centrally across the top space on the turquoise card, centrally adhere to the white card using double sided tape or glue.

5) Onto white card stamp the Life sentiment using Tuxedo Black for the words and Teal Zeal for the border, cut out and distress the edges using Stormy Sky, mount onto a 6cm x 9cm piece of black card using double sided tape or glue, centrally adhere to the top right of the over the ribbon using 3D foam pads, knot a piece of ribbon to the left side.

CRD: August's Monthly Make - Simple but effective.....

The Monthly Make has been going for a whole 12 months can you believe it? were has the time gone!

So this month Kym has gone a little crazy and put together a massive stamp set! Well, she also took over this months main project too, so this month I have just got to play with the basic stamp set (Birthday Greetings) and not the bonus one (calendar months) too!

So here is my first card using this months Birthday Greetings Stamp Set, it is so simple to do and the colours could be changed, but it makes a great card.

Materials

August's Stamp Pack.

Stamp bases.

Memento:- Tuxedo Black, London Fog.

Red ribbon, Two black card candies.

White DL card, white, black and red card. 

Double sided tape, glue and 3D foam pads.

Craft tools.

How to Make

1) Cut a piece of black card a little smaller than the front of the white DL card, and a piece of white card a little smaller than the black piece of card.

2) Using London Fog onto the white piece of card working down the left side stamp the numbers longways down from the top leave a gap stamp the numbers again, working down the right side leave a gap stamp the numbers leave a gap stamp the numbers again.

3) Attach two pieces of ribbon across the top of the white piece of card, centrally adhere to the black piece of card, then onto the white DL card using double sided tape or glue.

4) Stamp the Age sentiment onto white card using Tuxedo Black trim down, mount first onto red card then onto black card, using double sided tape or glue.

5) Adhere on an angle to the bottom of the of card using 3D foam pads. With a black card candie  to the right side of the ribbon also using 3D foam pads.

CRD: Julys' Monthly Make - Happy Birthday

I don't normally get any instructions when I am handed my stamps sets, but, my instructions were really clear for July "it's a Christmas Special!" but doesn't the reindeer work well as a birthday card!!!!

So here is Birthday card I made using Julys' Christmas special Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs and the Weathered Happy Birthday stamp too.

Materials

• July's stamps, Happy Birthday stamp.
• Stamp bases. 
• Memento:- Rich Cocoa, Northern Pine.
• Distress ink:- Brushed Corduroy.
• Green checked ribbon.
• Square Cream 8inch card, brown, cream and green card.
• Double sided tape, glue.
• Craft tools.

How to Make
1) Cut apiece of brown card a little smaller than the front of the square cream card, and a piece of cream card a little smaller than the brown piece.
2) Stamp a row of fir tree across the bottom of the cream piece, and second generation stamp a second row between them using Northern Pine for the branches and Rich Cocoa for the trunk and ground.
3) Attach two pieces of ribbon across the bottom of the fir trees, centrally adhere to the brown piece of card then onto the cream square card, using double sided tape or glue.
4) Cut a 3.8cm x 12.8cm piece of brown card and make shallow points to each end, stamp the cogs from the reindeers back along the two long sides using Rich Cocoa, centrally adhere to the top of the card using double sided tape or glue,
5) Cut a 1.5cm x 13.8cm piece of cream card, stamp Happy to the left clean and let the stamp dry then stamp Birthday using Rich Cocoa, edge with Brushed Corduroy, cut a 14.5cm x 2.2cm piece of green card, centrally adhere the cream piece to the green then across the centre of the brown piece on the top of the card using double sided tape or glue.
6) Stamp the reindeer onto a 7.6cm x 8cm piece of cream card using Rich Cocoa and edge with Brushed Corduroy, mount onto a 8.4cm x 8.8cm piece of green card then onto a 9.2cm x 9.6cm piece of brown card, using double sided tape or glue.
7) Adhere in the bottom right corner using double sided tape or glue, knot a piece of ribbon to each piece of ribbon.

CRD: Julys' Monthly Make - Bob Robbin.

When Kym designed the reindeer she also designed a little Robin called Bob Robin, so for this card I have use Bob along with Julys' Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs.

Materials

• July's Stamps, Robin Stamp.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento;- Rich Cocoa, Northern Pine, Rhubarb Stalks.
• Versamark stamp pad, Fran-tage aged taupe embossing powder, heat tool.
• Tim Holtz Holiday Greens Die 658759, oval die.
• Red narrow ribbon, small black gem.
• 6 inch DK green card, cream, green card.
• Double sided tape, Glue and 3D foam pads.
• Craft tools.

How to Make
1) Cut a piece of cream card a little smaller than the front of the green card, using an oval die cut away part of the two sides, using the Versamark pad ink around the edges and sprinkle over the embossing powder tap off the access and heat with the heat tool until set.
2) Attach a piece of ribbon 2.5cm from the top and bottom of the piece of card, 
3) Onto the front of the green card stamp two trees down each side using Northern Pine, centrally adhere the cream cut out piece of card to this using double sided tape or glue.
4) Stamp the sentiment onto cream card using Rich Cocoa, cut out and emboss the edges as before, attach over the top ribbon using 3D foam pads,
5) Stamp the Robin onto cream card using Rich Cocoa and Rhubarb Stalks the Breast, cut out and glue over the branches.
6) The sentiment needed more! Simple I stamped the W using versamark embossed as before cut it out glued it over the top of the other, no need to throw it out now.

CRD: July's Monthly Make - Winter Wishes

Just to prove this stamp set works well in any colour scheme here's my regular brown and beige offering lol! made using Julys' Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs.

Materials

• July's stamps.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Rich Cocoa.
• Brown glitter glue.
• A5 Cream card, brown and cream card.
• Double sided tape or glue.
• Craft tools

How to Make
1) Cut a piece of brown card a little smaller than the front of the cream A5 card, and a piece of cream card a little smaller than the brown piece, centrally adhere the brown piece to the cream A5 card using double sided tape or glue.
2) Onto the piece of cream card stamp the sentiment in the top left corner, stamp a row of fir trees under it working lower on the left and higher to the right using Rich Cocoa, using the edge of a stamp base add some tufts of grass around the trees also using Rich Cocoa, centrally adhere to the front of the cream card using double sided tape or glue.
3) stamp the reindeer onto cream card using Rich Cocoa, cut out and mount onto brown card cut out leaving a narrow border, glue to the bottom right corner of the card.
4) Add glitter glue to the trees and ground.

CRD: Julys' Monthly Make - Snow flurries

Another blue and white I am afraid but I just works so well with July's Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs!

Materials
July's Stamps
Stamp bases
Memento;- London Fog.
Tim Holtz On the Edge Snow Flurries Die 656920.
Silver glitter glue.
Blue ribbon.
A5 white card, pale blue and white card. 
Double sided tape, Glue.
Craft tools.

How to Make
1) Cut a piece of blue card a little smaller than front of the A5 white card, centrally adhere the front of the White card using double sided tape or glue.
2) Cut a piece of white card a little smaller than the blue piece of card, cut a 5.5cm piece off from the top and die cut the snow flurries, attach a piece of ribbon across the top and centrally adhere to the top of the blue piece of card using double sided tape or glue.
3) With the short sided across the top and bottom, stamp the reindeer in the centre at the bottom with a tree on each side, (just stamping the trunk not the ground line) using London Fog, roughly cut away around the tops of the trees and the reindeer.
4) Place onto the card to work out where to stamp the sentiment, remove and stamp the sentiment using London Fog.
5) Centrally adhere to the bottom of the blue piece of card using double sided tape or glue, add sliver glitter glue to the snow flurries, fir trees and ground.