Sunila and Aditi- GDT Part 1

Hello everyone,

Sunila and Aditi here from Dots to Lines and we are honoured to be Guest Designing for Peek-a-Boo Designs.

Vidushi sent us a great package of goodies and got our creative juices flowing. So we've created a few projects to inspire you all.

Today we'll be sharing two of our projects and we will be back with a few more soon.

So first up is this, frame style card, which makes a great gift.

For this card, we use the Ticket Die and cut a piece of cardstock. We used a bigger piece, so the negative makes a frame for our card. We then used foam tape around the border and stuck it to the base to create a frame. Next, we used Washi and adhered it inside. Using the same ticket die, but a smaller size, we cut our panel. We lifted some misted distress inks from a craft mat for our background colour. We then used the same inks and a stamp from the Blotchy set to add interest to the background. Our focal image was heat set in two colours and fussy cut. We adhered it to the panel with foam tape for depth. We stamped our sentiment, and added the panel to the centre of the frame, with foam tape. That completed our card :)!

Next, we've created a mixed media style layout! We've used a stencil and modelling paste for our background; various stamps from the blotchy set for the background as well. We've combined, stamps and dies for our layering. We've also used washi on the background for more interest. 

We hope that you're inspired!

Happy Crafting!

Supplies used

TO FINALIZE SOMETHING SWEET

Hello dear friends, Martha Lucia here. I chose something sweet to finalize the year and said thank you for share with me. 

I love techniques and embossing is one of my favorites. Today I created embossing with die cuts on my first card. Take a look at my card:

  To create this card I used Whisper White card stock, the Dual Stitched Rounded Rectangle and the stamp sets Poppies Bunch and Friends Forever

1. Stamp the Poppies Bunch using Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder.
2. Stamp the sentiment from the stamp set Friends Forever.
3. Apply Distress Ink over the stamped images using a bending tool. I used the Cracked Pistachio color.
4. Take the small stitched rectangle and place over the card stock just like if you were to cut
5. Replace the lower cutting plate in your big shot for a rubber mat. The correct sandwich will be: acrylic pad - rubber mat - card stock - die cut - acrylic pad.
6. Pass your sandwich for the big shot
7. Finalize your decoration adding some enamel dots or sequins.

For my next project I used an Embossing Folder to have a Dry Embossing and images from the stamp set Flower in a Jar

The base of my card is Crumb Cake and I made a Dry Embossing over a Very Vanilla card stock layer. Then using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the tulip image over some of the frames of the background and colored the flowers with Copic Markers. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, the Flower in a Jar

With a few elements you can create a great compositions and embossing technique always offered hundreds of possibilities that you can apply easily. I hope my projects inspired you and come back soon! 

Products used:

You will find all these products HERE in Peek a Boo Store!

Thank you for stopping by and see you soon with something special.

Martha Lucia

A FLOWER SELECTION OF CARDS

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a complete selection of cards created with flowers. All of these are flowers from our stamp sets and you can combine, cut and edit these to create your own designs. Let me show you my first card:

For this card I used the stamp set Humming Blossom and a watercolor technique. Creating this was very easy:

1. Cut a layer of watercolor paper. 

2. Ink an acrylic blog with four different colors of classic Ink. I used Wild Wasabi and Pear Pizzaz for the upper part and Blue Sky and Pool Party for the lower part. 

3. Spray the block with water and put the watercolor paper over the acrylic block.

4. Remove the paper and let it dry. If you want to speed up the process, you can use the heat tool.

5. Take the branch flower image from the stamp set Humming Blossom and ink it with markers. I used the colors Crushed Curry, Garden Green and Rose Red.

6. Spray the stamp with water and stamp over the watercolor background. Let it dry.

7. Stamp your sentiment with Paris Dusk Memento Tuxedo Ink.

8. Decorate with a die cut from the Funky Shapes Die Set. I used gold glimmer paper for this purpose.

9. Cut the base of your card and assemble it.

My second card is a Clean and Simple model that I made using the Dahlias Layered stamps and coordinating die cuts. These flowers are totally gorgeous and this is definitely one of my favorites sets.

Creating this card was very easy. This is a one layer card created in Whisper White card stock.

1. Stamp the solid images of dahlias, large and small, using Sky Blue and Bermuda Bay Classic Ink.

2. Use Stamp-a-magic to stamp over some dahlias from the previous step to make some corresponding flower with lines using Night of Navy Classic Ink.

3. In another piece of card stock, stamp the solid image of the dahlias using Pool Party Classic Ink, and the detailed images with Night of Navy and Island Indigo Classic Ink.

4. Cut the flowers stamped in the previous step using the corresponding die cut and paste over the stamped background using dimensionals or zapdots.

5. Stamp the sentiment from the stamp set Fiends Forever using Night of Navy Classic Ink.

6. Finalize the decoration by adding some silver sequins.

My last card is a combination of elements: decorated paper, word die cut and a little flower. This flower is from the stamp set Flower in a Jar. Take a look at my card:

The base of this card is Rose Red and the second layer is Whisper White. Creating this was very fun:

1. Cut the second layer using whisper white card stock and stamp the rose from the stamp set Flower in a Jar several times in diagonal lines using three different colors of Memento Ink. I used Grape Jelly, Lilac Posies and Lulu Lavender. 

2. Cut the third layer using decorated paper and create a diagonal angle. 

3. Match the border and cover it with a tiny piece of rose red card stock.

4. Tie several loops of natural twine and create a bow.

5. Cut the Love die word in a coordinating color and paste over the tiny border.

These are the products that I used in today's creations:

 

 

All of these are available in our store in you will find a lot of more to use these ideas in your own way!

See you soon with our new release!

Martha Lucia

Time for clear cards with Ria

Hi crafty people, 

With all the my love for transparent cards or clear cards and all the queries for the procedure of the same, I am (Ria) back with a couple of clear cards to share!

Without wasting much time I will jump into the steps to make one:

Following are some easy steps for making of this card:

Stamp some floral bunches fromFlower in a Jar set with gold and color it, here I have used distress inks, fussy cut them and adhere them on a patterned paper.

Using the first panel as a base, draw the outline on a separate blank card stock. I have avoided the buds as I dont want them to stick to the card, hence giving a 3D look.

Draw the outlines on two more pieces but this time not the floral outlines, only the arc.

Stamp any background design on an OHP or acetate sheet, here I have used Quilted Love and have embossed it with Enchanted gold from Ranger. Stick the floral base cut out on it with any glue.

As you see, the glue can be visible from the other side as the card base here is a transparent OHP sheet! So, this look is a total No No!!

Stick the copy of the first base cut out on the other side to cover any visible traces of glue.

Stick the other two arc shaped card stocks to the other side of the transparent sheet. and its done!

Take a look

Remember the card I had done last month! the same process for this also.

I have done an extra one to show it to you people about myriad possibilities with the concept of clear cards!!

Supplies used:

Isn't it so much fun! I hope to see your creations too and do not forget to post your creations to https://www.facebook.com/groups/peek.a.boo.designs.india/

Hope you like this post. 

Happy crafting

with love

Ria