Thursday, December 5, 2013

"X-Mas Wood" with "Webster's Pages"

Hello my friends! 

Valou today for the post of inspiration.

I hope that you are well today. It's very cold here, in Belgium. The Winter is there! 



 I chose to realize a home decoration. It is about the word " XMAS " every letter of which is wooden. I painted at first every letter with " white Gesso ".

Papers are a collection " Graphic45 ", a collection " Nutcracker Sweet ".

I covered the edge of every paper with "Glitter Stickels Silver".

All the rubberstamps which I used are rubberstamps "Magnolia".

To colorize them, I used the following ink: 

- Ink "Distress Tattered Rose" and " Distress Vintage Photo " for the skin. 
- Ink " Distress Worm Lipstick for the pink-red. 
- Ink "Distress Bundled Sage" for the green. 
- Ink "Distress Stormy Sky" for the blue. 
- Mauve chalk. 



I cut every image and I stuck them all with foam pieces 3-d.


Behind the letter " X ", I stuck a young white doily then, a die-cut "Clock" that I cut from a paper of the same collection.

Then, I added a bow realized with a piece of ribbon " white polka-dot mauve Organza " to which I attached one " Charm - Snowman ". I also decorated this letter with a blue carnation, a cluster of white berries, a pink rose " Kaisercraft " and two small buttons of closed roses " Rose and cream ".


For the letter "M", I decorated with a die-cut young "Stamp" of the same collection, a flourishe in brown paste " Kaisercraft ", a white rose, a blue rose and a pink closed rose. I also added a small rosace that I realized with a fall of paper and decorated with a small feeling "Christmas".


For the letter "A", I decorated with a pink rose, a blue rose and one " Lilidaft cremates ".

The feeling is realized with the file of the shop " The Cutting Cafe ", " CANDY CANE BOX SET... TEMPLATE-CUTTING FILE ".


For the last letter, I also added a young white doily behind. Then, I added a flower " Gardenia white ", a pink rose old, a spangled white berry, a small pine cone covered with artificial snow, a blue carnation and a small bow realized with a fall of silvery ribbon "Merry Christmas".

All the flowers are covered with some touches of "Glitter Stickels Icicle".


And here is for today! 

I wish you an excellent day and find you very soon with a new realization!

Have a lovely day! 


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Christmas decorations

Hi everyone!
Hope you are enjoying the countdown to Christmas!

Today I am sharing with you a Christmas decoration I made using 12x 12 papers.
This Christmas "ball" is made using a polystyrene ball as the centre and lots of rolled roses glued to cover the entire surface. The photo does not do this justice! There is lovely sparkly glitter around the outer edges of each individual rose.
 
The first step is to choose three sheets of patterened paper, and cut 60 circles. I used a 2.5 inch circle punch
Next step : cut into the circle in a spiral pattern as shown here. Trim off the piece as shown to round off the edge
 
Start to roll the rose, begin with the inside of the spiral and work to the outside like this:
 
Continue to roll the rose right to the end and let it unravel a little to give a loose rose shape. Secure the tail with a little glue.
 
 
Once you have all 60 "roses" rolled up, glue each one individually to a polystyrene ball. ( I used a fast drying glue) glue a piece of ribbon in place to hang your decoration. Once dry, use your finger ( or a paint brush) to smear some glue over the outer edges of each rose and cover with glitter. (This will make the decoration sparkle and glint in the sun or indeed with the lights on your tree.

 
You could easily use different papers and scatter the roses haphazardly over the polystyrene ball for a different effect.
 
Enjoy making your home a festive place this Christmas
 
 
Happy Christmas, and happy crafting
 
Sharon


 

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Melissa - Place Setting Cards (Kaisercraft St Nicholas)

Hi its Melissa here, and we're into the swing of December here in our house. The tree is up and our whole family is practicing for our annual Church play which is on this weekend.  I love that the blog here is filled with Christmas projects and fun too!

Today I have some place setting cards that I made with the Kaisercraft St Nicholas collection, which is a lovely sophisticated and vintage range.  We're spending Christmas lunch with my husband's parents, so I made these place names for the four of us.



I made the tags with gold papers from the 6x6 pad, adhered them onto some card stock, and then just layered some of the die cut elements, and elements from the 6x6 pad.  I wrote out the names with my handwriting to make them more personal.  I envisage these sitting on the plates.  

Here are some close ups:







Make sure you enter the current challenge on the blog which is home, table and tree decorations. You can find all the details here.  If you want to purchase St Nicholas, you can find it in the shop here. Thanks for looking
Melissa :)
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Lowri - Christmas House (Gingerbread Collection)

Hi Everyone - Lowri here to share my fun Christmas House using the Gingerbread Collection and this fabulous "Little Cottage" from Kaisercraft.


This project was a lot of fun to make - and this Gingerbread Collection from Kaisercraft lends itself well to a "Summertime Christmas" decor with it's lovely retro style colors and prints. Before beginning assembly I lightly sanded and painted all the wooden pieces. I then covered the sides and roof in paper and painted the base white. When the base was dry I lightly stamped all over using green ink with a woodgrain stamp and then used silver paint on bubblewrap to "stamp" over the base!


I used mounting foam to add this tree sticker and  give a dimensional effect. The fence was painted white and then stamped using a woodgrain stamp.


This little gingerbread man was so cute - I had to use him somewhere! Layering elements such as these gift pieces make it easy to add a lot of dimension to this type of project.


Using the mounting foam makes element such as the bells and greeting pop out. These striped elements from the sticker sheet make great awnings.The star is doing a great job of covering off where the roof didn't quite meet properly!


Use a very sharp knife to get a fine finish on the elements that you cover in paper - then use some fine git sandpaper to smooth and rough edges


This house looks great with some electronic tea-lights in the center to light it up at night.
If you are in Timaru - you can pop into the shop and take a closer look!

Please post a comment with any questions :-)
Lowri
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Monday, December 2, 2013

Time for a "Tea Break"

Tea Break is a delightful, springy range from Kaiser.  As soon as I saw the set, I knew what I was going to make.  I have struggled quite a bit this past year with self-esteem issues and finding out who I am.  But thankfully, I am more sure of myself now.


Kaiser card stock misted with Heidi Swapp's Color Shine "Gold" is the base of my layout.  The 6x6 pad is great for adding layers without big prints.  I love this page for all its tags and all these embellishments.  This sticker sheet has so many awesome phrases on it.  It is versatile for many projects.  Flowers and a bit of sparkle along with some ribbon trim round out this layout.




I also quickly made some cards with the bits that didn't make it onto my layout.  So quick and easy for someone who isn't a card maker! :)


I used more of the 6x6 pad to cover this chipboard "s" for a friend.  A few flowers and one of the embellishment tags made this a quick and easy project.



Make sure you pop on over to the shop to find Tea Break and many other yummy products.  Hope you are enjoying the Christmas Countdown.  It will be here before we know it!

See you soon!
Lydia
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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Chirstmas Countdown Home/Tree/Table Decorations and weekly special!

Keep reading to the bottom of this email for the Weekly 30% off Specials!

We hope you've enjoyed the 2 challenges so far - Christmas Cards and Layouts/Photo Gifts. Click into the Competition Gallery to see what's been entered so far. Loads of cards - but no layouts so far. Chances will be better for winning then - so enter now! You have until December 22nd to enter any of the Christmas Countdown Challenges.

3 1/2 weeks to go CHALLENGE!
HOME, TREE & TABLE DECORATIONS
It's time to put up your Christmas Tree - so why not make it look special this year? Who doesn't like sitting at a pretty table at Christmas? It's easy to make some simple crafty items that will brighten up the table. Think about crackers, napkin rings, centerpieces, placemats, glass charms etc. And how about the house? Have you thought about having an Advent Calendar to help with the countdown, or some Festive Wall Art? Show us your great ideas for making your table look festive and you could win!


There will be TWO winners for this challenge.

1) Overall Winner will receive a Kaisercraft Bauble Silhouette Wall Art rrp $29.00
 
2) Drawn Winner - everyone who enters will be put in the draw to win a Christmasy Origami Flower Ball Pack with instructions! rrp$20








You have until midnight Saturday 22nd December enter your projects in the Challenge. (Maximum of 3 entries per person please). Please load them up into the Gallery. It's really easy!! We look forward to you joining in the fun!

Inspiration
The Design Team will be sharing their creations each day until next Sunday when the new theme will be announced. Check out below to see how you can enter the TWO Challenges we now have running.
Here are some wonderful home and tree decoration ideas from last year's Design Team to get you started:















 WEEKLY CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 
This week we're offering you fabulous projects that will make perfect home, tree and table decorations.

30% off Christmas Embellishments
Grab a bargain, but don't delay. We are fast running out of Christmas stock! Buttons, brads, bling, flourishes and more are now special.



30% off Projects, Packs and Home Decor Items

It's time to make the house look festive. Pick up some projects and packs and get in the spirit. We've got  Wall Art, Cake Stands, paper decorations and more.  Click here to see more.
30% off Advent Calendars
It's not too late to have one of these POPULAR Advent Calendars. We have some that don't need to be ready until 12 days before the big day.  We have also made up some kits and packs with papers, paints, embellies and instructions too. Click here to purchase.





Here at Artfull Crafts we love Christmas so much - we have a whole section of our website dedicated to Christmas Products. We are still ordering more Christmas Stock - so be sure to check in often.

Have a great week!
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November Winners!!

 THANKS to everyone who entered the November Challenge - Colour Fun with Heidi Swapp. We loved looking at the variety of entries and we're THANKFUL to Heidi Swapp for her sketch, blog posts and prizes.

Please head to the Gallery to check out the fabulous entries and leave comments to encourage the crafters. We all love positive feedback. And check the blog tomorrow to find out what the next challenge will be.



We have THREE winners this month. Winners, please email the shop at info@artfullcrafts.co.nz and let them know which challenge you have won and they will send off the prize to you. 

Congratulations to:
 

1) Overall Challenge Winner

Sandy Ang! Sandy submitted 3 fabulous projects using Heidi Swapp products. We love her eclectic style.
Sandy says, "Loving Heidi Swapp''s Mixed Company ephemera pack. Used lots of pieces on my one layer page."





 2) Sketch winner

Congratulations to Jessica Toulmin for winning the Sketch Challenge! Jessica submitted two projects, both based on the sketch, and one of them was "Colour Fun".



3) New entrant winner

Congratulations to Tania Wade for winning a $20 gift voucher. Tania has used Heidi Swapp papers on her layout.
 



Winners, please email the shop at info@artfullcrafts.co.nz and let the girls in the office know which challenge you have won and they will send off the prize to you.  

 Here are a few other entries for you to enjoy. We encourage you to head to the Gallery to check out the rest of the fabulous entries and leave comments to encourage the crafters! We all love positive feedback.




Be sure to check out the rest of the entries here and have a super week! Thanks again for entering and don't forget to check in tomorrow to see what exciting things we have planned for November.
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