By the Tide – A Stamping Journey

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WATER SPRITZING TUTORIAL!

May 8, 2016May 8, 2016 Jenny Hayward

A few weeks ago for Onstage I didn’t have an opportunity to make swaps to share with other demonstrators. Life has been a little busy. 🙂 I did make a card for the Display boards though where you can add your swap cards or samples. They are always so inspiring and is a big part of why I love to go. It’s like a live Pinterest board!!!! 😉

I thought it was time to show you the card. This is a technique I have been playing around with recentlly. I don’t really know what the name of the technique is but I call it the Water Spritzed technique. I will show you how to do this below so read on.

This is my card I made for the board.

You can see the little “splodges” in the ink where the colour has lifted. It creates a cool motley effect. Here is how it is done.

WATER SPRITZED TECHNIQUE

1. Using Thick Whisper White or Shimmery white cardstock, heat emboss your images. On these I embossed the coral and the fish with white Embossing powder. I stamped the seahorse with Black Stazon. It is important to emboss or to use the Stazon so the ink on the images don’t run when you spritz.

2. Use your first colour and sponge in patches over the card. I have used Bermuda Bay here.

Then add your 2nd colour. I have used Daffodil Delight.

3. Fill in with your 3rd colour. I have used Marina Mist I think. It’s good to have 3 co-ordinating colours. Once you have sponged the colours on, use a tissue to wipe off the ink where the images are embossed. This makes the embossing shine.

4. With a spritzer with water or I use an old Stampin’ mist bottle, hold the bottle a little away and lightly spray the card. You don’t want to soak the card just lightly mist. You will see some of the colour start to lift. Mist until you are happy with the coverage. Keep the card level or you will start to have runs from the water running down. Leave the card aside on the table for a few minutes. The longer you leave the card, the more effect you will get. Finish off drying your card with the Heat Tool lightly. You don’t want to melt your embossed images any more.

You can now finish your card as you like.

Here is the first card I made using this effect. I have used Rose Wonder set. Thank you to my friend Leonie for showing me this technique. We made this card at my last technique class too. I have heat embossed the images in white, The inks I have used are Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise and Bermuda Bay.

I made another card that day but I didn’t leave the water sitting on the card for long so it doesn’t have as much mottling. I was a little disappointed with the colour combination. I used Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron I think and Lavender Lace. I thought I would show you the card anyway. This is using Birthday Blossoms.

So how about you have a try at this technique. Each time you do one it will turn out different. It’s fun.

Thanks for visiting me today. Have a wonderful day/night.

Jenny

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RECTANGULAR GIFT BOX!

September 7, 2014September 9, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I was playing around the other day and created this Rectangular style box. I was inspired by some packaging we received on something we bought. I liked the design so I tweaked it to fit our Australian size cardstock. Here are the boxes I made. Keep reading too for the tutorial to make your own.

A Cherry Cobbler box ready for Christmas. I used the ‘Bright and Beautiful’ Stamp set and embossed one of the gorgeous stars with Gold Embossing Powder. I cut this out and one in Gold card with the Star Framelits. I coloured a Rhinestone with the Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities. BEFORE assembling make sure you stamp the cardstock. So much easier! The greeting on this box is from the ‘Good Greetings’ stamp set. This is the Free set you can get this month when your party sales reach a minimum or $300. This set is very useful with greetings for all occasions.

The Island Indigo box might suit the men in your life. On this one I stamped the seaweed from ‘By The Tide’ with White Craft Ink. The shell was stamped in Pool Party and the Seahorse in Calypso Coral. I stamped the verse on each side of the box with Island Indigo ink. For the Burlap trim I cut a length and cut off the sewn edges. I then frayed the edges by pulling out some of the thread. I used one of the threads to tie off on the Silver button.

Here they both are individually.

Here you can see how the end flaps fold in.

So do you want to know how to make one yourself. Here you go.

RECTANGULAR GIFT BOX TUTORIAL

(Finished size is 10cm x 4cm x 7cm)

1. Cut cardstock METRIC: 24cm x 20cm. On the 24cm side score and 4cm, 11cm, 15cm and 22cm. On the 20cm side score at 1cm, 5cm, 15cm and 19cm.

IMPERIAL: 9 1/2″ x 8″. On the long side score at 1 1/2″, 4 5/16″, 5 7/8″ and 8 5/8″. On the 8″ side score at 3/8″, 2″, 6″ and 7 1/2″ (NOTE: I haven’t tested these measurements yet so I do hope they are correct! Let me know if I am wrong. There are some odd measurements!)

Here is the template. (This has now been updated).

2. Cut off all the shaded areas. Cut up on the tab lines (filled in line). Where I have marked “Trim Down” I cut these tabs down shorter. These are the tabs you fold in on the ends and then I angled the tabs to fold in more neatly. I hope that makes sense??

3. Fold on all the scored lines. Stamp the cardstock as you like before assembling.

4. Add Sticky Strip along the narrow tab on the right hand end (the underside).

5. Assemble by lining up the edge of the tab with the Sticky Strip to the other end. Then fold in the flaps on each of the ends.

Hope this all makes sense. Please ask if you are unsure. Enjoy making them.

Jenny

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COME AND TRY OUT THE BLENDABILITIES!

July 14, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I am sure you have heard all about the Blendabilities by now. You have probably watched the videos. They are great for colouring and blending the line image stamps. Why not come and try before you buy at my Blendabilities class.

Here are the details.

BLENDABILITIES CLASS

Friday July 25^th. 10am or 7.30pm at my classroom in East Corrimal.

COST: Please note there are 2 different prices costs and different RSVP dates.

Class only: $15 RSVP: Wednesday July 23^rd.

**Blendabilities Starter Kit: Includes

1 pack of Blendabilities

1 Memento Ink pad

1 Color Lifter (Free)

Blended Bloom Stamp set

TOTAL $54 (class Free) **This must be ordered and paid for by Friday 18^th July to receive it back in time for the class.

CAN”T MAKE IT?? Let’s organise another time.

Here is one of the cards we will make on the day. Come and join in BUT make sure you RSVP in time 🙂

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SPONGED ‘BY THE TIDE’

June 21, 2013June 21, 2013 Jenny Hayward

At our team meeting on Wednesday night Sarah showed us how to create this card using ‘By The Tide’. As usual I didn’t finish it then but managed to finish it today. (Fancy that not only do I finish I card from a team meeting BUT I post it the day I finished!!!). The base card is Midnight Muse and it is all stamped on Marina Mist card. The coral is stamped in versamark and embossed with white Embossing Powder. The “sand” edges are torn strips of Crumb Cake and sponged over with Soft Suede. I added a little extra sponging around the edge of the card with Midnight Muse and added a couple of seahorses in the background stamped with Marina Mist. The fish are stamped in Stazon on Whisper White card and coloured with a blender pen and inkpads. I added the tag from the set too punched out with the 1″ circle punch and some burlap style trim.

You did good Sarah 😉

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny