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Thursday, 28 June 2012

When Love turns to Gold.....

Good afternoon, everyone. I'm back again with a commissioned card that I've managed to get done today, despite feeling under the weather, so apologies again for lengthy absence on here as the DT work is just never-ending...not that I would have it any other way!
This a a Golden Wedding card made using the gorgeous Jem's Designs cd "I Do"
It's available from www.jemsdesigns.co.uk and is well worth adding to your library.
It's 7.5" square and I've used Craft Creations Cryogen White card from the Hi-5 Pearl range.
I imported the cd into MCS graphics programme and created a toning self-coloured background and printed both sides of 2 A4 sheets and then printed a background from the cd on another A4 sheet. This was then cut using Spellbinders die - Grand Scalloped Squares and layered onto Gold Mirri card which was cut using a larger size of the same die. I also cut the trellis using Cheery Lyn die - Lattice #2 in Gold Mirri card and a flourish using Cheery Lyn die - Fanciful Flourish in a leftover piece of the plain background card. the printed sentiment tag was cut using Spellbinders die - Fancy Tags Two, again on a leftover piece of the plain background.
The pyramage stack is from the cd.
I inked around the edges of the card, the bottom pyramage layer, the flourish, the large rose and the sentiment tag using Adirondack Earthtones - Caramel- ink pad.
I used my flower stash from Wild Orchid Crafts and gold adhesive gems to complete this design.
I do hope you like it and would welcome your comments, please.
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Thank you so much for visiting.
Haste Ye Back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Saturday, 16 June 2012

My Craft Studio on QVC....

Good evening, all. Just a quick post from me tonight that I hope you like.
I can now share some of the recent DT work I've been busy with so I hope you like what you see and will perhaps leave me a comment if you have a minute.
These were for a night-time show Stephanie recorded for QVC about two weeks ago showcasing some My Craft Studio cds.
The first two are from "A Very Important Date"
which is based around Alice In Wonderland
The next two are from "Floriography"
which has beautiful floral artwork
Source:
My Craft Studio www.crafting.co.uk
Thank you for visiting...Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Monday, 11 June 2012

Something girly.....

Hello again, my blogging friends. Back so soon, I hear you ask...it's a bit unusual I grant you, but I have managed to fit in another commission today. This one is for a "girly" 40th - so I hope this fits the brief. See what you think and perhaps let me know by leaving a comment, please.
It's from disc 2 of Jem's Designs cd "Elegance"
It's a 7.5" square card using Craft Creations Hi-5 Pearl Cryogen White card with a background printed from the cd. I printed out an A5 topper to which I added name and age and 2 small twisted toppers all of which I resized in MCS graphics programme. I layered the twisted topper to give some dimension and backed both this and the large topper with heavy silver glitter card just to give added sparkle and bling. I threaded narrow blue ribbon through the top layer of the twisted topper and added a couple of pearl hat pins. The sentiment was foiled using my Craft Dragon and silver foil on to white card, then cut using Spellbinder die - Grommet Tags - this one just so fits the size of the foiling dies perfectly so you may see it used often. I then inked through the die using Distress Ink - Stormy Sky - to give the coloured centre and then edged it with the same ink. I thought this was an interesting result and I really like the effect. Using a piece of the silver glitter card I cut the two corners using a Memory Box die - Madeira Corner - and glued them into place in opposite corners. The top right became the base for my flowers which are from WOC and my crafty stash. Adhesive gems complete the embellishment of this design.
Source:
Elegance cd - www.jemsdesigns.co.uk
My Craft Studio - www.crafting.co.uk
Wild Orchid Crafts - www.wildorchidcrafts.co.uk
Thanks for popping in - Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Sunday, 10 June 2012

Golden years.....

Good evening, my crafting friends. I've been AWOL again - sorry! It's just that I have so much design work that I can't share at times, so I have to fit in a commission now and again that I can share with you. And this is one for a Golden Wedding Anniversary.
However, before I do that, may I share some exciting news, please?
Some of you may have seen this on my fb status, but for those who haven't, here goes...
My Craft Studio has recently undertaken a change of direction and have moved from Create & Craft to QVC. As such, their product range is being increased, but the focus on card samples has also shifted and they have streamlined their Design Team to only 3 for the whole of the UK. I am thrilled that I have been selected as one of those, with my 2 co-members being the lovely Linda Trott and Liz Mahner, both of whom I consider to be friends. How lucky are we? This is a huge vote of confidence in our crafting skills and I hope over time to share some of the new work here with you.
Until then, back to my commission.
The subtle background is from MCS cd, My Stencil Studio, and is printed on to 2 sheets of Craft Creations A4 Hi-5 Pearl card, Europa Ivory, and joined before being cut using Spellbinders -Grand Labels One. Using my Craft Dragon I then stamped the sentiment using Inkylicious stamp - Special Day - and Adirondack ink pad - Caramel. This and a small piece of gold mirri card were then cut using Spellbinders - Label One . The stamped layer was inked with the same Caramel ink to give definition around the edges. The small sentiment tag was made by foiling on my Craft Dragon and then cut using Spellbinder - Grommet tags - and then inked around the edges.
Gold mirri card was cut using Spellbinder - Floral Dolly Motifs - and a memory Box die - La Rue Flourish - for embellishments. I cut the flourish in half as the base for the floral embellishments which used flowers from WOC and my crafty stash. Gold adhesive gems complete this design.
Source:
My Craft Studio www.crafting.co.uk
Craft Creations www.craftcreations.com
I do hope you like this and have time to leave a comment.
Thank you for visiting - Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Sunday, 27 May 2012

A Pot Pourri of my work.....

Hello everyone, it's a late post from me on what has been another glorious day. I hope you've all had a super weekend and are ready to face another crafty week. Far from basking in the sunshine, I've been holed up in my craft room for the past couple of days working on commissions before tackling the next batch of samples. So, I thought I'd share them with you tonight.
This is an Engagement card from the parents of the young girl and I wanted this to be extra special for her, so this is made using a background and hearts from MCS Papercraft Library vol7 Finest Filigree on Cryogen White card from Craft Creations Hi-5 Pearl range. I used Spellbinder dies and my Craft Dragon to foil the sentiment tag. Strung perals from my crafty stash and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. I used a small leftover piece of a die cut flourish to embellish the flowers and heat embossed the two hearts.
This is an Engagement card for the same couple, but this time I wanted a younger feel, so I opted for these backgroungs and image from MCS Papercraft Library Vol5 Faith, Hope & Charity and again used the same card stock as above along with Spellbinder dies. Each layer is inked using Distress Inks - Tattered Rose and Brushed Corduroy to give definition and shading. I inked some white flowers from my crafty stash with Brushed Corduroy to match in the colour. Large self adhesive gems and white heart hat pins complete the embellishment.
This is a 21st card using Jem's Designs, Fairy Cobblers 2, which is just a fabulous resource for this type of car - bling, shoes, fairies - what girl could ask for more?
I used the same white card stock (it's my favourite of all time as it has a subtle sparkle and glisten to it) to print out the main topper and I used glossy photo paper for the decoupage layer. The hearts are also from the cd and I added text to them in MCS. I glittered the bow and the edges of the hearts and fairy's wings and added a gemstone to the centre of the bow. Small roses from Wild Orchid Crafts complete this design.
This is a 65th Birthday card for a lady who likes "words", so I thought I'd get out my Inkylicious stamp - "Far Away" to create the focal point of this card, and it gave me a chance to play with my Craft Dragon again. The background is printed from MCS - Quintessential Country Gareden - and it's just fabulous, I think. I glittered the birdcage stand to highlight it (it's part of the background) and added some organza ribbon and a sentiment tag nested in a Spellbinder die - Ribbon Buckles - which I cut out in gold mirri card. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Now this is my creation for my hubby's birthday which was on Wednesday and, as always, it was a last minute task, adn i was struggling for inspiration. So, I took my Jem's Designs, Cardz 4 Men, cd and MCS, Tinkering with Steampunk, and in the MCS programme, fused them together to make this quirky topper. It is a plain shape layered on to gold mirri card and then on to the background from Jem's. Some gold card candy was all the embellishment needed, I felt. He absolutely loved it, I'm delighted to say. I'm actually quite pleased with this as I don't usually do flat cards...lol!
Source:
My Craft Studio www.crafting.co.uk
Jem's Designs www.jemsdesigns.co.uk
Craft Creations www.craftcreations.com
Wild Orchid Crafts www.wildorchidcrafts.co.uk
Craft Dragon www.craftdragon.com
Anyway, I hope you like my work, and I'd love, as always, to have your comments.
They are all very much appreciated, as I know how precious time is to all of us.
Thank you for visiting and I hope to get round to see you all as soon as I can.
Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Sunday, 20 May 2012

A little darkness.....

Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you are having a lovely Sunday doing what pleases you best. The sun is shining here today so after supervising a garden tidy up by hubby, I thought I'd share my latest samples for Jem's Designs with you.
These were featured on last Friday show on Create and Craft during the launch of Vampires and Werewolves which are show at the bottom of this post.
Firstly, though...
Jem's Designs Clearly Bowed Midnight cd
available from www.jemsdesigns.co.uk
Midnight's Puppet
Midnight's Rose
Jem's Designs Vampires and Werewolves cd
available from www.jemsdesigns.co.uk
These were featured amongst many stunning samples from our wonderful Design Team - Linda Trott, Kay Dalton, Linda Simpson and Guest Designer Helen Angel-Cullum - on last Friday's launch of this product on Create and Craft, which, despite fears that it would be "too radical" for their viewers, was very well presented by Nigel May and our own lovely Sue and was a runaway success! Jem's fans rallied with their support too which was clearly displayed by the abundance of emails sent in.
As I was working on other cds to support this launch, I only did the following two samples from this cd...I hope you like them.
The Vampire Bride
The Count
Thank you so much for visiting and I'd love to have your comments if you have time.
Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs, Sheenagh x

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

My Gothic Beauties....

Hello, everyone, I'm sorry I've been absent from my blog for a wee while, but as usual I have been busy with DT work that I can't share as yet. However, I have been preparing some new samples for a previously launched Jem's Designs cd "Gothic Beauties" which is due to feature again on an upcoming show on Create and Craft, and I can share them with you.
I hope you like them, and I would love to have your comments, please.
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Thank you for popping by and please call again soon.
I'll be popping round to yours as soon as I can.
Haste ye back!
Crafty hugs,
Sheenagh x