Friday, October 29, 2010

Whiff of Joy Dies with Sizzix Big Shot

Welcome everyone!
This is Nichol and today I have a simple tutorial on using Whiff of Joy dies with the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine to get fabulous die cut images for your paper crafting.




How to:



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Thanks for stopping by today!


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Christmas Decoration by Natalie Z.

Hello, Everyone!
My name is Natalie Z. - the Guest Designer.
Today I'm going to show you how to make a lovely Christmas Decoration.


You will need:
* Three 30cm x 6cm stripes of Cardstock;
* Two paper doilies;
*One stamped and coloured Whiff of Joy image (I have used Ice-Beary Greetings);
* Sentiment (I have used Season's Greetings);
* Double sided tape;
* Embellishments of your own choice.
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 - Score your paper stripes every 2cm to the end -


- Then fold them as shown on the photos below -


- Use double-sided tape to attach all three folded stripes together -


- Then press your circle (photo above) down to the centre, to make a big flower (photo below) -
- Glue a small white paper circle to both sides of the flower to hold it together (see photo below) -
- Let the glue dry and then add your own embellishments -
 

All Done!

This is my first tutorial and I hope it was clear and easy for you to follow :)
I also hope it will inspire you to make one for yourself.

Here is my finished Christmas decoration...!


... and another one which I made earlier.


Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Natalie xxx

Monday, October 25, 2010

Wie ich eine Karte bastel / How do I craft a card


This time I would like to show you how I craft my cards.....
When it comes down to crafting my cards I can be pretty chaotic.
I  seldom think what I want my cards to look like once they are finished
It all depends on my mood of the day:-) 

Heute möchte ich euch mal zeigen wie ich meine Karten bastel....
Ich bin, was das Karten basten angeht sehr chaotisch, denn ich mache mir nie irgendwelche Gedanken wie die Karte später aussehen soll. Sie entsteht nach meiner derzeitigen Laune.
First I select my motive and colour it - I love the  Twinklings H2O - available in Katharina's shop Whiff of Joy.
Als erstes suche ich mir ein Motiv aus und coloriere es , zur Zeit liebe ich die Twinklings H2O, die ihr in vielen tollen Farben bei Katharina im Shop bekommen könnt.
Once I have coloured my image I select the paper -
picking the right paper is easy as I have plenty of my favourite paper at home - just as well as I always take colours that pop into my mind right there and then
It never occurs to me to colour according to the matching paper.
Ist mein Stempelbild fertig, mache ich mich daran die passenden Papiere dafür zu suchen, da ich meine Lieblingspapiere habe ist dies meist gar nicht schwer, denn dort findet sich immer etwas... Zum Glück, denn ich nehme beim colorieren die Farben die mir gerade so in den Sinn kommen.
Ich coloriere nie nach irgendwelchen passenden Papieren.
Here a selection of papers that I have chosen for my coloured image
If I add anything it's usually a last minute decision  Hier mal eine kleine Auswahl, die ich passend zu meinem colorierten Stempelbild heraus gesucht habe.
Ob noch etwas hinzu kommt entscheidet sich meist erst bei der Fertigstellung meiner Karte

I really enjoy working with sketches for that reason I often design some myself 
like this one...
It's real fast to assemble a card if you follow a sketch 
Gerne arbeite ich mit Sketchen, entwerfe deshalb auch öfters selber welche.
So wie diesen hier...
Durch den Sketch lässt sich die Karte super schnell zusammen stellen....  
 As I needed a round motive for my sketch I used my Cuttlebug...
Da ich ein rundes Motiv für meinen Sketch brauche, wird das Motiv erstmal durch meine Cuttlebug gedreht...
The matting circle for my motive is cut from my blank card which I use as base for the design paper 
Die Matte für das Motiv schneide ich mir aus meinem Kartenrohling, den ich als Matte für das Design Papier verwende.

Now you can start decorating
As I have chosen a winter motive for my card I decided to use snowflakes adding some glitter
I did not decided upon a definitive text so I simply punched a part from a bigger text composition
that I previously stamped on a piece of water colour paper.

dann geht es an die Deko der Karte.
Da es ein Wintermotiv ist welches ich für meine Karte ausgesucht habe, habe ich mich für Schneeflocken entschieden die ich mit Stickles beglittert habe
Da ich mich für keinen bestimmten Text entscheiden konnte habe ich mit dem City Girl Stanzteil einfach wahllos etwas aus einem großen Schriftstück ausgestanzt, welchen ich vorher auf ein Stück Aquarellpapier gestempelt habe.
 Add a small button as an eye catcher and the description field is accomplished
Noch schnell ein kleiner Knopf als Hingucker drauf und fertig ist auch das Textfeld von meinem Sketch
 My card would be finished if not for the blank card
I cut it according to my own desire. All I require is a big sheet of water colour paper (200 m² )
I cut it slightly bigger than the actual card starting from the width, followed by punching the edge with a pretty edge puncher.
Eigentlich wäre meine Karte nun fertig, es fehlt nur noch der Kartenrohling.
Diesen schneide ich mir jedes mal selber zurecht. Dafür benötige ich einen großen Bogen Aquarellpapier (meines ist 200g m² schwer) Von der Breite her schneide ich ihn etwas größer als die eigentliche Karte, dann stanze ich mit einem schönen Randstanzer die Bordüre

I then glue on my card and make a fold with the Scor Pal close to the card.
Fold the card and cut off the overlapping part. Klebe anschließend meine Karte dort auf und falze mit dem Scor Pal  knapp hinter der Karte, klappe sie zusammen und schneide den kleinen überstehenden Rest ab.

My card is finished - but then I had an idea
I felt that something was missing
and added a charm attached to a ribbon
"forkbows" are real easy to do 
A Tutorial is coming soon
 Nun wäre meine Karte eigentlich fertig...., aber dann kam ich noch auf die Idee das etwas fehlt und da habe ich kurzer Hand noch schnell eine kleine Schleife mit einem Charm dazu gemacht
Super schnell gehen die *Gabelschleifen*
Ein Workshop wird folgen 

 Now my card is truley finished .... and I have left a huge mess on my crafting table......
Nun ist sie aber fertig... und auf meinem Basteltisch herrscht ein heilloses durcheinander....
Hugs
Sonja xx
Habt ein Auge auf unseren Tutorial - Blog , denn ein Workshop für die Gabelschleife wird folgen
Have a look at our Tutorial-Blog, I will show you later a fork-bow Tutorial

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Gardenia Handmade Flowers by Michele Roos

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. My name is Michele Roos and I have created a tutorial for you on how to make Gardenia flowers.
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You will need the following items:-
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3 five petalled flower shapes, one of them being slighter smaller (I have used the slice design card to make mine)
1 leaf shape
length of string
yellow Watercolour tube of paint
clothes pegs
pricking tool & tweezers
cup of water
glue
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To start with separate the string into individual pieces and use one of the pegs to hold it in place. Now with the short end of the string start to dip it into the tube of Watercolour paint. Do this roughly 5 times until it resembles the above picture. Do this with the rest of the string that is left and then place them facing downwards to let them dry.
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Next dip the flower and leaf shape into the cup of water (make sure it gets quite wet) and then place on some kitchen paper to drain the excess water off.
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Now carefully scrunch up each flower and leaf shape till it resembles the above picture.
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Next carefully unravel them making sure that you don’t flatten them out too much.
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Now get your heat gun out and start to dry the flowers and the leaf. When they start to dry they should start to curl up (like in the above photo)
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In the middle of one of the larger flowers, place a small bit of glue and then place the next largest flower on top. Then place a small bit of glue in the centre of this flower and then place the smallest flower on top. Now with your pricking tool or something similar, make a hole in the centre that is large enough for the handmade stamens to go through.
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Now get your dry handmade stamens and put them together making sure that they are roughly aligned the same at the top.
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For the next step, feed the stamens through the hole from the top and then turn upside down and place some glue all around the string.
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While the glue is still wet, move the string to one side and then place the leaf on top.
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Now turn the flower the right way up and wait for the glue to dry.
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And here is another flower that I made using the same method.
I hope that this tutorial has given you some ideas on how to make handmade flowers.
Hugs Michele x

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Using Whiff of Joy Dies in the Cuttlebug

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by today. This is Jeanette and today I have a short video for you showing you how to use the new and amazing Whiff of Joy metal dies in the Cuttlebug machine! It is super easy and the results are really gorgeous.
I will be focusing on these two dies but the same concept applies to the rest of the collection as well! You can see all the dies ~here~. 

I hope this was helpful! Have a great day!
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