Whiff of Joy Aperture Card by Jeanette

Hi Everyone! Today I want to show you how I make my aperture cards. I am sure there are many different tricks but this is what works the best for me!
You will need:

• 2 colored images ( I used Willow with Christmas candle and Christmas Candle)
• cardstock measuring 6”x12”
• cardstock in contrasting color and designer paper
• Nestabilities dies (you will need 3 dies that are 1 size in difference. I used the dies in my small & large long ovals set)
• cutting machine (cuttlebug)
• strong adhesive tape (I use score-pal)
• fishing line or dental floss
• removable scotch tape
• liquid glue (Scotch Quick dry adhesive)

1. Score your cardstock at 6” and fold to create a 6”x6” card. You will need to cut a square of contrasting paper to 5 7/8” x 5 7/8 “ and a square of patterned paper to 5¾”x5¾”.

2. Adhere all three layers together. Notice how I added my largest nestie die to the top of my paper to guide me as to where to put the tape.

3. Take your largest sized die and center it to the front of your card. I used a ruler to ensure I was centered and then I added some removable tape to keep my die in place. Please make sure you have removable tape because regular tape will rip your paper.

4. Run the card through your cutting machine with the card in this orientation. You may have to pass it through a second time to make sure that the die cuts through all layers of paper.

5. This is how it will look. Take the ovals that you cut out to use in step #6. You will need the one in your original and contrasting cardstock – not the one made of patterned paper.

6. Using a die one size smaller than the first one and using the cut out pieces from #5, cut them to a smaller sized oval. You will also need to cut an extra oval of this size from your contrasting cardstock.

7. The ovals should sit inside your oval with a slight space all around.

8. Adhere a piece of score-tape along the center of your oval cut-out of original cardstock. Place a length of fishing wire onto the tape making sure that you leave a little bit extra on either end. See the arrows. Adhere the contrasting oval pieces to each side of the original.

9. Place your images on either side of the oval. I cut mine with another oval die one size smaller than the one I had used to create the cut-out.

10. You need to create a frame for the front of the card. I wanted a very plain one and since I had used the largest of all my ovals, this is how I created mine. Place your oval die onto your cardstock and draw around the outside of it with a pencil. Use removable tape to keep the die in place and then run it through your cutting machine. Then cut along your pencil lines with scissors and you should have a thin border.

11. Place two pieces of Score-tape cut to size at the top and bottom of your frame. See the arrows. Place your image oval in the center of the frame and adhere the two ends of the fishing wire to the Score-tape. This tape is very strong so you can be sure the wires will stay put.

12. Now add liquid adhesive to the rest of the frame. The reason I use the liquid at this step is that it is more forgiving when I position the frame to the card. Meaning if it isn’t exactly where I want it, I can move it a little bit.

13. Center the frame onto the front of your card. The oval should hang freely and be able to rotate.

I added some patterned paper to the inside of my card and decorated the front with some beautiful gemstone flourishes.

I hope this was a useful tutorial for you and I hope you give this fun card a try!

Card tree christmas by Murielle

Hello to you all, today I propose to make a tree card christmas.
To do this, you will need an A4 sheet and a few drops of papers.


Cut the A4 sheet: 16cm x 29.7 cm and fold in half.

Fold the left edge of the crease in the middle of the leaf and the same thing for the right edge.

Cut 4 squares of paper size 13.5 x 13.5 cm in different papers.
Cut pieces of paper diagonally.
Adhere with double sided tape the parts.

After setting all elements decorate however you like.
I used stamps santa claus, Joy, This Christmas, swirls.

I hope my little tutorial you will be pleased and give you inspiration.

I wish you good Christmas period!
Hugs, Murielle.

 

Cracked Glass Technique… by Rachel Jakes

Hi, I have a little picture tutorial for you on the cracked glass technique,

Here are the things that you need.. (minus a freezer..lol)

Ultra thick embossing powder,

versa mark

a heat gun

and of course  your coloured  image..

take your chosen image and cover with the versa mark

 

once covered in the versa mark.. i then immerse the image in the ultra thick embossing powder.. (i always use tubs for mine.. it makes less mess..)

once the image is covered with the ultra thick embossing powder.. use a heat gun to heat the UTEP

Repeat the last three steps a further two times..

and you will end up with a lovely smooth shiny covered image..

pop your image in the freezer for 10min..

when you remove your image it will be curled.. lol. this is normal.

just bend your image where you want the cracks to be.. (i love this part.. )

if you don’t like the result, you can always heat the utep  again and pop back in the freezer for a second go..

after you have the desired cracked effect just rub some distress ink into the cracks to give a more aged look.. this also shows the cracks up better..

i have used tea dye for my colour choice.. (the thing that i have used to apply the distress ink is a Tim Holtz blending tool)

rub any excess ink off of your image with an old cloth.

here is the finished image, using the cracked glass technique.

one completed card, using the cracked glass technique.

hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

hugs Rach

xx

Image “ Wee and Reindeer”

Whiff of joy Stamps

illustrated by Norma Fickel

papers: my minds eye

ribbon: stash

punches: Martha Stewart border punch

charm: whiff of joy stamps

flower: handmade.

Paper piecing

Good Morning ladies ,
hope you are all having a great weekend
My name is Dawn AKA (All pink girl) and its my turn today to share with you a tutorial on paper piecing
there is lots of different ways to do this technique but this is the way i do it ,
hope you will all like it xxx
to start with you will need
1)a rubber stamp
2) patterned papers
3)sharp pair of scissors
4) stazon ink pad
5) a glue pen or stick
6) chalk ink pads(for shading)
7) tweezers
First stamp your image on to a piece of card stock ,this will be your base image to which you will work from and layer your images up from

Next stamp your image on to the patterned paper that you would like to use on your finished card .

do use a stazon ink pad as the ink dries very fast so when cutting out the images later you do not get any smudges

you can use as many patterned papers as you like for this stage plus its a great way to use up all your scraps of paper you have ,

For the next stage i like to go back to the original image and colour the hands and face to give the image a more realistic look ,i do this by using copics or promarkers

Now on to the next bit ,

for this stage we need to cut out your patterned images which you have stamped

i always try and cut my bits out a bit like layers as when i cut them all out separate i tend to get little gaps ,

so i find this way works best for me ,

try and keep the main image as solid as you can and then layer ever thing on top ,making sure you cut away the areas were the hands and face will be ,

then i use a chalk in pad to shade the image plus any white edges left when cutting it out

so hopefully from the photo you can see how all my bits will fit togeather

and as you can see this is what your image will look like when you have layred them all up on top of your main image ,

this look gives a lovely affect to any image
so i hope you will all give it a try

thanks for looking

hugs Dawnxxxx

Holly embellishment by Jane Johnson

Hi! I'm Jane and I am incredibly lucky to be guest designing for Whiff of Joy throughout December and January! I thought I would share with you an embellishment that I made which you can use to adorn all those Christmas cards, tags and gifts I'm sure you're busy making! It is very simple to make but looks very effective.

Firstly, you will need:

* some scraps of green card or paper (I used a holly green paper from Basic Grey Wassail collection)

* EK success large retro flower punch (or similar)

* large flat backed pearls (I coloured mine with a red copic as I didn't have any in red)

* embossing tool

* bone scorer/folding tool

* distress ink and sponge

1. On the reverse of your card or paper draw a rough holly leaf to use as a guide when punching.

2. Using your punch, line it up so that you can see your pencil drawing. Line up just one of the petals with your holly outline like so....

3. Continue along all the curves of your holly leaf, ensuring that as you line up the punch none of the other petals will punch into your leaf.

4. When you have finished you should have something resembling the photo below. Do not worry if the curves do not line up, a real holly leaf is not symmetrical!

5. Sponge the edges of the leaf with ink.

6. On the right side of the leaf score a line from top to bottom.

7. On the underside of the leaf add dimension to each side of your scored line using an embossing tool. You need to do this onto a soft surface....I use my sheet of foam pads! This gives the leaf a more realistic curl.

8. To give the leaves a glossy look I have sprayed them with glimmer mist. You can also rub them on a clear embossing ink pad and clear emboss them, this gives a very realistic look indeed! Adhere to your project and where the leaves meet add three half pearls. I have used two leaves on my card but you can of course add more to achieve your desired effect!

Here is the embellishment on my card.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and have fun if you decide to make them!

Image: Wee and Reindeer from Whiff of Joy

Papers: Basic Grey Wassail collection

Charm and ribbon: from stash

Jane x

http://janeslovelycards.blogspot.com

Videotutorial – Hankie Box by Katharina Frei

Thanks for stopping by today. I did another Videotutorial, which shows how you can create the below box for handkerchieves out of just 1 Stampin’ Up cardstock. It is a lovely, small present during these wet and cold days :)
Danke, dass ihr heute hier vorbei schaut :) Ich habe ein weiteres Videotutorial für euch vorbereitet. Es zeigt, wie ich die kleine Schachterl für Taschentücher (die ihr auf dem Foto unten seht) aus nur 1 Stampin’ Up Cardstock gebastelt habe.


Have fun watching :)
Viel Spaß beim Zusehen :)

• Whiff of Joy Stamp Henry hugging Heart
• Scor Pal
• trimmed black cardstock from Stampin' Up size 7,5 x8,5''
• magnetic snaps from Basic Grey
• Word Window Punch
• Round Tab Punch
• Corner rounder Punch
• buttons from Buttons Galore
• white scrappers floss
• Paper from Cosmo Cricket
• round Nestabilities from Spellbinders
• coloured with Twinkling H2O