Tag Samples

Hello, Kirsten here.  Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  Mine was hectic, Lisa’s too.  We’re busy working on projects, none of which we can show you at the moment.  As a result, I had no clue what I could put on the blog, until I decided that I would show you some tags that I make when I want to try out ideas.

These tags were inspired by THIS post on the Cakewrecks blog yesterday.  If you’re unaware of Cakewrecks, then you really should pay the site a visit.  They post photos of professional cakes that have gone "horribly, hilariously wrong" & every Sunday they post they post their Sunday Sweets, which showcases the most beautiful cakes you’ve ever seen.



This first tag is Weathered Wood distress ink on manila cardstock.  I put on a few layers, drying each layer, flicking water on top, letting it sit for a few seconds, then blotting & drying.  The stamp is Kanban, stamped with black Archival & coloured with a black Pitt pen & a white Sakura pen.




Here’s the same technique, but on a white, linen textured tag.





The two tags together.  You can see the difference in the background colour.  Weathered Wood looks more grey on the white tag.




On this one I stamped the Kanban butterflies with Versamark, heat set with white embossing powder – use WOW! powders, they’re excellent – and then Weathered Wood DI on top.





For this fourth tag, I used paint on a white, linen textured tag.  I mixed black & white acrylic paints & applied them first with a dry brush.  It was quite dark, so I added more white paint & continued building up layers, drying each time.  I then added water to the paint mix & painted a few more layers, knocking back with a baby wipe & drying, until I decided I was happy with the appearance.  The stamps are all Artemio.  I stamped the butterfly onto scrap card, embossed it with clear EP, covered it with Weathered Wood DI, added highlights with a white pen & cut it out. 


     



There you have it, quick & simple today.  Grey is a colour I don't tend to use, but I like how these turned out.  I shall have to get myself a proper grey inkpad.

Before I finish, a quick reminder about the blog CHALLENGE & the SALE.  Both end on the 28th, so you have a few days left.  I will be back during the week, but can’t say when at the moment.  So, until next time, happy crafting.

Kirsten.

Lisa's Stitches Recap

Morning all,

Well its nearly afternoon now but I have been busy this morning!

Now I know I don't blog that much lately due to the fact that I don't get a lot of free time but have found myself with a half an hour free time and thought that I would spend it with you all and show you a couple of photos from the NEC Trade show on Saturday where I was demonstrating for Crafts Too.

I really enjoyed the day, they are such lovely people and a great company and it was good to catch up with a lot of my great crafting buddies from the crafting industry....

 

 

There is Roger in the background helping a couple of customers....

 

My best friend Suz brought me round a big cup of tea which was just what I needed and took a couple of snap shots of me, you all know how I hate having my photo taken, hmmmm!..........

 

I also wanted to show you another altered art piece that I did for them that I forgot to send to Kirsten to put on the blog, this box will be coming in soon and are flat packed so that you can decorate all of it easily before you assemble it.

I used Graphic 45 papers available on my website HERE to decorate it and of course the Crafts Too Vintage range......

 

 

A couple of close ups.......

 

 All the vintage range that I used will be available soon on my website, there is some on there already HERE and as soon as the rest comes in I will let you know when it is available on there.....

 

 

 

Kirsten featured the bird cage the other day on the blog which I have pictured again below.

This is also a piece that I made for Crafts Too but the bird cage is available from my lovely friend Anna- Marie from : http://www.annamariedesigns.com/ they are a lovely new line of hers and are gorgeous!

 

 

Well this half an hour has turned in to one and a half hours with all my deliberating!!!......

All that is left to say that on Sunday I found masses of great new crafting goodies and have some great workshops planned for this year and will be updating the blog and website soon with them.

Will keep you posted with all the new goodies as soon as they arrive so watch this space.....

 

There is still a couple of spaces left on the evening workshop 6.30 - 9.30pm which is the altered art box on the 5th April, details of where HERE if you wish to book a place and attend please drop me an email at : lisabaker1@btinternet.com

The day class is fully booked but you can go on the reserve list....

Here is a look at the type of box that you will make on the day, this is the Vintage box or you have a choice of pretty pastel vintage....

 

 

Well have a lovely rest of the day and I hope to be back soon with more exciting news!!!

Off to do some designing now......

(((Big Hugs))) Lisa.B.X

 

 

 

 

Lisa’s Crafts Too Samples, day three

A good Tuesday morning to one & all.  Kirsten here, with the final four samples that Lisa made for the Crafts Too stand at the Craft, Hobby & Stitch International trade fair at the NEC, in Birmingham.  Many of the UK craft companies will have launched their new product ranges in the last few days & I’m sure Lisa will have returned home last night with information about lots of new things that we absolutely must have in our crafting stash.  I’m hoping she might allow me a sneak peek or two…………  But enough of that, on to today’s projects & Lisa has used the same colour palette on four different pieces.





I like this card very much.  I’m always looking for differently-shaped card blanks & the curve on this one is lovely.  See the floral flourish on the top left?  Isn’t it pretty?  At first I thought it was a rub-on, then I examined it in close-up & I’m fairly sure it's embossed.  Either way, I want it.





I love tags, they’re one of my favourite things to make.  they’re perfect for trying out new techniques – if it doesn’t work, at least you haven’t wasted  a piece of your favourite card stock.  And if it does work, you’ve got the basis for a new project & you can use it as a topper – choose your card blank, add some complementary paper, stick the tag on top & voila!  A lovely card for someone.





This gorgeous wall plaque would fit in perfectly with the current challenge theme.  And you need to see it close up, so don’t forget to click on the image.  The heart is a die cut – so pretty.





Finally, this beautiful box, with a close-up of the lid below – which has a very interesting die cut on it, underneath the flowers.  The black core’dinations paper goes so well with these patterned papers. 





So, there you are.  Three posts full of gorgeousness.  If, by any chance, you missed the first two, you will find them HERE & HERE.  Once I have more product information, I will update you here & on Facebook & Twitter.

Before I finish, a quick reminder about the SALE.  It ends on February 28 & each time I check, there are fewer items left, so if you see something you want, buy it straightaway, Lisa will not getting any more. 

That’s it for now, thank you for visiting, I hope to be back soon.  Until next time, happy crafting.

Kirsten.

Lisa’s Crafts Too Samples, day two

Good morning, Kirsten here, hope everyone had a nice weekend.  I’d like to show you two more of Lisa’s Crafts Too samples today.  She sent me a text message last night to say she’d had a lovely day & reminding me that she’s not demonstrating today, so apologies for that error.  Her plans today are focussed on shopping for new crafting goodies for us & I certainly can’t complain about that.

On to today’s samples.






If you saw yesterday’s POST, you’ll remember that I thought there was tissue tape on those cards.  And, having had time to examine the photos thoroughly, I can see I was right.  It’s very clear on this card, where Lisa has used it to make a patterned background paper, layering it over pieces of white & black card stock.  I hope this is one of the new goodies she chooses for us to buy, I must have it to add to my tissue tape collection.





I also very much like these flourishes, they could definitely find a place in my stash.





This is a real beauty.  I hope you can see all the details.  The resist & the embossing looks terrific & I love all the metal embellishments.





That’s all I have to show you today, but there are more gorgeous samples & I will post them tomorrow.  Hope you’re liking what you’ve seen so far, let us know what you think in the comments.

Until tomorrow, happy crafting.

Kirsten

Lisa’s Samples for Crafts Too, part one

Good morning!  I hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far.  I’m delighted to be able to show you the first of the samples Lisa made for display on the Crafts Too stand at the Craft, Hobby & Stitch international trade show, happening in Birmingham between now & Tuesday. 





Many of the items used for these projects will be released for sale today & some those of you who attended Lisa’s classes in Maidstone will recognise.  No doubt, Lisa will have many of the new releases for sale at her April class & on the website very soon.





I’m very much interested in what seems to be tissue tape on the cards above, (the strip across the centre, with the musical notation).





This birdcage is beautiful.  When I first saw it, I thought it was a card, but I think it is actually a chipboard piece on a stand.  I will get more information from Lisa next week, when she returns home.






Close-ups of the birdcage.  I love the embellishments – lots of pretty lace & flowers.





Thanks for visiting the blog today.  I’ll post more photos tomorrow.  Until then, happy crafting.

Kirsten.

Saturday Salutations

Good morning, blog followers & visitors, Kirsten here.  I’m afraid I have nothing new to show you, Lisa & I have been so busy that we haven’t managed to meet up since the Maidstone class two weeks ago.  This weekend, she is demonstrating for Crafts Too at the Stitches trade show in Birmingham.  It’s her first time as a Crafts Too demonstrator, so I’d like to wish her well.  She really doesn’t need any good luck wishes, because she will be fabulous, as she always is.

These are a few cards I made a while ago when I was playing with the Hobby House images & flowers.  I really liked the colour combination of aubergine & soft peach, with a little bit of pink thrown in.  The backing papers are mostly core'dinations & I put them through embossing folders.

I don’t think there’s any other news at the moment.  The blog  challenge is continuing on the CHALLENGE PAGE for another twelve days, so you have plenty of time to join in.  Likewise, the SALE on the website doesn’t end until February 28, so you still have time to grab a bargain or three….

I hope to be back soon, so in the meantime, have a lovely weekend & happy crafting.

Kirsten.

Class Photos, part three

 

Hello blog visitors, hope you had a nice weekend.

 

This is a very quick post to show you Lisa's final two card samples for her classes in Maidstone on February 1.

 

 

 

 

She used Lavinia stamps, WOW embossing powders & WOW resist patterned paper.  Most of the Lavinia stamps & all of the resist paper sold out at the classes, but if you're interested in anything you've seen in these recent posts, please contact Lisa at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

That's all from me for tonight, I've got conjunctivitis at the moment, so can't see the computer screen very well.  I'll be back soon.  Until then, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten

 

PS Lisa has extended the SALE until February 28 & there's still lots of time to enter the challenge.