Crafting Drifa: May 2019

Let it Shine... part 1

OK, the show must go on :)

I just finished the class Let it Shine, toughed by Carissa Wiley.

I had the most fun times making the cards for this class, and while sitting in my craft space, brainstorming about the cards for this class, I started playing with my newest order from the lovely Altenew, mainly all the new washi tapes.

So, while playing with the new washi tapes, the cards almost made them their self LOL and before I knew, I hadn't made 3 cards but 4!

I will be breaking them up in 4 blog posts and here is number 1.

Botanical Rhapsody

I really like how this card turned out. I got so caught in the moment making this, that I forgot to take pictures. But I started with my Gold String washi tape, and I have to say this one and the Botanical Rhapsody washi tapes are my absolutely favorite... sorry, got side tracked for a minute, yes, like I was saying, I put my Gold String washi at an angle and then some of the Gold Trim washi tape at the top and bottom of the Gold String one.

Then I took some of the flowers I already had colored and fuzzy cut out from the Botanical Rhapsody washi tape and glued them on with foam tape.

And the finished card is so pretty... :)

Supplies:

Gold string washi tape

Golden trim washi tape

Botanical Rhapsody washi tape

Artist markers

Let it Shine... part 2

OK, the show must go on :)

I just finished the class Let it Shine, toughed by Carissa Wiley.

Botanical Rhapsody Lily

This card was so much fun to make. I started off by sticking my Deco Wallpaper stencil down on my card panel,

then it was time to mix my new Altenew embossing Paste, some white glimmer and couple spritz of Lavender Fields Metallic shimmer ink spray together

and then spread it all over my stencil. After that I ran my stencil straight to the sink to wash out the rest of the paste, so it wouldn't stick to my stencil. To be on the safe side, I decided to let my card panel dry fully over night.

Next day, when my card panel was dry, I took some Altenew vellum and die cut it out with some stitch frame die I had in my stash.

I then decided to use some silver glimmer paper I had and cut 1/2" strip.

then it was time to add in the flower... I took the Botanical Rhapsody washi tape, colored this Lily like flower with my Altenew markers and fuzzy cut it out.

after figuring out where I wanted the leaves to be, I glued the flower and the leaves down with some foam tape, and behind that I put the glue on the vellum to stick that down on my card panel.

For the finishing touches I glued down the silver glimmer strip and glued the card front on my card base.

Supplies:

Mini Blossom die cutting machine

Embossing paste

Lavender fields metallic shimmer ink spray

Deco wallpaper stencil

Vellum translucent paper

Botanical Rhapsody washi tape

Artist markers

Let the Shine... part 3

OK, the show must go on :)

I just finished the class Let it Shine, toughed by Carissa Wiley.

Gold framed flower card.

I first die cut this frame out of Gold cardstock from Altenew...

I then got out this background panel I had previously done with watercolor paper and some ink smooching using blue and purple Altenew ink and some Altenew iridescent ink spray.

I decided to glue some vellum behind the frame to add some interest behind my flowers.

Then it was time to add the flowers. I used the Botanical Rhapsody Washi tape and added some color to the Flowers and the leaves using my Altenew markers. I then popped the flowers and the leaves up with some foam tape.

And since the background paper was watercolor cardstock I decided to use my red line tape to be sure it would stay put on my card base :)

Supplies:

Mini Blossom die cutting machine

Botanical Rhapsody washi tape

artist markers

Vellum translucent paper
Gold foil cardstock

Let it Shine... part 4

OK, the show must go on :)

I just finished the class Let it Shine, toughed by Carissa Wiley.

I started by covering my card front with the Misty Meadows Washi tape

It´s beautiful just like this, and could be card on it´s own like this, maybe with a sentiment...

But I decided to gold emboss a flower and some leaf on Vellum paper.

when using some embossing ink, it stamps clear on your cardstock/vellum and looks like this...

Then when you put the embossing powder on top it looks like this, before melting the powder with embossing heating tool.

When the embossing powder starts to melt it looks like this... it starts do get shiny, and that´s how you know if you have embossed every thing... if its not shiny the powder will dust off.

Here are my finished embossing flowers...

I then went on to cut them out, using my beautiful Mini Blossom die cutting machine
from Altenew

The Mini Blossom die cutting machine is just brilliant. It´s small but mighty LOL, the cutting plate is just 3" wide, but for most of the Altenew dies it´s enough. And the Mini Blossom is small enough to just sit at my table side, ready to be used.