Tonic Studios | Sunburst Gazania Love Card

Another card using the Bautiful Blooms Gazania from Tonic Studios Beautiful Blooms - USA | UK.

I used:

Beautiful Blooms - Sunburst Gazania 1288E - USA | UK
Beautiful Blooms - Gerbera Daisy 1287E - USA | UK

Beautiful Blooms - Apple Blossom 1290E - USA | UK

Simply Screens - Clematis Vines - USA | UK
Miniature Sentiments - Sent with Love 1254E - USA | UK
Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Bubblegum 672N -  USA | UK

And coral, light coral and green paper; and white and black card.

I die cut first the screen, then the edge (also from the same Simply screens die set) and then place the paper inside the card.

Then, I die cut all the different elements and layered them on the front.

The sentiment says Sent with Love, but i trimmed the Sent With to make the sentiment fit in better on the card.

Finally I added the button and the Nuvo Crystal Drops in the centre of the panels.

I hope you like it!

Tonic Studios | Win & Tonic Gazania Card

Today is the first day of Win and ToniI c blog! It is a challenge blog that every month will have  have a prize given by Tonic Studios. Wether you are UK based or not, you can participate. To read more about it and participate click here.

How exciting!

For this first challenge, we have a Anything goes theme, so I thought I would share this card in which I use several sets of Tonic dies as well as the gorgeous Embellishment Mousses. The full tutorial is at the bottom of the post.

I used from Tonic Studios:

Beautiful Blooms - Sunburst Gazania 1288E - USA | UK

Beautiful Blooms - Magnolia Flora 1289E - USA | UK

Beautiful Blooms - Woodland Aster 1285E - USA | UK

Trellis Circle Base Die set 489e - USA | UK
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Black Ash 811N - USA | UK
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Spring Green 808N - USA | UK
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Peony Pink 800N - USA | UK

Sentiment Stamp: Big Sentiments, PICSA6068 Paula Pascual for Sweet Dixie

Plus Card in white, hot pink and green and glues.

Here is how I made it:

First I die cut the Trellis Circle Base Die - USA | UK - positioning it hanging out of the card. I almost always secure my dies with low tack tape, and for this one its essential.

Scotch Removable Magic tape is the low tack tape I have been using for over the last twelve years. Its the only one that has never let me down.

I run it through my die cutting machine - as it is an A6 folded card - it will fit through any standard 6" wide machine.

And this is one of the tricks I have been using lately to remove all the bits, a humble lint roller that I get from H&M for under a pound. This will also pick up all the paper crushing thin lines that you get when die cutting. 

(This is because when die cutting you actually don't cut but rather crush the paper or card, hence you create a the tiny sliver of paper that is just under the "blade" which is hard to remove in some cases. The Lint roller removes them really nicely.)

Using the middle circle die from the trellis set to create a mask. I used a full adhesive sticky note. Then using thin washi tape I masked all four sides to create a thin white edge all around.

Then using a foam pad and applicator I applied Mousse Spring Green - USA | UK - dabbing the mousse to create texture.

Once dry, I removed first the tape revealing the white edge, and then the sticky note.

I die cut the centre of the circle using the smallest circle die on the Trellis set.

Then I die cut two white Sunburst Gazanias - USA | UK using white card using both dies the outer and inner one to create the intricate detail on them. I Also die cut a solid pink one.

I trimmed one of the white ones as the picture shows.

I layered one of the white ones on to the pink one, and then using the Mousse Peony Pink - USA | UK - I dry brushed the trimmed flower. Then I glue it on top of the full one.

I completely changed the colour of a die cut (medium Trellis circle) using the Black Ash  mousse - USA | UK.

I stamped the message - Big Sentiments - with Versafine and die cut it using the Advent Drawer Deco Die set – UK.

Finally I added some swirls from other two sets of Beautiful Blooms, Magnolia Flora 1289E - USA | UK and Woodland Aster - USA | UK.

And what about another version? With a bit more pink, like this...



I used for this one:

Beautiful Blooms - Sunburst Gazania 1288E - USA | UK
Beautiful Blooms - Apple Blossom 1290E - USA | UK
Trellis Square Base Die set 488e - USA | UK
Miniature Sentiments - Sent with Love 1254E - USA | UK

I hope you like them!

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Tonic | Blooms Card

Last few weeks, I have been making more cards using Tonic Studios dies for the shows on  Create and Craft USA, this time featuring the gorgeous Beautiful Blooms (USA | UK). This is one of the cards.

I used my favourite flowers from the set, the gorgeous Sunburst Gazania (UK) and the scroll which is from the Magnolia Flora (UK).

The panel on the back is die cut using the Simply Screen Honeycomb ( USA | UK).

As the flowers and fern are verso, it means that you can die cut the flower as a solid die cut or the intricate aperture cutting into the flowers. I love the Verso dies!
I die cut all the elements using papers fro Simple Stories (I am collection), and layered them up.

I like a bit of mirri card, just poking out. And of course I finished the card with some gorgeous Nuvo Crystal Drops in Ivory Seashell  (USA | UK) and Liquid Mercury (USA | UK).

This is as elaborate as I go for cards. Loads of different elements layered in one part of the card. Cant stop using this flower dies!

New blog post for Sizzix!

Today I share a card made with the latest collection of Craft Asylum for Sizzix, Tribal, in the line of the last layout I made.
Click here or in the photo to see the full card!

New blog post over at Sizzix!

Today I share a layout made with the latest collection of Craft Asylum for Sizzix, Tribal!

A guest blog post at Paperartsy

I do love Paperartsy! Some may be confused as my style is not a first sight a match with theirs. But, I love their ethos about quality and doing their own thing. Besides, their Fresco paints have been a firm favourite in my studio as have been their Grunge Paste or it was through them that I discovered Treasure Gold. And, not so surprisingly, I have been using their products for a long time. 

So, it is a great honour and pleasure to do a guest post in their brilliant blog.

You can check my post here.

I hope you like it!