Technique

Huntington scraps from previous project used

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Cards, Close to My Heart, CTMH, Technique | 3 Comments

I have been SLOWLY working towards cleaning out my crafting supplies and I found several packs that had a few projects left from a club night or workshop.   Here are the ones I found using Huntington papers.  I also have been intentional of using embellishments from my impressive hoard of embellishments.  Most are CTMH,  several have been retired for multiple years, and they are all useful!

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On Some of these I’m sure you notice the sunflower.  I was crafting with some of my friends and sharing with them the ease of creating these flowers.  We were experimenting with several sizes.  I also found the brass big brads and they worked perfectly in the smaller flowers!   Oh,  I should mention that one of my friends also had some Huntington scraps and shared with me a few of her “other colors.”  They were the small less than 2×2 pieces that I don’t think she wanted to use.  Worked perfectly for me!   I love embedded embossing too!

Happy Crafting!

Mum – family flower Tutorial

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Close to My Heart, Cricut, CTMH, Technique | 3 Comments

As I’ve been posting some of my cards with the big sunflowers on them,  or colorful mum like flowers,  I’ve been asked how I do them.  I tried writing out instructions,  but some were still confused,  so tonight I created another flower and this time took photos as I worked.  So are a bit blurry,  but I hope you get the idea.

Step one.  Cut your flowers & centers out on the cricut.  I used the Art Philosophy cartridge.   Cut 2 <Flower1> (Shift 1 ) at 2.5″ and 1 <Flower1> (Shift 1) at 2″  I then cut 1 smooth <circle1> (1) at 1″ and 1 scallop <circle2> (q) at 1″  Now you have all the pieces you need to create one flower.

sunflower1To make the centers look more “real,”  I took my small round stylus and gently poked dots starting at the outside edge and working toward the center on the smooth circle.

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sunflower3Next I attach some pop tape to help it hold it’s shape before I use a sponge and rub ink over the dots.

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I also ink the edges of the scallop circle and normally the edges of the smooth, now dotty circle, but didn’t so you would be able to see the layers better.

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sunflower7You’ve just created a sunflower center sandwich  🙂

Next you get to play with the flower petals.  In this example I used sunset ink to add color to all three of the flower petals.

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sunflower9To give the flower a natural look,  I curved the petals by pulling the handle of my piercing tool over them.  (if you ever curled ribbon for a package with scissors it’s kind of like that.)

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Now you can start assembling all your components to create a stunning accent to any of your projects!

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Here are some of my creations using this flower.

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Happy Crafting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Techniques Pop Dots & Window Panes

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Close to My Heart, Contest, CTMH, Technique | 1 Comment

It’s been a comfortable summer so far.  We could use a stretch of sunny dry days so the hay can be finished.   All in all,  a lot better than snow.  🙂

If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file,  leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.

Love using Pop Dots on cards especially.  Gives some dimension to the card, but still ships without extra postage.  I’ve also been know to use pop dots to keep the wings of my butterfly away from the page and look more like they are ready to take off and fly.

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Using the window pane technique is a great way to fill a little more space if your image is just a tad smaller than you would like it to be.  I’ve also found that it can make a quick stunning card too.  (I’ve taken a flower and cut it into a window pane and voila a card.)

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You don’t have to back it with another color,  but it does make it easier to dry fit in the window pane part is already glued down to another paper.

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Here is the club night sample.

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Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:

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D1632 Amour

I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)

Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.

Contest Information:

Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win this great prize.   There are several ways.  Write a comment on this post.  (1 entry)   Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it.  (1 entry per share).  Like my FB page.  (3 entries)  If your a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry.  (up to 35!)    At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner.  I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck!

 

Techniques Patchwork & Faux Stitching

by CraftyAmanda in About Me, Artwork, Close to My Heart, Contest, Offer, Technique | 1 Comment

The 4th of July celebrations were minimal around here with tractor duties and laundry.   We did manage to end the day as a family with an icy treat and fireworks.  That was nice.

I also managed to take a few more photos of the completed technique tags. (Still have some craft time in my future to finish the rest!  yay)   That means I have some more techniques to share with you.  I’ve really enjoyed being able to re-visit techniques that I have forgotten about,  or just haven’t taken the time to do them.

You may have noticed that I’ve used the same stamp sets and colors for all of the tags.  Part of that is so the completed book is prettier, but most of all it was to show the versatility of stamps when you employ different techniques as you use them.

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Faux Stitching is a fast and fun way to add some framing or interest to your project.  After I finished the “stitching” around the bicycle,  I wish I would have done it closer to the edge of the white paper,  but I do think it looks pretty real.

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I really like this patchwork for using up scraps too.  I will attach strips of left over paper to typing paper then cut it up as accent pieces on my project.

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If you don’t want to cut out (or punch) an image,  you can always use it to fill in the negative space of a punched image.

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Club night samples:CraftingwithAmanda.com Patchwork Technique

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Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:

C1605 Happy to Be Friends

D1632 Amour

I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)

Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.

Contest Information:

Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win this great prize.   There are several ways.  Write a comment on this post.  (1 entry)   Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it.  (1 entry per share).  Like my FB page.  (3 entries)  If your a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry.  (up to 35!)    At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner.  I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.

If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file,  leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck!

Techniques #6 & #7

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Close to My Heart, CTMH, Scrapbook, Stamping, Technique | 1 Comment

Pockets & Tags (to put in those pockets.)  That’s what we will talk about today.

Sometimes it’s fun to have an “inside joke”tag_pockets_samp as part of a card or scrapbook page.  By using pockets, you can easily accomplish this.  There are also times when journaling is very personal, and you don’t want to leave it out, but you don’t want it displayed either.  (Some photos are better in pockets so the squeamish can be protected.)
In this Seaside sample, I created pockets with a simple rectangle glued on three sides, a mini envelope and a shaped cut out in which I cut a slit.

Here’s another look with the contents of the pockets pulled out of their hiding places. tag_pockets_samp2tag_pockets_ins tagclub_pocketsYou can also cut a slit in your project itself and line the back with paper to create your hidden pocket.  So many fun things to do to create pockets.  You can see on my club night tag that I used a circle element to create the base of my pocket.  Did you notice the circle punch out in the circle pocket to make it easier to pull out the journaling?

Now that we know how to make pockets, let’s move onto tags to put in those pockets.

tag_tags_sampI used tags to make my tag title “Hello” and created a removable bookmark tag as well.tag_tags_bkmark

tag_tags_insHere are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:

C1605 Happy to Be Friends

D1632 Amour

I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)

Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.

I’ll leave you with the tag samples from our club night book, and the information how you could win all 35 tags that will be shown in this series of technique tips blog.

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Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win this great prize.   There are several ways.  Write a comment on this post.  (1 entry)   Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it.  (1 entry per share).  Like my FB page.  (3 entries)  If your a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry.  (up to 35!)    At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner.  I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.

If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file,  leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck!

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