Techniques: Stamping and Distress Inks

Materials

6 inch Kraft Card Blank

Your choice of colouring medium

Black Ink Pad

Distress ink in at least two or three shades of yellow/light brown

Sheet A4 Card

Stamps

Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Glue

Foam Pads

Thinking of you

1. Cut the sheet of A4 card to fit the front of your card blank, leaving a small gap around all the edges.

2. Using the lightest of your choice of Distress Ink – only ink the single whole sunflower and stamp all over the white card. Do not keep re-inking, which means you will get some lighter images and some darker – this adds to the finished, faded look. Once you have several sunflowers in the lightest colour, swap for the next colour and do the same again. Finally using the darkest colour, just stamp ‘off the edge of the page’; so that you only have part sunflowers which frame your card. 

3. Using black ink, stamp the Sunflower and a sentiment onto white card. Colour the stamped image, remember to create depth and dimension by making the centre of the flowers and leaves darker. Once coloured cut out the main flower image.

4. Using black ink again, stamp the Sunflower onto the middle of your distressed background card (from step 2) Then take your coloured and cut stamp image (from step 3) and fix this on top with foam pads lining it up to the stamp image on the card.

5. Attach this square to the front of your Kraft card blank, using double sided tape or craft glue.

Experiment with different techniques to create variations of this card! Above we have used a small section from one of the stamps to create a repeat crackle effect border, then repeated steps 3 and 4 to create the dimensional flower for the main feature.

Christmas Fairies - Merry Christmas - Project of the Week

Materials:
Decoupage Sheet 
Backing Papers 
2 A5 White Card Blanks 
Ribbon Strip 
Glitter

Equipment:
Paper Trimmer 
Bone Folder 
Wet Craft Glue 
Foam Pads 
Quickie Glue Pen

What You Need to Do:
1. Using one of the A5 card blanks, fold back the front of the card. Then rpeat the Using the DL card cover the front of the card using your chosen backing paper and double sided tape or wet glue.

2. From your decoupage sheet cut out all your layers and layer up your image using foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue, make sure you leave your work to dry for at least an hour.

3. Fix your decoupage to the centre of the card using foam pads.

4. Then add a sentiment to the bottom of the card fixing bottom centre of the card.

5. To give your fairy that magic touch, using a quickie glue pen add glitter highlights around the details of the wings. 

Techniques: Water Colour Pens

Watercolour pens are ideal for painting details that are difficult to achieve when using a brush and by using the pens in conjunction with your regular watercolour paints the design possibilities are endless.

Materials

A4 Colouring Sheet

A4 White Card x 2

1 x black card

Ribbon

Square Rose Card

1. Cut down two sheets of A4 white card to 20cm square. (add an extra 1cm tab on one of the squares). Attach together to create a large square card blank.

2. Colour your chosen image and cut from your magazine. Trim your image to 18.5 cm square and back onto a piece of coordinating card leaving a small even gap. Attach your topper to the front of your card blank with double sided tape or glue.

3. Create a bow from a coordinating piece of ribbon and attach the top left hand side of the card as shown.

When using Watercolour Markers you also have the option to apply water with a regular brush after you

have applied the colour to the paper. Adding the water allows you to spread the pigment and achieve a 

more natural ‘watercolour’ effect to your work allowing you to give beautiful depth to the designs you 

are colouring.

Materials   

A4 Colouring Sheet

2 X A4 sheets of black card

Ribbon

Wall Hanging

1. Once you have coloured your A4 design cut the sheet from your magazine.

2. Trim your design down slightly and back onto a coordinating sheet of A4 card leaving a small even

gap as shown. 

3. Cut out a strip of ribbon and attach to the top centre back of the card in a loop as shown using craft

glue or double sided tape.

4 Fix your second sheet of A4 card over the first sheet of card on the back using double sided tape or

craft glue. This will help keep the loop of ribbon secure so you can hang the design. It will also hide the

ends of the ribbon on the back! You can now hang up your new piece of artwork!

Visit the website for the full ColourCraft Collection

Project of the Week: Party Penguins Seasons Greetings

Materials:
8 x8 White Square Card Blank 
Backing Paper
Design sheet 
Flowers 
Glitter/Gems 

Equipment:
Scissors 
Trimmer 
Double Sided Tape 
Foam Pads/Silicone Glue 
Score Board 
Bone Folder 
Quickie Glue Pen 

What You Need to Do:
1. Cut down your backing paper so it covers half of the front of the card, as shown. Fixing into place using double sided tape or craft glue.

2. Cut out your chosen topper and fix to the centre of your card using foam pads.

3. Cut sentiments, attach them to the card using foam pads and craft glue as shown.

4. Using your flowers, fix to the left hand side of the bottom of the card using foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue, leave your work to dry for at least an hour.

5. Using a Quickie glue pen, add glitter around your main topper.

6. Finish off by adding self adhesive gems. 

Techniques: Print Magic Fun!

Print Magic is an ultra fine embossing powder, that when heated transforms into a beautiful glittery sheen on your projects. By using an embossing pen you can highlight any areas you wish on a project. Your powder will then only stick to the desired areas! Follow the simple steps below and have a go!

Materials

Versa Mark Ink Pad or Embossing Pen

Card design (topper, paper)

Print Magic

Heat Tool

1. Use an embossing pen to highlight any areas of your chosen image that you want to add the print magic to.

2. Pour the ultra fine Print Magic over your image and tip off any excess. Pour the excess powder back into the jar.

3. Heat from the top with a heat tool until the powder has melted. This add a beautiful shine to your projects. Visit Debbi Moore TV for a step by step print magic video!

If you want to cover larger areas simply use a clear Versa Mark Ink Pad instead of an embossing pen!

Visit the Debbi Moore website for Print Magic Pots starting from £6.49 (per pot)

Project Ideas: Sunflower Dreams

Sunflower Dreams

Materials

8” x 8” White Card Blank

White Card

Papers/Stamp Set Sunflower Dreams    

Black Versa Fine Ink

Versa Mark Ink

Distress Inks

Black Glitter

1. Cut paper slightly smaller than the front of the card and attach using double sided tape or glue.

2. Cut a contrasting backing paper 15cm x 15cm and attach to the centre. Print off the free box template from the Debbi Moore website - inspiration - free papers and ideas. Score on the broken lines and cut on the stright lines. Reinforce each score line and fold into a box frame attaching at the corners.  

3. Attach the box frame over the contrasting backing paper using strong tape or glue.  Die cut a swirl using the Peony Promise Swirl Die from Kraft Card and attach inside the frame.

4. Stamp the Sunflower three times onto white card with black ink and colour using Distress Inks then cut out.  Attach one whole image inside the frame towards the right with foam pads.  Trim the flower heads and leaves off.  Using the Versa Mark clear ink, ink over the flower heads.  Pour over Glossy Magic and heat the powder until it melts. On the reverse of the two flower heads use a ball tool and embossing mat to gently curl the petals.  Layer on top of the other flower off setting the petals.  Emboss the back of the leaves and layer them onto the flower too.

5. Stamp the Sunflower definition onto white card and trim.  Blend over the card with the same colour distress ink you used for the flower head.  Matt onto black card and attach to the frame. Add black gems to each corner.

6. Using a quickie glue pen add some glue around the middle of the flower and sprinkle some black stardust glitter on top to finish. Lay your card on a piece of scrap paper when glittering so you can pour your excess glitter back into the pot! 

Place your stamp on an acrylic block, dab on black ink and stamp. Using distress inks build up the colour on your stamp.

For a different effect stamp a few sunflowers on white card. Cut the stem off and colour with your desired medium, then layer up the sunflower heads on your projects for a dimensional finish. Visit the Debbi Moore website to view the full collection!

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