Summer has finally decided to pay a visit to the British Shores and we are now enjoyng the hot ,well relatively(+22),and sunny weather!Will it last?Lets wait and see...:)
There are two B-days coming up this summer so I have designed a new card that I shall present to my birthday people very soon...
Check it out for yourself
Feel free to leave any comments and drop me an email
Yet another New Year -2013, is right under our very noses (as we say in Russia)!
I haven't been sitting around with my hands crossed however, and eager to show off my new X-masy creations on the blog!
I also discovered marvelous photo editing application that is far better than ordinary camera (well,mine is VERY ordinary "soap-box" by Nikon) so I am quite happy, having recently purchased iPhone, using Instagram as it allows to edit your pictures in seconds, producing very decent (!!!) looking prints.
In addition,photos from your Instagram feed can be uploaded and viewed on you laptop by using this simple website: http://statigr.am Very easy to use and allows us crafty people to showcase our work in all its glory and beauty!
So nice to be back on here after such a busy month spent working,meeting new people and getting ready to go back to university....!
Just going to show you my latest creation...A Birthday Card with a 3-D effect and flowers
Always pleased to read your comments
8/08/2012
Hi Guys!
This summer is coming to its end...at last...This year's mine was way too overwhelming:changes in personal life,some nice people met,some not so nice people gone out of my life, for good I hope.
What the future holds?Well...to find out,lets live on...
Now,I have been recently asked to design a birthday card for a lady in her 60's and that is what I came up with...
I figured that unsofisticated design in tender pinky colours would be the best bet!
Tonight it is going to be little about the cardmaking and lots about the Olympics! I will just simply display some of my latest designs!Hope you like those!
Today is the important day in the history of Britain as many of you probably aware it is the Eve of the Olympics Games!
And here I am in front of my TV set trying to multi-task by writing this "historical" in a way post and at the same time watching the Opening Ceremony of the OLympic Games 2012!
Wow! How proud am I right now to be British!But since my family were originally from Russia and going to keep my fingers crossed from British as well as Russian teams!
I interested to hear from you guys...what teamss you supported and what you think about the cards!
Big,massive hugs and kisses to you all out there!...Gosh I am in ephoria!
For those of you, novices, who do
not yet know what so-called “liquid pearls” are, read on…
“Liquid pearls” is basically
pearlescent paint produced by Ranger (Oh, I love you dearly) and it is acid free.
It is sold in small nozzled bottles of 18ml each. Thanks to a nozzle you can
easily regulate the amount of paint you apply thus creating neat
pearly patterns every time.
Improved formula of this paint
(previous it was smudgy, I heard) allows to create neat and precise
pearl-shaped dots.
Now attention!
By holding your bottle close to
the paper (or fabric i.e.) and not lifting it immediately after application
you will allow the paint to form nicely rounded "pearl". If however, you want a more
elongated shape all you need to do is gradually lift the bottle further away
from paper while still applying it (slowly, remember!)
“Liquid pearls” paint is a true
blessing to us crafty folk as it is so versatile it can be used to create
patterned images, centres of your flowers or even to make stand-alone pearly
elements for your projects.
On top of all the above mentioned
advantages, you may also use it on your stamps. Just dilute some paint in water
and apply it to you stamp with a brush. To just highlight certain elements of
your stamp DO NOT dilute the paint, simply apply it straight on to your stamp
using a very fine brush.
Liquid pearls can be used as well
to decorate your clothes (jeans i.e.), home ware (photo frames i.e.).
Now, I got absolutely hooked on
the pearls, head over heels that is, see for yourself…Wow!
In this article I would like to talk about a
very versatile product used in scrapbooking , and that is Distress Ink by Tim Holtz®.
So far I have just used one of them inks, -“Vintage Photo” sooner;
however, I am to expand my range and will probably use about 10.
Hopefully the information you find on here will help you (particularly,
if you are novice to scrapbooking) make a more informed choice when it comes to
purchasing materials you work with.
Brief insight into the Ranger Company.
Distress Ink is produced by Ranger Company. The company was
established in 1929 and was initially producing ink for banks. In 1979 the
company developed first ink applicators as well as ink of various colours. Today
Ranger is one of the most recognised scrapbooking companies in the world. It
collaborates with designers such as Tim Holtz, who is company’s creative
director, Jenni Bowlin, Sue Weinberg etc.
Distress Ink by Tim Holtz® iswater-based, fast-dying, non-toxic and
acid free.
Used to create an aged look, for
stamping, hot embossing, stamp colouring and for background creation. Ink pads
are 5×5 cm in size. At the moment, Distress Ink by Ranger comes in 36 colours. Distress
Ink pads can be re-filled. Re-fill bottles come in 14 ml with a dripper.
Even if you use it frequently it usually lasts for about 1,
2-1, 5 years. Liquid ink from re-filler bottles can also be used for background
creation, stamps colouring and aging of your paper projects.
FEW TIPS:
1.Prior
to stamping dab your stamp on the ink pad few times. In order to leave surface
around your stamp clear its best not to rub you stamp on an ink pad.
2.To
extend your ink pad shelf-life it’s advisable not to leave it open for long
periods of time and close it tightly after use.
3.Distress
Ink pads are best stored upside down by placing them one onto another.
There isn't much kids related stuff I have to work with at the moment but having only one stamp -"NEW BABY" that is what I came up with.The back labels were cut out of form sheets which I then coved with a paper label of the same design.
Simple but cute,what do you think?
Remember,feedback is a gift...
7/06/2012
Hello you folks and Welcome to my blog!
I have the pleasure to announce to you all,even though I might not even know who you are, that I have successfully passed all my exams at university and am now ready to proceed onto the next level,which is the year 2.CAN'T BLOODY WAIT!:)Yes, I do enjoy my university life...might sound strange:)...but being a workaholic that I am it is understandable and pretty natural:)
Okay,lets proceed onto the scrapbooking bit of this post.
Well,I have been keeping myself pretty buZZY there too...Came up with 5 new card designes in just a week.
Here are a couple of them.......
Also,a question if I may:
where do you folks buy scrapbooking paper?I am looking to buy bulky packs ideally of the same colour/pattern each...Please leave a comment if you know where I might get hold of those.Thanks
I have written this
short article to help fellow hobbyists avoid making the same expensive mistake
(assuming you are on budget like myself) I did when I began scrapbooking few
months ago. What we all tend to do is to splash too much on stuff that then
sits unused in our drawers for ages as we get to grips with the basics of the
craft.
Guess, I am not the
only one who got so excited about scrapbooking that I went into the nearest
stationary shop and bought up the first things I laid my eyes on, namely gems,
brads and fabulous but of little use to beginners types of paper i.e.
corrugated and crepe.
To prevent beginners
from falling into this trap of mindless buying I have come up with a “shopping
list” of most needed equipment and materials that you will definitely need
right at the start(and through-out) and therefore might consider purchasing
first:
·“Big shot”or any other paper cutting
machine (£50-70 approx.)
·Paper of various
colours and patterned paper (price varies)
·Paper trimmer
(£10-15)
·Stamps (price varies)
You got hold of all
the above, mastered the foundations and now feel confident that you are ready
to go more elaborate in your work. Now,is the time to get other things such as
brads, fabrics, inks,sewing machine etc.
Textured paper and
patterned paper can be purchased very cheaply online. Just do your research on
Google! www.papercellar.com
The tips offered come
from my personal experience. If there is anything important you feel I should
have mentioned but did not please let me know and I will add it on.
Hugs and kisses!
**My recent creations**
6/19/2012
Good day to all of you visiting my blog!
Been pretty busy with exams at university as well as other various stuff....Easying down now hence I am back on here and eager to show my latest paper thingies.
Check these out and remember feedback is a gift...
I used a lovely orange ribbon with this one..having applied some distress ink to its edges first...
The one below is embellished with glass beads as well as a ribbon with tinsel...
Good day!Hugs and kisses!
5/30/2012
Greetings from sunny Liverpool!
Weather has been truly marvellous these last few days!
June is nearing which means I have already started creating cards from my many relatives whose B' days are this summer!
Here is one for my best friend.Amazingly,her and myself were born in the same day - 10th of June...
I wanted to create something that would make her feel special as this will be the very first time she will have received a birthday card made by hand especially for her!
Would you appreciate being given a card like this?
Would you appreciate being given a card like this?
5/13/2012
Hi to those reading and watching!
Uh...What an amazing day I had...!!!
Completed 10K race this morning!Pleased with the result and myself!This was my very first race.And you know what?I feels like I am going to go for more...Addictive,very addictive!
Okay,lets move on from my sport achievements to the ones I made in scrapbooking.
These I made during this week:
...More projects coming soon...
5/11/2012
Hello to those taking a peek in my blog!
Rushing to share with you my latest papery projects…
I create something every week but due to busy examination period not always able to publish pictures of my papery projects straight away.
Hope you like these!
4/25/2012
Hello there!
I am a novice that is a total beginner in scrapbooking...
With scarse materials and paper that's what I managed to come up with...
I would like to meet all of you scrapbookers,whatever country you are from.
