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.
