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(Art)ifice: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. After using washi tape to decorate the paper strips that I made into rosettes I added more to the card bases. Here are three card designs. Washi strip with a punched edge. Rosette on a mat of Spellbinder pinking circles. Rosette strip has band of washi with scalloped punched edge and Spellbinder Scalloped Circle mats. Open edge of the card has Martha Stewart scallop punch edge and blue scalloped mat. Tape down the edge of the inside of the card can be seen when the card is closed.
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(Art)ifice: even more washi
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Monday, March 31, 2014. After using washi tape to decorate the paper strips that I made into rosettes I added more to the card bases. Here are three card designs. Washi strip with a punched edge. Rosette on a mat of Spellbinder pinking circles. Rosette strip has band of washi with scalloped punched edge and Spellbinder Scalloped Circle mats. Open edge of the card has Martha Stewart scallop punch edge and blue scalloped mat. Tape down the edge of the inside of the card can be seen when the card is closed.
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(Art)ifice: for the love of flowers
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Sunday, April 13, 2014. For the love of flowers. We have just handed over a birthday card to someone who loves roses. As she has been tending a hydrangea and successfully ridding it of its powdery mildew I designed this year's card around some molded paper hydrangea flowers. The Spellbinders dies used with the additional embossing step add polish to the die cut shapes. The gold mat on the greeting is not seen until the card is opened. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Designer, artist, teacher. More ...
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(Art)ifice: June 2013
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Friday, June 28, 2013. Bobbin collections now in my etsy store. The collections of art threads on my handmade bobbins can now be found in my Etsy. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. A tutorial for making small bobbins. A rose by any other name . bobbins or spools. In a previous blog I talked about the spools I had made with a rolled paper core. Here is a tutorial to help you make your own. It is a great technique for using up scraps of paper. You can decide to make them coordinated or more scrappy. Using glue sti...
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(Art)ifice: December 2013
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Thursday, December 19, 2013. Project: creating a Christmas decoration . the final stage. It was great that after I had clarified to myself what was the best sort of ribbon for linking the panels it just popped out of my collection. The right colours and tones. I did a test tie to find out how much ribbon was needed for each knot and cut up the pieces. The knot was a reef knot with the tails laying flat in line with the holes. Friday, December 13, 2013. Olive print gift bags. Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
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(Art)ifice: May 2013
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Saturday, May 25, 2013. To go along with the teatowels. For the fairies in the tree house I have now made some bunting for celebration days. An etsy description might read:. Bunting in 77 length with double sided fabric flags in garden theme with 24 cm ties at each end. Cotton rope and flags. Here to show you the size of the bunting is that 20c piece or if you have a ruler the flags are 35 mm x 35 mm high. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. I took inspiration from the much used and blogged about Tekla tea towels.
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(Art)ifice: using washi tape
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Friday, March 28, 2014. Here is another idea for creating with washi tape following on from my last blog post. This one is easy bunting with the flags attached to the string as you make them. Tear off a length of tape a little longer than twice the final length of a flag. In my case 9 cm. Precut the card stock strips to the width of the washi tape you are using. These flags were 3.5 cm long before trimming. When it is all firmed into place trim the covered card stock with a point or two. Mending and rede...
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(Art)ifice: by the rusty iron lamp post
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Friday, November 18, 2011. By the rusty iron lamp post. The mannequin from Tim Holtz's Sewing Room Sizzix Bigz die can be decorated in so many ways. It is suited to altered art and greeting cards alike. The new die Holiday Lamppost is another similar die. The die cuts all the details beautifully. The holly and berries can be cut . or not. In the photo you can just see the tealight flame through the lamp housing. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Designer, artist, teacher. By the rusty iron lamp post.
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(Art)ifice: November 2013
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Thursday, November 28, 2013. The OXO of crochet hooks. Or the ugly duckling. Having finished the first cotton twine basket I was ready to try another. My thumb was protesting though. I have a callus where the crochet hook is grasped. One of my go to solutions is to use the moldable self-setting rubber Sugru. Which cures in 24 hours. I only have one No. 5 hook so that wasn't the solution. Continuing to work with the hook wasn't the way to go either. And i am really happy with the new look. The label on th...
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(Art)ifice: origami wallet too
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Monday, November 4, 2013. My post of the origami wallets. I made in paper and Tyvek last December got lots of visits. Recently I had a request for the instructions for the second wallet made from the sheet of wrapping paper. I wasn't able to find any of my own instructions and have changed computers since writing that post so lost my browser history. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). A journey with papers, fabrics, threads, buttons, pens, scissors . Designer, artist, teacher. Sewing patterns for bags.
