Sunday 30 July 2017

Creative Expressions Gingerbread House :D

 

Creating a 3D Gingerbread House gift box/decoration using the wonderful Festive Collection dies by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions :D I had so much fun creating this Gingerbread House adding all the different elements, and I've tried to add in lots of annotations to the video to help you make sense of my process :D Enjoy :D

Creative Expressions products used in this video :D

Cosmic Shimmer Multi-Tex (and an icing bag :D)
Creative Expressions Wintery Frame 5x7 Embossing Folder
Cosmic Shimmer Twinkles – Red Fire
Non Stick Craft Sheet
Woodware Ultra Fine Tip Glue Applicator Bottles
Creative Expressions Stamps By Lisa Horton Winter Woodland
Ranger Perfect Medium Ink Pad

To see the process behind this 3D Gingerbread House gift box/decoration, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel ArTi PoTeNTiAl :D


Tonnes more photos below :D












Wednesday 19 July 2017

Flowers, Ribbons and Pearls :D


This is a door plaque which I made for my crafty friend Christina :D When you see the words Flowers, Ribbons and Pearls you'll probably know which Christina I'm talking about lol It's Christina Griffiths :D We haven't even been friends for a year yet, but it seems like we've known each other forever :D Christina very kindly sent me quite a few of the items I used on this plaque including the skeleton leaves, paper flowers and gem sprays which are all available from Wild Orchid Crafts :D I had so much fun creating this thank you present for her (even if it did take me far too long lol) and she was really pleased to receive it too :D I'm not going to do a full products list of everything I've used, but I will link a few of the essentials below :D Hope you enjoyed the video :D

A selection of the products used in this video:
Stix2 Hot Glue Gun
Spare Glue
Distress Crayons
Texture Paste
Creative Stencils Flourish Stencil
Crackle Paint
Pebeo Gold Gilding Wax (mines in a little pot because I nicked some from my Mum's pot :D)
Spellbinders Fabulous Fretwork Die
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Pink Flambe Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
Tonic Simple Type Attraction Uppercase Alphabet Die

To see the process behind this door plaque, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel ArTi PoTeNTiAl :D


Tonnes more photos below :D













Thursday 13 July 2017

Just Keep Swimming Art Journal Layout :D


A fun art journal layout using the gorgeous and summery By The Shore Collection NEW from Apple Blossom and exclusive to CraftStash :D I also threw in some Lawn Fawn Stamps, Gilding Polish and Nuvo Mousse, and I even used my Gelli plate too :D :D I've wanted to do an underwater themed journal layout for ages!! I have another idea to use the cute Lawn Fawn Mermaid in a portrait layout, but I haven't gotten round to creating that yet lol, but after getting this stunning collection, I just had to think up another journal layout to use it on (there will be some card making videos using this collection too, over on my CRaFTi channel at some point!!) :D :D :D You can see in the video below that I kept changing my mind about different elements and deciding I didn't like parts and I needed to cover them up, but I really like the final outcome :D I especially like the dark black frame around half of the page creating the foreground :D I also love the subtle stamping in the background using Oxides, Gilding Polish and Nuvo Mousse!! I especially like that on the shark, the details show through the colouring that I did with the Aqua Flow Pens :D Hope you liked the layout!! There's a slightly different video for next Wednesday! A plaque for one of my crafty friends :D :D :D

Main products used :D
The Apple Blossom By The Shore Collection
On The Seashore Stamp Set
On The Seabed 5x5 Embossing Folder
Under The Sea 6x6 Stencil 
Marine Life Die Set
Petite Round Gel Press Plate 
Tonic Studios Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Citrus Green, Pacific Teal, Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine
Dylusions Ink Sprays - Calypso Teal and Polished Jade
Cosmic Shimmer Ink Spray Mist - Electric Blue 
Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Broken China
Tonic Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens
Tonic Studios Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Black Diamond
Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish - Ocean Teal
Funky Foam
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Lawn Fawn Duh Nuh Stamp Set
Lawn Fawn Fintastic Friends Stamp Set
Tonic Studios Nuvo Sparkle Dust - Snow Glow
Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad 
Black Foundations Cardstock 
Spectrum Noir Metallics Sparkle Pens

I think that's everything :D I only finished this layout yesterday, and I still forget what I've used lol :D

To see the process behind this art journal page, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel ArTi PoTeNTiAl :D


Tonnes more photos below :D