Parchment Craft, Handmade Flowers and Mdf

Good Morning. How is everyone? So what have I been up to? Not much actually. Motivation is running on low battery at the moment but slowly (extremely extremely extremely slowly) I'm starting to be more creative once again, mostly with small pieces so I don't lose patience and give up completely. I was going to create a parchlet as they don't take long to do but then changed my mind and decided to create a 'clean' mixed media project using a heart shaped Mdf, handmade flowers and Groovi plates.

I wanted to create a pretty piece using the handmade flowers from ClarityStamp. They are always scattered on my table because I think so are just so pretty and they make me happy. Flowers make everything so much more better ... With a healthy helping of chocolate, cake, ice cream and popcorn too. These flowers are on 50% sale Click here and if you are a club member you get an extra 10% or 15% off.

This is how I created this piece:-

Groovi Plates used:

Nested Circles Picot Cut Die Set & Groovi Plate - GRO-DI-30697-66
Nested Lace Fancy Swirls Border Frames - GRO-PA-41432-03
Tina's Heart Flowers Parchlet - GRO-FL-40987-01
Tina's Garden Symphony - GRO-FL-41146-01
Diagonal Super Fine Piercing Grid - GRO-GG-40627-17

1.) Stick a piece of Rainbow River designer paper onto a heart Mdf. Distress the edge with sandpaper.

2.) On a piece of parchment, emboss the middle lace frame from the Nested Lace Fancy Swirls Border Frames plate using Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool).

3.) In the middle of the frame, emboss the heart from Tina's Heart Flowers Parchlet plate using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) for the little circles and the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) for the rest of the design.

4.) Over the Diagonal Super Fine Piercing Grid plate, emboss dots between the heart and the lace frame using Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool).

5.) Still working on the back, freehand emboss within the design.

6.) On the front perforate outside the lace border using the Pergamano bold 2-needle perforating tool.

7.) Picot cut between all the perforations using parchment scissors or Perga Cutters.

8.) Using the Nested Circles Picot Cut die, cut the 6th from outside circle on designer parchment and mount the parchment lace frame on it using brads.

9.) Emboss 3 butterflies from the Tina's Garden Symphony plate using Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool).

10.) Emboss dots in the butterfly wings using Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) over the Diagonal Super Fine Piercing Grid plate.

 11.) On the front perforate outside the butterflies using the Pergamano bold 2-needle perforating tool.

 12.) Picot cut between all the perforations using parchment scissors or Perga Cutters.

13.) Add some sparkle on the parchment pieces with sticky ink, mapping pen and Perga Glitter. Stick the parchment pieces on the Mdf and embellish it with the handmade flowers from ClarityStamp. I have stuck the flowers using Perga Glue where they will not touch the parchment. The flowers that sit on the parchment are stuck with glue dots so the parchment doesn't warp. Aren't these flowers so pretty?

Check out http://www.claritystamp.co.uk for the Groovi plates, tools, and the handmade flowers on sale Click here (half price plus members discount). The Mdf piece I had bought from one of the craft shows but are widely available through lots of craft outlets.

A happy piece with happy flowers, happy colours, happy craft. Love you all. 

Enjoy. Take care.

Love and laughter

Tina

Love is all we Need

Good evening everyone. Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their encouragement, support, good wishes and love over the last couple of days. It has been such a delight to see everyone's posts and creations using my designs. What I saw as simple doodles, you all created magic with. They have definitely put a smile on my face as well as made me 'cry' a few happy tears because I am very much loved by so many people. A massive thank you goes to Barbara too as without her support and beautiful blogs, I would still be in hiding and sleeping. Today is the first time in weeks that I have actually created something using some of my designs from various plates which I would like to share with you as a step by step...

Groovi Plates used:

Nested Scallops Squares Extension - GRO-WO-41168-15
Tina's Summer Layering Circles - GRO-FL-41078-03
Tina's Daisy Frame & Dandelion Tag - GRO-FL-41180-03
Tina's Funky Brickwork Layering Panels - GRO-PA-40272-03
Tina's Wave! It's Christmas - GRO-CH-41281-03
Diagonal Pattern No.2 Groovi Border Piercing Grid - GRO-GG-40355-14

All the embossing and colouring has been done on the back and all the perforating and picot cutting has been done on the front.

1.) Emboss the first set of double square outlines and scallops from the Nested Scallops Squares Extension plate using the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool).

2.) Emboss the double circle outlines and the design inside them from Tina's Summer Layering Circles plate using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) for the flower centres and the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) for the rest of the design.

3.) Emboss the tag so it is behind the round design from Tina's Daisy Frame & Dandelion Tag plate using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) for the little flower circles and the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) for the rest of the design.

4.) Emboss the panel so it is behind the round design and the tag from Tina's Funky Brickwork Layering Panels plate using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) for the circles and the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) for the rest of the design.

5.) Emboss the lace design above and below the panel from Tina's Wave! It's Christmas plate using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) for the circles and the Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.1 tool) for the rest of the design.

6.) Freehand emboss inside all the little circles using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool).

7.) Using the Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool (or the Groovi No.2 tool) emboss over the holes of the first two borders diagonally across the parchment from the Diagonal Pattern No.2 Groovi Border Piercing Grid plate.

8.) Colour in the various elements using Perga Liner B pencils.

9.) Blend the colouring for a smooth finish using a blending pen, blending nibs and Dorso oil.

10.) Using Perga Colour exclusive felt pens, colour in the flowers and leaves once the oil has evaporated.

 11.) Perforate the sections in the borders using a bold 2-needle perforating tools and picot cut between all the perforations using parchment scissors or Perga Cutters.

12.) Layer and mount the work on Northern Lights designer paper (15cmx15cm) and white card (15.5cmx15.5cm) using brads and attach a bow above the tag using a brad. Add a bit of sparkle on the embossed circles using sticky ink, mapping pen and Perga glitter. Stick this piece on another piece of Northern Lights designer paper and folded white card (8"x8").

Check out http://www.claritystamp.co.uk for these plate. Some of them are on sale so if you don't already have them, it is a perfect time to get them. 

Once again thank you so much everyone. Love you all. 

Enjoy. Take care.

Love and laughter

Tina

Pretty Floral Spray

Hiya. How are you? Those who follow me on FB, Instagram and Pinterest have seen photos of day to day art journaling that  I have been doing for the last 15 days created with the prompts from a daily journaling course with Kasia Avery from Everything-Art. Yesterday was the last day of the class. It has been an amazing journey, very therapeutic, learnt so much and had so much fun working with a limited number of materials and colours for the full 15 days. I have enjoyed it so much that I joined https://www.everything-art.com's Kaisa's Advent Calendar class and Wanderlust 2020 for more journaling help, tips, techniques, and so I do set that time aside for me. And if that wasn’t enough to start with, I also enrolled on the Willowing Arts Life Book 2020 course at https://www.willowing.org/product/life-book-2020/. Next year, for me, is going to be a year to learn lots of new things that I have been wanting to for years. These online workshops work great for me as I can’t get out and about much so this way I can still keep learning.

Back to Groovi, here is the other card I had created using the Floral Spray Groovi Plate that Barbara and Paul showcased on Hochanda on yesterday ...

Groovi Plates and Fresh Cut Dies used:

Calligraphy Alphabet A5 Groovi Plate Mate - GRO-MA-40517-08

Nested Scallops Rectangles A5 Groovi Plate - GRO-PA-40587-04

Nested Squares Extension & Alphabet Frame A4 Square Groovi Plate - GR-WO-40538-15

Tina's Floral Spray & Floral Flutterby A6 Groovi Plate Set + Spacer - GRO-FL-41413-02

All the embossing and colouring has been done on the back and all the perforating and picot cutting has been done on the front.

1.) Normally I start with my frame but I wasn't sure where I was going to go with this one so I started on A4 regular parchment so I had plenty of space to work around my design. I started with embossing the floral design from the Floral Spray Groovi Plate using a Groovi No.1 embossing tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing tool).

2.) Emboss the 4th from outside double rectangle outlines from the Nested Scallops Rectangles Groovi plate, remembering to skip the areas where the leaves have been embossed.

3.) Emboss the 3rd from outside double square outlines and scallops from the Nested Squares Extension Groovi Plate.

4.) Emboss the greeting from the Nested Squares Extension Groovi Plate.

 5.) Emboss the flutterby from the Floral Flutterby Groovi Plate.

 6.) Colour on the back using Perga Liner B pencils and blend with Dorso oil using blending nibs. 

 7.) From the front, perforate using the bold 2-needle tool inside and outside the scallops and picot cut between the perforations.

8.) To finish, mount the parchment piece to Great Lakes designer paper using brads through the and stick this on folded white card. Add a bit (or a lot) of sparkle on the design using Pergamano sticky ink, mapping pen and Perga Glitter.

If you missed the shows, you can watch the 11am show on rewind at https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/38364 and the 2pm show at https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/38367

All the products can be purchased from https://claritystamp.com

Enjoy. Take care.

Love and Laughter

Tina

Parchment and Gilding Flakes

Good morning everyone. Hope everyone is well. The new Floral Spray stamps, stencil, and Groovi plates with Barbara and Paul are on today on Hochanda at 11am and 2pm. I am in love with these and am so pleased I doodled this. They are so much fun to use, especially if you are looking to create something beautiful and quick because I think the design does all the work for us.

I have been wanting to play with gilding flakes on parchment for ages and finally got round to using it day before yesterday. I am addicted! I decided to do a tag to keep it simple, in case things didn't quite work out as I planned! But then when it worked out, I put the tag on a card. It is a very simple card and I just let the design and gilding flakes do the work for me.

Groovi Plates and Fresh Cut Dies used:

Nested Squares Picot Cut Die Set & Groovi Plate - ACC-DI-30698-66
Calligraphy Alphabet A5 Groovi Plate Mate - GRO-MA-40517-08
Nested Tags A5 Groovi Plate - GRO-PA-40654-04
Nested Squares Extension & Alphabet Frame A4 Square Groovi Plate - GR-WO-40538-15
Tina's Floral Spray A6 Groovi Plate - GRO-FL-41401-02

1.) Emboss the largest tag from the Nested Tags Groovi Plate on the black parchment using the Groovi No.1 embossing tool or the Pergamano 1mm embossing tool. The glossy side will be the back of the work so this is the side to emboss on. This way the front, matt side, will show the embossing as white.

2.) Emboss the floral design from the Floral Spray Groovi Plate.

3.) Using the Pergamano sticky ink and mapping pen, on the front, fill in the areas you want to add the gilding flakes. The glossy shiny parts on the photo is where I have added the sticky ink.

4.) Let the sticky ink go clear and add the gilding flakes.

5.) With your finger, gently rub the excess off and put back in the pot. This is a good time not to sneeze!!! Also make sure your hand is dry and you have no lotion on. Cut out the tag (or use the 2-needle peforating tool and picot cut around the tag).

6.) Tear a bit of regular parchment larger than the tag.

7.) Picot cut on black parchment the 2nd from outside square using the Nested Squares Picot Cut Die and emboss the double square outlines from the corresponding Nested Squares Picot Cut Groovi Plate.

 8.) Emboss the greeting. Add gilding flakes between the double square outlines, as above on the tag, 

9.) To finish, stick the pieces on to white and black card and stick this on folded white card. I added glue dots to the card and put gilding flakes on them. I have to admit I preferred it without the glue dots but I was playing and wanted to see what it would look like.

Here are photos of other creations I have created using the Floral Spray Groovi Plates, stamps and stencil during my play session.

I hope you like this design and if you have purchased them, I hope you enjoy using them as much as I have loved playing with them. I look forward to seeing everyone's creations using these. 

All the products can be purchased from https://claritystamp.com

Enjoy. Take care.

Love and Laughter

Tina

Christmas Centrepiece

Hiya. Hope everyone is well. Here are the quick step by steps photos and instructions to the second card I demo-ed on Hochanda on 29th August.

Groovi Plates and Fresh Cut Dies used:

Nested Squares Picot Cut Die Set & Groovi Plate - ACC-DI-30698-66

Tina's Christmas Rose - GRO-CH-41292-03
Tina's Christmas Centrepiece - GRO-CH-41291-03

All the embossing and colouring has been done on the back and all the perforating and picot cutting has been done on the front.

1.) Picot cut the 2nd from outside square using the nested squares picot cut die and emboss the corresponding double square outlines from the corresponding Groovi plate.

2.) Emboss the inner square border from the Christmas Rose plate and the lace design at the bottom of the square.

3.) Emboss the rest of the design from Christmas Centrepiece plate.

4.) Emboss inside the little circles and leaves.

5.) Colour on the back using Perga Liner B pencils and blend with Dorso oil using blending nibs. 

6.) From the front perforate using the bold 2-needle tool in the circles around the oval and in the lace design.

7.) Picot cut between all the perforations.

8.) On a separate piece of parchment, emboss 5 flowers from the Christmas Rose plate, freehand emboss the little circles and colour. Cut the flowers out.

9.) To finish, mount the parchment piece to Northern Lights designer paper and white card using brads through the flower centres. Stick this on another piece of Northern Lights designer paper and folded white card. Add a bit of sparkle on the circles, stars and hearts using sticky ink, mapping pen and Perga glitter.

If you missed the show, you can watch it on rewind at http://www.hochanda.com/cinema/36183

All the products can be purchased from https://claritystamp.com

Enjoy. Take care.

Love and Laughter

Tina