Relish the day

This is a card I made for my Sister's friends Birthday. They love to cook so I thought this would be fun.

Ring of roses

This card was inspired by the Chocolate Baroque Challenge 11, I wanted to make something that was reminiscent of the stained glass windows in cathedrals but that also went beyond the card, so the leaves of the long roses and the ribbon roses are "off the edge". The bottoms ones are folded to make "feet".

Materials:

Card:

White Card Stock

Stamps:

Chocolate Baroque Mackintosh Windows

Chocolate Baroque Mackintosh Beauty

Ink:

Versafine Black Onyx

Versamark

Pens:

Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

GT2

TB5

PL4

BP3

FS1

TN8

Embossing Powders:

WOW! Embossing powder Metallic Silver - regular

Extras:

Scissors

Craft Knife

Compass

Method:

1) Load up the ladies face from Mackintosh windows with Versafine Black Onyx and stamp onto white card, allow to dry.

2) Next load up the small roses from the windows set and stamp 21 onto white card using the black ink

3) Get the "long" rose from the beauty set and stamp 8 of these, again using the black onyx versafine

5) Finally get the rose and ribbons from the beauty set and stamp 4.

6) Colour the face using FS1 and the hair using TN8, then use the other 4 pens to colour in as per the picture above.

7) Using compasses draw a circle with a radius of 5.8 cms and cut this out

8) Stamp the versamark ink on the circle and then cover with the silver embossing powder, use the heat tool to cure the powder.

9) Next you want to create a ring start by drawing a circle that has a radius of 6.3 and then around that draw one that has a radius of 7.8cm cut this out so you have a ring and colour with GT2

10) Next to create the blue ring you need a circle with a radius of 8.3cm followed by 10.8cm

12) Finally draw a square that is 20cm x 20cm and the draw a circle (starting at the centre) with a radius of 11.3cm to create the purple corners

13) colour in the roses as per the image above (small ones in BP 3) long ones in a combination of BP3 in centre with PL4 and then use GT2 for the stems

14) Colour the rose and ribbon using BP3 and GT2

15) Cut out the face and all the roses using a sharp craft knife

16) Assemble the card as per the image (face on the silver circle, pink roses on green circle, long roses on blue, and the rose and ribbons on the purple)

17) Fold the ribbon roses on the bottom to make "feet" for the card

Head in the clouds

I am calling this called "Head in the Clouds" it is for the WOW embossing May contest.

May WOW embossing winner

Materials:

Card:

Black Card stock
White Card stock
Paperado Amerena
Paperado Orange
Paperado Lilac

Stamps:

Chocolate Baroque - Tranquility 

Ink:

Versamark
Memento Summer skies

Embossing Powders:

WOW Primary Ebony superfine
WOW Metallic lilac ultra high
WOW Metalline violet regular
WOW Primary Indigo Super fine
WOW Earthtone grape regular
WOW Primary Bark regular
WOW metallic pink ultra high
WOW Fluorescent pink regular
WOW Fuchsia Regular 

Pens:

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens
OR2
OR3
TN4
TN5
TN7
LG5
FS9
BG2
BT1
BT2
BT4

Dies:
Xcut Extra Large Dies 13.5cm diameter circle

Stencil:
Clarity stamp clouds

Extras:
Compass
Ruler
Scissors
stencil paintbrush

Method:

1) Using the 13.5 cm diameter circle die cut a white circle

2) Load up the tranquility Buddha with versamark and stamp onto the circle, sprink the ebony black wow embossing powder and cure with a heat tool.

3) Using the FS9 pen add the skin tone to Buddha

4) Use OR2 and OR3 to colour in the robes 

5) BT1, BT2 and BT4 are used to create the pool of water

6) TN7 is used for the bullrush heads and also for the hair

7) LG5 is used for the leaves

8) Apply the cloud stencil over the top of the image and load a stencil brush with Memento blue skies and apply clouds to the image

8) From white card stock cut 4  rectangles that each measure 5.5 by 12.5 cm, two of these will be used for the cherry blossom and 2 for the wisteria.

9) Load up the wind chime stamp with versamark, and orient one of the rectangle so it is in portrait (up right) and stamp at the bottom. Apply the Bark coloured embossing powder, remove excess and cure with a heat tool. Repeat this on another rectangle. Colour in with TN4 and TN5, set aside and let the alcohol blend.

10) Take the remaining two rectangles in landscape view and, load the cherry blossom stamp with versamark and add WOW metallic pink ultra high, repeat this again so you have two metallic print stamps. Cure between each re-inking.

11) Next add at least part of the cherry blossom stamp and this time using WOW Fluorescent pink regular, cure the powder between each re-inking

12) Next add the WOW Fuchsia Regular cherry blossom to the rectangles.

13) Using the cloud stencil and the memento blue skies ink add the clouds to the two cherry blossom rectangles.

14) Taking the portrait rectangles with windchimes start to layer the wisteria starting with WOW Metallic lilac ultra high, emboss and cure between each stamp, the next layer is WOW Metalline violet regular, followed by WOW Primary Indigo Super fine and finally WOW Earthtone grape regular.

15) Using the cloud stencil and the memento blue skies ink add the clouds to the two wisteria/wind chimes rectangles.

16) Using a pair of compasses create a 14cm diameter circle on the Paperado Amerena card and cut out using scissors

17) Next cu 2 rectangles measuring 6cm by 13 cms from the Paperado Orange card, and another two of the same dimensions Paperado Lilac card.

18) Mount the cherry blossom onto the purple card pieces and the wisteria on to the orange, and mount buddha on to the circle,

19) Cut a piece of square card that is 20cm by 20cm

20) Assemble the pieces of card as per the image above

Checkmate

A good friend did well in a chess competition so I made this card to congratulate them, it is also an entry for the Chocolate Baroque Colour Challenge 10 and the WOW Embossing Powder Challenge for May.

Materials:

Card:

Pink Card

Orange Card

Mulberry/Raspberry Card

Purple Card

Stamps:

Chocolate Baroque - The Art of Chess 

Ink:

Versamark

Embossing Powders:

WOW Rich Metallic Gold superfine

Pens:

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens
LV3
BP2
OR2
PL3

Method:

1) Cut 3 triangles in, one each in orange, raspberry and purple.

2) Matt the orange triangle on to the top half of the card

3) Using a protractor measure out 9 degree (45 degrees divided by the 5 segments) and then use a ruler to mark the line on both the raspberry and the purple cards.

4) Cut each of the triangles into the 5 segments and retain them all

5) Taking the first purple segment, matt this onto the card up against the orange triangle, then take the 2nd segment from the raspberry triangle. Repeat this process alternating the colours until you have a striped triangle underneath the orange one.

6) Assemble the remaining segments starting with raspberry on a cutting matt and then using low tack tape adhere them at the top to stop them moving. Cut across the triangle every 2 cms on the cutting matt 

7) use the pieces you have just cut in step 6 to layer over the lower triangle on the card, you will use alternate rows (2,4,6 or 1,3,5)

8) Using versamark stamp 4 chess pieces on to white card stock and emboss using the gold powder,  and colour them in making each piece a different colour using the spectrum noir pens. Use a corner rounder to finish it off.

9) Using the queen stamp, load it with versamark and stamp onto vellum. Be carfeul when using the heat tool so as not to burn them vellum, colour the queen in using the BP2 ans then cut out using your craft scissors.

10) cut 2 strips of purple card and one strip of raspberry, then cut 2 raspeberry square and 1 purple square. Matt the squares into the middle of the strips

11) Assemble the card as above.

Colourful Klimt

This card was inspired by two of my favourite artists, Gustav Klimt and Andy Warhol. It's a second submission for the Chocolate Baroque Challenge Number 10 and also for the WOW Embossing May Challenge.

Materials:

Card:

Black Card stock
White Card stock

Stamps:

Chocolate Baroque - Klimt Panel 

Ink:

Versamark

Embossing Powders:

WOW Rich Metallic Gold superfine

Pens:

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens
LV3
BP2
OR2
PL3

Method:

1) load up the Klimt Panel stamp with versamark and stamp onto the white card, apply the wow gold embossing powder removing the excess and then heat to set the powder.

2) Repeat step 1 so that you have to gold embossed copies of the panel.

3) Take you versamark ink pad and stamp it around the edges of the card, so that you get an embossed border. Add the gold embossing powder and heat.

4) Using the corresponding Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (LV3, BP2, OR2, PL3) Colour in one of the klimt panels changing colour when the pattern dictates / it looks right.

5) Set to one side and trim 1cm off from the left side of the klimt panel.

6) Taking the remaining panel turn it on it's side and cut 4 1.5 cm slices to form the panels.  

7) Use the ALcohol Markers to colour in the slices in one colour (LV3, BP2, OR2, PL3) 

8) Cut white rectangles and then matt the 5 panels on to the them.

9) Cut a black rectangle and matt onto the card base with the embossed edge and arrange the panels gluing with the adhesive of choice.

Mother of Dragons

This card was inspired by the Chocolate Baroque Colour Scheme Challenge Number 10, Game of thrones and The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.

Materials:

Card:

Papermania Premium Smooth Solid Cardstock (Purple, Mulberry, Pink and Burnt Orange - colours are unnamed these are descriptions)

Black Card stock

Plain Vellum Paper

Stamps:

Chocolate Baroque - Here Be Dragons 

Ink:

Versamark

Embossing Powders:

WOW Rich Metallic Gold superfine

Pens:

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens
LV3
BP2
OR2
PL3

Instructions

1) Taking the first of the four colours of card, load up the dragon stamp with versamark and stamp onto the card, apply the wow gold embossing powder removing the excess and then heat to set the powder.

2) Repeat step 1 with the three remaining coloured pieces of card.

3) Get a sheet of plain vellum, reload the stamp with versamark and stamp the dragon onto the vellum, repeat this a further three time until you have 4 stamps, again apply the WOW gold embossing powder remove the excess and use the heat tool to set the powder. Be careful not to burn the vellum.

4) Get the pieces of coloured card with the gold dragons and using a sharp craft knife cut each one out.

5) Using the corresponding Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (LV3, BP2, OR2, PL3) Colour in the wings of the embossed dragon so you have a set of coloured wings for each dragon. Allow the pen to dry and then using craft scissors cut out the wings.

6) Attach the wings to the dragons using adhesive of choice.

7) Cut four 3 inch x 3 inch black squares and attach a dragon to each one. then from the remaining coloured card stock cut a background that is the same colour as the dragon leaving a border.

8) Use the right angle from making the border to create a 0.5cm by 0.5cm corner piece.

9) Assemble the card, starting with the corners first and then moving to the individuals mounted dragons.

A Rainbow of Butterflies

This card was made for the WOW Rainbow Challenge.

Materials and Method:

Inks:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Versamark

Embossing Powders:
WOW Bright White ultra fine
WOW Ebony ultra fine

Stamp:
Chocolate Baroque AYOS April
Kaisercraft Script

Pens:
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
DR1
OR2
CT4
LG5
BT5
IB3
PL4

Card:
White Card
Plain Vellum

Instructions:

1. Using the memento Tuxedo black ink, ink up the chocolate Baroque AYOS April stamp (large) and print onto white card.

2. Using Spectrum Noir Marker (BT5, IB3, PL4) colour in the blank butterflies on the paper you have just stamped and allow to dry

3. Using the  AYOS April Butterfly stamp (cleaned) load it with versamark ink and stamp onto another sheet of white card. Cover in Wow ebony embossing powder, shake off excess and then heat with a tool to a glossy finish.

4. Reload the AYOS April stamp with versamark ink and stamp onto the vellum, apply the WOW Ebony super fine embossing powder and heat carefully to set. (vellum can burn easily so hold the heating tool further away and move it quickly over the work)

5. Take the first stamped piece of paper with the Blue, Indigo and Violet butterflies, load up the Kaisercraft Script stamp with versamark and stamp over the coloured butterflies (if necessary use pieces of scrap paper as masks). Apply WOW bright white embossing powder, remove excess and apply heat to fix the powder.

6. Take the ebony embossed white card and cut out the spaces of the blank butterflies, this will allow the blue, indigo and violet butterflies to show through on the final card and creates dimension. Use a craft knife to do this.

7. Having cut out the plain butterflies colour in the background using LG5 and the patterened butterflies blending DR1, OR2 and CT4 (spectrum noir alcohol markers)

8. Repeat the blending of DR1, OR2 and CT4 on the WOW ebony embossed vellum and cut the butterflies out using scissors or craft knife.

9. Starting with the Blue indigo and violet butterflies as the lowest layer build the card up, with the vellum butterflies going on last. Bend the wings to create a 3D effect.

Optional:

10. As an option you can use the spectrum noir alcohol markers to custom colour clear rhinestones and add them to the butterfly body, the effect is shown in the photograph above. I used the DR1, OR2 and CT4 pens to colour the rhinestones. I used PVA glue to attach the rhinestones to the card.