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Thursday 28 January 2016

Chic Grey/Blue - Showcasing Chic Floral Occasion Sentiments

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm overwhelmed with the comments and messages  from you all, thank you so much.

Another small and reasonably quick for you today.

All the products used to create this are available on Phill's Website:-

www.honeypotcraft.co.uk

This is what I used :-

8 x 8 White Card Blank (cut to 8 x 6)
White Card Stock
Chic Grey/Blue Colour Cloud Blending Ink
Chic Grey/Blue Gilding Wax
Chic Grey/Blue Mister Spray
Sentimentally Yours Chic Floral Occasion Stamp Set
Sentimentally Yours Chic Floral Background Stamp
Sue Wilson Dies - Caribbean Collection St, Lucia
Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Blooms
Climbing Vines Embossing Folder
Silver Embossing Powder
Small Dazzlers
Pearl Corners
Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels

This is what I did:-

I cut the 8 x 8 card blank to 8 x 6 then cut the first layer of white card stock to measure 7.75 x 5.75

Next I used Grey/Blue Gilding Wax around the edges before attaching flat to the card blank.

2nd  layer
white card cut to 7.5 x 5.5
then I  used the  Chic Floral Background stamp and Grey/Blue Colour Cloud to create the  background, then attached flat to the card.


Next I cut 2 layers using white card

1st layer 4.25 x 5.25 and edged with Grey/Blue Gilding Wax
2nd layer 4 x 5 and embossed it using the embossing folder ( and inked edges with colour cloud)
Then attached to the card using pads to give dimension.


Sentiment

Using plain white card stock and the St Lucia Die I cut this out and once again edged it with Colour Cloud.
Then I used a Sentiment from the Chic Floral Occasions Sentiment Stamps and heat embossed it using Silver Shine Embossing Powder.
This was then added to the card using pads.


Flowers and Finishing Touches

Using a sheet of plain white card I sprayed it with Grey/Blue Mister Spray and cut an assortment of the flowers out, which I shaped and attached to the card.

I then added Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels to the flowers and leaves  and also around the edge of the sentiment.

Finally I added the pearl corners and a small dazzler to the centre of each flower.
                                            Happy Crafting

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Black & Cream - Many Happy Returns

Good Morning Everyone,

Thank you all for your lovely messages and comments on my previous post, its nice to know you are enjoying the blog:-

Today's card is another small one :-

All the products used to create this are available on Phill's Website 

www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

This is what I used :-

Cream Card Stock
Black Card Stock
Baroque Frame A6 Stamp Set
Mini Baroque Everyday Sentiment Stamps
Black Soot Distress Ink
Sue Wilson Noble Dies - Ornate Pierced Rectangles
Sue Wilson Camellia Open Petals
Sue Wilson Camellia Complete Petals
Creative Expressions Cream Pearl Strips
Cosmic Shimmer Glue

This is what I did :-

First I cut the card shape using Cream Card Stock and the largest of the dies, then cut another piece out and attached to the card blank.

Using the 2nd and 3rd largest dies I cut these out using Black Card and layered it onto cream card.

I then attached this to the main card using pads to give dimension.

Using the smallest pierced die I cut out in cream card to stamp the border. For this I used the Baroque Frame Stamp and Black Soot Distress Ink.
Then attached flat to the card.






Sentiment & Flowers

I cut a piece of Cream Card to 3.25 x 2.25 and chose a stamp from the Mini Baroque Everyday Sentiment Stamp Set, and used Black Soot Distress Ink.

This was then attached to the card using pads to give dimension.

To create the flowers I cut an assortment of these both in cream and black using offcuts of card.

I then shaped and assembled them and attached to card.


Finishing Touches

Finally I added cream pearls around the outer edge of the card and also to the centre of the flowers.

                                                Happy Crafting

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Frosty Heather & Cream - Especially For You

Good Morning Everyone,

Another Crafty Day for me, I hope those of you who are able are spending your time keeping warm and enjoying crafting too.

On with today's card  -  another straightforward one.

All the products used to create this are available on Phill's Website:-

www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

This is what I used:-

8 x 8 Cream Card Blank
Cream Card Stock
Flourish Butterfly and Dragonfly A6 Stamp Set
Frosty Heather Colour Cloud
Frosty Heather Mister Spray
Chic Floral Occasions Stamps
Creative Expressions Pearl Strips
Sue Wilson Noble Dies - Double Pierced Rectangle

This is what I did :-

I cut the Cream Card Blank to
7.5 x 6.5

Then I cut a piece of Cream Card Stock to 7.25 x 6.25 and sprayed it with Frosty Heather Mister Spray.
Once dry ( only a couple of minutes)
I attached this flat to the card.

Using the 3rd and 4th largest dies I cut out the frame and attached flat to the card.

The centre piece of cream card I stamped with a butterfly stamp from the Flourish Butterfly and Dragonfly Stamp Set. Frosty Colour Cloud.
Then attached flat to the card.


Sentiment & Finishing Touches

Using the 2nd & 3rd smallest dies I cut out the frame for the sentiment, and attached the frame to the card using pads to give dimension.
Then using the small piece of cream card I stamped the sentiment using Colour Cloud and a stamp chosen from the  Chic Floral Occasions Stamps. I added Glamour Dust to the centre of the rose.

Finally I added Cream Pearls around the edges of both frames.

                                                      Happy Crafting

Monday 25 January 2016

Decadent Oak - Showcasing the New Mini Baroque Stamps

Good Morning Everyone,

 I hope you have all had a 'Good Crafty Weekend'

On with today's card which is a smaller and relatively easier one.

All the product used to create this card are available on Phill's Website:-

www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

This is what I used:-

Cream Card Stock
Decadent Oak Colour Cloud Blending Ink
Decadent Oak P.V.A.
Decadent Oak Twinkles
Decadent Damask Premium Paper Pad
Sentimentally Yours Mini Baroque Inspirational Stamps A5
Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels
Sue Wilson Noble Dies - Classic Adorned Rectangles
Sue Wilson Perfect Peony Complete Petals
Sue Wilson Laurel Leaves


This is how I created it:-

I cut the card shape using the largest die.

Then using cream card stock and  the 2 largest dies I cut out the frame. Then edges it with Decadent Oak Colour Cloud before removing from the die.

This was then attached to the card using pads to give dimension.

Next I cut the filigree die and again edged in oak , which I then layered on to a piece of Decadent Oak ( plain side) from the paper pad, then inserted this flat inside the frame.







Sentiment 

Using the largest of the two oval dies and Cream Card Stock, I cut this out and used the Mini Baroque Inspiration Stamp, and Decadent Oak Colour Cloud Blending Ink.

I then attached this to the centre of the card using pads, and added Decadent Oak P.V.A. Pearls around the edge.







 Finishing Touches

I cut several flowers out from the Peony Die and inked the petals with Decadent Oak before removing them from the dies.
I then shaped and glued together before attaching to the card.

Once attached to the card I edged the tips of the petals with Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels and added Oak Twinkles to the centres.

Finally I cut the leaves out and once again coloured these with Colour Cloud before removing from the die, then attached to the card.

                                                              Happy Crafting
      

Friday 22 January 2016

Frosty Sky and White - Especially For You

Good Morning Everyone,

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my previous post.

Today's card is an 8 x 8 but works just as nice on smaller cards.

All the products I used can be found on Phill's Website:-

www.honeypotcraft.co.uk


This is what I used:-

8 x 8 Card Blank
Plain White Card Stock
Sentimentally Yours Chic Floral Occasions Sentiment Stamps
Frosty Sky Pearl P.V.A.
Frosty Sky Colour Cloud
Frosty Sky Gilding Wax
Frosty Sky Mister Spray
Silver Shine Embossing Powder
Sue Wilson Dies - Noble Double Pierced
Sue Wilson Dies - Caribbean Collection - St Barts
Sue Wilson Dies - Faux Quilled Blooms
Dazzlers
Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels
Cosmic Shimmer Glue

This is how I created it:-

8 x 8 White Card Blank

Using Plain White Card Stock I cut a 7.75 square and used Frosty Sky Gilding Wax around the edges then attached flat to the card using Cosmic Shimmer Glue.

For the frame I used the 3 largest Noble Pierced Square Dies and Plain White Card Stock.

I then inked the border with Frosty Sky Colour Cloud before removing from the die.
Then attached flat to the card.


Sentiment

Using Plain White Card Stock and the St Bart's Die I cut this out and again using the colour cloud I inked the edges before removing from the die. Once dry I attached to card using pads to give dimension.

I chose a Sentiment from the Chic Floral Occasion Stamps and Embossed this with Silver Embossing Powder.




Finishing Touches

I sprayed a sheet of white card stock with Frosty Sky Mister Spray, then when dry ( a couple if minutes) I cut several flowers from the Faux Quilled Blooms Die, shaped and glued together before attaching to the card. I then added Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels to the petals and small Dazzlers to the centres.

Finally using Frosty Sky P.V.A. glue I added pearls around the edge of  the card surrounding the sentiment.

                           
                       Happy Crafting

                                                                       

Thursday 21 January 2016

Decadent Wine - Showcasing the New Mini Baroque Collection

Good Morning Everyone,

Once again thank you all so much for your lovely comments and messages on my previous post.

Today's card is created from the Decadent Collection showcasing the New Mini Baroque Stamps, which are so versatile and a dream to work with.

All the products used are available on Phill's Website:-
www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk

This is what I used:-

8 x 8 White Card Blank
Plain White Card Stock
Sentimentally Yours Baroque Everyday Corner Stamps A5
Sentimentally Yours Mini Baroque Everyday Sentiment Stamp A5
Sentimentally Yours Baroque Background Stamp
Decadent Wine Colour Cloud
Decadent Damask Premium Paper Pad
Decadent Damask Premium Insert
Micro Beads
Self Adhesive Double Sided Sheets
Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels
Silver Shine Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
Seam Binding
Small Dazzlers
Sue Wilson Dies - Frames & Tags - Pierced Tags
Sue Wilson Lattice Heart Embossing Folder
Spellbinder Blooms 3
Couture Creation Butterfly

This is how I created it:-

8 x 8 Card Blank
From the Decadent Paper Pad I chose the plain side of the Decadent Wine and cut it to 7.75 square and attached flat to the card.




I then cut 2 panels in White Card Stock
1st 4.75 x 7
2nd 2 x 7

Using the Decadent Wine Colour Cloud and the Baroque Background Stamp I created the background on both panels before covering with the double sided adhesive sheets and Micro Beads.

These were then attached to the card using pads to give dimension.

The next layers are:-
2 x  Decadent Damask Wine 3.75 x 6 and 1.75 x 6

White Card Stock :-
3.5 x 5.75 and 1.5 x 5.75

2 x Decadent Damask Wine
3.25 x 5.5 and 1.25 x 5.5

The 2 white panels I stamped with Colour Cloud.
Next I stamped and heat embossed the 2 small Decadent Wine Panels with the Baroque Corner Stamps before embossing with the Lattice Hearts Embossing Folder. I then glued them together and attached to the card using pads.

Sentiment

I cut the 2 pierced tags out using plain white card stock and stamped the sentiments using Decadent Wine Colour Cloud, and then edged in the same.

These were attached to the card topped with a small bow and swags made from Seam Binding, then added a small dazzler.





Finishing Touches

Using a piece of scrap White Card I cut the flowers, then stamped them with the background stamp, then added Glacier Ice and a small dazzler to the centre.

Finally I cut out the butterfly and again stamped it and added glacier ice.

                                   Happy Crafting

                                               

                                                     


Wednesday 20 January 2016

Craft Card and Cream - On Your Special Day

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are all managing to stay warm on this very cold morning, and what better way to stay nice
and warm but to lock myself away in my craft room and do what I enjoy most........ crafting

So on with today's card.......

All the product I used can be found on Phill's Website:-

www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk


This is what I used:-

8 x 8 Craft Card Blank
Cream Card Stock
Mink Colour Cloud
Mink Pearl P.V.A.
Mink Twinkles
Ancient Copper Embossing Powder
Sentimentally Yours Chic Floral Anniversary Stamps
Sentimentally Yours Bracket Everyday Sentiment Stamps
Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels
Sue Wilson Dies - Caribbean Border, Accents and Tags
Sue Wilson Dies - Caribbean Collection St. Lucia
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
Shimmer Glue


I used a Craft Card Blank 8 x 8 and cut the first layer in cream card stock to 7.75 square and attached flat to the card using Cosmic Shimmer Glue.

The next three layer are as follows:-

Craft Card cut to 7" square
Cream Card cut to 6.75 square
Craft Card cut to 6.25 Square
and attach all these flat to the card.

Next I cut a piece of Cream Card to 6" square and created the background by using the roses stamp from the Chic Floral Anniversary Stamps, and Mink Colour Cloud.

Then attached once again flat to the card.





Using the Caribbean Border Die I cut three strips out and backed them onto Cream Card Stock (gluing down one edge only)

These were then attached to the card and curled at the edges.




Sentiment

Using Cream Card Stock I cut out the Caribbean St Lucia Die .
Then using  The Bracket Everyday Stamp I embossed this with  Ancient Copper Embossing Powder and attached both layers using pads to give dimension.

Finishing Touches

Next I added Glacier Ice to the edges of the border dies and the back of the sentiment.
Finally I added Mink P.V.A. Pearls to the top sentiment.

                                                                                       
                                                   



Wednesday 13 January 2016

Creative Expressions - Hochanda Takeover Weekend!

Good Morning Everyone

Just in case you haven't heard,... myself, Julia, John and Lisa will be taking over Hochanda this weekend!!

From Friday 15th at 8pm until 8pm Sunday 17th, it will be non stop crafting, tips and fabulous deals from the team at Creative Expressions!!

Here's our trailer :-)


If you can't see the trailer above.. here's a link to it on my Facebook page :-) 

For the complete rundown of who is on at what time, please see the details in the side section of my Blog..


Hope you can join us!

Get the Do Not Disturb sign on your door, the kettle on and settled in for a fabulous crafty weekend!

Happy Crafting!



Decadent Denim Card Giveaway - winner

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you enjoyed my shows on Hochanda last Sunday and Monday :-)

I have selected a winner randomly from the comments of the Decadent Denim Card and the winner is...

Leanne Harris

Well Done Leanne :-)

Please can you email me your address to phill@honeypotcrafts.co.uk and I'll sign the card and get it sent off to you :-)

I'll be doing another giveaway later on this week so keep checking back :-)

Happy Crafting!


Thursday 7 January 2016

Decadent Denim Card Giveaway :-)

Good Afternoon Everyone

Well, the weather is absolutely dreadful here in Nottingham, even Rufus didn't like his walk in the rain this morning!

So, shamefully, this is my first Blog post of 2016 so "Happy New Year" to you all!

It's going to be a very, very exciting year, with so much planned!
I'll tell you all as each plan comes to fruition :-)

I'm back on Hochanda this Sunday at 8pm and Monday 11th at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm...
It's a brand new One Day Special, but with some amazing! special prices :-)

Here's a little giveaway card, just for you Blog followers :-)

All I need you to do is be a follower of my Blog and leave a comment on this post :-)

I'll draw a winner on Monday 11th January, in between my shows on Hochanda and, of course, I'll sign it for you :-)

There is also a Card Giveaway over on my shops' Facebook Page - here's a link - Honeypot Crafts  :-)

This is an 8x8 card, made with cream cardstock and Decadent Denim Cosmic Shimmer products.
I've used my latest Mini Baroque Stamps for the sentiment and corners.
Yes,.. lots of pearls too! ha ha



Good Luck Everyone!