Making Cards Magazine Three Ways with Colour Pop Mini

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I can now share my makes for Making Cards Magazine October issue. i made three cards using just Susan K Weckesser Inks and Stamps to create three different cards.

I used a die cut to create the round card shape but you can also use a tea saucer. Just make sure you leave a bit of the fold uncut otherwise it will fall to bits.

I used the Color Pop Mini inks and mixed them with water so that they can be used as a watercolor paint. I flicked water on with a brush to get the spotted effect and then used In Circle me to add texture.

I made a heart shaped card using the Xcut Heart Nesting Die. I mixed Kiss and Snow inks to create a salmon pink color which i used to paint the background. I used In Circle me again but colored in the circles separately.  

To get that grungy edge around the image i roughly dabbed black ink around the edges and then colored it in after it had dried.

The last card i created the background using Clearsnap Color Pop Mini inks and  the In Circle Me stamp

I used Bunny Hugs for the main feature and A Little Bit Washi for the sentiment.

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Making Cards Magazine Free Papers Cute Penguins

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I made up a few cards using the free papers from this months issue of Making Cards Magazine.

I used Waterfall Colour Chemistry inks to pint the background on and then stamped on some snowflakes with the Snow Way Stamp Set

I used the same ink again to paint the background and used a mask to add snowflakes. I then used DecoArt Twinkies to add sparkle to the snowflakes and penguin.

Making Cards Magazine Debut Nautical Ideas feature

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I am back with some exciting news to share. My cards  have been published in Making Cards Magazine August Issue.It is my first feature for them and i hope the first of many. I love to see my work in print as it  feels like have achieved something,  I used the MDF nautical shapes by Things to Alter. You can find a full tutorial in the magazine so i will just mention a few things here.

                                                     

The papers are from the Gecko Galz and are part of the Seaside Splendor kit. They are digital papers so print them off a bit smaller then A5 to get the proportions correct.

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I took the portal and painted it using a mix of DecoArt Crafters Acrylic in Mocha and orange. It doesn't matter if the paint is fully mixed as rust is a mixture of tones. The rough look is created by sprinkling on cinnamon powder while you add the paint. Once dry i rubbed it over with DecoArt Metallic Lustre Copper Kettle.

I love to add shelf adhesive pearls to the shells because it gives them a vintage feel

A close up of the rust effect

My second card was created by layering up the Crafters Acrylic and then going over the dry paint with weathered wood. I then repeated the process to get the peeled paint.

The flip flops by Clearly Besotted are so cutr

I think this is my favourite mainly because i love lighthouses and no trip to the seaside would be complete without them.

Again i used the combination of Crafters Acrylic an weathered wood to create the peeled effect.

The circle is plain blue card stock  that i rubber Turquoise  Metallic Luster over to tone down a bit.

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