Creative Team Mermaid Tails & Rainbow Scales

Creative Team - Mermaid Tails & Rainbow Scales Card

By Cheryl Peterie

 

Products Used

Crafts4U 100mm x 20m Double Sided Tape 30010 (aka toilet roll)

Crafts4U 6mm x 4m Foam Tape 1mm Thick 30012

A4 Foil Card (Mirror Board) 5pk Silver

Crafts4U A5 Black 20 Pack 230gsm 60039

Crafts4U A5 Card 20Pk Smooth White 40036

Crafts4U Die Star Mermaid 70115

Crafts4U Die Fish Scale Frame 10194

My Favorite Things Clear Stamps Handwritten Happiness MFTCS214

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Wilted Violet TDO56355

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Cracked Pistachio TDO55891

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad Broken China TDO55846

Stazon Ink Pad Jet Black

Ranger Perfect Pearls

Sticky Pearl Strip

 

Tools

Basic tool kit (Crafts4U trimmer, scissors, Crafts4Udouble sided Tape, Crafts4U Foam Tape, pencil, tweezers etc), Ink BlendingTool, Glue, Washi Tape (for holding dies in place), Hinged Stamper, Die Cutting Machine.

 

Instructions

Fold & score a piece of A5 white card in half for the base card in the portrait position, cut a 2.5cm x 10cm (sentiment piece of white card) Using the Ink Blending tool blend the three colours on the card front & the sentiment piece & stamp the Happy Birthday image on the sentiment piece.

 

 

Cut a piece of the silver foil card to the size of the Fish Scale Frame, apply the Crafts4U 100mm x 20m Double Sided Tape to cover the entire back (leave the backing on) place the die on the silver side use some washi tape to hold to the cutting pad & die cut (NB: keep 5 of the cut out pieces) peel off the backing paper (keep backing to use as a stencil for the mermaid) & attach to the card front leaving an even border then peel the backing off the 5 pieces & randomly place back in the frame.

 

Die cut the Star Mermaid from black cardstock, place the tail of the mermaid under the Fish Scale backing stencil & blend the colours in three sections down the tail, leaving the stencil in place lightly dust the blended section with Perfect Pearls.

 

Attach the birthday sentiment to the card front, using foam tape mount the mermaid & star under the sentiment then to finish place some pearls across the mermaids waist.

Created by: Cheryl Peterie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team - Boutique Elegance Card

Creative Team - Boutique Elegance Card

By Cheryl Peterie

Products Used

Crafts4U 12 x 12 Weave White 10 Pack 230gsm 60052

Crafts4U Die Layered Frame 2 (7 dies) 10196

Crafts4U Die Manequins (2 dies) 10144

Little Birdie Carol Blush 6pk CR63101

Little Birdie Curly Rose Pink 12pk CR62801

Crafts4U Embossing Folder Tiny Dots 10112

Distress Pad Spun Sugar

Memento Ink Pad Tuxedo Black

Crafts4U Finger Tip Sponge Daubers 5 Pack 10029

Kaisercraft Miss Betty Collection 12" x 12" Paper - Stitched

Kaisercraft Miss Betty Collection 12" x 12" Paper - Tapestry

AC Cardstock 12" x 12" - Rain (or pale Blue)

Sticky Pearl Strip 

1/4" Satin Ribbon - White

Sentiment Stamp of choice (pictured is Kaisercraft Happy Birthday)

 

 

 

Tools

Basic tool kit (Crafts4U trimmer, scissors, Crafts4U double sided Tape, Crafts4U Foam Tape, pencil, tweezers etc), Glue, Washi Tape (for holding dies in place), Die Cutting Machine.

Instructions

(NB; with nesting dies No.1 being the smallest)

Die-cut the following pieces

·         Rain Cardstock - Layered Frame & the No.4 Oval (emboss the oval with the Tiny Dots folder)

·         Pattern Paper - Tapestry - No.2 Mannequin (largest) I used the bottom left corner of the paper place a tiny strip of pearls around the neck.

 

 

Cut the base card from the 12" x 12" White cardstock measuring 15cm x 21cm fold in half & score, cut a pattern background panel to 10cm x 14.5cm & attach to the card front.

 

Using a fine tip glue adhere the frame die-cut to the pattern panel.

 

Trim the small rose stems & wrap one of the stems around to secure all three & adhere with glue to the card front, Attach the Mannequin to the embossed oval & mount using foam tape to the card front.

Using glue adhere the large flower over the stems of the small roses & a small bow in between.

Stamp a sentiment onto a piece of leftover cardstock, cut into a banner & blend the edge with Distress Ink - Spun Sugar, place a piece of foam tape to the middle of the banner & glue either end down slightly curling the right end up.

 

Created by: Cheryl Peterie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team Blue Post Easel Card

Creative Team Blue Posy Easel Card

by Cheryl Peterie

Supplies:

Crafts4U Die Precious Petals (6 dies) 10185

Crafts4U Die Decorative Oval (4 dies) 70063

Crafts4U Die Leafy Branch 70038

Prills 3oz Lettuce Entertain You PRILLS 814

Distress Pad Stormy Sky

Crafts4U Mini Round Foam Inking Tool (2 pk / 4 foams) 10210

12" x 12" Smooth White Card stock

Kaisercraft Cardstock - Forest

Kaisercraft Cardstock - Navy

Kaisercraft - Wandering Ivy 12" Paper Pack

Kaisercraft -Wandering Ivy 6½" Paper Pad

Navy Satin Ribbon

White Lace

Flower Shaping Kit

Tools

Basic tool kit (Crafts4U trimmer, scissors, Crafts4U double sided Tape, Crafts4U Foam Tape, pencil, tweezers etc), Glue, Washi Tape (for holding dies in place), Die Cutting Machine.

 

Instructions

(NB; with nesting dies No.1 being the smallest)

Cut a white card base to 12" x 6" fold in half to a 6" x 6" square & score, open out flat then fold the left side to the centre fold line to create the easel fold.

 

 Die cut the following pieces

·         No.5 & No.4 Decorative Ovals to make a frame from white cardstock.

·         No.1 Decorative Oval from a piece of pattern paper blend the edge of this oval with Distress Ink-Stormy Sky.

To make the large flower die cut the following petals from the same paper as the No.1 oval & blend with Distress Ink - Stormy Sky, once cut & blended assemble & add prills to the centre

·         Two - No.5 petals

·         One - No.3 petal

·         One No.2 petal (cut an extra one for the single flower)

·         Two No.1 petals shape & form into a bud

Navy Cardstock - die cut two No.2 petals shape & form into a bud, die cut four No.1 petals shape leave single & add prills to the centres. (Best Wishes sentiment pictured instead of Wishing You)

 

Cut the following pieces

1.       Background panel to fit the inside base of the card leaving an even border.

2.       Cut from the same paper as above a 7.3cm x 15cm & attach to the top panel of the card front.

3.       Cut from the floral paper 7.3cm x 15cm & attach to the bottom panel on the card front

4.       Cut a 1cm x 15cm strip of navy cardstock.

5.       Cut a 1cm x 15cm floral strip.

6.       Cut a 15cm piece of lace & attach pieces 4, 5 & 6 to the bottom of the inside base panel.

 

 

Attach the pattern decorative oval to the white decorative oval, next attach the "Best things in Life" sentiment to the centre of the ovals & adhere two small navy flowers to the bottom corner of the sentiment, then using foam tape mount to the inside background panel to make the base stopper.

 

 

 

Attach the bottom half of the decorative oval frame to the bottom panel of the card front, add the leaves, flowers, buds, sentiment & to finish tie a bow from the satin ribbon dove tail the ends & adhere to the bottom of the flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team Lacy Floral Blooms Card

Creative Team Lacy Floral Blooms Card

by Cheryl Peterie

 

Supplies:

Crafts4U 12 x 12 Weave White 10 Pack 230gsm 60052 (1/2 a sheet)

Crafts4U Die Precious Petals (6 dies) 10185

Crafts4U Die Leafy Branch 70038

Crafts4U 12mm x 50m Double Sided Tape 30009

Crafts4U 12mm x 4m Foam Tape 2mm thick 30004

Crafts4U Round Ink Blending Tools 2 Tools with 4 Foams 10053

Crafts4U Edge Distresser 10110

Distress Pad Stormy Sky

Prills 3oz Lettuce Entertain You PRILLS 814

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit HCST1401

Kaisercraft Paper Pad 6½"  - Wandering Ivy

Kaisercraft Collectables Pack - Wandering Ivy

Kaisercraft Sticker Sheet - Wondering Ivy

Kaisercraft Cardstock - Forest & Navy

Stamens - Green

Satin Ribbon - Navy

Lace - White

Basic tool kit (Crafts4U trimmer, scissors, Crafts4U double sided Tape, Crafts4U Foam Tape, pencil, tweezers etc), Glue, Washi Tape (for holding dies in place), Die Cutting Machine.

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

Cut the following pieces

White Cardstock (card base) - cut a 6" x 12" card base fold in half & score to form a 6" x 6" square.

Forest Cardstock (background mat) - cut a 5¾" x 5¾" & a 3¼" x 3¼" distress the edges of both mats.

Navy Cardstock - ½" x 5½" strip.

Lace - 5½"

Pattern Paper (background) - 5½" x 5½" & a 3" x 3" distress the edges of both backgrounds.

Attach the pattern pieces to the background mats leaving an even border, next attach the large background to the front of the card, then the small mat to the card front, add the navy strip, the scallop lace sticker (from sticker sheet) & the white lace to the left side of the card front.

 

To make the flowers

(NB; with nesting dies No.1 being the smallest) 

Die-cut the following pieces for all flowers (pattern & navy), individual pictures show what petals are needed for each flower.

Navy cardstock

·         Two - No.6 petals

·         Three - No.4 petals

·         Two - No.3 petals

·         Two - No.1 petals

Pattern Paper (not pictured with dies) lightly blend the entire petal with Distress Ink - Stormy Sky

·         Two - No.4 petals 

·         One - No.3 petal 

·         One - No.2 petal

·         One - No.1 petal

Forest Cardstock - one Leafy Branch & cut in to four pieces.

Shape all the petals using the Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit 

 

 

Two No.4 & One No.3 Petals to make the medium navy flower

Large Navy Flower: Offset & adhere the two No.6, No.4 & No.3 petals together, pierce a hole through the centre & add the stamens, apply dries clear glue to both sides of the hole to secure the stamens when dry cut off the stems at the back of the flower.

Medium Navy Flower: Adhere the two No.4 & No.3 petals together & shape into a bud.

Medium Pattern Flower: Offset & adhere the two No.4 petals & the No.3 petal, adding prills to the centre

Single Flowers: Shape & add prills to the centres.

 

I have used the "Best Wishes" tag from the paper pad & the clock from the collectables pack, tie a piece of satin ribbon through the top of the tag using foam tape mount to the card front, next attach the clock then to finish adhere the leaves & flowers.

 

 

Created by Cheryl Peterie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Team Sunshine Fairy Easel Card

Creative Team Sunshine Easel Fairy Card

by Cheryl Peterie

 

 

Supplies:

Crafts4U Die Layered Frame 1 (4 dies) 10195

Crafts4U Die Flying Fairy 70006

Crafts4U 12 x 12 Weave White 10 Pack 230gsm 60052

Crafts4U A5 Glitter White 10 Pack 60025

Crafts4U 3mm x 4m Foam Tape 2mm Thick 30013

Crafts4U 12mm x 4m Foam Tape 2mm thick 30004

Little Birdie Bernadette Lemon 6pk CR55690

Little Birdie Curly Rose Yellow 12pk CR62800

Kaisercraft Fairy Garden Collectables pack

Kaisercraft 12x12 Paper - Chartreuse

G.C.D Studios 12x12 Paper - Abbies Sunshine

Sticky Pearl Strips

Satin Ribbon 1/4"

 

 

Basic tool kit (Crafts4U trimmer, scissors, Crafts4U double sided Tape, pencil, tweezers etc), Die Cutting/Embossing Machine, Washi Tape (for holding dies in place).

 

 

Instructions:

 

Start with a base of White cardstock measuring 10cm x 30.5cm, fold in half & score then fold the left edge to the centre line & score, next cut a 10cm x 15.3cm background mat.

 

 

Place some double sided tape on the front panel as shown & attach the background mat to the base card.

 

Die cut the Crafts4U Die Layered Frame 1 from the Abbies Sunshine- pattern paper (yellow daisy side) & adhere to the card front leaving an even border top & bottom, next using the Crafts4U 12mm x 4m Foam Tape mount the cut-out back in place to the card front.

 

(NB; with nesting dies No.1 being the smallest)

• Nest & die cut the No.2 & No.3 labels from the above set on white cardstock & emboss both pieces with the Crafts4U Embossing Folder Tiny Dots. 


• Cut a No.1 label from the Chartreuse (yellow pattern paper) & stamp preferred sentiment.
• Die cut the Crafts4U Die Flying Fairy from a piece of the white glitter card & add some Crafts4U 3mm x 4m Foam Tape to the back

1. Attach the dots embossed frame to the centre of the card front over the mounted daisy label leaving an even border.
2. Adhere the embellishments from the Fairy Garden Collectables pack (ie: leaves, banner, butterfly) one large flower from the Little Birdie Bernadette Lemon 6pk, & two small flowers from the Little Birdie Curly Rose Yellow 12pk to the card front.
3. Place the mounted glitter fairy to the card front.
4. Tie a small bow & adhere to the bottom under the large flower.
5. Add a strip of sticky pearls along the top & bottom of the background frame

Base Stopper

Cut a 5.5cm x 10cm piece from the Chartreuse - (yellow pattern paper) & attach to the bottom inside of the card base, attach the No.1 yellow sentiment label to the No.2 embossed dots white label & mount to the centre of the base stopper next add a small butterfly from the Fairy Garden Collectables pack to the bottom right corner.