Friday, November 29, 2013

Aideens super quick cards with the WRMK chevron tape!

Man I love chevron & especially grey and white chevron!! So I had to try out the WRMK chevron tape from my DT kit :)

I made up these super quick & easy thank you cards (always handy to have!)


Using the tape to create a chevron piece first :) which I attached to the little 4x4 card blank using foam squares! I then stamped out the moustache image and added that again with foam squares giving the little cards nice dimensional detail...

So cute! I love moustaches... Tee Hee.....


I then just stamped thank you on the inside & that's it!! Oh & I inked the edges really quick....

Hope you like them & you gotta try this tape-there's LOADS on the roll!!

I would love to stay but I really moustache.....

Aideen xx

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

December Daily Album to Christmas ! DT

December Daily Albums! Design Team

Hi there Joanne here -

Ever since 2006 I have been making a December Daily Album - I got the idea from Ali Edwards blog way back then ! Last year I took a small SMASH Book, painted it white and used it to document the 24 days leading up to Christmas. In other years I have simply cut up any sheets of Christmas paper I had - put a chipboard front and back cover on it - punched two holes in it - slipped in two metal rings to hold it together - and it worked perfectly as a mini album !

This was last years project:


Haven't started on this year's one yet - but I will in the next few days !!!  I will keep you posted - if you haven't tried it before - give it a go - they are wonderful to look back on !

Joanne x

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Christmas tag

Hi again :)
Today I have for you a christmas tag made with Prima's products. I used stencil and light modelling paste to create some structure on background. Then I add some colour with chalk inks and some stamping, raffia bow, Santa cut out from Prima Holiday Jubilee cardstock and other embelishments :)




Products from Cardz'n'Scrapz:


Monday, November 18, 2013

Special Offer Gift Tokens!!

For a limited time only we're offering an amazing deal on gift tokens!! You'd be crazy to not pick one up for yourself or a friend!!

..The perfect Christmas treat!



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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Aideens Prima Optimist DT projects

Hey guys,

I am so excited and delighted to be coming to you here as a DT member for the awesome cardznscrapz.com-so as you may have noticed from my fellow lovely DT members our first kit is the Prima Optimist collection along with other FAB matching goodies!!

And here is what I made:

The frame box is by Heidi Swapp also available on CnS and it contains a mini album I made :)

Here is the box:


And the album:


And I also made a little **bonus** project 


Want to see how I made all of these.... Check out my video!!




Thank for looking :)

Aideen x







Friday, November 15, 2013

My Optimist Layouts

Here are my two layouts that I made from the Prima Optimist Collection.





Products used include:
Prima Optimist 6x6" Paper Pack
Prima Chalk Edger
Prima Flowers
Prima Wooden Flower Icons
Prima Sugar Dots
Prima Mask & Stamps
Prima 12x12" Optimist Love & Joy Paper
Kaisercraft Lace
Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers (with homemade mask in first layout!)
Gelatos (second layout)
Pink Acrylic Paint

Thanks for looking :)

Projects with Prima Optimist Range!


Hi ! Joanne here showing you some of the projects I put together using the beautiful Prima Optimist Range ! This range is full of colours and textures - which blend effortlessly into each other !

List of materials I used:

Prima The  Optimist 6 x 6 paper pad;
Prima The  Optimist Leaves;
Prima The  Optimist Brads;
Prima flowers;
Prima Vintage Vanity Doily Stamp;
Prima Wood Embellishments;
Prima white and black chalk fluid;
Chevron Washi Tape;
Ranger Distress Ink - Black;
I sheet of Black Card Stock (Bazzil Basic);
I sheet of Cream Card Stock (Bazzil Basic);
Black Pigment Liner (Staedtler) - 0.5
Twine - and while lace ribbon;
Glue dots, Scrappy glue, Glossy Accents and double sided tape;

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The first project I made is a little mini 'file tab' album - tied together with a little bit of twine for that outdoor feel ! I used some left over black and cream card to form the 'frame' for it - and created patterned paper out of it by using the Prima doily stamp ( which I loved). I then filled it in with some interesting flower photos I took (in my garden) and layered it with the beautiful prima papers and embellishments. I kept the journaling simple by writing it myself - it also has the effect of bringing the album together.










I then made a 12 x 12 layout using again black and white card stock as a frame. I made some really cool pattern paper with the stamp on the white card - and loved the way it turned out. Then I used an interesting black and white photo  - and I cut up loads of the prima paper into squares - mixed in the flowers and leaves to embellish the layout. I loved the way it turned out. Simple but effective.


Finally just using the scraps on the table  - I quickly assembled them and made a quick card ! Try it - so easy and fun!




This is a great range to work with - each of the elements combine so well together - enjoy and happy crafting !
Joanne

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Prima "The Optimist"


Hello! I'm here today to share with you my first designs as a Cardz'n'Scrapz DT :)
I made four cards and a box cover using lots of fab products from Prima's "The Optimist" collection. 






Here is what I used for this project:


:)