Cherished Cards: February 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Paper Rose Friendship Mouse | Partial Embossing

I have a little bit of diffused embossing, I think that is what it is called.

Recipes

Paper Rose

Sweet Vines Embossing Folder 21477

Friendship Mouse 31341

Clear Crystal Mix 19499

Distress Ink

Rustic Wilderness

I wanted to explain what I did with the embossing for those who may not know how to do this.

I got 2 pieces of chipboard and glued them together, this is only because I thought it wasn't thick enough. I gauged this on trying to get it thick enough to replace one platform of my Big Shot machine.

After it was dried, I drew what I wanted to cut out. The image I had in mind was like he was sheltering under a tree. After cutting it out, I placed it with my piece of card stock where I wanted it and used the thick white plate and one of the clear plates. You will need to adjust this to your machine depending on your chipboard. This might mean adding shim or playing with the plates. Big Shots have flaps you can remove depending on if you are embossing or die cutting, so these can be helpful, if needed.

Copics

Water

B99, B97, B95, B93

Petals

G99, G94, G82

Flower Centre

Y28, Y26, Y21

Red

R37, R35, R32

Mouse

W5, W3, W1 R30( inside Ears)

Mouse Nose

Snail & Ladybug

E74, E71

Let me know if you would like a video on this card. I completed it while away and didn't have everything available. xx

Natalie

Monday, February 19, 2024

Paper Rose Hogs& Kisses | Copic Colouring

I have seen a lot of cards with a few windows and little images scattered through out and I had to give it a try. So this is my take when you have a 6 x 6 stencil rather than AUS A6.

Recipe

Paper Rose

Hogs & Kisses 18630

Arty Love Colour Wheel 18021

Rectangle Windows 28801

Distress Inks

Saltwater Taffy

Salvaged Patina

Unchartered Mariner

Copics

Target

Light Area

C5, C3, C1

Dark Area

C7, C5, C3

Pig

E99, E97, E95

Ear

R22, E95

Mouth

C5, C3

Tongue

R22

Eyes

BV31

Present

R24, R22, R20

Ribbon

B16, B14, B12 Glazed with R20

Red

R89, R46, R24, R22

Wood

E57, E37, E31

I thought it was fun to include a heart "dart" with a ground shadow.

Take Care. Talk soon

Natalie

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Hero Arts Jan Classic Kit 2024

Recipe

Hero Arts Jan Classic Kit

Hero Arts Ombre Ink

Sand to Chocolate Brown

Shaker Mix from my Stash

Confetti Sequins

You can watch the video here

Thank you for your support. It's greatly appreciated.

Natalie

Friday, February 9, 2024

Paper Rose You Warm My Heart | Valentines | No line colouring

I did these cards while away so no video for this card.

I wouldn't recommend doing no line colouring on such a fine stamp and I certainly had my doubts for a while there. My "brilliant" ideas usually cause me a few headaches and I wonder why I decided to do this stupid idea. :D My "brilliant" idea worked out cool in the end. Well, I love it! I hope you do too.

Recipe

Texture Paste

WOW Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing Powder

Paper Rose

You warm my Heart 18327

Sprinkle Hearts Stencil 28807

Liquid Sparkle 19760

Copics

Purple

V17, V15, V12

Blue

B16, B14, B12

Green

G07, G05, G03

Orange

YR16, YR14, Yr12

Yellow

Y17, Y15, Y13

Rainbow Matt

V15, B14, G05, Y17

( Yes, I completely forgot about the orange until it was too late!)

I wanted to explain the background. I applied Texture Paste through the stencil and while it was wet I sprinkled the embossing powder over the wet paste and left it to dry. Now I have heated it from the back while the paste was still wet. I found most texture paste will bubble up more and give a cool texture. So it depends on what you are going for of course. If you would like a video on seeing the difference, let me know.

Applying the powder gives the paste a shiny cool look. If you try the technique please tag me on Instagram @natalieperrywalsh. I would love to see it.

Two things I would like to say about no line colouring.

Don't, unless you do no line often, do a line image first up... or after a couple of adult cordials :)
Don't use new inks and find out that it drys very light! And then try to colour it later in the evening.

Clearly I wasn't thinking much but that is what you get with me. You get everything. I'm not perfect and totally get carried away.

The liquid Sparkle was applied over the whole heart.

That is it for me. Thanks for stopping by.

Natalie x