This is really easy and very messy to make so don't have a go if you've just had your nails done! It's a great size to add as a spooky embellishment on the front of a card YOU WILL NEED: 1) one paper clip 2) one length if kitchen towel - (torn to about 20mm (0.75 inch) wide) 3) one length of brown paper (35mm wide x 170mm long (1.4inches wide x 6.5inches long) 4) PVA Glue 5) distressing inks 'forest moss' & 'brushed corduroy' 6) short length of sewing cotton 7) paint brush 8) crystal glitter to highlight (optional) 9) Ranger 'Glue N seal' to finish (optional) INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Start with your paper clip and straighten it out. 2a) Cut it to around 70mm (2.75inches) long 2b) Give it a 'witchy bend' or two 3) Dab your inks onto a waterproof surface - I've used a glass coaster here. 4a) Squeeze some PVA glue onto the ink and mix the colours into it. You don't need as much glue as this - my nozzle popped off!!! 4b) Drag the kitchen towel through to load it with the mix. 5) Bind the paper clip to the end and back again. Don't worry if it hangs off either end you can trim when it's dry 6) Clean the glue off your surface and apply more ink. Roll the 'broom handle to and fro to pick up more colour. This is best done before the 'handle' dries. note: You can also pick up the ink on a paintbrush to cover any stubborn recesses (clean your brush straight after). 7) Ink up your length of brown paper - using the same colours as before. 8) Allow to dry, or blast dry with a heat gun, then cut fine strips across the full length. 8a) Be sure to leave about 15mm (0.6 of an inch) uncut along the top. 9a) Cut fine slits across the other (top) side leaving about 6mm (0.25 inches) uncut 9b) You don't have to do this all the way along about three quarters of the length then trim off from there 10) Run some glue down the uncut area and, starting with the trimmed end (shown in 9b), roll the paper length tightly onto the 'broom handle' 11) This is how it should look 12) Run your length of cotton through some ink to colour it. Apply glue to the uncut area of your 'broom' and wind the cotton tightly round. 13) When the glue has dried snip into the broom you're aiming to make the 'bristles' irregular in length 14) Scrunch the 'bristles' to make tem untidy - think 'bed head' hair style (scruffier the better)! Fan out the short bristles - (along the top, nearest the handle). You can highlight with crystal glitter or just varnish with something like Rangers 'Glue N Seal' It has a matte finish but gives a nice gentle glow. Hope you give it a go and thanks for popping by! X 

Hey there, happy 2014 crafty friends! Did everyone have a great Christmas and New Year's? I was sick with the flu! I'm getting better every day, but alas, the cough lingers. Ugh! I have some exciting news to share with you though...I was invited to be on the Stamping Bella Design Team! Whoop! With that said, here is my first project as a Bella Babe... I blew the dust off the 'ol brayer to use for the background. As you can see from the dark line at the top, I could use a little practice. *snort* I'm really not sure what happened, but I'm going to say dusk is turning to night and well, it is what it is! Ha! Anyway, after the sky was inked, I decided to use Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #200 for the layout. It's a loose interpretation of the sketch, but if you look closely, all of the elements are there...I did scoot the banner to the right hand side to make room for the Uptown Girl. The image, Opal the Optimist was stamped with Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut then popped up on foam. My Favorite Things die cut elements complete the card. I'm also entering this into Little Red Wagon's #218 New Beginnings challenge. I'm celebrating a new beginning on the Stamping Bella DT and also used a new Uptown Girl stamp. Love her! COPIC COLORING: SKIN: E11, E01, E00, E000, E0000, R30, BV20 HAIR: E43, E42, E41 DRESS: B23, B21, RV02, RV000 SHOES: RV02, RV000 WINE BOTTLE: B26, B24, B23, C2, C0, 0 WINE: RV02, RV000 WINE GLASS: BG72, BG70, 0 Bellarific Fridays returns next week, January 10, with the first official challenge of the year! It's all about inspiration next week...use any element or the overall "feeling" you get from the photo to create your project then email it to Em for your chance to win! Here's your inspiration...I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES: STAMPS: SB Uptown Girl Opal the Optimist PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic; Best Creation Inc Silver Glitter cardstock INK: Copic markers; Memento (Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Paris Dusk) ACCESSORIES: Sizzix Big Shot; MFT Die-namics (Solid Skyline, Skyline Border, By the Numbers, Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax); 1 3/4" circle punch; sticky note mask; brayer; hobby blade; SU Dimensionals; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; adhesive TECHNIQUE(S): Brayer; masking SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

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Hello everyone. I'm here to welcome you to the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team Blog Hop for September! I love being a part of these hops because I am always inspired by what the other team members create. This month I used my new stamp and die set (Enchanted Mum) and created a pretty flower and a cute little dragonfly. There will be a $25 gift certificate for one lucky person. You must visit as many of the participating designers as you can and leave a comment on each blog because we never know from which blog the winner will be chosen. If you arrived here from:Kathy Clement's blog you are right on track and your next stop will be:Alissa Wells's blog. You have until Midnight,October 2nd. to leave a comment on as many of our blogs as you can. The winner of the $25 gift certificate will be announced on Saturday October 3rd.. Good luck to everyone! Supply List: HCD-1 768 Enchanted Mum Die HCPC 3691 Enchanted Mum Cling Stamp Anna Griffin Embossing Folder (Fluted Damask) Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two (Retired) Prima Botanical Paper Collection Dienamics Fancy Flourish Die Green and White Card Stock Participating Designers Emilia van den Heuvel Vicki Dutcher Amarilys Doria Ujjwal Gupta Mary Faus Kathy Clement Glenda Brooks Alissa Wells Sarah Miller Gini Williams

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums, hope you had a great day with lots of love and hugs from your family. I have had several ladies with me today doing the One-sheet Wonder Class, we had a lot of laughs and really enjoyed the day. During the class we talked about some basic card sketches which are quick and easy to do and how they could be used in their card making. The ladies went home with 12 cards from one piece of designer series paper. I am sharing the cutting template (at the bottom of this post) and card instructions with you. The cutting template is not to scale, however the measurements are detailed. The designer series paper sheet used to make the cards is from the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series paper pack. Card 1 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 14.3cm x 10cm embossed with the Lovely Lace Embossing folder. Mats for Flower – Pool Party 7.5cm x 7.5cm & Whisper White 7cm x 7cm, adhere to card front with dimensionals. Flower – Silver Emboss the flower images from Beautiful Bunch, Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamp sets onto Whisper White, do a watercolour wash on the petals using Pool Party ink. Punch out using the matching punches Fun Flower, Pansy and Petite Petals. Layer up with dimensionals and add an Iced Rhinestone for the flower centre. Create the leaves using Whisper White and the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies. Ink the edges of the leaves with Pool Party. Add Silver Metallic Thread to the back of the flower and adhere to the flower mat. Add some Rhinestones to finish panel. Sentiment Panel – Pool Party 10cm x 4.4cm, Designer Series Paper (DSP) 10cm x 3.9cm. Stamp the sentiment from the Wetlands Stamp Set using Basic Black Archival ink. Punch out with the Large Oval Punch and then mat onto a Pool Party Scalloped Oval and adhere to the sentiment panel using dimensionals. Card 2 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm. DSP 13.cm x 9cm, adhere this to the Whisper White mat and then to the card front. Pool Party cardstock 8cm x 2.5cm, create a flag one end using the Triple Banner Punch. Stamp the sentiment in Basic Archival Black from the Greatest Greetings stamp set. Add a strip of Rhinestones and adhere to the card front. Card 3 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed using the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Adhere this to the card front. Centre Panel – Pool Party mat 10.5cm x 8cm, DSP 10cm x 7.5cm. Add a piece of Pool Party Glitter Ribbon to the DSP and then adhere this to the Pool Party cardstock mat. Adhere to the card front. Sentiment Panel – Pool Party mat 7.5cm x 4cm, Whisper White 7cm x 3.5cm on which the sentiment is stamped with Basic Black Archival ink. The sentiment is from the Birthday Blossoms stamp set. Adhere this to the DSP centre panel using dimensionals, add some Rhinestones to finish. Card 4 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed using the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Wrap a piece of Pool Party Glitter Ribbon around this piece and adhere this to the card front. Centre panels – cut 3 Pool Party mats 3.5cm x 3.5cm, 3 Whisper White mats 3cm x 3cm and adhere the 3 DSP 2.5cm x 2.5cm pieces to these. Adhere the two outer pieces to the card front and then the centre one using a dimensional. Stamp the sentiment from the Watercolor Wings stamp set using Basic Black Archival ink onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock and punch out using the Washi Label punch. Adhere this to the centre of the card and add a Rhinestone to finish. Card 5 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed using the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Adhere this to the card front. 3 Panels – Pool Party mats 8cm x 4cm, adhere the pieces of DSP 7.5cm x .5cm to these and adhere to the card front. Sentiment Panel – stamp the sentiment from the Petite Pairs stamp set onto Whisper White using Basic Black Archival Ink and punch out using the 1 3/8” Circle Punch and mat onto a 1 ½” Pool Party Circle using the 1 ½” Circle Punch. Layer these together and adhere to a small Silver Metallic Doily. Adhere the card front using dimensionals. Card 6 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed using the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Adhere this to the card front. Centre Panel – Pool Party mat 10.5cm x 8cm. Take the 10cm x 7.5cm piece of DSP and cut the centre out, leaving a 1cm frame. Adhere this to the Pool Party mat. Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Blooms stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock 9.5cm x 7cm using Basic Black Archival Ink (make sure that you stamp towards to bottom of the panel to allow room for the banner at the top. Adhere this on top of the DSP. Banner - Cut the DSP remaining into 5 strips 1.5cm wide. Create the flag on one end, you can use the Banner Punch for this or just use your scissors. Fold these over a piece of Whisper White Bakers Twine, sticking together with a glue dot (I found this easier than glue or tape). Evenly space the banners along the Bakers Twine and adhere to the centre panel just above the sentiment (again using glue dots). Tie two bows using Bakers Twice and adhere these at each end of the banner. Add some Rhinestones between the flags to finish. Card 7 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed using the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Adhere this to the card front. Centre Panels – 3 Pool Party mats 4.5cm x 4.5cm, 2 DSP pieces 4cm x 4cm and 1 Whisper White piece for the sentiment 4cm x 4cm. Stamp the sentiment from the Wetlands stamp set onto the 4cm x 4cm piece of Whisper White, making sure that you same it on the diagonal. Adhere the sentiment panel and the DSP to the Pool Party mats. Adhere the top and bottom panels in place and adhere the centre panel with dimensionals. Punch out some small flowers from the left over DSP using the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. Add small Rhinestones to the flower centres to finish. Card 8 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm, DSP 13.3cm x 9cm. Adhere these together and then adhere to the card front. Sentiment Panel – Pool Party 9.5cm x 3cm, Whisper White 9.5cm x 2.5cm. Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Blossoms stamp set in Basic Black Archival ink onto the Whisper White 9.5cm x 2.5cm piece (make sure you stamp to the right side to allow for the embellishment). Adhere this to the Pool Party mat. Adhere a piece of Pool Party Glitter Ribbon to the back of the panel and the adhere this to the card front. Add a Botanical Garden Jewel to finish. Card 9 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed with the Lovely Lace Embossing folder. DSP 9.5cm x 13.8cm cut on the diagonal (the other piece is used for Card 11). Adhere this to the embossed piece of Whisper White cardstock and then adhere this to the card front. Flower – Silver Emboss the flower images from Beautiful Bunch, Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamp sets onto Whisper White, do a watercolour wash on the petals using Pool Party ink. Punch out using the matching punches Fun Flower, Pansy and Petite Petals. Layer up with dimensionals and add an Iced Rhinestone for the flower centre. Create the leaves using Whisper White and the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies. Ink the edges of the leaves with Pool Party. Adhere this to the card front and add some Rhinestones. Sentiment – Stamp the sentiment from And Many More onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black Archival Ink and punch out using the Word Window Punch. Layer this onto a Washi Label panel made using a piece of Pool Party cardstock and the Washi Label Punch. Adhere to the card front using dimensionals. Card 10 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.3cm x 9cm, adhere this to the card front. 4 Panels – Pool Party mats 3.5cm x 3.5, Whisper White mats 3cm x 3cm and DSP 2.5cm x 2.5cm. Layer together and adhere to the top of the card front making sure to leave space that the bottom for the sentiment panel. Sentiment Panel – Pool Party 4.4cmx 9cm and DSP 3.9cm x 9cm. Adhere these together and adhere to the card front. Stamp the sentiment from the Petite Pairs stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black Archival Ink and punch out using the Large Oval Punch, mat this onto a Scallop Oval Punch. Adhere this to the sentiment panel using dimensionals and a Rhinestone to finish. Card 11 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 13.8cm x 9.5cm embossed with the Lovely Lace Embossing folder. DSP 9.5cm x 13.8cm cut on the diagonal (the other piece was used for Card 9). Adhere this to the embossed piece of Whisper White cardstock and then adhere this to the card front. Flower – Silver Emboss the flower images from Beautiful Bunch, Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamp sets onto Whisper White, do a watercolour wash on the petals using Pool Party ink. Punch out using the matching punches Fun Flower, Pansy and Petite Petals. Layer up with dimensionals and add an Iced Rhinestone for the flower centre. Create two more flowers but for the second flower only use the Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamp and for the third flower use the Petite Petals Stamp only. Adhere these to the card front along the diagonal line where the DSP and the Whisper White cardstock meet. Sentiment – Stamp the sentiment from And Many More onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black Archival Ink and punch out using the Word Window Punch. Layer this onto a Washi Label panel made using a piece of Pool Party cardstock and the Washi Label Punch. Adhere to the card front using dimensionals. Card 12 A2 Pool Party card base. Whisper White mat 14.3cm x 10cm, DPS 13.8cm x 9.5cm. Adhere together and adhere to card front. Centre Panel – Pool Party mat 10cm x 6.5cm, Whisper White 9.5cm x 6cm embossed with the Lovely Lace embossing folder. Wrap a piece of Pool Party Glitter Ribbon around the Whisper White embossed piece and adhere this to the Pool Party mat. Adhere this to the card front. Sentiment Panel – Stamp the sentiment from the Watercolor Wings stamp set on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and cut out using the Tags and Labels Framelits. Cut out a Pool Party mat using the next size up label from the Tags and Labels Framelits. Layer these together and adhere to the centre panel. Cut out a butterfly using Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and the Bold Butterfly Framelits. Cutting Template Thank you for visiting. Carolyn. Share:facebook - twitter - pinterest Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums

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Each Sunday I create a card using one of my card sketches. Sketches can help to get your creativity fired up. They are open to interpretation, no real right or wrong way. Today's card features the My Meadow Stamp Set from the 2020 Mini Catalog. This set is going to be a great compliment to ... Read More about Sunday Sketches – My Meadow Stamp Set

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