Zodiac Samples for Crafters Companion - Aries and Taurus

Evening everyone, sorry been a bit quiet, but I succumbed to on of those winter bugs! Seems everyone has them :( Anyway onto the first of two posts with the Gemini zodiac dies and a couple of projects with them.

For this card I used:

Gemini Elements Zodiac Die - Taurus
Crafters Companion Classic Wreath Die Set
Crafters Companion Warm Blanket Embossing Folder
Sentiment sourced from various astrology sites
Added glitter card and a pearl to highlight the zodiac symbol

These dies are good for layering too, I cut the bull more than once and some of it in white card which I inked slightly, so the shoulders and forelegs are prominent and then the horns as well..

Card used is Pearlescent Centura in Mink and White with a hint of silver.

For someone who lives with a Taurus partner, the sentiment really rings true!! 

Next up is the fiery Aries star sign!

This one was made into a pyramid card, first time making one for me and they're super easy so why I don't make more, well who knows but I will do from now on...

the goodies used:
Gemini Elements Zodiac Die - Aries
Die'sire Decorative Frame 1
Papers from Enchanted Forest Paper Pad
Flourish Die from Sumptuous Swirls
Ribbon, liquid applique, brads from stash
Fired Brick and Hickory Smoke Distress Ink
Strictly Barbed Sheena Stencil
Sentiment from Say it with Words CC stamp set

One of the sides has a bar which holds a tag and the tag flips up for a place for a handwritten message

I specifically used red and the barbed mask as I thought that lends itself to the whole fiery theme..

OH and I dug out my liquid applique stuff which I applied and heated with a glue gun till it bubbled for the fleece effect on the ram's head - otherwise knows as fluffy stuff - remember YEARS ago when we all went mad over it for decorating sheep stamped cards?!

That's all for now, will be back with two more zodiac cards tomorrow, but I need to get the other 8 dies to experiment some more..

Gemini Foil Press thinking of you card

Here's another foiled card for you, with another coming up later today and a shimmery one to celebrate the launch on HSN tomorrow!

This one is a simple thinking of you card, on hammered white (embossed card) and using the rose gold foil and centura rose gold cardstock.

Supplies used:

Blooming Tree Foil Stamp Die

Thinking of You Foil Stamp Die

Rose Gold Foil

The inside of the card has the tree foiling repeated.

The background on this card was made using a mask

 Make mask from acetate using a rectangular die to cut an aperture in the acetate

then tape the acetate mask to your card stock and ink away using your favourite inks

I used distress inks for this project.

This foil is the Rose Gold one..

Okay it was a big ask to foil on inked and hammered card but the machine performed well, and there are only two teeny patches, it comes with trial and error though and I think it was too hot so I know for next time. Overall easy to use though!

This was heavy gauge / weight vellum, and again I think too hot as not as crisp as I would like, but I am still experimenting, only having had the machine a few days :)

Tune in later for a red and gold creation and foiling on acetate.

Crafters Companion Clear Acrylic Sentiment Stamps Part 2 and an exciting preview

Here's the second post for those sentiment stamps, as promised!

Stamps can be purchased HERE  

Crafters Companion PINTEREST inspiration HERE

Crafters Companion website inspiration HERE


The first card has double stamping using black and grey inks, and using a clear sentiment stamp makes this so much easier!

Inspirational Sayings Stamps Count My Blessings

Download of the month Apr 2016 – Butterfly Joy

Sheena Douglass Create A flower Stencil –

Dissolving Planets and butterfly from Butterfly Patchwork die set

Shadow Stamping technique for sentiment

This card is a great change to a normal easel, it's called a reversible easel.

The next card is called a diamond double fold card

Inspirational Sayings Stamps - Unstoppable

Sheena Douglass Create A flower Stencil –

A Leaf of Graph Paper

This card was made by making my own little scroll and hat out of cut and formed leather card, some red ribbon, and some distress and metallic ink and a little tassel from a sewing shop - amazing what you can make when you put your mind to it huh?

Inspirational Sayings Stamps - Unstoppable

Download of the month Oct 2016 – Times Gone By

Sheena Douglass Create A flower Stencil –

A Leaf of Graph Paper and

Die’Sire Flowers for all Ocassions 2

Glue gun pearl drops coloured with alcohol ink

So this card was also a delight to make, a bit shabby or grungy and lots of inking, distressing and scrunching going on.. the copper pearls are actually waste glue gun droplets coloured with copper alcohol ink - an 'authentic' aged look..

My last card share is a pretty clean design and one of those clean and simple cards which is useful for lots of occasions and for men as well - substitute pearls with enamel dots or sequins or stars?

Inspirational Sayings Stamps - Dreams

Sheena Douglass Create A flower Stencil –

Take your Leaf

the inside decorated to carry the theme through...

and now here is our sneak peek coming soon to hochanda, the dinkiest perfect little favour box dies!