Joy of Sets #JOSTTT004 April 2019 - Jane Allmark AMETHYSTARCRAFTING

Hello and welcome to April Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe challenge. This months grid was chosen by Nicky Leighton

The Grid this month has a wedding focus and the line I chose was Wedding, Glitter, Die Cut although I did add some silver embossing for the sentiment, white and floral.

This is the grid for you to have a go and enter the challenge.  The winner gets a winners badge and gets to design a card for the following month alongside myself and the other Design Team.

So the card I designed was for a customer who wanted me to make a wedding card for her.

I chose the PETAL PROMENADE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER which has the most beautiful florals and some pretty flowered frames idea for a wedding card. I matted each piece on white.

The pretty hearts were die cut in silver using SUNSHINE WISHES THINLITS DIES and then the sentiments were die cut in white and then I used the wink of stella to give the glittery shimmer.  

The Bride and Groom sentiments were die cut from the WELL WRITTEN FRAMELITS DIES. These are such lovely dies with a large selection of sentiments for many occasions.

So why don't you have a go and enter your own designed card this month.  Just click    HERE        to join in.




Here's a little bonus for new people visiting my blog.  I make video tutorials and have a YouTube channel with nearly 200 step by step craft ideas for you to subscribe to. I have made a DIY Wreath builder template using Stampin Up SMALL GRID PAPER (50 sheets for £6) to use with the STAMPARATUS or other positioning tools. Have a go at making this easy wreath builder to make your own wreath cards using whatever stamps you like.  This Wreath Builder has proved very popular so I am happy to share it with you all so you can make one for yourself.

How to create little framed pictures using silver embossing & Stampin Up dies.

This lovely little project uses two of our dies the STITCHED SHAPES FRAMELITS and the SUNSHINE WISHES THINLETS

Have a look at the video to see how to make these little pieces of framed art

Here are two finished ones

The flower is what I used in the video and the dragonfly is using one of our other dies.  This project will work with whatever dies you may have, just create a frame first and then fill in the space with whatever dies you have.  Experiment and have fun.

To do the embossing I used SILVER EMBOSSING POWDER and our HEAT TOOL

Thank you so much for stopping by and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Stampin Up Techniques with Framelits, Thinlits and Dies

How to Create a Fun Card Using your Stash of Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits

Support Ribbon Framelits

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits

These are the three sets of dies we used in our project today and some scraps of dsp

Share What You Love dsp

The lovely sparkly gems in the centre of the card are the

Clear faceted gems 75 of them in different sizes for just £4.75

Watch the video to see exactly how to make this card

Thank you everyone who ha subscribed to my YouTube channel.  I now have 62 videos to give you inspiration and ideas and 633 of you have subscribed so far, so a massive thank you to all of you and for all your lovely comments.  This is why I enjoy Sharing the Love.  If you haven't subscribed then please do so, with so many ideas and techniques I am sure there will be something which you will enjoy and like to have a go at.  I use the most current Stampin Up products and enjoy sharing my passion with you all.

Stampin Up Magical Day Knights and Damsels

Hello and welcome to Amethystarcrafting. My name is Jane Allmark and I'm a UK Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator.

MAGICAL DAY STAMP SET. is probably my favourite stamp set as I just love getting lost in the magic and myth of this set.

Who doesn't wish to be whisked away by a knight in shining armour in the sunshine.

This set isn't just for kids but for all us adults who enjoy a little humour and can picture ourselves riding off into the sunshine with our knight.

I have used several sets to create this card : -

• MAGICAL DAY stamp set and coordinating thinlet dies.
• SUNSHINE WISHES thinlits dies.
• WATERFRONT photopolymer stamp set.
• HAPPY WISHES clear mount stamp set. a FREE double stamp set with a qualifying purchase of £90 during Sale-A-Bration.

I coloured the characters with the STAMPIN BLENDS. professional quality alcohol markers.

So for everyone looking for a little sunshine in these cold wintry February days then this just might be the card for you.

Stampin Up Magical Day Knight in Shining Armour

Hello and welcome to Amethystarcrafting. My name is Jane Allmark and I'm a UK Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator.

Stampin Up Magical Day. is such a lovely bundle with Unicorns, Wizards, Dragons and Knights giving the perfect fairy tale images to use for many different types of cards.

I wanted to make a Valentine card using the Knight and the Unicorn, so I took the unicorn and coloured as a horse and removed the horn. I coloured the Knight and then put him on the horse to make a Knight in shining armour.

All of us ladies look for or are sometimes lucky enough to have a knight in shining armour so this would be perfect for any occasion where you need to send a card to one of these amazing people.

MAGICAL DAY BUNDLE.

SUNSHINE WISHES THINLETS DIES.

This is a lovely die set with the heart and love is perfect for those Valentine cards.

PAINTED WITH LOVE DSP.

Gorgeous gold embossed dsp

LABELER ALPHABET.

If there is one stamp set I recommend it is this set as you can make any sentiment of phrase you want with these easy to place Labeler Alphabet stamps.

Any are order of £45 will qualify for a FREE product from Sale-A-Bration. Check out the product in the buttons above.

How to create a monotone wedding card with added texture using Stampin Up products.

How to create a monotone wedding card with embossing folders and dies.

June is traditionally the month for weddings and so there are always lots of wedding cards to make.  With weddings traditionally being white and not always knowing the colour theme for a wedding, cards can be quite difficult to make. With this in mind I decided to create a white card but adding texture and depth by using embossing folders and dies.

This card has no stamping on it and is made by using the Fluttering Embossing Folder on the debossed side with the congrats from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlets Dies and the butterfly from the Butterflies Thinlets decorated with a row of pearls.

Products Used

Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 139304 £7.75

Sunshine Wishes Thinlets Dies 141489 £24

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Mixed Media Basics

I thought I would do a video with some of my tips in starting out with mixed media. This is sometimes a bit of a daunting task when you begin & I am still in the trial and error stage but love creating a piece of wall art on canvas.

Canvas - you can spend a fortune on good canvas but for beginning and practising, inexpensive canvas board is great and comes in lots of sizes. I start small as less daunting.

Glue - PVA glue if you go to the DIY store they sell gallon containers of PVA for a few pounds saving you loads compared to the small tubs of modge podge or craft PVA and is the same stuff.

Tissue paper - my favourite tip. Stamp and colour this to go straight on the canvas as stamping directly onto canvas never gives a crisp image.

Dies used - Dragonfly Dreams Thinlets Dies, Butterflies Thinlets dies, and Sunshine Wishes.

Colours used - Sweet Sugarplum, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral.

Watch the video and subscribe to my channel for inspiration and then just have a go.

This is the finished project. I wrapped the edges of the tissue paper round the canvas before adding the dsp and when the whole project was finished I sponged round the edge of the whole canvas in green to blend everything together and just finish it off.

Loved doing this so hope you will have a go too and all the Dies are available through the shop button above.

Butterflies

With the Retiring List in full swing see my shop button above as lots of bargains to be had with up to 50% off some items the butterfly punches and Papillon Potpourri stamp set is retiring. However we have some lovely Dies that make beautiful butterfly cards. Sunshine Wishes for the detailed inside butterfly and the Butterflies Thinlets Dies for the solid image on this card.

So whether retiring or existing choices there is a butterfly selection available now.

Thanks for dropping by and see you all soon.

Crackle Effect Background using One Stamped Image

Today's video is a great way to achieve a crackle effect background by just stamping with one image stamp.

Products used
Smoky slate and marina mist inkpads
Sponge wedges
Whisper white cardstock
Best Birds stamp set and acrylic block

Finished card
Congrats wording from Sunshine Wishes thinlets dies
Bumble bee from Dragonfly Dreams stamp set
Flowers from Best Birds thinlets dies

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Thank you for stopping by and see you again soon for more fun techniques and tutorials.
Happy stamping

Clean and simple with a little bling

My style is a bit of an eclectic mix with lots of colour and background detail and I have always been worried about having white space as I have an uncontrollable desire to fill it.  So today I thought I would challenge myself with a clean and simple card using just a tiny piece of our gorgeous Saleabration glimmer paper, free for £45 purchase while stocks last.

I used the sunshine wishes heart, stitched framelits, butterfly punch and the teeny tiny wishes stampenset for the sentiments. This card shows just how well our products coordinate as the sweetsugarplum glimmer paper is a perfect match.

All products are available through the shop button above and if you live in the Farnham GU9 are and would like to join one of my technique classes then please get in touch 💜