Cleverprints Blog 12

 Cleverprints

Hi and welcome to Blog 12. Exciting times with the introduction of new stamp sets by Jane Royston - the 'Build Me Up' set comprising Bugs and Bits set, Floral Fragments set and Positive Affirmation set. The beauty of these stamps is that the images may be used to make large or small projects - the choice is entirely yours. Today's example is on the small side! 

Mini journal

Materials:-

Cleverprints products:-

• Build Me Up set - Bugs and Bits, Floral Fragments, Positive Affirmations

https://www.cleverprints.co.uk

Extras:-

• Ink Pads - Black (Versafine Clair Nocturne) 
• Card for mini journal - 2 strips measuring 7 3/4in x 2 1/2in (these were offcuts from my scraps box); 
• Coloured squares - Ombre ink pads swiped over A6 card and cut into 2in x 2in squares, all edged with a black marker pen. 

• Alcohol Markers

Instructions:-

1. Two strips of card 2 1/2in x 7 3/4in, each scored at 2 1/2, 5, 7 1/2in leaving 1/4in at the end. Glue the end 1/4in of one strip and attach second to form a zig zag book as in photo. 

2. Bugs and Bits and Floral Fragments stamp sets.

3. Stamp a selection from both sets on coloured squares and extra 'bugs' to layer over. Colour with toning alcohol markers. 

4. Stamp a selection from Positive Affirmation stamp set.

5. Adhere one square to each 'page' of journal. Trim out selected affirmation, edge with black alcohol marker and attach, one to each square. 

 

6. Repeat on reverse side. 

Et voila!

Thank you for looking in and as ever,

Happy crafting!

Shelagh

'The Making Lady'

Cleverprints Blog 11

 Dances with Waves!

Hi and welcome. Today's project - a sea scene for the sunny day we have here, even warm down at the beach despite the north east coast breeze. Included is a quick way to create a watery background, too.   

Materials:-

    Cleverprints Products:- Stamps - Nautilus, Jellifish sets

Extras:- 

• Ink Pads - Black, Turquoise
• Colouring Medium - I used Inktense Ink Blocks 
• Card - White; Turquoise - Light and Dark for matting layers
• Brayer
• Garden Twine

Instructions:-

1. Using black ink pad stamp Nautilus once on white card.

2. Stamp again onto a sticky note and trim - this is a mask to cover the stamped image.

3. Attach over stamped image. 

4. Stamp Nautilus tentacles over masked image - and off the foot of the page -  to create sea grass. 

5. Remove barrel from roller and secure garden twine at one barrel end with a knot. Wrap twine around the length and secure at other end, once again with a knot.

 

6. Roll brayer over turquoise ink; apply over stamped image - MASK IN PLACE!

Repeat as required.

7. Stamp sentiment over masked image and anywhere else to suit!

8. Layer onto backgrounds - the final blue layer is a shimmery spray background from stash. 

9. Scribble chosen colours onto card, pick up with waterbrush and colour 'grass' areas. 

10. Continue in this way to complete then flick over some watered down Inktense. 

. . . And there we have it - the 'naughty nautilus' as my husband referred to it when he photographed it on my behalf. 

As ever, happy crafting!

Shelagh 'The Making Lady'

Cleverprints Blog 10

 Journal Page 2

A second addition to my journal comprising two stamp sets and three stencils - all from Cleverprints. 

Materials:-

• Stamps - So Sweet, Ice Cream?
• Stencils - #024 Lollipop, #025 So Sweet, #040 Shape Fun
• Ink Pads - Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow; Versafine Clair Morning Mist
• Colouring Pencils
• Cardstock

1. Stamp a frame using grey ink pad and the small rectangular stamp from the set above. 

2. Stamp the main image from 'So Sweet' stamp set in grey, as before. 

3. Colour as per photographs.

5. Trim image.

6. Attach image over frame. 

7. Create two backgrounds - one slightly larger than the other - using the three stencils listed along with pink, red, orange and yellow ink pads - all blended over.

8. Adhere stamped image onto background 1 then stencil 'SWEET' at each side.

Et Voila! Today's project. 

Thanks so much for looking in.

Back next week with another creation!

Happy crafting.

Shelagh

'The Making Lady.' 

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Cleverprints Blog 9

Cleverprints

Hello and thank you for looking in. This week's  blog is a quick and easy pocket card which can be made any size and adapted to hold different shapes. Here I chose to use a circle but rectangles, squares, tags etc are all perfectly fine; the choice, as they say, is yours. 

Enjoy! 

Pocket Card 

Materials:-

• Cleverprints Products - Stencil #46 Patterned Circles; Stamp sets - Starfish, Jellyfish
• Ink Pads of choice - I used Lavinia 'Elements' Lime Punch, Russet Orange; Craft Artist 'Fusion' Lychee, Kiwi
• Sakura Pens - Moonlight, Metallic, Stardust
• Cardstock - White 10cm x 30cm; two squares  White - 9.5cm x 9.5cm
• Circle Die - 8.5cm diameter; white card

*Cleverprints products available from https://www.cleverprints.co.uk

Instructions:-

1. Score 10cm x 30cm at 10cm and 20cm. Trim away triangle from bottom left corner to top of score at 20cm and reserve to decorate pocket. Die-cut circle and reserve.

2. Cut two squares of card 9.5cm x 9.5cm.  

3. Brayer over two or three colours over the two squares and circle in different directions. Repeat on triangle. 

4. Place stencil over brayered cards and blend colours through. 

5. Attach one square to middle section of card. Decorate with faux stitching. Add pen detail to stencilled outlines.

6. Apply glue to base of this central area only, fold back triangle and press firmly to adhere - this creates the pocket. Attach coloured triangle over and decorate as in 5. 

7. Attach second square to inside of card. Decorate as before.

8. Decorate circle with images from Starfish and Jellyfish stamp sets and colour with Sakura pens. 

9. Stamp sentiment onto circle. 

 

Et voila! A pocket card which may be replicated in many different ways. 

As ever - happy crafting!

Many thanks and best wishes.

Shelagh 

'The Making Lady'