Random!

 

Strange times call for a flexible approach. I feel a multitude of things are currently happening that I have little to no control over. & that’s ok. I’m just leaning in to it all!

Lots of gelli printed deli papers collaged into my art journal & then I used some old Ranger alphabet masks & Golden Titanium white paint.

Bokehful!

I've been messing around with masks today. At £2.75 for the two, the star & heart decorative masks are ridiculously affordable.

I accidentally found a way to create an effect similar to Bokeh, in photography. Bokeh is "...the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens". (Wikipedia).

 If you know your way around a camera you can create the effect yourself. But I take most of my photos on my iPhone, so I just use an app, bokeful, to add the effect in. I've used it round the edges of the photo above.

You create the effect by applying ink lightly through the mask, then going back in in certain areas with a heavy application. I used Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe and Bermuda Bay. 

It's quick, & makes a really pretty background for a card. 

Valentine

Early February & our thoughts turn to luuuuurve. Here's a Valentine card for my other half (oh yes, he does not escape my pop-up frenzy!!).

I used the Karen Burniston Sizzix Pop n Cuts label die & cut a keyhole in the centre using a Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers die. The layered hearts at the back are Spellbinders. 

I die cut the Tim Holtz flourish & connected it between the background & the pop up to add further dimension. You can then add hanging items to it, like the layered labels shown here. 

Ok, that's it.  I am all pop-upped out for now.  

Pop n cuts star card

The Pop n Cuts Star die created a single star  shape out of the base card. Look on YouTube for Karen Burniston's video explaining how to add in extra stars for maximum pop-uppage! 

Small stars & 'springy' die cuts are from the Sizzix Sizzlits Party #2 set.

Thanks 'sew' much

Totally in love with this pop up thank you card, despite the rotten pun. 

Lots of die cutting on this card. Pop up 'Thanks' & card base dies by Karen Burniston for Sizzix. The dress form, buttons & cotton reels are the Tim Holtz Sizzix die. The layered labels are Spellbinders. Papers: DIY Shop (Crate Paper), Thrift Shop (October Afternoon) & Core-dinations (Tim Holtz Distress range).

 

I cut a slit in the top of the 'Thanks' die cut & sunk a support for the back of the dress form, to make sure it would fold flat.

Front - this is a detail from a larger Justrite background stamp, Grandma's Attic. 

Back - my hand writing isn't the greatest so for pop up cards, where the inside is the main feature, I tend to put space for a greeting on the back.

Sizzix pop n cuts A2 card with butterfly insert. Crate Paper Random collection.

Another Sizzix pop house card.