Handmade by Fiona: January 2017

White Coloured Pansies

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Here's a technique that'll make a good tutorial so look out for one in the coming weeks. How to colour onto Crumb Cake cardstock. It's so easy and looks really effective so it's definitely one to add to your list of techniques.

This card has half a front so that when it's open the flowers sit along the edge of the front flap.

I used the gorgeous 2016-2018 In Colours for this card. I am so in love with those five colours. Which is your favourite?

Product List

(click an image to be taken straight to the item in my store)

Flower Shop Clear Stamp Set [130942]	Pansy Punch [130698]	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]
Versamark Pad [102283]	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Happy crafting,

Fiona

Birthday

Snipped Fairy

Saturday, January 28, 2017

This is a hard card to photograph so I hope you can get a good picture of what I have created. It's a tri-fold card with the left hand fold having the fairy (which I snipped around) and the right hand fold having the designer series paper. Open the card and the inside is blank for your own message.

Here's an angle to give you a better look at the tri-fold.

Product List

(click an image to be taken straight to the item in my store)

Fairy Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141554]	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395]
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976]	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490

Inspired by Lola - thanks so much!

Happy crafting,

Fiona

Friendship

Block Stamp Watercolouring Tutorial

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Stampin' Up! have released watercolour pencils and I am in love! They are so lovely and easy to use and I can't wait to get stuck into some more designs with them.

I've created a tutorial for you which shows how to use the pencils to colour in a block image to give that image a different look.

This one is really easy to follow along with and you will love the calm that the colouring in brings with it.

Card details:

Whisper White Thick - base

Calypso Coral - first layer 14.3x10cm

Carried Away DSP (Sale-A-Bration item) - 13.8x9.5cm

Whisper White circle - largest circle from Stitched Shapes framelits

Product List

(click an image to be taken straight to the item in my store)

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Paisleys & Posies Photopolymer Stamp Set [142196]	Carried Away Designer Series Paper [143608]
Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392]
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
Paper Snips Scissors [103579]

Happy crafting,

Fiona

Blog hop

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Valerie Moody

Sunday, January 22, 2017

I am so excited about the latest Crazy Crafters blog hop because it's with Valerie Moody who is just a sensationally talented crafter and so so lovely. Our theme is to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) one of her projects. Here's the the one of hers that I've chosen:

And here is my take on it:

And one for the guys:

I love how the circles can be placed differently on the page to change up the same design. All the materials I used are listed down below. Don't forget that during Sale-A-Bration (until 31 March 2017) you get to choose a free item for every $90 you spend. Click here to find out more.

Blog hop line up:

Product List

(click an image to be taken straight to the item in my store)

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Sunburst Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140725]	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350]	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]