Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Frugal circle card




Following on from Heathers ... Do more with less.....



Here is another card made from a few punched out circles that have simply been put through the cricut to emboss different effects for a lovely textured effect



Background i made using alcohol inks and circles are just different sizes and colours of paper in complimentary shades.

Plain white card was distressed around the edges with Tim Holtz Old Paper distressing inks.

Hope you like the results and thanks to Heather for the tips and tricks.

Frugal distress card

Tonight my friend Heather showed us how to use simple techniques to mLe a very frugal card.

Simple things such as simply
Scoring the paper can make a very cost effective background.
A few simple pens strokes can also make a lovely fern or branch
Design....




This is important to show that crafting can be accessible to all and that you
Don't need to spend loads of dosh on punches and stamps to get a really good look and a very professional styled card for pennies.

Friday, 14 October 2011

More Holtz style tags

I got some new distress inks and made the following tags



I used bundled sage and crushed
Corduroy distressing inks


Flowers are made using new
Tronic punches



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