Go to http://www.kaszazz.com/KaszazzProducts/ProductsCatalogue/tabid/104/Default.aspx to check out the fabulous new releases from Kaszazz. There’s 16 pages of great new products – I can’t wait to get my hands on Distress Embossing Powder! And I’m loving the colours in the card essentials “Horizon” range.
Blog Wars – Distress Inks – Day 1 September 8, 2009
I wasn’t looking forward to this week at first – I thought how can I come up with 5 projects using “distress ink”? And then I googled Tim Holtz and distress inks, and saw what he does with “distress inks” and “perfect pearls” – instant inspiration!
I made this card last week for my Father-in-law for Father’s Day. I used stamps from the “Love and Cherish” set and the “Ebony and Ivory” set, along with the “Happy Father’s Day” greeting stamp. I can’t remember the card I used as the base card and card for embossing the greeting – but obviously it comes from Kaszazz. The distress ink background is “Faded Jeans” and “Vintage Photo”. I followed one of Tim Holtz’s techniques for that. Then the large Fleur-de-Lye design was stamped in “Walnut Stain” and then I applied “Perfect Pearls” – “Sunflower Sparkle” over the top. The small Fleur-de-lyes are stamped in Walnut Stain. “Happy Father’s Day” was stamped in Colourbox “Copper” and embossed with clear embossing powder. Finishing touch was three copper eyelets.
Father’s Day Cards – Day 5 September 4, 2009
This is actually one of the ATCs I made for Fiona’s ATC Club swap for August. The stamp I used on the base card is from the “Ebony and Ivory Set” – I stamped it with. The greeting is embossed with “Cocoa Bean” embossing powder. The base card “Vanilla” Bazzil, and the layered cards are ”Olive” from card essentials and “Vanilla” Bazzil. I embellished the card with brown rick rack ribbon and sponged the edges with “Gold” paint dabber or “Dark Brown” fluid chalk.
Father’s Day Cards ATCs – Day 3 September 4, 2009
The base card is oatmeal and the other two layers of card are “olive” from the new Earth Tones card essentials and a shade of blue Bazzil. I stamped the dragonfly from the “Springtime Set” randomly over the layered cards with Dark Brown Fluid chalk ink. I then embossed the “Happy Father’s Day” greeting in gold and then stamped the dragonfly again in gold. I then sponged the edges in Colourbox gold. I felt it needed more glitz so I lightly sponged Colourbox gold over the ATC.
Blog Wars – Male Cards August 19, 2009
- Get Well Soon Card
I love this stamp – and I have to say I also love my watercolour crayons. I stamped the image with the Crafters black pigment ink pad and then embossed the image with clear embossing powder. Then I set to colouring the image using the fine Aquash brush. I have the set of twelve colours and by a little mixing on an acrylic block I can get all the colours I want – including the skin tone. The base card and the card used for stamping are “oatmeal”, and I mounted the image onto black card using super tape. The “Get Well Soon” message is stamped with one of the Mini Messages set.
ATCs for May – Embossing August 19, 2009
This ATC features the stamps from the Spring Time Set. I stamped the small and large flowers with fluid chalk inkpads. I then applied 6mm super tape down the left hand side and then embossed the strip using silver embossing powder. I stamped the dragonfly on a seperate piece of card, embossed it and then cut it out and mounted it with magic mount. The final touch was a dab of ice stickles in the middle of the flowers.
ATCs done by myself and the other nine Kaszazz consultants
March ATC Swap April 17, 2009
I belong to an online Kaszazz consultants group and each month an ATC swap is held. (For info on what an ATC is click on the page link at the top of this blog.)
The March swap theme was “Memories”, and we were to think about the Victorian bushfire victims when creating our cards. Below is the card I made…along with another from the swap that featured the same stamp. Mine is the one on the left. I used “Ebony and Ivory” cardstock, Java Bazzil, dark brown fluid chalk ink pad, brown ribbon with cream stitching and copper embellishments.
Same stamp - different look and feel.
Here’s all the cards from the swap. Its interesting to see all the different interpretations. All the cards are made using Kaszazz products.
The nine ATCs for March 2009
3D – Thursday’s Project April 16, 2009
Today I made a Christmas gift box. I used Crimson Bazzil (4514) and embossed two stamps with silver embossing powder(10020). The stamps I used were Bauble Border (1742LK) and Mini Messages (4109KK). I couldn’t resist adding Rhinestones (4556) – and then I added a bow using 1/8″ organdy in white (70621).
Christmas Gift Box
The sides of the box are 6cm wide and the ends are 3cm long. The box is 24cm long. I rounded the corners of the ends with the corner rounder punch (PSPCR02C). I used a bone scorer (BON10029) to score all the fold lines on the wrong side before assembling the box. And once again I used 24mm supertape (4699).
I’m setting myself a challenge for tomorrow – to come up with a 3D project which isn’t a gift box.
Simply Elegant April 9, 2009
Timeless Cards and Tag
These cards are just gorgeous. Join in with this workshop and you’ll find yourself embossing, punching and stamping your way to four lovely cards. The tag is just too cute! Its a 2 Hour workshop and costs $20 per person. Workshop created by Naomi Elliot.
A FREE Make and Take Demonstration….. July 27, 2008
……………..was held at my place this afternoon. The theme was Christmas and featured embossing, chalking and the two-step stamping technique.
The three cards demonstrated today.
I’ll be holding this Make and Take demo again in August or September – check my website www.leoniescraftcorner.com for details – or contact me to host your own FREE Make and Take demo. You can hold it at your house or mine, at a time and date to suit you. As the host you will receive a FREEbie or two, and there will be a lucky door prize for your guests.
Its all about having fun with your friends and unleashing your creativity!
