tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24895975138403322452024-03-13T14:14:36.711+00:00Handmade in ScotlandDesigner for Clarity Stamp Ltd, tutorials in card making and Parchment craft, Groovi Plates, Stamping, Canvases, Bookbinding. Sharing techniques and crafty ideas.
Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-3121925226481728862017-08-03T23:52:00.000+01:002017-08-03T23:52:23.905+01:00Parchment Workshop Groovi ButterflyHi Folks! Hope you are all doing ok out there! Yes, I know it has been a while since I have posted. Blogger, technology and life in general have conspired against me over the past few months but hopefully I can get through this post without things crashing around me lol!<br />
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I have a piece of Parchment White Work to share with you. This piece was made for one of my Parchment Workshops a couple of months back. The design I have created including the grid work frame can be taken to different stages to get a finished sample, you can "get off the bus" anytime you want, you don't have to travel all the way to the end!<br />
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For this piece I have used a Straight Bold Grid to work out the border Frame, I have used 4 Groovi Plates from Claritystamp Ltd to make up the center image. These are: <a href="https://claritystamp.com/products/shapes-nested-squares-groovi-plate-a5?variant=6916856449">Nested Square</a>, <a href="https://claritystamp.com/collections/new-products/products/sprig-background-groovi-plate-a5?variant=6849742465">Sprig Background</a>, <a href="https://claritystamp.com/collections/new-products/products/netting-pattern-groovi-plate-a5?variant=6917130625">Netting Pattern</a> and <a href="https://claritystamp.com/collections/new-products/products/jaynes-butterflies-br-a5-square-groovi-plate-br-set-gro-fl-40328-03?variant=28528281409">Jayne's Butterflies</a>. 150gsm Parchment, 21cm x 21cm. </div>
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Working on the back of the parchment and using a No.1 ball tool, I built up the design by embossing the outer lines from the Nested Square then added the two butterflies. I then used parts of the Sprig plate (using the whole pattern would make it too cluttered ) before finally adding the Netting.<br />
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Because of the depth of the lines in the Groovi Plates I was able to get nice crisp lines and curves.</div>
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Using small shader and No.1 ball, I added white work to the leaves and butterflies. The additional design on the bottom of the large butterfly is achieved by using a straight bold grid, two needle bold. Turn the Butterfly so that the tips of the bottom wings sit on the same line in the grid, pierce alternate double holes......see pic at end.</div>
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I then made up my grid work border frame, Bold Straight Grid, No.1 Ball, Single Bold Needle. Embossing the dots on the back of the parchment then shallow piercing on the front. This gave me the First stage of the design. You could stop now and mount your piece into a 10 x 10 inch Mount. Or continue with the design.</div>
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Next stage: use a Fine Two Needle tool to freehand Shallow Pierce in and around the Sprig, Butterfly and Netting. I then used a Single Bold Needle to re-perforate ALL the holes, going deeper. (keep needle upright as it makes for better holes!) You could stop here if you wish!</div>
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Next Stage: Using either Parchment Snips (Perga Cutters) or Parchment Scissors cut away the waste parchment between each hole, within each Diamond Shape that the Netting Plate makes. (It is easier to handle one Diamond at a time, to stop you missing any holes) For more experienced parchers, you know the drill....!</div>
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You can get off here and mount your piece, I have used Black Card for backing, you can use any colour you wish (the darker the better, to show off your white work) or continue to cut out the grid work and then mount.</div>
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Next Stage: Is to repeat the process of piercing, snipping the top part of the inner design until you have it all cut out as in this last framed picture.</div>
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There are variations that can be made in the Grid Work too. It doesn't all have to be cut out to give a nice design.</div>
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Be careful when snipping not to put your scissors too far in to the holes, always have points of snips / scissors over the waste.<br />
When embossing, go slowly and gently, remembering to lift your tool up from the parchment at the end of each stroke.<br />
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Tilt your head to the left and you will see the grid work on the butterfly. The spacing is pierce two holes, miss two holes (on the vertical). Then the line above the space begin again, pierce two holes, miss two holes. Turn work to the back and using a no. 1 ball gently mark a diagonal line between the top of each two holes to the bottom of the two holes above....repeat for each diagonal.<br />
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The gridwork is designed on a Bold Straight Grid. Emboss dots on back of parchment then Pierce holes working from the front. Build the design out from the corners till you meet in the middle. You can then decide if you want to leave it as it is or go on to do some Picot Cutting.</div>
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Well thats it for now folks, let's hope that my computer doesn't go into shock now that I have finally got blogging again!</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-34226786084828484222016-10-10T23:52:00.001+01:002016-10-10T23:52:13.186+01:00Claritystamp October Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi Folks! Hope this month of October finds you all keeping well.<br />
I hope wherever you are that you are all safe.<br />
There is a new challenge started on the Claritystamp Challenge Blog<br />
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The theme for this months challenge is to use<br />
CIRCLES and SQUARES in your design!<br />
This is my design sample<br />
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I have had a busy time these past few weeks.<br />
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Just about everything electronic that I use on a daily basis decided to either pack up or go haywire. I had a hacking attempt on my Facebook Account so had to change my password, which took forever as my laptop keyboard decided to play up....even as I write this post my letters T and B either stick or type double...<span style="text-align: center;">don't get me started on the numbers!!! </span>I was then blocked out of my Google account which took even longer to sort. This meant that I could not comment or post to my blog aagggghhhhh!</div>
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So I apologize for not responding or commenting on other crafters blog posts.</div>
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On a happier note I am now a very proud grandmother to a lovely Grandson. Born on the 16th August. Our Little Logan is such a cutie...but I don't think he will stay small for long...he has grown 4cm in 6 weeks! He is bringing us a lot of joy.</div>
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I also had the pleasure of being one of the Demonstrators at Leyburn in Yorkshire with Barbara Gray and the Claritystamp Design Team. It was so very lovely to see everyone again from Claritystamp (they are a very special bunch of people). I was especially chuffed to get to finally meet Tina Cox and Josie Davidson, such talented ladies in the Parchment world. Thank you to everyone who came to Leyburn for the day and for all your lovely comments about my parchment work. We are so happy that you are all enjoying getting Groovi with us.</div>
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Enough of me nattering away, time to get on with my Challenge Sample</div>
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As you can see from the picture above, I have used time for my design.<br />
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I began by taping around the edges of my card which gave me a blank SQUARE. I then taped the Clarity Clockwork Stencil in place, then attached the 'innie' from the Clarity CIRCLE Stencil over the top. </div>
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Using a Clarity Stencil Brush and Artistry Ink I brushed around the exposed clock workings.</div>
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I removed the Circle Stencil and went back into the design with my Stencil Brush....mainly removing what ink was left on the brush.</div>
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I then added Distress Ink - Frayed burlap. I kept to the outer part of the design to darken it up then using what was left of the ink on the brush I added ink to the inner circle. after removing the Stencil </div>
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I added more ink to my brush - coming in off the Stencil Tape I added shading to the outer edges to define my Square. </div>
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Next step was to add the points for the numbers. I have a circle cut out of tracing paper which is evenly spaced for the hours of the clock. I used a needle to 'mark' the exact points for the hours</div>
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After removing the Low Tack Tape, I cut down my design leaving a smaller outer white square which, using a ruler and the distress marker I gave it a small edge to it.</div>
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Then all that was left was to add a bit of ribbon to the opposite corners and add a die cut tag with my hand written sentiment....not the best of handwriting I must admit!</div>
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This was then mounted onto an 8 x 8 card blank</div>
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I hope you like my offering and I also hope you will take part in the Challenge too.<br />
There is a £50 Claritystamp Gift Voucher for the winner<br />
There is also the Claritystamp Calendar Challenge that you can enter too...<br />
details on the <a href="https://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/a-new-month-new-challenge.html">Claritystamp challenge blog </a><br />
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Finally I would like to say a great big thank you to Heather and Len for your wonderful hospitality, Barbara Gray for your generosity, Jilly and Amanda for looking after me (Jilly...I found it....on my bed at home lol). Jo, Jane and Linda for your lovely support and to everyone for all your very welcome hugs.<br />
I also have a very special Thank You to my two lovely companions for the weekend at Layburn Fabulous Fiona and Super Sandra<br />
They brought me down from Scotland and drove me back home......not before kidnapping me and taking me to see Barbara Gray and Linda Page on the Sunday, who were both appearing at Crafters Companion Flagship....I got to meet Sarah Daves too. We also hit another craft shop before we got back over the border into Scotland.......and they insist that they didn't hear any snoring from the back of the car when I fell asleep either...how kind!!!<br />
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Happy Crafting!!!<br />
Emma xx</div>
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Hi Folks! Hope you are all keeping well and hopefully enjoying some sunshine.</div>
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Today is the start of a new challenge at Claritystamp and I would like to share with you my Design Sample. <br />
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This is a very simple card to make</div>
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I stamped the Image and the Verse onto Theuva Card </div>
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I shaded in the lady and flowers using a Polychromos Blue Pencil</div>
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Lovely to work with.</div>
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I cut the card to form a 15 cm square and</div>
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then did a bit of shading around the edges of the card using Cornflower Blue</div>
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Why Blue?............Simply because it's my favourite colour!</div>
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Lastly the design is mounted onto a square card blank</div>
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The verse says exactly how I feel about my two lovely daughters</div>
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who both live far away.</div>
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I hope that you will give this new challenge a go</div>
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It is so great to see all your wonderful art work and how differently</div>
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you all interpret the theme.</div>
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As usual there is a £50.00 Claritystamp Gift Voucher </div>
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for one lucky winner</div>
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All entries are in with a chance!!</div>
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So lets get to it Folks!</div>
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For more inspiration and to see the rules of the challenge go to</div>
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Good Luck everyone</div>
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Crafty Hugs</div>
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p.s. Remember there is also the Calendar Challenge set by Barbara Gray to enter too!!</div>
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Hi there Folks! Hope you are all well especially with all the sadness in the world just now.</div>
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Another month gone and another challenge from Claritystamp Ltd.</div>
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This month the theme is:</div>
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FUSSY CUTTING!!!</div>
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I am so looking forward to seeing all your wonderful entries and just to give you a bit of inspiration, here is my Design Team Sample.....hope you like it xx</div>
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Groovi Plates used for first stage</div>
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I began with colouring a piece of A5 white Parchment using the Dorso technique.</div>
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I applied the Dorso Crayon to the parchment and then applied a touch of Dorso Oil to a piece of Kitchen Roll. Then I applied this to the parchment in a circular motion, blending the colour until even. The picture on the left is my first application. The picture on the right is my second.</div>
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I then attached the parchment to my Groovi Plate Mate using the Baby Inset Adapter Plate and the Baby Nested Square Plate. I embossed the Outer Square.</div>
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I removed the Baby Inset and replaced it with the larger Groovi Nested Square and embossed the 9th Square, counting from the middle. This gave me a neat frame with slightly smaller border.</div>
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I then re-inserted the Baby Inset Adapter, this time I used the Baby 'New Arrival' Plate and added the sentiment to the top and bottom of the square leaving room for my embellishment which you can see comes from the same plate. (more on that later)</div>
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Using the Lacy Corner Border (sadly it is omitted from the picture....ooops!) and the Lacy Border Plate, taking elements from these Border plates I built up my design, making sure that the design was even all around the outside and inside of the frame.</div>
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Then it was time for a bit of white work, tumble dryer sheet, embossing tools. Nice gentle strokes to gently stretch the parchment and to build up the white work evenly. Go around all the areas to be embossed once, before going around again...giving your work a chance to rest.</div>
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This is where I got carried away with the design and went straight to the piercing and Cutting.... without taking photos.....</div>
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I attached the white parchment to the Groovi Plate Mate, this time with the Straight Piercing Grid<br />
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Using the 1 needle and 2 needle tools I pierced the area between the Frame and Border design.....<br />
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I used a 2 needle fine Pergamano tool to pierce around the lacy framework and then cut a picot edge using Pergamano Parchment Scissors.......yes it did take a little while.....I was more worried about the edges catching on my clothes......don't wear wool garments when cutting.....or make sure your sleeves are rolled up good and proper......saves the air from going blue.....yes I did have to walk from my craft room to my husband and ask him to very carefully detach me from my work.....and yes after over ten years of parching, I Should Know Better!!<br />
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So composure regained, I very carefully shaded in the border using a Blue Faber Castel Pencil, applied a tiny bit of Dorso oil to a very slim paper stump and blended.....very happy that the colour didn't get onto the back of the pierced holes!<br />
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I applied Red Double Sided Tape to the back of the Blue Parchment and also the Front. I attached it to my backing paper. I then removed the cover of the tape on the front and carefully attached the Lacy White Parchment.....best to match up the corners first. I then used my Perfect Layers Ruler to cut the backing paper. This was then attached to a White Card with Red Tape again. I applied some Silver Iridescent Peel-offs around the edge of the blue backing paper and mitred the corners for a better finish!</div>
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My First Grandchild!</div>
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I hope you are all doing well out there in craftland......lots of things happening and not all good, so I do wish everybody well!<br />
Last Sunday and Monday had our wonderful Barbara Gray and Paul Church show off the beautiful 'Twas the Night' collection of Groovi Plates on Hochanda.tv.....a marathon of Groovi! <br />
So my first post for you this month of July is to show off my Design Samples using the Groovi Parchment System and the release of the very lovely 'Twas the Night' Groovi Plates.<br />
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Using the Straight Grid to make the border and shades of Blue Faber Castell Pencils to colour the frame and crib.<br />
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For this card I made it in two pieces. I used the Nested Squares Baby Plate to create the frame around Santa, painted the Tinta Gold, Coloured with a Promarker.<br />
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This was then cut out with a craft knife, edged in silver gel pen and mounted onto some handmade paper. I then added a border with silver Peel-offs (mitred at the corners to give a better finish)</div>
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You will have probably noticed that I am missing one of the set.....the stockings plate.......my bad......I really thought that I had finished it and sent it off to Barbara......</div>
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I had a workshop on Saturday, rested and watched Barbara and Paul on Sunday (and Monday) Went for a walk by the river (was out there all day) and when I came home I decided to get cracking on tidying up my craft room....(bomb had hit it)......found the stocking lineart that I had started, sat between the layers of my coloured parchment......oooops!!</div>
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I hope you enjoy looking at my samples. The designs on these plates were all drawn by the talented and lovely Barbara Gray herself!</div>
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If you would like to see the other Design Samples made by the rest of the Design Team (including the new stamps and stencils) then pop on over to <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/">Claritystamp</a> and click on Artroom......</div>
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Hi Folks! I hope you are all well on this the 1st of June!!!</div>
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Are you ready for the next Claritystamp Challenge Blog? I hope so!</div>
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Up for grabs is a £50.00 Claritystamp Gift Voucher! </div>
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Just think what you could get from all the Claritystamp goodies that are on offer!!</div>
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The Challenge this month is number 40 and the theme is</div>
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So get your Claritystamp Goodies out and have a go,</div>
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We would love for you to share your artwork with us!</div>
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My Design Team Sample for you this month is a little Canvas that I have been working on.</div>
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I have used Printable Canvas from my stash to make this landscape for a male friend</div>
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The products that I have used were all From Claritystamp (except the Black Sharpie Pen)</div>
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I stamped my row of Deer Stamp onto the Canvas first before using torn copy paper and a makeup sponge to create my hills. Denim, Nautical Blue were used for the Sky and all the shading. Then adding the Mantle of the tree to the left and the Large Birch Leaf to the right of the Canvas. Adding a bit of secondary stamping for perspective.</div>
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I then stamped the Single Stag from the Woodlands Set in Cobalt Archival.</div>
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I added foliage to the bottom and around the Stag, with torn copy paper, makeup sponge I added more shading.</div>
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I then went around the edge with the Black Sharpie Pen and using Double sided Tape I attached the Canvas to a Piece of A4 White Card which I trimmed to make a 1 inch border around the design. I did not put the tape all around the edges just in case a different border colour is required</div>
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Now it will be passed to my friend for him to put in a frame of his choice!</div>
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So now it is up to you!</div>
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Pop on over to the <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Claritystamp Challenge Blog</a> and have a peek at all the other designs from the rest of the Design Team. They are there for you to take inspiration from.</div>
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Wishing you all the best of luck</div>
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Happy Crafting</div>
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P.S. Remember there is also the <a href="http://barbaragrayblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Barbara Gray</a> Calendar Challenge , which you will find on the Challenge Blog for you to enter each month too. (another £50 Gift Voucher up for grabs)</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-30226705230532028822016-05-23T18:21:00.003+01:002016-05-23T18:21:58.516+01:00Groovi Scotland WorkshopHi Folks! Just a little update from me regarding the Groovi Parchment Workshops here in Scotland.<br />
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The next workshop will be held on Saturday 11th June 2016, 10.30 - 3.30</div>
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We will be using the above Groovi Plates on the day</div>
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combining traditional Parchment Techniques with the Claritystamp Groovi Parchment System</div>
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Now I have to get myself organised for the next Groovi Workshops in Scotland and the next set of TV samples. But in the meantime I thought I would share some samples from the Groovi Show with the lovely talented Maria Simms from Claritystamp. You should check out her work!!!<br />
Maria showcased two new designs of Groovi Plates to compliment the Geisha and Waterhouse Plates that were recently released. These two new plates were designed by the lovely Tina Cox (isn't it fantastic news that she has joined Claritystamp).<br />
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So first up is a simple landscape featuring the new Bamboo and Butterflies Plate.</div>
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Also used were the Starter Kit, Double Line Border Plate, Nested Square Plate, Landscape Plate.</div>
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Just a quick piece embossed onto Pale Blue Parchment.</div>
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This card Features the New Fan Plate. I have added some detail from the Waterhouse Plate and kept it simple with some traditional whitework and Cutwork.</div>
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For the next card I used the new Clarity Light Panel with White Card over the Waterhouse Plate. I embossed the Leaf pattern from the plate and then used Denim Adirondack Ink and a Clarity Stencil Brush to colour the card and Highlight the Leaf Pattern. I stamped With Love from the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Verses-and-Words/12681-/Happy-Words---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Happy Words Set</a>. On Blue Parchment I embossed the smaller part of the fan design in individual pieces, pierced and cut around before arranging them on a corner of the card. I added some tiny flat backed pearls to the center of the detailing on the fan.</div>
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For this piece I used Pale Green Parchment and embossed the lineart from one of the Wren Plates.<br />
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I then added some detailing to the border using the Square Grid</div>
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Also shown on the show was the lovely Geisha Plate. This piece is simple Gold on White, using Tinta Gold Ink on the Waterhouse, Flowers, Dots on the Dress and on the Corner Design. The frame is made up of the Ornate Box Framer Plate, a corner design from the Geisha Plate and Double Line Border Plate. A black Promarker was used along the edge to hide the double sided tape.</div>
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All Groovi Products can be found following the Orange Groovi link at the top right of this blog!</div>
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So that's my offering for the moment. There is a lot more to come!</div>
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There is also lots more goodies to come from Claritystamp </div>
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So keep an eye out for news updates....Barbara Gray has a treat in store for all you lovely crafters.</div>
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Now I really must get on with organising myself and my Groovi Parchment Workshops, Design Samples.....lots to do.....days disappearing..... or is it just me getting old......don't answer that!!!</div>
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Hugs to you all </div>
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Happy Crafting</div>
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p.s. If anyone is interested in joining in with a Groovi Parchment Workshop held in Scotland, then please contact me at: groovi.emburns1@gmail.com and I will get back to you with more details. xx</div>
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Yes it's the 1st May and the new theme is ANYTHING GOES</div>
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This Design is made up of three stages to get the finished piece.</div>
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The first stage was made using the Groovi Parchment Starter Kit and Square Nested Plate to make my rectangular Frame. Once I had made the frame I then added the butterflies. Now the larger butterflies are my design but I took the shape for the smaller ones from a combination of the Butterfly Groovi Plate and Clarity Butterfly Stamp. I used the No.1 ball tool very lightly to emboss from the plates to give me a very fine line and as I added the whitework to them I adjusted them slightly. ( I stamped various butterflies onto copy paper and picked out the bits I wanted to use by tracing over the designs with my scriber VERY gently. I then added white dots around all the butterflies using one of the first Border plates using the 'in-line' technique.</div>
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I added the background using the Sprig Groovi Plate....this is one of my favourite plates, I use it quite a lot....did you know that the design tessellates? A Fabulous Groovi Plate. I used a combination of Promarkers and Polychromos Pencils for colouring. </div>
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I pierced on the line around the butterflies using a two needle tool. I also played around with the grids to pierce a few designs on a couple of butterflies. the piercing on the largest is done freehand. You can see from the picture how I have used the Grid Plate to add the dots to the butterfly and then colouring in from the back. </div>
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I pierced around the Frame and cut away the excess parchment to give a picot edge. I then cut around all the butterfly wings so that they can be raised.</div>
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Third stage was to cut a piece of Grey board to mount the design onto. I used a mount board cutter for this (thank you again Carrie for my Present.....see, I do use it!) I applied Mod Podge to the Grey Board and then covered the front with 12 x 12 Burgundy card. I trimmed the corners, folded the excess over the back and once again applied Mod Podge to keep the card in place. I then cut another Piece of Burgundy card to fit the back which again was coated in Mod Podge.<br />
Despite how tidy and prepared I was, I managed to get a sticky bit of Mod Podge on the front so this meant that I would have to disguise it. Solution...give the whole thing a further coat of Mod Podge. It gives a great sheen to the piece...it was looking a bit flat before.<br />
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Once it was all dry I attached the framed sprig piece to the centre using Large Double Sided Red Tape.<br />
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Now to attach the Front piece of the design I simply used my Pergamano Glue behind the bodies of all the butterflies and using a cocktail stick I applied glue to the inner part of the frame, laid the top piece directly over the piece already mounted. I then laid several layers of copy paper over the top and used my hand to apply pressure. I left it for an hour (I know Perga Glue dries quick but I wasn't tempting fate) before going back to then begin lifting the wings up.</div>
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See how the sprig design matches<br />
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I made a card similar to this years ago and the cut edge wasn't very neat (not the picot)<br />
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So this is my design sample for the challenge, I do hope you like it..<br />
I also hope that you will enter the Challenge<br />
First Prize is a £50 gift voucher for Claritystamp Ltd<br />
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The winner is chosen at random<br />
The top 5 favourites are chosen by the Design Team.<br />
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So go on, give it a go. It's a great chance to showcase your work!!<br />
You never know where it will lead!!!<br />
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To see all the Design Team Samples click on the following link....I am sure you will be delighted.<br />
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And remember there is also the fabulous Calendar Challenge from Barbara Gray too.<br />
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Happy Crafting<br />
And Good luck<br />
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Emma xx<br />
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First on my 'to do' list is to post photos of my Claritystamp Design Team Samples that were on Hochanda.tv on Saturday when the lovely Paul Church was doing his thing! He had a marvellous day at the studio where he began his day demonstrating the Claritystamp Groovi Parchment Embossing Plates, he then went on to two further shows where he was demonstrating the fabulous Claritystamp Stencils and Stamps. What brilliant and beautiful designs from all the Claritystamp Design Team...very hard to pick a favourite design....I just loved them all. Unfortunately I had to watch the programmes on Catch-up as I was hosting my first Claritystamp Groovi Parchment Workshop in Scotland.....more about that in the next post!!<br />
So today is just a quick show of the samples I designed for Paul. I hope you like them. If you have any questions about the designs or the fabulous Groovi Plates then leave me a comment below and I will get back to you.<br />
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The Claritystamp Design Plates that were used to make these samples are the Groovi Starter Kit, Landscape and Trees Plates, the Garden Birds Set and the Magpies Set. Nested Squares, Nested Octagon, Lacy Corners Border Plate and the Straight Grid Plate. Nested Tags and a Baby Groovi Plate. All the Groovi Plates can be found on the Claritystamp Website. You can find the link (in Orange) over to the top right of my Blog Page and you can also go to the Artroom where you will find Fabulous Design Samples for not just the Groovi Plates but for the Stamps and Stencils too! Happy browsing!!</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-42855287505719166832016-04-01T08:00:00.000+01:002016-04-08T04:46:00.984+01:00April Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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As I mentioned, the theme is MASKING and I certainly did a bit of that! I made use of a Clarity Square Stencil for centering my image and I used the innie part of it to cover the central area. I used the Mask of the Large Postage Stamp underneath to keep this area clear as I had an idea rolling about in my head!</div>
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I coloured the outer background of my piece using Adirondack Ink: Caramel and Cranberry. Applying the inks to the card with a couple of Smoothies, dabbing and rolling, overlapping and using the ink till it was no more!!. I then spritzed water onto my fingers and let it drip onto my work, left it for a few seconds and dabbed it dry with a clean kitchen roll.<br />
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I then replaced the Square Stencil and using the Caramel Ink I shaded in between the stencil and Stamp Mask. After removing the Stamp Mask I stamped the owl (Black Archival) into the center and MASKED him (I love that Barbara had Masks made for her stamps) so that I could create a background for my owl. (more caramel and Torn Copy Paper for hills along with Low Tack Masking Tape to protect the outer background)</div>
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Then of course the central background was too pale for me so I had to play around with that. Low Tack Masking Tape around the center frame, a few Leaves and some foliage, more green (Pesto Adirondack) to the hills and of course blue to the sky. (Stonewashed Adirondack) I used a damp paint brush to pick up some green ink from ink pad to colour the foliage. Out came the black Sharpie and Ruler to add a Line around the whole piece. Then using Strong Double Sided Tape I attached it to an 8 x 8 Card Blank.</div>
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So now it is up to you to get your thinking caps on and your MASKING Techniques on the go.</div>
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As usual you will find the RULES of the Challenge on the Claritystamp Challenge Website (they are very simple). I look forward to seeing all your lovely creations and wish all who take part the very best of luck.</div>
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Happy Crafting!</div>
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Emma x<br />
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All Stamps, Stencils and Masks used to make this card can be sourced from <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/">Claritystamp Ltd</a><br />
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To enter the Clarity Challenge, to see the Rules and of course to see the wonderful samples from the rest of the ladies on the design team click here: <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">CHALLENGE 38 Masking</a><br />
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Today is the start of the month of March and that means the start of the new challenge at Claritystamp which is:<br />
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My Design Sample for this month is a Parchment Piece using the lovely Groovi Plates. You can use ANY Claritystamp product to take part in the challenge.</div>
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Instead of a card I decided to make a piece to put up on the wall of my craft room. Before I give you the details on what was used, I have to apologise for the not so great photos....still got a bit of the shakes with my right arm! Click on the photos to see them enlarged.</div>
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I have for the moment mounted the A4 Parchment onto White card. I have yet to choose a frame to put it in as I have a few to choose from.<br />
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I began by making a frame on the parchment using the Nested Square Groovi Plate and the Double Straight Line on the Border Plate. Then using Torn Copy Paper, Stencil Brushes and Memento Inks I blended them together to create the hilly background on the BACK of the parchment. I used Summer Sky Memento Ink funnily enough...for the sky!<br />
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I then added my four ladies and then a couple of Trees. I did a bit of White Work before colouring on the back with ProMarkers. You cannot see it very well but I uses a Blush ProMarker for all the flesh</div>
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I used ProMarkers- Forest Moss and Moss on the tree canopy, blending them together to get the shade I wanted and I used ProMarker- Holly for the leaves....I used a piece of Kitchen Roll for blotting the leaves as I didn't want them to be too dark.</div>
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I then used an AquaMarker- Lamp Black between the double white line border of the piece before mounting it onto white card. to mount I have used slivers of invisible tape at each corner and along the middle of the edges. I also added tiny spots of Perga Glue to the corners......be careful not to use too much (I use an OLD stylus) especially if working with non permanent inks as this will make the ink bleed. I once added extra glue to a piece that I had worked on for ages, I was very proud of it....that is until I added the glue....I had forgotten that I had used a water soluble ink to create a background on the mounting card...result was the ink bled and the piece looked like I had spilled water on it! Ruining the piece completely! Not a happy bunny!!! </div>
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So there you have it, A very simple pastel piece of Parchment Work using the Groovi Plates (Winner of Best New Product 2016). I hope you like it and that it will encourage you to take part in this months challenge. To join in with a chance of winning a £50 Claritystamp Ltd Gift Voucher, simply follow the RULES, make your entry, photograph it (detail of what you have used and how you made it would be lovely too), then EMAIL or BLOG it using the Froggy link on the challenge blog. </div>
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Rules: <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-rules.html">http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-rules.html</a></div>
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Email: <a href="mailto:Claritystampchallenge@hotmail.com">Claritystampchallenge@hotmail.com</a> </div>
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Blog: <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div>
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A full list of all the Groovi Products can be found at: <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi">http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi</a></div>
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A full list of all the Clarity stamps can be found at: <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps">http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps</a></div>
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a full list of all the Clarity Stencils can be found at: <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils">http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils</a></div>
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So here's wishing you the best of luck and I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.</div>
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Happy Crafting!</div>
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P.S. Remember there is a second challenge now! <a href="http://barbaragrayblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Barbara Gray</a> invites you to take part in her MONTHLY CALENDAR challenge. For each month you follow Barbara's Step by Step instructions to create the beautiful design on the calendar. Barbara Gray will choose the Winner herself and give a £50 gift voucher for the winning entry. </div>
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The email address to enter is the same as the challenge above, and the Calendar Challenge No 3 can be found at the above Blog address or you can link to the challenge blog through Barbara's Blog too.</div>
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Well that's me caught up with the samples from Maria's show and I think I have some from Paul Church and Barbara Gray's shows still to show. <br />
Barbara Gray will be back on our televisions this coming Sunday and Monday. I hope you will be able to tune in to see her wonderful demonstrations and the beautiful samples from the rest of the Design Team.<br />
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-5773898142730900432016-01-31T16:33:00.000+00:002016-01-31T16:33:38.231+00:00Hello My Crafty FriendsHi Folks! How are you all doing. Me....getting older and falling to bits...doesn't help when my body keeps throwing me down the stairs...Yes I did it again the other night. Please no cracks about drinking....I wish I had been, then I might have bounced and not damaged my right arm ( my crafting arm). Not looking for sympathy, just wanted to let you all know that I will not be crafting for at least the next week. But that doesn't affect the next Claritystamp Challenge as I can assure you there are some really beautiful design team samples for you to see. There will also be the next Calendar Challenge for you to take part in.<br />
Now I can't show you one of my cards today but I can and would love to show you all a photograph of some lovely Groovi Parchment Work that was sent to me.<br />
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Hilary is new to parchment work and to the Groovi System. She recently left me a wonderful compliment on my blog and since then Hilary has been having a "play" with the lovely art deco lady. Now as soon as I saw this I asked Hilary if I could share it with you all. </div>
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So that is all from me for today. Hopefully I will be allowed into my craft room later this week to get back to crafting. #bored senseless.<br />
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-56224633585417177972016-01-21T13:11:00.001+00:002016-01-21T13:11:05.693+00:00A Little look back (forgotten to post)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hi Folks! Me again with 4 more Groovi Cards to show you. </div>
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You can view the Groovi Plates used to make these cards by pressing on their name, or you can press on the GROOVI badge over to the right of this Post and it will take you directly to the full range of Plates available if you so wish. I do not receive any remuneration for showcasing the Groovi System, I just wanted to share the details of where you can get them as I think they are a fabulous item to add to anybodys crafty stash especially if you are wanting to try parchment work for the first time. They give perfect results with beautiful line art from the get go.<br />
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Thank you for popping in. Please feel free to leave a comment (I do like it when you do) and hopefully (if blogger works) I can reply.<br />
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-20938541106231839292016-01-18T00:08:00.002+00:002016-01-18T00:09:03.746+00:00Groovi Trellis Parchment BoxHi Folks! Hope you are all well. I am going to do a step by step for you today. I hope you like it!<br />
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As you will know by now, I design Groovi Samples for <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/">Claritystamp Ltd</a>. I love the Parchment Embossing Plates that they have produced. They really do make the art of Parchment Craft a lot easier to begin. But not only that, the Groovi Plates are not just for cardmaking. Aspects of the Designs on the Groovi Plates can be taken and mixed n matched with each other to create lots of different designs.<br />
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With that in mind, I used the Octagon Plate, Sprig Plate, Nested Squares Plate, Trellis Plate and the Line Borders Plate to Design and make this lovely little Gift Box. I then used the Tags Border Plate and the Sentiments Plate to make labels. <br />
All of the Groovi Plates and the Starter Kit can be found by following the link to the Claritystamp Website. It will take you to the full list of plates on offer.<br />
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I began with 2 sheets of White A5, 140 gsm Parchment<br />
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Place the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/19359-/Nested-Octagon-amp-Tags-Groovi-Plate-Set">Nested Octagon Plate</a> into the GPM and using No. 2 Stylus emboss the 9th (from center) Octagon. Change to the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18137-/Blooming-Peonies-amp-Sprig-Pattern-Groovi-Plate-Set">Sprig Plate </a>and again emboss the design. Do not go over the outer line.<br />
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You are creating the Base of the Box. By embossing a design here it helps firm up the structure of the Box. You can colour your design or emboss it if you so wish.<br />
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Arrange the two opposing corners (as in photo) along the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18166-/Groovi-Border-Plates-1-amp-2-Set">SINGLE line on the Border Plate</a>, then emboss with the No. 2 Stylus. Emboss the line out as far as you can. <br />
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REPEAT the process by turning your work around and embossing the lines radiating from the corners. It may help you to put a bit of tape on your parchment to stop it slipping.<br />
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This now gives you the height of your box. Turn Parchment around and REPEAT embossing on the 5th Line until you have 8 Rectangles radiating out from the Octagon<br />
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Turn work over (front), trim along the outer edge of the Rectangles as in the picture on the Right.<br />
Cut from the corner join on the RIGHT of each Rectangle to the outer edge. (cut on the White Line)<br />
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<u>PLEASE NOTE</u>: At this point I went back to the Sprig Plate and continued the design up the sides of the box. You do not need to do this. I wanted the design to flow around the box so I needed to wait until I had cut away the flaps. I would advise anyone not confident or experienced enough Not to wait until the excess parchment is cut way to do this, as you may ruin your design.<br />
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Go get a cuppa....I'm going for one....be back soon !!!!</div>
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Well I definitely needed that. The box didn't seem to take so long when I was actually doing it and now there is the more intricate top to do....what have you let yourselves in for ........<br />
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As you can see from the picture above, I have gone back to the GPM, Octagon Plate with 2nd piece of Parchment. I embossed the lines of the 8th and 9th Octagon. (don't forget to rub parchment with TDS) Changed Groovi Plate to the Sprig and PARTIALLY embossed some of the design within the inner octagon. </div>
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I then changed to the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/19484-/Roses-amp-Trellis-Groovi-Plate-Set">Trellis Plate</a> and where I had embossed the Sprig and embossed the pattern of the Trellis making sure not to go through the lines of the Sprig. </div>
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Now I then lifted the GPM and placed the Sprig Plate on top of the Trellis Plate and laid the GPM back down on top with my parchment still attached. If you have Black Card underneath you can see both designs through the parchment. This enabled me to add more of the Sprig leaving out where the Trellis lines were. Removing the Sprig Plate and then just embossing the rest of the Trellis Plate with the result being the Sprig looking as though it was weaving through the Trellis.</div>
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I followed the instructions for making the Rectangles in the same manner as the Box Base only this time just using the Nested Squares Plate in place of the Line border Plate. I needed to score the line to complete the rectangle on the 3rd line from edge of Octagon as in the Picture.</div>
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Next I removed the parchment from the GPM and attached it to a Bold Straight Grid and proceeded to emboss Dots within the Border on top of the Box. No. 2 Stylus does the trick.<br />
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Back to GPM, Trellis Plate. I embossed the pattern of the Trellis on each of the 8 sides and using a Bold Needle Tool to pierce the parchment within the Trellis Design and along the outer edge of each Rectangle. <br />
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I used parchment Scissors to cut away all the pierced parchment which left me with my box lid<br />
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After Folding and creasing the side panels ****I trimmed the flap on the sides of the box lid with scissors.<br />
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Now using scraps of Parchment. I embossed 3 tags from the Tag Border Plate all the same size. I pierced around them then added a little embellishment. The top one has To: on it with a little bit of sprig pattern, the middle has From: on it with a little bit of Sprig on it and the 3rd has my details handwritten on it. I cut them out with Parchment Scissors then they were tied to a Pale Blue Satin Ribbon and this was threaded through the trellis.</div>
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Now you don't have to copy my exact design, it can be so easily changed with the amount of Groovi designs now available. The box can be made larger by using A4 or 8 x 8 Parchment. You can leave the sides blank or make the base a stronger colour for contrast....the list is endless it is now up to you and I would love to see you have a go at this. If you do, take a picture and send it to me (make sure you have your name on the front of the photo) and I will showcase your make for you!</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-69808483766671369912016-01-15T15:05:00.002+00:002016-01-15T15:05:48.497+00:00Groovi Samples Quiz <div style="text-align: center;">
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Hi Folks! Well what do you know, I have some blog posts that I never got around to posting. Silly me! I came on here to do a tutorial of a parchment box that was shown on Wednesday this week on Hochanda tv.com. It was for the Groovi Show with Maria Simms. But then I noticed that I had a few draft posts! As I will not be doing any crafting today I thought I had better get around to getting that sorted out first!</div>
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Now I had a little quiz going with a lovely friend on FB as to what plates were used to make a particular sample. So I thought that I would continue it here. (sorry Lisa P....you have to choose a different card lol) If anyone can list the plates used to make a particular card (just pick one), then leave the list in the comment box below, I will pick a winner at random and the prize will be a copy of the particular card that they chose to comment on. I shall announce the winner on the 20th January and make arrangements to post out the prize. I will then do another Groovi Quiz for the next set of samples.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">First up are my design Samples for the Barbara Gray show, which was aired on the 3rd January 2016</span><br />
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I hope you like my samples and that you join in with my little quiz.</div>
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I look forward to hearing from you.</div>
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Until then</div>
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Happy Crafting!</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-54379239231812785072016-01-01T16:02:00.000+00:002016-01-01T16:02:38.730+00:00Happy New Year and Thank You!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi Folks! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. </div>
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Hoping that everyone has peace, love and joy in the coming year.</div>
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I would like to say a HUGE BIG THANK YOU to all my family, friends and followers, old and new for all the love, support and friendship that you have made me feel throughout the year. I have received the most amazing compliments (which I hope I accepted gracefully lol). I have been given the most wonderful hugs (actual and virtual). I have met some really amazing, talented, friendly people this past year. You all made my year wonderful! <br />
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And for that <span style="text-align: center;">I would like to share this card with you all!</span></div>
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This card is my design sample for the <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Claritystamp Challenge for January</a>. </div>
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I can hardly believe how quickly 2015 passed. </div>
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This months Challenge is Say it with Flowers.</div>
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I took a piece of 7 x 7 Gelli Card, placed the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils/14977-/Framer-Shapes-Stencil-Set-One-7-x-7-Inch">square 7 x 7 Stencil</a> on top (secured with tape to make a hinge at the top).</div>
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I stamped the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Information/Search/17231-/A-Million-Thank-Yous---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Thank You</a> through the aperture with Archival Fern Green, then using a <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils/13450-/Clarity-Stencil-Brushes-Set-Of-4">Clarity Stencil Brush</a> and Adirondack Pesto I lightly brushed around the inner edge. I then lifted the stencil up on its hinge and placed the inner square of the stencil over the sentiment (the shading comes in handy for keeping it straight)</div>
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To build up the design I stamped <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Floral/17355-/Floral-Figures---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">the Floral Border</a> around the edges (Fern Green). I then added the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/New-Design-Club/New-Design-Stamp-Club-Back-Issues/15874-/NDC-89-Edelweiss-Backissue">Edelweiss</a> in the corner. I used this stamp to make 4 masks from post-it notes and put them in place. </div>
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I stamped the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Floral/7786-/Lily-Of-The-Valley---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp">Lily of the Valley</a> stamp over the top, removed the masks and then went on to colouring using ProMarkers.<br />
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I used 6 colours in all. Moss for all the leaves, Canary and Gold for the tiny flowers, Poppy and Aubergine for the little fuchsias, Henna and Gold for the Edelweiss and Henna on the Sentiment.<br />
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I used the Moss with a ultra fine nib to go around the edge of the thank you square. Just as well that I decided to go with a squiggly line....my hands were shaking with the cold at this point - heating packed in and temperature didn't half drop!<br />
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I then dropped the Square Stencil back in place and used a makeup sponge to add a bit more colour to the corners using the leftover ink from my brushing.<br />
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I trimmed the card back and with a Grey Sharpie Pen went around the edge. I held my pen at an angle so that I would just get a very fine line. Then I mounted the design onto a card blank.<br />
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I hope you like my design, maybe some of you will be inspired to enter the challenge yourselves!<br />
There is a £50 gift voucher for <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/">Claritystamps Ltd</a> up for grabs and a guest spot on the design team!<br />
The rules are very simple and can be found following this link: <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-rules.html">Rules</a><br />
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So now to get on with creating, I know that I certainly have a few things to make! </div>
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Much love and hugs to everyone!</div>
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Happy New Year</div>
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Happy Crafting</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-4874058880657550122015-12-14T09:52:00.001+00:002015-12-14T09:52:44.892+00:00Groovi Madeleine at 30 lol!Hi Folks. Hope you are well. I have a 30th Birthday card that I was commissioned make to share with you today and as you will have guessed from the title, the card was made using the Madeleine Groovi Plate from Claritystamp.<br />
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The Groovi Plates used were: Madeleine, Nested Oval, Lace Border, Art Deco Floral Border, Sentiment Border, Nested Square, Dotted Line Border<br />
The Parchment is A5 140gsm From Claritystamp used in conjunction with the Groovi Plate Mate.<br />
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I love the designs that you can achieve with the Groovi Plates. So easy to get perfect lineart<br />
As you can see, the card is made up of two panels using the Nested Square Plate to make a rectangular frame....so easy to extend the line of the square.<br />
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I have used Tinta Gold Ink and also Tinta Pearl to add a bit of colour to the Oval Frame, Flowers and the Lacy Border. I embossed the dots in the border. I also decorated the Flower in Madeleine's hair with the Tinta I used a large and medium embossing tool to create the shading in the hair (in Clarity terms 4 and 3)<br />
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Once again I used the Tinta Pearl and Gold to add decoration to the flowers. I used my mapping pen to add gold to the edges of the flowers and to the sentiment.</div>
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I added a couple of cut out flowers to the design just to finish it off. I pierced around the edges using a fine straight grid, fine two needle tool and parchment scissors. <br />
A little bit of Perga Glue behind the embossing and attached to Black Card. Before attaching to a White Card Blank I took a Gold Sharpie pen to the edge of the black card.<br />
I am very pleased to say that the Birthday Girl loved it (that is always a relief lol)<br />
I will have more Groovi to post this week...some of my samples of the new Groovi Plates recently shown on Hochanda TV, so until then...<br />
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<br />Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-86142496476258367352015-12-01T08:00:00.000+00:002015-12-01T08:00:12.029+00:00Last Claritystamp Challenge of the year!!!Hiya Folks! Hope you are all well. I bet you are all busy making Christmas Cards and buying presents......I will let you into a secret.....I haven't done any of that!!!! Had it all planned out - even had the start date for my own cards marked on the calendar and the time has jut disappeared!!! There will definitely be some late nights ahead for me.<br />
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So it is the last challenge of the year for <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Claritystamp</a> but we will be back with a new one in January 2016!!<br />
This month the challenge is no. 34 A Christmas story. This is my Design Sample. I have used a mixture of Groovi Plates along with some Traditional Parchment Craft techniques for you to peruse.<br />
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<u>Step 1 Tracing</u><br />
Ink up the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Information/Search/18398-/Merry-Christmas-Sentiments---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Merry Christmas</a> stamp with a Dark Ink directly onto copy paper.<br />
Tape an A5 Piece of Parchment over the top.....make sure it is secure all round.<br />
Also make sure you are on a firm clean surface, then with a White Leaded Pencil, TRACE the sentiment. (if you go squint or wobbly you can erase the pencil marks and start again) This becomes the FRONT<br />
once finished remove tape and then place parchment FRONT DOWN onto your Embossing Mat<br />
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<u>Step 2 Line Art</u><br />
a) Rub over the BACK of the parchment with a Tumble Dryer Sheet.<br />
Emboss the Pencil Lines using a Small Ball Tool (no. 2 stylus from Claritystamp)<br />
Do not Press hard but take your time going over the pencil lines.<br />
After you have gone over the lines evenly, rub out the pencil lines.<br />
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b) Fit the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18417-/Square-Nested-Groovi-Plate-A5-Square">Nested Square</a> into <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18346-/Groovi-Plate-Mate-Alphabet-For-A5-Square-Plates">Groovi Plate Mate</a> and attach Parchment Front Down.<br />
Emboss the 2nd and 3rd square in from the Outer Edge using the no.2 then no.3 Stylus<br />
Change Groovi Plate to the<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18424-/Netting-Groovi-Plate-A5-Square"> Netting Plate</a>, Emboss the Lines and Dot that show between the Square Frame using the same order of Stylus.<br />
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c) Change Groovi Plate to <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi/18397-/Snowflakes-Christmas-Groovi-Plate-Set">Snowflake Plate</a> and Emboss hanging Snowflakes using the no. 1 stylus.<br />
Remove Parchment from Groovi Plate Mate and Place onto Embossing Mat.<br />
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<u>Step 3 Embossing - Whitework</u><br />
Begin with no 4 Stylus. With smooth, light, even strokes emboss part of the letters. You can emboss the top half or the bottom half, the other half will be left blank for colouring.<br />
To achieve whitework you have to be gentle when embossing. You make a smooth up and down motion while travelling from one side to the other of the line art. Repeat the same motion coming back the other way. Check your work....you will notice the difference. You begin with the largest ball and after you have shaded an area (got rid of the grey) you can then go over your work with the next size down of ball tool and repeat the same motion until you are happy with the depth of white. Don't be tempted to over emboss as your parchment will 'crack' and remember you can leave your Parchment to rest for a while and then go back to it.<br />
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<u>Step 4 Colour</u><br />
I have used a Distress Marker - Festive Berry to colour on the BACK of the parchment. But you can use another colour or indeed another type of pen or pencil if you so wish. At the time of making this card I hadn't yet decided on a colour so I waited until I was finished piercing and cutting before adding the colour.<br />
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<u>Step 5 Piercing</u><br />
Lay your Parchment onto a Piercing Mat (not an embossing mat....if you put holes into your embossing mat it cannot be used for embossing as your work will get ruined) Using a Fine TWO NEEDLE tool Pierce along the inside of the lines between the Frame. Take Care not to pierce into the line. To Pierce the Parchment, Place your two needle tool upright over your starting point and press through the Parchment. This makes TWO holes. Take your two needle tool and place one needle into the furthest away hole, check your alignment before pressing down to make another hole. You simply repeat the process until you have gone all the way round and meet up with the first hole that you made. Pierce the small Triangle that has formed in the same manner and then Pierce along the outer edge once again making sure NOT to pierce the Line.<br />
N.B. You can use a Bold Two Needle Tool if you wish. Just be careful not to go too near the lines.<br />
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<u>Step 5 Cutting</u><br />
Lay the edge of your Parchment that you are cutting onto a Cutting Mat and hold the rest gently in your other hand. You will have to reach over your work to cut the edges that lay along the outer line. Turn your work as you cut....no arms sticking up at awkward angles lol. Start cutting the small triangles first, followed by the other area inside the frame and finally the outer edge. To cut using Parchment Scissors or Snips, simply place the tip of the scissors into TWO holes, slightly turn your wrist towards you, then cut and retract the scissors. Move on to the next hole. I find you get a very neat result if you cut the hole nearest you then work moving away from yourself. Always keep your scissors pointing toward the holes....if you don't you will end up with uneven points or even points that are missing. You are cutting the Parchment that is sitting between each hole. So repeat what you have just done all the way around the area. Once all the pieces are cut the excess parchment will fall away.<br />
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<u>Step 6 Mounting</u><br />
I mounted the Parchment using a teeny tiny amount of Perga Glue behind each Dot. I put some Glue onto my craft mat and I then used the blunt end of a wooden cocktail stick to apply a spot of it to the dots. The Glue dried clear and has not shown through as I had embossed the dots.<br />
I mounted the Parchment onto a piece of wine coloured hand made paper. I took a piece of white embossed dotty card and pulled a wine coloured sharpie pen along the edge. Double sided Red Tape to join the two pieces together and again on the back of the white Dotty card and finally attaching this to a 6 x 6 Card Blank.<br />
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So there you have a Christmas card made using the NEW Groovi Parchment System and some basic techniques from Parchment Craft.<br />
I hope you like it and maybe give it a try. Whatever you decide to do for your entry I am sure it will be lovely. <br />
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why not pop on over to th<a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">e Claritystamp Blog</a> to see what the other ladies from the Design Team have made. I look forward to seeing your entries.<br />
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<br />Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-11851105727348489562015-11-11T16:04:00.001+00:002015-11-11T19:11:36.119+00:00Claritystamp Groovi Plates, Maria Simms and HOCHANDA TVGood afternoon Folks! Today it is the turn of the lovely Maria Simms to showcase the new Groovi Plates on television today at 3pm and 6pm on HOCHANDA TV, SKY 663, Freeview 39, Freesat 817. and of course live online at hochanda.com<br />
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I hope you were able to watch the shows. Here are some of my design samples using the fabulous Groovi Plates.<br />
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-47237639443810510072015-11-01T08:00:00.000+00:002015-11-01T08:00:05.490+00:00Claritystamp Challenge #33 Clean and SimpleOMG Its November!!! Time for another challenge over at <a href="http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Claritystamp</a> while I wonder where on earth this year has gone!!<br />
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For my Design Team Sample I have gone for a very simple card using a couple of techniques that I love doing. They are so effective and very easy to do. </div>
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So first things first. Ingredients.</div>
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I used Clarity Black <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Mounts-and-Card/4354-/Claritycard---Black-Coated-A5-Cardstock-x25-UK-amp-EU-only">Coated Card</a>, Dusted with Talcum Powder </div>
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I used a bit too much!</div>
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Stamped the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Floral/17954-/Wall-Flowers-+-MASK---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Wallflower</a> with Versamark</div>
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It really does help if you blot the stamp first before plotting!</div>
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Then with a soft brush I dabbed various Mica Powders over the image</div>
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Brush off the excess</div>
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(I brush mine into a container as I can use it for another project even though it will all be mixed up)</div>
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This is what you get after clearing all the mess away</div>
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(soft folded tissue for that job)</div>
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At this stage I decided to add a <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Verses-and-Words/4964-/If-I-Had-A-Flower---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp">sentiment</a> so I simply repeated the process</div>
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Add Tape to the edge of the Black Card. Pull off the Red Backing and Add Gilding Flakes</div>
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(use a bit of folded tissue to hold card in the middle to stop fingermarks while doing this bit)</div>
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Below is the card before I mounted it onto a larger Piece of Black Coated Card (A5)</div>
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I love how the Gilding Flakes pick up the colours of the Mica Powders</div>
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Only Claritystamp Stencils and Stamps (or Groovi Plates) can be used to create your images</div>
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Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-69845479975999679162015-10-31T17:01:00.002+00:002015-10-31T17:02:28.215+00:00Parchments Cards for HOCHANDA TV with ClaritystampHi Folks! Well it has been all go since I last wrote. I had a lovely trip to Catterick to see some lovely friends at the Claritystamp Open Day. I had a marvellous time and everybody was so welcoming. Then came the holiday trip to Barcelona.....lots of walking in the sunshine. Then a mad rush to finish cards for the Claritystamp Groovi Plate shows on HOCHANDA TV. I did take my Parchment with me on holiday but didn't have much joy in finding time to play with it...also my tumble dryer sheet dried out on me (and I had it in a self seal bag!) On returning home I managed to hurt my shoulder. It was very painful to move but happy to report that it is nearly back to normal...but no more heavy lifting for me!!<br />
So today I am posting some of my cards and I will post some more in a couple of days. If anyone has any questions or want to know more details please feel free to leave a comment. Hope to hear from you.<br />
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For this challenge I have made a door plaque. Just a little something I made for my daughter that I thought I would share. I have in fact used 4 Claritystamp Stencils for this piece.</div>
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I cut an A4 piece of Gray Board in half LENGTHWISE to make the Door Plaque. I Painted it Black all over with Acrylic Paint and left it to completely dry before adding my first stencil.</div>
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I taped a part of the Wood Grain Stencil to the board and applied a layer of Grunge Paste</div>
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Once that was dry I added the Brick Wall Stencil to the other end of the board and added a layer of Grunge Paste. I left this to completely dry.</div>
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Remember when using Grunge Paste you should have a container of warm soapy water handy for cleaning your stencils and scraper tool</div>
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I then added more Grunge Paste through the Dotty Weave Stencil. This time applying it to the open area between the last two stencils and then I added some to the opposing corners just to add a bit more texture to the piece.</div>
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(don't you think that the Wood Grain looks like hair and an eye)</div>
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I roughly worked out where I wanted the Letters for the Name to go</div>
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I had to individually mask up around each letter, apply Grunch Paste, clean stencil, let paste dry before adding the next letter of the ABC Stencil.</div>
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This is the result before getting all messy with Acrylic Paint and Gilding Wax</div>
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Now I got so caught up in getting this finished as a surprise for my daughter Carrie that I didn't take any pictures of the next stages</div>
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I wasn't at home in my craft room....I was in her Art Studio....It is not as tidy as my craft room....so as soon as I found what I was looking for Paint wise I just got stuck in!!!</div>
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Paint the whole thing with Black Acrylic and leave to dry (you can hurry this up with a heat gun)</div>
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Paint the whole thing again with Bronze Acrylic, leave for a couple of minutes</div>
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then using scrunched up copy paper, lay this over the Plaque and rub all over</div>
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Some but not all of the Bronze will come off</div>
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Paint the whole thing again with Gold Acrylic, leave for a couple of minutes and repeat the process with the scrunched copy paper.</div>
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At this stage you can leave it at this or you can go on adding layers of colour...you might want to add more Black or even a Bit of Red, just make sure you have extra copy paper scrunched up and ready to go.</div>
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The final stage will be to add some gilding wax. I used an old rag to apply Gold, Bronze and Red Wax to the background and I used Gold Wax to add to the Letters to highlight them. I used the same rag to give it all a good buff up.</div>
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I applied Double Sided Sticky Sheet to the back of the Plaque and fixed it to the Front Door.</div>
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Now my daughter lives in what we call a 'stair' (tenement building) so her door is inside and protected from Rain. So if you fancy having a go at this but the door it is intended for is open to the elements then I suggest you give it all (front, back and edges) a coat of clear varnish for protection.</div>
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A little look from the other angle</div>
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Well I hope you like my little piece. My daughter was very surprised and happy with it and I am happy to say that she hasn't removed it (yet) lol<br />
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<br />Emma Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056896325074249077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489597513840332245.post-433806201437817822015-09-27T21:17:00.001+01:002015-09-27T21:17:14.503+01:00Hi Folks! Well did you manage to catch our Barbara on HOCHANDA television channel today? Stamps, Stencils and Groovi Plates! What shows! It is always a pleasure watching Barbara and I just love seeing what the Design Team come up with. Such Fabulous Designs! Fabulous Demos! What a Team!! It was really great to get to see Barbara in teaching mode.<br />
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I am off on Holiday in a couple of days so I thought I would show you all some of my samples that were shown on HOCHANDA today. <br />
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So first up is the Santa and Stars Groovi Plate </div>
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For this card I 'grooved' out the Santa and Stars first.<br />
I coloured Santa with Spectrum Noir Pencils, also a little bit of white work. Using the Square Nested Plate I made a Frame for the artwork. I used a Glitter Gold Gelly Roll Pen to colour the frame. I pierced and cut out some of the bigger stars while leaving the smaller stars pierced with a grid pattern. I decided to highlight the larger stars by painting Gold Acrylic Paint onto the red backing card. I used the Scalloped edge from the Border Plate to make the photo corners. A little bit of white work with some piercing and cutting then placing my backing card behind and just letting the corners slide through to the front. Double sided tape was placed behind the Gold Border which was backed onto white card. Trimmed with a gold rope design peel-off then backed onto white satin card.<br />
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I coloured A5 Parchment with Cranberry Adirondack Ink. Using 4 Groovi Plates - Classic Shape, Nested Deckle, Nested Square and Meadow grasses I embossed onto the back of the parchment. I stamped the Verse onto copy paper then traced it onto the Parchment with white lead. I then embossed from the back. I split the verse in two so I could emboss a butterfly onto the parchment. I added some white shading to the grasses. I used an Adirondack Pen - Cranberry to add more colour to the deckled border. I used a fine grid to pierce the outer area between the Deckle and the Classic shape. I pierced and cut around the edge with parchment scissors. Once mounted onto backing card I made a butterfly to place on top. I like the effect of the grid piercing around the edges as it makes the design curl out slightly.<br />
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A change of colour!</div>
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Now this card was very straightforward. One piece of A5 Parchment. I used 3 sizes of the Nested Deckle Edge Squares. I then added the Stitch Line from the Border Plate. Then came the Happy Birthday (from the Happy Words Set of stamps) - Stamp onto copy paper, trace with white lead, embossed and coloured on the back. Finally adding the center part of the Circle Sprig Plate making sure I didn't go into the sentiment with my embossing tool. I used Distress Markers to colour in the "Layers" I then pierced and snipped around the outer edge before mounting onto backing card with double sided tape.<br />
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So how many Groovi Plates did I use on this next card?</div>
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1. Stocking and Lights Plate, 2. Nested Squares Plate, 3. Netting Plate, 4. Deer Plate, 5. Santa and Stars Plate, 6. Deckled Nested Plate and finally 7. Snowflake Plate.<br />
It sounds a lot but it was ever so quick to do. The colouring took longer! A mix of Spec Noir Pencils and Distress Markers for the back and for the Border I used a Sakura Pen - wink of stellar Glitter Gold and also a gelly roll pen. The backing layers are White Satin Card, Pale Green Satin Card, Fine Gold Mesh and Green Satin Card with the Parchment on top!<br />
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One sheet of A5 Parchment and the Nested Deckle Edged Square Plates to create the layers first. I then added the central design using the Bauble and Branch Border Plate and the Deer Bauble Plate. I coloured the branch and 2nd "layer" with Distress Marker - Forest Moss. The 3rd "layer" with Glitter Gold Gelly Roll Pen. The 4th "layer" is actually a dark green card from my stash. I used Spectrum Noir Pencils for the rest of the colouring. Piercing with a fine grid.<br />
I decided to cut around the outer edge of the design with my parchment scissors just as you would with an ordinary pair - no snipping!<br />
Double sided tape hidden behind the Gold edge and finished off with a trim of iridescent peel-off<br />
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Well that's all for now folks. My next post will be for the Claritystamp Challenge Blog which goes live on the 1st of every month. I did have a few more cards to show but I think I will wait to share them till I get back from Barcelona!<br />
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Thank you for popping in to see my designs, very much appreciated.</div>
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Happy Crafting!</div>
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Hugs </div>
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Emma x</div>
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p.s. Would like to give a big thank you to Barbara Gray from Claritystamp for giving me the chance to <strike>play </strike> work with these lovely Parchment Embossing Plates. </div>
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