The Paper Shelter (TPS) Challenge #85 - Love Beats All

For this week's challenge, I got my inspiration from the traditional rhyme, in which describes what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck....

Something old, 

something new,

something borrowed,

something blue,

& a sixpence in her shoe

There were these empty wooden boxes that I had for a long, long time. So long that I can't even remember where I got them from.... LOL! I was digging through my stash when I found them. I thought it would be a great idea if I incorporated it into this week's challenge so I decided to make it into a decorative, mini shadowbox frame box that would make a wonderful little wedding gift for someone. :)

How the box looks when it's open

I used Teresa Collins - Everyday Moments paper kit collection. I didn't want this project to turn out extremely girly so that the groom would also be able to appreciate the gift. I fell in love with the beautiful, royal blue from this collection & knew almost instantly that it would be my main choice of colour.

I used 2 boxes & with a strip of patterned CS, I made a long paper hinge to hold the boxes together. Then, I covered the 2 boxes with the royal blue patterned CS. To ensure that my box doesn't open up voluntarily, I added a brass catch. The brass catch compliments my paper very well & it further enhances the ornate feel of the box.

The cover of the box

The Brass catch

To break the stiffness the box, I added 2 strips of ribbons & stuck ends under the mats of the front & back so that I'm still able to open my box. To make it more interesting, I added a key & lock charm to the ribbons

How the ribbons will look when the box is closed

How the ribbons will look when the box is opened

Close-up of the image

On the inside, I lined the boxes with white pearl string & added all my embellishments. I chose The Happy Couple for this project. Sweet, ya? I coloured bride & groom with different skin combo & added rosier cheeks for the bride. (Thinking of the saying "the blushing bride" when I was colouring her. ;D)

The details on the other box

The Copic markers used

Materials Used:

The Paper Shelter Digi Stamp: The Happy Couple

Papers: Xpress It Blending card, Mustard colour CS, Teresa Collins - Everyday Moments

Punches: Martha Stewart-eyelet lace edge punch

Other Materials: Cheery Lynn-Nautical Wheeler die, yellow coloured satin ribbon, white scallop edge organza ribbon, yellow colour baker twine, white pearl string, Shamrock Craft - Brass catch gold #12, 2 key, lock charm, envelope & Eiffel tower charm, Various colour roses, Distress ink: Tumble glass & Tea Dye, acetate & chipboards (For the pop-ups), Copic markers 

The Paper Shelter (TPS) Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Oktoberfest is around the corner & I am invited to a party which will be all about sausages, sauerkraut, pork knuckles & lots & LOTS of beer. :)
I'm tasked to bring the pretzels & thought it would be nice if I were to pack a special one for the host.
So, here's this is the special little something for my dear friend.

I took an ordinary brown bag, cut a hole in the center to create a round window using my Spellbinders classic circle die. Then, I attached a piece of transparency on the inside of the bag so that I'll be able to see the yummy pretzels from the outside.

Cheery Lynn - Nautical Wheeler die

I added a fuchsia coloured satin ribbon & white polka dot organza ribbon to the center of the bag. To decorate the window, the doily used was from Cheery Lynn - Nautical Wheeler die. Then, I folded pleats of a floral blue ribbon & glue it around the window.

I made a topper out of a baby pink CS. Punched a decorative border with Martha Stewart - Eyelet Lace edge punch. On the top, I lined it with a white pom pom trim, a pink baker's twine & white pearl string.

Finally, I coloured the image, the Cute Bavarian girl in hues of pink & blues. I also tried colouring her in a different skin combo. Usually, I colour the skin with E000, E00, E11 & R20 but for this image, I changed the E000 with a E51 & added BV00 for shadows. The result is the image turned out slightly tanner than my usual but I still love it! :)

Copic colours used

So that's all now, folks! Cheers & have a wonderful week ahead!

Materials Used:

The Paper Shelter Digi Stamp: Cute Bavarian 

Papers: Xpress It Blending card, White & baby pink CS

Punches: Martha Stewart-eyelet lace edge punch

Other Materials: Spellbinders - Classic circles,  Cheery Lynn-Nautical Wheeler die, Transparency, fuchsia coloured satin ribbon, white polka dot organza ribbon, floral blue ribbon, white pearl string, chipboards (For the pop-ups), Signo White pen, Copic markers & a huge bag of pretzels.

The Paper Shelter (TPS) Challenge #81 - Punch It

I was looking thru my scraps & realised that I've got heaps of them & when I said HEAPS, it's really not an exaggeration! :P So I'm proud to say that I've constructed this card purely out of my scraps. :D

1st, I chose the patterned scraps that I like & punched out a total of 8pcs of 1 1/2" circles. Frayed the edge of the circles with my scissors & inked them with Distress ink-Tea dye.

To make the flower, I punched out 5/8" circles from 3 different CS (pink, mustard & red). Folded each circle to make individual petals & glue them on 1 of the 1 1/2" patterned circles & added glitter to the center of the flower.

I didn't have a butterfly punch but do have a Martha stewart - Butterfly edge punch. I just cut out the butterflies that I liked & decorated them with different coloured glitter glues & glue them on another 1 1/2" patterned circle.

Adhere all the circles on a square, cream coloured mat. To make the perforation marks on the mat, I used a tracing wheel - sewing tool. Frayed the edges of the mat & inked it the same colour as my circles.

I love to make the most of my tools & decided to make square mat with my edge punch. Isn't it pretty?

I coloured the head of "The Sweet Gardener"  image then punched it out with the 1 1/2" circle punch & filled the background of the image with Copic marker - BG11.

I used the same image inside the card too. 

Close up of the image

Close up of the embellishment I made

Copic colours used

Materials Used:

The Paper Shelter Digi Stamp: The Sweet Gardener

Papers: Xpress It Blending card & Scraps

Punches: Friskars 2" scallop punch, 5/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, Martha Stewart-monarch butterflies Trim double-edge punch & Pinking scallop edge punch

Other Materials: Spellbinders - Classic circles & eyelet circles, Stickles-Copper, Turquoise, Platinum & Diamond, lots of chipboards (For the pop-ups), Distress ink-Tea Dye & Copic markers.

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TPS really do have awesome images & it's value for your money as well! You will receive the usual black & white image in jpeg & png format as well as a coloured image in jpeg & png format & & & some images even come with a coloured background. 

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The Paper Shelter (TPS) Challenge #79 - Layers on Layers

I tried my hands on my own version of paper tole. I decided to use the digitally coloured image of sharing a rainy day.

1st, I decide how many layers I want (i.e. how "PoP uP" I want my image to look). Then decide not to go more than 4 layers. I'm so glad I made that decision because it took a lot more time than I expected it to.... :P However, despite that being said, the satisfaction of the result supersedes all that hard work! LOL!

Close up of the image

Lots & lots of fussy cut. Then, I pile them up with my trusty Beacon glue. (I guess it will look better if I had a silicon glue). I tried to be careful not to squash them down flat, leaving a little gap in between each layer.

I also drew my own shape mat to mat the image & obviously it was not perfectly cut like the Spellbinders Nesties ones. Heehee...

I bought a packet of Petaloo - Chipboard clouds (Color me Crazy) & love them. They come with various sizes & it's so fun because I'm able to make every single one of them different.

The original (Before pic)

The transformation (After pic)

The texture of the clouds

I covered all 3 of my clouds with 2 coats of Adirondack Metallics Acrylic Paint - Pearl. Let them dry & ink them with Distress Ink-Sugar Spun & Tumble glass. Sadly, my photo is unable to capture the subtle  hues of blues & pinks on the clouds.

For the largest cloud (1), I applied lots of glossy accents on the chipboard cloud to adhere the clear seed beads. To ensure that the beads stay put, I gave them another load of glossy accent, heat set it with the heat gun & applied my Adirondack Metallics Acrylic Paint - Pearl randomly on the top of the beads.

For the medium size cloud (2), I added lots of Stickles - Diamond. Use my heat gun to heat it till the glue bubbles so that the cloud be glittery as well as a texture to it. 

For the smallest cloud (3), I just left it with the original 2 coats of acrylic paint.

Side view of the card

The inside of the card

I finished off the card with Tsukineko - Goosebumps Clear Texture Spray to give the rain effect.

Materials Used:

The Paper Shelter Digi Stamp: Sharing an Umbrella

Papers: MME-Lime Twist collection, Violet & Dark Purple CS & Coredinations-Vienna Lake Dot paper (GX-1420-03)

Other Materials: Martha Stewart-Layered Arches punch, Stickles-Diamond, Beacon 3 in 1 advanced craft glue, Adirondack Metallic Acrylic Paint Dabber - Pearl, Clear Seed Beads (10/0) Glossy Accent, Distress ink-Sugar Spun, Tumbled Glass & Tea Dye.

The Paper Shelter (TPS) Challenge #77 - Clean & Simple

Spring is my inspiration for this week. It's a season where there's greenery everywhere & when flowers starts to bloom & birds sing to celebrate this wonderful season. The main colours I used were green, yellow & white. Green from the lush pastures, yellow from the golden honey & white from the fluffy, marshmallow clouds. :D

I also chose a simple image, "In the 20s" for this card. After I've coloured the image, I fussy cut her out & mount her against the Square die frame.

I love Cheery Lynn's die & here's another that I used - Dutch Scallop Square (DL140) to frame the image. For the background of the card, I used 3 different designs of fabric tapes (Collection: Enfant) from Love My Tapes.

 Coloured her blonde with beautiful green eyes. I wanted to give her Cloche hat texture so I coloured it in random shades of brown to give the hat a felt, woolly look.

It's amazing what you can do with Glossy accent, I was able to create the following effects: lipgloss lips, shiny metal, patent leather shoes & even morning dewdrops to reflect the freshness of the pretty blooms. 

To keep the simplicity of the card, I decided to place the sentiment inside the card rather than my usual outside & further decorate it with fabric tapes.

Close up of the image

The sentiment

Copic colours used

Hugs & have a blessed week ahead!

Materials Used:

The Paper Shelter Digi Stamp: In the 20s

Papers: Xpress It Blending card, White, green & Yellow coloured CS, Scraps

Other Materials: Anna Griffin - 3D cardstock sticker (Palmer collection), Paper roses, lots of chipboards (For the pop-ups), Cheery Lynn - Dutch Scallop Square (DL140), Glossy Accent, Distress ink-Tea Dye & Copic markers & multiliner.

TOMIC Challenge #55 - Christmas in July (Colour & theme Challenge)

For this challenge, we have to create a card with these colours:  RED, GREEN and WHITE Stars must also be used. It's Christmas in July theme.

Front of the card

My initial idea was to make an apperture card but I decided to spice it up with two flaps. The card is held together with a sentiment tag, which I layered using diecuts & a pair of velcro. I think the flaps just adds a little mystery to what is  in the card.

I wanted to create a story for the card & so the story goes.... one night, 2 little girls are playing pretend play. One of them pretended to be an angel & wanted to make a beautiful sky filled with twinkling, sparkling stars & guess what? Magically, it actually did happened! & the other girl just leaped in joy at the beautiful sight. :)

I covered the background with the stars that are diecut out from doohickey die - Starlight Lace, inked every single 1 of them & added stickles-star dust to create the glittery & twinkling effect. It's tedious but I think the effort is worth it! Don't you agree?

I tried paper piecing for Tilda's blouse & added C1 & C3 (Copic markers) to create the dimension. Don't you think it's just adorable? :)

Other than the face colours (E000, E00, E02, E11 & R20), these are the rest of the colours.

Materials:
Magnolia Stamps: Celebration Tilda (Sweet Crazy Love 2012 collection),  Starlight Tilda (Merry Little Christmas 2010 collection), Santa Bench (Santa Collection 2008) & Post -Vintage Merry (So Jolly & Under the Mistletoe 2009)

Doohickey Die: Starlight Lace

Papers: red, yellow, cream & green coloured CS, Theresa Collins - Spring Fling Collection

Other Materials: Chipboards (For pop-up effect) Sei - Christmas Mint collection, gold bead trimming, cream crochet lace, mint coloured satin ribbon, Stickles - Star Dust, Spellbinder Grand Nestabilities die - Grand Circles & Grand Scalloped Circles, Spellbinders Nestabilities die - Label Four,  Distress ink-Tea Dye, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Multi Liner 0.1 & Copic markers.