French Foliage club card {Tutorial}

It's been a busy couple weeks around here! I hope everyone is enjoying there holiday crafting. I can't wait to start my holiday gift making and baking this friday.. : )

Today i thought i'd show you a card we created at September's Club/Class get together. Some club members who missed the class had a few questions about how this card was created. Most were curious about the images inside the inked block image.

I do apologize, I created this card back in August and for the life of me can't remember who i cased it from.... : (

I remember the original card having a real button but i wanted to show my club girls how to create a "fake" paper button!! To create the button i used the button sizzlet and cut out 4 of the same button and glued them all together to create the thickness of a real button. (you can add more layers or less depending on how thick you want your button to look) You can also apply crystal effects to the top of the button to give a shiny look but i didn't do this for club as it would take to long (probably a few hours) to dry..!


To create the images inside the clear block image I used a clear block masking technique. Here's a quick step by step tutorial on how to keep your stamped images neatly inside the inked block image.

1. Ink up your clear block in More Mustard stamp pad.


2. Transfer the ink from the block onto your card stock.


3. Place stickie notes all around the edges of your stamped clear block image covering all spaces around the clear block image.


4. Start stamping your images inside the clear block image, over lapping on the stickie notes as the photo below shows.


5. Changing stamp images and ink colours continue to randomly stamp your images as you want them to appear inside the clear block image.



6. Remove all your stick notes.

7. Design your card as desired! I distressed the edges, attached the main card stock with the masking clear block technique on it to More Mustard card stock, added Early Espresso Bakers Twine, and a "fake" button and voila.. : )


Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: French Foliage (W120845, C121166), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686), More Mustard (100946), Naturals Ivory (101849)

Ink: Early Espresso (119670), Cajun Craze (119671), More Mustard (103162)

Accessories and More: Big Shot (113439), Sweet Buttons Embosslits Dies (121813) Early Espresso Baker's Twine (123124), Cutter Kit (106958-Distresser), Snail Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683)


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Spice Cake Address Book and Note Pad Holder

Here are the other 2 handmade projects i donated to the Surrey International Writers Conference.

The first project is an Address book. Remember this Post? I loved the way my first address book turned out so i thought i'd give it another try using some different products and this is what i came up with.

Like the journal i glimmered the leaves with Shimmer Champagne Mist but unfortunelty you can't see any glimmer in the photos.

The second project is a note pad holder. I also did this project awhile ago and thought i'd do another one. If you missed the first note pad holder i designed click here to have a quick peek at it.


The spice cake line is all the rage right now!! To be honest i wasn't a big fan of it unitl it arrived on my doorstep!! I eagerly opened the package and after one quick look at all the designs in person i fell in love with it. I love working with new colours and when i say new colours i mean colours that i'd never think of putting together.. pool party and more mustard? who knew they would look so good together??


Products used for these projects:

Stamp Sets: French Foliage (W120845, C121166), Fabulous Phrases (W117002, C120501), Travel Log (Retired), Woodgrain Background Stamp (117100)

Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686) Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318), Pool Party (122924), More Mustard (100946)

Ink: Early Espresso (119670), More Mustard (103162), Pool Party (122938)

Accessories and More: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Pennants Die (123126), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175), Buttons Sizzlet Die (113440), Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806), Regals Designer Buttons (119744), 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (122533), Extra Large Oval Punch (119859), Decorative Label Punch (120907), 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), 1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850), Sponge Daubers (102892), Linen Thread (104199), Ruffled Pool Party Ribbon (122975), Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (119959), Spice Cake DSP (124003), Cutter Kit-distresser (106958), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail adhesive (104332), Sticky Strip (104294), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin Sponge (101610), Paper Snips (103579), Paper Piercing Tool (116631)

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Basket full of Spice Cake

I was asked by the Surrey International Writers Conference (www.siwc.ca) for a donation for their annual conference silent auction. Since it was a writers conference i thought I'd do up a nice basket full of goodies and add some handmade items such as a journal, and some other items "writers" might enjoy.... : )


Here is the Journal i created. It features the Spice Cake DSP and French Foliage stamp set. You can't see in the photo but the leaves have a bit of glimmer to them. I inked up my leaf stamps in more mustard ink, then rock n' rolled them Cajun craze, then using my sponge daubers i dabbed a bit of champagne mist directly onto the rubber of the stamp before stamping.


I'll be back tomorrow with the other handmade projects i donated.. : )



Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: French Foliage (W120845, C121166), Inspired by Nature (111656), Woodgrain Background Stamp (117100)

Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686) Very Vanilla (101650), Crumb Cake (120953), Pool Party (122924), More Mustard (100946)

Ink: Early Espresso (119670), More Mustard (103162), Cajun Craze (119671)

Accessories and More: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Pennants Die (123126), Tasteful Trim Die (120893), Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806), Neutral Designer Buttons (119743), Basic Pearls (119247), Extra Large Oval Punch (119859), Decorative Label Punch (120907), 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), Sponge Daubers (102892), Spiral Border Punch (retired), Linen Thread (104199), Ruffled Pool Party Ribbon (122975), Spice Cake DSP (124003), Cutter Kit-distresser (106958), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail adhesive (104332), Sticky Strip (104294), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin Sponge (101610), Paper Snips (103579), Paper Piercing Tool (116631)

Hope you like... : )

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