LETS GET CREATING............IM BACKKKKKKKKKKK HELLO ALL, ITS BEEN A WHILE.....

HI THERE,

SORRY FOLKS HAVE BEEN REALLY UNDER THE WEATHER AND SO HAVE THE KIDS SO WE ARE STILL ALL COUGHING AND SNEEZING

SO COS I WAS FEELING LIKE A SACK OF MOULDY POTATOES , I WENT TO THE DR AND WHILE WAITING TO BE PICKED UP SHUFFLED OFF TO CRIME CONVERTERS WHOOPS SORRY CASH CONVERTERS..... BUT I THINK ITS FINALLY COMING TO AN END. BECAUSE I SAY SO LOL

, AND A CAMERA JUST BEGGED ME TO TAKE IT HOME, ITS VERY HI TECH SO AM STILL GETTING THE FEEL OF IT, BUT ITS A RIPPER SO HOPEFULLY NO MORE BAD SHOTS,ONCE I DECIPHER THE HEBREW OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS , NOT REALLY BUT THEY MAY AS WELL BE, ITS KEEPS GOING PHTTTT STRAIGHT OVER MY HEAD, YOU TUBE TIME I THINK ... OH WELL IM LEARNING SLOWLY

BUT IM SURE ILL MANAGE A FEW STUFF UPS LOL AS I DO.

SO DUE TO SUCH A LONG WAIT LETS GET RIGHT INTO A TUTORIAL.... BOX WITH MY FIRST XL DIE FLOWER FOLDS, I LOVE THIS DIE , MAKES A BUNCH OF FLOWERS A BREEZE AS ITS SO QUICK AND THEY ALL SIZE DOWN TO THE NEXT... WORTH THE MONEY I HAVE TO SAY BUT I DIGRESS, SO ON WITH THE TUTORIAL,

BRINGING FLOWERS OUT IN JULY

INGREDIENTS

PAPER MACHE BOX , FROM CHEAP AS CHIPS,CHICKEN FEED, RIOT ART STORES ETC OF YOUR CHOICE HOWEVER THIS DOES LEND ITSELF IN DESIGN TO A SHARE BOX. ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN MAKE THE BOX YOURSELF OUT OF STIFF CARD STOCK.

PAINT , FOR EDGES AND INSIDE BOX

DESIGNER PAPER IN ALTERNATING COLOURS , PICK TWO THAT COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER.

SQUARE PUNCH FROM STAMPIN UP.

TAPE OR GLUE

LACE OR RIBBON

BIG SHOT

FLOWER FOLDS DIE

XLPLATES

BRAD

BLING DOTS

KINDY GLITZ

DIMENSIONALS.

HERE WE GO....

SO TO START YOU WILL BEGIN WITH THIS AND THEN NEED

TO PAINT AS BELOW BUT DONT FORGET THE INSIDE OF YOUR LID!!ONE COAT IS ENOUGH AS MOST IS COVERED UP.

ONCE PAINTED, LEAVE TO DRY AND PUNCH OUT 5 OF EACH COLOUR AND PLACE DESIGN ON BOX LID, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS GOING TO BE AN OVERHANG ON THE THIRD PIECE. CUT THESE OFF AT THE END BEND AT EDGE TO HELP GIVE YOU A CUTTING LINE CONTINUE WITH THE PATTERN TILL THE TOP IS COVERED AND THEN CUT OFF EDGES TILL IT LOOKS LIKE THIS

COVER THE BOTTOM PART OF THE BOX IN THE SAME WAY BUT TUCK IN THE CORNERS TO KEEP FOLDS IN , MAKE SURE LID FITS CORRECTLY . ITS NOW TIME TO TRANSFORM THIS LITTLE BOX INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL. GREAT GIFT BOX FOR JEWELLERY ETC. AT THIS STAGE YOU COULD SEAL OR MOD POJ THE OUTSIDE TO GIVE IT THAT DECOUPAGE LOOK AND TO KEEP IT WATERPROOF HOWEVER WE LEFT OURS AS IS.

DECORATING.

AT THIS STAGE ADD THE RIBBON OR LACE AS I HAVE DONE AROUND THE LID EDGE, I FOUND GLUE TO BE THE BEST WITH THE LACE BUT TAPE ABD RIBBON WULD BE FINE I RECOMMEND IF YOU DO IT THAT WAY TO USE EXTRA TACKY TAPE TO KEEP RIBBON FROM MOVING.

THE FINAL STAGE WAS USING PERFECT PLUM AND OLD OLIVE CARSTOCK FROM STAMPIN UP AND CUT OUT THE FULL LENGHT IN THE PLUM AND THE TWO LARGEST IN THE OLD OLIVE GREEN. USING THE PAPER PIERCER AND MAT I ADDDED A FLOWER BRAD IN RICH RAZZLEBERRY ALSO AVALIABLE FROM STAMPIN UP FROM ME. USING 5 DIMENSIONALS TO ANCHOR IT TO THE LID BRING THE PETALS UP INTO THE MIDDLE SO IT SITS UP IN A 3D DESIGN. ADD KINDY GLITZ IF DESIRED AND A FEW SILVER PEARLS ON THE VERY CORNERS AND ONE IN THE MIDDLE. THE CARD WAS MADE QUICKLY AS AN EXTRA . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW EMAIL ME WITH FUTHER INSTRUCTIONS . SO HERE IT IS THE BOX AND CARD , COST ABOUT 5.00 IN MATERIALS . PRETTY GOOD HEY. TILL NEXT TIME HAPPY CRAFTING

The Create Corner: a warm hello from the freezing tasmania

The Create Corner: a warm hello from the freezing tasmania

a warm hello from the freezing tasmania

freebie alert, freebie alert, freebie alert, freebie alert,freebie alert, here is a graphic i found on-line sorry i don't remember where but its good digital download if your trying to do a shabby chic look. just download the picture in full size, you can shrink to fit with photo buchet or flicker etc, or photoshop if you have it. enjoy!

WELCOME ALL, I HAVE TO APOLOGISE FOR NOT POSTING THE LAST WEEK WAS SO BUSY AND UNWELL, BUT AM GETTING THERE NOW. WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL TUTORIALS COMING UP, I GOT A NEW CAMERA SO I CAN DO SHORT VIDEO TUTORIAL BITS, I JUST NEED TO MASTER THE DARN THING , BUT ITS PRETTY BASIC. GOTTA LOVE CRIME CONVERTERS.... LOL IF YOUR NOT AUSTRALIAN YOU WONT GET THIS. FUNNY AS. SO IM OFF TO MAKE SOME TUTORIALS FOR YOU, AND SET UP PART 2 OF THE FURNITURE SERIES.

ON ANOTHER NOTE THE STAMPING UP MINI IS FINISHING IN TWO WEEKS SO IF YOU HAVE AN ORDER YOU WANT FROM THIS CONTACT ME ASAP.

I JUST GOT APOCATHY ART, AM SO KEEN TO PLAY , YAY....

SO NOW ITS GETTING TIME FOR A NEW MINI. STAMPIN UP ARE ONLY DOING 2 MINIS FOR THE YEAR INSTEAD OF SEASONAL MINIS.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS OF BRINGING US INTO LINE WITH AMERICA. IT WONT HAPPEN TILL 2013 BUT THEY HAVE THE BALL ROLLING ALREADY. AND I CAN TELL YOU THE NEW STUFF IS WONDERFUL. SO KEEP YOUR EYE OUT AS WE WILL ALSO HAVE A RETIREMENT LIST COMING UP WITH BARGING S GALORE FOR ALL TO GRAB. SO EXCITING NEWS WITH STAMPIN UP, CANT WAIT TO SHOW YOU THE NEW MINI AND THE NEW BOOK IS COMING IN SEPTEMBER. LOTS OF NEWS TO SHARE. WELL IM OFF TO CREATE. HAPPY CRAFTING , FROM KERRIE XX HAVE A CREATIOUS DAY//LOL IS THERE SUCH A WORK GIGGLES CHOW!