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Thursday 24 April 2014

Nicecrane Design images...

...with ideas & freebies from magazines.

How often do you pick up a magazine because you were attracted by the cover gift but then never actually use the gift?

I think it is something that many crafters find themselves doing.

Well, today I bought two magazines whilst out shopping with Mum - Simply Cards & Papercrafts and Quick Cards made Easy. These are two magazines that I buy regularly but I was particularly attracted to the fact that "Simply" had a set of IndigoBlu stamps as the cover gift...
...and I rather like this brand. I had also seen the head with the flowing hair before and seen it used with gilding flakes to great effect.
 
Ignacio had sent me a set of animal digi images...
...and I had already used the cute little 'Hedgie'. However, I had also been colouring a couple of the other images...
 ...as you can see here. Both had been coloured using Spectrum Noir pens. What I needed was an idea for using the completed images.
 
As I was browsing through "Quick Cards" I came across some instructions for a multi-fold card which I thought looked interesting...
...and so with a bit of scoring, folding & cutting I had my base card. The magazine showed lots of examples with panels of PP stuck in strips all over the card but that wasn't what I wanted.
 
Then the penny-dropped.
 
I had been looking at the freebie stamps and the more I looked at the 'head' the more I saw grass and shrubbery. So just inking up the hair...
...I repeat stamped across the bottom of the card using alternating Adirondack ink pads in "Latte" and "Pebble". I also stamped the sentiment from the freebie set in Adirondack "Espresso" then cut it out using a deckle-edge blade on my paper trimmer.
 
The edge of the sentiment panel was inked with Ranger Distress Ink in "antique linen" before being mounted on the left-hand front panel of the card using 3D foam pads...
 ...the image of the bunnies with the banner has also been inked with antique linen and mounted on the inside back panel (the banner can be used to write the message in). I then rough-cut the field mouse...
...and mounted it on the right-hand front panel. Once again using 3D foam.
 
This is the finished card...
...although it is very dimensional, it actually folds very flat which makes it ideal for posting.
 
 This set if digi-stamps is one of Ignacio's new sheets over at Nicecrane Designs. "Animals Around Us" is a lovely sheet of images that were a delight to colour. If you would like to see what some of the other DT members have been up to, do hop on over to the Nicecrane blog. There is such a variety of work to be seen vintage images of large flowers, oriental images, vintage postcards...children, animals, buildings...there is so much to see and inspire.
 
So I'm feeling quite chuffed with myself at the moment. I've made use of a magazine freebie. I've tried a new style of card using the instructions from another magazine and I've used some more of Ignacio's adorable images....................................... 

11 comments:

Virginia said...

Oh Toni that is a fabulous make - love it love it love it!

Suzy said...

Toni. Love it and what an inspired idea for using the head. I don't buy card mags but when I saw these indigo blu stamps I just had to have them yesterday

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Wow you should be impressed with yourself. I rarely buy mags these days, only subscribe to Scrapbook Mag but i do occasionally buy one for the free gift. Using the hair is such a great idea and looks fabulous. Great colouring on the image too.

Fiona@Staring at the Sea said...

Love the alternative way you've used the "hair". Always good to see extra uses for any stamps in our collections. I like to get my money's worth from things, even when they are free!

Lori said...

So smart - the hair is perfect as the grass and so pretty stamped along the bottom. The coloring is perfect - you made a darling card!

Nicecrane Designs said...

Wowwwwwww Toni,,,,,,, love it, love it, your coloring is absolutely adorable,,,,,, these bunnies are perfect,,,,,,you remember me Mrs Potter,,,,,a modern one,,,,and what a creative card,,,, with so many folds and all over love the idea to place the animals over the card,, Love it, love it,,,,I am falling in love with your oloring,,,,,,,,yeahh..

voodoo vixen said...

Oh yes Toni, bloomin' genius to use the hair of that stamp in that way too, how brilliant it all looks!

Scrapmate said...

Brilliant folded card and it goes perfectly with the stamps. The idea of using the hair as grass is genius.

Stef H said...

this is awesome. we don't get stamp sets in our magazines. occasionally, they'll throw in a free page of paper... and the magazines are pricey - $20.

the sun has finally come out and i AM feeling better, than you.

hugs :)

Lynn Stevens said...

And that's how creations are made. Great thinking out of the box!!!
Hugs Lynn

Kim Dellow said...

You have been a busy bunny! I got SCP yesterday :) Love the cover stamps too! How cool to have a big set of Indigoblu :) Now I've just got to make sure I use them LOL! I should take a leaf out of your book Toni, gorgeous make. Have a super duper crafty week Kx