Keep Smiling

Hello everyone.

Sharing a card with embossed background using a Tartan stencil. These stencils are great to emboss card it gives deep embossing.

For the card

Lisa Horton Crafts Tartan stencil,

Butterfly flourish dies,

Stitched Scallop rectangle dies,

Ticker Phrases sentiment stamps,

Pearls and Sisal,

Distress oxide inks,

White card

Cut a stitched rectangle from white card. Emboss with Tartan stencil. 

Blend oxide inks randomly, I used peacock feathers, twisted citron and cracked pistachio.

Cut a scalloped rectangle from white card and adhere to the card base. Matt and layer the embossed rectangle with 3D foam pads on top of the scalloped rectangle.

Cut out three butterflies and adhere them to the coloured background, use green sisal and glue to the card before adding big butterfly on top. Add green pearls to the butterflies.

Stamp the sentiment with black ink, cut out leaving white edge around and adhere with foam pads to the front of card.

You can find more inspiration on our Facebook group where you can see design team projects and also can share your projects.

Facebook group Crafting with Lisa Horton Crafts

Shop That craft place

My blog Nataliascraft

Thank you for looking and leaving your comments.

Hugs Natalia

Sunburst Butterflies

I am absolutely thrilled to have been accepted onto Lisa’s design team and have created this my first card using the new Butterfly Flourish stamp and die sets in conjunction with one of my favourite stencils - Sunburst

To create the background I laid the stencil on a piece of watercolour card then sprinkled pixie powders over the stencil before spritzing with water and leaving to dry.

Then place a piece of card over the stencil and smooth over with a brayer. Lift the top card away and you will have a positive and negative image. I used the negative image as the background.

I created another background just using the powders which I again spritzed and once dry cut out the butterflies. They can them be mounted onto the butterfly frames cut from plain white card.

You are then ready to create your card.

Happy crafting

Sue x

Butterfly Hello

Hello Sweet Crafty Friends!

Kendra here today to share a card with you!

I am so excited to share my first project with you today using Lisa Horton Crafts products!

Tomorrow is the day!! Lisa will be on Create & Craft TV at 1pm UTC sharing her new products!!  They are sooooo amazing!!

I'm a huge sucker for butterflies, so I am very excited about the new EDGEcuts Collection Butterfly Flourish!!

I used the largest butterfly shadow from the set to die cut the window for this shaker card:

I then used the middle sized butterfly die to die cut from a piece of vellum.  I added to the center of the die cut shadow.  I really love the look!!  

I added some new pearls to the butterfly!!

I used the new Mermaid Tails: Lilac Set for the lovely glitter inside my shaker card!  I love the new Mermaid Tails!!!  Yummy!!

The designer paper used is from the new Capri paper set!

The stamped 'Hello' is part of thew new In The Loop stamp set!

Along with all the fun new products, I am also super excited about some fun new stencils coming soon!!!

I was going to get out some paste and created a fun background, but decided I wanted to keep it elegant and not take away from the butterfly, so I thought it would be fun to use the stencil to emboss my paper. These stencils are so thick and create an embossed background so beautifully!!

Here is a look at how to use the stencils to create an embossed background:

I used a Big Shot, so this may slightly be different between machines, I'm not sure.  But don't be afraid to experiment and have fun!!  That is exactly what I did!

Open the main plate to TAB 1 and place in your Big Shot, add a cutting pad, your stencil and then paper:

Then add your crease pad and another cutting pad:

Run it through your Big Shot!  
Use those muscles!! 

So easy and fun!!!

*Note I've learned from another crafter that if you lightly spritz the cardstock with water before running your sandwich through the Big Shot creates deeper embossing.  I did not do this with this piece, as I mentioned before these new stencils are made with really nice thick material and I didn't think I would need to spritz the cardstock. 

Here is a look at the cardstock:

How fun is that?!

So nice to have multiple uses for your supplies!  This new stencil I used is called Pennies in a Line!!

Have a lovely day!  

Be sure to tune into Create & Craft TV tomorrow for a look at all the NEW products!!!

Be Brave Canvas by Aly

Good morning, how are we all, how is January going for everyone I hope things have slowed down a bit after the Christmas and New Year rush!

Well today I have a quick written tutorial for you for the wonderful Lisa Hortons Crafts of a canvas I have created.
The products for this can be seen in the show on Create and Craft on the 20^th January at 1pm and 6pm with the lovely Lisa Horton herself.

Here I have created a beautiful canvas using the following products - 

  Mixed Media Board 5”x7”
Lisa Hortons EDGEcutz Collection – Butterfly Flourish
Lisa Hortons Background Stencil –
Lisa Hortons MDF Hearts
Lisa Hortons Paper Pack -  Bali
Lisa Hortons sisal
Lisa Hortons Mermaid Tails Glitter
Lisa Hortons Ticker Tape Stamp Set
A paper straw cut into 3 pieces
Pearlywinks Hot Pink Ink Spray for the background
Modelling Paste for the stencil

To make the project -

 Using a piece of mixed media paper using the stencil smooch some modelling paste through. When this is dry spritz with the Hot Pink Ink Spray

Cut a paper straw into 3 pieces and adhere to the canvas using a hot glue gun

 Scrunch up some of the pink coloured sisal and using a hot glue gun adhere it to the top of the straws

Using the Bali Paper Pad cover one of the mdf hearts and add one of the sentiments from the ticker tape stamp set

Adhere the heart onto the top of the sisal covered straws

Add 2 of the EDGEcutz butterflies onto the background

Then to finish randomly add some of the Mermaid Tails Glitter to the piece

I hope you enjoyed this and will give it a go

Hugs Aly xx