A Passion For Cards

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Using Tonic Studios Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens (affiliate)

Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens are available in beautiful colours in sets of 3 and there are also Shimmer Pens and Water Brushes to complement the set. The fine nylon tip is suitable not only for detailed colouring and calligraphy but also for freestyle water colouring and creating backgrounds.

You can buy the pens from Tonic Studios using my affiliate links here

UK - https://bit.ly/3cnArEa

USA - https://bit.ly/2OhrxA4

Card 1

To make this card you will need-

Craft Perfect 6x6 Bright White card blank

Craft Perfect Bright White Smooth Card

Aqua Flow Pens - Arabian Nights and Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Tonic Studios Decorative Duo Sentiment dies 2535e

Gold Luxe Dream Drops

Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer

How to make the card -

1. Cut a 13cm square of white card with the Deckle Edge Torn Edge trimmer and scribble the Aqua Flow Pens across it as shown.

2. Take a piece of white card and colour with the French Wine pen. Die cut the backing plate for the sentiment. Die cut the sentiment from white card and glue onto the background.

3. Cut a 14cm square with the Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer and colour the edges with the same pen.

4. Die cut the main die and glue to the card, with the sentiment topper on top.

Add Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer into the floral detail at the top right. Finish by adding Gold Luxe dream Drops

Card 2

In the card below I have used the same pens as above and also Blush Rosette Aqua Shimmer.

I have used the Celebration Sentiments Header dies.

I used a US A6 card and painted the border of a 14cm x 8.5cm rectangle of white card with the Cinnamon Stick pen.

I painted the flowers freehand and added some Blush Rosette Aqua Shimmer to the leaves. Then I added some Gold Luxe Dream Drops to finish.

Monday, 8 March 2021

Tonic Studios Glitter Markers - 4 ways on 1 card! (affiliate)

If you're new to Nuvo Glitter Markers from Tonic Studios, you're really going to enjoy trying out various different ways of using them! They are water based markers so you can use them as a pen for drawing, calligraphy or colouring stamped images (both directly onto the stamp or for colouring the stamped mage) but you can also add varying amounts of water for cool effects!

These are my affiliate links to the Glitter Markers

UK -https://bit.ly/2MVCRBi

USA -https://bit.ly/30oXGIs

These are my affiliate links to the On Your Special Day Layering Die Set

UK- https://bit.ly/3ruaV6v

USA - https://bit.ly/3bnxXq9

They can be bought singly or in pack of 3.

They can be used for calligraphy.

I have used them in four different ways on this card.

I have created a border by colouring straight onto the card in a strip all round the edge, coloured onto a glass mat, spritzed with water and dipped the card into it for the multi coloured background, coloured the die cut sentiment and used a water brush to paint the die cut butterflies.

To make this card you will need -

Craft Perfect 6x6 card blank

Craft Perfect Bright White Smooth Card

Glitter Markers - Northern Lights and Midnight Shadows

Nuvo Aqua Brush

Tonic Studios On Your Special Day Layering die set

small butterfly die (I used one from Craft Kit 29)

sequins

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

How to make it -

1. Scribble some glitter markers onto your glass mat.

2. Spritz with water.

3. Cut a 13cm square of white card and press into the spritzed glitter marker ink. Leave to dry.

4. Die cut with the die shown from the On Your Special Day set.

5. Cut a 14cm square of white card and draw a 0.6mm border around the edge with the glitter marker.

6. Glue the layers together and attach to the card front.

7. Die cut the sentiment from the set and colour the wording with the Glitter Markers.

8. Die cut 2 butterflies. Scribble some glitter marker ink onto a glass mat, the use your aqua brush to watercolour the die cuts, allowing the ink to blend together with the water.

9. Die cut the frame for the sentiment and glue these together onto the card. Attach the butterflies but the bodies and fold the wings back.

10. Add random sequins to finish the card.

Friday, 5 March 2021

Tonic Studios Kit 42 (affiliate)

Tonic Studios Kit No.42 - Spring Wreath is available now :)

These are my affiliate links - 🛒UK -https://bit.ly/30hmbHu 🛒USA - https://bit.ly/3sVYWyS Enjoy :)

#toniccraftmonth GLITTER!

#toniccraftmonth Day 5 - Glitter!

A quick glitter card today. I made the striped background with double sided tape and glitter. Who doesn't love a bit of bling?

Thursday, 4 March 2021

BACK IN STOCK!!!! Tonic Studios Tangerine Die Cutting Machine (afiliate)

The Tonic Studios Tangerine Die Cutting Machine - BACK IN STOCK!!!

 These don't last long so if you want one you need to be quick!
                                                              Here are my affiliate links - 
🛒UK - https://bit.ly/3sPYzpA
🛒USA - https://bit.ly/30girpy




From my FB post yesterday...
#toniccraftmonth
It's Day 3 of Craft Month and Tonic are asking folks to share a pic of their favourite product. Well, mine has got to be my Tonic Tangerine die cutting machine. I've had this from they were trialled. In fact this one has been through its paces in several places at craft shows before it arrived with me. It's a proper work horse of a machine and I use it almost all day, every day and it has travelled all over Ireland to demos with me too. It's sturdy and cuts perfectly every time which is why I've never used another machine since I got this one.
I couldn't join in yesterday as I was so busy all day and evening and I couldn't share anything that I was working on as it was all for upcoming releases etc in a few weeks' time.

Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Tonic Studios Nuvo Expanding Mousse (affiliate)

Tonic Studios have a March Mousse Madness Sale on for the rest of this month. These are my affiliate links if you'd like to have a look :) 🛒UK - https://bit.ly/3bd1PFF 🛒USA - https://bit.ly/2MImojQ

Nuvo Expanding Mousse is applied to your projects in much the same way as the Embellishment Mousse but the big difference is that it expands to give amazing texture when you use a heat gun on it.

It dries with a sheen if left alone but becomes matt and puffy after heating and can be used with stencils or applied with a spatula and used as the focal point of a card.

I really enjoyed making these two cards and I hope you'll give it a try if you haven't already used it :)

Card 1 (with the Butterfly Background Stencil )

You will need

Craft Perfect US A2 white card

Butterfly Background Stencil

white card

maroon red card

Red Leather, Bramley Apple and Worn Linen Expanding Mousse

black ink

small stamp

glitter card

sentiment dies (I used Dream from kit 35)

Dream Drops - Cloud 9

1. Tape a piece of card to your glass mat and apply the Red Leather, Worn Linen and Bramley Apple Mousses through the stencil with a spatula. Carefully remove the stencil.

2. This will reveal the sheen on the wet mousse.

3. Activate the mousse with a heat gun to create the matt textured affect.

4. Trim the panel to 9.25cm x 12.75cm and ink around the edges. Layer onto a 9.75cm x 13.25cm piece of glitter card. Attach to the card front. Stamp or add inked areas in the white spaces and add Dream Drops. Die cut the sentiment and layer together. Attach to the card with 3D foam pads.

Card 2 (Freestyle Texture)

You will need

Craft Perfect US A2 white card

white card

Aubergine purple card

Expanding Mousse - Worn Linen and Misted Mauve

Prickly Pear Pure Sheen Glitter

Dream Drops - Cloud 9

foam pads

1. Tape a 10cm x 13cm piece of white card to your work surface.

2. Apply the two colours of mousse and sprinkle with glitter.

3. Carefully remove the tape and create the texture with the heat gun.

4. Attach to the card front and add the sentiment and Dream Drops.

(I used the Dream sentiment from kit 35)

Monday, 1 March 2021

Creative Stamping Magazine issue 93 (affiliate)

I've just seen this on the CraftStash website :) It's my first time making cards for Creative Stamping magazine. The top pic is one of my cards made with the beautiful set of stamps which is free with this issue (93!) and I see another at the bottom left of the front cover in the pic below. I can't wait to get my copy to see what else is in there!
You can have a look or buy the issue on the website through my affiliate link if you like :)
🛒 https://bit.ly/3q5fZNn