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C83 KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION- Tutorial by Lisa Marie Watling

PHOTO BOX 

Materials:

Fabscraps C83 002 Zig Zag

Fabscraps C83 001 Cosmic Fantasy

Fabscraps C83 Carders Pack

Fabscraps Chippie DC83 012 Flower

Fabscraps Chippie DC83 010 Hot Air Balloons

Fabscraps Stencil DS 045 Daisy

Cardstock – dark purple, mauve, lilac

Thin cork

Chalks – grape and frosted lilac

Pearlised mist

White acrylic paint

Deep purple water colour pencil

Deep purple good quality pencil

Black and Silver pens

Selection of paper flowers – white, ivory, purple, lilac, mauve, blue

White satin leaves

Miniature Styrofoam birds – purple and blue

Microbeads – purple and gold

Glass glitter – silver

Gold glitter

Silver butterfly charm, or similar

Purple cord or narrow ribbon

White UTEE or embossing powder

Heavy white gesso

Glossy accents

Glue gun

Tombow

Multi matte medium

Chippies

·            Select one of the hot air balloons and cut it from the frame.  Using your UTEE or embossing powder – heat emboss both sides.  Take your time with this to ensure good coverage.  Set aside for later

·            Paint your flower chippie with at least 3 coats of white acrylic paint.  Use your purple water colour pencil to gently ‘shade’ the central and outer petals of the flower; dry with a heat gun if necessary.  Use your purple pencil to lightly shade around the inner petals.  Use more white acrylic paint to create fine white lines over your purple water colour pencil painting; as show in the close up images.  Put a fairly generous dot of Tombow in the centre of your flower and when it has gone tacky, sprinkle with gold microbeads and also with gold glitter.  Once this has dried, coat your entire flower with glossy accents and set aside to dry for later

Photo concertina

·            Measure the inner portion of  your box and cut two strips from C83 002 to fit – make your cut about ¼ inch narrower than your box measurement so that it does not fit too snugly.  Score your strips at 3 inch intervals and fold into a concertina

·            Use a strip of cardstock to adhere the two strips together end to end and adhere with Tombow

·            Chalk / ink all the edges of each folded square with dark purple and then also draw rough ‘frames’ around the edges using your black pen

·            Decide where you want the top and the bottom of your concertina to be and then lay it out in front of you.  The very last block at the end is going to be embellished with your selection of flowers, one bird and microbeads, so should be left open; as well as the block directly above it AND the uppermost block.  On the reverse, you need to leave open the last two blocks too. 

·            Adhere your photographs (except the topmost three) to your cardstock and chalk the edges with purple and lilac; then adhere your photographs to your concertina

·            Proceed to embellish the block as mentioned above, using your selection of flowers, etc; .  Swipe on little dabs of heavy gesso and then mist with pearlised mist and allow to dry

·            Cut one small strip from your selected page from the carders pack that is the width of one square, but approximately 1 inch in height; score down the centre

·            Cut another strip from that page of carders pack that measures the width of you square, but DOUBLE in height.  Score down the centre and make a small slit just in the middle of that score

·            Adhere the smaller cut strip above to your uppermost square, ensuring that the score line is level with the top of your concertina; this is going to be your last ‘hinge’

·            Cut a strip of cardstock – approximately 1 inch in width and 4 inches in length – and gently feed it through the slit you made in the longer piece of carders pack paper.  Fold the cardstock piece in half and adhere the sides together

·            Then, fold the larger piece of carders pack paper in half and adhere it to the smaller strip, so that the smaller strip is tucked between the two folded ends

·            Adhere your painted flower chippie to the uppermost block (facing up) and adhere your remaining matted photographs – all using Tombow

Outer Box

·            Measure the sides of your box (keep it closed, it makes life easier!) and cut squares from C83 001 so that they will slightly overlap the edges.  Adhere these using multi matte medium and allow to dry completely, before you sand off the edges.  Once that is done, you can use your craft knife to cut the “slit” where the box lids meets the base.  It really is worth it to wait for the paper to be properly dry before sanding and cutting, as it can tear

·            Cover all the sides and the top of your box this way

·            Measure, cut and adhere a piece of thin cork and adhere this to the bottom of your box, also using multi matte medium

·            Give the sides and the top of your box a thin coat of multi matte medium to ensure that all the paper is securely adhered down and protected

·            Use your DS 045 Daisy stencil to apply some of the smaller flowers to the sides of the lid of your box, with heavy white gesso. Once this has dried, outline your daisies with  black pen

·            Adhere your remaining photographs to the sides of your box and draw a rough frame around them (onto the cardstock) with silver pen

Finishing Touches

·            Embellish the lid of your box with your remaining flowers, satin leaves, bird, cord/ribbon and charm; use your glue gun to adhere these.  Adhere your hot air balloon chippie to the flowers so that it sits upright on your box

·            Finish off with glass glitter and swipes of heavy white gesso

C84 VINTAGE ELEGANCE- TUTORIAL BY ADA NICHOLLS

WHAT YOU NEED: 

Photos:  3 x 4 x 6’’ portrait and 1 x 4” squared.

Paper:  2 x C 84 001 (Stripe) sheet and 1 x C84 004 (pink floral) 3 x plain black, 1 x plain pink cardstock.

Embellishments : Chipboard title (Days gone by) DC84 002 and Vintage clock DC84 012. Stencil DS 047 Rose bouquet.

Matting:   When matting add ¼” extra on each colour you matt with ie: photo size 4 x 6– matting 4 ¼ x 6 ¼”and so on.

Instructions:

Left page:

1.     Use the striped sheet and cut a 1 ½” (3.8cm)border all around the edges.

2.    Use grey and cut a piece 10 ¾ x 9 ½” (27.3  x 24 cm). Stick on the page against the right edge and making sure it is centered.

3.    Use the striped piece from the middle and stick on the grey also against the right edge.

4.    Use 2 x 4 x 6’’( 10 x 15 cm) photos an matt it on black. Stick these on the page as shown on the picture.

5.    Use the plain pink and cut 4 x ½ x 7” strips. (.8 x 17.8 cm). Put it through the Cuttlebug to emboss.

6.    Stick on the sides of the photos using foam core to lift it.

7.    Use plain pink and cut 4 strips   ½ x 7 ¼”. Put it through the Cuttlebug. Stick on the photos lifting it using foam strips.

8.    Use the reverse of the floral and cut 2 pieces:  1 ½ x 4” (3.8 x 10 cm) and 1 x 3 ½” (2.5 X 9cm) Cut a “V” at one end of each of the strips. Stick on the top left of the page.

9.    Cut 1 strip 1 x 2” (2.5 x 5cm). Cut a “V” at the end of the strip. Stick at the top.

10.  Add the rest of the embellishments.

11.   Refer to the picture for placement.

Right page:

1.          Use the striped sheet and cut a 1 ½” (3.8cm)border all around the edges.

2.         Use grey and cut a piece 10 ¾ x 9 ½” (27.3  x 24 cm). Stick on the page against the left edge    and making sure it is centered.

3.         Use the striped piece from the middle and stick on the grey against the left edge.

4.         Use black and cut a piece 6 x 10 ½”. (15 x 26.7cm). Stick on the page about ½” (1.2cm) from the left edge and 1” (2.5 cm) from the top edge.

5.         Use the pink floral and cut a piece 5 ¾ x 10 ¼” (14.6 x 26.1 cm). Stick it on the black.

6.         Use plain pink and cut a piece 5 x 7” (12.7 x 18 cm). Stick on the floral towards the top.

7.          Matt a 4” (10 cm) squared photo on black. Stick on the pink.

8.         Matt a 4 x 6” ( 10 x 15 cm) photo on black. Stick on the page next to the floral piece. 

9.         Use the plain pink and cut 4 x ½ x 7” strips. (.8 x 17.8 cm). Put it through the Cuttlebug to emboss.

10.       Stick on the sides of the photos using foam core to lift it.

11.        Use plain pink and cut 4 strips   ½ x 7 ¼”. Put it through the Cuttlebug. Stick on the photos lifting it using foam strips.

12.       Stick on the sides of the photos using foam core to lift it.

13.       Use floral and cut a strip 1 ½ x 2 ½” (3.8 x 6.3 cm).Cut a “V” at one end. Stick under the photo.

14.       Use reverse of the floral cut  1 x 1 ¾” (2.5 x 4.5 cm). Stick under the photo.

15.       Add the rest of the embellishments.