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Tone on Tone Effect – How to Achieve it with Stencils

Tone on Tone Effect – How to Achieve it with Stencils – Focus Friday – Happiest of Birthday – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demo – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to this Focus Friday post. Today we are looking at using stencils to give a tone on tone effect on cards. You can see this effect in the picture above. It gives some added interest to the background of the card and helps makes the sentiment really pop. For extra interest, I have added a velum doily to the top and bottom of the sentiment. This is an extra layer of interest but you can still the background behind it.

measurements

Bermuda Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Coastal Cabana – 14.35cm X 10cm
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other focus friday projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay £8.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana £8.25	Copper Foil Sheets £4.75	Stitched Rectangles Dies £33.00	Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks £9.25	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) £18.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels £5.50	Blending Brushes £11.25

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Learn How to Heat Embossing Through a Stencil

Learn How to Heat Embossing Through a Stencil – Focus Friday – Plenty of Patterns – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK

Welcome to another Focus Friday post. Every month I chose a particular area of crafting. Each Friday in that month we explore a different technique in that area. Today we are looking at using heat embossing with your stencils or masks.

This is actually a very easy technique. I just have a few tips to share with you. Firstly clean your mask/stencil of Versarmark ink well so that it doesn’t dry on the stencil. Secondly, make sure you tape your stencil down to your cardstock with a low tack tape so that it doesn’t move around. Thirdly have a little paintbrush handy to brush off any excess powder.

measurements

Cinnamon Cider Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm
Just Jade Designer Series Paper – 13.85cm X 9.5cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock £8.25	Just Jade A4 Cardstock £8.25	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) £19.00	Versamark Pad £8.75	Metallics Embossing Powders £17.00	Plenty Of Patterns Decorative Masks £7.50

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Use Embossing Paste & Stencils

How to Use Embossing Paste & Stencils – Focus Friday – Butterflies & Flowers – Sunny Sentiments – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to another Focus Friday project. Today we are looking at using embossing paste through a stencil. This cardstock started off as a plain piece of Gorgeous Grape card. Look how pretty it is now!! One tip is to wash your stencil straight away after using the embossing paste. It is so much easier to clean while the paste is still wet. If you like it dry it is hell to clean.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Gorgeous Grape Cardstock – 14.35cm X 10cm

other focus Friday Projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50
Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50
Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock £8.25	Gold & Rose Gold 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper £4.75	Everyday Label Punch £17.00
Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks £9.25	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) £19.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Embossing Paste £7.50	Palette Knives £4.75

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Use Layering Stencils – Focus Friday

How to Use Layering Stencils – Focus Friday – Butterflies & Flowers Stencil – Best Delivery – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to Focus Friday. For the month of March, we are focusing on stencils. Today we are looking at layering stencils. Layering stencils allow you to build up detail, depth and texture to an image. I’ve used the butterfly image here from the Butterflies & Flowers stencil pack. You can use more than two colours if you wish but I would advise you to start with two and build it up from there.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Beauty Of The Earth 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £10.75	Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch £17.00	Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks £9.25	Best Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set £16.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels £4.75	Blending Brushes £11.25

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Just to Say You Are Amazing – Awesome Otters

Just to Say You Are Amazing – Awesome Otters – Focus Friday – Watercolour Pencils – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demo – Lincoln UK

Welcome to the last Focus Friday blog of February. This week we are looking at using watercolour pencils with water painters to colour. As you remember this month our focus has been on colouring. We have looked at colouring with alcohol markers, watercolour pencils and blender pens and watercolouring with ink pads.

Watercolouring is a very forgiving medium. I’ve used the shimmery white paper here to withstand all the water. The pencils give you a lot of control and you can add as much or as little water as you choose.

measurements

Melon Mambo Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm
Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper – 13.85cm X 9.5cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock £8.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.25	Sunshine & Rainbows 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00	2020–2022 In Color 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £10.75	Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English) £0.00	Special Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) £0.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.25	Watercolor Pencils £15.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 £11.75	Water Painters £11.25

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Daffodils How to Water Colour with Ink Pads

Daffodils How to Water Colour with Ink Pads – Daffodil Daydream – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

This month, the Focus Friday videos have been concentrating on colouring. Today we are looking a colouring with ink pads and water painters. You can also use a reinker. I tend to add a dot of reinker to the lid of the ink pads. I pick this colour up with my water painter. Don’t touch your brush to the actual ink pad though.

Am important consideration when watercolouring is what paper to use. I use either shimmer white cardstock or our Fluid 100 watercolour paper. If you use Basic White you will find the paper will pill. You need a paper that will stand up to the amount of water you will be using. Watercolour paper will have a texture to it so it is useful to use the Stamparatus get to a crisp clean image. I used Stazon ink to stamp as it’s permanent.

measurements

Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper – 14.35cm X 10cm

other colouring projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock £8.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay £8.25	Sunshine & Rainbows 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00	Amazing Thanks Dies (English) £25.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.25	Daffodil Afternoon 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00
Special Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) £0.00	Daffodil Dies £35.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.25	Daffodil Daydream Bundle £51.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00
Stampin’ Spritzer £2.75	Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English) £22.00	Water Painters £11.25

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to use Blender Pens with Watercolour Pencils

How to use Blender Pens with Watercolour Pencils – Awesome Otters – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

It’s Friday so it must be Focus Friday time. Welcome to this post. Today our Focus Friday is going to be focusing on how to use watercolour pencils with blender pens.

Traditionally watercolour pencils are used with, you guessed it water. However this is not the only way to use them, you can use them on their own as colouring pencils or as I’m doing today with blender pens. Each way gives a different effect. Experiment and see which you prefer. Check out the video below for a tutorial.

measurements

Misty Moonlight Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects using watercolour pencils

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock £8.25	Simply Marbleous 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies £33.00	Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English) £0.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.25	Watercolor Pencils £15.00
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 £11.75	Blender Pens £11.25	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels £5.50

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Make a Spring Card – Have Fun Colouring with Me

Make a Spring Card – Have Fun Colouring with Me – Friendly Hello – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK

Welcome to another post in my Focus Friday series. Each month I chose a new set of techniques or products to focus on. For the month of February, we are going to be focusing on Colouring. Today’s post is all about colouring with the Stampin’ Blend alcohol markers.

I love this method of colouring as it’s quick and easy. The results are great and there are no lines from colouring to worry about. Stampin’ Blend markers come in a light and dark of each colour making shading and blending so easy. I tend to put down my light colour first and then add accents with a darker one. You do the reverse, of course, it’s what works best for you. As with all colouring take your time, build up the layers and practice makes perfect.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Friendly Hello – 14.35cm X 10cm

Other colouring projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50
Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50
Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00	Friendly Hello Bundle (English) £0.00	Scalloped Contours Dies £33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.50
Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack £8.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack £8.50	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack £8.50	Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack £8.50

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Emboss on a Blended Ink Background

How to Emboss on a Blended Ink Background – Focus Friday – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to another Focus Friday Project. Every month I chose a certain product or group of tecninques and each Friday for that month we focus on one specific technique. This month it has been embossing folders. Today we are looking at embossing onto an inked background.

I used a blending brush to ink the background first with Petal Pink and then Magenta Madness. I tried to get a varied mix of colours. The background was then embossed with the new Hive 3D embossing folder. The ink blending really highlights all the gorgeous texture from the embossing folder.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50	Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00
Gold & Rose Gold 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper £4.75	Hive 3 D Embossing Folder £8.25	Layering Circles Dies £33.00	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) £19.00	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00
Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon £7.00	Genial Gems £7.50	Blending Brushes £11.25

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Use Debossing on Your Cards – Focus Friday

How to Use Debossing on Your Cards – Focus Friday – Flowers of Friendship – Dotty Hearts – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to another Focus Friday blog and video. Today we are focusing on debossing. When you emboss there are always two sides to each design, the front that is embossed and the back that is debossed. We are using that reverse side here today. This is the Dotty Hearts embossing folder. It is a mini one and is perfect for creating a panel on a card as I’ve done here.

measurements

Merry Merlot Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
1″ x 12″ strip of Hearts & Home Designer Series Paper

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Stamparatus £46.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Trimmer £23.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50
Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £3.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £7.50
Take Your Pick £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock £8.25	Heart & Home 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £10.75	Regals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper £10.75
Heart Punch Pack £32.00	Dotty Hearts Embossing Folders £7.50	Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set £20.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.00

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

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Tone on Tone Effect – How to Achieve it with Stencils

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Just to Say You Are Amazing – Awesome Otters

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Daffodils How to Water Colour with Ink Pads

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How to use Blender Pens with Watercolour Pencils

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Make a Spring Card – Have Fun Colouring with Me

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