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LEGO Scrapbook Pages Double layout to try and capture the fun we had visiting the Lego store in London.  Made the lego bricks from 2 x2 cm and 3 x 2 cm pieces of primary coloured card with 1/4" punched circles glued on top.  Used craft foam in matching colours to raise some of the bricks to give dimension.  This is a simple idea but I think it looks quite effective. I ended up gluing on two layers of dots to give better definition as one dot on its own looked a bit flat.

                                 Harry Potter Expecto Patronum Shadow Box Picture I have recently bought the sizzix forest frame die and the doe reminded me of Snapes patronus guiding Harry to the sword of Gryffindor in the woods.   I used it in a shadow box and then also made a similar shadow box using Harry's stags patronus instead of the doe.  To make the shadow boxes you need the following: 12 X 12 paper or thin card to make the frame.  Pearlescent gold card Pearlescent white card Fun foam Backing paper  Distress Ink Sizzix thinlits 661744 Forest frame die Tree trunk die Tattered lace Alphabet die Tattered lace Stag Die Hunkydory Owl Die Wand die Needle and thread die docrafts Making the shadow box  I  strongly  recommend that you make up one of the shadow boxes as a practice run  first. It is a bit f...

What you will need to make this card: White stamping card Kraft card 8" x 4" Patterned Christmas paper Green Sharpie pen Spun sugar, scattered straw and pumice stone distress ink Red dye ink Waterproof black ink Little bow Penny black Christmas mouse stamp from christmas critters stamp set Docrafts 25th dec stamp from At Christmas Lucy Cromwell set. Foam pads Glue Make a 4 x 4" card using the Kraft card. Cut a piece of patterned Christmas paper slightly smaller than 4 X 4" and stick to the front of the card. Cut a square of stamping paper or card 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Stamp the mouse image onto the card using versafine onyx black ink or any other black waterproof ink. Use the scattered straw distress ink to colour the Christmas list.  Press the inkpad onto a glass mat and use the ink on the mat to watercolour the image as shown. Then use spun sugar in the same way to colour the mouses ears and paws and finally u...

MERMAID CARD The card is 8" x 4" as it was made for a challenge for a facebook group I am a member of.   I would not normally make a card of this dimension - but it actually looks quite effective.  To make the card I used the following Stamping card 8" x 3" Black card  8" x  3 1/4 " 8 x 4" card blank Distress inks: olive green,  stormy sky and tumbled glass Hunkydory for the love of stamps set with Mermaids.  Vegetation stamps that look like seaweed Alcohol pens - I used promarkers.  Glycerine Black versafine ink Black momento ink I used distress inks mixed with a tiny smidge of glycerine on a glass mat to create three bands of colour horizontally across the card.   I chose  colours that create an underwater effect.   As you can see your application of colour does not have to be perfect! Mine were very blotchy and uneven - but sea water is dappled and multi coloured. I then us...

I love crafting and Harry Potter so am currently busy with Harry Potter related makes. I have the Harry Potter dies and wanted to start using these.  I have used the scene from the 3rd Harry Potter movie where the dementors are on guard outside Hogwarts as inspiration for this shadow box / tunnel card. To make this project I used: Dementor die Hogwarts castle circular die Do crafts build a scene spooky graveyard dies A very old worn well read copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - I used page 72 Black / grey cardstock 30cm X 30 cm to make the shadow box Three 6 x 6 papers ( I used Mr smiths Workshop papers as these are dark and grungy) Three 6 x 6" pieces of black card stock. Scraps of black card Distress ink - pumice stone Gold metallic guilding wax Denim blue and buttercup promarkers. 1" diameter circle die or punch I initially make a shadow box from a piece of 216g 30cm x 30cm card.  For small project you do not want cardstock which is too ...