Bloom Wall Hanging

Happy Thursday!

I've been dreaming of Spring arriving here on the West Coast of Canada as it has been raining and dreary the last week and a half. So, for today's project, I created this Bloom Wall Hanging. To create my wall hanging, I've used a variety of stamps from Charlene as well as dies from Els van de Burgt Studio. You'll want to read below as I have a full tutorial on how to recreate my Bloom Wall Hanging at home.

To start, die cut a 3 1/2" Stitched Fishtail out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Sprinkle Raspberry, Coral and Rosebud Magenta Nuance randomly on the banner. Spritz the banner wth water. Dry the banner with a heat tool.

Next, you'll need the grid stamp from the Make a Wish stamp set. Apply Emboss It Ink to the stamp and stamp randomly on the banner. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed and stamp four more times. Sprinkle Molten Dimensions - Black Magic Embossing Powder over the stamped areas. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Distress the edges of the banner. Ink the edges of the banner using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 4" Stitched Fishtail out of a book page. Distress the edges of the banner. Ink the edges of the banner using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 3/4" Stitched Fishtail out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut the fishtail down to 3". Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Bloom sentiment from the A Field of Flowers stamp set and stamp onto the fishtail. Distress the edges of the fishtail. Ink the edges of the fishtail using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Garden Flowers stamp set, you'll need the seven leaf leaf. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. Reapply the ink to the stamp and stamp on the same piece of cardstock. Colour the two leafs in using Scribble Sticks 1 & 2 and a waterbrush. Dry the leafs. Fussy cut the leafs out. Ink the edges of the leafs using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose a large flower from the Garden Flowers stamp set and choose one of the other flowers from the A Field of Flowers stamp set. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the large flower and stamp onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the other flower and stamp onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. Reapply Jet Black Archival Ink to the other flower and stamp onto the same piece of watercolour cardstock. Colour the flowers in using Scribble Sticks 1 & 2 and a waterbrush. Dry the flowers. Fussy cut the flowers out. Ink the edges of the flowers using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the 3 1/2" banner to the 4" banner.

Adhere the bloom fishtail 2" from the bottom and 1 1/4" from the left of the 4" banner. Adhere one of the leaves in the top left corner of the 3 1/2" banner. Adhere the other leaf in the bottom middle of the 3 1/2" banner. 

Use foam squares to adhere the flowers as desired in amongst the leaves and fishtail.

To finish the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top of the banner and tie a piece of twine through the holes, to create the hanging portion of the wall hanging.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished Wall Hanging.

Here is the finished Bloom Wall Hanging.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

- Stitched Fishtails

- Stitched Fishtail Banners

- Make a Wish

- A Field of Flowers

- Garden Flowers

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

- 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot and Blending Tool with foam

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: Scribble Sticks 1 & 2

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber, Jet Black Archival Ink and Mister

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Molten Dimensions - Black Magic Embossing Powder

- Magenta Nuance: Rosebud, Raspberry and Coral

- Misc: Book Page, Twine, Watercolour Cardstock and Waterbrush

I hope that my wall hanging has inspired you to recreate your own version of my Bloom Wall Hanging.

- Katelyn

Wishing You Oceans of Joy Card

Happy Wednesday! 

I've been busy creating with the brand new release from Joset Designs dies this past week and created this cute Wishing You Oceans of Joy Card. Joset's new release is available now at your local scrapbook store or the Elizabeth Craft Designs Website. You'll want to read below as I have a full tutorial on how to recreate my card at home. 

Choose a beachy piece of patterned paper and die cut a 3 3/4" Stitched Indented Square out of the patterned paper. Die cut a 3 1/4" Stitched Indented Square out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Ink the edges of both squares using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Octopus die, die cut the eyes and two hats out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink over the entire surface of the octopus. sing a blending tool with foam, blend Black Soot Distress Ink over the entire surface of the small eyes. sing a blending tool with foam, blend Faded Jeans Distress Ink over the entire surface of the middle hat on one of the hats. Cut the coloured strip off of the hat and adhere it to the plain white hat. Adhere the hat to the top of the octopus as desired. Adhere the eyes to the octopus. 

From the Ocean Edges die, choose one of the water styles and die cut it out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Make sure the die sits 7/8" from the bottom of the White Soft Finish Cardstock piece. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Broken China Distress Ink over the entire surface of the ocean. Place the ocean piece at the bottom of the 3 1/4" square and cut out the indented portion on the ocean piece. 

Die cut a 3/4" Stitched Fishtail Banner out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut the fishtail down to 2 1/2". From the Splish Splash Sentiment stamp, you'll need the "Wishing You Oceans of Joy" sentiment. Apply Faded Jeans Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto the banner. Ink the edges of the banner using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the 3 1/4" square to the 3 3/4" square. Foam square the octopus to the middle of the 3 1/4" square. Foam square the ocean piece to the bottom of the 3 1/4" square. 

Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the fishtail to the bottom left hand side of the card.

To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3 3/4" x 7 1/2", score at 3 3/4". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished card.

Here is the finished Wishing You Oceans of Joy Card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

- Octopus

- Ocean Edges

- Splish Splash Sentiments

- Diagonal Stitched Fishtails

- Stitched Indented Square

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

- 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive

- Kids Choice Glue

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Broken China, Faded Jeans & Spiced Marmalade and Blending Tool with Foam

- Stamperia: Patterned Paper

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate my card at home.

- Katelyn

Create the Things Tag

I'm thrilled to be back on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today, sharing my Create the Things Tag. My tag features a variety of stamps from Charlene and dies from the Planner Essentials Collection.

For a full tutorial on my tag, you'll want to head over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog for all the details. 

- Katelyn

The Journey is the Start Card

I'm excited to be back on Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's Blog as a monthly blogger sharing my The Journey is the Start Card. My project features a variety of products from Ranger Ink, Superstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, embossing powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

You'll want to make sure to stop by the Creative Scrapbooker Blog to learn how I created my The Journey is the Start Card.

Thanks for stopping by!

- Katelyn

Love Wall Hanging

I'm up on Southern Ridge Trading Company's blog sharing my Love Wall Hanging. I hope that my wall hanging inspire you to recreate your own version at home.

You'll want to stop by Southern Ridge Trading Company's blog so that you can learn how I created my Love Wall Hanging at home.

- Katelyn

Rosemary & Sage Notecard

Happy Monday!

I'm up on the Quietfire Design blog today, where I'm sharing my Rosemary & Sage Notecard. My notecard features a variety of Quietfire stamps, dies and the Modern Gilding Powder.

For a full tutorial and a few more photos of my project, you'll want to head over to Quietfire Design blog for all the details. 

- Katelyn

Hello Winter Tag

Happy Friday!

I have a new project over on Wild Whisper's blog, where I'm sharing my Hello Winter Tag which features the Canadian Winter Collection.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my tag you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. You'll want to make sure to keep checking out Wild Whisper's blog as the design team will be sharing lots of inspiration.

- Katelyn

Week No. 2 Planner Spread

Happy Friday! 

I have been busy setting up my planner spread for this week. To create my planner spread, I've combined some of the new dies and stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection along with some of the older dies and stamps. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite wintertime beverage and learn how to recreate my Week No.2 Planner Spread.

From the Planner Essentials - 9 die, you'll need the page die. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Serendipity Paper pack. Die cut the page out of the paper. From the Background Stamps 1 stamp set, you'll need the number stamp. Apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the number stamp and stamp on the bottom of the page, starting at the bottom left hand side. Reapply ink to the stamp and continue stamping at the bottom of the page. From the Pieces of Life 2 - Numbers & Labels stamp, you'll need the Week, No. and 2, arrange on the page and then put on your stamp blog. Apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the stamps and stamp on the top left side of the page. Ink the edges of the page using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose one of the coordinating papers from the paper pack and die cut the page from the Planner Essentials - 4 die out of it. Ink the edges of the page using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need the reinforcement hexagons from the Planner Essentials - 5 die out of the two papers you've used for the pages. Ink the edges of all twelve reinforcement hexagons using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

You'll need the paper you've used for the pages as well as three other patterned papers from the paper pack. Choose four of the note pieces from the Planner Essentials - 21 Note Pieces die. From the right page paper, die cut one note piece out of one of the note pieces die. From the left page paper, die cut two note pieces out of two of the note pieces die. From the third patterned paper, die cut two note pieces out of two of the note pieces die. From the fourth patterned paper, die cut one note piece out of one of the note pieces die. From the fifth patterned paper, die cut one note piece out of one of the note pieces die. Ink the edges of all of the pieces using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam. 

From the Planner Essentials - 27 Retro Number Trio die, you'll need to choose two banner styles. You'll also need the patterned paper you used on the right hand page. From the front side of the paper, die cut two of the same size banners. From the back side of the paper, die cut one small and one medium sized banners. Ink the edges of all four banners using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Piece of Life 2 - Numbers & Labels stamp set, you'll need the two lined with box stamps. Place each one on a block. Start with the first one and apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp two more times on the same White Soft Finish Cardstock piece. Next, you'll need the second stamp, apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp three more times on the same White Soft Finish Cardstock piece. From the Calendar stamp, you'll need the days of the week abbreviations. Apply Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink to each day and stamp one day in each of the boxes. Cut out all seven boxes. Ink the edges of all seven boxes using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam. Fill in each box using a black gel pen.

Now, we will assemble the left hand page. 

Adhere the blue reinforcement hexagons over each circle on the left hand page. Adhere the two blue banners to the top right side of the page.

Adhere three of the note pieces as desired on the page. Adhere Monday to Wednesday on top of the note pieces.

Now, we will assemble the right hand page. 

Adhere the cream reinforcement hexagons over each circle on the right hand page. Adhere the two leafy banners to the top right side of the page.

Adhere the remaining note pieces as desired to the page, making sure that they are layered.

To finish the page, adhere the Thursday to Sunday boxes on top of the note pieces.

Here are a few closeup photos of the Week No. 2 Planner Spread.

Here is the finished Week No. 2 Planner Spread.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

- Planner Essentials - 21 Note Pieces

- Planner Essentials - 27 Retro Number Trio

- Planner Essentials - 9

- Planner Essentials - 5

- Planner Essentials - 4

- Pieces of Life 2 - Numbers & Labels

- Background Stamps 1

- Calendar

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

- 6mm

- Kids Choice Glue

Other Supplies Used:

- Bo Bunny: Serendipity Paper Pack

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and Blueprint Sketch and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink

- Misc: Black Journaling Pen

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Week No. 2 Planner Spread.

- Katelyn