Friday 13 April 2018

Don't Forget To Be Owlsome | Die'sire | Distress Ink

This card was so much fun to make!
This "Twit Twoo" die set from Crafter's Companion makes an amazing card topper.
                              
Owl card by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter.
             
The pieces making up the patchwork background  were left over after cutting out the owl (and from the last two days projects seen HERE and HERE!)
                          
MATERIALS
              
PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass - Stamping Card * [Amazon]
 Watercolour Card [Crafter's Companion]
Matt Black Cardstock [Crafter's Companion]
                                  
DIES
                  
Die'sire Twit Twoo Die Set [Crafter's Companion]
            
STAMPS
                  
Textures "Journal Jottings" [Crafter's Companion]
Sheena Douglass - Simply Scriptly (discontinued)
Tim Holtz CMS186 Cracks and Specks * [Amazon]
Tim Holtz CMS185 Grid and Croc * [Amazon]
   
PAINT & INK

Winsor & Newton White Gesso * [Amazon]
Posca PC-1MR Paint Markers * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Black Soot * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Barn Door * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Adandoned Coral * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Jet Black * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Watering Can * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Red Geranium * [Amazon]
Spectrum Noir - Art Liner - Black * [Amazon]
                                                       
OTHER MATERIALS
                  
Bakers Twine
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
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Thank you as always for popping by.
          
xxSAMxx
   

Thursday 12 April 2018

Valentines Card for Men | Distress Ink

Following on from yesterdays card I'm sticking with the same colour scheme today.
       
This card may be best suited for valentines day, but I'm always fashionably late so why change the habit of a lifetime?!
                            
Romantic Card for Men by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter
               
I cut out the heart freehand, intentionally going for a lopsided look.
                        
MATERIALS
              
PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass - Stamping Card * [Amazon]
 Watercolour Card [Crafter's Companion]
Matt Black Cardstock [Crafter's Companion]
                                            
STAMPS
                  
Tim Holtz CMS155 Simple Sayings * [Amazon]
Textures "Journal Jottings" [Crafter's Companion]
Tim Holtz CMS186 Cracks and Specks * [Amazon]
Tim Holtz CMS185 Grid and Croc * [Amazon]
 
PAINT & INK

Winsor & Newton White Gesso * [Amazon]
Posca PC-1MR Paint Markers * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Black Soot * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Barn Door * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Adandoned Coral * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Jet Black * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Watering Can * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Red Geranium * [Amazon]
Spectrum Noir - Art Liner - Black * [Amazon]
                                                       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
      
           
Thank you as always for popping by.
          
xxSAMxx
   

Wednesday 11 April 2018

Tri-fold Shutter Card | Distress Ink

I simply LOVE creating inky backgrounds!
          
Over the next 3 days I will share with you 3 different cards using the same inky backgrounds.
       
You can of course create these in any colour, be sure to tag #thecrippledcrafter on social media to show me your cards using any of my ideas.
                            
A6 Tri-Fold Shutter Card by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter
               
Whilst Tri-Fold Shutter Cards are not a new concept, I created this pattern myself, to fit in an A6 Envelope.  
             
      If anyone would me to post the instructions for this A6 Tri-Fold Shutter Card or how to create these inky backgrounds be sure to leave a comment below!
        
A6 Tri-Fold Shutter Card by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter
The card folds completely flat for posting in an A6 Envelope
                       
MATERIALS
                
PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass - Stamping Card * [Amazon]
 Watercolour Card [Crafter's Companion]
Matt Black Cardstock [Crafter's Companion]
                                  
DIES
                  
Sizzix Framelits - Circles * [Amazon]
Sizzix Framelits - Scalloped Circles * [Amazon]

            
STAMPS
                  
"Loving Thoughts" [Crafter's Companion]
Tim Holtz CMS186 Cracks and Specks * [Amazon]
Tim Holtz CMS185 Grid and Croc * [Amazon]
 
PAINT & INK
 
VersaMark Ink Pad * [Amazon]
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder * [Amazon]
Winsor & Newton White Gesso * [Amazon]
Posca PC-1MR Paint Markers * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Black Soot * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Barn Door * [Amazon]
Distress Ink - Adandoned Coral * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Jet Black * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Watering Can * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Red Geranium * [Amazon]
Spectrum Noir - Art Liner - Black * [Amazon]
                                                       
OTHER MATERIALS
                  
Black Self-Adhesive Gems
                  
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
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Thank you as always for popping by.
          
xxSAMxx
   

Monday 9 April 2018

MDF Postcard | Daisy's Jewels and Crafts

I'm back with my first blog post in a while, featuring MDF Daisy's.

Unfortunately not a recent project, it is however a project you've not seen before!
                            
MDF Postcard by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter
   
MDF Postcard by Sam Lewis AKA The Crippled Crafter
       
I started by sticking used stamps to the background.  These mostly vanished under the layers though, as is common for mixed media! 

I sealed the stamps with gel medium then lightly dry brushed with white gesso.  Once dry I got out my DoCrafts Artiste Sprizting Inks and liberally covered the whole of the postcard.
     
Once all these layers were fully dry I stamped allover the background with Archival Ink then applied a several coats of Americana Triple Thick. 
         
I covered the back with Sheena White Stamping Card, stamped some more and finished the front of the project with a stamped.... erm stamp!
      
MATERIALS

MDF
MDF Postcard - Daisy's Jewels & Crafts 
 
STAMPS
Sentimentals "Vintage" by Crafter's Companion
           
PAINT & INK
Winsor & Newton Gesso * [Amazon]
DoCrafts Spritzing Ink - Aubergine, Cardinal Red, Electric Blue (discontinued)
Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Jet Black * [Amazon]
Triple Thick Gloss Glaze * [Amazon]

OTHER MATERIALS       
Sheena Douglass - White Stamping Card * [Amazon]
Used postage stamps
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE

        



Thank you as always for popping by.
          
xxSAMxx