Project using my amazing Ecraft Machine

Morning all well here is the project that I posted on the Ecraft Group facebook page that I promised yesterday. I made this into a large exploding box and put a picture of the fishing shed on the front. I got this idea from visiting Paperlane Craft shop in Northallerton and thought it would be an idea project for my lovely Ecraft machine from Crafters Companion. I used the brick papers from the Cute Companions Summer Stories (Outdoor) from Crafters Companion and the stamped image is from their SWALK range of stamps and of course I coloured it in using my Spectrum Noir pens. The shed was cut using an SVG file from SVG.com Spring Birdhouses and the picket fence was from Miss Vicki's Cutting Crazy blog. The fishing rod was from a Cricut cartridge called Just Because cards. The tree has been cut from Fundamentals 1 cartridge on my Ecraft machine again from Crafters companion and the leaves on the tree have been cut with a Spellbinders die Floral Flourishes .

New ECraft Group from Crafters Companion

Well heard some fantastic news yesterday Crafters Companion have started a new facebook group called "Get Crafty with Ecraft Group, so here is the link :

 http://en-gb.facebook.com/groups/232573480154261/

So why not pop over and check it out. The idea is to share hints and tips and help will always be at hand if you need any questions answered. The Ecraft is an amazing machine you can do so many things with it from making shaped cards, cutting borders, mat and layering all your shapes, cutting flowers and swirls and all your embellishment and the best thing of all is that is doesn't need a cutting mat !!!!! Here is a little something I made just using my Ecraft and some Core'dinations card which I sprayed with Spray and Sparkle both from Crafters Companion.

Strawberry Kisses - not long to go now !!!

OMG what a terrible night it was last night I thought that we were going to get blown away and the rain :(. Anyway onto something much more pleasant, tomorrow is the day the Crafters Companion launch the Strawberry Kisses range on Create and Craft at 12pm so make sure that you have a cup of tea ready and everyone is out of the house.

I loved this image so much that I thought that I would keep the card nice and simple. I used Centura Pearl Pastels card for the base and then Core'dinations for the mat and layer. As always I used the fab Spectrum Noirs and the colours I used are :

Shoe TB1 TB2
Kitten PP3 PL1 PP1
Sole and Heel IG1 IG2 IG4
Ribbon BT4

Leann has a surprise !!!!!

Well there are only two more sleeps to go before the launch of Strawberry Kisses from Crafters Companion  and Leann has an amazing surprise to give away, not only can you win the Strawberry Kisses CD and Stamps but Leann is now also giving away a pad of  Core’dination’s SO MOD .

All you have to do, is, leave a comment on her post telling her which of the stamps from the new range is your favourite and why, and then leave her a link to either your blog or Facebook page, or what ever you have…. where you have linked to this post and explained that I have a competition to win a pad of Core’dination’s SO MOD, and link to her post here.  It’s worth 29.99 so it’s well worth winning

to see all the other amazing samples from the  DT, so don't forget to tune into Create and Craft on Friday at 12 o'clock. But of course more importantly to give yourself a chance to win the CD and 12 stamps go over to the Crafters Companion Blog and enter the Inspirational Hop.

Today I am going to share with you one of my favourite images I don't normally use green but it just seemed to go :) and I love the strawberries they make great embellishments and I use Glossy Accents to make them stand out abit more. For the base of the card I used Core'dinations Pastels cardstock and the following Spectrum Noirs to colour with :

Dog and Kitten TN2 FS6 PL1 CR8
Cushion DR3 DG2 DG4.

Don't forget to enter the Competition !!!!!

Wow what a windy day it is today have just been to the post box and nearly got blown away. Well here is my sneak peak for today and I hope that you have all been over to the CraftersCompanion Blog to enter the competition to be in with a chance of winning the new launch of Strawberry Kisses CD and 12 sets of stamps, this is such a lovely collection and just suits all occasions.

If you would like to see the full details please check out my post on the 1st January.

I coloured this image with the lovely Spectrum Noir pens and the ribbon slider is from the CD. The colours that I used for this image are :

Kitten PP1,PP3,PL1
Bag BT1,BT2,CT1

Don't forget to check out all the other DT amazing creations.

Wow a great start to 2012

Well today I got a lovely surprise I found that I had one the challenge over of the Paperlane Blog. This is my favourite craft shop which is in Northallerton and run by a lovely lady called Caz. This is an aladdin's cave of goodies and they also run fantastic Molly Bloom workshops so if you are passing don't forget to pop in and say hello.

Another Sneak Peak - Strawberry Kisses

Well the holidays are nearly over now but at least we have the launch of the new range of Strawberry Kisses on Friday 6th January from Crafters Companion. This is such a lovely range and the DT have such fun working with this I just know that you are going to love it.
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Well to celebrate Crafters Companion are doing a "Inspirational Hop" over on their blog, so why not pop over there now and start hopping. For all the details of the competition check out by blog post for yesterday.

This stamp is called Birthday Kitten and I used the following Spectrum Noir colours:

Kitten FS6, PP3
Cake Top PP3, PL1
Candle  PP3, PP1,CT2
Cake Case CT1,CT2,LV2

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for another sneak peak.

Crafters Companion Inspiration "Hop" Strawberry Kisses.

Well today is the day I can reveal that Crafters Companion are starting the New Year with a bang, launching the first of a new range, with artwork designed by the creator of Humphrey's Corner - Sally Hunter. The Strawberry Kisses range (including twelve stamps and a co-ordinating CD-ROM) will be Pick of the Week on Create & Craft from Midday on Friday!
To celebrate the launch, Crafter's Companion have organised an inspiration 'hop' around some of the Design Team's blogs! If you have landed here from Wendy's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If not then you can pop over to the Crafter’s Companion News blog to start at the beginning.

To continue the inspiration hop, you need to head over to Louise's blog.

Everyone on the Design Team had so much fun creating with this new stamp range from Crafter’s Companion and to celebrate the launch of these stunning new collections on Friday 6th January Crafter's Companion are also giving you the chance to win:

All twelve new Strawberry Kisses stamps and a co-ordinating papercrafting CD-ROM!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit the Crafter’s Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog to leave a comment about the range. On Friday January 6th, Crafter's Companion will pick one comment at random, to win the prize.

Keep popping back each day this week to see more sneak peeks!

So here is my sneak peak for today. For this sneak peak I am used the lovely Flower Power stamp. For the card base I used pale blue card from Pastels Core'dination and for the matt and layer I used pale yellow again from the Pastels Core'dinations, I just love this cardstock you can use it for everything. I stamped the image onto a spellbinders die cut and used some gems and flowers from my crafty stash.

To colour the image I used Spectrm Noir pens from Crafters Companion and I have listed below the colours I used.

For the Kitten;

PL1, PP3 and FS6

Flowerpot

TB1,TB2 and TB3

Flower

CT1,CT4,GB5 and GB10

To otline the image

IG1

Dont. forget to pop back tomorrow for another sneak peak.

First Sneak Peak Strawberry Kisses

Oh I am soooo excited today I have been told that I can share with you a card from the new range from Crafters Companion Strawberry Kisses. I am not going to give too much away today but pop back onto my blog tomorrow for some fantastic news about this range and a chance to win ..........., well pop back tomorrow for more info :). But today I am going to share with you my first sneak peak, I just so loved working with this.

I used the amazing Spectrum Noirs to colour the image,and the Pastels Centura pearl card.The colours I used are :
CT1
CT3
FS6
TN2
TB1
TB2
GB8
GB10

Hopefully see you all tomorrow.

Whats in the Box !!!!

Today I am going to share with you something that I had such fun making and if I have more time next year I am going to make some more. For the backing paper I used The Snowman CD from Crafters Companion for the inside and outside of the box. For the greeting, Christmas Trees and fence I used my wonderful ecraft machine and Core'dinations card again from Crafters Companion. The snowman was made with a template from Cathie Shuttleworth.

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Polka Doodles Challenge - An Easy Christmas Card

Well today I am going to enter a challenge for one of my favourite crafting companies, Polka Doodles. Nicki's designs are always so bright and colourful and she is such a talented lady. I was lucky enough to meet her at the Harrogate show and her colouring skills are amazing. So today my card has been made using the Humphreys Christmas CD and stamps from Crafters Companion.

http://www.polkadoodle.blogspot.com/

Paperlane Unconventional Christmas

Well today I am entering the Paperlane Challenge, this is my favourite craft shop in the North East of England. Caz is such a lovely lady and always make you feel so welcome and the shop in Northallerton is an aladdins cave. The challenge is an Unconventional Christmas and I am entering the following card, this has been made using the Humphrey's Corner Christmas CD and stamps from Crafters Companion.

Unconventional Christmas Challenge

Well today I am entering the Paperlane Challenge, this is my favourite craft shop in the North East of England. Caz is such a lovely lady and always make you feel so welcome and the shop in Northallerton is an aladdins cave. The challenge is an Unconventional Christmas and I am entering the following card, this has been made using the Humphrey's Corner Christmas CD and stamps from Crafters Companion.

Tutorial for Christmas Tree using the ECraft from Crafters Companion

Well today I thought that I would share with you another project using the Ecraft from Crafters Companion, I just love this machine and the more that I use it the more in love with it I become. The beauty is that you do not need any sticky mats and for me this is a god send. This Christmas Tree is so easy to make, so here goes :

You will need:

Red and Green 12 x 12 Coredinations card from Crafters Companion
Wet glue
Boxer Board and small scoring tool from Crafters Companion
Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels
ECraft Machine
Fundamentals Cartridge 1

1. Using a triangle shape from the Fundamentals 1 cartridge image 18 rounded triangle cut a triangle shape 7.90" wide by 6.76 " high and score a line about quarter of an inch down one side using your boxer board and small scoring tool. Fold and burnish.

2. Using strong thin double sided tape place a piece on the scored edge.

3. Now stick your two edges together to form a cone shape.

4. Now to cut your shapes for the tree itself. For this I used Fundamentals 1 cartridge and from the Flowers section I used image 4 together with the circle from the basic shapes on the left hand side tool bar.  I cut the following sizes.

1st layer red, wide 7.50 " and high 7.50" with a circle in the centre wide 2.00 " and high 2.00
2nd layer green, wide 6" and high 6" with a circle in the centre wide 1.76" and high 1.76"
3rd layer red , wide 5.00" and high 5.00" with a circle in the centre 1.50"
4th layer green, wide 4.25" and high 4.25" with a circle in the centre 1.20"
5th layer red, wide 3.00" and high 3" with a circle in the centre 0.90"
6th layer green, wide 2.50 and high 2.50" with a circle in the centre 0.75"

These need to be scored using your boxer board and small scoring tool as shown and folded into mountain and valley folds. Place wet glue around the edges and add your Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels.

5. When these layers are all dry, place some glue onto the underneath of each layer and place over your cone shape.

Tutorial for Hexagon Box using the ECraft from Crafters Companion

Well today I thought that I would share with you a project using the Ecraft from Crafters Companion, I just love this machine and the more that I use it the more in love with it I become. The beauty is that you do not need any sticky mats and for me this is a god send. This Trinket box ( I got the idea from Ustampforfun and altered it so that I could use my ecraft ) makes a lovely way to give a small gift for Christmas, so here goes :

You will need:

Fundamentals 2 cartridge
3/5 sheets of 12 x 12 Coredinations cardstock

Patterned Paper
Strong glue
Crafters Companion Boxer Board and small scoring tool.
4 round beads
Small pegs or paper clips
1 sheet photo copy paper

Cotton wool or padding

1. Using your ecraft cut out two 3" circles on your photo copy paper. Fold one in half and then half again.

2. You then need to cut out twelve 3" circles using your Ecraft machine from your coredinations card. Then taking your 3" circle cut from your photocopy paper, using your boxer board and small scoring tool score four sides where I have maked with a pencil line.

3. Now taking 6 of your 3" circles you need to transfer these score lines onto each one. I found that the easiest way to do this was to place the photocopy paper circle on top of one of your 3" coredinations circles and score them both together, this will then transfer the score line to the underneath circle, again using your boxer board and small scoring tool.

4. After scoring your 6 coredinations circles, attach them to each other at the side. Please ensure that you use a strong wet glue, I found it was best to attach one at a time and wait till it is dry before you attach the next one. I used a small peg or paper clip to hold them together whilst they are drying.

5. Once you have joined all 6 circles together, you then need to join the two ends together to form the box base, again using a strong wet glue and leave to dry. Then using your Ecraft machine and some of your coredinations cardstock cut out two hexagons, for this I used the shapes on my toolbar on the lefthand side of the screen. These need to be 4.11" wide by 4.00 high. Putting some strong glue on the tabs inside place your first hexagon inside the box. This is now how the inside and outside of your base will look.

6 . Now taking your other hexagon shape place wet glue around the edge and stick to the outside of the box base.

7. Now to make the lid. Take your second 3" circle of photocopy paper and fold in half, then fold the two outer edges into the centre.

8. On your piece of paper using your boxer board and small scoring tool score the lines where I have marked with a pencil.

9. Taking your remaining six 3" circles of coredination cardstock, score these in the same way as you did for the base.

10. Using a strong wet glue stick these sections together, let each one dry before sticking the next one, use a small peg or paperclip to hold in place. Once they are all stuck together stick the two ends together. Cut a piece of card to measure 3.25" by 2.25", score this at 1.50 and then at 1.75", this will be your hinge. Score this as shown and attach as shown.

11. Once this has dried, place your lid onto some coredinations cardstock and draw around the lid and cut out. Trim your seams and place some cotton wool or padding into the lid, this helps to give it some shape. Place glue onto the inside of your tabs, place your hexagon under the tabs and press down, this now encases your lid.

12. Attach the lid to the box base as shown

13. To decorate the inside of the lid I used the Fundamentals 2 cartridge. For the first layer using the Flower Shapes image 13 I cut this 3.50" wide and 3.50" high using green card. For the second layer I used red card and cut out image 14 again on the Flower Shapes, 2.74" wide and 2.56" high.



14. Now to decorate the outside of the box. For the base I cut 6 layers in green card 2" x 1.75" and then another six layer in red backing paper 1.75" x 1.50". Glue these together and stick them to the outside panels of the base.

15. To decorate the lid and again using green card I cut 6 triangles 1.91" wide by 2.32" high and 6 triangles in red backing paper 1.59" high by 1.99" high. For these I used the shapes on the left hand side tool bar. Glue these together and stick them to the outside panels of the lid.

16. To decorate the base panels again I used Fundamentals 2 cartridge, Flower shapes. I cut 6 pieces from image 13 1.76" wide by 1.27" high, from green card. I then cut 6 pieces from image 14 1.27" wide by 1.28" high from red card.

17. Now stick your 4 beads to the bottom of the box.