HS Handmakes: neat and tangled

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #38 Awesome Autumn | Love You Tons

by Hanaa - Monday, October 15, 2018

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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #38 Awesome Autumn | Hello Fall

by Hanaa - Monday, October 15, 2018

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Ramadan 2018 card series | Floral heart

by Hanaa - Saturday, May 19, 2018

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Into The Woods - Neat and Tangled party ensemble challenge

by Hanaa - Sunday, March 25, 2018

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Personalised name shaker card - Lawn Fawn

by Hanaa - Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Hello!

I got asked to make a baby card that has the child's name on the front and so I have come up with this. The shaker element was a last minute decision but a fun addition.

The card base was 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" so I trimmed to size and backed it with a blue gingham patterned paper.

I cut down Neenah solar white cardstock to 5.4" x 5 3/4" so that it was centered and using Cole's ABCs dies, die-cut the name of the child. Above the name, I mixed two stamp sets to form the greeting.

Next, I did second-generation stamping with Lawn Fawn Narwhal ink; so after inking I stamped it off onto some scrap paper and used the remaining ink to stamp the clothing from the Little Bundle stamp set. I wanted to make it look like the clothes were free-falling from the sky; you can see that some socks didn't come in pairs.

Now comes the trickiest part, the shaker element:

I didn't have acetate to hand so I used some packaging to create the window.

Using foam squares (so tedious) I made a border around the name, essentially a rectangle but I gave it a good amount of space for the sequins to move, making sure not to bring it close to the letters or leave any gaps.

(If I had foam tape I would double up so it could move more freely but alas! I didn't have the time. )

Before adding the sequins, I removed the tackiness from the sides of the foam tape using an embossing bag (or baby powder) to stop the sequins from sticking.

Added more foam squares to the rest of the card panel to even it out and carefully removed the backing of every foam square (please don't be me and use foam tape - for your sanity)

Just be careful not to get sequins on the tape or it won't stick to the card base properly. (EASIER SAID THAN DONE!!)

I then brought the card base to the shaker panel- carefully lining it up so that it was in the center. It really helps to have a grid mat for this part.

That's it! Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies used:

Lawn Fawn Little bundle stamp set

Lawn Fawn Narwhal ink
Lawn Fawn Coles ABCs dies

Neat and Tangled Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee stamp set

Neenah Solar white cardstock

Pre-made 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" card base

Pebbles Lullaby 6x6 paper pad

Lucy Abrams Pearl Necklace sequins

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Ahoy pirate girl tote bag

by Hanaa - Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Ahoy there!
Since Neat and Tangled showed us their sneak peak for March, I was hooked ! (see what I did there?) I knew I had to have the Yo Ho Ho stamp set as the images were just too cute to pass on:

...right?

I had an idea in mind for a cute tote bag using Lawn Fawn's Tote Bag die and shiver me timbers - I must say, it turned out wonderful!

I began by die-cutting the tote bag from white card (I used 260gsm card from Poundland -yes it cost me a £1)

Before assembling the bag, I used this anchor stencil to emboss the whole front and back with Hero Arts white embossing powder.

I made sure to tape the stencil down so then when I pounced the embossing ink on to it, it did not move. It came out like this:

My idea was to have an island look where sky/sea meets sand and to get this look I used blending technique with Distress Inks.

Starting from the bottom; I blended Fossilized Amber up towards halfway; heavy at the bottom and lightening as I go up. To add shading and to darken it a little more, I used Brushed Corduroy.

For the sky/sea, I used Salty Ocean and not going to lie, for cardstock I bought from Poundland; it blended very well, very smooth.

On to the images, I used the Neenah Solar white card to stamp the images on and coloured them in using spectrum noirs. My relationship with my spectrum noirs is on and off; in fact, I avoid colouring with them because I never get the blending right.

UNTIL I brought out the packets they came in. Seeing the numbers and colours helped me so much and for the first time in forever, I actually love how it turned out.

To complete everything, I stamped the sentiment "AHOY" with a MISTI tool knowing that there was a lot of texture from the embossing, I would need to re-stamp a few times.

I drew some lines on the ship with a fine pen to mimic wood grain.

Glossy-accented the sails and sword and tied red and white twine to close the bag.

I just wish I had gold chocolate coins to go with the whole pirate look - there's always next time.

I hope you liked this and thank you for stopping by!

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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #38 Awesome Autumn | Love You Tons

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #38 Awesome Autumn | Hello Fall

Ramadan 2018 card series | Floral heart

Into The Woods - Neat and Tangled party ensemble challenge

Personalised name shaker card - Lawn Fawn

Ahoy pirate girl tote bag

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