Fond of Autumn Bundle and an easy Partial Image Technique

I used the Fond of Autumn Bundle in my previous post and decided to use it again for today’s. This time though I’m using the large image from the stamp set.

This card shows the whole image. It’s coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Water Brush. A fun technique in itself but you do need to let the paper dry before adhering it to the card front. The second card is the one that I really want to share with you.

As you can see, I’ve used only the right-hand portion of the image for this card. The dies that coordinate with the stamp set make this so easy to do. There’s no fussy cutting involved when you use the die shown below.

Use this die to cut the whole image

The die will cut the image into four pieces – no fussy cutting required

Once you have die-cut the image you can choose which of the four pieces to use on your project. I chose only the one but could have used the two cut out from the left of the image as additional foliage. Maybe next time.

My supply list for this Fond of Autumn card

Purchase the bundle during Sale-A-Bration and choose an item (£45 item) from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue for free. You can find out more by clicking the tab at the top of this page.

If you don’t have a UK demonstrator and would like to shop with me, you can do so by either

• Clicking on the pictures above – this will take you to the item to my Online Shop, or
• Contacting me via email with your list and I’ll be in touch re payment.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) The second Sale-A-Bration of 2022 is under way. There are Shop, Join or Host opportunities to receive free Stampin’ Up! products. Find out more here – https://oakfieldcrafts.com/2022-sale-a-bration/

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use the host code – FMS4KYMY (valid until 31 July). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in August if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend. This means you can order extra products for free from any of the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. Your kit ships to you for free. During July and August you will also receive the Making Plans Collection for free. Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information.

World Watercolour Month - Watercolor Pencil Technique

July is World Watercolour Month and I have a Watercolor Pencil project to share.

The Fond of Autumn stamp set from the July – Dec 2022 Mini Catalogue consists of one banner image, one large image, three smaller images and six sentiments. To create this card, I used the smaller flower image together with the Thank You sentiment. You can see the Clear Wink of Stella sparkle on the Balmy Blue flower below.

I kept the colouring simple by only using three watercolour pencils – Night of Navy, Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green. All three of these can be found in the Assortment 2 collection of pencils. The edge detailing on each square, is from using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The two Balmy Blue flowers were stamped onto scrap Basic White cardstock and then die-cut. The Night of Navy flower was also stamped onto scrap cardstock but then die-cut using the coordinating die from the Autumn Bouquet Dies.

Supply List for this World Watercolour Month Card

These are the products I used to create the card.

If you don’t have a UK demonstrator and would like to shop with me, you can do so by either

• Clicking on the pictures above – this will take you to the item to my Online Shop, or
• Contacting me via email with your list and I’ll be in touch re payment.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) The second Sale-A-Bration of 2022 is under way. There are Shop, Join or Host opportunities to receive free Stampin’ Up! products. Find out more here – https://oakfieldcrafts.com/2022-sale-a-bration/

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use the host code – FMS4KYMY (valid until 31 July). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in August if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend. This means you can order extra products for free from any of the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. Your kit ships to you for free. During July and August you will also receive the Making Plans Collection for free. Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information.

July-Dec 2022 Catalogue and my favourite sheet of paper

As you are no doubt aware, the July-Dec 2022 Mini Catalogue is now live. One item that caught my attention when I first looked through the catalogue was the Rustic Harvest 12″ x 12″ double-sided paper. There’s one design (you get two of them) that is most definitely my favourite sheet of paper, and tempted me to purchase the paper pack.

Can you guess which design caught my attention?

Given that us Brits are not big on pumpkins, you’ve probably guessed right!

The dramatic black background is a great foil for the other colours – Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso. The little white butterflies add that little extra interest. To top it all, the paper can easily be chopped up to create six card fronts and any thin strips left over can be used to decorate the inside of the card.

Here’s one of the cards I’ve designed using it.

The Cajun Craze card base has a panel of Crushed Curry adhered to it. On top of that, a panel of the paper was glued. The sentiment and banner both come from the Fond Of Autumn stamp set and they were die-cut using the Autumn Bouquet Dies.

I took the liberty of adding an extra butterfly. This is die-cut from some Basic White using the Brilliant Wings Dies.

Supply List and Ordering

Details of the supplies used for this card made out of my favourite sheet of paper from the Rustic Harvest 12″ x 12″ paper are as follows

If you don’t have a UK demonstrator and would like to shop with me, you can do so by either

• Clicking on the pictures above – this will take you to the item to my Online Shop, or
• Contacting me via email with your list and I’ll be in touch re payment.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) The second Sale-A-Bration of 2022 is under way. There are Shop, Join or Host opportunities to receive free Stampin’ Up! products. Find out more here – https://oakfieldcrafts.com/2022-sale-a-bration/

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use the host code – FMS4KYMY (valid until 31 July). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in August if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend. This means you can order extra products for free from any of the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. Your kit ships to you for free. During July and August you will also receive the Making Plans Collection for free. Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information.

Have you ever tried to make a Window Sheet card?

Have you ever tried to make a Window Sheet card? They are great fun and you can use the window sheet (acetate) to create a whole card base or peek through areas in the middle or side.

I shared one of the techniques on a recent Stamping & Creating event and created this card. The card has a peek through area going across the middle of the card and is much easier to make than it looks.

Check out the video below to see how it’s made. The description contains all the cutting instructions for the card.

I’ve created two other cards. The first uses the window sheet to create the card base. A very simple and effective idea.

The final card is a variation of the top card. The difference is that

• I used a Basic Border Die to die-cut the edge of the cardstock and paper
• I did not add a border to the outside edge.

If you don’t have a UK demonstrator and would like to shop with me, you can do so by either

• Clicking on the pictures above – this will take you supply list for each card with direct links to my Online Shop, or
• Contacting me via email with your list and I’ll be in touch re payment.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) The second Sale-A-Bration of 2022 is under way. There are Shop, Join or Host opportunities to receive free Stampin’ Up! products. Find out more here – https://oakfieldcrafts.com/2022-sale-a-bration/

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use the host code – FMS4KYMY (valid until 31 July). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in August if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend. This means you can order extra products for free from any of the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. You kit ships to you for free. During July and August you will also receive the Making Plans Collection for free. Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information.