Showing posts with label Judy Hayes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judy Hayes. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2013

Love Where You're At - Guest Designer Judy Hayes

Hello everyone! Judy Hayes here, back with a card to share this time.


Today, I chose an inspirational verse,Love where youre at, for this card. I really like this verse. It could be used for a birthday card, encouragement or even congratulations on a milestone in oneslife. The huge popularity of black board lookinspired me to try the verse in white on black card stock. I like the black board look yet chose not to add dusty white around the edges, just a few specks of stray embossing powder!
Here’s how to make it:
  • Start with a 4 1⁄4 x 6ʺ white card. Cut 4 1⁄8 x 5 7⁄8ʺ piece of black cardstock. Emboss with Spellbinders Cane Weave 3D folder using Grand Calibur machine. Fasten to card front.
  • Cut and emboss white card stock with Spellbinders Labels Thirty-One #6 (#1 being the smallest). Use foam applicator to apply Distress Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain inks along the edges. The center wont show so theres no need to ink it. Fasten to card.
  • Cut white card stock with Spellbinders Nobel Rectangle #5 & 6 nested together. Use low tack tape to keep dies in place when cutting. After cutting, keep cardstock and dies in place. Then align Nobel Rectangle #4 with 5 and 6 and emboss with all in place. This adds the pattern of Nobel Rectangle #4 without cutting the edge. Apply Spun Sugar and then Victorian Velvet inks with foam applicator. Again the center wont show so theres no need to put any ink there.
  • Stamp verse with Versamark ink on black cardstock and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Center Labels Twenty-Nine #4 over verse and hold in place with low tack tape. Cut out using Grand Calibur® machine. Use 3D foam squares to fasten verse to pink rectangle leaving space along bottom of label for seam binding to fit under label.



  • Cut and emboss Nobel Rectangle # 2 from white card stock. Apply Victorian Velvet ink. Cut in half. Fasten each half to ends of verse label. Fasten small white brads at each end. Use adhesive to fasten all to card front.
  • Apply small amount of Spun Sugar ink to white seam binding by pressing ink pad direct to it. Crumple ribbon and repeat with ink pad. Mist with water. Wad ribbon into ball and roll in hands to disperse ink. This also gives the seam binding the nice crumpled texture. Dry with heat tool. Wrap seam binding around card sliding it under the label and tie in loose bow. Trim ends.

Thanks for visiting! I hope Ive inspired you in some way with this card. 


{Judy may be found online on her blog Creating...My Style}

Additional Supplies:
White Seam Binding
White Paper Fasteners
Distress Inks Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain

Here are the thumbnail links to most of the products used in this project.  If the link does not work, the product may be sold out or temporarily unavailable.  Please ask on the website!

Friday, December 6, 2013

May you have the gladness of Christmas

Hi, everyone!   Judy Hayes here today as guest designer! 

What an honor and a pleasure to be here!This is my 4th year on Spellbinders DT, currently on Mixed Media DT. I'm also on Julianna Hudgins DT.
That's all I have time for as I work full time.
 I'm postmaster in the little town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, of Laura Ingalls fame. I enjoy sewing, knitting, crochet, gardening as well as paper crafting, jewelry making and mixed media art. 

I chose the Quietfire Designs verse May You Have the Gladness of Christmas to use for a Christmas canvas. I love the elegance of this verse!  The calligraphy is perfect! 


It's framed  on a small 5x7 canvas,so this design could easily be used for a card as well.
 This would be so pretty on a table with greenery and candles!  

The gold frame is cut and embossed from craft foil with dies from Spellbinders Decorative Labels Twenty-Eight set.  Nest the 2 largest dies together to get the frame. 


To further enhance the embossed detail in the frame, rub black acrylic paint over it and wipe off the excess before it dries.  I like the vintage look of it.
Stamp the verse with Versafine Black Onyx ink on cream cardstock.  Then  cut it out with the largest die used for the frame.



 I like to stamp first and then align the die around the verse. 
This makes it easy to get it centered and straight that way.  

Rub Antique Linen ink around the verse.  The little holly swirl from Christmas is the Day set is stamped  at the top with Vintage Photo ink, then glued the foil frame to the verse piece.

Next, cut the white open work frame that covers the canvas. 
This was cut and embossed from cream card stock with largest die from Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty-Five nested in the largest die from 5 x7 Matting Basics A. 


Before  removing the card stock from the dies, ink the border along the edge with Antique Linen ink.  I like how it sets off the white and frames the whole piece.



Since my canvas had staples along the edge (not very pretty), I covered the whole thing with muslin that is wrapped around to the back and glued.  Sponge on ShabbyShutters ink to make it green. 

The open white frame is glued to the muslin covered canvas with craft glue.
Adhere the framed verse with foam squares for a little dimension. 
The poinsettias were cut and embossed from the same cream card stock with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia. 
Ink through the dies with Antique Linen ink to highlight the veins.
 Spray the petals with Sparkle Shimmer Mist before assembly.   The shimmer just doesn’t show in my photos. 
Add gold flower centers to each one.
   I also cut and embossed 3 large leaves and one of the largest poinsettia from green card stock.  I simply cut apart the large poinsettia for smaller leaves.  The poinsettias and leaves are fastened with Glue Dots.
Lastly, tie a ribbon through a hole on the gold frame edge. 



May you have hope, peace and love this Christmas season!

You may visit Judy on the web on her blog Creating…my style

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Spellbinders Giftabilities Publication

Spellbinders has just had their newest publication released titled Giftabilities.  The projects included feature all type of gifts for lots of occasions and cater to all levels of expertise in crafting.  There are cards, ornaments, jewelry, home decor items and more.  The book includes some special techniques to try, as well. Giftabilities may be purchased from Annie's Attic.



Quietfire Design is delighted to congratulate designer Judy Hayes who created a beautiful art journal which is included in Giftabilities.  Judy used Quietfire's Art is Letting Your Fingers Capture  on one of her pages.  Thank you so much Judy!

Here is a badly photographed sneak peek at Judy's creation (taken with my iPhone at night in the hotel room). This is just one of pages in Giftabilites dedicated to Judy's amazing Art Journal!




 








Here is Judy Hayes at CHA at the Spellbinders' Booth sharing the sweetest little creation she made with the new Media Mixage items.










We'd also like to congratulate our Design Team member Sherry Cheever who had a sweet Baby Keepsake Box project included in Giftabilities!  And a shout out to Design Team Alumni Darsie Bruno who also had a project in this publication.
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