It's no secret, I'm a bit of a fan of dresses, shoes and fashion paraphernalia in crafting, so how delighted was I with Tonic Studio's new range of fashion dies, including this gorgeous Mannequin die?
Card Recipe:
Stamp: Creative Expressions
Tools: Tonic Studios - Mannequin Tag Die Set; Decorative Wreath Rings Die Set; Ringlet Rest Butterflies and Blooms Die Set, Tags Butterfly Beautiful Die set, Butterfly Border Punch, Tattered Lace Shoe Die, Grand Calibur
Colouring Mediums: Promarker Pens, Versamark, Martha Stewart Turquoise Embossing Powder
Paper and Card: Best Creations, Stardream, Pearl Vellum
Embellishments: Lace, Organza Polka Dot Ribbon, handmade decorative pearl hatpin, creative expressions pearl swirls, papermania pearl brad, flatback pearls.
This is the new Tonic Studios Mannequin Tag Die Set. It comprises a tag with a swirl cut out background (which coordinates with the swirl pattern of the Verso Decorative Wreath Rings Die Set) plus a separate solid Mannequin Shape. Oh my - how much do I love this?
I used this as an accent to my main topper, which is a whimsical shoe stamp decorated in butterflies. So for my main image, I stamped my shoe with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Martha Stewart Turquoise Glitter embossing powder onto aqua stardream card, then coloured it in with Promarker pens.
I cut this out using the largest die from the Decorative Rings Wreath Set and backed it with pearl vellum.
To create the accents for this card, I cut out two filigree butterflies from the Ringlet Rest Butterflies and Blooms Die set using aqua stardream card. I covered the die cuts in versamark ink and heat embossed them with more Martha Stewart glitter embossing powder. Then, I cut
two coordinating solid butterfly shapes from the main die in the Ringlet Rest set in peral vellum and trimmed them out, before layering together and accenting with flat-pearls. I thought this was quite interesting as usually, the vellum layer is the uppermost, filigree layer, but I wanted to echo the layering on the main image, so did it this way round, and I think it works well - do you agree?
I also made a couple of pearl hatpins - well, you can never have too many hatpins as far as I'm concerned.
My tags were computer generated and cut using the tag dies that came with Butterfly Beautiful topper sheets. I have used these dies time and time again.
I used the same versamark ink/heat embossing on a shoe die cut by Tattered Lace, which I felt matched perfectly to my stamp and other die cuts - serendipity. And, I coloured my pearl swirl to coordinate with Promarker Pens
Here's one last look at my card (made for my BF's birthday this Sunday - luckily she's not crafty so won't be reading my blog)!
Do let me know what you think, I love to read your comments.
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Jingle Bells! - Santa's Elves at Tonic Studios Towers have been very busy, would you like a sneak peek? It's their new Verso Christmas Die Sets which are unbelievably gorgeous! Doesn't it combine so well with my Christmas Wreath stamp?
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Crafter's Companion
Colouring Mediums: Promarker Pens, Anna Griffin Pigment Ink Pad
Paper & Card: Anna Griffin, textured card, Satin Elegance
Tools: Tonic Studios Decorative Wreath Die Set, Regency Swirls Embossalicious Embossing Folder, Grand Calibur
Embellishments: Microbeads, satin ribbon, jingle bell, acrylic flowers, rhinestone crystals, glitter, metal corners
To start this card, I stamped my Christmas wreath image twice onto stamping card and coloured both images with Promarker pens. Then I cut out one image using scissors for the outer image and a craft knife to remove the centre. I accented this layer with red glitter, tiny red rhinestone crystals and gold ribbon bow from Anna Griffin double satin ribbon.
I cannot even begin to describe how wonderfully versatile this new Christmas Verso Die Sets are. To start with they create beautiful wreaths (and I love a wreath on a card) which you can choose to either inset into your card, or have as a topper, as the outer ring cuts separately. This is my first card, and I used the Wreath Rings Set.
I cut the outer wreath with the centre removed but I could have chosen to keep the centre in place, as this is an entirely separate die. I had also covered my paper with a double sided sticky sheet, which can be tricky with an intricate die but wasn't with Tonic quality (I did do a double pass and twisted the die cut around for the second pass, just to be sure). I then covered the wreath in tiny microbeads - the effect is so textural and quite stunning.
The little lacey corners are another die in this set, which I've chopped into 2 to make a decorative feature.
You can just about see here where I embossed the gold mat with my Embossalicious Regency Swirls Embossing Folder - I love the larger 8" size of this folder and it perfectly complements the Anna Griffin patterned papers that I used.
You can see the embossing a little bit more on the picture below.
Here's one last look:
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafter's Companion - Embossing (Embossalicious Regency Swirls)
Craft-room challenge - Trees or Leaves
CountryView Crafts - Layers
Deep Ocean - Goodbye Summer
I ♥ ProMarkers - 3 Different Shapes
Joanna Sheen - Ribbons
Paper Playtime - Use Three Different Papers
Pile it On - Tic Tac Toe (metal, image, bling)
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two coordinating solid butterfly shapes from the main die in the Ringlet Rest set in peral vellum and trimmed them out, before layering together and accenting with flat-pearls. I thought this was quite interesting as usually, the vellum layer is the uppermost, filigree layer, but I wanted to echo the layering on the main image, so did it this way round, and I think it works well - do you agree?
I used the same versamark ink/heat embossing on a shoe die cut by Tattered Lace, which I felt matched perfectly to my stamp and other die cuts - serendipity. And, I coloured my pearl swirl to coordinate with Promarker Pens
