Craft Roulette #88 Card & Process Video

Hello crafty friends,

Here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #88 (27th in a row):

As you can see, this week's crafty wheel parameters netted me four (fourth not shown in above photo) Christmas card, which is so very cool. I'm in LOVE with this Retiform style/technique/whatever it's called and will definitely be using it again.

Since I used three patterned papers on my card backgrounds, I ended up with the above three cards. The fourth card that's not shown, was created w/random strips of patterned paper from three different patterns, but I didn't cut them at the same time, so I didn't get the same three for one affect. I show this on the video (link below).

I'm a messy cutter, so adding the strips of green glitter paper was both a design thing and a cosmetic thing, because it cover the gaps/seams between my pattern papers. The strips also helps pull a certain color from the pattern paper up, in the case of the shown three cards, green.

The die I used on all the cards is the Hang Your Stocking die by Catherine Pooler, It's a nice size die for an A2 size card. I used the die in several ways on my cards.

Card 1... I covered two die cut card stock stockings with pattern paper and adhered them on foam tape to the retiform card base. I used leftover strips of the same patterned paper as the background for the top stocking, so you could say that stocking is retiform also.

Card 2... I stamped a die cut card stock stocking with a few of the cute Christmas cats Peace, Love & Paws stamp set by MFT. Colored them with alcohol markers, and adheres it on foam tape to the retiform card base. This one is my favorite, but only because it has cats on it.

Card 3... I die cut the stocking from a piece of card stock and created a shaker from the negative. I started with a almost A2 size piece of card stock and trimmed it after I die cut the stocking. I thought about trimming around the stocking w/a border just big enough to hold the form tape instead of leaving it as a rectangle, but didn't think I could get a clean enough manual cut. But I have any idea I want to try out and if it works out I'll let you know :) Adheres it directly to the retiform card base.

Card 4... Card created on video. I die cut the stocking into the card front, after creating the retiform background. Stamped the inside of the card, so that the stamped image was visible though the die cut opening and colored the image with alcohol markers.

Here's a link to the process video I created for this card.

  

After 20+ weeks of playing Craft Roulette, I've come to realize that it doesn't really matter what the crafty wheel lands on.  Yes, it can and has created some weird combinations, but it has been FUNN, exciting and yes, even a little frustrating at times to come up with a ideas, but totally do'able!   So, if you're reading this and sitting on the crafty fence, jump off and join in the FUNN.   

  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.