Crimson Cloud Design Team Call Out - only one week left to enter....

Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder that there is one week to go on the Crimson Cloud DT Callout - all entries must be in by Friday 17th May - good luck!
Mel xxx


Crimson Cloud are creating design team and are looking for enthusiastic and inspiring papercrafters to help promote their exclusive range of clear stamps.

You will need to have -

- an active blog

- a Facebook account

- a Pinterest board showing your designs

You would need to be able to commit to

- the design team for a minimum of 6 months

- making one or two projects per month

- promoting Crimson Cloud projects on your blog/facebook and pinterest and other social media

The benefits are -

- Free stamps supplied to make projects (two projects required per stamp set)

- Your name and link to your blog displayed on the Crimson Cloud blog

- Your Crimson Cloud projects promoted on our Facebook page, Pinterest board and Blog

- 10% Discount off Crimson Cloud products for the duration of your term.

To enter -

- become a follower of the Crimson Cloud blog and leave a comment on this post

- "like" us on our Facebook page

and....

Please submit one of your recent papercraft projects by email (sales@crimsoncloud.co.uk) - under the subject heading "Design Team Call - April 2013"

- Tell us if you are on any other design teams (you don't need to be!)

- Give us your blog and facebook links and links to any online galleries you may have

- include a short paragraph on your style and the type of projects you like to make and why you would like to join the Design team.

Entries must be submitted by Friday 17th May 2013.

We look forward to seeing your entries!

Mel and Linda xxx

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Design Team Call Out for Crimson Cloud - One week to go!

Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder that there is one week to go on the Crimson Cloud DT Callout - all entries must be in by Friday 17th May - good luck!
Mel xxx


Crimson Cloud are creating design team and are looking for enthusiastic and inspiring papercrafters to help promote their exclusive range of clear stamps.

You will need to have -

- an active blog

- a Facebook account

- a Pinterest board showing your designs

You would need to be able to commit to

- the design team for a minimum of 6 months

- making one or two projects per month

- promoting Crimson Cloud projects on your blog/facebook and pinterest and other social media

The benefits are -

- Free stamps supplied to make projects (two projects required per stamp set)

- Your name and link to your blog displayed on the Crimson Cloud blog

- Your Crimson Cloud projects promoted on our Facebook page, Pinterest board and Blog

- 10% Discount off Crimson Cloud products for the duration of your term.

To enter -

- become a follower of the Crimson Cloud blog and leave a comment on this post

- "like" us on our Facebook page

and....

Please submit one of your recent papercraft projects by email (sales@crimsoncloud.co.uk) - under the subject heading "Design Team Call - April 2013"

- Tell us if you are on any other design teams (you don't need to be!)

- Give us your blog and facebook links and links to any online galleries you may have

- include a short paragraph on your style and the type of projects you like to make and why you would like to join the Design team.

Entries must be submitted by Friday 17th May 2013.

We look forward to seeing your entries!

Mel and Linda xxx

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Design Team Call at Creative Expressions

Creative Expressions have a design team call out at the moment and this is my entry.

The challenge was to include some texture into the project which I have achieved using the Creative Expression Bark embossing folder.

To start, I created a circle mask with a post it note, placed it onto white card and blended Dried Marigold and Tea Dye distress inks to create my background. Using the Creative Expressions Dandelion Wishes stamp set, I stamped the bird on the branch over the sun.

As where I stamped the bird was partially inked, I stamped it a second time and mounted it foam pads. I stamped the foliage background using second generation impression to create a lighter image, giving perspective.

Taking some Kraft cardstock, I embossed it with the Bark embossing folder to keep with the natural theme.

Taking a pen, I rolled the corner of the cardstock around the barrel to create a curl and glued it down with Cosmic Shimmer clear glue. I only had to hold it in place for a few seconds to allow the glue to set to give a very strong hold.

This embossed panel was laid over the bird scene, glued in place and the edges inked to highlight the embossing.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut using the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen

and I cut some Spellbinders Floral Flourishes and mounted them behind the sentiment.

The card was then simply matted and layered with some piercing around the edges.

Hope you like it!
Mel xxx Pin It Now!