Waffle Flower Snowmen Stencil

Hey Lovelies....

Firstly.... HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

This is my Christmas card for my lovely man - so I thought I'd share it today with you all..  he loves snowmen so it was ideal for him - he loves it!

The die and stencil are from Waffle Flower, and I've added a tiny bit of shading to the snowmen to give them some rounding and depth.

Card Info:

Stencil - Waffle Flower Snowman Layering Stencils

Die - Waffle Flower Postage Die

Distress Oxides

Glitter

I really hope you have a wonderful Christmas - thank you for following me this year and the love you have left me.... it means a lot!

Big hugs and Happy Crafting...

MFT Snowflake Flurry

Hey Lovelies..

Today I'm in my pink zone....  this time using an MFT background stamp on an ink blended background.  I stamped it with Versamark then sprinkled with Wow fine white embossing powder before heat embossing.  I added it to my white card base, then diecut a 'Christmas' word out of silver mirri card, then added a 'Merry' stamped and heat embossed with silver on white card.  Finally I added some gems to the centre of the large snowflakes.

Card Info:

Background Stamp - MFT Snowflake Flurry

Die - Clearly Besotted Merry Christmas 

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry

Gems

Hope you like my pink make today!

Hugs

Memory Box Christmas Scene

Hi Lovelies....

Last week, I received a lovely card from a crafty friend in Sweden - and I was inspired to try a similar design myself as I loved it so much!

I used a snowflakes embossing folder for my background.... then cut a circle which I blended with Distress Oxides.  I then diecut the little hillside scene (using a really old die!), cutting that also with the circle die so that it fit snugly onto the original circle.  I used a Posca pen to create the snow, then edged the circle with crystal Stickles glitter glue.  I added a holly sprig which I'd punched out (with a very old punch!) and coloured.  I then adhered the scene to my background, matting and layering to blue and finally my white card base.

Lastly, I created a little sentiment which I stamped with Versamark on some scrap Distress Oxide blended card - so that it matched the scene, and embossed it in white.  I backed it with some card I'd glittered with Stickles glitter glue.

Card Info:

Dies - Memory Box Country Landscape,  MFT Pierced Circle, 

MFT Skinny Strips

Sentiment - Pretty Pink Posh Christmas Sentiments

Honey Bee Stamps Snowflake Embossing Folder

Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon

Stickles Glitter Glue

Martha Stewart Holly Punch

Hope you like my make today.... thank you to Tina for the inspiration !

Big Hugs

LOTV Santa and Friends

Hi Lovelies...

Today, for my card, I used this gorgeous digi image from LOTV - it's called Santa and Friends (for obvious reasons!)  I coloured up the image, then used a light Copic to draw some wallpaper behind them.  I diecut a frame from red glitter card, and added a couple more in white card to give the frame depth.  I created the background using an embossing folder, then lastly a red panel.  

I added lots of glitter to Santa, and some Glossy Accents to the baubles on the tree.  Then a tiny sentiment - and it was finished!

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Santa and Friends Digital Image

Sentiment - Pretty Pink Posh

Embossing Folder - Sizzix

Colouring - Copics

Reds - R24/27/46 E57

Penguin - C5/7/9 Y38

Rudolph - E53/55 E81

Bear - E33/34

Tree - G21/24/28

Gifts - BG13/49 Y15/38 YG05/09 B26

Glitter

Hope you like my card today and that you're enjoying the Christmas preparations, even though it's early December!  We were at my Grandson's Nativity play yesterday.... aww, it was so lovely so see the tiny kiddies up on the stage!

Big hugs

Sweet November Stamps No Peeking Santa

Hi Lovelies...

As promised.... here is the No Peeking Santa from Sweet November.  I printed and coloured the image, then masked it so I was able to sponge Distress Oxide in the background.

I used a Sepia pencil to go around the image to give it depth and shadow.  Then I adhered the Santa panel behind a strip of dotty paper, with a tiny strip of glitter card.

Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from Mama Elephant Mixed Holiday Greetings - and it was done.

Card Info:

Image - Sweet November Stamps No Peeking Santa Digital Image

Sentiment - Mama Elephant Mixed Holiday Greetings

Distress Oxides - Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn

Colouring - Copics

Reds - R24/27/46 E57

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Beard - BV31

Bear - E53/13

Sack E23/25

I loved colouring this image...  it really put me in a Christmassy mood.  I've had family here for the last few days too - which has been lovely!

Big hugs

Sweet November No Peeking Elves

Hi Peeps..

For my card today, I used the fabulous No Peeking Elves digi stamp from Sweet November.  It's just so darn cute!  I was inspired by a card I saw by Amy - with the red background, so gave it a go.  I coloured the image, then masked it so that I could ink blend over it - and was pleased how it turned out.  I added a strip of paper down the side, and a sentiment over the ink blending.  Then I adhered the card panel to my card base.

Card Info:

Image - Sweet November No Peeking Elves

Sentiment - Mama Elephant Mixed Holiday Greetings

Paper - Scrap from Stash

Distress Oxide - Crackling Campfire

Colouring - Copics

Skin etc- E000/00/11 R20 RV32/34

Hair - E23 E53 YR24 E31

Clothes - R24/27/46 G14/17 BG11/13 V!5/17 

Hope you like my make today as much as I enjoyed making it!  I have the No Peeking Santa too - so watch this space!

Happy Crafting..

Daisies

Hi Peeps...

I'm having a little change from Christmas cards - and doing some 'stash shopping' again!

I used a square piece of mixed media paper - and used Distress Oxides on a diagonal half of it, which I then splattered with gold watercolour paint.  Then I diecut the daisies, popping them onto the card as a border, with the yellow centres created using a tiny punch!  The leaves were from a different die set, but I think they were needed... and the sentiment is from a Pink Fresh Studio set - I stamped and embossed it in gold.

Card Info:

Dies - Britannia Dies Multi Flower Roses

Leaves - Spellbinders

Sentiment - Pink Fresh Studio - Playful Petals

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Gold Watercolour Paint

It's been very cold here today - we had snow yesterday, so this card has made me feel a little brighter!

Happy Crafting....

Sweet November Little Christmas Angel 2

Hi Lovelies...

I'm back today with another card made using the Sweet November Little Christmas Angel..  this time I created a background using the Taylored Expressions Twinkle Twinkle background stamp (with lots of sparkle) over some blended Distress Oxides.  

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then I then adhered the angel with 3D foam tape to the panel, and added a sentiment which I heat embossed in silver.  Finally I adhered the panel to my card base with fun foam, giving it depth.

Card Info:

Image - Sweet November Stamps Little Christmas Angel Digi Stamp

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Christmas Sampler

Background - Taylored Expressions Twinkle Twinkle stamp, 

embossed with white sparkle embossing powder

Distress Oxides Chipped Sapphire and Blueprint Sketch

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E40/41/42/43

Gown - BV31 R24/27/46

Wings - YR21/23

Hope you like my card today - this little angel sure has my heart and I love colouring her!

Happy Crafting...

Alexandra Renke Fir Trees with Frame

Hi Peeps...

For my card today, I've used one of the Alexandra Renke Fir Trees with Frame dies (that I used the other day) - but this time just one on it's own, in a very CAS card.

I die cut both the tree and frame from a card panel leaving an aperture, then cut the frame from gold mirri.  I added some glitter card behind the tree aperture, adhering the frame on top.  Lastly, I stamped a tiny sentiment and used a Stampin' Up punch to cut it.  I then used some gold thread to add it to my card.  

Card Info:

Dies - Alexandra Renke Fir Trees with Frame, MFT Stitched Rectangle

Sentiment - Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Sentiment Set

Stampin' Up punch

Gold Mirri and Glitter Card

I've added this third close up - hopefully so the gold and glitter card show up more.  Hope you like what I did!

Happy Crafting...

Alexandra Renke Christmas Firs

Hi Lovelies..

Today I have a card to share that I made with dies I bought a year or so back..  so again, I'm shopping my stash!

I saw a beautiful card on Pinterest which caught my eye, by Lynne Atkinson, so thought I'd give it a go.  I loved how she'd used pastel colours, so I dug out my coloured card.  Thank you for the inspiration Lynne.

I did all the die cutting of the trees, adhering them to a white card panel, then die cut the Christmas word from rose gold satin cardstock.  I then cut a couple of extra words in white, and adhered them together to create a bit of depth, before adding them to my card.  I added a few tiny dots that I'd cut from the rose gold - and it was done.

Card Info:

Dies - Alexandra Renke Fir Trees with Frame

Alexandra Renke Christmas Typo Word Die

Pastel Coloured Card

Rose Gold Satin Card

It was a bit fiddly to make - but worth the effort I think...  so that's another one down.... still loads to go!

Happy Crafting...

Sweet November Stamps Little Christmas Angel

Hi Lovelies

Today I'm sharing a card I made using a lovely freebie from Sweet November Stamps...  this is Little Christmas Angel. 

I coloured her with Copics and fussy cut her, adding glitter to her wings.  Then I created a Distress Oxide blended background which I splattered with white - making a starry background for her.  Oooh I added the sentiment before the stars though..  covering it with a scrap of paper when I splattered.

Card Info:

Image - Sweet November Stamps Little Christmas Angel

Sentiment - Mama Elephant Mixed Holiday Greetings

Distress Oxides - Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangle

White Paint

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E40/41/42/43

Gown - BV31 R24/27/46

Wings - YR21/23

On this last photo - I've tried to show the glitter on her wings...  hope you can see it!

Happy Crafting...

Pretty Pink Posh Small Stitched Foliage

Hi Peeps...

I have another autumnal card to share today... again I shopped my stash and found this lovely little die set from Pretty Pink Posh called Small Stitched Foliage. It's one I've used before a few times and I love blending the colours of the leaves.

Firstly, I used a burlap embossing folder to create the background, then die cut the leaves from white cardstock.  I used Distress Oxides to blend the colours on the leaves, before adhering them with foam pads to the embossed panel and trimming the edges.  Lastly, I added an autumn word cut from glitter card, adhering 3 die cuts together to give strength to the word.

Card Info:

Dies - Pretty Pink Posh Small Stitched Foliage

Embossing Folder - Honey Bee Stamps Burlap

Distress Oxides Wild Honey, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain, 

Rusted Hinge, Crackling Campfire, and Peeled Paint

Autumn Word Die

Glitter Card

Hope you like my card today... I do love the beautiful colours our leaves turn at this time of year before they drop... nature is amazing, isn't it?

Happy Crafting...

Tiddlyinks Wryn in the Fall

Hi Lovelies...

Well as it's very much Autumn here in the UK, I decided to use some autumnal colours for my card today, and I chose to use this older, but still lovely digital image of Wryn from Tiddlyinks - I used to be on the Tiddlyinks DT, so I've had this for some years!

I used Distress Oxides for the background, splattered with water, white paint and then gold watercolour paint.  Don't ask me what the colours are, as I think I made this background last year and it's been sitting waiting for me to use it!

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then used my embossing tool to round the image slightly, before I used foam pads to adhere it to the panel.  I created a little pile of leaves with Copics for her to play in!  Lastly, I created a little sentiment on the PC - I know I must have one somewhere, but I can't find it - anyway, I was happy with how this one turned out.

Card Info:

Image - Tiddlyinks Wryn in the Fall Digital Image

Sentiment - done on PC

Distress Oxides (sorry can't remember the colours)

Gold and White Watercolour Paint

Colouring - Copics

Hat and Coat - E21/23/25

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - YR04/18 E08/18

Dress - RV42 R43/32/14

The leaves are certainly changing colour and falling rapidly around me, such beauty is everywhere!

Hugs..

Alcohol Ink Panel

Hi Peeps...

Today I'm sharing a card that I made with an off-cut of a panel I created with alcohol inks...  which has gold foil on it too for extra sparkle.  I used gold mirri card to frame the panel top and bottom, then adhered it to a die cut stitched square.  Lastly, I added a old sentiment from Paper Smooches.

  

There's not much more I can say about the card... it's pretty CAS!

Big hugs