Card Making

Merry And Bright

Hello. I’m a little late posting for the new challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. We have started a new challenge and – as usual – the theme is ‘anything goes Christmas’.

Here is my card:

During the holiday season I took time to sort out some patterned papers and ephemera I have, and decided to try and use them more. Here is my first attempt at that.

I took a 5×7 inch card base, cut down two patching patterned papers. The papers were 6×6 inches, so to keep the sentiment and poinsettia from one piece of paper, I added a strip of another piece to one side. Along the join, I added a strip of gold.

There are three ephemera pieces on here – the poinsettia to the top left, the little heart, and some extra little leaves to the bottom left.

I hope you can come and join us – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge – anything goes – option CAS

Allsorts Challenge – anything goes – option something new

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge – anything goes with patterned paper

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HLS CAS anything goes

Hello there and a Happy New Year. I have a card to share today as Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge has started a new challenge. We are starting off with an easy theme – anything goes CAS. Here is my card:

I used a stamp and matching die set which came with the kit for the Crop and Create delivered card making weekend back in October of 2021. I took quite a few virtual classes from people and companies I admired and yet never hoped to think I would attend one of their classes. This is one such class – and amazing few days, fabulous teachers – and great products as part of your kit. It is called ‘Change The World‘ and has the globe with flowers sitting on top, some additional flowers and leaves, and sentiments to match

This is a variation of one of the cards taught by Cathy Zielske – I white heat embossed the stamp set, then ink blended a green and a blue Distress Ink – to create an emboss resist.

I did the same with the two individual flowers – stamped, ink blended, die cut – then attached them to this card. The sentiment is stamped using the same colour as the ink blending – but Distress Oxide as it stamps better than the Distress inks.

I am starting to think I’m going to need quite a few birthday cards over the coming weeks, so this will be a great addition to my stash.

I hope you can come and join us in our ‘CAS anything goes‘ theme – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft – anything goes

QKR Stampede – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Die Cut Divas – flowers – include a die cut

The Alphabet Challenge – Trees

Hello. It’s my turn to host the new challenge started at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘T’, I chose the theme of ‘Trees‘. Here is my card:

I used Lawn Fawn wood grain card stock to layer onto my base card, adding a hillside for the trees to stand on.

The trees themselves are from The Greetery – a new-to-me layering stamp set – then die cut with the matching dies.

I didn’t add a sentiment at this point, and I may not do in the future, as I think this card can be used for a multitude of reasons – or even as a ‘just for you’ card.

I hope you can come and join in with our ‘tree’ theme – I look forward to seeing your creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

A Place To Start – anything goes

Watercooler Challenge – anything goes

Krafty Chicks – anything goes

Time Out Challenges – new – year/stash etc

Cardz 4 Galz New Year or New Stash

Hello there. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. This time the theme chosen by Helen is ‘New Year or New Stash‘. Here is my card:

This card was created using a new stencil from Pinkfresh Studio – a layering stencil – which I’m finding I enjoy using………as long as I keep everything today and don’t get any ink smudges – which happens quite a lot…..

I also used the hint and tip from a few YouTube videos about using the Misti to line the stencil up and keep everything straight – worked very well for me. No longer did I have to tape each layer down – just used the Misti magnets and kept moving them around. I did notice that it worked best when the stamping mat was removed first – some more of the edge to keep the papers and stencils straight.

I used Distress Inks for the stenciling and then die cut that piece to fit the inside of an A2 card base:

I had a plan in mind – but it took me quite a while to figure it out….

The front panel was cut using a hillside border, and that top part embossed using an Altenew debossing panel. I then added some acetate at the back, to hopefully create a window.

The part that was cut from the front panel was cut to size – leaving the ‘window’ in the middle – stamped with an MFT sentiment, and attached to the bottom of the acetate.

The back of this front panel looked a little ragged – sticky showing through the acetate – so I managed to create two backing panels the same as the front to hide all the mess. Some red dots added for some more colour and interest on the front.

I hope you can come and join us – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs – anything goes

Stamplorations December stencil challenge – anything goes with a stencil

Happy Little Stampers stencil challenge – anything goes with a stencil

Dragonfly Dreams – anything goes

TTCRD – anything goes

Nutcracker Christmas

Hello. A little playtime in my craft room created this last minute Christmas card:

The background on this slimlime card is covered with a light green glitter card, then a darker green glitter card over the top using a Catherine Pooler slimline die.

The images from Gerda Steiner Designs were stamped with Gina K Amalgam ink, then coloured with Copics, and then die cut.

All arranged as you see, to create a look like the mice are dancing around the little soldier. I love that one of the mice has her back to us – fits in great with what I wanted to achieve.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Jingle Belles Rock – Christmas

Classic Design Challenge – anything goes

Color Hues Challenge – red and green

INTAAS – use dies and/or punches

Christmas Blog Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Shiny Silver Snowflake

Hello once again. A new challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Dawn has chosen the theme of ‘silver’. Here is my card:

For this card, I new I wanted to use the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 3D embossing and cutting folder again. That was the first thing I did for this card – and that snowflake came out beautifully using some Simon Says Stamp holographic card stock.

I was hunting through my previously created backgrounds- I do like a background creating session, especially if it involves Distress inks or Distress Oxid3es – I can go a little crazy. I have also recently started to use the Distress Spray Stains. This green background was using one of the new Mica spray stains – though the shine doesn’t show in the photo (so difficult to capture this time round) and I thought the green background – looking quite distressed itself – a little white space – would be perfect for allowing the snowflake to stand out.

After I had put the card together, I realised that the concentrated green at the bottom actually looks like a row of trees – do you think so too?

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘silver’ creations – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Tuesday Taggers – snowflakes

Addicted to Stamps – die cuts and/or stencils

Cards Galore – anything goes

Love To Craft – anything goes

12 Months of Christmas – anything goes Christmas

Mice Baking and Tree Decorating

Hello there. Cardz 4 Galz has started another challenge. The theme chosen by Shell is for you to create a card with Christmas Animals. Here is my card:

I used mainly Lawn Fawn products for this slimline card. The base and three heart cut-outs are from one die set, and the hearts backed by Lawn Fawn patterned paper.

The images were stamped, coloured with Copics, then die cut, and arranged as you see. Some glossy accents added to the tree baubles and holly berries, and glitter added to the pudding and gingerbread house.

I really like how this turned out – putting all the images together to create three scenes, which actually work together to create one large scene too.

I hope you can come and join us in this challenge.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge – wings and/or tails

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Daring Cardmakers –trim the tree

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Lemon Shortbread – anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge – anything goes colouring – week 49

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafting Happiness – anything goes

A Trio of Dotty Stockings

Hello there. I have a fun trio of Christmas Stockings for you on a card today:

These stocking dies are from the recent Concord & 9th Jolly Holly workshop – which I still haven’t completed. I was sunning myself in Mauritius during the actual ‘live’ event, and have caught up with the first session – but yet to do the second session………maybe this week….

For the background I used the Altenew ‘Cozy Flannel’ cover die – a very old and well loved die – and some white card stock, and then some muted green glitter card stock. I layered them together – just slightly off-setting them – to create a slight showing of the glitter.

For the stockings, I used some Clearly Besotted dotted paper, and for the cuffs, heel, and toe parts, I used some glitter card stock too.

I think this is such a fun and colourful card, and I may make more of these – so quick and easy to put together once the design is sorted out.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – sparkle mode – something glittery

Shopping Our Stash – three of something

Allsorts Challenge – use a die

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Country View Challenges – anything goes Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge – anything goes with patterned paper

Many Shiny Snowflakes

Hello once again. I have taken some time to play in my craft room, and have created the following card:

Do you think there are enough snowflakes and shine?

I used an alcohol ink background previously created, some Simon Says Stamp holographic silver card, and the Tim Holtz 3D embossing folder – which also die cuts the snowflakes at the same time – to create the two different sized snowflakes.

I used a slimline card base and placed the snowflakes where I felt they should go. Some were hanging off the edge, and when I had cut those overhanging pieces off, I then placed those little bits into some spaces around the edge. I didn’t glue the snowflakes down completely – just the centres of them – so there was some movement and dimension.

In the other spaces on the card I added some sequins for even more shine.

The sentiment is also from Tim Holtz, stamped with a Distress Oxide, then used a blending foam to spread the ink around the sentiment – something I saw how to do from one of Tim’s live YouTube videos. I was amazed that the sentiment itself didn’t blur, but he colour was able to be blended – love it.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Stamps N Fun – Creativity – Snowflakes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Happy Holidays/Christmas

Watercooler Challenge – occasions

Creatalicious Challenge – atg with option of Christmas

Aud Sentiments Challenge – Christmas/New Year/Winter and sentiment

Cards Galore Challenge – atg

12 Months Of Christmas – atg Christmas

Alphabet Challenge ‘R’ is for Red

Hello there. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. We have reached the letter ‘R’ and Debbie has chosen the theme of ‘RED’.

Here is my card:

I chose a mini slimline card, and used a background previously created using a Tim Holtz stencil and Deco Foil Duo Gel – running through my die-cut machine. These poinsettias are just gorgeous in the silver and this is one of the most successful duo foil backgrounds I made – there was some frustration initially – but this came out almost perfect.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp – silver heat embossed onto white.

Quite simple but I feel very effective.

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘Red’ creations – I look forward to seeing your projects. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Happy Holidays/Christmas

Water Cooler Challenge – occasions

Createalicious Challenge – atg with option of Christmas

Fab n Funky Challenge – Christmas

Crafters Café Challenge – anything goes