Hello. I decided I wanted to do some Copic colouring yesterday and part of that playtime was creating this card:
I stamped the image from Lili Of The Valley and coloured with a range of Copics, then used my Scan-n-cut to cut it out. This took several scan passes before it picked up the outline, but it finally did it.
The background is a piece of Heffy Doodle card stock, and a Lawn Fawn stitched snowflake die.
I added a black strip along the edge to represent the ‘wall’ the characters were all peeping round.
The sentiment is form the same stamp set, and once added I decided some bling was called for – so I added some reflective little stars to the middle of some of the snowflakes, and also added some white gel pen here and there.
Hello. I was in the mood for some messy crafting yesterday – some stencils and pasts and watercolouring – it’s always messy when I create some backgrounds for my stash. Here is what I created for a few challenges:
The background panel was created using Altenew embossing paste and adding green ink to colour it, then applying through a stencil.
Whilst that was drying, I stamped the image onto Distress watercolor card, then coloured using the Distress Watercolor pencils – playing around with colours and techniques. I stamped the image several times, as I wanted to play with the pencils, and see which technique worked for me. I found the best way for me to use these, was to use my watercolour brush – slightly wet – direct to the tip of the pencil, and then colour the image.
I added a base wash of colour, then touched the tip again for a more vibrant colour to create some shadow.
That was put aside to dry, and I then stamped the extra images and sentiment, and used the pencils to colour those – putting aside to dry.
Once I thought they were all dry – a couple of hours maybe – I used my Scan-n-cut for the owl, and fussy-cut the smaller images. I have no idea why I didn’t use the Scan-n-cut for those smaller images and sentiment, as I absolutely do not like fussy-cutting – but maybe my brain took a little holiday at that point…..!
I thought it would be fun for her to be holding the handbag, so I cut through that one part of the wing, cut a hole in the appropriate handbag area, and slotted it in.
The base panel and all the images were adhered with 3D foam, even the handbag.
Now – the shoes – she is wearing the high heeled shoes in the image, but I cut those off, and put the boots there instead, adding the shoes to the pile of shoe boxes…….I don’t know – cutting her wing, and then cutting her feet off……sounds kinda barbaric……!
I added some white gel pen to some areas mas highlights, and for her ‘dotty’ areas.
I have a CAS card to share which incorporates several of my favourite techniques – ink smooshing, die-cutting, and using embossing folders:
I dry embossed a white panel and stuck to the card base with 3D foam.
The Tim Holtz flower (Holiday Brushstrokes) was die cut from a previously created orange ink smooshed panel – the different small layers had some extra ink blending on the edges to make them a little darker – and glued together. The yellow centre is from another panel using mica sprays.
I also die cut the leaves in that die set from a brown card stock, then adhered these with a mixture of 3D foam and wet glue.
The sentiment if from Lawn Fawn, die cut three times in white, then a brown die cut on top.
A new challenge has started at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘Q’, Melanie has chosen the theme of ‘Quilt‘. Here is my card:
I used Concord & 9th dies to create this very colourful card. A lot of die cutting and then gluing the triangles together – then deciding which colours to put where, in which pattern – goodness knows how quilt makers manage.
I used some dotty patterned paper for the triangles, adhered to the base panel, a black layer, then stuck onto a white card base.
The bigger orange sentiment has a slightly off-set black layer – and the shadow layer to make it stand out a little more – the smaller sentiment in black.
Just one itty bitty black gem for the tittle on the letter ‘i’ of friend – really because lost the die cut one and didn’t want to risk a black Nuvo drop…..
The Design Team has come up with some original shapes and colours – I hope you can come and join us. xx
Hello once again. It’s my turn to host the new challenge starting at Cardz 4 Galz. I have chosen the theme of ‘stencils’. Here is my card:
This card is – obviously – a slimline card – but slightly longer than the usual. I started with the card base, and die cut the Pinkfresh Studio deco frame twice – it wasn’t as long as I needed it – but I knew I could cover the join with my other elements.
I dry embossed a panel to go inside the frame and adhered the frame with 3D foam – I wanted to add the elemenst with 3D foam, and to tuck them under the frame in certain places.
The birds and branches are from a stamp, die and stencil set from Pinkfresh Studio. I stenciled this several times with different colours of birds and flowers, then used the matching die, which created lots of separate pieces, and set about arranging them in my frame.
I knew I wanted to cover the join in the frame, so I started there, then looked for a sentiment and arranged everything else around that. Some of the leaves and flowers I trimmed down to fit, and added gold gems to match the sentiment.
I hope you can come and join us with your creations which include a stencil – I look forward to seeing your creations. xx
Hello. I’m quickly popping along to share a card created an older die set from Lawn Fawn:
I used the ‘mini string of lights’ and die cut out of silver glitter card stock, then die cut each light out of the rainbow card stock I had – a mixture of Heffydoodle card stock and an unknown brand from my stash.
The coloured pieces were glued onto the silver string and attached to the edge of the card.
The sentiment is a previously foiled strip from my stash.
Onto a white card base I matted a shiny red card. The white layer is matted, after using a layering stencil from Pinkfresh Studio and there recent online class – simple blending for me.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts, and die cut using new-to-me red glitter foam from Spellbinders. Once glued down, and matted onto the red layer, I added some iridescent sequins – you can’t have too much glitter and sparkle on a Christmas card in my opinion.
I hope you can come and join us – add you Christmas Creations to our gallery – it would be great to see you there. xx
Hello. After playing in my craft room I created this card. So very different to my recent posts – but the kind of many layers card I used to create back in the day. I had forgotten how much card stock this takes – and I must admit I ‘gutted’ a few of the layers. The dies used are from Sue Wilson – stitched squares, holly octagon – and are many years old:
I created a white card base to be slightly over the size of the first layer – and two layers of green, two layers of a brushed gold were matted – with one gold layer dry embossed – also a Sue Wilson embossing folder. The two smaller gold and green layers were die cut from the two larger layers – no waste, and you can’t see that I did that – don’t tell anyone!
Aligning the snowflakes on the gold layer took a minute or two – straight lines all over the place on that background.
The holly berry octagon was die cut in the green, and the other additional holly layers either green or gold – depending on how it all fit together.
I decided not to add a sentiment, but I’ll certainly add something to the inside instead of the front.
I found time to play with a new little die set and created a CAS card to share:
I used a very old double stitched square from a piece of card stock – trying to centre side-to-side but nearer the top. I wanted stitching outside the square to give some interest for the aperture. This panel was trimmed a little then layered onto a white card base using 3D foam.
The square that came out of that panel, I then dry embossed with a little floral embossing folder and placed that back in the aperture as a background – glued flat to the card base.
The tulips were die cut in white, then the flower heads coloured in orange, the leaves and stems coloured in green and light green with Copics.
Leaves were glued to the stems, and the flowers inserted into the aperture, with the flower heads raised slightly on tiny itty bitty pieces of 3D foam. The sentiment is a previously foiled sentiment strip.
ABC Christmas Challenge has reached the letters ‘W’ and ‘X‘. The themes for the Christmas creations should be ‘White’ and/or ‘Xtra Special‘. Here are my cards:
As you can see – I had a ‘white’ moment for both cards. I think white on white gives a touch of elegance,especially with a pop of gold.
For the trees card, I dry embossed a dotty pattern onto a white panel – I think it should be rain drops – but also looks like snow to me……
The trees from Elizabeth Craft Designs were die cut out of white glitter card stock, and the sentiment is from a previous foiling session.
For the more involved snowflake card, I created a panel of white linen card smaller than the base, then used my bone folder and scoreboard to create a frame around the edge, and a few lines at the top of the ornament- almost a hanging thread or string.
The snowflake was die cut from white card stock and white glitter card – a new card for me from Pink Frog Crafts here in the UK – and adhered to the bottom of the dry embossed lines.
The sentiment is also from Simon Says Stamp – the outline in Spellbinders gold cardstock and the inner parts of the words from the same glitter card stock. I didn’t use the shadow layer.
As I had used gold for the outline of the words, I had the ‘bright’ idea of inlaying some gold back into the snowflake. I say ‘bright’ ‘cos that was fiddly as fiddly as could be – but I’m glad I didn’t give up as I like the result.
I hope you can come and jpoin with your Christmas/Festive creations following our theme – I look forward to seeing a White and Xtra Special gallery. xx
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