Thankful For Your Friendship

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

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge – Anything goes (option to add number/s not taken)

MMM Challenge – thank you

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

CYHTP – embossing folder (wreath option not taken)

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Die Cut Divas – anything goes with die cuts

Here Is A Place To Start – anything goes – option words of thanks

Avenue 613 Create – anything goes (option fancy folds not taken)

Stencil Fun – stencils (option fall colours not taken)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – stencil it

Rainbow Christmas Lights

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.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Clean and Simple on Friday – CAS Sparkle

AAA Cards – CAS – along the edge and rainbows

Glittery Red Christmas

The new challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has started – the theme is always ‘anything goes Christmas‘. Here is my card:

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

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

INTAAS – Christmas Card

TTCRD – anything goes

Unicorn Challenge – Christmas Is Coming

Love To Craft – anything goes

Stencil Fun – stencils – (option of fall colours not taken)

Gold and Green Christmas

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 shall be entering the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks – Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Daring Cardmakers – Holly

Crafty Friends Challenge – Christmas

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenges – anything goes Christmas

You’re In My Thoughts

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.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – thinking of you

Simply Less Is More – CAS and 2 or more colours from colour wheel (orange, green, light green)

AAA Cards – anything goes CAS (option of Halloween not taken)

CYHTP – embossing folder (option of wreaths not taken)

The Sisterhood of Crafters – aperture

ABC Christmas Challenge – W and X

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

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Tree card:

Allsorts Challenge – sparkle and shine

Creative Fingers Challenge – anything goes

Crafty Friends Challenge – Christmas

Unicorn Challenge – Christmas is coming

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Snowflake card:

AAA Cards – CAS anything goes

Craft Rocket Challenge – Christmas/Winter

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Die Cut Divas – die cuts anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams – Christmas

Birdie Christmas Greetings

Hello. I have a card to share inspired by the current colours at Color Throwdown:

I decided to make a Christmas card with those colours, and used a few Spellbinders die sets I have.

The background is embossed using an older embossing folder from Sizzix – not a Christmas design by any means, but I liked that it add some interest.

The central die is from Gina K designs and one of her Master Layouts, raised and adhered with foam.

The birds were put together using all the layers in each die set, but for the bird which is supposed to be a cardinal, I changed his/her tail feathers to the smaller ones from the other bird.

The floral elements and ferns are also from Spellbinders.

I played with the layout a little, stuck the elements down when I was happy with a mixture of 3D foam and glue, then added some sequins – I restrained myself to only adding three – and found that the sequins actually shine a little pink – so matches the colours perfectly.

I added the previously foiled sentiment for a total contrast so there is no mistake that this is a Christmas card……! Despit the colours…..!

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – mustard, pink, green

CYHTP – embossing folder – option pumpkins not taken

Christmas With The Cuties – anything goes Christmas – option food/drinks not taken

Sparkles Forum – festive and things with wings

Die Cut Divas – anything goes with die cuts

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

You Are Precious….

The Alphabet Challenge has gone live with the next challenge, and having reached the letter ‘P’, Deborah has chosen the theme of ‘Precious’. Here is my card:

I dry embossed a white panel, layered it with a black layer, and adhered to my card base.

The flower images are a layering stencil, and I used two colours for the flowers, and two colours for the leaves. The stencil pack also comes with one to colour the background, but I left that white – I felt the flowers were more dramatic that way……

I then cut this panel at an angle, added a black strip for contrast and adhered the the dry embossed panel.

I found this sentiment in an Altenew set, and I white heat embossed it onto a black piece of card. Some blingy sequins and then it was done.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps and More – make your mark

TTCRD – anything goes

Stencil Fun – anything goes with stencils – option of fall colours not taken

Love To Craft – anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz – Water Colour

A new challenge has started at Cardz 4 Galz. Billie A has chosen the theme of ‘water color – background, or image – or both’. Here is my card:

As you can see, I went with the watercolour background. I wanted a messy background, and tried to achieve a kinda rainbow messiness………….I think the colours need to run together a little more, but I like the colours I used. Once dry, I matted that with black onto a white card base using Gina K Designs master layouts.

On top of this I die cut a butterfly from The Greetery in Spellbinders gold card stock, the centre portion out of black, and adhered as you see.

I chose a more generic sentiment – white heat embossed.

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

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations – anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Feathery Birthday

Hello there. The November Happy Little Stampers atg Birthday Challenge is now live. Here is my card:

The background panel was created by splattering some Liquitex metallic acrylic paint in gold and black onto a white panel. When this was dry, I created the black layer and then die cut the white panel using Gina K Designs Master Layouts.

The feathers – also Gina K Designs – were die cut from some previously created ink smooshed and mica sprayed panels. After they were arranged onto the card base, I added a die cut ‘happy’ along with it’s shadow layer, stamped ‘birthday’ matted that with black, then added some gold faceted gems.