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Christmas Poinsettia and Bells

Hello there. It’s been a busy few days but I am here with two cards for the new challenge at ABC Christmas. I am hosting for this month, and as we are using the letters ‘C’ and ‘D’, the Christmas themes are:

C is for Crimson & D is for Ding-Dong(bells)

I have provided a prize for the randomly drawn winner of the challenge, open worldwide, a stamp and matching die set from WPlus9:

Here are my cards:

For the poinsettia card, I created the poinsettia using a die set from The Greetery, then used there capsule basics die set to create the fancy oval. I die cut an inner oval piece with another lighter green card, then used an embossing folder to add detail to that, as well as the same embossing folder on a white panel.

This white panel was adhered to a card base, the oval layers stuck together and attached using thin 3D foam, the poinsettia added with more foam pieces, and the foiled sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio added.

The final touch was to add some Pinkfresh Studio ombre glitter gems.

My second card was started by creating the bells. These are from Tim Holtz, and simply die cut with the same brushed gold card stock from Spellbinders – no different coloured layers – and glued together. I created 5 of these bells as I didn’t know where I was going other than to use these bells….

Finally deciding on where I wanted to go with this, I then took a white panel and stamped the word ‘jingle’ down the side using a Simon Says Stamp set and embossing ink. (Thank goodness for the Misti – it certainly made the lining up of these four words easier) These words were then heat embossed using gold embossing powder.

I thought the background was a little plain when I laid everything out, so I then ran this white panel with the words heat embossed through my machine with a Spellbinders embossing folder.

This white panel was layered with a shiny red card stock piece, the same card as I die cut the bow from, the bows added down the side with some gold DMC thread and the bow attached to the top.

The small sub-sentiment was also heat embossed and a red shiny mat added so it stood out more.

I hope you are able to join us with your creations following one of both of our themes. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Poinsettia card:

Love To Craft – anything goes

Addicted to Stamps & More – dies cuts and/or stencils

Make My Monday – use two dies

Craft Rocket – flowers

Bells card:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut

12 Months of Christmas Link-Up – anything goes Christmas, option of cozy cocoa Christmas not taken

You Got This

Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new themed challenge. We have reached the letter ‘U’, and Melanie has chosen the theme of:

‘Uplifting – positive and encouraging’

Here is my card:

The background was created using a Waffle Flower die and layering stencil set. When the panel is die cut, the elements stay in place – it is only partially die cut so you can create added dimension if you wish – and then I used the matching stencils and Pinkfresh Studio inks to colour each element in.

The butterflies were also die cut and coloured with their own matching layering stencils, then attached to the background with 3D foam pieces.

The sentiment is from Concord & 9th (So Many Sayings) stamped then die cut, and attached as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your encouraging and positive – uplifting – creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes floral

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Bunny Hugs & Kisses

Hello everyone. It is my turn to host at Cardz 4 Galz, and I have chosen the theme of:

Hugs & Kisses

Here is my card:

I first created the little bunny using a die set from The Greetery, which also included the little flower it is holding.

The florals to either side are a layering stamp and die set – also from The Greetery, and created using Pinkfresh Studio inks.

The background was created die cutting a panel out of white card stock using a cover plate die – I think from Pinkfresh Studio – then attaching that to a white card base.

The bunny and the florals were then added with thin 3D foam pieces.

The sentiment is from Heffy Doodle.

The final touch was to add some black gems as the eye for the bunny, and three more as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inkspirational – hugs & kisses

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut

T is for Texture

Hello once again. It is my turn to host the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘T’, I chose the them of:

T is for Texture

Here is my card:

For this card I chose to add texture by using an embossing folder and many layers.

The main floral image is from The Greetery, a layering stamp of a carnation, then die cut with the matching die.

The oval layers are also from The Greetery, and I stacked three of the layers on top of each other for dimension with the pattern adding more texture, stamping the words on the top layer.

The panel in the background was created using an embossing folder from Spellbinders.

The back layer was glued flat to the card base, then each of the oval layers added on top, the uppermost payer with thin 3D foam, then the floral image also added with more thin 3D foam pieces.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations featuring some form of texture. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with florals/flowers

Friendly Pink Flowers

Hello everyone. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. This time the host is Billie A, and she has chosen the theme of :

add pink flowers

Here is my card:

I first stamped the Altenew images then used the matching layering stencils to colour them in. I added slightly more ink towards the centre of the flowers and the base of the leaves to create more dimension, die cutting them with the matching die set. This set also has an embossing folder to add details to the florals, but I didn’t use that this time.

To highlight the florals and the colours, I chose to use a mid grey coloured card stock, and embossed using an older We R Memory Keepers 3D embossing folder with the basket weave pattern.

The sentiment is gold foiled, and some gold gems were also added.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Triple B – birds and/or blooms and/or butterflies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Beautiful Blossoms – florals anything goes – optional mood board

Merry & Bright

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of the year at ABC Christmas Challenge. Helen is hosting, and for the letters ‘A’ & ‘B’, we have the Christmas themes of A is for Anything goes, and B is for Bright. Here is my card following the theme of ‘Bright’:

I created this card using this inlay die of Christmas trees, die cutting the whole panel in white, then used strips of coloured card stock to die cut the trees.

The white layer was then added to a piece of card with a piece of double-sided sticky sheet – leaving the opening for the trees sticky – then each tree inlaid.

The sentiment was stamped then die cut with the matching die and attached as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations following one or both of our themes.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

12 Months of Christmas Link-Up – Christmas anything goes, option of snow people not taken

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

S is for Square

Hello. I’ve been having some issues with internet access, but have finally managed to get this sorted.

The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘S’, and Dawn has chosen the theme of ‘Square’. Here are my cards:

These cards are quite easy to create, and felt the square dies from Pinkfresh Studio would be perfect.

I first created the background coloured panel’s These are using Yupo and alcohol inks, having a little play with just one colour – but using the blowy tool thingy to get a wispy look.

I then die cut the floral squares out of white, adding frames around with some nesting square dies, then die cut the alcohol ink panels and glued them to the back.

These were then added to a card base, and foiled sentiments from my stash adhered. Some variety of sentiment, for no particular reason, other then now I have three cards ready to go.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme xx

Country Scape

Hello everyone, and a Happy New Year to you all. I am afraid I am a little late with this post, as I have been without internet for the past 5 days – my Starlink system decided to pack in, and we had to wait four days for a new system to get from the USA to us here in the UK….a great time frame to receive it, but what a pain – you certainly realise how dependant you are on the internet these days….

Cardz 4 Galz started a new challenge, Johanna has chosen the theme of ‘Country Scape’. Here is my card:

I used a Hero Arts die to create the scene, snipping and cutting where needed to add the different tree colours. I also used an embossing folder on those circle for the trees, to give a little more dimension to them.

The blue skyline behind the scene is some patterned paper, and the sentiment is gold foiled.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme.

R is for Ribbon

Hello again. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘R’, and Billie A has chosen the theme of:

R is for Ribbon

Here is my card:

I used The Greetery ‘Big Beautiful Bow’ as the focus for the theme and the focus for the card. I love the layers you can create using the die – I have had it for a while and absolutely do not know why I haven’t used it…..

The layers were die cut from two tones of red, then glued together.

The base panel is white, embossed using a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, then splattered with gold acrylic paint.

The foliage was die cut using a couple of Spellbinder dies in green tones, with some grey added because I do like grey foliage….

Once the background panel was dry, I adhered the bow with 3D foam, then added the four red strips. The foliage was placed as you see, with just the part hidden under the bow glued down, the rest of them I like to leave loose for added interest.

I didn’t add a sentiment, which is unusual for me, but I like the way it looks without one.

I hope you can coma and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More – Christmas

Fab ‘n’ Funky – Christmas

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

Die Cut Divas – die cuts and Christmas/Winter

A Cut Above – anything goes with die cuts

Christmas Sparkle Bauble

Hello everyone. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge, Dawn is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of ‘Christmas Sparkle’. Here is my card:

I used some patterned paper from Simple Stories, I believe I received it as part of a class, and used a panel of the tartan for the background.

The snowflake panel is heat foiled using a toner sheet, silver foil, and the Gina K Designs Fuse foiling system. I haven’t played with this very much, so I had to check out one of her YouTube videos – but it foils like a dream…

This foiled panel was then die cut with Hero Arts besting bauble dies – a couple of times for dimension – then all elements added.

The deer is also part of the ephemera I received for this kit, and glued directly onto the foiled bauble.