Good Morning All and a Very Happy Tuesday!
I've gone with a very traditional look for today's project. I've used the A5 Christmas Florals Stamp Set from Creative Expressions for this card.
Well, enough chat, let's get started!
Ink up the Poinsettia stamp with Black Archival and stamp several times onto Coconut White Card. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Paint the flowers with Festive Berries Distress Ink.
Cover the card with a sheet of Double Sided Adhesive. Cover with Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Sprinkles then cut the flowers out.
Ink up the Poinsettia Stamp with Festive Berries Distress Ink then randomly stamp onto a piece of Coconut White Card.
Dry Emboss with the A4 Festive Swirls Folder.
Matt and layer using Ruby and Brunswick Green Foundations Cardstock.
Stamp the sentiment with Black Archival Ink onto Coconut White Card. Heat emboss with Clear Powder. Cut out with the Spellbinders Standard Circles Small Die. With the die still in position, distress with the Festive Berries Ink.
Cover with double sided adhesive then apply the Diamond Sprinkles. Cut out.
Draw around the outer edge of the die and cut out the circle.
Die cut 2 Spellbinder Scalloped Circles.
Matt and layer adding the sentiment with 3d foam pads.
Die cut the Festive Collection Pine Bough from the Brunswick Green Card. Glue into position on the card.
Glue some of the Poinsettias into place then add the rest with 3d foam pads.
Glue a piece of red Seam Binding to the back of the sentiment.
Attach to the card with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished card!
I do hope you like it....you could add some gems to the flower centres for a bit of extra bling...after all, it is for Christmas and that's the one time of year you can really go to town!!!
Well, that's all for this week. Many thanks, as always, for visiting and leaving comments.
I'll be back next week with another project, this one isn't Christmas related but I have made it to give to a friend as a little Christmas present.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning all and a Very Happy Tuesday.
I thought I'd share a project for Christmas to decorate a door with. All of the products used are from Creative Expressions except for the chipboard hanger.
So let's get started.....
Cover a chipboard hanger with Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper.
Cut out the sentiment from a piece of the same paper.
Matt and layer the sentiment onto coordinating paper.
Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the small Holly Spray Stamp from the A5 Christmas Post Stamp Set. Stamp randomly onto the door hanger then apply Cosmic Shimmer Mulled Wine Gilding Flakes.
Paint around the edges of the hanger with Black Soot Distress Paint.
Colour a piece of Coconut White Card with Evergreen Bough and Frayed Burlap Distress Inks. Stamp the Robin from the Christmas Post Set with Black Archival Ink onto the coloured card.
Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Lift some of the colour from the image with a wet paintbrush to give highlights.
Cut out with Spellbinders Standard Circles Small Dies.
Draw around the outer edge of the die on black card and cut out.
Cut out the next largest die using Coconut White Card with Double Sided Adhesive on it.
Apply Mulled Wine Gilding Flakes. Matt and layer attaching the top layer with 3d foam pads.
Apply Evergreen Bough Distress Ink over the top of the sentiment. Cover with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder then heat emboss.
Cut a piece of Coconut White card and, using the double sided adhesive, apply Gilding Flakes as before.
Cut a piece of black card then matt and layer the sentiment adding the top layer with 3d foam pads.
Attach the Robin and the Sentiment to the hanger with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished project!
I do wish I could pass the real thing around for you all to look at....the photo really doesn't do it justice! The colour of the background paper looks much lighter in the photo than it does on the actual project and the colours go together so well.
Anyway, hope you like it! Well, that's it for this week. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. I'll be back next week with another project for Christmas so until then, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a Very Happy Tuesday.
As promised last week, I'm back with another idea for Christmas. This is the one time of the year when I really feel that I can get my glitters out and "go to town!"
All of the products I've used are from Creative Expressions.
So, without further ado, let's get started....
Apply Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue to the Tree from the Christmas Swirl A5 Stamp Set.
Stamp onto Coconut White Card. Using one colour at a time, apply Cosmic Shimmer Golden Sand, Sahara Gold and Pale Bronze Polished Silk Glitters. Trim to size.
Emboss a piece of Coconut White Card with the A4 Sue Wilson Snowflake Lattice Folder. Matt and layer onto Foundations Vintage Gold Card. Matt and layer a strip of the embossed card.
Stick the strip onto the side of the card with 3d foam pads.
Matt and layer the tree and attach to the card with pads.
Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the sentiment and glitter as with the tree. Cut it out with Spellbinders Lacey Ovals Dies.
Die cut the Festive Collection Holly Sprays from Coconut White Card. Glue into position.
Cut a piece of Gold Tulle and scrunch it in the centre. Use a glue dot to attach to the card.
Add the sentiment with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished card!
It's ideal to make if you need a batch of quick yet effective looking cards.
Well, that's it for this week. I hope you like the card.
Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, they're much appreciated!
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a Very Happy Tuesday!
Well, I'm back in full Christmas mode this month using some of the stamps from Creative Expressions as well as all sorts of other yummy products!
I'm going to kick things of this week with a card using a couple of different sets of stamps so let's get started.....
Ink up the large Snowflake Background stamp from the "Seasonal Snow" A5 Stamp Set with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Randomly stamp onto a piece of Coconut White Card. Distress around the edges then matt and layer onto Foundations Vintage Silver and Coconut White Card.
Using the Sue Wilson French Collection Burgundy Dies, cut a shape from Coconut White Card.
Ink up the sentiment "Joy to the World" from the A4 Christmas Designs Set 2 stamps using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Cut it out with the Sue Wilson French Collection Auvergne Dies. While the die is still in place, lightly distress with the same ink.
Place a length of hi-tack tape onto a craft sheet. Pleat fold white seam binding onto the tape. Lift the tape off the craft sheet and stick down onto the card.
Glue the largest die cut shape into position then attach the sentiment with 3d foam pads.
Ink up the Bell from the Christmas Swirl A5 stamp set with Black Archival Ink and stamp onto Coconut White Card. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Paint with Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks. Dab some Brushed Pewter Distress Stain onto the craft sheet and use to colour the bow.
Cut the bell out and attach to the card with 3d foam pads.
Tie a bow with the seam binding and glue into place.
Use Tumbled Glass to pick up areas of the ribbon.
Dot Silver Lustre PVA Glue around the edges of the card and onto the bell to finish.
And there's the finished card!
It's a nice easy one and the background stamp is so useful.
Well, that's it for this week. I'll be back next Tuesday with more Christmas ideas. For more inspiration, why not check out the other design team members and join us on Facebook.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
