Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
I know how many Christmas cards we need to make and with that in mind, I thought I'd show you a really quick and easy one this week.
So, let's get started.....
Cut a square of Coconut White card to size and emboss with the A4 Tied Holly Folder.
Matt and layer onto Foundations Ruby Card.
Ink up the 2 Turtle Doves from the John Lockwood 12 Days of Christmas stamp set with Perfect Medium Ink. Stamp onto Coconut White card 3 times and heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Metallic Gold Powder.
Cut out then matt and layer into squares of the Ruby card.
Attach to the main card with 3d foam pads.
Die cut the Festive Collection-Dove of Peace twice, one in white card and one in Ruby.
Ink up the tree from the 12 Days of Christmas-Partridge in a Pear Tree set of stamps with Perfect Medium and stamp over the white Dove. Heat emboss with the gold powder.
Glue the ruby dove into position then add the white one, slightly offset, with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished card!
It would look lovely with blue card and silver embossing powder as well. I think it's a handy card for batch card making, hope you agree!
Well, that's all for this week....I'm going non-Christmassy next week!
Don't forget to watch the new craft channel with John Lockwood, Julia Watts and all your favourites!
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
This week I have another set of the Festive Collection Dies by Sue Wilson to show you. I'll be using the Snowflake Dies for this card and I have to say how impressed I was with how easy they cut as they're quite detailed.
Anyway, let's get started.....
Ink up the A6 Holly Script Background stamp (Creative Expressions) with Perfect Medium and stamp onto Coconut White Card to cover the whole background. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Metallic Gold Powder.
Matt and layer onto Vintage Gold Card.
Die cut the Spellbinders Classic Oval Large from the same gold card.
Ink up the sentiment with Perfect Medium and stamp onto Coconut White card. Heat emboss with the gold powder.
Cut out with a smaller oval die from the same set.
Glue together and add to the background with 3d foam pads.
Cut out the Festive Collection-Snowflakes using Coconut White card. Cut out the largest using the Vintage Gold Card. Add some Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue to the centres and sprinkle with Cosmic Shimmer Golden Sand Polished Silk Glitter.
When the glue has set, stick the smaller snowflakes onto the gold oval.
Cut a strip of Vintage Gold Card and wrap a length of White Seam Binding around it then glue into position on the card.
Gluethe largest 2nd largest snowflake cut from White Card onto the oild snowflake. Add another dot of glue to the centre and sprinkle glitter as before.
Glue into position on the card to finish.
And there's the finished card! I do wish that the weather had been better for taking photos...these really don't do it justice!
Everything I've used is from Creative Expressions. I hope you like it.
Well, that's it for this week. I'm starting to get excited about Ally Pally, it's only a month away and I'll be demoing there again for Sue and the Creative Expressions Team....hope to see some of you there. In between the demos I'll be working on Sue's Rubbernecker Stand. If you can think of anything you'd like to see me demo, leave a comment!
That just leaves me to say, many thanks for stopping by and until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another one of the new Sue Wilson Festive Collection Dies and this one is gorgeous!!!!
So without further ado...let's get started....
Apply swirls of Broken China, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord Distress Inks to a piece of Coconut White Card.
Spritz lightly with water, dab with a piece of kitchen towel then dry.
Go around the edges with the Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Use Cut 'n Dry foam for applying the inks.
Apply some Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue to the small star stamp (designed by Sam Poole last year for Creative Expressions....still available!). Stamp onto the distressed background and add Cosmic Shimmer Silver Moon Gilding Flakes,
Matt and layer onto Foundations Vintage Silver Card then glue onto a 6x6 card blank.
Die cut the Festive Collection-Dove of Peace (which includes the word "Peace") twice from Coconut White card.
On one of the doves, lightly apply some Broken China Distress ink.
Glue the 2 doves together leaving the wings free.
Glue into position on the card and shape the top wing.
Glue the words onto position and you're finished!
I hope you like it! It was really nice to get inky...sometimes we forget to use the older techniques but this worked so well with the dove.
Well, that's it for this week. I will be giving away one of the cards again this month so on the blog for the 27th, tell me which one is your favourite from this months selection and it could be winging its way to you!
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
Lots more Christmas cards to show you over the next few weeks using the new Sue Wilson Festive Collection Dies but I thought I'd start with the big Snowflake Background die....it's stunning!
So, let's get started.....
Cut out the Festive Collection-Snowflake background die from Coconut White Card.
Cut a piece of double sided adhesive and place onto some white card. Apply Cosmic Shimmer Sunlight Speckle Gilding Flakes.
Glue the snowflake background over the top with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Matt and layer onto Coconut White card.
Emboss a piece of Foundations Vintage Gold Card with the A4 Swirling Holly Folder.
Matt and layer then add to the A5 card blank.
Ink up the sentiment with Perfect Medium and stamp onto Coconut White card. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold Powder. The stamp is from a range of winter animals that Sam Poole designed for Creative Expressions last year...this one came with the deer and they're still available!
Cut out with the Spellbinders Classic Oval Large Dies.
Attach to the card with 3d foam pads.
Coat the MDF shapes from the Christmas Mega Grab Bag with Perfect Medium, add the Bright Gold Powder as before and heat emboss.
When cool, apply Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue then add Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Snow Glitter Jewels.
Glue into position and add the 5mm and 8mm white pearls to the centres.
And there's the finished card. I wish you could see the sparkle on the MDF shapes....they looks so much better "in the flesh".
Anyway, I hope you like it!
Everything used is from Creative Expressions.
While you're reading this I'll be away at another festival but I'll be back next week.
I did say I'd pick a winner for one of last months cards and the winner is Rosemary. Would you drop me an e-mail with your address and I'll get your card sent out. I warn you though, it is only a card front! They're just easier to photograph like that! I'll get it in the post when I get back next Thursday.
Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments...much appreciated.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
