A Couple of Snowflakes

I am still playing while making my Christmas cards .. not really getting the numbers made, but enjoying myself!!

 I used the card left from cutting a Spellbinders Snowflake out, and stained it using vintage photo DI and then gave it a good sprtizing with walnut gold glimmer mist.  Being impatient I took my heat gun to it and dried it off.  The background is created by stamping snowflakes in versamark onto glassen paper and then brushing perfect pearls over the top, before heat setting.  Finally the small snowflake is glimmered using gold perfect pearls in a bit of water in a mini mister.

For this card I used a Tatter Angels snowflake mask and tacked it to the white card base, before layering up dew drop, frost and artic blue glimmer mists.  The snowflake is the die I cut from the previous card, and the centre snowflake is spritzed, well actually soaked(!!) in arctic blue glimmer mist ... teach me for allowing a 5 year old to help ... there was a point when I thought the whole craft room could be sheeny, sparkly blue!!!!


So that was my playing around to find some cards to make ... more playing to do!!

Challenges -
Creative Craft - minimalistic

Traditional Nordic Winter

Whilst Christmas seems to be rushing upon me ... this week is already dragging!!  Can't believe it is only Tuesday .. .feels like it should be Thursday LOL!!

But I have knocked another Christmas card on the head ...

 I stamped the nordic pattern onto Kraft paper using Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green SU ink, using Nordic Winter from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.  The reindeer and bauble is stamped up using the same set and Holiday Ornaments. I stritched round all the panels and then added a couple of layered flowers, with brads at their centres and 3 gems to the bauble.

A bit of frippery!!

I use Waltzing mouse Steamps Victorian Frippery set for this card, and SU cardstock and ink (2011/12 colour set).  I stamped the border at the top and bottom of the white cardstock, and then the circle. The circle is matted onto teal cardstock and put on 3d pads.  I added some ribbon, and a knot and some button from my stash.  Finally I stamped the merci sentiment from the same stamp set, and matted that up too.

Challenges:
My Mum's Craft shop - thank you
Simon Says Stamp - buttons
Do You Stack up - teal
Dutchdare Card Challenge - give thanks
Paperplay- button up

Planes, trains and automobiles ...

... well a plane!!

 Istamped this SU image onto cake crumb cardstock and then matted it onto old olive and baja breeze cardstock.  The sentiment is from the same set as the plane.  I added some twine and a button to finish it off.

Challenges:
Color throwdown - old olive, baja breeze and cake crumb
Simon Says Stamp - button/s
Fab n Funky - planes, trains and automobiles

Autumn leaves

I LOVE autumn, with its rich colours and crisp frosty mornings ... and I LOVE TH's limited edition autumn DIs!!!  I created the background using orange and brown tone DIs and dauber sponges.  The circle is one from Waltzing Mouse Stamps and I stamped that in sepia.  I stained the chipboard leaf and vein using DIs and finally added some brown gingham (can't have enough gingham LOL!)


Challenges:
Creative Stamp friends - orange and brown
Cupcake Craft challenge -  take a leaf out of my book
Craft your Days away - autumn/fall
Pink elephant - distressing
1 stop Craft - no sentiment
Clean and Simple Stamping - sketch

A couple of Christmas cards

I really need to get a move on with my Christmas cards, so I have been having a play to find some quick and easy makes ...

 I love the latest Christmas stamps from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, especially the baubles and Nordic Winter sets.  I stamped the bauble in cherry cobbler ink and the masked and stamped the pink detail from the Nordic Winter set.  I used the square frame from WMS Frame it set to frame the bauble and added the sentiment from the Frame it set.  Finally I doodled a hanging loop.  The dp is BG Eskimo Kisses and I added some white seam binding, tied a knot and added a pink button.

Challenges:
Waltzing Mouse Stamps - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - borders and frames
Just Add Ink - blushing bride, cherry cobbler, neutral
Come and get it - anything goes

IMy 2nd play involved some Marianne Creatible dies I bought a couple of months ago and haven't used yet!  I cut the branch out of TH Coredinations paper and sanded it to age it a little.  I covered a scrap of cardstock in red and gold decopatch paper and then cut out the star bauble.  I added a bow to secure the bauble to the branch.  The dp is Nitwits and I used olive and crumb cake cardstock.  Finally a few teeny pearls to finish.

Challenges:
Less is More - Stars
CAS-ual Friday - sketch
One Stop Craft - no sentiment

Nordic winter meets a big bauble!

I have found a little playing time, and am a happy girl as I have inky fingers!!

I used my latest stamp sets from Waltzing mouse Stamps, Nordic Winter and Holiday Ornaments.  I inked them up using SU Not quite Navy and then added some ribbon.  I used my edgibilities to create the fancy border, and added some ribbon to the card.  Not sure it really needs a sentiment ... maybe a bit of sparkle ... will think about that one!

Challenges:
Pink Elephant - sketch
Creative Craft - fancy Edges

Baubles

I have been dying (haha!!) to play with these Waltzing mouse Stamps since they landed on my doormat the other day, but work and children got in the way!!  However I have had a play this afternoon.

I inked the baubles up in Cranberry ink and then cut them out using my bauble nesties.  The edges if the cardstock has been distressed and I added gold embossing powder to the cream cardstock and heat embossed it.  I stamped the sentiment from the sme stamp set and cut and mat it using my nestie tags.  Green organza ribbon and fancy braid for the baubles finish it off.  The baubles are popped up using foam pads.


Challenges:
Waltzing Mouse Sketch - sketch
Colour Create - burgundy, gold, green and cream
Charisma Cardz - embossing
Fab n Funky - distressed or torn

Cathy

Circles

 The polka dot circles are created using the inverted polka dots from the Of Beat patterns set from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.  I cut and layered them using my nesties.  I cut the off square again with my nesties.  I stamped this Hero Arts collage stamp onto the card blank and then placed thae cardstock over the top.  Finally I added some polka dot ribbon and tied a knot.

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog.  I have decided to have a separate blog for makes that are not Design Team cards and also are different to my usual cute stamping.

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