Tiffany in Blue

Hi Bloggers,

This is my second post today. Hope you've had a good day so far.

I wanted to share this card with you -

The image is called Tiffany and she's from Sugar Nellie. I've had her a while and have been putting off stamping her as there have been so many fab cards using her on The Sugar Bowl that I felt I may not be able to do her justice. Anyway, today I've taken the plunge and I'm pretty happy with the result.

I stamped Tiffany in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured her with promarkers. She's in blue to follow the Ice and Snow theme on the Sugar Bowl Challenge this week.

I cut Tiffany out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies. I cut some poinsettias out using the smallest 3 dies from the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die set and inked through the dies with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I cut 2 of each size. I assembled the poinsettia and added a blue gem in the middle.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. I didn't have quite the right size nestie for a mat for it so I used a Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die to create the mat. Although I've made this card as a Birthday card, it could just as easily be a Christmas card instead if a different sentiment is used.

The backing papers are all from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD.

The card was assembled onto a Craftwork Cards 8" x 8" card blank as per Gayle's Sketch at The Sugar Bowl

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #65

Hope you like Tiffany as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Mistletoe and Pip Squeak

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have another card made with the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Mistletoe and Pip Squeak Stamp.

I stamped the image onto cream card using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured in using a mixture of matt and mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I cut the image out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty. I did some paper piercing all around the embossed edge and added some Adirondack Raisin Dye Ink using Cut & Dry Foam.

I stamped four poinsettias from the Tatty Button Poinsettias stamp set in Perfect Medium and embossed with gold powder. I cut them out.

I embossed a cream panel with the Couture Creations Drink Me embossing folder.

I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut the sentiment out using a die from the Spellbinders Parisian Accents set and inked through the die with the Adirondack Raisin Dye Ink.

The card was assembled as shown. The paper is Making Memories. I wrapped some Vintage Ribbon in Tropic Wine around the card where the two backing paper panels met and tied a messy bow with two lengths of ribbon.

I pierced all around the edge of some burgundy card using my Tim Holtz Ruler and a pricking tool and mounted my design onto it.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Willow Sketchie Challenge

Hi Bloggers,

I'm sharing this card that I'm entering into this weeks Willow Sketchie Challenge

Quick card to make - 15 minutes once papers chosen!

I made an 8 x 8 card. Backing papers, coloured image and sentiment are all from Willow Designs Walter and Winnie Does Christmas CD. I used Spellbinders Dies to cut out the image and sentiment and their mats.

Job Done!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Cute Christmas Tag

Hi Bloggers,

I'm back with a second post for today. I just had to share this really cute tag with you -

I used a cream parcel tag. I dusted it with my anti-static bag and then stamped the holly from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Christmas Accessories 2 stamp set with Perfect Medium. I embossed the images with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I then covered the whole tag with Vintage Photo Distress Stain. The stamped holly acted as a resist. Then I added some berries using the Cosmic Shimmer Berry Red Pearlescent PVA.

The cute mouse is actually from this stamp -

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I coloured just the mouse and his tail using Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I then cut out the mouse and his tail. I glued him to my tag as shown. I made some little whiskers out of some thin black wire.

I added some Cosmic Shimmer Ribbon in Basque Red. I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 set in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinders Oval Nestie and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I cut out a faux nestie in red card and mounted my sentiment on to it. I added this to my tag.

What do you think? Cute?

I'm sharing this tag with the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - Tag You're It
Make It Monday #65

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Not just for Christmas!

Morning Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing another card made with the Tatty Button range of stamps that I'm showing on Create & Craft on 6th December.

This one is made with the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Present Wrapping stamp. As you can see it can be used for any occasion.

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and quickly embossed it using Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the image using a mix of matt and mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies.

I stamped the Happy Birthday text from the Creative Expressions Flutter Florals stamp set in Jet Back Archival and embossed with clear embossing powder. I cut the sentiment out using an oval nestie and made a faux nestie in green card.

The card was assembled as shown. The backing paper is Basic Grey. I ran two lines of super sticky tape down the right-hand side of the card and ruffled some Moss Green and Toffee Beige Vintage Ribbon. I did some paper piercing all around a larger piece of green card using my Tim Holtz Ruler and a pricking tool and mounted my design onto it.

I tied a messy ribbon with Moss Green and Toffee Beige Vintage Ribbon and added it to my border. Finally, I added a Creative Expressions Wooden Button and some Baker's Twine to my bow.

I'm sharing this card with Make It Monday #65

Thanks for popping by.

Julia.

Snowmen Melt Your Heart

Morning Bloggers.

Today I have a card to share made with the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Snowman stamp -

Very simple card. The image was stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured it in using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks and cut it out leaving a white border all around it. The sentiment is from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set and was stamped in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I used some Blue Lace Matt Drawing Ink around the edge of the sentiment panel.

I cut some snowflakes out using the Spellbinders Create-A-Flake die set and inked through the dies with some Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I added some faux pearls made with Cosmic Shimmer White Pearlescent PVA.

I used some dotted card for backing paper which I edged with Stormy Sky Distress Ink.

The card was assembled as shown. I did some paper piercing with my Tim Holtz Ruler around the edge of the largest piece of blue card.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Charisma Cards Challenge 46 - Snowflakes
Make It Monday #65

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Christmas Tags

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have some Christmas Tags to share with you.

Here's the first one -

This tag was made by scrunching up a cream parcel tag, opening it back up and then wiping a Vintage Photo Distress Ink pad over the top. The ink catches on the peaks. I spritzed it with water and waited a few seconds and then pressed it with a warm iron (I used my encaustic art one). It spits and splatters a bit and some of the ink moves around a bit more. The result is always different. Cool technique, eh? Found it a couple of years ago on Tim Hotlz Demos. Brilliant techniques on there.

Anyway, back to the tag - I stamped the poinsettia from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Poinsettias set twice in Jet Black Archival and embossed using Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the image using Scarlet Flame Matt Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Ink and Ancient Copper Mica Drawing Ink. I only coloured in four petals and the centre of one of the images. I cut them out and shaped them and added them to my tag using Pinflair Glue Gel.

The sentiment is from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set. I stamped it in Jet Black Archival and embossed it using clear powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Twelve and pierced around the emboss line. I cut a faux nestie out of red card and mounted my sentiment piece onto it and added it to my tag.

Finally, I added some Vintage Ribbon in Basque Red.

Here's a slightly closer shot -

The next tag I have to share is this one -

This tag was made by using the ink that was left on my craft sheet from making the first tag. I squished the tag into the ink on my craft sheet and swirled it about a little. I then dried it with a heat gun and then picked up some splatters of ink from the mat and dried it again. I repeated this last step until I was happy with the result. You can add more ink to you mat if you need to but make sure your mat is dry before you do so or you may contaminate or water down your ink pad. You can create this background using more than one colour - again you can see this on Tim's Demos.

I stamped some holly leaves from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Christmas Accessories 2 set in Vintage Photo Distress Ink randomly all over the tag. I stamped the sentiment in the Vintage Photo and cut it out using the Spellbinders Parisian Accents Die Set. I inked with Vintage Photo while still in the die. I then added the sentiment to my tag. Finally, I added some Vintage Ribbon in Toffee Beige.

Here's a slightly closer shot. You can see the holly a little better -

Here's a tag made using the same technique as the first tag but I used Black Soot Distress Ink and a white tag instead -

I've stamped the Tatty Button A Tatty Christmas To You in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I then coloured her in with a mixture of matt and mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I cut her our leaving a small white border all round her. I shaped her and added her to my tag using Pinflair Glue Gel. I added three faux pearls using Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Berry Red. I finished my tag off with some Basque Red Vintage Ribbon.

My last tag that I'm sharing with you has been made using the same technique as he second tag but again I have swapped Vintage Photo for Black Soot Distress Ink and have used a white tag -

The image I used here is another of the poinsettias from the Tatty Button Poinsettias stamp set. This one has a button in the centre instead of berries. You can see that I have coloured in the buttons with Scarlet Flame Matt Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Ink (I just love that colour!). Again the sentiment is from the Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set and it's been stamped with Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it our using an oval nestie. I inked around the edges with Black Soot. I cut a faux nestie in red card and matted the two pieces together and added them to my tag. Again, I added some Basque Red Vintage Ribbon to finish.

Here's a slightly closer shot -

Hope you've enjoyed looking at my tag creations today.

I'm entering this post into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Tag You're It
Make It Monday #64

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Poinsettias

Morning Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing this very simple Poinsettias card -

The stamp is from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Poinsettias set. This is a lovely set which includes some candles with some holly and two different poinsettias. I've used it in so many different ways this year.

The poinsettia was stamped six times in jet black archival and embosssed with Cosmic Shimmer clear embossing powder. I coloured them in using Scarlet Flame from the Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks and used Ancient Copper Cosmic Shimmer Mica Drawing Ink in the centres. On three of the images I only coloured in the centre four leaves. I then cut them all out.

I shaped the three complete images and used Pinflair Glue Gel to add them to my ivory card. I then shaped the other three smaller layers and popped them on top.

I stamped the sentiment in jet black archival and embossed it with clear powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinders Double-Ended Tag Die. I cut another tag out using red card and cut it in the middle length ways and added it to the back of the sentiment to create a layer.

The card was assembled as shown using ivory and red card. I added some Toffee Beige Vintage ribbon before adding the image panel. I added a few faux pearls which were made with Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Berry Red. The paper is Bo Bunny.

I'm sharing this card with Make It Monday

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Tatty Button Sneak Peak - Black & White Mousey Christmas

Morning Bloggers,

Here's another sample I've made for the Tatty Button Show on 6th December.

The stamp is Creative Expressions Tatty Button Mistletoe & Pipsqueak. It comes already mounted on to Umount and is cut out so it's ready to use straight away.

It's such a quick and easy card to make.

I stamped the image with Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out using Spellbinders Labels Twelve and made a faux nestie in black card.

I wrapped some black vintage ribbon around a strip of white card and added a black fancy border on each side which was cut using the Spellbinders Parisian Accents die set.

The background was made by inking through the That Special Touch Small Polka Mask with Black Soot Distress Ink. Cool, eh?

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set with Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinders Double-Ended Tag die and cut an extra tag in black. I cut the black tag down the middle and added that to the sentiment. I put a piece of black vintage ribbon through each end of the tag.

Finally, I did a bit of faux stitching around the edge with my Inssentials white pen.

I'm sharing this card with my friends over at Make It Monday

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Tatty Button Sneak Peak - A Tatty Christmas to You

Morning Bloggers,

As promised here's another sample that I've made for the Tatty Button Show scheduled for Tuesday 6th December 2pm - 4pm.

For this card I've used the Creative Expressions Tatty Button A Tatty Christmas To You. The stamp comes already mounted onto Umount and has been cut out so it's ready to use straight away.

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and quickly embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer Clear embossing powder. I coloured it in using a mix of matt and mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I cut the image our using a rectangle nestie and edged it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I cut a mat out using Spellbinders Labels 8 using some backing paper from My Mind's Eye. I cut a faux nestie out of cream card. The other backing paper is also from My Mind's Eye.

I wrapped some black crochet ribbon around the centre of the card.

I stamped 7 holly sprigs onto green card in Perfect Medium and embossed with gold embossing powder. This stamp is from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Christmas Accessories 2 stamp set. This set comes already mounted on Umount but you will need to cut out each individual stamp.

I cut all of the holly sprigs out and popped on 3 spots of Cosmic Shimmer Berry Red Pearlescent PVA where the berries should be. These take an hour or so to dry so I waited before adding the holly to my card.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Show date change and a sample card

Hi Bloggers,

Apologies for lack of posts recently - I've been knee deep in making samples for the Tatty Button TV Show coming up on Create & Craft soon.

Unfortunately, the shows next Tuesday have been cancelled and have been re-scheduled for the following Tuesday (6th Dec) 2pm till 4pm with Dawn Bibby. I'm not sure if I will also be doing the 7pm show or not.

Today I thought I'd share one of the samples I've made for the show -

I've used the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Christmas Bauble stamp. The stamp comes already mounted onto Umount and has been cut out for you too so you're ready to go straight away. I stamped the image with Jet Black Archival and quickly embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the image using a mix of matt and mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks.

The letters are cut from the Wendie Rhodes Wacky Font Alphabet templates and have been stamped using the Creative Expressions background stamp Scattered Words. The letters have been edged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

The background has been created using the Couture Creations Drink Me embossing folder and has been edged with Tumbled Glass.

I made a few snowflakes using the Spellbinders Create-A-Flake die set, again inking through the die with Tumbled Glass.

I dyed some Ivory Vintage Ribbon with Tumbled Glass, tied a bow and added it to the top of the bauble.

I'm sharing this card with my friends at Make It Monday

Hope you like the card.

Please pop back again tomorrow when I'll be sharing another sample card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Exciting News!

Hi Bloggers,

Just wanted to share with you some exciting news. I have joined Creative Expressions as an independent demonstrator and I will be doing my first TV shows on Create & Craft on Tuesday 29th November at 8am and 1pm. I'll be showcasing Tatty Button Christmas stamps and CD ROM.

Hope you can join me.

Julia.

Black & White plus One

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing a card which has the same layout as the Black & White Christmas Card in an earlier post. I had so many lovely comments that I thought I'd use the same layout for the Allsorts Challenge Week 129 - Black and White Plus One.

I've chosen red as my 'plus one'. Here's the card -

I stamped the Tatty Button Tree onto some white card using Jet Black Archival and embossed it with clear powder. I coloured in some of the buttons with Cosmic Shimmer Scarlet Flame Drawing Ink and then cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies.

Next I stamped the button poinsettia stamp from the Tatty Button Poinsettias set randomly all over a 7" square piece of white card. I coloured in the buttons on the poinsettias with the Scarlet Flame Drawing Ink.

I put a piece of black card into the Creative Expressions Lattice Embossing Folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug.

I assembled these three pieces as shown. Then I ran a piece of Hi-Tack tape along the top and ruffled some Basque Red Vintage Ribbon along it. I then added the whole of the design to an 8" x 8" black card blank.

I made a bow from the Basque Red Vintage Ribbon. I cut 2 sets of the smallest 3 layers from the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die set in white card. I inked through the die with Black Soot Distress Ink. I assembled the poinsettia and added a red button. I glued it to the bow and added a couple of the Creative Expressions White Pearl Stick Pins.

Finally, I did a bit of fancy faux stitching around the edges of the black card with a white Inkssentials pen.

I'm also sharing this card at Make It Monday #63.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Part 2

Hi Bloggers,

Couldn't resist posting another card made with the Walter & Winnie does Christmas CD. I've used the Willow Sketchie Challenge - 10th November layout again but I've rotated it.

As before the images, sentiment and backing papers are all from the CD. The poinsettias are made with the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Willow Sketchie Challenge

Hi Bloggers,

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be drawn as the winner in the Willow Sketchie Challenge. My prize was a Walter & Winnie Does Christmas CD. So, to say 'thank you' to the team at Willow Designs I have used the CD to create a card for my entry into the challenge this week.

This has to be one of the quickest cards I've made in quite a while. The image, sentiment and papers are all from the CD. I used an oval nestie to cut out the main image and a scalloped oval nestie to cut out the mat in gold card. I used a circle nestie to cut out the sentiment. The poinsettias were made using the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die. I added some Black Soot Distress Ink to the petals and a gem in the middle.

The card was assembled as per the Willow Sketchie Challenge - 10th November

I am also sharing this card at Make It Monday #63

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

James Bear - Christmas Cracker

Morning Bloggers.

Today I have this card to share with you -

The stamp is Lili of the Valley - James Bear Christmas Cracker. He's been stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with promarkers. I've added some Sakura Clear Star to the stars on the cracker and to the ground beneath his feet. The hat has some Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Sparkle Glitter on the furry bits. I added a little Judikins Diamond Glaze to the nose and eyes.

I cut the image out with an oval nestie and inked around the edges with the Evergreen Bough and the Forest Moss Distress Inks using Cut & Dry Foam. I cut a mat out of gold card using a scalloped oval nestie.

The card was assembled as per the I love Promarkers Challenge this week.

The paper is from the Wild Rose Studio Christmas Milton Paper Pack. I cut some ponsettias out using the Spelbinders Layered Poinsettias dies. I inked them with Forest Moss Distress Ink and added a gem in the middle.

The sentiment is from Creative Expressions and has been inked with Forest Moss before mounting on to gold card.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges -
Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge - Creature Comforts
I love Promarkers Challenge 91 - Follow that Sketch
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Photo Inspiration
Make It Monday #62

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Very Sparkly Christmas Card!

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have a very sparkly card to share. I have made 2 versions of this card. I changed the main background and the nesties - let me know which you prefer.

Here's the first version -

I cut an ATC size piece of glossy white card (3 1/2" x 2 1/2"). I put a few drops of Pool, Stonewashed and Eggplant Adirondack Alcohol Inks on my non-stick craft sheet and added a couple of drops of Pearl Mixative. I quickly squished the glossy card into the ink and swirled around until it was completely covered. I put a few drops of silver mixative onto the corner of my craft sheet and used it to ink up my little background stamp which is from the Creative Expressions British Wild Flowers stamp set. I randomly stamped this over my alcohol ink background.

Next I wiped my background with an anti-static pad and stamped the Christmas Tree (from a Creative Expressions set - can't find title of set but will update this entry if I do) with Jet Black Archival ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

For the large background I applied Perfect Medium to the Button Mask from That Special Touch. I popped that onto a 5" square piece of white card and put it through the Cuttlebug machine. The Perfect Medium on the mask transferred to the cardstock. I added silver embossing powder and heat set it. Next I applied some Faded Jeans Distress Ink to the area and added Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Sparkle Embossing Powder. I heated it with a heat gun. Beware - if you try this at home, the glitter in the embossing powders goes everywhere!! Less so if you heat it from underneath.

I cut a frame using a circle nestie and the largest of the Spellbinders Teardrop Circles. I made some snowflakes with the Spellbinders Create-a-Flake die set. I inked the ones made from the light blue card with Faded Jeans Distress Ink while still in the die.

I assembled the card as per the IC Sketches 139 challenge this week.

This is the second version -

So here, the topper was made in the same way as before. The background was stamped in Perfect Medium with a small star stamp which has 'Merry Christmas' in it (I think it's from the same Creative Expressions set as the tree). This was embossed with silver embossing powder, Faded Jeans distress ink added and embossed with Aurora Sparkle embossing powder as before. The circle frame was cut from a circle nestie and the largest of the Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles.

So, which do you prefer? Leave a comment and let me know.

I'm also sharing this card at Make It Monday #62

Thanks for stopping by today.

Julia

Christmas Bauble

Morning Bloggers.

Today I have card to share with you featuring the bauble from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set.

I stamped the bauble onto cream card using Jet Black Archival ink and quickly embossed it with clear powder. I coloured it in using Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks - I used some matt and some mica ones. I cut the image out using a rectangle nestie and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Cut & Dry Foam. I cut a gold mat out using a scalloped rectangle nestie.

I cut a longer piece of cream cardstock and randomly stamped one of the poinsettias from the Tatty Button Poinsettias stamp set in perfect medium all over the piece and on a triangle piece of card. I embossed these with clear embossing powder. I then added some Vintage Photo Distress Stain. The embossed images resisted the ink. I like the way it almost looks like I've stamped on wood. It's more effective in real life. Have a go - it's so easy! I matted these two pieces and a square piece of red card onto some gold.

I assembled the pieces as per the layout at Sketch Saturday this week but did not add it to my card blank.

I ran some super sticky tape along the appropriate place on the card and ruffled some Basque Red Vintage Ribbon along it. I wrapped the ends around the back and then fixed the design to a 6" x 6" Craftwork Cards card blank.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sketch Saturday - Week 180
Make It Monday #62
Papertake Weeky Challenge - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today.

Julia.

Bright and Sparkly

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing this card -

A week or so ago I shared a card made with the Lili of the Valley stamp Fairies - On Tiptoe. It was all pink and very girly. I wanted to see if I could use the stamp for a Christmas Card so here's the result. I'm rather pleased with how she looks.

I stamped with Memento and coloured with Promarkers. I added some Sakura Clear Star to the wings, dress, shoes and flowers to make the image sparkle.

I cut the image our with the largest of the Spellbinders Picot Edged Circles.

I followed the Willow Sketchie Challenge layout for the card. The papers are Making Memories. I did a bit of faux stitching and added some ribbon and some gems.

The sentiment is Lili of the Valley. I added a bit of sparkle to the snowflakes on it with the Sakura Clear Star.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Lili of the Valley - Bright and Sparkly
Willow Sketchie Challenge - 3rd November
Charisma Cardz - Cutesy
Make it Monday #62

I hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Black & White Christmas Card

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have a black and white Christmas Card to share with you.

Using Shimmerlux White card (from Creative Expressions), I stamped the reindeer from the Creative Expressions Traditional Christmas Designs 3 stamp set in Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Black Sparkle embossing powder. This powder is so lovely - it sparkles in many different colours (you can see better in the close-up). I cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Fleur De Lys Squares dies.

I put a piece of black card through the Cuttlebug with the Creative Expressions Lattice embossing folder.

I cut a larger piece of the Shimmerlux card and randomly stamped the snowflake from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I assembled these three pieces and then ran a strip of Super Sticky tape along the top. I ruffled some Black Vintage Ribbon along the tape and then added some Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue to make sure the ribbon would stay in place.

I cut the first 3 layers of the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias out using the Shimmerlux card and inked through the die with black Adirondack ink. I repeated this so I had 2 sets. I assembled the poinsettia and added a black button in the centre.

I tied a bow with the Black Vintage Ribbon, added it to the ribbon border, glued the poinsettia to the bow and added a couple of Creative Expressions White Pearl Stick Pins.

The design was then secured to a black 8" x 8" card. Finally, I did a bit of faux stitching around the edges of the black card.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sweet Sketch Wednesday
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Buttons
Penny Black and More - November Challenge
Make it Monday #62

Hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Mistletoe

Good Morning Bloggers,

Today I have a card made with the really cute Sugar Nellie stamp Mistletoe.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with promarkers. I cut the image out with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three and inked around edges with the new Seasonal Distress Ink Festive Berries. I mounted this onto a mat cut out using the Spellbinders Fleur De Lys Squares.

I stamped the greeting from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set in black Archival ink and cut it out using the Spellbinders Double-Ended Tag die. I inked around the edges with the Festive Berries Distress Ink. I added some green bling to each end of the tag.

The patterned paper is Basic Grey from a couple of years ago. I added a thin strip of the patterned paper to a larger red card panel and wrapped some Baker's Twine around it.

The card was assembled as per the The Sweet Stop Sketch this week. I pierced around the edges of the red card and added a couple of pieces of green ribbon in two of the corners.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
The Sweet Stop - SSS133
Allsorts Challenge week 128 - Anything but Square
Make It Monday #61
Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Cutesy

Hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Snowman Book Card

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a very simple book shaped card made with the WS Designs Book Template.

I cut the base card out of a piece of purple A5 card stock using the WS Designs Book Template. I drew pencil lines to represent the pages in the book.

I stamped the Woodware Startstruck Snowman stamp with Memento ink and coloured with Promarkers. I cut the image out with the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles die and inked around the edges with the new Seasonal Distress Ink Seedless Preserves.

I stamped the greeting (Creative Expressions) with Black Archival ink and cut it out using the Spellbinders Double-ended Tag die. Again I inked around the edges with the Seedless Preserves Distress Ink. I added some black Baker's Twine to the holes in the tag.

The backing paper is from the Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. I inked around the edges with the Seedless Preserves Distress Ink and added some faux stitching with a black fineliner pen.

I added some black Baker's Twine to some Polka Dot Buttons and tied it in a knot. The buttons are from Sam Poole Creative Studios. Aren't they lovely?

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Buttons
Polka Doodles Week 44 - Shaped Cards
Allsorts Challenge Week 128 - Anything But Square
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Make it Monday #61

I do hope you like this simple, fun card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Tatty Button Snowman and Seasonal Distress Inks

Hi Bloggers!

Well, guess what the postie delivered to me this morning? The title of this post should be a big hint - yep, the seasonal distress ink sets as featured on Tim Holtz's blog.

It was really hard for me to finish my chores (there weren't many of them) before I could have a play.

For this card I've used Iced Spruce and Evergreen Bough from the Winter set.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Snowman with the Iced Spruce Distress Ink. I coloured him in with Grey Green and Tea Green promarkers. I really like the way they toned in with the distress ink. I cut the image out with an Oval nestie and inked around the edges with the Iced Spruce.

The back mat is an 8" x 8" piece of Colorcore Whitewash which is stuck onto a Craftwork Cards card blank. The scalloped oval mat has also been cut from the whitewash and so has the Doily Lace border using a Martha Stewart punch.

The Polka Dot backing paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. It's been distressed with scissors and inked with the Iced Spruce.

The long backing panel on the left has been made by stamping the snowflake from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl set with Perfect Medium and then embossing it with Clear embossing powder. I then inked the area with the Iced Spruce and Evergreen Bough distress inks using Cut & Dry foam. I wrapped some fluffy white yarn around it.

I made some background paper by inking with the Iced Spruce and the Evergreen Bough and then spritzed lightly with water. I then blotted with some kitchen roll. This gave a nice mottled effect. I cut some snowflakes out using the Spellbinders Create a Flake die set from the inked backing paper I had created and from the whitewash. I layered them up and added Woodware Snowflake brads to two of them and Craftime buttons to the other two. The pearly stringy embellishment is meant to be used for a wedding piece of some sort (I've had it years!).

The lettering that I used for the sentiment is chipboard - I think it's Maya Road. I inked up the letters with the Evergreen Bough Distress Ink and once dry I painted them with Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Paint Aurora Sparkle.

The card was assembled as per the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge this week.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges -
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challeng 17 - Lace it up
I love Promarkers Challenge 90 - Glitter & Glitz
Crafters Companion Challenge 18 - Let it Snow

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Baby Blanket

Morning Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing a card with you made with the Lili of the Valley Stamp Baby Blanket.

The image was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Promarkers. I used a circle nestie to cut it out and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink while still in the die.

The polka dot paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. It was distressed with scissors and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky.

The other papers are from the Junkitz Cousins range. I used the Martha Stewart Cherish border punch on the striped paper. Again the edges were distressed with scissors but this time I used Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I wrapped some Navy Blue Gingham ribbon around the striped paper and added a 'It's a Boy' brad.
I threaded some blue Baker's Twine into some beautiful Polka Dot Buttons that I got from Sam Poole Creative Studios and tied a bow.

The card was assembled as per Sketch Saturday Challenge this week.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sketch Saturday Week #179
CES Challenge 59 - New Beginnings
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Buttons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons
Stampavie - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Christmas Bells

Good Afternoon.

Today I have a card to share using the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set.

I stamped the Bells using Jet Black Archival ink and quickly embossed using clear powder. The image was coloured in using Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks - I used some matte and some mica ones. I used a circle nestie to cut out the image and edged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I cut a mat out for it using a scalloped circle nestie.

I don't know who the papers are by as they've been in my stash for years. I edged each piece with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The poinsettias were made using the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias dies. I inked them with a little Black Soot Distress ink prior to assembly.

The card was assembled as per the Sweet Stop Sketch this week. I added a couple Craftwork Cards card candi which I inked with a little Black Soot Distress Ink.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
The Sweet Stop SSS132
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.