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Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

An easy peasy card today - the background die is so lovely that you don't need to add much.

I cut the Spellbinders Tapestry Die out of Coconut White Card leaving a border around the edge (it has no outside cutting edge). I inked through the die with Terra Cotta Adirondack Dye Ink using a Smoothie. I matted it onto Black Card.

I stamped the sentinent from the Creative Expressions Tatty's Text  onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using a die from the Spellbinders Victorian Tags Die Set and inked through the die with Terra Cotta ink. I cut the correspinding larger die and inked through the die with Terra Cotta Ink.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 8mm White Pearls and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

See told you it was easy!

The first stock of Phill Martin's dies is due in today. All the orders placed for them will be posted out today. You can still get 10% discount on Phill's dies on my website here till midnight tonight.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 5th February is ................

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Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com with your address and I'll pop it in the post.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
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Vintage Photo Tatty Button

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing another of my samples from the Tatty Button Show.

I stamped the Tatty Button 'A Tatty Christmas To You' stamp on to ivory card with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I pulled some of the colour our using a damp paint brush and then cut Tatty out leaving a small border around the edges.

I inked up a piece of ivory card using Vintage Photo Distress Stain and left it to dry. When dry I embossed the stained card with the Couture Creations Bauble Tree embossing folder. I then sanded it to make the design pop out more.

I stamped the cracker from the Tatty Button Accessories 2 stamp set around the edges of my card blank with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 stamp set in Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then cut it out using the smallest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo while still in the die.

The card was assembled as shown.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Stripey Mousey Birthday

Hi Bloggers,

There were so many samples that didn't get shown last week that I thought I'd share another with you today.

The image is Tatty Button Present Wrapping. This is such a versatile stamp - it can be used for any occasion really.

I stamped the image on to ivory card with Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured using Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks - some mica and some matt.

I cut the image out using Spellbinders Labels Eight. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink while still in the die. I cut another piece of patterned paper using Labels Eight again and inked all over the paper while still in the die with Vintage Photo.

I stamped the sentiment from Creative Expressions Flutter Florals stamp set in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinders Teardrop Circles die and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo while still in the die.

I cut borders using the Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallops and Parisian Accents in navy and orange card respectively.

The patterned papers are Junkitz.

I assembled the card as shown and added some blue buttons with Baker's Twine and did some faux stitching around the edges and the card was complete.

I'm sharing this card with Make It Monday.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Let It Snow Tatty

Hi Bloggers,

First I'd like to say thank everyone so much for your support on my first TV show yesterday. It was such fun.

So, today I'm sharing another of the samples from the show while I try and get my head around making something else.

I stamped the Tatty Button Let It Snow stamp in Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the image with Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I inked around the edges of the image with Black Soot Distress Ink.

The sentiment is from the Tatty Button Text 2 set. It's actually only 1 line of it as the saying appears 3 times on the stamp. I stamped it in Jet Black Archival and embossed in clear.

I embossed a piece of Dusky Pink Colorcore card with the Couture Creations Drink Me Embossing Folder and sanded it to highlight the pattern. I inked around the edges of some Polka Dot backing paper printed from the Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I cut a border using the Spellbinders Classic Scallops Edgeabilities die set.

The snowflakes are from the Spellbinders Create-A-Flake die set and have been inked with Black Soot while still in the die.

I assembled the card as shown and added Cosmic Shimmer White Pearlescent PVA all around the edge of my card, on the snowflakes and on the snow on the image.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Charisma Cardz - Challenge 47 Seeing Spots
Make It Monday #66

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

So Many Ways to Use One Stamp

Hi Bloggers,

Today is the day of my first TV show for Creative Expressions on Create & Craft. I'm on Dawn Bibby & Friends 2pm till 4pm and 7pm - 8pm. I'll be showcasing Tatty Button Christmas Stamps and CD. Hels Sheridan will also be there demonstrating Studio 490 stamps and paper board. Hope you can join us.

So, today I thought I'd show you some different ways that you can use the Tatty Button Christmas Bauble Stamp. This is quite a long post so you may want to grab a cuppa. I'll start with this card -

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and embossed in Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I stamped the image again onto some spare card and then cleaned the stamp and blotted it dry. Going back to the first image, I coloured it using a mix of Matt and Mica Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I cut the image out and went around the edges with a black promarker.

I created the background by dusting some card with my anti-static mat. Then I stamped the bow from the Tatty Button Christmas Accessories 2 set randomly all over the card in Perfect Medium. I embossed the images with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I then covered the whole area with Spun Sugar Distress Stain. The embossed images acted as a resist.

I cut a border from some pink card using the Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Edgeabilities die set.

I dyed some Ivory Vintage Ribbon with Spun Sugar Distress Stain. I dried it with my heat gun and then tied 2 messy bows with 3 lengths of the ribbon and I ruffled some more ribbon onto a strip of white card.

Using the spare stamped image, I cut the outside edges off and the bauble top leaving a mask to cover the Tatty Button Angel. I placed the mask over the angel and secured with a little masking tape rolled up underneath. I used card rather than a post-it as sometimes the ink bleeds through a post-it.

Then I inked up the visible sections of the stamp with Jet Black Archival, removed the mask and then stamped. I embossed with clear powder. I then stamped the text from the Tatty Button Text 2 set in Jet Black Archival centering it inside the bauble. I embossed in clear again. I then cut the bauble out.

The card was assembled as shown and I added some 'string' to make the bauble hang with a fineliner pen.

In this card I have masked the stamp as in the first card and then I have stamped the top of the Tatty Button Snowman stamp.

After colouring in the snowman and the bauble top I cut the image out and went around the edges with a black promarker. I added some spots of glue using my Quickie Glue Pen and sprinkled on some Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Crystal Glitter.

The background was made using Adirondack Alcohol Inks. I cut a square piece of acetate and added Pool, Stonewashed and Eggplant Alcohol Inks to a clean felt on my Applicator Tool. I blotted my acetate with the Applicator Tool re-inking when necessary. I then stamped a couple of stamps from Sam Poole's Winter Wonderland set from Creative Expressions in Jet Black Archival. I gave it a couple of minutes and then rubbed off the Archival Ink with a tissue.

I put a dot of Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue in each corner on the back of the acetate and popped on to the white card. I put another dot of glue on the front in each corner and added a blue glass glintz.

Finally I added a messy bow of Sulphur Blue Vintage Ribbon.

Here's another way you can use the stamp -

For this card I stamped the bauble 3 times in Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured them all in with Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I then cut the bauble and halo away from all of them and went around the edges with my black promarker.

The background squares were created by putting squares of white card through the Couture Creations Drink Me Embossing Folder. I then inked the raised areas with Dusty Concord Distress Ink using Cut & Dry Foam.

The sentiment is again from the Tatty Button Text 2 set and was stamped in Jet Black Archival and embossed in clear powder. It was cut out using a Spellbinders Double-Ended Tag die and was inked with Dusty Concord while still in the die. I added a couple of faux pearls made with Cosmic Shimmer White Pearlescent PVA.

I assembled the card as shown and did a bit of faux stitiching around the edges with an Inkssentials White Pen.

Finally, you can remove a bit more from the image and then Tatty is suitable for a birthday card -

Fairly simple this card but it does show that stamp can be used all year. As usual I stamped with Jet Black Archival and embossed in clear powder. I coloured with Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. The papers are from the Wild Rose Studio Milton Paper Pack. The flowers are made from the Spellbinders Rose Creations die set and I inked through the die with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. The sentiment is from the Creative Expressions Flutter Florals stamp set.

You can also use the stamp to make wrapping paper and as a gift tag using the method in the first card. You can either stamp a sentiment in the middle, write a message or add any image you like to your bauble.

Such a versatile stamp.

I'm sharing this with Make It Monday #66

Hope you've enjoyed this marathon post!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and read.

Julia.

Warm & Cozy Fireplace

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have another card to share using the Tatty Button Fireplace stamp from Creative Expressions.

I stamped the image using jet Black Archival ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured in using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks plus the Pearl Shine from the Metallics set. I cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Fleur de Lys Squares dies.

I stamped the poinsettia stamp from the Tatty Button Poinsettias set in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I did this 3 times. I coloured the poinsettias in with Marigold Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Ink and coloured the centres with Ancient Copper Cosmic Shimmer Mica Drawing Ink. I cut them out and went round the edges with a black promarker.

I stamped the sentiment with Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using an oval nestie. I inked around the edge with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also pierced around the embossed line. I added some Tropic Wine Vintage Ribbon securing with some copper brads.

The backing papers are from My Mind's Eye. I pierced around the edge of the brown card with my Tim Holtz Ruler and my pricking tool before mounting on to ivory card.

Hope you like the card.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #66

Just a reminder to tune in to Create & Craft tomorrow at 2pm and 7pm when I will be joining Dawn Bibby and showcasing Tatty Button Christmas products.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Grey and Lemon Christmas Card

Morning Bloggers,

When making Christmas cards I'm generally quite traditional and lean towards using red, green or blue. However, I really like yellow and grey together so I decided to use it on a Christmas card to see if it would work. I quite like how it turned out.

The stamp is Tatty's Christmas Tree from the Creative Expressions Tatty Button range. I stamped it in Memento London Fog. I just coloured in the stars on the tree with the Sunflower Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Ink. I cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies. I cut a faux nestie out using pale lemon card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 set in Memento London Fog and cut it out using a Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three die and again made a faux nestie out of pale lemon card.

I cut a panel of grey card and embossed it using the Couture Creations Drink Me embossing folder. The backing paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD.

I joined the embossed grey card and the yellow polka dot paper together with a piece of Nickle Mist Vintage Ribbon. I tied a messy bow using 2 lengths of the ribbon and added a Creative Expressions wooden button with some yellow Baker's Twine tied through it.

I cut 2 flourishes from the Tim Holtz Alterations Die Elegant Flourishes - one in pale lemon and one in grey and glued them in place with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue as shown.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges -
Make It Monday #65
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Challenge 47 Seeing Spots

I hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Snow Lady

Hi Bloggers,

Today I thought I'd share another sample for the Tatty Button Show on Tuesday. I've used the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Snowman stamp but he's become a 'her'.

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival ink and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the image using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks. I punched a few mini flowers out of pink card and added a tiny spot of Cosmic Shimmer White Pearlescent PVA in the centre of each one. The handbag was made from a Woodware punch - really handy as it punches as 2 pieces so fits over my lady's arm nicely.

I cut the image out using a Spellbinders Labels Eight die and carefully inked around the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink and Cut & Dry Foam while the image was still in the die. I cut a mat out of pink card with the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies. I really love that set.

All the backing papers are from the Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD except for the long panel to the right of the image. This I made by randomly stamping the bow from the Tatty Button Accessories 2 set all over a piece of white card with Perfect Medium. I embossed the images with clear powder and then covered the card with Spun Sugar Distress Stain. The embossed images resisted the stain.

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 circle nestie and cut a mat out of pink card using a scalloped circle nestie.

I stained a piece of cream lace with the Spun Sugar Distress Stain and added it to the back of my sentiment.

I added a couple of Creative Expressions White Pearl Stick Pins and some square gems to complete my card.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Charisma Cardz - Challenge 47 Seeing Spots
Make It Monday #65
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Festive Fireplace

Morning Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a card made with the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Fireplace stamp.

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured it in using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks and used some Pearl Shine Cosmic Shimmer Mica Drawing Ink for the dripping wax on the candles. I cut the image out using Spellbinders Labels Two and edged it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I cut a faux nestie out of green card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 set in Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it our using a circle nestie and again edged with Vintage Photo. I cut a scalloped circle nestie out of green card.

I assembled the main layers of the card as shown. The papers are My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey. I did some paper piercing along the edges of the largest piece of green card with my Tim Holtz Ruler and a pricking tool. I ran some Hi-Tack Tape down the side of the card and ruffled some Moss Green Vintage Ribbon along it. I tied a messy bow out of two lengths of the ribbon and added it to my ruffled ribbon border. I dyed a Creative Expressions Wooden Button with Vintage Photo Distress Stain, tied some Baker's Twine through it and added it to my messy bow.

I inked around the edges of an 8" x 8" card blank with Vintage Photo and then added my design to it. Finally, I cut some Elegant Flourishes using the Tim Holtz Alterations die from some green card and glued them in place on my card with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.

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

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Blue and White Christmas Stepper Card

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have a Stepper Card to share -

I purchased a Hougie Board last weekend. The booklet that I got with it boasts that you can make the easiest stepper card with it. True! Making the blank for this card was easy peasy.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Tatty's Christmas Tree in Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I used a paint brush to draw some of the ink out around the edges of the layers of the tree, the pot and on some of the baubles. I used some Pearl Shine Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Ink on the garlands and the fairy.

I cut the image out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies.

I cut some polka dot paper (from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons) to fit the large side panel and added my image with foam pads.

I cut a border using the Spellbinders Scalloped Edgeabilities dies and inked whilst still in the die with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I added this to my front panel on the right.

I cut a panel to fit the middle section on the right of my card and popped it through my Cuttlebug with the Couture Creations Drink Me Embossing Folder. I inked the raised areas with Chipped Sapphire and added the panel to my card.

I added another piece of polka dot paper to my back panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Tatty Button Text 2 set using Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and cut it out using a Spellbinders Labels Two die. I inked around the edges with Chipped Sapphire and added it to my card as shown.

Hope you like the card.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.