First Christmas Card of 2016 ~ Bauble Wreath

Thought I'd share my first Christmas card this year using the 'Hanging Around' stamp set from Clearly Besotted.

I really wanted to try this stamp set and my silver embossing powder just arrived...perfect!

I used a pre-prepared C6 card base from Hobby Craft. To create the background pattern I cut some pale blue card stock from Papermill and randomly stamped this with a couple of different snow flake stamps from various sets using Momento Summer Sky Dew Drop Ink.

After die cutting some plain card stock (from Papermill) with a rectangle stitched nesting die I heat embossed the main wreath part. I must admit this took a couple of attempts as I have not done much heat embossing so still getting to grips with it. The first one I over heated so it melted flat into the card stock. Once left to cool, I stamped the ribbon and the images into the bigger baubles (There a 4 options in the set to choose from) with the Summer Sky Dew Drop Ink. The Sentiment was stamped using Bahama Blue Dew Drop Ink so it stood out from the rest of the icy looking card. This whole panel was given dimension with foam adhesive.

Of course I then needed to add a bit of Wink of Stella to the pattern baubles and went over it with Glossy Accents. After adding a few small gem stones the card was finished :)

Please feel free to leave a comment or share any ideas you may have.
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Halloween Card Mini Series #5

For Card number 5 in the Halloween Mini Series we have Spiders! A simple Halloween card but with the fab little feature of a window. I was not sure how this would turn out, but I am happy with the results of this creepy crawly card.

Very simple to make;
The Background paper was a free download from the Cardmaking and Papercraft website. I then used a regular Canon printer, nothing special, to print the image onto good quality Hammered card stock from Papermill for added texture. For the card base I used Stampin' Up! Basic Black card stock cut and scored to create at C6 size card.

The 'window' section was then cut out with a craft knife. I used a pencil to draw the cut window area onto the card base and cut that to create the window.
I attached Acetate to the back of the patterned paper and distressed the edges with Tsukinek Espresso Dew Drop ink. Then attaching the silver ribbon and lining up the panel, I glued this down to the base. I had run out of snail adhesive which I normally use to adhere ribbon, not thinking I unfortunately used a strong wet glue and you can see the glue marks. I will hopefully remember next time!

The spiders and webs I purchased off ebay as already die cut embellishments. I lined one of the silver webs to in inside of the card so it would be seen through the window, then I attached the spider to the outside.

I stamped the Halloween sentiment from the Stampin' Up! Jar of Haunts set and die cut this out using a rectangle stitched die. This was stuck on with dimensionals and the bow with a mini glue dot.

Adding a few gems here and there gave the effect of dew drops on the webs and I really think it gave that finishing touch to the card!

A simple Halloween window card for children or adults :D

Here is what it looks like when stood up...

Halloween Card Mini Series #4

For number 4 of my Halloween Mini Series is my first attempt at a Pop-Up Panel Card.
This cute card is a little tricky to put together and does take time to make sure it is just right. I think the results are are fun and you really can't go wrong with this card.
For this post I am just going to give you a quick overview...

          

There are many fab tutorials out there for the base of this card. The best, and one I would recommend checking out is the Youtube Tutorial by Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. Dawn has minimised the amount of measuring and made the tutorial simple and easy to follow.

Once you have the base made, you are ready to decorate. For my Halloween card I used Stampin' Up! Jar of Haunts stamp set, stamped with Stayzon Black Ink, Espresso Truffle Momento Dew Drop Ink, Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie and coloured using Spectrum Noir Markers. The sentiments are stickers from the Echo Park Hocus Pokus Collection, as well as the designer striped paper.

A super fun little card to make and give. I look forward to making some Christmas themed ones.

Thanks for visiting my blog :)

CRAFT HAUL - August

Hello

I thought I'd start my craft blog off with a Haul of items I have purchased this month. I really love watching all the Craft Haul video's on YouTube and getting some inspiration from them.
I have been card crafting for about a year now, so still learning and gathering the basic tools to create the type of cards I love to make or hope to try out. 

Here are some of the fab things I have gathered this month, descriptions below photos: 

WOW Heat it up! Embossing Powder - 10ml Clear

Ranger Mini Blending Tool - plus refills

A5 Clear Acetate - 180 micron (£1.99 for 10 - Ebay)

Card Stock - A4 & A5 (papermilldirect.co.uk)

Tsukinek, Momento Dew Drop Ink Pads - Bahama Blue, Summer Sky, Espresso Truffle & Bamboo Leaves.

Dovecraft Ink Pad - Black

I love love love how Clearly Besotted wrap the items you buy. Its like a little gift for yourself when it arrives :) I took advantage of the clearance rack and grabbed a few Christmas stamps, and how cute are these Owls <3 Love them!

Home at Christmas Stamp + Die

Still a Hoot Stamp + Die

Joyeux Noel Sentiment Stamp

Well that sums up my haul this month. I will be posting some of the cards I have created with these shortly.

Bye for now :) x