A quick and simple Christmas card

 

Hi There! Are you beginning to panic a bit about Christmas yet? I have made very few cards so far this year and need to get a move on! Here is a very simple one to get me started. 

I began by placing the circle from the 4" easy frame in the centre of a 13cm square card, Then placing the snowflakes multi inkable over the top, taping them down at the corners. 

I used salvaged patina distress ink to blend through the stencil taking care to keep the circle central

I removed the snowflakes inkable and added more ink around the edge of the card and the edge of the circle.

I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the circle with versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold powder.

I stamped the poinsettia in black ink onto a scrap of card and coloured it using ecoline pens

I attached it to the card with ultra thick gel medium. 

Finally I added the liquid pearls around the circle 

Here is the finished card again.

I used 

13cm square white card

Yuletide everyday Christmas Circles

Poinsettia Regular stamp set (discontinued but the XL one is here)

4" circle easy frame

snowflakes multi inkable

Salvaged patina distress ink

Versamark ink

Versafine clair black ink

Ecolines

Gold embossing powder

Ultra thick gel medium

On Wednesday I did a facebook live and created these cards. 

You can find the live here if you haven't seen it yet.

Thanks for looking! 

Moonlight and snowflakes

 

Good Morning! I am here with a step by step tutorial for this card. 

I began by stamping the moon in shaded lilac distress ink onto a 14cm square of white card.

Next I blended distress inks around the moon getting gradually darker.

I added some ground with a skylines inkable in the foreground using black soot distress ink. I also sponged a little around the edge. I gave this background a light spray with water and dried it thoroughly

Next I used an anti static cloth across the card. I then stamped and embossed in white randomly around the page using the snowflake from winter journaling girl Cosy

I stamped Cosy onto the background where I wanted her and also onto a piece of white card.

I coloured her with ecoline pens and cut her out.

After sticking her to the panel over the stamped image with matte medium, I added a few white pen highlights.

I stamped the spots from the same stamp set in spun sugar and shaded lilac around the edge of a 15cm square card

I attached the panel to the card and added a sentiment from winter small words using white ink and embossing powder. I added a few smaller snowflakes from the small words stamp set in just white ink too

 

Here is the finished card again.

I used:

Birds and Moons stamp set ( there is a moon on the conch shell set too)

Winter Journaling Girls Cosy stamp set

Small words Winter stamp set
Inkables skylines horizon 1

Distress inks in Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Wilted violet and Black soot

Unicorn white ink

Versamark ink

Versafine Clair black ink

Ecoline pens

white gel pen

white embossing powder

Thanks for looking! 

A quick and simple dragonfly card

Hi there! Thought I would show you how I made this very quick and simple card today.

I began by blending a little salvaged patina distress ink through the Pebble pavement big one inkable onto a 6x6" white card. As this is a clean and simple card I used stencil tape to ensure I didn't go over the edge. I left a diagonal band without any blending.

I removed the big one and positioned the outie from the 4" circle easy frame inkable centrally on the card. I blended some villainous potion ink into the circle. 

I used some of the worker stamps in opposite corners to stamp in the salvaged patina distress ink. 

Next I stamped the dragonfly in memento ink on to a scrap of white card and coloured it with alcohol based markers. I cut it out, cutting off the legs.

I also stamped the dragonfly in memento ink directly onto the purple circle in the position I wanted it.

I used matte medium to attach the coloured one onto the front of the card, lifting the wings a little. 

I added a little glossy accents to the body and parts of the wings.

Finally I added a sentiment.

Here is the finished card again

I used

Pebble Pavement big ones inkable

4" circle easy frame

Doodle Art dragonfly stamp set

Ticker Tape 4 stamp set

Distress ink in Salvaged Patina and Villainous Potion

Matte Medium

Glossy accents

Alcohol markers

Black Memento ink 

Did you see the facebook lives from Thursday's MDF day? They were amazing! You can catch up with Sam and Bev's on the Bee Crafty Facebook page, and Ann's is over in the Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group.

Thanks for looking! 

Absolutely Conkers!

 

Hi There! It is very definitely Autumn, so I've had a little seasonal play in my journal. Here's how it came together.

I began by blending some spiced marmalade and peeled paint distress oxide ink around the edges of a double page in my Dylusions mini journal.

Next I used the 'into the woods' inkable to add a bit more of the same inks.

I mixed a little Pretty gets gritty explosion powder with some water and splattered it onto the page. 

Next I stamped some of the worker stamps from the Doodle Art ladybird set around the page.

I sponged a little ground espresso around the edges of the pages and along a skylines inkable at the bottom.

On a scrap of card I stamped the Warm Winter journaling girl, coloured her in and cut her out cutting her curls off.

I also stamped her directly onto the journaling page (you only need the outline and her hair, so don't worry if it isn't perfect )

I stuck the coloured image over the image stamped on the page using matte medium. 

Finally I selected three stickers that I liked from the Autumn wordy stickers and added them to the page. I also added a few white pen highlights.

Here's the finished page again. The more I look at it the more I think it needs a mushroom or three, lol. Maybe later! 

I used:

Dylusions mini journal

Distress oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint and Ground espresso

Pretty Gets Gritty explosion powder (I used Eros)

Big ones inkable - Into the woods

Skylines inkable - Horizon 1

Versafine Clair Nocturne ink 

Doodle Art Ladybird stamp set

Winter Journaling girls  -  Warm stamp set

A colouring medium (I used alcohol markers)

Matte Medium

Autumn Wordy Stickers B

 

Thanks for looking! 

Samples for Crafty Individuals shows

 

I thought you might like to see my samples from the recent Crafty Individuals shows on Create and Craft. There were some brand new stamps and some that had been released previously with a halloween theme. 

Of the new stamps there are a cat and a dog from Sharron Bates along with some gorgeous sentiments and borders by the lovely Dena Rangeley.

The new stamps can all be found here on the website.

If you join the Crafty Individuals facebook group you will hear first hand about any offers and giveaways, plus there are challenges, swaps and all sorts of fun

Thanks for looking!