July Rudolph Day

It's time seventh Rudolph Day of the year and another of my colour themed cards (all my RD cards this year are green and gold).

To make this card I used:     
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Christmas Bubble Tree' stamp
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Hybrid Dual Metallic gold pen
     Wink of Stella
     Glossy Accents
     Snippets of white matt card and green patterned paper

I trimmed a snippet of white matt card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and placed it into my MISTI.  I stamped the tree and sentiment with green ink, stamping a couple of times to get a good depth of colour before embossing them with clear embossing powder.  The panel was then attached to the front of the card blank.  I stamped the tree trunk onto a snippet of green paper, fussy cut it and then attached it to the card and added some Wink of Stella to make it sparkle.  I used the metallic gold pen to colour the baubles on the tree and then used Glossy Accents to make them shine.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Anything Christmas or Winter Holiday
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas in July
     Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July
     Rudolph Day - July Challenge
     Stamping Sensations - Christmas in July

Kath x

Spirelli Gift Tag

I hate waste and recycle as much as I can, as well as keeping snippets of card and paper that may come in useful 'one day'. I also like to use pre-loved items and charity shop finds.  This gift tag uses a Spirelli diamond template that was in a pack I picked up in a charity shop when we were away, as well as some blending filament I was gifted, a snippet of cream card and a recycled gift bag.

To make this tag I used:
     Marianne Design Spirelli cream diamond shape 
     Kreinik Metallic Blending filament 
     Snippet of cream card 

I secured the end of the blending filament at the back of the card and wound it around the arcs on the template, skipping 14 arcs each time.  When the card was complete I secured the end of the blending filament to the back of the card.  I attached another small piece of blending filament to the top of the diamond shape to tie it to the bag handle.  To finish, I cut a snippet of cream card so fit inside the arcs on the template and attached it to the rear of the gift tag - this both covered the back of the design and also allowed me to write my message.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

     As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Non-card Project (I enjoy making gift tags, sometimes I coordinate them with a card I have made and other times, like this project, I coordinate them with the gift wrapping)
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Kath x

Genetian Cross Stitch

Whilst we've been away in Scotland I've stitched a few designs to make into cards on our return.  This card is made from another lovely Carolyn's Meadow kit from Serendipity Designs.  

To make this card I used:

     5" x 5" white hammer card blank
     Carolyn's Meadow 'Genetian' cross stitch kit
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Snippet of white hammer card

After completing the stitching I mounted the design behind a stitched square aperture that had been die cut in the centre of the card blank.  A piece of the same card was attached to the inside to cover the back of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Floral Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Triple B Challenge - July Challenge (I have used Blooms & Butterfly)
     Try It On Tuesday - Things With Wings (I have used a butterfly)
     
Kath x

Rustic Wreath

We're back from our travels and everything has been washed and put away ready for our next trip.  It's a horrid wet day today - perfect to spend some time crafting and make some Christmas cards!

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Uniko 'Rustic Wreath' stamps
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Versafine Olympia Green & Satin Red ink
     Snippets of white matt card and red pearlescent card

I placed a snippet of white card into my MISTI and stamped the wreath and sentiment with green ink.  I placed the berries stamp onto the outside of the wreath and stamped a couple of times with red ink.  I then continued to stamp the berries around the edge of the wreath, alternating the stamp on the inside and outside of the wreath.  The panel was then cut with a stitched die, layered onto a snippet of red pearlescent card and attached to the card front.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Alphabet Challenge - H is for Holidays (I have chosen Christmas in July)
     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Anything Christmas or Winter Holiday Goes
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Sentiment
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas in July
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS
     Moving Along With The Times - CAS
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Christmas in July
     Stamping Sensations - Christmas in July

Kath x

On the Ocean Wave

This is my last post for a while as we're heading to Scotland tomorrow for a couple of months.  I made this card for Steve's birthday - we'll be staying on a site on the shore of Luce Bay on his birthday so I thought a nautical card would be perfect for him.  I've used more oddments from my Hundydory drawer - this uses a topper from the Perfect Pastimes 'On the Ocean Wave' set, plus an odd 'Happy Birthday' topper and some pale blue patterned card from an unknown sets.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" cream hammer card blank
     Hunkydory 'On the Ocean Wave' and ki topper
     Snippets of gold mirri and blue card

I trimmed the blue card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank, layered it onto gold mirri and attached it to the front.  The topper and frame were attached to the centre of the card with strips of foam tape.  To finish I attached the sentiment to the upper corner of the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Boys/Men
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Beach Theme

Kath x

Cross Stitch Poppies

I've recently bought a Textile Heritage bookmark kit from a charity shop - another bargain for £2.00.  As I didn't want to stitch a bookmark I've used the lovely poppy design to make these two notecards.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" white hammer card blanks
     Textile Heritage 'Poppy Meadow' cross stitch kit
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Snippets of white hammer card

I stitched the poppies, adding an extra couple of stitches to the horizontal frame to ensure the blue frame was a square and not a rectangle in the bookmark kit.  I die cut a stitched square from the centre of the card blank, trimmed the aida around the design and attached it to the rear of the aperture.  I trimmed a snippet of white hammer card to the same size as the card blank and attached it inside to cover the rear of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenges:
     As You Like It Challenge - Soft or Bold Colours (my favourite is bold colours as I feel these make more of an impact for CAS cards)
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Moving Along With The Times - Flowers

Kath x  

Another Opulent Bauble

I made this quick Christmas card with lots of snippets - I know I use this embossing folder and stamp set a lot, but it's still one of my favourites for quick cards.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white matt card blank
     Practical Publishing 'Opulent Baubles' embossing folder and stamps
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Snippets of white matt card, red paper and red textured card

I embossed a piece of white matt card, trimmed around the edge so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and attached it to the front.  I used black ink to stamp the joy bauble onto the red paper and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I then used the die from the embossing folder to cut the bauble before inlaying it into the front of the card.   I stamped the bow onto a snippet of red textured card using black ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I fussy cut the bow and attached it to the top of the bauble with a small foam pad.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 479

Kath x

Action Time

I made this card for my youngest great-nephew using my last LOTV 'Action Time' Art Pad image and my last sheet of the green 'Galaxy Stars' paper.  

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Lili of the Valley 'Action Time' Art Pad image
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics', Creative Expressions 'Mini Expressions -Stacked Happy Birthday' and Memory Box 'Classic Numbers' dies
     Lili of the Valley 'Galaxy Stars' paper
     Snippets of dark brown card

I layered the star paper onto brown card and die cut an oval from the left size of the panel before attaching it to the card blank.  I die cut the Art Pad image with the same oval die before inlaying it into the front of the card.  I die cut the sentiment and '8' from snippets of brown card before attaching the sentiment to the lower corner of the card and the '8' to the football.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Boys/Men
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x

Especially for You

I made this card to send to Gail for the April Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Silver, Evergreen & Lilac) and the Theme Option (Friendship).

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Be Kind' and Woodware 'Going to Seed' stamps
     Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly' die
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Green and Lilac Promarkers
     Wink of Stella
     Snippets of white matt card and silver mirri card

I placed the white card into my MISTI and stamped the outline and sentiment a few times to get a good depth of colour before embossing them with clear embossing powder.  The panel was trimmed, layered onto silver mirri card and attached to the centre of the card blank.  I used green and lilac Promarkers to colour the flower and circles and then highlighted them with plenty of Wink of Stella.  To finish I die cut three tiny butterflies from silver mirri and attached them to the front of the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     As You Like It Challenge - Soft or Bold Colours (I do prefer to make cards with bold colours, especially CAS cards as I think bold colours give more impact)
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Stamps
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

This is the lovely card I received from Julia:

Kath x

Sparkle and Shine at Christmas time

I came across this stamped image in the bottom of my oddments drawer and saw it had been stamped on a piece of Craft UK card from a 6" x 6" card blank (if I make a one layer card that ends up in the bin, I cut the back off to make a panel for another card).  However, I've recently bought a new pack of Craft UK card blanks and they're a different card - they're much whiter and have a shiny surface.  Luckily I had got one remaining card blank from an old pack for this card, but it does mean that my white snippets don't match the new card blanks!

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Bubble Bloom - Festive Tree' stamp
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Gold, Marine & Violet Promarkers
     Wink of Stella
     Snippet of white hammer card     

The tree had been stamped onto white card with brown ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I trimmed the panel so it was slightly smaller than the card blank. I used gold, marine and violet Promarkers to colour the baubles on the tree before attaching the panel to the front of the card.  To finish I added a couple of layers of Wink of Stella to the baubles to add a bit of glitter.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - ~Anything Goes
     As You Like It Challenge - Clean or Fussy (I much prefer making CAS cards - the more white space the better!)
     Christmas Craft Creations - Non-Traditional Colours
     Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Non-Traditional Colours

Kath x  

Hello Sunshine!

My 'Big Birthday Wishes' card was the winner of the CAS on Friday 'Dies Only' challenge and the team invited me to be Guest Designer on their 'Sunshine' challenge.  I was a little stuck with the challenge as I don't have any sunshine stamps or dies, but thought this lovely sunflower stamp would be perfect for a sunshine card.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     The Best of Cardmaking Magic 'Sunflower' stamp and die
     My Favorite Things 'Fishtail Flags' die
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Yellow and brown Promarkers
     Computer generated sentiment 'Harrington' font
     Snippets of white matt card

I stamped the sunflower onto a snippet of white card using brown ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder and cutting it with the coordinating die.  I coloured the sunflower with yellow and light brown Promarkers.  I printed the sentiment onto white matt card, using Harrington font and changing the colour to dark brown.  I cut the sentiment with the fishtail flag, elongating the die so the flag was just a little smaller than the width of the card.   I attached the flag along the lower edge of the card and flower to the left of the sentiment.

I am entering the following challenges:
     As You Like It Challenge - Clean or Fussy (it's almost always 'clean' for me - I always place die cuts and embellishments onto the card and then take something away before it all gets stuck into place!)
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Not Square
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 478

Kath x

April Rudolph Day

It's time for the fourth Rudolph Day of the year - this year I have chosen a colour theme for my RD cards and they are all green and gold.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Delightful Dangles' stamp
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Pentel Hybrid Dual Metallic gold pen
     Snippet of white matt card

I trimmed a snippet of white matt card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank before placing it into my MISTI.  I used green ink to stamp the tree in the centre, stamping a couple of times to get a good depth of colour.  I embossed the image with clear embossing powder before attaching the panel to the card blank.  To finish I used the gold pen to colour the 'dangles' on the tree.

I am entering the following challenges:
     As You Like It Challenge - Clean or Fussy (my favourite is always Clean & Simple with minimal layers and embellishments - if I ever try to make a fussy card I find it ends up looking too messy)
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Dry/Wet Embossed (I have chosen wet embossed for my card)
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Not Square
     Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Rudolph Day - April Challenge    

Kath x

Honeysuckle Cross Stitch

As the weather's seems to be improving we're starting to go away in our campervan again.  I've like to take lots of small cross stitch designs with me and these are then made into cards when I return home.  This is another card using a lovely Carolyn's Garden cross stitch kit (I do love these floral designs) - this was one that I bought preloved with chart and leftover threads.

To make this card I used:

     5" x 5" white hammer card blank
     Carolyn's Garden 'Honeysuckle' cross stitch kit
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Snippet of white hammer card

After completing the stitching I mounted the design behind a stitched square aperture that had been die cut in the centre of the card blank.  A piece of the same card was attached to the inside to cover the back of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Floral (and why) - it is always floral for me, whether that is stamping, die cutting or stitching these lovely Carolyn's Garden cross stitch designs
     
Kath x

Big Birthday Wishes

I made this card for a friend's birthday using my 'go to' die for male cards.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" kraft card blank
     My Favorite Things 'Big Birthday Wishes' and Xcut 'Nesting Stars' dies
     Snippets of kraft card, blue matt card and red sparkle card

I trimmed the snippet of kraft card so it was slightly wider than the die and cut the large sentiment from the centre before attaching the panel to the front of the card blank.  I die cut the sentiment from snippets of blue matt card and red sparkle card and inlaid them into the front of the panel.  I trimmed two narrow strips of red sparkle card and attached them down each side of the sentiment panel.  To finish I die cut three small stars and attached them to the front of the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Cardz 4 Guys - Navy, Kraft & Red Colour Challenge
     CAS on Friday - Dies Only
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - For a Man or Boy

Kath x

Wild Pansy

I've spent some time this afternoon making cross stitch designs into cards - this is my favourite and uses a Carolyn's Meadow kit from Serendipity Designs.  

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white hammer card blank
     Carolyn's Meadow 'Wild Pansy' cross stitch kit
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Snippet of white hammer card

After completing the stitching I mounted the design behind a stitched square aperture that had been die cut in the centre of the card blank.  A piece of the same card was attached to the inside to cover the back of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Kath x