Jacks birthday

Good Morning everyone

December and January are busy months for birthdays in my family.  These are the 2 cards i made for my brothers birthday this month

While wondering what to do for him, I saw these coffee themed stamps from aall&create in the countryview crafts Christmas advent sale which are perfect as he is a coffee addict for sure. 

A5 card size.  I used soft cream cardstock so its softer than white and stamped in brown ink.  I stamped the coffee cup twice,  one i die cut into the label shape, on the 2nd one I lightly watercoloured the cup with vintage photo and label with twisted citron distress inks, cut out and decoupaged onto the base image with glue gel, putting a curve in the cup. I die cut my card blank using a larger nesting shape and then found 2 pieces of paper in my stash to coordinate, die cut smaller than the base and adhered.  

I splattered some of the vintage photo ink onto the background too. The topper panel i added with foam tape for some dimension.

The stamped image had some flowery words which weren't suitable for my brother so i covered them up with a stamped birthday sentiment die cut into a fish tail banner.  I added some stamped and cut out coffee beans to finish.

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #642 'caffeinated'

stampin up sentiment stamp 'curly cute'

XL nested label die set

Distress inks - vintage photo, walnut stain, twisted citron

Patterned papers

Hammered ivory cardstock

Id love to enter this card in the following:

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-203-ag-penny-for-your-thoughts.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-72.html

https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/01/january-challenge.html - the stamps are new

https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/pip-challenge-2402.html

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-587-stamp-it.html

https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/color-hues-79-copper-and-green.html

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and card 2 I made while i was making my building block fold cards in November (see here), i found this fab monochrome paper in my stash which was ideal teamed up with black and white cardstock.

After making the base card from white cardstock, i matted the paper onto black card and then the base.  To add some interest i die cut barbed wire dies from silver holographic mirror cardstock and adhered to the front left edge and back right edge, sadly the photos don't pick up how it dances in the light.

Die cut birthday sentiment from white card, matted onto larger black circle and a bigger white circle and then added to the front

Showing it opened up. I die cut the alphas from white card and the silver holographic and off set them so have the mirror card drop shadow.  Not the best photos as it is much brighter in real life and especially when the light hits the silver holographic mirror card

Items Used:

Memory box alpha die set

Birthday sentiment die

Cheerylynn barbed wire die set

Patterned paper

Black & white card

Silver holographic mirri card

Thank you all for popping by once again.  

 

Exploding insert Christmas cards

Good Morning everyone

Today is Christmas cards using a beautiful paper pad from a Polish company called 'paper heaven' pad called 'swiateczna girlanda' , i teamed them up with very old spellbinders bauble & poinsettia dies and added an exploding insert made using 12x12 Christmas paper pads from the works. 

6x6" base card.   I first die cut the bauble and memory box collage die (one with little holes) from the centre of the paper, i then adhered gold mirror card to the card base front and added the outer frame of the paper with foam tape, i then adhered the bauble back in place, glued in flat, allowing the mirror card to shine though the holes from the collage die.  I then die cut a poinsettia and added to the centre of the bauble and die cut sentiment to finish.

For my exploding inserts i took a sheet of double sided 12x12" paper and folded using instructions from pinterest and glued into place.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a bauble and a plain white paper bauble added to write our greeting on. 

 Trying to photograph it was interesting - hence my little light trying to hold it open, it does pop right out to easily write the greeting.

Showing it side on with the insert.  

Version 2

This time instead of gold mirror card i used a rose gold glitter card that went well with the colours in the beautiful paper. 

Version 3

The same but different, gold glitter card behind the holey apertures.  I added glossy accents to all the berries on the papers.

and the insert.  Id not left enough room around the printed sentiment to die cut into a bauble this time, so i die cut it into an oval and matted onto a gold glitter bauble.

I used this tutorial for my insert from Beccys Place blog as it was easy to follow with clear written instructions but more importantly for me clear photo step by step.  Actually its a lovely blog to take a look at when you have a minute - especially the a-z card folds page.  

(I have no affiliation with the blog) 

Items Used:

Paper Heaven pad 'swiateczna girlanda (christmas garland)

the works 12x12 paper pads 'classic christmas party' & the best time of the year' 

Spellbinders dies 'poinsettia' bauble'

  Memory box 'collage die' 

Cheerylynn sentiment die

crafters companion self adhesive glitter paper

gold mirror card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a great week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://secretstamper.com/2022/09/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-41/

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https://52cct.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-technique-challenge.html

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https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/mlccb-46-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

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https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/peace-on-earth-challenge-24.html

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Autumn...

Good Morning everyone

Today i have a really Autumnal card using pink ink stamps. The fabulous Mr fungi, i built a woodland scene for him & his friends.

5x7" Kraft base card, i covered the front with a toadstool print paper and stencilled over the background with white gesso with a skeleton leaves effect, this softened the background to help my stamped images stand out.  I rounded the corners and inked the edges with distress inks. 

I stamped the images onto white card and watercoloured with inktense pencils, added some details with posca pens & cut them out.  I stamped the sentiment onto kraft card, cut into a strip and inked the edges.  I die cut a row of toadstools from kraft card and inked with distress inks.  I attached the toadstools behind the top of the sentiment strip and mounted onto the base with foam tape.  I then built my scene with the stamped images. 

Touches of glitter glue to the dragonfly wings to finish.

Just a close up

Version 2.  As my background paper was A4 i had enough to make a 2nd card, made the same way just a different layout.

Items Used:

Pink Ink stamps 'shitake happens' 'thistlehogs'

Clearly Besotted stamps 'seasonal sentiments'

Very old daisytrail paper

Lavinia Stencil 'Pods'

Cheerylynn toaststool die

Derwent inktense pencils

Distress Inks 'vintage photo, walnut stain, aged mahogany'

Rangers Stickles 'stardust'

 

Thank you all for stopping by. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-2022-season-of-mists-and.html

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http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/ch-115-fallautumn.html

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https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/inspiration-station-challenge-inspired.html  - I was inspired by the leaves and colours in the photo

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https://bastel-traum.blogspot.com/2022/08/116-wald-into-wood.html

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Pet Sympathy

Good Morning everyone

Recently Ive had to make 2 pet sympathy cards, Ive kept them both fairly simple and used a lovely paw print die by cheerylynn (I think)

First one is for a cat.  I used a rich gold pearl cardstock for my base which has a leafy design in it, i cut to 6x6" and then die cut the scalloped border & paw print from the front edge.  I added an insert from a rainbow print paper and stamped the sentiment onto the insert so it shows on the front.  I stamped the cat onto left over rainbow paper, cut him out and added to the front. 

Just showing it side on, you can just about make on the design in the pearl cardstock, its years old from payper box 

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and onto a dog design

6x6" white linen base card.  I used a heart paw print stencil on the front with distress inks in cracked pistachio and evergreen bough, i also lightly inked the edge around the outside of the stencil which gave me an inked edge to the card.  I then die cut the paw prints from the middle and stamped my sentiment in grey ink.

I stamped the dog in grey and lightly watercoloured with distress inks shaded lilac and seedless preserve, cut him out and added to the front.  I used a ombre paper for my insert, added gold paint through 3 of the paw prints and edged the cardblank with more gold paint - sadly the photo doesn't show that up very well.

This photo shows the gold up much better.  I ended up doing this as glue was showing through one of the paw prints which wasn't good, the gold acrylic paint covered it nicely.

Items Used:

Paw print die

mft scalloped edge die

Paw print stencil

Tim Holtz mini crazy dog stamps

Katzelkraft cat stamp

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp

Distress Inks

Paperartsy gold paint

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week.  Hugs Emmaxxx

 

Thank yous

Good Morning everyone

For christmas i was given 3 A7 aall&create stamps which i decided to use for some thank you cards, the first one was for the lovely person who gave me the stamps and i decided to use all 3 on one card.  I used ombre ink pads which are great for adding instant interest.

On small off cuts of white linen card i stamped the 3 stamps with ombre ink pad, die cut with stitched rectangle dies, mounted onto gold mirror card and added to a white base card with foam tape.  Sentiment die cut from white and turquoise card to finish.

Small cards approx 3x4.5" - ideal for using up small off cuts of white card from making card bases.  Here i added a snippet of green pixie powdered cardstock that i had lying on the desk.  Stamped sentiment to finish.

Here i stamped with black stazon ink onto previously alcohol inked acetate, stamp on the opposite side to the alcohol ink and then on the side of the alcohol ink i used a clear alcohol blending marker pen and removed the colour from around the flowers.  Added a white card frame and added to the base with foam tape.  Sentiment die cut from gold mirror card to finish

I did this one for my uncle as i thought it had more of a masculine feel, again stamped onto a previously alcohol inked acetate panel.

Items Used:

Aall&create stamps #556 'leaves'  #557'open leaves' #602 'rippled blossom' 

Stampin up curly cut sentiment stamps

Cheerynlynn thank you die

MFT pierced rectangle dies

Kaliedacolor ombre inkpads - 'desert heat' 'caribbean sea'

Tim Holtz alcohol inks

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  Ive been out with a mega migraine so will get around to your blogs soon.  Keep warm, stay safe.  Hugs Emmaxxx

 

Seasons Greetings

 Good Morning everyone, where do the days go to?

Time for a new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge

The theme for the next fortnight is:

SEASONS GREETINGS

So a really easy one, anything christmas goes

Approx 7.5x7.5" in size.  I first stamped my bells twice, i cut one into a hexagon, coloured the 2nd one with wink of stella pens and fussy cut out.  Using yellow/orange inks i stenciled stars around the base layer of bells. 

Using white and black card i cut a base card and frames to surround my bell layer.  The white frame i mounted on foam tape and glued my base layer of bells into the middle. I gently shaped the cut out bells and glued on top of the base layer with glue gel. 

For the floral arrangement i used rolled roses handmade for me years ago by the lovely ChrisLee from docrafts - thank you Chris😀.  I added pine leaves under the rose. 

Close up shows the shimmer of the wink of stella pens better, i added some white gel pen highlights to the bells too. Ive had this bell stamp for years on a stamp plate by chocolate baroque so good to finally make use of it. 

A blue version

and a purple version

This close up really does show up the shimmer of the wink of stella pens.  Most definitely my favourite buy of 2018. 

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamps 'A child is born'

Cheerylynn pine branch dies

Star stencil

Large Stitched hexagon dies

Wink of stella pens

White gel pen

Do hop over to Alphabet Challenge to join in with your Christmas cards or just seen what everyone else comes up with at Alphabet Challenge

Well the first week of December has flown by, we have a party to attend this weekend for 2 of my nieces birthdays, so looking forward to that, im sure there will be lots of fun and laughter.  So i hope you all have a good weekend too. Thank you for stopping by. Emmax

Winter Foliage

 Good Morning all, i hope you had a good weekend and the weather wasn't too wild. 

Well once again its time for a new challenge over at Make My Monday  the theme for the next two weeks chosen by me is:

WINTER FOLIAGE

Ivy, Holly, pine cones, mistletoe, any greenery that you get in the winter months.

Ive gone with a branch on a Christmas tree, built up with die cut pine leaves.

A5 white linen cardbase.  I then cut a piece of white linen card slightly smaller than my card front and using evergreen bough DI through a stencil i stenciled a light patterned, with it darker and lighter and then inked around the outside edge, stamped my sentiment in black and added the panel to the cardfront.

I found the evergreen bough distress ink in a draw never used although i must have bought it years ago - its now my favourite green ink as its not too dark and has a nice blue tinge. 

I die cut lots of pine branches from green inked cardstock.  I arranged them on the front like one bough on a christmas tree, i also added some gold mirri die cut mistletoe to add more interest.  Then i arranged my die cut fairy lights.  I cut them first from white card and coloured with a grey marker then i cut just the light bulbs from small scraps of glitter card which id had left over from another project. 

Close up, sadly the photo doesn't do the jellybean glitter card justice, when the light hits it it is soo sparkly. 

Items Used:

Elizabeth crafts pine branch die

Cheerylyn pine branch die

Memory box mistletoe die

Fairylight die set

Jellybean glitter card

Brushos & pixie powders in shades of green

Gold mirri card

Stencil

Evergreen bough distress ink

CraftUk ltd white linen card

So if you fancy joining in and to see what everyone comes up with for winter foliage do hop over to MMM

I hope you all have a good week, i must get my head down and crack on with the Christmas cards!  Hugs to you all Emmax

Id like to enter the following:

pixiescraftyworkshop - snippets  - my snippets are the little glitter light bulbs - lots of tiny offcuts now used up