Frosty Snowflake Panel

Hi guys

I'm writing this post surrounded by cold and flu tablets, cough medicine, tissues, honey and lemon, and I've been in my PJs all day feeling sorry for myself.

But I wanted to come back and share another of this year's Christmas cards before the year is out!  And this is another that was made to order.

On a panel of white cardstock I masked a vertical strip and began by stamping and heat embossing a few snowflakes in white.  I then used the emboss resist technique and blended three colours of Distress Ink over the top.  I then stamped a few more snowflakes in pigment inks and splattered some shimmer using a mix of mica powder and water.  The shimmery splatters can be seen better below.

I removed the masks and stamped the 'Merry Christmas', and then heat embossed 'Sister' in silver and die cut with it's co-ordinating die.  The panel was then popped up on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Stunning Snowflakes; Clearly Besotted - Many Mini Messages, Sugar and Spice (and co-ordinating die)
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Ink - Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord; Versa Color - Lilac, Lavender, Grape; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White, Metallic Silver
• Mica Powder: Honey Doo Crafts - White Opal

Challenge entries:

AAA Cards - CAS Game #105 - Sparkle
Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas




You'll be glad to know, I think I only have one more Christmas card to share.  Back soon x

Cheery Robins

Hi there

Another Christmas card for you!  This one was made for a friend to give to my brother and sister-in-law.  They love nature, particularly birds, so I chose to create these cute little robins, together with winter hats!

I started by stamping the hats and then masked them to stamp the birds which are from a builder stamp set.  I coloured the hats with ProMarkers.  The birds were then fussy cut.  On a panel of pale blue cardstock I stamped the branch and the sentiment, and then masked these before spreading some Nuvo glimmer paste through a snowflake stencil.  The robins were then popped up on 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Wplus9 - All Year Cheer; Clearly Besotted - Arctic Animals (hats)
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black; Altenew - Rocky Shore, Mocha, Espresso, Coral Berry, Rouge
• Coloured with ProMarkers
• Blue cardstock from stash
• Stencil: Memory Box - Tiny Snowflakes
• Accents: Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone

Challenge entries:

Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas

Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

I'm nearly done, just a couple more to share very soon :)

Merry Kissmas

Hi there

I'm now not feeling very festive after returning to work today but I'm back this evening and yes, you've guessed it...I'm still sharing this year's Christmas cards!

This is the card I made for my boyfriend...

This was super easy to make.  I first stamped the mice then die cut them with a stitched circle die.  I then stamped the sentiment below and the mistletoe above, as it was easier to position once the circle was cut.  The images were then coloured with ProMarkers.  I adhered a panel of deep red cardstock to the card base then popped the circle up on 3D foam.  I finished by adding a little Glossy Accents to the mistletoe berries, which can be seen better below.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Kiss Me Quick
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Double Stitched Circle Stax
• Coloured with ProMarkers
• Red cardstock from stash
• Accents: Glossy Accents

Challenge entries:

Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas

Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

Thanks so much for popping by, I'll share the last few of my Christmas cards before the end of December!

Winter Foliage

Hi guys

Back this time with a card I made for an order.  For this one I went with some traditional winter foliage stamps.

I stamped all the foliage first, directly on the card base with a little masking for the pine cone.  I then stamped the Merry Christmas and embossed in gold, and did the same with the die cut sentiment strip, embossed in gold on red cardstock.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Winter Foliage, Jingle Bells, Fontiments Birthday (ampersand!); Clearly Besotted - Scrumptious Script, For Everyone
• Ink: Altenew - Forest Glades, Evergreen, Moss, Ruby Red, Mocha, Espresso; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Sentiment Strips

Challenge entries:

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations - December Challenge - Theme and Sketch - Stamps and Gold

Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas

Thanks for visiting, I'll be back soon with more Christmas makes!

Christmas Card Multiples - Layered Wreath

Hi guys

Yes, I still have Christmas cards to share!

This is another batch I mass produced when I realised I had nowhere near the number I needed to send.  I loved the previous wreath card I made, here, but the inlaid die was far too fiddly for mass production so I changed up the design a little.


I made thirty of these in total!

This was all purely stamped apart from the gold die cut bow.  The wreath is a layered stamping set so I stamped the pale green followed by the mid green, then the berries and holly leaves were stamped using the little builder stamps from the same set.  I simply stamped the two part sentiment in gold pigment ink and finished with a bow die cut from some gold cardstock.  Super speedy and easy with the MISTI!

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Layered Wreath, Be Merry
• Ink: Altenew - Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen, Ruby Red; Versa Color - Gold
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Ornamental Style Die Collection
• Gold cardstock from stash

I highly recommend purchasing a stamping platform such as a MISTI, it's made my stamping so much easier and quicker this year.  Best. Purchase.Ever!

Christmas Card Multiples - Sentiment Baubles

Happy Boxing Day everyone!

I hope you all had a super day yesterday with your nearest and dearest. 

I still have a few Christmas cards to share so will continue to post these over the next few days.

First up are some multiples of the same design which I mass produced when I realised I still didn't have enough in my stash (happens every year! lol).  These cards use some beautiful Christmas stamps from Uniko.

I made twenty cards in total, five of each design/colourway.  The MISTI was my best friend when making these!

I started by stamping the pine needles, blended with two different shades of green.  Next I stamped the baubles, each sentiment in a different colour.  The bows and bauble toppers were then stamped in either bronze or silver, and I then hand drew the string and tie.  I added some glue with a Quickie Glue pen to the pine needles and then accented them all with some fine glitter, although this hasn't really been captured in the photos.  You can just about see it in the photos of the red and purple versions.  They were really sparkly!

Materials used:

• Stamps: Uniko - Winter Foliage, Labelled Christmas, Jingle Bells
• Ink: Altenew - Forest Glades, Evergreen, Sea Glass, Ruby Red, Purple Wine, Volcano Lake; Versa Color - Silver, Bronze
• Glitter: Cosmic Shimmer - Diamond Frost in Frosty Dawn

Here's a closer look at 'Let it Snow' in Altenew Sea Glass ink...

Here's the 'Merry Christmas' version in Altenew Ruby Red...

Next up is 'Holly Jolly' stamped in Altenew Volcano Lake ink...

And last up, 'Jingle Bells's using Altnew Purple Wine...

I'd like to link up to these challenges:

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas
AAA Cards - CAS Game #105 - Sparkle
Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas
Dream Valley - Challenge #169 - Christmas




I hope you all have a lovely Boxing Day today, I'm off to see my boyfriend's parents this afternoon.  Then one more day off before I'm back to work on Thursday.  Thanks as always for your visits and lovely supportive comments, I appreciate them all!

Light Up Rudolph

Hi guys

Yes, I'm back with another light up card!  This time, using a red LED for Rudolph's nose, and a card I sent to my bestie.

On the front panel I started with a mask across the bottom and created a gentle blend with blue Distress Ink and stamped the trees with the mask still in place.  I then stamped the sentiment and Rudolph, and coloured him with coloured pencils.  I pierced a hole through his nose and then made a circuit on the card base using a red LED sticker.  For this one the trees were the trigger for the battery.  There are lots of videos on YouTube explaining these light circuits, just search for 'Chibitronics'.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Let's Prance
• Ink: Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass; Versa Color - Evergreen; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
• Tools: Chibitronics - Red LED sticker (adhesive copper tape and battery)

Challenge entries:

Creative with Stamps - Challenge #21 - Reindeer

CAS-ual Fridays - Challenge #189 - Dreaming of a White Christmas

Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

Thanks for all your visits and comments, I'll be back with more to share very soon.

Light Up Winter Star

Good morning, and a very Happy Christmas Eve to you all!

I'm having a relaxing day at home today so thought I'd share some more of my recent Christmas makes.

At the Happy Little Stampers Craft Retreat we had great fun making light up cards.  I've shared two previous one here and here.

This is the card I made for my good friend and fabulous teamie at Less is More, Sarah of Sazzle Dazzle Crafts.  I was really pleased with it and I know she loved it too.

I started on a panel of white cardstock and, using a piece of scrap paper cut with a curve, I masked and blended the ombre sky at the top of the panel.  I shifted the paper down just a fraction (about 1mm to allow for the stamp meeting the mask) and then stamped the trees using deep blue pigment ink in first and second generation stamping to create some depth and distance.  I removed the mask, blended a little more ink where the deer would be positioned and then stamped the deer and sentiment in black.  I then stamped and heat embossed the star in silver.  I pierced a hole through the star (which you can see in the photo below) and then marked through with a pencil onto the card base so I knew where to place the LED and also marked out where the battery would be placed, behind the sentiment.  There are lots of videos on YouTube to show how to create light-up cards, just search for 'Chibitronics'.

Once I'd created the circuit and surrounded the LED and battery with foam, the panel was popped onto the front.  Here is a pic of the card not lit up.

Materials used:

• Ink: Distress Ink - Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Versafine - Onyx Black; VersaMark; Versa Color - Neptune
• Stamps: Card-io - Mini Tall Trees, Winter Walks, Christmas Scenery 1; Clearly Besotted - Merry Little Christmas (star); sentiment from set free with a publication
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silver
• Tools: Chibitronics - White LED Circuit sticker (adhesive copper tape and battery)

Challenge entries:

CAS-ual Fridays - Challenge #189 - Dreaming of a White Christmas

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Pines

Creative Inspirations - Challenge #284 - Winter/Christmas

Happy Little Stampers - December Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - December Challenge - Winter Trees and Flowers

Creative with Stamps - Challenge #21 - Reindeer

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

Thanks for popping by, I'll be back in a short while with another light up card I made for my best friend.

Partial Die Cut Poinsettia

Me again!

Next up is, yes you've guessed it, another card I made at the retreat last month.  I was on a roll!

And another using the partial die cutting technique, but this time the panel was mounted onto the card base rather than being cut direct from the card base.

I partial die cut the poinsettia from a panel of white cardstock and then trimmed off the excess horizontally.  I then stamped the co-ordinating poinsettia in VersaMark and heat embossed in silver.  I also heat embossed the sentiment in silver.  I adhered the panel to a card base to which I'd already adhered a panel of black cardstock.  I then added some red Stickles to the centre of the flower to finish.  The embossing is a little clearer in the next photo.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Pretty Poinsettia II, Christmas Poinsettia (sentiment)
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Pretty Poinsettia
• Ink: VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silver
• Accents: Stickles - Red

Challenge entries

Allsorts - Challenge #447/8 - Seasonal Flowers

Stamping Sensations - December Challenge - Winter Trees / Flowers

AAA Cards - CAS Game #105 - Sparkle

Uniko - Challenge #44 - Christmas

I hope I'm not boring you by bombarding you with all these posts this afternoon.  There's more to come! :D