Floral Sheet Music

Hi there and welcome to my blog  :)  Now - I know it's summer but being a crafter means that you have to look ahead - to Christmas!  So here is another of my Christmas samples featuring stamps from the Hark the Christmas Rose, Robin the Spruce and Let's Get Festive sets;  Versark ink, gold embossing powder, Pearlex paints, Distress Oxide ink and gold gilding wax.

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I took a piece of black card and stamped the Christmas Rose image using Versamark ink, then embossed it with gold powder.  I love painting, and using pearl paints on black or dark card is one of my favourite techniques.  I decided to use quite traditional colours for the flowers, although the ones I have in my garden are burgundy .  I used white pearl paint for the petals, adding pink shading in the middle.   The pearlescent paints compliment the gold EP beautifully.  

When the paints were dry I tore the edges of the panel and added gold gilding wax before curling the top and bottom edges around a skewer, to make it look like an old piece of sheet music.  

I then took a spare piece of black card and stamped and embossed a sentiment as before.  I added gilding wax and tore the edges of the panel as before, then rolled the edges around a skewer again.  

On another spare piece of black card I stamped just the roses with Versamark ink and embossed them with gold EP.  I then painted them as before and cut them out.  

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I then stamped some pine branch images onto a white base card using green DO ink.  I positioned the images in one corner of the card where I wanted to put the extra flowers.  I then attached the flowers with 3D glue, over and next to the foliage images.  This gave some perspective to the group, with the foliage appearing to be under the flowers.  

To complete this design I attached the focal panel and the sentiment panel to the base card.

I'm so pleased with the result of this design, it was quite quick to make and these gorgeous stamps made creating a beautiful card effortless.  This design will definitely be one of my Christmas card designs this year!

Thank you for popping in today, I hope that you have enjoyed this post and that I'll see you here again soon  :)

Frosty Night in Laketown

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I have another Christmas sample to share with you today featuring stamps from the Winter Edges and Lets Get Festive sets; Blue Sparkle pen, black Versafine ink, clear embossing powder, gold embossing powder, gold sparkle embossing powder, gold pen, white embossing powder, acetate, holographic glitter, blue Distress Ink, Christmas foliage dies and a gem from my stash.

On a piece of drawing cartridge I stamped the town image in black and embossed it with clear powder.  I then created a background using a blue Sparkle pen, a beautiful deep shade of blue that was perfect for a night sky.  I used a large brush and mixed the Sparkle pen with water to create a wash and painted the whole panel.  The sparkle in the colour looks like stars twinkling in the sky.  I then stamped and embossed a star in the sky using gold EP.  I wanted to create a reflection of the town in a lake, so I stamped the town onto a piece of acetate using black Versafine ink and gold Brilliance ink for the star.  Next I pressed the acetate onto the panel face down underneath the embossed town image.  This creates a mirror image, and the patchy coverage of the ink adds to the impression of a reflection.

I took a sheet of linen texture card to create the base card then die cut an oval aperture into the front.  I attached the completed focal panel to the inside of the front of the card so that the scene shows through the aperture.  Using some scraps of white card I die cut a pointsettia (layered) and some pine branches, all of which I edged with blue DI.  I then stamped and embossed some of the foliage images onto acetate with white EP.  I cut around them then added glitter to each piece and to the die cuts. 

I assembled the pointsettia and added a gem to the center  before attaching all the floral and foliage embellishments around the edge of the aperture, to frame the focal panel.

I stamped and embossed a sentiment onto the front of the card using gold sparkle EP.

I really love this design, it's a fairly simple one but no less stunning.  It can be created in different colours according to taste and/or recipient.

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope that you've enjoyed this post and that you will visit again soon  :) 

Lets Get Festive

Hi there and a warm welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing another quick and easy make with you today, another of my Christmas samples from last month.  I have used stamps from the Winter Edges and Lets Get Festive sets; Versamark ink, green sparkle embossing powder, CB Texture card and ribbon. 

I took a piece of Texture card and folded it to create a base card.  I then stamped the tree edge image with Versamark ink, and embossed it with a green sparkle embossing powder.  I haven't used any of my sparkle EPs for years but of course they are perfect for Christmas.  

I really love the texture that shows through the embossing, it looks like I've stamped it onto fabric.  I then stamped and embossed a sentement along the bottom of the card as before.  

Next I added some ribbon from my stash with a bow tied in the centre, attaching it with red liner tape.

I coloured a pearl from my stash with a marker to match the colour scheme of the card and attached it to the center of my bow with a glue dot.  This is another design that is quick, simple and good for making batch cards.  The color scheme can be changed to suit your taste -     cream and gold for example.
Thank you for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed this post and that you'll pop in again soon  :)

Snow is Falling

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I have a very quick card to share with you today, one of two that I created for the Chocolate Baroque July tv shows.  This card features one of the images from the Winter Edges and Lets Get Festive sets; Versamark ink, white embossing powder, holographic glitter, ribbon and a bow.  

I took a piece of red card and folded it to make the base card.  I stamped the falling snowflake edge in Versamark ink across the top of the card, and embossed it in white.  I then stamped and embossed a sentiment in the same way at the bottom of the card.  I added some glitter with a Quickie Glue Pen, enabling me to just accent the snowflakes with tiny dots of glitter.  I also added glitter to the sentement.
  

Next I decided to add some ribbon.  I love red and white for Christmas cards, and I had just the right ribbon to complement the card.  I attached the ribbon across the top of the card with red liner tape, and added a matching bow with a glue dot.   

This is a lovely, quick and simple design that is great for batch making!  As I've said I love red and white Christmas cards, but I think this design would look just as good in blue and white or silver and purple.  
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you will pop in again soon  :)

Shabby - Scandinavian Christmas

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing another Christmas sample today featuring the lovely Winter Edges and Lets Get Festive stamp sets; Distress Oxide inks, Versamark ink, white embossing powder,Faded Denim Little Birdie Chalk Paint, multi glitter, red glitter and twine from my stash.

I began by taking a piece of Kraft card and stamping the Town image across the bottom of the card in Versamark ink, and embossing it in white.  I then stamped and embossed the snowfall edge in the same way across the top of the card.  

I then dry brushed the chalk paint over the embossed images, starting in the center of the panel and brushing outwards so that the edges of the panel look distressed and shabby.  I added some multi - coloured glitter to the embossed images and edged the panel with ink.

 I cut a panel of spare card a little bigger than the focal panel and added red glitter around the edges.  This creates a mat for the focal panel, which I attached when the glitter was dry.

Next I took a white base card and stamped the tree edge and the snowflake edge alternately across the card, in green and blue Oxide inks.  I then blended green ink around the edges of the base card, and attached the matted focal panel to it.  I cut a spare piece of Kraft card into a tag shape and stamped and embossed a sentiment on it in white.  I added paint as on the focal panel, edged the tag with ink, added some glitter and threaded twine through the tag.  
  

I wanted to create a card with a Scandinavian influence, I love the colours.  It was so much fun to experiment with the colours and textures that I have used, and I'm delighted with the result.  

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope you've enjoyed this post - pop in again soon!  :)

Two Faces of Serena

Golden Serena

Hi and a warm welcome to my blog  :)  I know it's early but I'm sharing a couple of my Christmas samples from the July Chocolate Baroque tv shows.  I have two cards to share with you today both featuring stamps from the beautiful Serena, Robin the Spruce and Lets Get Festive sets; Distress Oxide inks, alcohol pens, Versafine ink, gold embossing powder and pen, red pearl drops and some gems from my stash.
  

I took a piece of white colouring card and stamped Serena with grey Versafine ink.  I then used alcohol pens to colour her in and blended DO ink around the edges before adding gold pen.  

I added some gems from my stash colouring them with a pen to match the colours in the image.  

I stamped and embossed a sentiment in gold onto acetate, cut around it and attached it to the focal panel.  I then added some pearl drops as berries for the Holly. 

A Serene Christmas

This time I took a piece of black card and stamped Serena with Versamark before embossing her in gold.  I then painted her with pearl paints, a favourite technique of mine.  When the paints were dry I used a gold pen around the edges of the focal panel and a corner punch to cut notches in the corners.  I took some silver thread and attached it to the back of the focal panel with red liner tape, then threaded it through the notches to form another frame for the artwork.

Next I stamped some berries with DO ink onto a white base card in the corners, before attaching the focal panel.

I took a spare piece of black card and stamped and embossed the candle poem as before and attached it to the card.
   

I really enjoyed creating both of these cards, I feel that they show just how versatile this stamp is.  They also show how well all the gorgeous Christmas stamps work together.

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you'll visit again soon  :)