Rudolph...

Good Morning everyone

Last Christmas for a swap i made some ATC's with this funky rudolph stamp which i liked so much i decided to make a batch of cards based on them. 

5x5" kraft card blank.  I took a piece of kraft paper and smooched blue oxide inks over it, once dry i stamped small snowflakes with the same oxide inks, i then matted it onto the card front.  I die cut a kraft card square and stamped the rudloph face with black versaclair ink.  

I made myself a mask of the head shape by stamping the face onto copier paper and tearing around the shape, this gave a softer edge than cutting with scissors, i then added the mask over the base image with repositionable tape pen.  I then stamped a Christmas verse background stamp over the top with sepia archival ink.  Keeping the mask in place i added a light layer of oxide ink to the background & also stencilled on some stars using Diamond starlight paint so it really shimmers in the light. I then removed the mask.  I added colour to Rudolph and green stickles glitter glue to the berries on his antlers for a punch of contrast colour.

I Stamped the nose again onto white cardstock and watercoloured red, i added a generous covering of glossy accents and once dry cut out and added to the base image with glue gel to give him his lovely red shiny nose. I matted the layer onto kraft paper and then the card front.

Computer printed sentiment cut up and added to finish.

Here you can see the diamond starlight stars in the background

Version 2.  As most of you know I do like making something a bit unusual so these were such fun to make and its good to use an old stamp set too.

This is the trio of atc's i made last year.

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinskiart stamps 'ZA19' Totem Christmas

Christmas script stamp - brand unknown, its a very old wood one

Small snowflake stamps

Star stencil

Imagination crafts starlight paint 'diamond' (now cadence dora)

Distress Oxide inks 'tumbled glass' 'salvaged patina' 'salty ocean'

Distress Inks 'fired brick' 'vintage photo'

Ranger stickles lime

Glossy accents

Kraft card & paper

Thank you all for stopping by.  Hugs Emmax

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The big splash mixed media

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a mixed media project.  I started with a splash shaped MDF plaque and went with an under the sea theme.

I first stencilled texture paste through a shell stencil.  Once dry cover it all with a light coat of white gesso.  Then i sprinkled on blue & green brushos and purple pixie powders, once dry i dry brushed on diamond starlight paint to give a nice shimmer. I sponged blue starlight paint around the edges of the splash and through a circle stencil to give a bubble effect - when the light hits the starlight paint it really sparkles.

  Using a pallet knife I added grit texture paste to the base, once dry i built up the colour with acrylic paints to give a sand like look for the bottom on the ocean.

I stamped the octopus and other sea themed stamps onto white and watercoloured with inktense pencils and cut them all out.  I covered everything with glossy mod podge to seal & protect it all.  I then got arranging my scene, using shells collected over the years.  

Tim Holtz chat sticker to finish which says 'what seems ordinary is often the extraordinary'

A close up of the base, i added a little message in a bottle...using green alcohol ink to stain a clear mini bottle.  

Side 2...

I also decorated the back, so its double sided and can be flipped for a change of scene

Made the same way as side 1.  I used a pebble stencil on this side with the texture paste and jellyfish stamps from visible image.  After colouring the jellyfish with inktense pencils i used paint pens to colour the little circles on them.  I stamped and cut up the quote to finish.

I added a little metal seahorse charm and little pearl bead in one of the shells to finish.

Items Used:

MDF splash from 'thats crafty'

Pink Ink octopus stamp set

Visible Image stamp set

seahorse & starfish - old craft stamper magazine stamps

Funky fossil stencil - shells

Lavinia stencil - 

Imagination crafts starlight paints (now cadence dora paint) Diamond, blue

Derwent inktense pencils

Pebeo acrylic paints

Golden texture pastes

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

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Happy Whale

Good Morning everyone

Today is a bright and fun birthday card using the aall&create sea life stamp set.  Ive given him a very sparkle background with wink of stella pens

A5 navy cardblank.  I cut a piece of white card to fit my card base and made a background with wink of stella pens & water in blue, purple & green.  Once dried i stamped the whale stamp.  I added some extra detail with a black fineliner pen.  I then used a paintbrush and water & dabbing with a tissue to remove some of the ink from the circles, hexagons & swirl around the whale. I stamped some extra details with oxide inks.  I then stencilled on some circles with oxide ink & small dots with gold paint and edged the whole panel with gold starlight paint. 

I stamped the whale  again onto white, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out the whale & added over the top of the main one with glue gel.  Die cut sentiment to finish from white and navy cardstock. 

A close up on the whale

Trying to show the gold paint - it really has an amazing shine and shimmer and lovely for little stencilled accents.  Sadly the photos don't really pick up the sparkle of the background either.

Just showing it side on

Items Used:

Aall&create stamps 'sea life'

Grunge stamps

circles, little dots stencils

Sentiment dies

Imagination Crafts Starlight paint 'rich gold'

Kuratake wink of stella pens

Distress inks - lemonade & honey

Thank you all for stopping by.  Hugs Emmaxx

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Glimmer of light #2

Good Morning everyone

Today is the 2nd project i made with Visable image glimmer of light stamp set, its an mdf lightbulb home decor project.  

Size approx 6x9".   After doing the background (see below for full details) I stamped all the moths and sentiment onto white cardstock.  I coloured the moths in with inktense pencils, using the same pencils on all of them. I then coated with mod podge to seal and cut out.  If im doing a home decor project i tend to finish it with a protective layer of varnish to give it some longevity....keep dust at bay😁  I stamped & die cut the quote into an oval, splashed on some splatters using the colours in used on the moths, sealed it and attached to the lightbulb.  I then got arranging the moths to finish. 

And this is the background before adding the moths.  The lightbulb actually comes with a stand but i wanted it to hang up so i just cut the bits off the bottom that slotted into the base.

I  adhered die cut flowers which i die cut years and years ago from cardboard boxes so good to be using them at last!  I then coated it all with black gesso.  I added crackle paste in areas and then got painting it all with shades of yellow/orange/gold acrylic paints, darker areas in the middle.  I dilute black gesso down with water to make a thin paint and slopped it on (yep that technical😁) and left it to settle in around the flowers and the crackles.  Once dry i added a top layer by dry brushing gold and copper shimmer paints which i think you can just about make out in the photo. 

For the bulb screw top i added 3 rows with a viva paper pen which once dry I painted over with black gesso give the impression of the screw ridges, i highlighted with silver acrylic paint.

Just a close up of the background

Items Used:

MDF lightbulb - thatscrafty

Visible Image glimmer of light stamps

Tim Holtz Sizzix tattered floral bigz die

Crackle paste

Imagination crafts starlight paints - gold & orange

Deco art acrylic paints

Inktense pencils

Viva paper pen

Thank you all for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Hugs Emmax

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Glimmer of light

Good Morning everyone

A card using Visible image glimmer of light stamp set 

6x6" scalloped cardbase.  I cut a piece of white card to fit my base and stamped the quote at the top in black ink and then the light bulbs, i then tore a piece of paper to fit around each of them and attached with repositionable glue to mask them off - this was to keep them white and stand out after id inked up my background. I tore the edges as i wanted a more soft look rather than sharp cut edges.

I then blended on distress inks dusty concorde, chipped sapphire and black soot to give a more night time feel but not pure black.  I splashed on a bit of water and dried to give some interest. I then removed all the masks.  I  inked in & around the lightbulbs with wild honey and squeezed lemonade.  Once completely dry i stamped on the small moth stamp with black ink and kept stamping it until no ink left on the stamp so that i had lots of soft moths in the background.

I then took a circle swirl stencil and stencilled through it with gold starlights paint and edged the panel with the gold too - this has an amazing shimmer in the light.  I added glossy accents to my lightbulbs to them a glass light effect and left to dry.  Matted onto black cardstock and then my base card.

I stamped the moths, added slight colour with a blue wash and cut them out and arranged.

This shows the background before i added the moths, you can see the gold circle swirl better.  When i stamped my lightbulbs i didnt ink up the cord of the stamp so that i could then add my own cords with a black fine liner pen and ruler - just gave me more freedom where i wanted them to go.

You can just make out the gloss on the lightbulbs.

Items Used:

Visible Image Glimmer of light stamp set

Circle swirl stencil

Distress Inks - dusty concorde, chipped sapphire, black soot, wild honey, squeezed lemonade

Imagination crafts starlight paint - rich gold

Ranger glossy accents

CraftUk ltd smooth white card

CraftUk ltd 6x6 scalloped card blank

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope its a goodish week for you all. Stay safe. Hugs Emmaxxx

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Hang in there

Good Morning everyone

Today is a card with aall&create octopus stamp - sadly the photos don't show up all the bling, the background is done with wink of stella pens and i gave it a gilded effect edge.

5x5 cardblank.  I first die cut a square of white card using the eyelet die, then i stamped the octopus in black and added extra stamping using grungy background stamps, mostly sticking to the diagonal.  I then coloured the background with blue and purple wink of stella pens so it really shimmers.  I added little dot stencilling with starlight rich gold paint, i also used the paint to edge the panel to give a nice gilded effect.

I stamped the octopus twice more, on one i coloured the body in oranges and the 2nd one just the hat in green, i then cut them out, gently curved and decoupaged onto the main image.  A little stamped sentiment and green stickles glitter dots to finish.

You can sort of see the shine on the gilded edge - these starlight paints have an amazing shimmer as do the wink of stella pens when the light hits them.  The 'hang in there' sentiment felt apt for the octopus with many 'arms' - its for a friend who is struggling at the moment as are alot of us i think....Im just taking it one day at a time

Items Used:

aall&create stamp - sea life

Various grungy background stamps

Small dots stencil

Imagination crafts starlight paint - rich gold & orange (this is also now called cadence 'dora' paint)

Stickles glitter glue - lime green

Wink of stella pens - blue, purple

Distress inks - twisted citron, marmalade, persimmon

Thank you for stopping by. I hope its a good week for you. Stay safe. Hugs Emmax

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Away in A Manger

Good Morning everyone.

Today im sharing my first set of Christmas cards.  I went with a stained glass feel and the traditional Nativity scene.

6x6" cardblank.  I first die cut the scene from black cardstock and attached a square of acetate behind.  I then used Imagination Crafts Starlight paints on the back of the acetate with a sponge, it needed 2 layers but the paint dries fast.

 I then cut a piece of white cardstock smaller than my cardfront and die cut the nativity die from the middle of it so that i had a 'window'  recess to sit my black one back in.  I then embossed the panel with a brick design embossing folder.  I attached this panel over my nativity scene, mounted onto black card and then the cardbase.   To avoid waste i did actually cut my black nativity from the piece of card i used as my 'mat' layer as i knew it wouldn't be seen so no one would know.

I then stamped a greeting and die cut into shape.  I die cut some winter foliage from card painted with shades of green Starlight paints and added underneath the sentiment. 

Version 2, i made 20 and all are slightly different with my stained glass window and a good start to my christmas cards. 

A close up, you can just about see the shimmer from the starlight paints but doesn't really do it justice, in real life the shimmer and shine is amazing. I found i got a smooth effect using a sponge to add the paint rather than a brush.  Ive had this die years and remembered why i haven't used it much since the first year - it cuts beautifully but takes ages to get all the bits out as it is a solid die so you have to use a pokey tool to poke each little piece out so very time consuming, even using wax paper or a tumble wipe makes no difference.

Items Used:

Cottage Cutz nativity die

Spellbinders circle & oval dies

Tim Holtz foliage dies

Various sentiment stamps

Imagination Craft starlight paints

Acetate

CraftUk Ltd 6x6 cardblanks

Payper box black cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by once again and all the comments you take the time to leave.  I hope you all enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend.  Emmax

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Number Games

Wow cant believe how fast October is going, time for another new challenge over at

Make My Monday

With the theme for the next two weeks being:

NUMBER GAMES

Use One or More numbers

I decided to go with a Christmas card and dig out an old Tim Holtz Vintage Noel bigz die, but ive also used a number stencil in the background for a more subtle use of numbers. 

A5 White cardblank.  I first used texture paste to stencil my numbers onto a piece of card just smaller than the cardfront.  Once dry i used green, blue & purple imagination crafts starlight paint to build up a dark sky for my scene - sponging on a couple of light layers of paint works better to blend the colours than one thick layer.  When the light hits the paints and the texture paste it really shimmers.  I added the panel to my cardfront and then die cut a curved border from white card and added to the base as a snow bank for my characters. 

I stamped the characters with black archival ink on my usual craftUk white card and then coloured them with alcohol markers.  I added glossy accents to their eyes, touches of glitter glue and enamel drops to embellish them. I added them to the card front, i added a touch of shadow under them on the snow. 

 I then die cut the greeting and number 25 from white card, covered with white glitter and then added to the card front. 

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinski Art stamps ZA19

Number stencil

Tim Holtz bigz die 'Vintage Noel'

Concord & Ninth season of cheer die

Stitched border die

Imagination crafts starlight paints - blue, green, orchid

Silver gilding wax

Alcohol pens. 

To join in, see the rest of the design teams makes and all the wonderful entries do hop over to MMM

I hope you all survived the awful weather at the weekend.  Rather wild and windy.  I hope you all have a good week. Emma

All At Sea - Shaker card

Morning all, well its time for another new challenge over at Cardz4guyz

with the theme for the next fortnight being:

ALL AT SEA

I decided to go with a looking out through  a porthole into the deep sea and make a shaker card.  

6x6 White cardblank.  I added woodpanel paper onto brown cardstock and then to the card front.   I added a strip of rope pattern paper across the middle and copper effect screw brads in the corners.

To make my shaker i first die cut a frame from metal rust effect paper and backed with a circle of acetate.  Then added foam tape around the frame.  I die cut an octopus and coloured him with orange starlight paint so he shimmers in the light.  I die cut some fish and seaweed from scraps of inked cardstock.  I then added clear micro beads and tiny silver and blue sequins, then backed with a blue water paper.  

I then added the shaker to the front and a sentiment sticker.  I added bronze viva pearl drops around the shaker frame to act as rivets. 

Close up showing the shaker better

And the cute octopus, the starlights paint really shimmers in the light.

Items Used:

Octopus & Fish dies - unbranded

Spellbinders & Cheerylynn foliage dies

Spellbinders circle dies

Kaisercraft papers 'coastal escape'

Papermania papers 'Mr Smiths workshop'

Imagination crafts starlight paint 'oxide orange'

Brushos & Pixie powders

Viva bronze pearl drops

So if you fancy joining in and seeing all the DT's work and entries please do hop over to cardz4guyz      I think this is a good theme for those men's cards and lots of different items to use.  

Thank you for stopping by and all your visits last week.  Its my brothers birthday this week so today we are having a family lunch so looking forward to that.  I hope you all have a good week. Hugs Emmax