Its Summertime

Good Morning everyone.

The Katzelkraft stamp set i used for my Christmas in July cards had a 4th door stamp which was more square than the others so didn't fit my arch shape so here Ive made a summery card with it instead. 

6x6" white card base.  I first stamped the image and watercoloured with distress inks, i added glossy accents to the little window & the lanterns and glitter to the flowers.  Once dry die cut into a wonky stitched square.

I took a piece of white card, inked one side with iced spruce & shaded lilac distress inks which id used to watercolour some of the image and added to one side of a brick embossing folder and ran through the machine.  On putting the card together I think i should have inked the other side of the folder so that the bricks were white and the mortar grey, but i think as ive covered most of it up I can get away with my wall building error😀

I die cut ivy from card previously inked with green brushos & pixie powders so it has a subtle shimmer in the light.  I inked up a scrap of white card with raspberry & persimmon distress inks which i used to watercolour the flowers on the topper, once die i die cut into small flowers .I attached my door topper with glue gel and then arranged the ivy and flowers.  I added glitter glue to the flower centers for a bit of shimmer.

Stamped sentiment to finish.

Just a close up

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'les portes'

Clearly besotted stamps 'seasonal sentiment' 

Crafters companion 8x8 brick embossing folder

Ivy & flower dies

Distress Inks: Iced spruce, shaded lilac, twisted citron,peeled paint, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, evergreen bough

Brushos

Cosmic shimmer lime pixie powder

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  Hugs Emma

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

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https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

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http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-76-summertime.html

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http://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/summer-time.html

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Christmas in July

Good Morning everyone

I bought these fab Katzelkraft door stamps and the 3d tree embossing folder in a recent sale and they sat together on my desk for a couple of weeks when i thought about making a Christmas card with them both so this is the end result.  I used my crealies arch dies for the shaped card and ivory gold pearl cardstock instead of white so it all has a lovely golden shimmer.

Approx size:6x4.5"    I first die cut my base card from the ivory gold pearl cardstock and then a smaller layer to be embossed and then from the offcuts i could cut the panel that i stamped the image onto.  

For the tree embossed panel, i inked the embossing folder with evergreen bough oxide ink and ran thought my big shot.  Using oxide ink with pearl cardstock works well as it dulls down the pearl finish so where the trees are embossed and not inked they really shimmer and shine in the light.  Once the inked dried i glued flat to the front of the cardbase.

I stamped the image with fallenleaves ink so softer on the pearl than black would be and then simply watercoloured with distress inks, for the foliage i used distress ink evergreen bough so it tied in with the embossed panel.  I stamped the sentiment and added red stickles glitter glue to the red berries on the foliage to give a real Christmassy feel.  I then attached to the base card with foam tape for a bit of dimension.  

Version 2 using window stamp in the set

Im hoping at this angle you can make out the lovely gold shimmer of the pearl cardstock, in real life that and the red glitter really are lovely

and version 3 using another stamp in the set

The dimension of the embossed trees is lovely with this folder.  These cards have a bit more of a vintage feel than my usual style, not quite so bright in colours.  Something a bit different for Christmas.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'les portes'

Sizzix embossing folder by Kathrin Breen '665254'

Ivory gold pearl cardstock

Distress oxide ink 'evergreen bough'

Distress inks 'evergreen bough, shaded violet, vintage photo, walnut stain, fired brick, rustic wilderness, peacock feathers'

Rangers stickles 'christmas red'

Thank you all for stopping by.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/week-736.html - embossing folders

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http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/inkspirational-challenge-293-word.html

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https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-10-most-magical-anything.html

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http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-105-christmas-in-july.html

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http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-102-anything-goes-christmas.html

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https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/07/peace-on-earth-challenge-43.html

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