WLS Dec #2 - Winter

Good Morning everyone

Time for more inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is WINTER or you can always go with the anything goes theme as long as stamping involved.

Ive made a little warming treat for a friend, a little pouch with a couple of hot chocolate sachets in.

 Ive used this little hot cocoa kitty stamp from aall&create who is all cosy in his little jumper. I stamped him onto white, watercoloured with distress inks and cut out.

I used my score board and made a little pouch big enough for the hot chocolate sachets from green paper.  I then die cut 3 tags from off cuts of green and red papers to match the colours in his jumper.  I adhered the tags together, off setting them so you can see all 3 at once.  I die cut some little cups from white card and adhered in a stack of 3 on the smaller tag & added the kitty with glue gel.

I stamped the 'hot cocoa' onto white and matted onto green, white and then the tag.  I punched a hole in the top of the tag.

I punched 2 holes in the top of the pouch and tied on the tag using red & white bakers twine.

Just a close up

This makes a nice little get well pick me up for a friend who likes Chocolate.................can't stand the stuff myself, just the smell of anything like hot chocolate or chocolate cake turns my stomach😒

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #740 'light it up'

Stitched tag dies

joy crafts tea cup die set (very old)

12x12 Christmas paper pads from the works

and the lovely prize you could win this month 

So do hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and see what everyone else has come up with

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I think this will be my last post before Christmas so I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and  a Happy & Healthy New Year.  Thank you for all your support and comments this year, I appreciate them all. 

Keep warm.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following: 

https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas-giveaway.html

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https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-107.html

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https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/inspiration-station-december-2024.html - inspired by the mug, cane & colours

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https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-495.html - the tags and mugs die cut from snippets

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https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-174-anything-christmas-goes.html

 

Paper pieced florals

Good Morning everyone

I bought this Lisa Horton die back in the black friday sales, so this was its first outing. As previously mentioned i had alot of thin strips of paper left after doing my batch of exploding insert cards, I put them both together and had several hours of fun, first die cutting all the little strips and the the little pieces and then paper piecing them all onto a card. 

4x6" white card base.  After cutting a pile of the papers i picked out some solid colours to use for the frames and mats - in this case I die cut the frame from purple card and matted onto a ochre cardstock.  I then paper pieced the little strips into place.  Using the little square dies that came with the set i die cut from white card and the ochre and then stamped the sentiment with dark blue ink.  Glitter glue highlights to finish.  

This one uses the same colours as the first one, just reversed and some gems added.  Sentiment stamps are from clearly besotted and the perfect size 

These next 2 i used pink and blue card for the matting and frames and the more bluey papers

I think i will have to make some Christmas versions in time to use up some of the off cuts of Christmas papers.  Once all the die cutting was done it was quite therapeutic to sit in the evening paper piecing them all - I managed to make 12 in all, so lots of paper snippets used up.

This shows the papers left over from the exploding insert cards i made.  

Items Used:

Lisa Horton die 'diagonal square background' 'LHCCD073'

Clearly besotted sentiment stamps 'saying stuff' & 'speaking out'

The works paper pads 'watercolour feelings' 'vintage floral'

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

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/117-something-new.html - new die

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http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-2023-challenge-add-sentiment.html

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https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-621-anything-goes.html

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https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-446.html

 

Snowdrops Galore

Good Morning everyone, thank you for the lovely welcome back to cyberland.

As ive lost weeks of uploading i've decided to upload my snowdrops cards together. I really enjoyed using the snowdrop die i got for Christmas.  I love snowdrops as one of the first signs that spring is slowly coming along, peeking their cheery heads out of the ground.

These first ones are small but mighty...i do love small cards, always have - forces me not to add too much!!  Anyway approx size is: 5x4"  This year im making an effort to use older dies, forgot how much i loved this set!

I first die cut my snowdrops from white card, i held the little pieces that drop out in place with tape on the back, i then coloured them lightly with alcohol markers in green grey.

I die cut the fancy lacy panel from script cardstock and a backing layer from a contrasting colour of patterned paper.  I then used the largest die in the set and cut my base card from white cardstock, i hung the edge of the die over the spine of my base card so that it kept the spine in place and you get a shaped card.  Stamped greeting on a small fishtail banner cut from the same paper as the backing panel.  Touches of glitter to finish.

I made a little set of these in various colour choices, they flew out the door, as my craft desk is in the living room people often see what im working on and everyone who saw these loved them....maybe next year i will make more

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Snowdrop shaker card

This version came about after making my mums gift -See HERE for the full details.  After die cutting my jar i used a craft knife to cut out the middle, backed with acetate, added foam tape around the outside edge, filled with glitter, micro beads & sequins and then backed with a solid jar die cut - this made my shaker element.  I then just built up the jar with snowdrops and foliage.

I kept it sentiment free so that the lovely friend whose birthday i made it for could display it longer if she so wished.  

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Acetate Hexagon Card

Approx 6x7"  I folded a piece of acetate in half and used my largest hexagon die to cut it into a shaped cardbase, the die didn't cut it perfectly but enough that when i finish with my scissors i had a neat finish. The stitch lines on the die also added a little detail on the acetate.  Using 2 of the hexagon dies i die cut a frame and attached to the frame with foam tape. I then die cut blue paper and attached to the inside of my card, only adding the glue where the white frame is so that you can't see glue from the inside or outside.  I did similar with the back panel so its all neat and tidy.

I then arranged my snowdrops, stamped sentiment on a die cut label shape, i cut a second lable, coloured with the green pen i used on the snowdrops, cut it in half leghtways and glued behind my white one.  Green gems to finish.

Different angle

Items Used:

Alexandra Renke snowdrop die

Sue Wilson die - french collection 'provence'

Spellbinders 'Valiant Honor'

MFT Fishtail banners

MFT curved border edge dies

Stitiched Hexagon dies

Various foliage dies

Hunkydory acetate

Marie anna designs - script card

B&M blue floral paper

Various 6x6 papers

Thank you for all stopping by once again.  I hope you are all doing ok, hugs to you all in these worrying times. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-205-use-flowers.html

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http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/03/253-spring.html

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http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2020/03/394-spring.html

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Tulips

Good Morning everyone.

Today im sharing a couple of cards using a Tulip on the edge die.  The first one i made for a friend who was born in The Netherlands to let her know im thinking of her, so it had to be Tulips. 

I wanted to try and use more than one tulip so came up with this.  Approx 6x6 card.  I first folded a card base from gold pearlised card and cut the tulip from the front right edge.  I also cut the tulip from 3 pieces of white card, i inked them up with oxide inks.  I then added the first one lining up with the tulip cut from the gold basecard.  I then glued the other 2 on top so i had 3 in a row.  

I cut the tulips twice more from gold card and kept the 'waste' pieces that fell out, these i inserted back into the 2 'white' tulips.  To the left of the cardfront i added a strip of colour using the same oxide inks i used for the tulips and then covered the join with a thin strip of gold pearl card.

I stamped the greeting, trimmed to size and lightly inked around it with grey ink so it stands out, i added this with a bit of dimension over the tulips. I added touches of glitter glue to the tulips just to add a little sparkle. 

This second photo shows the card open and how you can peek through the Tulip on the edge 

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And a little card using just the one on the edge tulip.  I folded a gold pearlised cardbase approx 6x6" and die cut the tulip on the front right edge. I then die cut a tulip again from white card to fit the front of the card and added this over the top of the gold tulip.  I had inked my tulip with oxide inks again and i added splashes of these inks to the front white panel.  I added a strip of inked card and gold pearl to the left edge.  

Lastly i stamped these fantastic hare stamps from lavinia that i got at Christmas and a sentiment stamp.

Just showing the card stood open.

This one just uses a different hare and sentiment.

Items used:

Technique Tuesdays on the edge tulip die

Lavinia Stamps - hares

Sentiment stamps

Distress Oxide inks - candied apple, spiced marmalade, lemonade, cracked pistachio & lucky clover.

Gold pearl card - payper box

Thank you all for stopping by and all your amazing comments on my last upload. I hope you all enjoy the coming bank holiday weekend.  Emmax

Thank you Teasels

Good Morning everyone.

Today im sharing a set of thank you cards i made to thank people for my Christmas gifts.  I got this fabulous lino print style teasel stamp from woodware for Christmas, i paired it up with some of my inky backgrounds i made last year. 

5x7" white cardbase.  Using the stamp platform i stamped the image in black archival onto inked cardstock, using the platform is ideal for this as i could over stamp to get a nice black even stamped image. This is mounted onto black cardstock. I also used the stamp platform to stamp 2 sentiments in a line onto a white die cut fishtail banner.  I added that onto a larger black fishtail banner.  I attached the sentiment banner to the teasels and then used my crop'o'dile to add an eyelet through all the layers.  I then mounted the panel onto the cardfront with foam tape.  The eyelet then peeks through to the white cardblank, just adding a little bit a interest. 

This one was oxide inks - fozziled amber & candied apple, i added white gel pen highlights to the teasels. 

Purple & Peacock cosmic shimmer pixie powders

Red, orange & purple mica powders

Moss brusho powder

Vermillion & moss brusho powders

Items Used:

Woodware stamp - 'lino cut teasels'

MFT Dienamics pierced fishtail banner dies

Sentiment stamps

Various inks

White gel pen

Black card - payper box

5x7" cardblanks craftUK ltd

Thank you for all for stopping by.  I hope you all have a good weekend and keep warm with this colder weather.  

Blue & Brown - crazy birds

Good Morning all, i hope you are all enjoying the weather.

So its time for a new challenge over at cardz4guyz,   the theme this fortnight is

BLUE & BROWN

Ive made quite a simple card, and paper pieced my stamped crazy bird.  Paper piecing has always been one of my fav techniques as im not really into colouring in.   I used papers from a 6x6 paper pad that isn't necessarily male orientated in design. 

6x6 white cardblank.  I added a thin strip of blue dotty paper to the top and bottom of a panel of woodpanel paper and added to the cardfront.

I then stamped the bird in black so that i had the hair and feet on the wood paper.  I stamped the bird again on blue dotty paper and cut him out minus his feet and hair.  I gently shaped the body and added to the card front with glue gel lining up with the feet.  I stamped a 3rd time on white card cut out the eyes, beak & wing, and added this again onto the bird.  I added a touch of yellow pen to the beak, wing & tail. 

Stamped sentiment die cut into a speech bubble.  Then i added a strip of blue ruler paper for the bird to stand on.  

Close up of the bird, i added white gel pen highlights to his feet and hair and glossy accents to his eyes. 

Items Used:

My Minds Eye paper pad 'remarkable' by Jen allyson

Tim Holtz Crazy bird stamps - original size

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp

Wild Honey distress marker pen

Glossy accents

So do pop over to cardz4guyz  join in and see what everyone comes up with for blue and brown.

Thank you for all your visits and comments.  Keep cool. Emma

Lots of hexagons

 Good Morning everyone, what gorgeous weather we are having, i hope you are keeping cool ok.  The cats and i are arguing over the fan😊

Today i am sharing 2 cards i made with my new hexagons dies, idea came by accident really.  When the dies first arrived to check they cut ok i cut them all at once and just put the 'frames' on the desk, when i looked later some had overlapped others and i came up with this idea.  Rotating every other frame and gluing together, gives this rather cool looking shape.  I then stamped it using floral stamps and oxide inks. 

Finished size is just over 7x7.   I first die cut the largest hexagons from white linen cardstock, then glued together as mentioned by rotating every other one, i then dug out some flowers stamps and distress oxide inks to stamp a pattern onto it.  I then mounted it with foam tape onto co-ordinating cardstock - teal and then mounted onto white card base cut to shape.  Stamped sentiment glued back in the middle aperture.  I then stamped extra flowers using the same stamps and ink and cut them out. 

Close up, i also added glitter glue accents. 

and onto version two

Same method as the first one, only this time different stamps and colours, matted onto purple pearl cardstock. 

I coloured the flowers and added a pink glitter glue after fussy cutting them out. 

Just showing the insert.

and the i did a version of the old triple stamping technique.

First die cut 3 hexagons of descending sizes, add a touch of removeble glue to the top centre of the largest 2 and stick together in a stack, one on top of each other and then stamp the design with oxide inks the flowers and the sentiment, then remove the removeable tape so you have the 3 seperate layers,

Die cut purple mat layers and add one on top of each other with foam tape.  Mount onto white card base cut to shape.

I stamped a single flower and cut out and added glitter glue.  Approx size 5.5x5.5"

This one shows the layers before i attached them together.

The same as above just a different colourway and using bigger hexagons.  Approx 6.5x6.5"

Items Used:

Large Stitched Hexagon dies

Stampin up 'fabulous florets' stamps (2nd card)

Sadly Ive lost the label of the first stamp set - its years old too - maybe hero arts

Justrite sentiment stamps

Distress Oxides - twisted citroen, candied apple, peacock feathers, picked raspberry, wilted violet.

Stickles glitter glue, sprinkled sugar, fruit punch

Thank you for stopping by and all your recent visits and comments.  Keep cool. Emma