WLS Dec #2 - red & green

Good Morning everyone

Its the 1st sunday of the month so its time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping where the theme is 

RED & GREEN

Very apt for the season but you don't have to make a Christmas card, just use these 2 colours but of course we still have the anything goes option as long as you use stamping

I came across a pack of small tags in my stash that are eons old, they came as a mix of kraft card and white so I decided to make an effort to use some of them.  At the same time had this stamp set arrive which I got in a sale from aall&create.  So a batch of CAS Christmas cards were made.  

4x6" card blank which I made for white double sided pearl card and embossed the front with a swirl EF, being 350gsm the card front holds its integrity well even when embossed with a 2d embossing folder, don't think it would work so well with a 3d folder.

I took the white tag and dipped into distress oxide inks id spritzed with water.  Once dry i stencilled on holly leaves with the same ink.  Then i stencilled on snowflakes with cosmic shimmer silver glitter paste which is very shimmery in the light.  I added this tag to the card front - after playing around I found off centre worked better for me.

I stamped the santa onto white, watercoloured with distress inks and cut out.  I added him to the front with glue gel for a little dimension, i also added a little curve to his body for a little shape.  Sentiment stamped onto a small die cut tag and tucked in behind santa to finish.

You can make out the shimmer of the glitter paste snowflakes better here.  I also added frosted lace stickles to the fur on his hat so with that, the glitter paste and pearl card this really shimmer and shines in the light.

Version 2, Made the same but I used the kraft tag as the starting point so used kraft card for my base card as well. Holly embossing folder here.  This one i also rounded the corners on to pick up on the rounded bottom of the tag - I couldn't decide if i preferred them rounded or not so of the 12 versions i made half have rounded corners and half dont!   

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And smaller set of cards using the smaller tags & stamps in the sets 

Dinky 3x5" kraft card.  Made the same way as the bigger ones, just using them landscape and the dinky little santa stamp.  I die cut merry christmas from white pearl card. 

Holly embossing folder - its been lovely digging out my very old embossing folders again.  Being 2d they don't warp the card front too much.

Pearl white version

You can see the shimmer of the glitter paste better here

Im very chuffed with myself to make such flat cards with just the santa added with glue gel for a little dimension.  Hopefully the different textures and finishes add enough interest.  I made 12 bigger ones and 12 smaller ones....personally I find batch making therapeutic as I concentrate on each element of the design once Ive made the 1st version.  This Christmas Im glad I got ahead and made Christmas cards earlier in the year when I was feeling better! 

Items Used:

aall&create stamp set #1216 'Santa's workshop wonders'

Funky Fossil snowflake & holly stencils

Cosmic shimmer glitter paste

Sizzix embossing folders - all very old

papermania kraft & white tags

CraftUK ltd kraft card

White pearl card

Distress Oxide ink - cracked pistachio, evergreen bough

Distress Inks - Fired brick, lucky clover, wild honey, salty ocean, black soot

Hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning this lovely prize by Visible Image

Thank you for stopping by once again.  Last week was very wet, wild and windy here in Cornwall so hopefully the coming week is much calmer weatherwise for us all to venture out for that Christmas shopping😁   Whatever you get upto I hope its a good week for you all. Emmax

Id love to enter my first card into the following:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2025/12/anything-goes-with-twist-of-celebrate.html

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https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/12/inkspirational-challenge-356-use.html - ive used snowflake stencil with glitter paste 

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https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-christmas.html

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https://scscards.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-2025-reds-and-greens.html

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https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-all-about-santa.html

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Dragonflies

Good Morning everyone

I dug out an old aall&create stamp set with these fab dragonflies on.  I stamped them in a dark purple ink and the card bases are also a dark purple not black -difficult to get good photos with all the grey days we had.

DL cardblank made from deep plum cardstock.  I stamped the images onto white card with versaclair 'monarch' ink.  These are A5 stamps so i decided which area i wanted and die cut with a stitched edge DL die.  I then added some light stencilling with oxide inks - cracked pistachio & shaded lilac and adhered to the card front.  

I stamped the dragonflies again, watercoloured with wink of stella pens, cut out and decoupaged onto the base image with glue gel.  Glossy accents added to the bodies and some white pen highlights to finish. 

You can just about make out on the right of the wings but the wink of stella pens give the most amazing shimmer in real life

Version 2 using the 2nd dragonfly stamp in the set

and version 3 i went with green wink of stella pens this time for the wings and pink for the body and spiced marmalade & salvaged patina oxide inks for the stencilling 

sadly again all the shimmer does show

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #230 'On dragonfly wings'

Various stencils

Distress oxide inks - cracked pistachio, shaded lilac, spiced marmalade, salvaged patina

Kuretake wink of stella pens

DL stitched edge dies

Dark plum cardstock

White super smooth cardstock

Pebeo white pen

Thank you all for popping by. Emmax

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2024/05/may.html - anything goes option

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-86-anything-goes-with.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/ltccb-80-anything-goes-ltccb-79-winner.html

Paperminutes - https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2024/05/paperminutes-845-insekteninsects.html

 

Autumn is Calling

Good Morning everyone

Today is another Autumn card, other years ive not made many autumnal themed cards but this year it really seems to have inspired me, adding a touch of blue to the golds and reds reminds me of the blue skies we often see in Autumn here.  This is another one with oxide inks on soft gold pearl cardstock.  I love how the oxide inks give a mat finish against the pearlescent shimmer shining through.

I first made my hexagon card base using hexagon dies and soft gold pearl cardstock.  I then cut a smaller hexagon and stencilled over it with oxide inks- patina, campfire & amber, i then die cut a smaller hexagon out of the middle - on this piece i stamped the quote in black. I used the same oxide inks to stamp some little dots around the outside of the base card.   I added foam tape to the back of the frame and attached to the card, i then glued the smaller piece back in place but flat - so its inset, lining up all the stencilling.

I added oxide inks to the offcuts of gold pearl card and die cut lots of little leaves, after adding a little shape to the leaves I got arranging them.

Just  a close up - the quote was a magazine freebie years ago

'Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower' 

Items Used:

Lavinia Stencil 'pods'

Lavinia stamp 'mini dots'

Spellbinders dies 'little leaves'

Quote stamp - magazine freebie

Distress Oxide inks - salvaged patina, crackling campfire, fossilized Amber

Soft gold pearl cardstock

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

Id love to enter the following:

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/09/challenge-234-fall-is-in-air.html

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https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/09/morgans-artworld-world-of-digital-images.html

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http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2021/09/ch-174-fall-leaves-winners-of-ch-173.html

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http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/09/challenge-223-hello-fall.html

 

All at sea

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing 3 cards i made with my Christmas present - these aall&create stamps - love the sea theme.  Here i just used backgrounds id made before and left the creatures white so they stood out against the colourful backgrounds.

A thank you card for my Uncle

A6 white cardblank.  After picking my background - this one is oxide inks (pistachio & ocean) i die cut the scalloped frame die, on the middle panel i then stamped the image in black and then die cut the tim holtz die from the middle - i thought the little holes could be bubbles.  I then attached a piece of silver mirror card to the back and attached to the middle of the card.  I added foam tape to the back of the frame and attached that.  I stamped the image twice more and just cut out the octopus on one and just the hat on the second one and added colour to the hat.  I then added them to the base card.  Stamped sentiment to finish.

Showing it stood up - please ignore my face showing in the mirror card in the background - getting a good photo was not easy😁

Version 2 is using the whale stamp exactly the same way for a little hello friend card

Version 3 - the seahorse stamp is much smaller so i used a smaller scalloped frame die for a 3x5" card.  This background again from the 'pile' is brushos and pixie powders so has a lovely shimmer. Glossy accents 'water drops' added to embellish. 

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #390 sea life

Sentiment stamps

Tim Holtz Mixed Media die set

Scalloped frame die set

CraftUK ltd white card

Brusho's & Pixie powders

Oxide inks

Glossy accents

Thank yo all for stopping by and all your amazing comments on my mums birthday bee card.  Stay safe. Hugs Emmax

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Id love to enter the following with the octopus card:

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-146-animals-dt-call.html

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http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/week-607-something-new.html

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http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-448-thank-you.html

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http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/sweet-stampin-thank-you.html

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-126-for-january.html

 

Dancing frog

Good Morning everyone.

Today im sharing a little fun acetate card

5x5" acetate cardbase.  I stamped my frog and watercoloured him with oxide inks and fussy cut him out.  I die cut my splashing puddle die from this bubbly paper and attached it to the front of my acetate.  From the same paper pad i made my insert with a fabulous glittery water looking paper  - folding it patterned side out so that it shows through my acetate and looks like the water my frog is dancing in. Stamped sentiment die cut into a circle and a few touches of glitter glue to finish. 

A close up of Mr frog and you can see the acetate. He is actually part of a set of Christmas stamps.

Items Used:

Frog stamp - 12 days of Christmas stamp set - magazine freebie

Memory box splashing puddles die

Circle die

Sentiment stamp

papers - B&M - ombre & magical beasts

Hunkydory acetate

Oxide inks - twisted citron, lucky clover, persimmon, Blueprint, raspberry

Thank you all for stopping by and all your amazing comments on my dog picture.  I hope its a good week for you. Stay safe. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-40.html

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http://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/luglio-colori-vivaci-july-bright-colours.html

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http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2020/07/seize-birthday-195-non-neutral-card-base.html

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