Christmas Decoration - Creative Artiste December

 Good Morning all

Its the 1st Friday of the month so time for a new challenge over at Creative Artiste where the theme is anything goes mixed media - using at least 3 different mediums.  

The DT have gone with a Christmas theme fitting the season but you can join in with any theme.

Ive made a light up stained glass effect decoration for the wall or internal door.  It is 8x8" in size and Ive thrown lots at it - glitter paste, halo paste, alcohol inks, brusho's and some white gesso for the snowy effect.

I first added gold glitter paste and green halo paste to a piece of acetate with snowflake and star stencils.  Once dry I added blue & purple tone alcohol inks to the back

See below for how I made up the frame... once that was finished I die cut pine branches from brusho powder stained cardstock and my deer from brown card - for the deer I layered 3 together to give them a chipboard like feel and give the antlers more stability.  I tore some white card to fit the bottom and dabbled on white gesso to look like snow for the deer to stand on.  I added the pine branches in place with some mini fir cones.  

To finish I splattered on white gesso to look like snow and dabbed some onto the pine cones and deers antlers. 

You can see the texture paste on the bauble better here, the gold glitter paste is very shimmery and the halo paste is subtle but when the light hits it it has a green pearlescence 

And showing it all lit up

I made up a frame using nesting dies, white card and gold mirror card adhered together and then run through an A4 snowflake embossing folder.  This frame I added over another frame cut using a large bauble shaped die - behind the bauble frame I added the acetate.  By layering several frames together its given it all rigidity to hold upto being handled when turning the lights on and off and hopefully give a few years of enjoyment.

I die cut white card with the largest die I used for the front and adhered clear micro lights to the middle, taping into position.  I then added foam tape around the outside edge and adhered the front panel on top - the foam tape adds space for the lights to sit comfortably in place.  I adhered the light switch and battery pack to the very back of the decoration for easy access.

Items Used:

Cosmic shimmer Ultra sparkle texture paste 'sahara gold'

Stamperia Halo paste 'Green' K3P70B

Tim Holtz alcohol inks - shades of blue

Brusho Powder 'sea green, turquoise'

White gesso

Creative Craft XL Stretch circle dies

Spellbinders ornament die set (old)

Tattered Lace A4 snowflake embossing folder (old)

MFT deer dies 'die love' (quite old)

Pine branches dies (? so old ive forgotton the brand)

CraftUK ltd smooth white A3 card

Gold mirror card

Hop over to Creative Artiste to see what the rest of the DT and Guest DT have created and to join in with your anything mixed media goes. 

This is the last make for my 1st year on the DT at Creative Artiste as we have a break in January.  Its been great fun stretching my brain cells for so  many different mixed media projects this year.  I thought it would be fun to see them all together, just click on the link below each if you would like full details

     

Snowdrops                    Bee Awesome 

                          

       In the nest                                   Butterfly suncatcher

        

                        Key to the heart                       Mother Earth

                             frog ATC trio                        Lemon Wreath

 

                                Pumpkins                            Autumn

Thank you for all your support and encouragement this year.  Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.  Big hugs to you all Emmax

Id love to enter my Christmas decoration into the following:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/11/i-spy-with-my-little-eyesomething.html

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https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2025/12/decembers-challenge-is-christmaswinter.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/winter-season-december-2025.html

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Retro baubles

Morning All

One of the old 6x6 paper pads in my stash was this lovely retro style by carta bella called 'Merry Christmas by Steven Duncan'  Which i decided it was about time i used, ive teamed it up with a very old spellbinders bauble die set

Card Sixe 6.5x6.5" I rounded the corners to pick up on the curves of the bauble. 

I first die cut the largest bauble from the middle of a 6x6 pieces of paper, from this bauble i then die cut the star aperture wreath in the middle of it.  I did this from 2 different papers.

I matted one paper onto green holographic cardstock and then the card front.  The bauble from the different paper i then mounted into the middle aperture with glue gel having curved it slightly first.  The holographic dances through the stars in the bauble when the light hits it.  Sentiment die cut from white and matted onto larger circles die cut from plain papers from the pad and added to the centre of the star circle.  Die cut bow added to finish with a dot of gold glitter glue.

Trying to show the holographic and stars better - so hard to take decent photos of it.  I had inked all the paper edges with faded jeans distress ink, this helps the bauble stand out a bit more.

Version 2, this time i matted onto red mirror card which shimmers and shines through the die cut stars

This shows the inside, I used strips of the same papers used on the fronts and die cut a large bauble from plain paper and stamped the sentiment

Version 3 - this one also has red mirror card which sadly the photos don't show very well

Versions 4 & 5 - these are both matted onto silver holographic card which really dances in the light

and finally versions 6 & 7, these are matted onto a silver glitter card which also has touches of red, green & gold in it.  

I was very pleased to use quite alot of this paper pad on this one batch.  My mum has lots of retro baubles and decorations, even some that were her mums which come out each year.  Now mum buys one new bauble each year for the tree.

Items Used:

carta bella 6x6 paper pad 'Merry Christmas by Steven Duncan' #CBMC107023

Spellbinders bauble die set

Sue Wilson die 'merry christmas'

Star circle & bow dies brand unknown

Spellbinders circle dies

Green & Silver holographic card

Silver glitter card

red mirror card

Distress ink - faded jeans

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a great weekend.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-challenge-bows-gifts-or.html

https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas.html

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-december-anything-goes.html

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2024/11/traditional-christmas.html

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas-ornaments-challenge.html

https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-93-if-its-christmassy-link-it.html

 

Exploding insert Christmas cards

Good Morning everyone

Today is Christmas cards using a beautiful paper pad from a Polish company called 'paper heaven' pad called 'swiateczna girlanda' , i teamed them up with very old spellbinders bauble & poinsettia dies and added an exploding insert made using 12x12 Christmas paper pads from the works. 

6x6" base card.   I first die cut the bauble and memory box collage die (one with little holes) from the centre of the paper, i then adhered gold mirror card to the card base front and added the outer frame of the paper with foam tape, i then adhered the bauble back in place, glued in flat, allowing the mirror card to shine though the holes from the collage die.  I then die cut a poinsettia and added to the centre of the bauble and die cut sentiment to finish.

For my exploding inserts i took a sheet of double sided 12x12" paper and folded using instructions from pinterest and glued into place.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a bauble and a plain white paper bauble added to write our greeting on. 

 Trying to photograph it was interesting - hence my little light trying to hold it open, it does pop right out to easily write the greeting.

Showing it side on with the insert.  

Version 2

This time instead of gold mirror card i used a rose gold glitter card that went well with the colours in the beautiful paper. 

Version 3

The same but different, gold glitter card behind the holey apertures.  I added glossy accents to all the berries on the papers.

and the insert.  Id not left enough room around the printed sentiment to die cut into a bauble this time, so i die cut it into an oval and matted onto a gold glitter bauble.

I used this tutorial for my insert from Beccys Place blog as it was easy to follow with clear written instructions but more importantly for me clear photo step by step.  Actually its a lovely blog to take a look at when you have a minute - especially the a-z card folds page.  

(I have no affiliation with the blog) 

Items Used:

Paper Heaven pad 'swiateczna girlanda (christmas garland)

the works 12x12 paper pads 'classic christmas party' & the best time of the year' 

Spellbinders dies 'poinsettia' bauble'

  Memory box 'collage die' 

Cheerylynn sentiment die

crafters companion self adhesive glitter paper

gold mirror card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a great week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://secretstamper.com/2022/09/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-41/

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https://52cct.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-technique-challenge.html

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https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/mlccb-46-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

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https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/peace-on-earth-challenge-24.html

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Winter wonderland

Good Morning everyone

Another small batch of Christmas cards using lavinia stamps on soft gold pearl cardstock....I am slowly making a dent in my coloured cardstock😀

approx size 5x7" I first die cut my base card from soft gold pearl cardstock using crealies arch dies, and cut a smaller panel.  From the smaller panel i die cut a bauble shape from the middle. To the outside frame panel i stencilled snow with tumbled glass oxide ink and stamped fir trees with green archival ink and i added this frame to the base card with 3d foam.  

On the bauble i first stamped the wolf, then using paper masks i stamped the first trees to build up a little scene aroun him.  I added shading to ground the wolf and trees with black soot distress ink and a grey inktense pencil. I glued the bauble flat into the frame after inked the edges with the blue oxide ink.

I stamped the berries onto more pearl card, coloured red and added glossy accents and cut out, these i arranged at the top of the bauble to sort of give the effect the bauble is hanging from them.

I stamped the quote of more gold pearl card, cut out and added.  Glitter glue highlights to finish

A close up, you can make out the glitter here.  I love how the pearlescent still shines through when the light hits it.   

Version 2 is the 2nd fox in the stamp set

Version 3 is using 2 hares

Items Used:

Lavinia stamps - 'fox set 2' 'wild hares' 'fir tree' 'winter berries' 'seasons change'

Spellbinders bauble die set

Crealies arch dies

Dot stencil

Soft old gold pearl card

Oxide inks tumbled glass

Distress ink - black soot

Archival ink - library green, jet black

Glossy accents

Stickles glitter glue - diamond

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a good end of the week and weekend.  Stay safe.  Hugs Emmaxx

Id love to enter the first card into the following:

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/12/peace-on-earth-challenge-5.html

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http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/anything-christmas.html

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https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/christmas-kickstart-challenge-57-if-its.html

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https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-challenge-make-scene.html

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