WLS Dec #1 - Red & Green Christmas Fairy

Good Morning Everyone

Its December - how scary is that! So time for a new theme over at 

We Love Stamping

The theme this month is 

RED & GREEN

So ideal for some Christmas makes but also don't just think Christmas, anything red & green, but of course we always have the anything goes option too as long as you use some stamping.

Today Im sharing a batch of star shaped Christmas cards using this lovely Christmas fairy stamp from Jane Davanport.  These were made back in the summer heat wave...a distant memory now its so wintry

Approx size 6x6"  I used star dies to cut my base card from green card, I cut 2 stars, scored a line at the top of one which I then attached to the front one - thus giving an opening card.

I die cut a smaller card from Ivory card and embossed with a spots embossing folder which I thought picked up on the baubles in her dress.

I sprayed green and gold pearl inks onto watercolour paper and let dry.  Once dry I stamped the fairy twice, once onto the green and once onto Ivory - on the ivory one I coloured her skin, wings and shoes with alcohol markers.  Then the green one I cut out just the dress which I added over the base image.  I then attached her to the card front with glue gel for a little dimension.

Festive wishes die cut from red mirror card and adhered - I don't offer use red mirror card so good to use that from my old stash and all the green card too. 

To finish I added red stickles glitter glue to the baubles on her dress and diamond stickles to her wings and the star in her hair - afterall its Christmas so the more sparkle the better! lol

Just a close up.  I used a dark blue ink to stamp the fairy as a bit softer than black

Version 2 

Made the same way just used a darker green base card and a swirl embossing folder.  Sadly the photos don't pick up the mica pearl spray used on the dresses 

and version 3

Again made the same way but a light green base card and a star embossing folder - I had so much green card in my stash its good to use some of it up.  

Items Used:

Jane Davenport stamp 'Christmas tree fairy'

Creative craft star dies

Sue Wilson festive wishes die

Sizzix embossing folders - various and very old

Cosmic shimmer airless misters

Ranger stickles 'diamond' & 'red'

We have this fabulous prize by Visable image this month so to be in with a chance of winning hop over to 

We Love Stamping

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

Id love to enter my first card into the following:

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-627-christmas.html

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https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-272-tis-season.html

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

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https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/11/neglected-stuff-1225-challenge.html - my embossing folders are old and were gathering dust 

 

You are a star

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a 'You are a Star' card I made for a friend, she is a super star for sure.  I used my new XL star dies from Creative products which have a lovely cut out detail to the edges for a bit of interest. 

Size approx 8x8" with star points.   I used an old pennyblack koolkats stamp with this kitty on his surf board which I stamped onto white card and then die cut into a star, I then watercoloured with distress inks.  I stamped the cat a 2nd time, cut out just the cat and decoupaged onto the base image.  

I found a blue toned paper which has beach icons printed onto it which I die cut with the largest star and added to a star die cut from white card.  I die cut a another star from more white card, scored about an inch down on one of the points and adhered to the back thus making it a stand up card.

Taking 2 smaller stars I die cut a frame from white card, I wanted this raised and thought would be a nightmare to add foam pads to the shape so I die cut another 2 frames from scrap card from packaging, these I adhered to the back of the white frame and it gave it some height. This I then added to the cardfront.

I then adhered my cat topper into the middle.  Adding frosted lace stickles to the foam on the surf for a little subtle sparkle.

Sentiment made up from die cut letters and chit chat stickers on kraft card to pick up on the tones in the cat and a contrast to all the blue and white.

Showing it stood up

Just a close up of surfing kool kat.  Although my cats don't mind water and one has been known to go swimming, I think surfing is out of the question😁

Items Used:

Pennyblack kool kats stamp set

Creative Craft products 'torn edge supersize nestables' nested stars

Crafters companion alpha dies

CraftUk ltd smooth white & kraft card

Tim Holtz kraft chit chat stickers

Distress Inks 'tumbled glass, salty ocean, vintage photo, aged mahogany, wild honey'

Ranger stickles 'frosted lace'

12x12 paper pad from the works

Thank you all for stopping by once again and all your amazing comments on my previous makes, I do appreciate you taking the time. Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-94.html - 2nd entry

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/05/critter-crazy-98-theme-of-anything-goes.html - 2nd entry

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https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-266-fill-in-blank-adorable.html - adorable cats

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https://girlzrebelchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-40-alles-mag-met-een-plaatje.html

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https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/05/may.html

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Pop out book Christmas cards

Good Morning everyone

Those of you in the UK, I hope you survived the storm ok, we were ok here other than lost the electric for a couple of hours but a few trees down on the farm and part of one of the barn roofs gone and my other brother who lives closer to Devon is still without electric...it did wake up a few hedgehogs who came out for a snack.

Today im sharing a batch of Christmas cards using the fancy fold called 'pop out book'  Ive used these gorgeous papers from 12x12 paper pads from the works.

I think this is the last of my Christmas cards for this year.

Card size 6x5.5"  I  made the outside of the card from red card and the inside from white, the red then shows through inside and picks up on the red in the paper. For the front I simply matted the paper onto white and then the red base. Sentiment die cut from white and mat and layered. 

After making the pop up element i matted with a lovely soft blue snow paper oh the outside edges and a darker blue paper for the 'book' papers.  I added strips of the paper i used on the front to the sides of the book pop out and the outer edge.

I die cut old deer dies from white card, tore the edge of white card for some snow and built the little scene on the book pop out.  I added a little touch of red stickles to the bigger deers nose and some star dust stickles to the snow for a little festive sparkle to finish.   

Just showing the pop out side on, this card also stands open nicely on its own to display which is always a bonus with some fancy folds. 

Version 2.  I used dark teal card for the front and matted the front paper onto silver satin card and added a hanging star die cut from white and the silver satin which really shines when the light hits it. 

Version 3 - the front is matted onto a dark teal glitter card which is super sparkly

Version 4 - I made the base from navy blue card not black as it looks in the photo, used silver glitter card for the front mat layer.  This time i built a little tree scene die cut from white and silver glitter card

On the back of each card i put a place to write the greeting, this is a computer generated sentiment 

I used this Pop out book card (queenbcreations) step by step just adjusted the size to fit a 6x6 card

Items Used:

Tonic studio Christmas sentiment die

MFT dies 'deer love'

Memory box tree die

Frantic stamper Star on a string die 

Ranger stickles 'star dust, christmas red'

12x12 paper pads from the works which they haven't put names on but are this years '24 pads 

Thank you all for stopping by. Emmax

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://secretstamper.com/2024/12/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-97/

https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/12/creative-inspiration-challenges-21.html

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/12/536-time-to-be-merry-mirtillamente.html

https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-173-christmas-characters.html - my characters are reindeer

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-606-christmas-animals.html

   

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-2024-anything-goes-winter.html

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/12/peace-on-earth-challenge-77.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/week-810.html

 

Charlotte is 5

Good Morning everyone, welcome to September😄

Time for a new challenge over at https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/

Where the theme is 'coloured image' or you can always go with the anything goes as long as some stamping is involved & you mention which stamps used

Ive made this diamond pop up card for my niece Charlottes 5th birthday, she absolutely loves anything dog related.  Ive used this space dog stamp from art by marlene  and teamed up with space themed papers.

I made my 6x6" diamond fold card from white cardstock and added patterned paper panels.  I cut a piece smaller again for the top and die cut a starry circle into it, this i matted onto silver holographic card and then the front. 

I stamped the image, watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils and cut out, i added glossy accents to the space helmet and added him to the card front.  I die cut happy birthday from white card and matted onto navy paper and then the card front. 

I found some little flying saucer dies in my stash - no idea where they came from but ideal to embellish.  I die cut them from white, watercoloured and added detail with a black fine liner pen and added to the card base to finish.

You can make out the silver holographic mirror card better here, when the light hits it the stars really dance

So colouring in isn't my 'thing' I find staying inside lines very stressful which is why i usually fussy cut everything out and go for unrealistic colours to lessen the pressure of making it look realistic!

Just showing it side on

There is this flamingo in a spaceship stamp on the set too so i made a 2nd version for a friends birthday

Made the same way as the first one, however i decoupaged her spaceship for some dimension.  I love her little legs sticking out the bottom 😀

Items Used:

Studio Light 'Art By Marlene' stamps 'out of this world - walk about'

Paper pad - the works

Star circle die

Birthday & Spaceship dies

Silver holographic mirror card

Derwent inktense pencils

Ranger glossy accents

These are the fab prizes up for 2 lucky winners so do hop over to join in at We Love Stamping

Thank you all for popping by.  I hope you have a good week.  Emma

Id love enter the first card in the following:

https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-1.html

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #90

https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/sas4kids-birthday-cards-4-kids.html

 

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

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2022/11/november-challenge.html

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http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-561-christmas-animals.html

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-68-anything-goes-with.html

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http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-challenge.html