WLS Nov #2 - Driving home for Christmas

Good Morning Everyone

Time for some mid month inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

CHRISTMAS

But we always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamps

I bought this quirky car stamp set earlier in the year and wanted to use on a fun Christmas card.  I decided to get both cars on the front and make a gatefold card, the cars are also added on wobblers for extra fun.  

This year Ive been determined to use up some very old Christmas papers... I decided to make these ones look better to emboss them with the letter press technique which completely changed the look of them.

6x6 Gatefold made from white card.  I first stamped the cars, watercoloured with distress oxide inks and cut out.  

I took a pale teal snowflake printed paper and using distress ink evergreen bough and a 3d tree embossing folder used the letter press technique.....you ink the 'flat' side of the folder so that when embossed the raised part is left un-inked and the background is inked with evergreen ink - great way to change a paper you aren't too keen on.

I cut to size, matted onto silver satin card and added to the front.  I used scraps of black glitter card at the bottom for the 'road' and added the cars with wobblers.

Computer printed sentiment matted onto black glitter card, adhered to one side and red candy dots added to finish.

and the inside, layered with paper, sentiment die cut from red matted onto a white oval and a larger silver satin oval.  White die cut snowflakes and touches of glitter glue added to finish.  You can see the wobblers the cars are on better here too.  

and on the back of the card, a place to write.  Computer printed sentiment onto white and an offcut of the paper used inside at the bottom to tie it all together....this also saves it going in the bin or scrap pile!! 

Just showing the dimension the wobblers give

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and version 2

The same but different!  The stamp set comes with different items you can add to the cars roof racks which is fun and I decided after making the first card that the 'road' would look better cut with a wavy edge

Version 3...this paper had a more grey tone so i used 'Iced Spruce' distress ink to letterpress emboss and a textured grey paper for the road.  This was all matted onto black glitter card.

and inside, I used scraps of paper to die cut red and green snowflakes from to pick up on the red and green on the front.

Items Used:

aall&create stamp set #1112 'Movin on up'

Distress Inks 'evergreen bough, iced spruce'

Distress Oxides 'candied apple, lucky clover, salty ocean, fossilized amber, ripe persimmon, black soot.

Sizzix 3d embossing folder by Kathrin Breen #665254

Memory box snowflake dies

Sue Wilson sentiment die 'festive wishes'

Spellbinders oval dies

MFT curved edge dies

Random old Christmas papers

Ranger Stickles 'diamond'

We have these fabulous stamps from stamp addicts as the prize this month so do hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and have a chance to win.

Thank you all for stopping by once again and all your recent comments.  Im still having to limit my screen use...Im still hoping to get my eye 'op' before Christmas but not holding my breath - it would be the best Christmas present for sure....sadly I think the nhs is in meltdown

I hope you are all keeping warm in this cold snap - nice to get some dry weather with it though so not all bad. Emmax

 

Happy Fathers Day

Good Morning everyone

My parents booked last minute to go to France for 6 weeks so I had to get a card made for dad for fathers day fast.   I bought this old bus stamp from aall&create in a sale earlier in the year which I thought would be ideal for dad.

Card size approx 6x4.5".    I stamped the bus and watercoloured green with inktense pencils and cut out.  I made my card base from green card by die cutting 2 shapes and adhering together with a hinge on the back one. 

I die cut a smaller shape from white card and embossed with a 3d cog embossing folder which I then lightly inked over with black soot distress ink to give it some depth and feel of oily cogs.

I die cut a piece of black card with a scalloped edge and adhered to the bottom of the white panel and then the card front.  I added the bus with glue gel and then added some white lines on the road with white inktense pencil - i went with wonky lines to go with the quirky bus for a bit of fun.

Sentiment stamped in black on strip of white card, matted onto black, adhered with foam tape and 2 green gel dots added to finish.

Showing it stood up.  I added glossy mod podge to the windows to give a subtle glass like effect when the light hits it.

items Used:

aall&create stamp set #1113 'Brit stop bus pop'

Tim Holtz Sizzix 3d embossing folder #662715 'mechanics'

MFT scalloped edge die

stitched nesting dies

Derwent inktense pencils

white, black & green card

Thank you for stopping by once again.  Its been an eventful week and I won't be having a 3rd injection of the new MS medication after I ended up being sent to A&E with anaphylactic shock......now of all the side effects I had considered that wasn't one of them! lol   So been feeling very fragile last few days and glad I got well ahead on my DT makes etc....So please forgive for not commenting on your makes, hopefully a few quiet days and I perk up a bit. 

Big hugs to you all. Emmaxx

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Trains, Plains & Automobiles

Good Morning everyone.

Its time for the first challenge of the year over at Cardz4guyz with the theme for the next 2 weeks being

Trains, Planes and/or Automobiles 

So a good theme for start with alot of scope.  I made this card for my brothers birthday last week.

I first made a card 6x6 cardblank from a lovely pre-embossed ivory cardstock.  I covered the front in a brown and cream paper with a travel theme.  Using the same ivory card i used for the base i used curved border dies on the bottom edge and cut a panel to cover 3/4 of the cardfront. I die cut an oval into the middle and then added it to the front with foam tape.

I then die cut a map pattern paper with the same oval die and glued it into the oval aperture.  I added a small strip of the brown paper to the top edge and added die cut screw tops to the corners. 

I stamped the vintage car stamp onto cream and then a pale red paper, i paper pieced the red version onto the cream version and then cut the whole car out and added to the middle of the oval.  

Ive had this paper pad for years, nice to get to use a few papers from it on the same project. The vintage car stamp is also eons old, so good to start the new crafting year using up some very old products!

Items Used:

Graphic 45 'come away with me' 6x6 papers

MFT die-namics scalloped edge border dies

Spellbinders 'nuts & bolts' die set

Spellbinders oval die

Wildrose studio 'vintage car' CL095 stamp

Ivory embossed cardstock - payper box

Please do hop over to cardz4guyz to join in and see what everyone else comes up with, a good theme to kick start the mojo😊

I hope you all have a good week. Emma