Stampin' Up! Medallion and Snow Swirled and I create a Christmas Card

Hi guys, I have a card to share... This card was heavily inspired by Jules from Jules Krafti Krafts. I loved her card which can be found here. I was inspired by the use of the Medallion stamp as a wreath and using the Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder, which as you can see in my card, matches perfectly with the card stock and ribbon in the same colour.... now onto the card!

I have used a real red base, which I have layered with Very Vanilla (it looks white in this picture!) which I had run partially through the Stripes embossing folder. I wrapped some retired Wild Wasabi ribbon around it before sticking it down. The main image was inked using VersaMark and then I liberally covered it in Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder (got it all over the desk and everything!) once it was heat set, I cut out some berries using the Owl punch and stuck them on to the wreath. The sentiment is from the Snow Swirled set, and I think it fits perfectly inside the wreath... I added some red stickles to the berries to match the shininess of the embossing powder, layered the sentiments onto the wreath and then the main image panel onto some Wild Wasabi card. Here is another photo, which doesn't have the shininess showing, but still annoyingly looks white instead of Vanilla *sigh* 

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge and the Do You Stack Up? ribbon challenge

Thanks again for popping by, and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Dasher and Snow Swirled and I make a non-traditional Christmas card!

Hi guys! I made a card this morning, before having to head into work this afternoon.... I was on the phone to my mum the entire time I was making this!

This is an Early Espresso card base, which I have layered Regal Rose Patterned Paper Stack DSP on, which I popped a piece of Pear Pizzazz on top of and some white ribbon which was left over from a shirt that I pulled apart... (hey, it's still ribbon!) the rosette was made using some patterned paper from My Minds Eye, and this tutorial from one of my favourite design blogs... I stamped Dasher on my circle in Regal Rose and popped him on top of the rosette. I stamped the sentiment from Snow Swirled on the Regal Rose Patterned Paper and added a few basic rhinestones to finish this card off. 

While I was on the phone, Tommy, my big white cat came walking into the craft room, and meowing at me.... I ignored him, until...

Yup, that's my craft desk, and he is sitting exactly where my card and scratch paper was 5 seconds before this photo was taken... I guess Tommy doesn't like to be ignored... 

I am entering this card into the Moxie Fab Championing Award Medallions Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by! 

Stampin' Up! Snow Swirled and Basic Phrases make a really cute Christmas Card!

Hi Guys! Apparently I have been in a "Red" Mood lately..... My last three cards have been red! Here is one I made yesterday :)

Ok, so I started by colouring in this little The Greeting Farm stamp with my Stampin' Write Markers, and a Blender Pen. Then, I built my card around her... I have used Real Red Designer Series Paper (Patterns Stack). Silver stamped snowflakes from Snow Swirled (say that 10 times quickly) then sponged the piece a little with more Real Red Ink... I have wrapped a piece of Seam Binding Ribbon around it, and tied a bow. The sentiment is from Basic Phrases, and layered onto the decorative label punch in Chocolate Chip. I added a few rhinestones to finish it off.

I'm entering this into three challenges, the first is the Friday Mashup, to make a easel card or use snow flakes,..... I chose to use snowflakes... The second challenge is the CR84FN colour challenge, which is Red, Brown and Kraft. The third challenge is the sketch from Mojo Monday

Ok, thanks for dropping in! I will be back later hopefully with another (non red) card :)

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Snow Swirled and I create an Elegant Christmas Card

Hi guys, I'm back again with a Christmas Card to show you :)

This is a Basic Grey card base which has been layered with Island Indigo and piece of foil patterned paper from KaiserCraft. I then stamped the tree image from Snow Swirled on to a piece of white card in Island Indigo, and popped some rhinestones on top. The ribbon is actually Stampin' Up!'s Very Vanilla Seam Binding which I coloured using a little bit of silver Smooch Spritz. The sentiment is from the retired hostess set, The Best is Yet to Be. 

I am entering this into two challenges, the first is the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I have to be honest, I don't quite understand what they mean by clean cards, but no one has said anything about my cards not fitting the bill, so I'll continue to enter... If someone could clarify, that'd be awesome :) The second challenge I'm entering this into is the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger, I used the colours as inspiration, as well as the damask pattern on the dress... 

Well, that's all from me... Now, it's bed time...

Good night, and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree and I create a Christmas Card

I'm back, and I have a Christmas card to show you!

I started this card with the circle, cut with my Circle Scissors, stamped the tree line using Staz On and the Lovely as a Tree stamp, I then got my brayer out (which I'm slowly making friends with), and brayered Pool Party ink, followed by Island Indigo and Night of Navy. When that was done, I got my VersaMarker out, and used it to add 'snow' to the ground with white embossing powder. I then layered the circle onto a piece of Pool Party, stamped the sentiment from Snow Swirled and added Basic Rhinestones in the corners. I set that aside and moved onto my card base. I cut a Whisper White card base, and layered it with some Night of Navy card which I had run through the Bigshot with the Square Lattice embossing folder. I wrapped some Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon around the Night of Navy, and tied a knot, before mounting the image panel using Dimensionals. 

I am entering this into the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge, as it has been quite a while since I've entered one of their challenges :)

Thanks for dropping in, 

Happy Stamping :)

Stampin' Up! Tree Trimmings and I create a Christmas Card

Hi guys, I've almost finished my assignment, just one part to go! :) Yay! So, this afternoon, I made a matching card for the star album I made during the week...

It's a Soft Suede card base layered with the almost retired Newsprint DSP which I sponged with Crumbcake. I layered a piece of scallop border punch in Cherry Cobbler then stamped the three ornaments from Tree Trimmings on a separate piece of Vanilla card. I stamped each of the ornaments in Crumbcake, Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler, I then went over them with my Versamarker and clear embossed them for some shininess. I stamped the sentiment, which is from Snow Swirled and used my Modern Label punch. To finish off this card, I used my Early Espresso Marker to draw some strings, and a double border. 

I am entering this into the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge...

Oh, and here is a pic of the card with the matching Star Album!

Thanks for dropping by!

Stampin' Up! Snow Swirled, Tree Trimmings, Dasher and Contempo Christmas create a Vintage Star Album

Hi Guys, I should warn you all now, this is going to be a picture heavy post.... I have created a Christmas mini star album for an international holidays swap... luckily, I only had to make one!

So, this is the front, I used a piece of backing card you get when you order a pack of designer series papers. The album size is 4 inches square. I have covered the backing card using the Newsprint DSP, and inked the edges using Crumbcake. I stamped Dasher is Soft Suede on Very Vanilla, and mounted it on Suede. I added a rhinestone for his nose. The ribbon is non-Stampin' Up! and is almost a perfect match for Cherry Cobbler.

This is just to show you a different angle, the pages are Cherry Cobbler, followed by Soft Suede and Very Vanilla... Now the insides:

I sponged all the Vanilla pieces with Crumbcake, and purposefully left some of the pages blank, so my swap sister can insert photos, or journalling.

 

Other pages, like these ones, I filled with a Christmas quote or picture that I thought was really nice

 

This page, (below) is  probably my favourite...

 

 

Sorry about my fingers in these, the pages wouldn't sit open by themselves... 

 

 

I used only 5 stamp sets and 4 colours to create this entire album, Dasher, Snow Swirled, Contempo Christmas, Tree Trimmings and a Hero Arts stamp I don't remember the name of... The colours are Soft Suede, Crumbcake, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla. Here is a look at the album open, with all the pages showing.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping