Christmas Card Throwdown
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
White on White
I made this card today to go into the challenge "White on White" at Simon Says Stamp. The challenge is to have an all white card, so I embossed my white cardstock background with a Sizzex background embossingfolder "Snow and Trees" and used a window that my friend sent me, thanks Meg, I used Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Die Mini Pine Tree and a Marianne Creatables Die Pine Leaves LR0181, and a white butterfly from Joy Crafts cutting and embossing die, the smallest one and I used a lace cutting die from Nellie's Multi Frames MFD 023, accented with stick on pearls, Kaiser Basic. I really like the way this one came out even though it is a bit hard to see the details.
Monday, 18 February 2013
telephone greetings
This is a new card I made today, I used paper from Prima Botanical collection that I got free with a magazine, I used a circular cutting die from Nellie Snellon multi frames MFD030, and the telephone is a QuickKutz die which I have had for a very long time, the greetings is a new die I got from Marianne's creatables, this die has a Merry Christmas and a Seasons Greetings on it, as I didn't have a Hello either in cutting die or stamp I used the Greetings die. I shaded the edges with a dull green ink pad, I embossed the from and the back with an
press embossing folder "retro swirls" and used a Tim Holtz diffuser on the back section so that I could leave a space to stamp the greeting wich is a "Stampendous" stamp which I have also had for a very long time, I like this saying. The telephone was cut from a piece of scrap paper,
and the dial from a scrap piece of black cardstoock.
press embossing folder "retro swirls" and used a Tim Holtz diffuser on the back section so that I could leave a space to stamp the greeting wich is a "Stampendous" stamp which I have also had for a very long time, I like this saying. The telephone was cut from a piece of scrap paper,
and the dial from a scrap piece of black cardstoock.
Friday, 15 February 2013
Little White Rabbit
Here is a little white rabbit I knitted over the last few days for a gift, it is a free pattern from www.patonsyarns.com and the pattern was white with pink dress but I didn't have any pink so made it with red. I crocheted little flowers for her head-dress and brooch on her dress, I think it makes her more feminine and pretty.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
three new cards
These three cards were made while I was "boy" sitting for my son and d.i.l. These cards were inspired by several different blog sites but I have not got the names just at the moment, The first one I used Tim Holtz embossing folder "gears" and the "film strip", the mini clock, movers and shapers together with some gears cut from another movers and shapers die, I used gold card and a cuttlebug alpha die for the numbers "2013" several small trinkets are from my stash, the clock wings are from Tim Holtz BigZ die "Heart wings" and I used rangers distress pad to shade the card "Vintage photo"
This card was inspired by "Card making made easy" with white cardstock with faux stitching with a pale pink gel pen, musical hearts which were in the kit, also in the kit was the pale pink and white ribbon, I used pale pink stick on flowers from my stock and the sentiment is from a stamp that I have had for years.
This card was inspired by "Card making made easy" with white cardstock with faux stitching with a pale pink gel pen, musical hearts which were in the kit, also in the kit was the pale pink and white ribbon, I used pale pink stick on flowers from my stock and the sentiment is from a stamp that I have had for years.
This pale pink card is a "thank you" and was made with two seperate shades of pink designer paper
I used pale pink ribbon for the accent and tied a bow, I used a pink button and Monday, 4 February 2013
Music
Todays card inspiration came from Scraps of life, their monochromic challenge on "Really Reasonable Ribbons Ramblings" Challenge into which I am entering this card. It was made on a base of white card stock with black edging and a royal blue card stock, I used a die cut from "Card making in easy steps" issue 7, and also used ribbon from that pack, I used a paler blue button from my strash, and I quite like this card which can be used for a male or female greeting.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
"Sent with love"
This is a pretty card made today with the inspiration coming from Paper Sweeties Inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room.
the background paper is from my stash and I used pretty little buttons from my button box, and a half paper doily together with hand cut banner on Bakers Twine, words hand written with gel pen and a heart from tim Holtz Heart Wings cutting die, and little stick on pearls from Kaiser Craft basics. I enjoyed making this little card.
the background paper is from my stash and I used pretty little buttons from my button box, and a half paper doily together with hand cut banner on Bakers Twine, words hand written with gel pen and a heart from tim Holtz Heart Wings cutting die, and little stick on pearls from Kaiser Craft basics. I enjoyed making this little card.
Friday, 1 February 2013
Birthday Card
I made this card today because I need to practice my stamping and colouring and I saw a beautiful card on Simon Says Stamp by Steph. I did not have the Tim Holtz stamps only a few generic stamps that have been in my stash for a long time but I tried to make a cheerful Birthday Card with what I had, and here it is, it would do alright for a male or female receipent I used Faber and Castille water colour pencils and an old stencil that I saved from my daughters schooldays - long ago - and as I said various other stamps I think it is not too bad.
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