Snow Pals Sleigh Ride

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I don't know about you, but I have phases of doing things, and at the moment I am in my Paper Piecing Phase again!!!  Paper Piecing is a little more time consuming but I think well worth the effort. The card I am sharing today is an A5 card and features some cute little friends out in their sleigh. And aren't they just adorable.....

The base card is Chocolate Chip with a mat of Very Vanilla, I masked off the bottom half of the card and then brayered Soft Sky over the top half of the card. Then using the gorgeous trees from the Wonderland stamp Set I stamped some trees in Garden Green and then removed the mask.

 

The Merry Christmas is from the Sassy Salutations Stamp Set, I stamped it in versamark and then added Gold embossing powder.

 

I added snow to the background using my White Gel Pen, I also used it to add some snow to the trees.

 

I cut out all the pieces for the Paper Piecing on my Silhouette Cameo, I used Choc Chip, Garden Green and Pacific Point for the sleigh, plus a little Gold Paper for the star. The mouse is Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand and the snow bear is Whisper White card stock.

 

Rudolf is Choc Chip, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake, with some Pacific Point for his scarf. The flowers on the wreath are from the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and are stamped in Real Red with gold dots in the middle. I used Real Red Card for his nose then added some Crystal Effects to make his nose shine. All pieces have been inked around the edges before assembly.

 

This was such a fun card to make, I just love these adorable little critters......... I have also used a NEW product from the Spring/Summer catalogue, its a glitter brush pen, its really great for fine detail or for large areas that you want to give a little glitter to. Available from January 5th.... pre order your catalogue from me now....

Thanks for stopping by....
Happy Crafting X

Rudolph the Red Nosed Teddy Bear!

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I have such a cute card to share with you today, I love doing paper piecing, some I cut by hand, others I use my Silhouette Cameo. (Even better if I can do them with punches..)
These little fellows have been cut out on my Silhouette with a little punch art thrown in... Are they not adorable.....

 

The card base is Chocolate Chip card and on that I have put a piece of Merry moments Designer Series Paper. I used my glitter brush pen to add glitter to all the Mellow Moss trees (the dark ones). I also added a strip of Seasons Of Cheer DSP and added glitter to the baubles as well.

 

I sponged around the edges of each part of the teddies and then assembled them, the antlers are punched out using the Tree Builder Punch. The nose is cut from the Pom Pom Trim

 

And you know how we crafters like to use up every little scrap, well the presents that the teddies are holding are the waste from cutting out the window from the Hearth and Home Thinlits die. You get perfect little rectangles, just add some ribbon and instant present....

 

The sentiment (one of my favourites) is from the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set, stamped in Smoky Slate and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch.

 

Such a couple of cuties....

 

I hope you like, thanks for stopping by....
Happy Crafting X

There's Snow Place Like Home

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Today's card features the Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies and the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and matching Framelits dies.

 

I started off with an Island Indigo Card Base and added a piece of Whisper White which I had put through the Big Shot in the Brick Wall Embossing folder. Then I cut out the door using the Hearth and Home Thinlits die and added a piece of vellum which I had embossed with the BoHo Chic Embossing Folder. I stuck it to the card with dimensionals.

 

Next I stamped the Wondrous Wreath onto some white card and cut it out using the matching framelits and added a little plaque "there's snow place like home" and stuck it to the door using dimensionals.

I cut a bow out of Red Glimmer Paper and added it to the wreath and used a grey candy dot as the door knob.

 

I also cut out the little dog from the Hey Girl stamp set and popped him at the bottom of the card looking up at the plaque.....

 

I hope you like, thanks for stopping by.....
Happy Crafting X

Wondrous Wreath Christmas

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Who doesn't like a bargain! Well I know I do and the Autumn/Winter Catalogue is full of them, if you buy the Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies together with the Happy Scenes Stamp Set you save 15% off the regular price if brought separately... and if you buy Wondrous Wreath Framelits Dies along with the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set you will save 15% off the regular price if brought separately....Just Sayin''

 

For this card I started off with a Cherry Cobbler card base and added a Whisper White mat which had been embossed with the Brick Wall Embossing Folder.

 

I cut the window out of Chocolate Chip card, then I cut a piece of vellum to go behind the window and embossed it with the Bo Ho Chic Embossing Folder and stuck it to the back of the window, then I cut a piece of Daffodil Delight and stuck that behind the vellum. Then I attached it to the card with dimensionals.

 

The wreath is stamped first in Old Olive, then Mossy Meadow and then the berries in Cherry Cobbler. Then I cut it out using the matching Framelits Dies. Then I stamped and cut out five of the little flowers and embossed then to give them dimension and used my Gold pen to colour the dots in the center. I stuck them to wreath and added a bow I cut out of red glitter paper using the Framelits dies.

 

I used dimensionals to attach the wreath to the window. The sentiment is from the Happy Scenes Stamp Set, stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out using the Word Window Punch.

 

I love the vellum effect behind the window it's like net curtains and the yellow gives the illusion of a light being on....

All of the products to make this card are available 24/7 from my on-line store.

I hope you like, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X

An Open Heart Christmas

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Today's card features that beautiful bird from the stamp set An Open Heart, it also uses the New Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

 

The base card is Cherry Cobbler with a Chocolate Chip mat. Then there is a piece of Soft Sky card which has been embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

 

I stamped the bird n Basic Black then coloured it with Stampin' Write markers, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, So Saffron and Crushed Curry. The bow is from the Stamp Set Wondrous Wreath and stamped in Cherry Cobbler.

 

The fence is a piece of Whisper White stamped with the Hardwood Stamp and Smoky Slate ink, it is then trimmed down and the top shaped using paper snips. It is then attached to the card with dimensionals.

 

Before attaching it to the card I stamped the sentiment in Basic Black and added the pine branches that I coloured with markers. I stuck the bow on with dimensionals and added some Dazzling Details here and there... 

 

 

The finished card, so pretty....

I hope you like todays card, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X

Happy Wonderful Christmas

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Today's card features the Woodland Embossing Folder and An Open Heart Stamp Set with the beautiful sentiment from the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set...

 

This card was inspired by one made by Michelle Zindorf, although I have had to improvise as I didn't have all of the products that she used. The gorgeous bird is from An Open Heart Stamp Set, its stamped in Basic Black onto Whisper White card and coloured in with Crumb Cake, So Saffron and Delightful Dijon Stampin' Write Markers. It is then cut out ready to attach to the card.

 

The background has been sponged using Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Island Indigo Inks (I didn't have any sponges so I used my daubers which didn't quite get the same finish), not too bad though.. Then you put it through the big shot in the Woodland Embossing Folder.
The next step is to brayer Smoky Slate ink over the raised trees, followed by Whisper White ink.

 
I hand cut the branch as I didn't have the Among the Branches Stamp Set (it will be on my next order though!!!) I sponged it with Smoky Slate  and Whisper White inks and then stuck it on the card. The tiny leaves are from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Stamp Set (Very Useful) Instead of the Among the Branches Set ( I so need this set) and are stamped in Pumpkin Pie and Delightful Dijon.

 

The beautiful sentiment is stamped in Basic Black onto Vellum and attached to the card and then I have taken a Decorative Label punched out of Basic Grey card, cut it in half and attached it to the side of the card, then finished it off with some White Candy Dots.

 

I'm still pretty pleased with the final card, check out Michelle's card HERE

Thanks for stopping by have a great day..
Happy Crafting X