Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Poinnsetta in White


Here is another card made with the Joyful Wishes Poinsetta. I saw the idea for this card online. I loved how it looked and the technique she used  (sorry I can't remember the site), so I decided to use it for my Stamping Six groups this month.


To make this card I started by stamping the poinsettia onto some Whisper White Paper with Versamark and then embossed it using some white embossing powder. I repeated this for all the flower on the page. I started with a base of Blush Bride on and around the Poinsettias. I then added in some Cherry Cobbler with a foam dauber just on the flower. I then hand painted the flower using my Cherry Cobbler ink pad and my Aqua painter brush. I finished the flower with some white Liquid Pearls in the centre.

I stamped the sentiment from the Joyful Wishes stamp set with Basic Black. I also drew a line around the outside with the Basic Black marker. I then tied some Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Baker's Twine around the card and finished it off with a bow. I matted the sheet with a thin mat of Whisper White and attached it to the Cherry Cobbler card base.  


Stampin' Up Items Used:
Joyful Wishes Stamp Set (131805) pg.27 Holiday Mini
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685) pg.149
Cherry Cobbler Ink (126966) pg.149
Blushing Bride Ink (131172) pg. 147
Basic Black Ink (126980) pg.145
Basic Black Marker (100082) pg.145
Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine (123125) pg.173
Versamark Ink (102283) pg.165
Heat Gun (129053) pg.167
White Embossing Powder (109132) pg.167

ENJOY!!




Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Joyful Wishes in Gold...


This card I made using the poinsettia from the "Joyful Christmas" Stamp Set in the new Holiday Mini. I had a hard time photographing this card as the gold paper really liked to reflect my flash. Out of about 20 pictures this was the best one, unfortunately it really doesn't make the flower look as Red as it is in real life.

To make this card I started by stamping the poinsettia onto some Watercolour Paper with Versamark and then embossed it using some gold embossing powder. I then hand painted the flower using my Cherry Cobbler ink pad and my Aqua painter brush.  I cut the flower out by hand and mounted it to a square of pattern paper. All of the pattern paper is from the new Bo Bunny Christmas line "Silver and Gold". To finish off the poinsettia I added 5 gold brads in the middle using my iRock tool.

I then used the new Expression Thinlit dies and the Gold Foil paper from the Holiday Mini to create the  word Merry. I mounted the word to a strip of the same pattern paper I placed behind the poinsettia. I was able to created 10 of these cards for my Christmas Card Stash.

Stampin' Up Items Used:
Joyful Wishes Stamp Set (131805) pg.27 Holiday Mini
Expressions Thinlits Dies (132171) pg.36 Holiday Mini
Gold Foil Paper (132622) pg.28 Holiday Mini
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685) pg.149
Cherry Cobbler Ink (126966) pg.149
Versamark Ink (102283) pg.165
Heat Gun (129053) pg.167
Gold Embossing Powder (109129) pg.167



ENJOY!!!

Monday, November 18, 2013

The New Deer ...



I love how this card turned out. I plan on remaking it for a masculine birthday card by swapping out the silver embossing powder for Early Espresso. Then I will substitute the pattern papers for some with a hunting theme. Now onto how I made the card...

This card is made using one of the new set from the Stampin' Up Holiday Mini "Remembering Christmas". The base of the card is made from Island Indigo cardstock. I then used a piece of pattern paper from the Winter Frost paper stack. These are great paper packs as they have 48 sheets of paper, 24 of each of two different double sided papers. These are great for making multiples of the same christmas card. 

I then stamped the deer from the "Remembering Christmas" Stamp Set onto another piece of patter paper from the Winter Frost Paper Stack with some Versamark Ink. I then used silver embossing powder and heated it with my heat gun.  I then distressed around the edge of the paper with Island Indigo ink and a sponge. I finished him off with a bow made from the Silver 1/8 ribbon in the Holiday Mini.

The sentiment is from a CTMH stamp set that coordinates with one a their Cricut Cartridges. I stamped it using pool party ink and then stamped the sentiment using Island Indigo.

Items Used:
Remembering Christmas (131763) pg.28 Holiday Mini
Silver 1/8 Ribbon (132137) pg.28 Holiday Mini
Winter Frost DSP Stack (132183) pg.29 Holiday Mini
Island Indigo Card Stock (122923) pg.149
Island Indigo Ink (126986) pg.149
Pool Party Ink (126982) pg.147
Versamark Ink (102283) pg.165
Heat Gun (129053) pg.167
Silver Embossing Powder (109131) pg.167

ENJOY!!!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Santa's List ....


Well he is making his list and checking it twice. It is that time of year again, I have been busy working on my Christmas cards. Unfortunately the progress on my new room has not been very speedy so I am still working in a make shift space. It makes scrapbooking a little difficult but I have been making it work.

This card is made using one of the new set from the Stampin' Up Holiday Mini. The base of the card is made from Early Espresso cardstock. I then added a background of Crumb Cake stamped with the Dictionary background stamp. Love this new background stamp, the writing is nice and small so it doesn't draw your eye away from the focus of the card. 

I then stamped my Santa from Santa's List Stamp Set onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Soft Suede ink. I then distressed around him with Crumb Cake ink and a sponge. Then I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges. I then matted it with a piece of Cherry Cobbler. I finished him off with two Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots in the right hand corner.

I stamped the sentiment from the Santa's List stamp set with Soft Suede onto Very Vanilla. I then cut it into a banner and curled the end. I finished it off by stitching a snowflake using some linen thread.

Items Used:
Santa's List Stamp Set (131811) pg.31 Holiday Mini
Dictionary Background Stamp (130348) pg.100
Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650) pg.145
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (119685) pg.149
Crumb Cake Cardstock (120953) pg.145
Early Espresso Cardstock (119686) pg. 145
Soft Suede Ink (126978) pg.145
Crumb Cake Ink (126975) pg.145
Linen Thread (104199) pg.173
Distress Tool (127562) pg.157
Candy Dots (130932) pg.149

ENJOY!!