Craft Addiction UK Holly Wreath

Hi Lovelies...

It's another Christmas card from me today - this time using the Holly Wreath from Craft Addiction UK.

I die cut it twice, then did some smooshing with green Distress Oxide ink pads to colour it.  Then I coloured the berries and covered them with Glossy Accents.  Lastly I splattered white onto the wreath I was using as the top layer.

I used a snowfall embossing folder for the background, which I matted onto green cardstock. I then added the wreaths, one on top of the other to give thickness.  I added a little bow cut in gold glitter card from the die set at the top.

Lastly, I used a Merry Christmas die which I cut from gold mirri, with a shadow cut from red.  I adhered it with foam pads.

Card Info:

Craft Addiction UK Holly Wreath Die Set

Merry Christmas Die - unbranded

Snowfall Embossing Folder

Distress Oxides - Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, 

Forest Moss

Hope you like my card today...

Happy Crafting

Craft Addiction Believe in the Magic

Hi Lovelies...

For my card today, I've used a fabulous new die from Craft Addiction UK called Believe in the Moment.  It's from their latest release - which, I have to say, I bought nearly all of, it was sooooooo good!!!

Firstly I die cut the image, cutting it twice and adhering together to give thickness.  I used a circle die (slightly larger than the one included in the pack), so I had a thicker frame edge... which I needed to be able to adhere with foam tape.  I added a circle of acetate behind the frame.  Then I created the blended background... using blue Distress Oxides from light to dark.  I splattered with white paint for the snow and then let it dry.  I then cut a circle from the blended background the same size as the front.  I added foam tape onto the acetate around the image and tiny bits behind the larger parts of the image, then sprinkled some tiny sequin jewels onto the acetate, before finishing with the blended background, sealing the sequins in.

I created the card panel by using the Magical Snowfall embossing folder - again from Craft Addiction UK - from navy coloured cardstock.  I adhered the shaker element onto the card panel - then added the sentiment which I'd created on the PC, and diecut with a stitched rectangle die.

Card Info:

Image - Craft Addiction UK Believe in the Magic Die Set

Other Dies - Waffle Flower Circle Die, MFT Stitched Rectangle

Distress Oxides -

Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, 

Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire

Magical Snowfall Embossing Folder

Sentiment done on PC

Pretty pink Posh Tiny Sequins

Stickles Glitter Glue

I really enjoyed creating this card - and have more of the fabulous dies like this to make - so watch this space!  Hope you like it as much as I loved making it!

Happy Crafting...

Autumn Leaves

Hi Lovelies..

Today I'm sharing a card I made for Autumn... so out came my kraft card and my browns!

I did some smooshing with Distress Oxides and gold watercolour paint - then diecut the leaves.  The die that I used comes with the outline - which I die cut in gold.  

Then I cut a background panel from kraft card - creating some embossed lines with my score board.  I popped a couple of strips of brown card too either side of the embossed lines.

Then I placed the leaves over to the left, to look like they were tumbling from a tree.  I adhered them with foam tape to give depth.  Lastly, I added a sentiment that I'd created on the PC, which I cut with the smallest of my stitched rectangle dies, then layered with gold mirri card, again, adhering with foam tape.

Card Info:

Leaves die set - sorry, no manufacturer shown

Distress Oxides - Carved Pumpkin, Gathered Twigs 

and Walnut Stain

Gold Watercolour

Sentiment - done on PC - Connie Font

Hope you like my card... I enjoyed making it as it's just right for this time of year - there's leaves falling all around us at the moment!

Happy Crafting...

Waffle Flower Balloon Cluster

Hi Lovelies...

For my card today, I've used this gorgeous set from Waffle Flower called Balloon Cluster - it includes a die set and a stencil.  I decided to cut the balloons first, then stencil as I found this worked best for me.  

For my first card, I wanted to use pastel colours from my Distress Oxides..  I think I managed that!  I just used blending brushes, keeping the side away from the light slightly darker.  After the colouring, I popped the second stencil that has the light reflection patch in place, and used sparkly embossing paste through it.  Then I used an embossing tool to shape the balloons, before adhering them to my panel with foam pads.  Lastly, I added a sentiment which I heat embossed with silver embossing powder

Card Info:

Waffle Flower Balloon Cluster

Distress Oxides -

Shaded Lilac/Dusty Concord,

Spun Sugar/Kitsch Flamingo/Picked Raspberry,

Saltwater Taffy/Rusty Hinge,

Cracked Pistachio/Forest Moss,

Broken China/Twisted Citron,

Sentiment - Gina K Fancy Phrases

My second card is very similar, I just wanted to use more bold colours on the red background.  I'm sorry, but I didn't note the Distress Oxide colours!

Hope you like my balloon makes today as much as I enjoyed making them!

Happy Crafting...

Altenew Painted Petals Stencil Set

Hi Lovelies..

Sorry, I have a very picture heavy post today..  I've been playing with the beautiful Painted Petals Stencil Set from Altenew...  there's three different stencils included in the set... so  I got out my Distress Oxides and stencilled!

I think you can see on most of my cards, how they were made, so I won't list all the information... just a bit for each card.

Info:

Die - Catherine Pooler Ruffles for Rectangles

Sentiment - done on PC

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, 

Bundled Sage, Forest Moss

Info:

Die - Waffle Flower Lacy Layers A2

Sentiment - Wow Happiest Day

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, 

Bundled Sage, Forest Moss

Smooshed Background

Rose Gold Matt Mirri Card

Info:

Waffle Flower Piercing Elongated Oval Die

MFT Sentiment (embossed in gold)

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, 

Picked Raspberry, 

Bundled Sage, Forest Moss

Info:

Waffle Flower Extended Oval

Sentiment done on PC

Altenew 3D Embossing Folder Linked Ovals

Distress Oxides - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, 

Bundled Sage, Forest Moss

Thanks for staying with me to see all the cards... hope you like my makes! The stencil set is so easy to use, I couldn't stop playing!

Happy Crafting...

LOTV Ballerinas

Hi Lovlies..

Today these gorgeous Ballerinas have taken over my craft room!  Everywhere I look there is a tutu!  They're from LOTV - and are digital stamps, which I've coloured (in pink of course), then fussy cut, adhering them to my cards, before giving them lots of sparkle!

For my first one, I've used this die from Waffle Flower, with a corresponding frame cut from silver glitter card.  I used pink dottie cardstock for the background.

Then for my second, I've just kept her CAS (as much as any ballerina could be THAT!)  Again, coloured and fussy cut, adding her to the Stitched Square panel, then stamping the sentiment and heat embossing with silver.

Lastly, I used another stitched square panel, again adhering the ballerina with foam tape, but this time I added some gold glitter stars, and have heat embossed the sentiment in gold to match.

Card Info:

Images - LOTV Ballerina Digital Stamps

Sentiments - Paper Smooches

Colouring - Copics

R81/83/85 and RV52/63/55

E000/000/00/11 R20

E30/31/33 and 40/41/43

Hope you like my troupe of ballerinas as much as I enjoyed making them!

Happy Crafting... 

Pink & Main Flower Seed Packet Dies

Hi Lovelies..

I'm back with another card made using the Pink & Main Flower Seed Packet die set...  this time I've used a smooshed background.  

I die cut and coloured the flowers, adhering them to the scalloped oval that is also in the set.  I placed the oval on the background, then die cut a sentiment I'd also recently used from Memory Box - I cut it from rose gold matt card three times and layered it up which gives a nice effect.  

Card Info:

Image - Pink & Main Flower Seed Packet Dies

Sentiment - Memory Box Posh Script Happy Birthday

Colouring - Copics

RV52/63/55 Y1838 G21/24/43

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo

Hope you like my second card using this fabulous die set!

Happy Crafting..