50 Gold / 50 Silver

  Today I decided to knuckle down to do some Christmas cards for 2012, I really love this card by just using Gold, Silver and White.  Its simple but elegant!
  I recently bought Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine Issue 102, using their free gift Hot Off The Press Enchanted Christmas stamps I used their Reindeer, Tree and Joy stamp.  I really love the Swirl Floral and Snowflakes pattern in the Reindeer and the Tree, there is a close up of this further down the blog post.
  I've used both Gold and Silver Mirror Card, glitter thread, punched snowflakes and star, outlines in tan and light grey and stamped in Gold and Silver Ink.

  I punched out a gold and silver snowflake and added it to the opposite corner and also the opposite colour of the border, I also punched a gold star for the top of the tree.
  For the background I debossed a piece of white card with Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft to make it like snow and matted it onto gold mirror card.  For the side panel I embossed a piece of white card with Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft and inked with gold and silver ink, I matted and layered the panel the same way as the topper and wound Gold and Silver glitter threads three times around it and made a quadruple bow to make it more big and prominent.
  I stamped the sentiment 'Joy' in Gold onto a die cut scalloped oval and ink around with Silver ink then mounted it onto foam pads.


  This picture is so much better to show off the Gold and silver Mirror Card, to do this I stamped the Reindeer in Gold then outlined it with a Tan coloured fineliner, I also did this for the Tree but used Silver and outlined it with a Light Grey coloured fineliner.  This made the stamped image to stand out and made it eye catching.  When dried I matted and Layered the topper onto a triangle of Gold and a Triangle of Silver this makes it interesting and different than just one colour.

  For the inside of the card, it needed a little something other than just a plain insert.  I had an idea of using a 'Barbara Gray's' border style of using a ruler and a Gold Glitter pen and made a wobbly spiky lines for a border.  For the verse I used a Wooden Mounted Stamp from Stampendous called 'Wishing you a Christmas full of Joy and Peace' going with the Gold and Silver style card I inked this stamp with gold and silver ink so the colour style is going throughout the whole card.

 Method to Make:

• Square white Card blank 7.5" x 5"

• Gold and Silver Mirror card for mattering and layering

• Hot Off The Press Enchanted Christmas Stamps - (from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine Issue 102, I used their Reindeer, Tree and Joy Stamp)

• Gold and Silver Metalic Ink Pad

• Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft

• Tan and light Grey Fineliner - (from Staedtler)

• Scalloped Oval die cut - (cArt-Us Dies)

• Gold and Silver Glitter Threads

• Punched Star and Snowflakes

• White Paper for insert

• 'Wishing you a Christmas full of Joy and Peace - (from Stampendous (wooden mounted stamp))

• Gold Glitter Pen

I Hope you like it!

I'm entering this card in the following blog challenges:

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

St Lukes Charity Cards- Simple Christmas Challenge

hAnglar sTanglar Easel Drawer Card

    Today I made a Drawer Easel Card and used one of my favourite hAnglar sTanglar Little Girl I call her Millie.  When I found hAnglar sTanglar I fell in love with them they are cute and aww... images and I had to get my hands on them.

   It took me a while to make this little Easel Drawer Card project as this is my first time.  I really enjoyed making this and I love the finished outcome.

This is a close up picture of the image.  See below for the full project.

Method to Make:

• hAnglar sTanglar Image (coloured with Aquacolours by Staedtler)
• White card stock (a few A4 sheets, just in case a mishap appears)
• Totally Tropical Summer Background paper (from Kate Knight)
• Orange Metallic card stock (matted and layered onto white card stock)
• Dark Pink Metallic card stock (matted and layered onto white card stock)
• Die Cut Square (from Nellie Snellen)
• Die Cut Flowers (from Joy Crafts Flowers 24)
• Doily for frill
• String (Coloured Green with promarker)
• Button Bow Shape (from The Works)
• Gems
• Sentiment

Here is the Full photo of the Easel Drawer Card.

I will be entering this project into the following Blog Challenges:
Just Magnolia Blog Challenge
Lovely-Haenglar-Only Blog Challenge
Ribbongirls - September Colour Challenge

My first Proper Christmas Card for 2012 !

   Today I made my first quick Christmas card for 2012, I know its late but I only have a small audience to make for.
  I have loads of old Christmas stock that I haven't used over the past years. So I thought its about time I should sift through them to see what design pops into my head.  So I hope you like it.

  Method to Make:

• Square white 6 1/2 Card blank
• Gold Mirror card for mattering and layering
• 3D Gold Glittered Foam Snowflake
• Popcorn Decorating the Tree - Pyramage Topper (from Crafters Companion)
• Round sentiment (made by me using Microsoft Publisher)
• Scalloped Circle for Sentiment (gold mirror card)
• Red Snowfall backing paper, Holly Fall backing paper and Snowflake Fall backing paper (from First Edition Paper - Festive Treats)

Im entering this card in the Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

Love Grows in spring

    My card today is called 'Love Grows' its an adorable LOTV Stamped image in spring colours this can be used for valentine season or just to let someone know that you love them.

Method to Make:

• Love Grows Stamp from Lili of the Valley (LOTV)
• Coloured with Promarkers
• A5 White Card Blank
• Green Cardstock for matting and layering
• Pale Pink and white polka dots backing paper
• Pale Green and white gingham
• Pink Pearl Dots
• Organza ribbon in 3 different colours - green, dark pink and light pink
• Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch - Flower Bed
• Scalloped circle
• Sentiments

                    Sorry for bad photo quality, but hope you still like it!

Im entering this card into the:

St Lukes Charity - Couples Challenge.

'Its Important....' Anniversary Card

   This Card is an Easel Card and its very large in size, not sure exactly what size it was but I had an envelope with no card blank.  So I used roughly 2 A4 350gsm White card and join together.
   So I was asked to make a funny 52nd Wedding Anniversary card for a old couple.

Method to Make:

• Golden Oldies Decoupage topper from Hunkydory
• Pink Card for Matting and Layering
• Heart backing paper from Dovecraft Back to Basics
• Pink Rose backing paper from Docrafts Papermania Rose Garden
• Pink Organza Ribbon and bow
• Ribbon Rose for Embellishment (from WHAT!)
• Green Leaves
• Oval Die Cut Shape from Nellie Snellen Dies
• Square Scallop Die Cut Shape (for topper)from CArt-Us Dies
• Printer and Word Document Software on Computer for sentiment

                'Its important to have a little twinkle in your wrinkles'

  I love this Sentiment and it was a perfect fit for whom i made this for.

I hope you like!

Im entering this card into the:

St Lukes Charity - Couples Challenge.

I was a runner-up winner at St Lukes Charity Challenge Blog!

'Gold' Challenge 28 from Crafters Companion Monthly Blog

   This card I made is for a 50th Wedding Anniversary for a friend of the family.

Method to Make:

• Light yellow A5 card bank and Envelope
• Gold mirror card,
• Sepia Picture of a Rose
• Gold glitter to emphasis the lighter parts of the rose
• Corner Punch flower
• Gold mesh ribbon
• Diamanté buckle for embellishment
• 2 gold skeleton leaves
• Ribbon rose buds
• Finished off with peel-offs

This is the insert that I had from verses4cards.com, I changed the wording here and there then printed it on to cream hammered paper, put a border around it and then finished it off with corner peel-offs.

Im entering this card in the Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

I hope you like it and I hope I win!

AHHH! Computers!!

I know that I haven't posted on my blog for a long time but I had a problem with my Laptop it deleted all my pictures of cards I made and other important thing so I have been making more cards bigger and better so I hope you like and enjoy them!