Poinsettia Peace

Morning Crafters, hope this finds you all well?

Another little card for you today, I started off with the intentions of having a large die cut in the center but then decided to have a poinsettia in the middle instead!

Items Used:

Basic 6x6 White card

Creative Expressions-Foundation card Spring Green & Burgundy

Joanna Sheen-Christmas Patchwork Stamps

Spellbinders Shapeabilities- Layered Poinsettia

Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Crushed Olive, Fired Brick & Black Soot

Cosmic Shimmer-Olympic Gold PVA

Craft Impressions-Christmas Snowflake Sentiments

Couture Creations Embossing Folder-Damask
Grand Calibar

I started by running some Spring Green card through the Grand Calibar using the Damask Embossing Folder I then matted this onto the base card.

Using the back of the Centura card I stamped two of the stamps from J.S. Christmas Patchwork stamps using T.H. Crushed Olive & Fired Brick, I matted this onto some Burgundy card and attached it to the card in the center.

Using more Burgundy card I die cut the Layered Poinsettia and using more of the Spring Green card I stamped my sentiment with Black Soot and die cut the leaf, I placed both the flower and leaf onto the center of the card, then using the Olympic Gold PVA glue I added a few spots in the center of the Poinsettia and there you have your finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Farmhouse Christmas Bauble

Happy Guy Fawkes crafters, stay safe tonight if you're having Fireworks, or maybe you had them over the weekend? Remember to keep pets indoors, its this time of year I hate as I have to keep my cats in every night for almost a month round here then we get a short break before New Year lol!

Anyway my crafting friends, thank you so much for all your lovely comments yesterday concerning my card and my Daughters Birthday, she informed me she spent the day at the Spa!

Todays card is the similar one to the one I posted on Sunday.

I started with my 6x6 White base card, with some Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Pastel card I embossed it with Creative Expression Sue Wilson's Garden Lattice Embossing Folder, rounded the corners, wrapped some White ribbon (Own Stash) down the one side then matted it onto my base card.

With Crafters Companion Centura Silver card I die cut using Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornament with Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Splendid Circles in the center.

On some White card I stamped Sheena Douglass Little Bit Festive Farmhouse Christmas with Versa Color Royal Blue ink, cut to size and attached it to the back of the Bauble to show the image through the center.

On the bottom of the bauble I stamped my sentiment from Crafty Impressions Clear Stamps using the same Royal blue ink, I then attached the complete bauble to my card with Foam Pads.

Using more Centura card I die cut Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsettia, whilst still in the die I inked through with the Royal Blue ink again, layered them together and added an Habico Self Adhesive Pearl. I made a bow out of the same White ribbon and attached my Poinsettia flower in the center with Pinflare Silicone Glue and attached it to the card as seen.

There you have the finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

 

Peace at Christmas

Morning crafters, hope this finds you all well, I am back on my Christmas cards again for a while.I have made two quite similar, little quick cards so here is the first one;

Sorry the photo is not too good, that's the flash for you lol!

I started with my basic White 6x6 card, with some Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Silver card cut to size I embossed it with Couture Creations Damask Embossing Folder then wrapped a piece of Gold/Brown Reversible Ribbon from Fantastic Ribbons and taped it round the back.

With more C/Comp. Centura Pearl Silver card I die cut using Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments with Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Delightful Circles die in the center.

Onto the back of C/C Centura Pearl card I stamped Sheena Douglass Little Bit Festive Home from Home stamp using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo, I cut this to size and attached it to the back of my 2011 Heirloom Ornament die cut with Pinflare Silicone Glue so part of the image showed through the center die cut. I attached the complete bauble to my card with Foam Pads.

With more Centura card I die cut Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsettia using the three smaller dies and inked through the die with T.H. Vintage Photo, I layered these up and placed an Habico Self Adhesive Pearl in the center and attached it to the ribbon on the card.

As I had forgotten to stamp a sentiment onto the card before embossing it I decided to stamp a sentiment from Craft Impression Clear Stamps onto Centura Pearl card and die cut with the smallest of the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament dies, I placed this in the bottom right corner of the card.

There you have the finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Hark the Hearald Angels Sing

Morning Crafters. Last week at work before half term, where has this year gone?!!

Now I have done something a little different, as what I started out to do I did not end up with! Story of my life that is lol!

I decided I wanted to stamp and gild the Angel image onto Black card using Creative Expression Single Christmas-Herald Angel along with the music Inkylicious Clear Stamp-Music Melody and song title Creative Expression Single Christmas-Herald Angel, but on doing so I went too close to the edge of the card to die cut it out as I intended, because of this no die would fit around it, silly mistake so it had to stay Rectangle! Then after gilding with Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes-Summer Meadow it looked lovely but I had to go and try something else!

I wanted to see what it would look like with Micro beads over the whole lot. So I covered the gilded image with a piece of Crafty nations double-sided Adhesive Sheet and covered it in Creative Expression Micro Beads. Now I am not sure it looks as good as it did just gilded but it was too late. I matted this onto a piece of Gold card and trimmed it up.

Now this did not look good on White card so I matted it onto Black card on top of two Heartfelt Creations Decorative Lattice Swirls that I had heat embossed with Papermania Embossing Powder-Gold. This added some interest around the focal image but did not distract from it too much.

After this I felt something was needed in the bottom left corner as it looked bare so I decided to make a Poinsettia flower out of Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsettia using the three smallest dies and gilded the flower with more of the Cosmic Shimmer Summer Meadow Gilding Flakes, a Self Adhesive Black Pearl placed in the center of the flower finished the card off.

Although it did not end out as intended I am pleased with the finished look.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Sweet Moments of the Season

 Morning crafters, isn't the weather getting colder now, we have been spoilt with such a wonderful summer! Time for the heating to go on I think.

Today I am showing a simple Christmas card, I folded a sheet of Creative Expressions Foundation card Lilac in half for my base card and matted it with some Silver Miri card.

With White card I randomly stamped with JustRite Background Stamp Elegant Fronds and Creative Expressions 'That Special Touch Mask' Funky using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Shaded Lilac. Then ran it through the Grand Calibar using Sue Wilson Embossing Folder Garden Lattice, I then matted this onto my card.

Using more White card I die cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Majestic Elements Gold Circles One and inked with Shaded Lilac whilst still in the die. I then Stamped my sentiment, I know I did this backwards but hey ho! My sentiment was from Heartfelt Creations Sweet Memories Pre Cut Set, I stamped it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot. I matted this onto more Silver Miri card and attached it to my card as seen.

I made a bow out of some Lilac Ribbon I had in my stash and attached this to the card under the sentiment.

Using White card and Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsettia I die cut two smaller flowers and inked through the die with more Shaded Lilac, I assembled the flowers and placed them onto my bow. In the center of the flower I added a little 'pearl' out of Cosmic Shimmer Specialist Pearl PVA, I repeated this in all four corners of the card and there you have the finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Merry Christmas

Morning Crafters, a nice quick, easy one for you today, very simple indeed. Quite the opposite from yesterdays card!

I started off with my 8 x 8 base White card, using some Create and Craft Pearlescent card-Purple I matted this onto my base card followed by some White card, then on another piece of Purple card I stamped the flourish from Creative Expressions Sam Poole Silhouette Poinsettia with my Versamark Stamp Pad and covered it with Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes Persian Dawn, though as you can see some of the gilding flakes did not stick too well, think my ink pad is running dry! However, I liked the effect it left.

I taped some FantasticRibbons.com Purple dotted ribbon around underneath the stamp then matted this onto my card.

Onto some White card I stamped my sentiment from Creative Expressions Sam Poole Silhouette Poinsettia using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot and die cut it with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 20, whilst still in the die I inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Shaded Lilac. Using a piece of Purple card I embossed with the same Lables 20 die and cut it out then attached the sentiment on top, I placed this on top of the ribbon with some Foam pads.


I decided to add some Papermania Dew Drops on the flourish to look like baubles on a tree, an idea from watching Sam Poole. I kept them to the same colour of yellow and added four larger ones in each of the corner of the card

There you have the finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Poinsettia

 Morning once again crafters, my, first week of October been and gone, soon be Christmas lol!!! How frightening, I have started my Christmas shopping, only one or two little things you got to haven't you? Anyone else started?

Now, my card for today is all Christmas, very Red with a touch of Green!

I folded a sheet of Creative Expressions Foundations card-Burgundy in half and layered that up with a sheet of White card. With more White card I inked randomly over the card with Creative Expressions 'That Special Touch Mask-Funky' and JustRite Background Stamp-Elegant Fronds using Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Fired Brick.
using a strip of White card I put it through Sue Wilson Embossing Folder Garden Lattice, rounded the corners, then inked up with Fired Brick. I attached this along the center of the card.

Out of some Burgundy and White card I die cut a few flowers with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Layered Poinsettia, the White ones I inked with Fired Brick, I die cut a couple of leaves out of Green Vellum and attached these onto the strip of card as seen. In the center of each Poinsettia I have placed a Self Adhesive Flat Backed Pearl, White ones from Habico and the red one from Imports Ltd -FL396

Using Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags Two I die cut my tag with Burgundy card, using the computer I wrote some sentiments and printed them off then cut them out again with the SP Fancy Tags Two die, inked it up with Fired Brick and attached it to the top of the Burgundy tag. I placed this on the bottom center of the card underneath the strip of Poinsettias.

There you have my finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Red Poinsettia

Hi my crafty friends, another Christmas card for ya today, keeping it RED!

Items Used:

• Basic White Card 8" x 8"
• Creative Expressions Foundation Card - Burgundy
• White Card
• Creative Expressions Un-Mounted stamps -  Silhouette Poinsettia 
• Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Folder - Framed Petite Lables  Design A
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities -Layered Poinsettia
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Imports Ltd Flatbeads - Burgundy Product Code FL396
• Tim Holtz Distress ink - Fired Brick
• Heat tool

I first got my  Basic White Card 8" x 8", then with some Creative Expressions Foundation Card - Burgundy,
using my  Versamark Ink Pad and Creative Expressions Un-Mounted stamps -  Silhouette Poinsettia, (the small flourish and the single poinsettia) I stamped onto the card, heating it to dry to leave a watermark effect. I matted this onto my base card. With some White Card I cut to size leaving a boarder round showing the watermark detail, I stamped it up using the Creative Expressions Un-Mounted stamps -  Silhouette Poinsettia  around the edge and 'Tis the Season' stamp as the main focal point with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick then ran it through the bottom of Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Folder - Framed Petite Lables  Design A to give some texture.
With more White card I die cut some Spellbinders Shapeabilities -Layered Poinsettia using the two largest dies and the leaves and inked through the die with Tim Holtz Distress ink - Fired Brick. I placed these together as seen and attached them to the bottom right corner of my card. In each of the four corners and the center of the Poinsettia I placed a Imports Ltd Flatbeads - Burgundy Product Code FL396 to finish the card off.

This was a very simple card to make but an effective one.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx

Warm Winter Wishes

Morning crafters, thought I would show another Christmas card today a girly one at that.

Items Used:

• Basic White 8" x 8" card
• White card
• Create and Craft Pearlescent card - Pink
• Spellbinders  - Fancy Frame Tag 2
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - 2010 Heirloom Ornaments
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Layered Poinsettia
• Creative Expressions - That Special Touch mask - Lattice
• Creative Expressions - Micro beads
• Creative Expressions Fancy Pearl Embellishment
• Creative Expressions Un-Mounted Stamps - Winter Greetings
• Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powder - Burnt Red Lustre
• Cosmic Shimmer PVA - Pearl
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Victorian Velvet
• Habico Self Adhesive flat-backed Pearls
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Own Stash Pink Ribbon  & Double Adhesive Sheet

 I matted and layered up with Create and Craft Pearlescent card - Pink and White card and placed these onto my base card. With some White card I placed the Creative Expressions - That Special Touch mask - Lattice face down and inked through with my Versamark Ink Pad, I removed the mask and heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powder - Burnt Red Lustre. 
I covered a piece of White card with some Double Adhesive Sheet and die cut it using the Spellbinders Nestabilities - 2010 Heirloom Ornaments, once cut I removed the cover and coated in Creative Expressions - Micro beads. 
Out of  more white card I stamped my sentiment Creative Expressions Un-Mounted Stamps - Winter Greetings using Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Victorian Velvet then die cut with Spellbinders  - Fancy Frame Tag 2, I inked through the die with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Victorian Velvet.
 Out of a piece of  Create and Craft Pearlescent card - Pink I die cut with Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Layered Poinsettia using the three smallest dies, I mounted these together off setting each one then placed a Habico Self Adhesive flat-backed Pearl in the center.

I then started to construct my card, I attached the embossed mask layer onto my card, I placed the Bauble in the center, attached the flower to the left side of the bauble and attached a bow at the top of the bauble from  Own Stash Pink Ribbon, in the center of the bow I added Creative Expressions Fancy Pearl Embellishment. I placed the sentiment in the bottom right corner then added some pearls around the edge of the card using Cosmic Shimmer PVA - Pearl, I put this aside to dry overnight and there is my finished card.

I hope you like it?

Thanks for looking, Jacquie xxx

Tis the Season

 Morning Crafters. another Christmas card for you today.

Items used:

• 
  Basic 8" x 8" White card base
• White card
• Own Stash - Green Miri card
• Creative Expression Foundation card - Spring Green
• Creative Expression Sam Poole Stamps - Silhouette Poinsettia
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies - Layered Poinsettia
• Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Folder - Sea Garden
• Habico Self Adhesive  Flat Backed Pearls
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Crushed Olive & Peacock Feathers
• Pinflare Silicone Glue
• Crafters Companion Country Diary of an Edwardian lady CD-Rom - Colourised Backing Paper

First I printed off some backing paper that I had changed colour with the colouriser from  Crafters Companion Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady CD-Rom, I matted and layered this to my base card. I cut some White Card to size and with the smaller flourish from Creative Expression Sam Poole Stamps - Silhouette Poinsettia I stamped in rows diagonally, and in opposite directions, using Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Crushed Olive & Peacock Feathers, I ran this through Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Folder - Sea Garden to give it some texture and matted and layered onto the backing paper on my card.

I die cut several flowers from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies - Layered Poinsettia out of Own Stash - Green Miri card and layered them up into three's then added a Habico Self Adhesive  Flat Backed Pearls into the center of each flower.
Onto some White card I stamped the large sentiment poinsettia stamp from the set Creative Expression Sam Poole Stamps - Silhouette Poinsettia using Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Crushed Olive, I cut this out and matted it onto some Creative Expression Foundation card - Spring Green then cut around the edge of this leaving just a little edge of Green showing, I placed this onto my card then attached the flowers with Pinflare Silicone Glue around the bottom left side with a couple of flowers in the top right corner opposite the others. I attached four Habico Self Adhesive  Flat Backed Pearls in each of the four corners and there is the finished card.

I like this card, in a way still using traditional Christmas colours but then again not...if you know what I mean?

Sweet Memories of the Season

A Happy Weekend crafters. Another Christmas card today but I cannot take the credit for this one as it is one that Emma Lou from Heartfelt Creations showed on the CHA show on Create and Craft channel few months back, I don't intend to show ones that I have got ideas from someone else as I prefer to showcase my own ideas but I loved this when I saw it and thought I would add my take on it onto my blog. I hope you don't mind?

I would also like to give a warm welcome to my new follower Sue, great to hear from you. You can follow Sue on:

 http://bearhousecreations.blogspot.co.uk/

Items Used:

• Basic 8" x 8" White card base
• White Card
• Create and Craft  Miri card-Lilac
• Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Embossing Folder-Garden Lattice
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies - Layered Poinsettia
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Imperial Gold - Gold Circles One
• Heartfelt Creations 'Sweet Memories' Pre-cut set
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Shaded Lilac, Black Soot and Vintage Photo
• Kaisercraft Gems - Purple

I mattered and layered my base card with first White card then Create and Craft  Miri card- Lilac, with another piece of White card I stamped the floral from Heartfelt Creations 'Sweet Memories' Pre-cut set, I stamped this twice on the left side joining them up vertically, I decided to stamp them with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Vintage Photo rather than Black Soot to give a more natural look, I then ran it through the Grand Calibar using Spellbinders M-Bossibilities Embossing Folder-Garden Lattice, I glued this down into place.
I stamped my three images from Heartfelt Creations 'Sweet Memories' Pre-cut set onto White card with Tim Holtz Distress Inks Black Soot and die cut them with Spellbinders Nestabilities Imperial Gold - Gold Circles One, I  inked through the die with  Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Shaded Lilac, using some Create and Craft  Miri card-Lilac I embossed using the same Spellbinders Nestabilities Imperial Gold - Gold Circles One and cut around the edge with scissors so the White circles, once layered on top,  had some background, I hope this makes sense?

Using more White card I die cut Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies - Layered Poinsettia using the three largest dies and inked through the dies with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Shaded Lilac, I love inking through these dies as it just shows up the veins on the petals, I have made many using various coloured inks so I have a stash to use as I wish. I layered the three flowers up mis-aligning each one and placed this in the center of my floral stamp on the left of the card as shown, I attached a Kaisercraft Gems - Purple in the center of the flower to finish it off.

With my three stamped circles I placed them on the card as shown so the smallest of the three was in the bottom right corner and there you have your finished card.

Thank you for looking, Jacquie xxx