Wise men still seek Him

For the past few days there seems to have been quite a theme developing in the cards I've made - clean and simple, no patterned paper, stamping and embossing ... and lots of wise men!

For this card I've used part of a stamp set I bought a while ago and still hadn't inked until this evening 'wisemen ornament' set by Heartfelt Creations. I inked with versamark and heat embossed with detail silver powder.

The card is much darker irl than on here - very difficult to get a photo with a flash with the sheen of the embossing and the glittery silver strip.

Once again, I was too impatient to bother to wait to press the card under a heavy box where the heat had warped it a bit (must remember to do so before I go to bed).

The tiny silver dots aren't stray embossing powder - they are little flecks of glitter that have now been wiped away.

This is another for today's A card a day and also for my own CHNC challenge 96: no patterned paper, also for:

Dream valley 44: glitter and bling
Paper pretties Monday 63: bling
Crafts and me 108: bling it up
Creative craft world: mini challenge with bling
Hotshot craft 12: bling it on
Joanna Sheen: silhouettes
One layer Wednesday 112: song in my heart - We three kings of Orient
The crafty pad 194: Christmas is coming
Ooh la la 117: C ... Christmas
Crafty ribbons 31: Christmas
DL.ART thankful Thursday: any holiday from October to the end of the year
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Divas by design 59: feeling festive?
Creative stamp friends 63: clean and simple
House of gilli 44: emboss it
Lady Anne's stamp challenge: anything goes
Totally stampalicious: anything goes
Anything goes 79: anything goes
LEJ designs 27: anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 2T30: anything goes
Paper playtime 87: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Fussy & fancy 74: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Make it Monday 113
Inspire me Friday 82
52 card pickup week 43

Here they are again ...

... the three kings. While the stamp was out I thought I'd use it again - Clarity stamp inked with versafine onyx black and heat embossed with clear detail powder. This time I've coloured the image using Sakura glitter and metallic pens. Before I had copics etc I used to use Sakura a lot - I raved about them - but I have to confess that they have been neglected in a box in the drawer. It made a change to use them. The sentiment stamp is by Inkadinkado.

It's always difficult to get a photo of a white card - this is the best I can do and, unfortunately, it doesn't show up the gloss of the embossing now the metallic glittery look of the colouring.

This is my first card for A card a day and also for my own CHNC challenge 96: no patterned paper, also for:

ABC Christmas: V for vibrant colours (they are irl, honestly!)
My mum's craft shop 82: bold & bright
Dream valley 44: glitter and bling
Paper pretties Monday 63: bling
Crafts and me 108: bling it up
Creative craft world: mini challenge with bling
Hotshot craft 12: bling it on
One layer Wednesday 112: song in my heart
The crafty pad 194: Christmas is coming
One stitch at a time 137: make 1 for Christmas
Ooh la la 117: C ... Christmas
Crafty ribbons 31: Christmas
DL.ART thankful Thursday: any holiday from October to the end of the year
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Divas by design 59: feeling festive?
Creative stamp friends 63: clean and simple
House of gilli 44: emboss it
Lady Anne's stamp challenge: anything goes
Totally stampalicious: anything goes
Anything goes 79: anything goes
LEJ designs 27: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 92: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 42: anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 2T30: anything goes
Paper playtime 87: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Fussy & fancy 74: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Make it Monday 113
Inspire me Friday 82
52 card pickup week 43

We three kings ...

For this card I've used a stamp I recently bought from Clarity Stamps - I inked with versafine onyx black, stamped on to a snippet of white card and heat embossed with detail clear. The image was then layered on to a piece of black card from my offcuts box. So this is another card for Pixie's crafty snippets 44. I stamped the Kanban image directly down the side of the card, once more heat embossing.

This is for today's Card a Day (late in the date yet again!). It's also another one for my own CHNC challenge 96: no patterned paper (if you haven't yet joined in my challenge, please click on the link - I'd love to see you there).

I'm disappointed that I couldn't get a photo to show the shine achieved by the embossing.

It's also for:

The crafty pad 194: Christmas is coming
One stitch at a time 137: make 1 for Christmas
Ooh la la 117: C ... Christmas
Crafty ribbons 31: Christmas
DL.ART thankful Thursday: any holiday from October to the end of the year
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
Crafty sentiments: seeing stars
Glitter n sparkle 4: monochrome
Creative stamp friends 63: clean and simple
House of gilli 44: emboss it
Do you stack up 95: embossing (wet)
ABC: Z for zoo - animals
Stampin' sisters in Christ 163: black and white only
Gingerloft 51: no colouring allowed
Pink gem 58: polka dots/spots
Lady Anne's stamp challenge: anything goes
Totally stampalicious: anything goes
Anything goes 79: anything goes
LEJ designs 27: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 92: anything goes
Through the craftroom door 42: anything goes
Twisted Tuesday 2T30: anything goes
Stampin' for the weekend 20: anything goes
Tammy's scraping corner 34: anything goes
Paper playtime 87: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 6: anything goes
Fussy & fancy 74: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Make it Monday 113
Inspire me Friday 82
52 card pickup week 43

Quick Christmas card

It's been a long day and I've only just got round to making a quick card, using some Kanban materials. The sentiment says 'peace, love and joy'. The picture is glittered, but that doesn't show up here.

This is my card for today for A card a day on facebook, also for:

Corrosive 161: Know when to fold 'em
Creative card crew22: fancy folds
Daring cardmakers: Let there be light
The crafty pad 194: Christmas is coming
One stitch at a time 137: make 1 for Christmas
Ooh la la 117: C ... Christmas
Crafty ribbons 31: Christmas
Christmas card challenges week 48: pop it up
DL.ART thankful Thursday: any holiday from October to the end of the year
Just keep on creating: Christmas is around the corner
ABC Christmas: U for up to you
Whimsy 52: all things sparkly
Lady Anne's anything goes challenge
Tammy's scraping corner 34: anything goes
Paper playtime 87: anything goes
Amusing challenges: anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody 6: anything goes
Fussy & fancy 74: anything goes
Cards galore October: anything goes
Make it Monday 113
Inspire me Friday 82
52 card pickup week 43