Burned Embossing - Sweet Stamps Challenge

Welcome to Tuesday, we have another challenge for you over on Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog and this week we have technique challenge and that is to create a project using "Burned Embossing" that simply is to heat your embossing powder so that it lays flat and not raised.. Check out the challenge blog for tips and tricks..

Crafting supplies I used

Sweet Stamps - Parisian Bouquet

Daisy Duo

Have a Beautiful Day Sentiment

Design Paper - Kasiercrafts The Lake House

Sweet Stamps Embossing Powder - Liquid Platinum 

Cheery Lynn - Frills and Hearts Border

Distressing Ink - Victoria Velvet 

I'll be honest with you, I wasn't looking forward to this challenge,  but I was pleasantly surprised how easy and fun it was. I had to dust off the cobwebs of my heat gun and embossing powders, I can remember the first time I saw embossing powders in actions and it was like magic watching the powders raise up..lol 

Hope you like my little card today, please pop over and join in the challenge.  You don't have to use a Sweet Stamps image and we would love to see what you all come up with.

Make your own embellishments - Anything Goes

Good evening all, seems strange posting at night, feel like a right night owl.. hee hee.  I would like to show you a card I made for Anything Goes Challenge blog. Their theme for this fortnight is 

"Make your own Embellishments" So head on over and join in. 

I love this time of year and the making of Christmas Cards, always wonder why I don't make them all year round... 

Craft supplies 

Magnolia Stamps 

Lilli of the Valley Sentiments 

Cheery Lynn 

Build a Flower #1

Magnolia Doohickeys 

Wreath strip

Frills and Hearts border 

Design paper - Authentique 

Distressing Inks - Fried Brick,Bundle Sage, Walnut Satin, Antique Linen 

Brads and Cinnamon sticks from stash  

Pop over to the Craft Den for all your crafting needs

Copic Colours 

Reds - R39, 37, 35

Greens - G29, 28, 24, 21

Skin, Hair & Boots  - E30, 00, 000, R20

E47, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40

I'm really pleased with the way this colouring turned out, I think I'm getting there with the folds in clothes, still a long way to go but practice, practice practice.. lol

This is the inside view, I have distressed the writing panel with Antique Linen DI's and added some background magnolia snowflakes.. 

Whatever you are doing today, enjoy and relax! it is of course Sunday... 

Hearts Christmas

Hi everyone, Sunday comes around so quickly, I have a week left at work then I have a whole week off for half term holiday and boy am I ready for it... 

Come and join us over on Cheery Lynn Challenge blog for our weekly 

 challenge.. A new challenge start tomorrow (Monday) To enter you need to use a Cheery Lynn Die to be in with a chance at winning a $20 coupon to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store.  Cheery Lynn also have an inspirations blog where you can pick up tips, tricks and lots of ideas on how to use and create with Cheery Lynn Dies we have inspiration 24/7 so remember to visit often..

This week I have again created a Christmas Card 

Cheery Lynn Dies Used 

Build a Flower

Frills and Hearts Border

Lacey Christmas Ornaments 

Sliver Square nesting Stackers 

Scalloped Square nesting Stackers

Wreath Strip

I love making Christmas Cards, I think its the colours, the glitter and the gorgeous papers.  The poinsettia below has been created using the Build a Flower series #1 from Cheery Lynn.  I distressed with Fired Brick Distress inks (nice and messy) then added the centres with have been glittered.  Behind the flower I have used the Lacey Christmas Ornaments which have also been glittered.. 

Most of my cards are 14.5cm x 14.5 cm (5/6inch Square)

for this card I cut my card size then cropped about 7cm off the bottom of the front of my card, I then die cut the Frills and Hearts border to create a lovely decorative edge. 

Copic Colours 

Greens - G29, 28, 24, 21

Browns - E49, 47, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40

Reds - R39, 37, 35

Yellow/Orange - YR24, 23, 21

I used a white highligthing pen for the little dots on the present and slippers. 

This is the inside view

Other crafting items 

Stamps 

Lilli of the Valley 

Whimsy Sentiment stamps

Scrim (for the ribbon)

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Authentique Design Paper

Core dinations Cardstock - Classy Reds- Scarlet 

Stippled or Sponge - Sweet Stamp Style

Hiya folks, what a weekend.. I have been under the weather and much to my DH delight I have now completely lost my voice!! :( Luckily I don't need my voice to type.. lol 

As its Tuesday its time for another challenge over on Sweet Stamps and this week the theme is "Stippled or Sponged to colour" Head on over and check out the blog to see other gorgeous projects from the rest of the DT.  Our prize this week is a $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps store.. 

Sweet Stamps is on Facebook so pop in and said hi..

I have created a kick card again today (so love these) 

I have used a craft too embossing folder, then sponged over it with a distressing ink.. 

Craft supplies 

All available from Sweet Stamps online Store 

Sweet Stamps - Margery 

Just an old fashioned Sentiment 

Craft Too embossing folder - Spring flowers 

Kaisercrafts design paper - Magnolia Grove

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Classic Circles nesting dies 

Scalloped Circles nesting dies 

Coredination cardstock - Dusty Rose

Well hope you have enjoyed my project today.. 

Frame It!!..

Hello all, early bird start for me today! Here with another great challenge from Sweet Stamps and the challenge this week is... "Frame it" to use a frame on your project.  It would be great if you use one of the many frames stamped frames that Sweet Stamps stock this will get you entered into the prize draw twice to win an amazing $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps Store.

I chose to create a Kicker Card as the frame I used worked really well for this style, but if you have the chance, please do check out the other design teams makes they are all extremely fabulous!!

 

I kept my card quite plain on the outside as I didn't want to detracted from the frame and image (this was really hard for me as I wanted to embellish, embellish, embellish)lol.. 

Here's a close up of the image, really love colouring this stamp, great for practising shading skills and looks so pretty.. 

Craft Supplies

Sweet Stamps - Extravagant Frame

Horse Portrait Oval 

Western Words Trio

Paper - First Editions - New Leaf

Ribbon, String, Oval frame (around the horse) and button from Stash

All available at Sweet Stamps

Did I miss Christmas?

Hello all, it seems like ages since I was on my blog! Things had just gone from mad to crazy in the space of a few days.  I had some very sad news just before Christmas that my grandmother was in hospital, she passed away a few days later... So it was up to North Wales the following week for the funeral. Although it was a very sad day it was so nice to see the family again and to catch up.  Since the funeral I haven't really had the time or the mojo to get any crafting done.  

But now I'm in full swing and planning a whole day in my crafting shack (I think its in need of a clean and tidy up before any crafting can be done..lol)

Here are a few cards that I made for SCSC that I didn't get to post..   

This card was made for a lady at work those Aunt and Uncle reached their 60th Wedding Anniversary.  She wanted something a bit more special and this is what I came up with.  I decorated the inside of the card and included a few little tags for their own personal message.  I made and decorated a box to match.  The card even rocks!! 

This card was for a very dear friend and is one of my first tries at a kicker style card.  I had a lot of fun making this card and really hope she liked it.

I love these two colours together and this magnolia stamp is also one of my favourites.

Well that's if for me today, I have to go and get myself sorted out and back into a routine.. I will be around to visit all your blogs shortly.