More St. Nick

I posted this card design a few weeks ago, and was able to revisit it to create seven more!

After ink blending with the Jolly St. Nick stencils from Concord & 9th, I stamped the Waffle Flower postage images and added a few bits of stamped greenery.  I used the Postage Rectangle dies from Spellbinders to make him into a giant stamp.

I was able to use up most of these older Lawn Fawn holiday plaid papers, and adhered the stamp down with 3D foam adhesive.

Shimmering Snowfall

 I foiled the new-to-me Snowfall Shimmer press plate with silver metallic foil - and got the most beautiful results!  Then I reverse foiled the leftovers, and also got amazing results (reverse foiling can be so iffy!)  So I made them into a couple of Christmas cards:

I used the Gifting Bow die set in a soft colour palette to add my bow and floral cluster, as well as the fun die cut sentiment strips.  The poinsettias and sentiments are attached with foam dots.

All products are from Spellbinders.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I wanted to make a card to honour two special ladies who've been cancer warriors against this disease.  I pulled out the Awareness Ribbon and Sentiments set designed by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders.

The stamp & die set is part of the We All Have Baggage collection that came out earlier this year, with four amazing die sets, and a wonderful sentiment set.  Check it out - you can find them at the Papercrafter's Workshop (www.craftersworkshop.com).

I also used the Arch Punch & Pierce Plate for the arches, and some very old paper from my stash.

Oooh Baby Baby!

 I saw this idea online from the wonderful Laura Bassen (Laura Fadora), and new that it was what I wanted to create as my next fun baby card.

I pulled out my Art Impressions alphabet, and picked a soft and pretty colour palette - then die cut letters like crazy.  It only made sense to cut a whole bunch at once, so I've created six cards today!  The final card is 4 1/2" square, with a few of the letters popped up with 3D foam adhesive.

Birthday Fairy

This is an oldie from Art Impressions!  I needed a card for a girlfriend, and found this image already coloured up with my Copics, ready to go.

I found an older 6x6 paper pack that had some sparkly papers that coordinated with her, so I did a little fussy cutting, and put together a 5"x6 1/2" card base.  There is an extra skirt piece that I fussy cut out, and attached to the main image with an action wobble - so she really does do a little birthday boogie.

Felted Pumpkin

I have definitely been bitten by the felting bug!  I knew that I would be, once I tried a class.  You might remember that I posted a little felted fox a few weeks ago.  Well I had enough leftover supplies to create a little pumpkin.

My sister was visiting, so she created a little white one, and I did the rusty orange version.  After creating the shape, we threaded a large needle with some twine, and added it to the grooves.

I scavenged in my yard to find a little stick that I trimmed and hot glued on as the stem.  It's pretty funny how something so little, can make you ridiculously happy just looking at it :-)

Tiny Snowman Tags

 I bought the Tiny Snowman Dies from Trinity Stamps, thinking to use him on some Christmas tags.  And boy is he tiny!!

He was very fun to assemble, but you definitely have to bring along your patience... those little holly berries are individual little bits... I used tweezers and a thin stemmed glue to create these.

I am playing along with the Alphabet Soup challenge in the Papercrafter's Inner Circle group on Facebook.  This is "T is for Tiny Tag"!

Sending Joy

This is a new-to-me Betterpress plate set - Colour Mix Joy from Spellbinders.

I used the registration plate to get my placing for each of the letters, pressing them in different colours, overlapping a little.  I added a few of the sentiments that come with the set in black.

I cut them both out with a decorative frame die from The Greetery, and matted them with brushed gold cardstock.

I added some holiday bits and pieces to each one along with some gold pearls.

Pumpkin Patch

 I have pulled out some of my favourite Pigment Craft Co. sets today to create a card for my sister.  

This is the Pumpkin Patch, and Fall Wreath sets, all stamped in Distress Oxide Inks.  I stamped all kinds of the leaves, planning to make a bright coloured wreath, but went this route instead.  (Although I still have a ton of leaves, so stay tuned!).  

The coverplate is also from Pigment Craft Co... just can't find it's name at the moment!  I inked it up with a little Broken Glass ink before die cutting it.  The sentiment is from Sweater Season Sentiments, double layered for a bit of extra dimension.  The pumpkins are all adhered with 3D foam adhesive.

S is for Suitcase

Still playing along with the Alphabet Soup challenge in the Papercrafter's Inner Circle group on Facebook. So this is S is for Suitcase.

I am using the Retro Suitcase die and stamp set, which is part of the We All Have Baggage collection by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders.  Love this little suitcase!!  I am using the older Travel Girl papers from October Afternoon - which were really fun to piece together.

The sentiment is from Studio Light, and cut in Spellbinders Brushed Silver Treasured cardstock, with a vellum mat.

Fall Peony Bouquet

I wanted to do a fall version of the cards I created a few weeks ago, using the Lush Peony Bouquet press plate from Alex Syberia Designs.

The plate was pressed in Betterpress Black ink on regular cream cardstock.  I used Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Abandoned Coral, Wild Honey and Rustic Hinge Distress Oxide inks and the coordinating stencils to colour the florals.

I used two frame dies from The Greetery to cut the images out, and mounted them to some warm brown cardstock with 3D foam adhesive.  A few pearls and pressed sentiments finished them off.

Ruscus

 I used the remaining portion of ink blended watercolour paper with another die from The Greetery - Ruscus (it's a type of foliage!).

This time I adhered it to a black cardstock panel, then mounted it with foam adhesive over some matte gold cardstock on a white base.

I added some irridescent pearls and a gold foiled sentiment.

Eucalyptus

 I felt like doing a little ink blending, so pulled out five Distress Oxide inks and tried blending on watercolour paper - worked beautifully.

I pulled out the Eucalyptus die from The Greetery and cut it from my panel - you may see the negative used on something, it's very pretty.

Before die cutting, I spattered my panel with water, and both Villainous Potion and White ink - which gave a really great effect.  I mounted it on a white panel cut with The Greetery's Nordic Frames die that was popped up with foam adhesive.  The sentiment is in brushed gold, and is by Studio Light.

For Dolly

 After seeing so many artists creating artwork online to honour Dolly, I thought I'd do my own little version.

I pulled out my Art Impressions supplies, as I knew I had this little cowboy boot that I stamped twice and added a few flowers to.

I've also seen many people represent her as a butterfly, so I added one to my card.  I thought the sentiment fit, so die cut the One Line Sentiments from Kristina Werner in matte silver cardstock.  I popped up my arched piece with 3D foam adhesive.  I also used a silver gel pen to add a few rhinestones and other sparkly accents to my scene.

M is for Martinis and Metallic Cardstock

Finishing up the Alphabet Soup summer challenge letters in the Papercrafter's Inner Circle Facebook group.

This is the Olive Martinis die set from Spellbinders, cut in various metallic cardstocks.  I made two regular martinis, and two espresso martinis!

The papers are the very pretty In Bloom pack from My Mind's Eye - I've had them for years!  They brought just the right amount of glam to my cards.

Happy to have four more in my stash (but these are probably going to be gifted!)

N is for Navy

I am playing along with the Alphabet Soup challenge in the Papercrafter's Inner Circle group on Facebook.  This is 'N is for Navy':

I pressed the Lotus Field press plate from Hero Arts in Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink, then used the coordinating stencils to colour it in.

This is such a pretty background, that I don't like to do much to it.  I added a vellum halo behind the black greeting from Kristina Werner's One Word Greetings dies, and a few pink jewels finished it off.