Reindeer Mini Shaker

 I can't get enough of these cute Mini Shakers from Art Impressions!!  These are so quick and easy to create, that they are great when you want to create multiples (I made six of these this weekend!).  Here is Reindeer Mini Shaker Set (Sku #4800):

I kept my card design pretty simple, since I was making a bunch and wanted them done in an afternoon.  I used the amazing Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Sheets along with the Therm O Web Deco Foil Foam Adhesive to make his nose really shine!  Then I put it onto a Mini Action Wobble to give him a little movement.  I also used the iCraft Supertape with the transfer sheets to create my shimmery stripes, here's how:

Supertape is a strong, clear, double-sided adhesive, so I pulled out enough to lay across my paper, and trimmed it to the right length with my craft knife.  I also cut a piece of the red Deco Foil slightly larger than my strip of tape:

I pulled off the red backing, placed the Deco Foil over the tape (shiny side up!) and burnished it with my finger:

Here's the end result when I pulled the Deco foil strip off - the red foil transferred completely onto the Supertape.  You won't believe how EASY this is, and the results are just amazing!

Here's another shot where you can see the red foil nose & stripes a little better:

Happy stamping!

Copics used: E55, E53, E51, E50, E44, E43, E41, R27, R24, R22, R20

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Mojo Monday #473

Mojo Monday has a great sketch to use for Christmas cards this week, so I pulled out some Ai penguins that I had coloured a few weeks ago, and made up two of these little guys:

Patterned paper is Comfort & Joy by My Mind's Eye; Cardstock is New England Ivy & Black by CTMH; Stamp sets are Glad Tidings by Verve & Art Impressions; Snowflakes are Let It Snowflake by My Favorite Things and Snowflake Dies by Art Impressions; Copic Markers.

Gingerbread houses

I was inspired by my very productive niece (she got 11 Christmas cards made this weekend...) to buckle down and get a few of my own cards done, and since these were all coloured up ready to go, I had a head start.  Here are three of the six that I finished, using Gingerbread House from High Hopes:

 For the first one, I am playing along with this week's Viva La Verve challenge... I hope you can see the sketch in there!  I moved the sentiment banner down to the bottom, and used a circle instead of a square for my main image :o)

The next two came together according to how my scraps of paper fit together!

 And finally a square version.  I may glitter this one up a little, the snow and icicles are calling out to be sparkly.

Patterned paper is Santa Express by Doodlebug Designs; Stamps are Holiday Treats by Verve; Gingerbread House and Candy Cane Wishes by High Hopes; Cardstock is Ruby & Brown Bag by CTMH; Copic Markers.

Art Impressions Christmas

The Art Impressions design team are helping to launch four new clear acrylic Christmas stamp sets today on the Ai blog - and they are such cute, fun themed sets - you're going to want to get all of them!  I am featuring Dairy Christmas Set (Sku #4789), which includes four images and five fun sentiments:

 We are also partnering this week with Therm O Web - and I've used their wonderful gold Deco Foil and Deco Foam adhesive to create the glimmery gold snowflakes and stripes on my cards.

This was SO easy, and the results were amazing.  *Check out my last post on Tuesday, Nov.1st to see how I made my snowflakes! Here are closeups of each of my cards:

 Our current challenge on the Ai blog is "Prep for Christmas"!  We want to see your holiday creations, so head on over to link up your projects - there are always wonderful prizes to be won!

More One Crazy Stamper card kits

There are two more Card Kits available in the One Crazy Stamper store today (you can find them both here!)  I used two more sweet High Hopes images, and each card contains the stamp, sentiment and all the cut pieces to create four of the cards shown - envelopes included.  You get full colour instructions, including which Copics were used for the sample, and cutting measurements incase you'd like to make more cards yourself.  Here is Card Kit #7 using L'il Frosty and Winter Wonderland:

 And Card Kit #8 using Gingerbread House and Candy Cane Wishes:

You can order the kits online at www.onecrazystamper.com (click on the link above!) or you can head over in person to the store if you're in the Greater Toronto area.  I think that the first six kits have sold out, so pick these up while you can!  We're already prepping kits for the new year, so stay tuned and I'll be back with some all occasion kits (hopefully) in January.

Chris-mouse Mini Shaker

Hello Ai fans!

I am having a great time making cards with the new Mini Action Wobbles!  And of course the new Ai Mini Shakers are all designed especially for them... here is a quick card using Chris-mouse Mini Shaker (Sku #4796):

This week, the Ai Design Team are all using Therm O Web products on our creations, so on today's card, I've used the Deco Foil Foam Adhesive along with Gold Deco Foil Transfer Sheets to give the glimmer to my mouse's jingle bell.  I also used the foam to die cut snowflakes - and they turned out SO amazing!  These are the Ai Snowflake Dies (Sku #4804), and they are quite small and detailed.  I started by running my Snowflake Dies and the Foam Adhesive through my Cuttlebug:

The foam is sticky on both sides, so I peeled the backing off one side of each snowflake, and laid them down onto the matte silver side (the back side!) of the gold foil, and pressed down:

I flipped the foil over, and gently burnished the foil onto the snowflakes with my finger.  Then I pulled off the foil and here are the results:

They're like little metallic foam stickers!  All I did was peel off the backing and place them onto my completed card.  What a great way to add foil touches to your projects!

Our current challenge on the Ai blog is Prep For Christmas!  We'd love you to share your holiday creations with us - there are always fabulous prizes to be won.  And don't forget to enter the great giveaway, below! Happy stamping!

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Copics used: C5, C3, C1, C00, R21, R20, B00

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