. . . head on over to the Paper Smooches Blog for the August 2016 release Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally Week on the Paper Smooches Blog.

Kim and the DT are sharing fun and fabulous projects using the

one new stamp set and five new dies from the August 2016 release,
 

CREATIVE INSPIRATION

CRAFTY TEMPTATION

AND the chance to WIN
one of FOUR $25 Paper Smooches gift certificates too!!!

AWESOME!!!

Head on over to the
Paper Smooches Blog

and get hopping now,
GOOD LUCK :)

Here are some links to their store if you want to check out all the crafty delights they have to tempt and inspire:

    

MORE Christmas Heels

I was so grateful to get such sweet feedback about my original Christmas Heels card (details here) that I thought I would make another one to go on an overseas adventure in time for Christmas.

This time I was much more experienced with using Glossy Accents.  I used my piercing tool to apply and drag the liquid into the finest of points.  I also applied a thicker coat to give (hopefully) a glossier, more even finish.  After being disappointed with the slight "cracking" at some of the edges when I fussy cut the last pair, I fussy cut the image before applying it this time.

... looking at this close-up, I'm thinking that I should make some more holly leaves and pop them for some extra dimension and "smooth" the edge where it touches the Glossy Accents => added it to my to-do list.

I used the black sentiment to tie in with the black of the image outline but this time I layered the "christmas" with a glossy red, so that the black became a shadow.

What do you think, better with or without the red layer?

Should I add it to the "happy" too?

Stick with just the black next time?

... I'm sure I will be making some more of these and look forward to your feedback.

Ingredients:

Bugaboo Stamps - digital stamp - Christmas Heels

Copic Markers - R46 Strong Red, G 46 Mistletoe and C100 Black
Zig Wink Of Stella - Glitter Pens - Green and Light Green
Paper Smooches dies - Christmas Words 2
Glossy Accents
Piercing tool
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush - White
Mont Marte Metallic Fine Liner
Kaisercraft 6 1/2" Paper Pad - Mint Twist
red rhinestones
Foam Dots - under shoes & one holly leaf
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - liquid adhesive - used on patterned papers
Tombow Mono Multi - liquid adhesive - used to adhere sentiment & holly leaves

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges

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Hiding In My Craft Room

HIMCR #260 Christmas In July

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

Simon Says: Anything Goes

  

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Peppermint Candy with a twist . . . and no added sugar

Yes, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

This is a huge peppermint candy swirl with a gift card hidden inside.

(it is just over 5" across and just over 7" long)

One end of the wrapper slides out to reveal the gift card hidden inside.

There is a hole in the base of the slider, so that you can easily poke the gift card out.

There are five layers inside the body of the peppermint candy that make the slot deep enough for the gift card and "end wrapper slider" to fit in easily.

The "slider" has a base and three layers to make a little cavity that holds the gift card securely inside.

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Silhouette Cameo

Peppermint Candy Hidden Gift Card - cut file
by Snapdragon Snippets from the Silhouette Design Store

Textured Cardstock - American Crafts Value Pack

Helmar 450 Quick Dry - liquid adhesive

Twine

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I am going to enter my Peppermint Candy Gift Card Holder in the following challenges

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Hiding In My Craft Room

HIMCR #260 Christmas In July

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Gingerbread Man Hugs

What do you think of this Gingerbread Man Hugs Gift Card Holder?

Super cute isn't he?

An adorable smile and sweet icing trim.

Here is what he looks like with his arms closed.

 

This pic shows his arms opened, you can see the slits in the middle where his hands tuck in to close securely.

 Fully open view of his front and back.

His vest is so cute and fits snuggly.

He is much bigger than he looks, standing just over 10 1/4" tall and just over 7 1/2" wide when fully open.  When fully closed he is just over 5 1/4" tall and 3 3/4" wide.

 Open view showing how the gift card fits in the pocket in his tummy.

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Silhouette Cameo

Gingerbread Man Hugs Gift Card Holder - cut file
by Jennifer Rush from the Silhouette Design Store

Textured Cardstock - American Crafts Value Pack

Fiskars Lever Punch XXL Tag

Twine

Helmar 450 Quick Dry - liquid adhesive - larger pieces

Tombow Mono Multi - liquid adhesive - smaller pieces, including the "icing"

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I am going to enter my little Gingerbread Man in the following challenges

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Hiding In My Craft Room

HIMCR #260 Christmas In July

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Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #82 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new challenge on the Crafty Gals Corner blog.

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #82 Anything Goes

This week our sponsor is Aurora Wings and I have used the super cute Sea Turtle Kiss Digital Stamp.

Colouring this cutie was such a learning experience for me.  I have to confess that she is the 4th one I coloured, with the previous versions teaching me so much about colouring with Copics.  I will share all about it in a separate post later today.

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Ingredients:

Aurora Wings - digital stamp - Sea Turtle Kiss

Copic Markers - face - E50 YR20 R01
Copic Markers - hair - E11 E13 E15 E18
Copic Markers - tail - BG10 BG11 BG13 G02
Copic Markers - turtle - YR12 E18 YR68 R46 V09
Copic Marker - tiny space between mermaid & turtle - B12
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pen - bikini top - pink and dark pink
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pen - starfish on mermaid tail - yellow
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pen - accents on mermaid tail - green
Copic Multiliner - edges to fussy cut image - 0.3 Black
Zig Wink of Stella Clear Brush - sparkle accent to mermaid tail
Sakura white GELLY ROLL pen - pearls in hair & earings
Canson Coloured Card A4 - Sky Blue, Primary Blue and Azure Blue
Fiskars XXL Tag Lever Punch - sentiment panel
Fiskars border punch - Boundary Waters
Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Sequins - 4mm, 6mm and 8mm

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I hope you are inspired by my card and that will come join us this week
at the Crafty Gals Corner for Challenge #82 Anything Goes

. . . and the NEW Blog Candy WINNER is . . .

sadly the original winner has not contacted me,

so I have drawn a NEW WINNER

... drum roll please ...

the NEW winner is

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FT Fit Kitty

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU are the lucky winner of the Blog Candy

from my giveaway on THIS post from the July 6th Blog Hop

with the Crafty Gals Corner!!!

Please contact me via the "contact me" section

on the top right-hand-side of my blog page.

You will need to include your full name, address and email

details, along with the name of the store you have chosen.

You can choose a $20 gift certificate to ONE

of my favourite online stores listed and linked below.

Simon Says Stamp or Lil' Ink Designs or Paper Smooches

or Winnie & Walter or Craftin Desert Divas or Altenew

or * SPOTLIGHT *

* NOTE: Spotlight is for Australia only and can be used instore or online

You have one week to contact me otherwise I will have to draw a new winner.
PLEASE contact me BEFORE 8am EST 28th July
(10pm AEST 28th July)

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who dropped by and entered,

it was wonderful to have you visit and leave a comment!!!

Hope you drop by again real soon.

Christmas Heels

no, you're not seeing things

I shared all the details about creating this card earlier today

Here are some "daylight" pics of my fun Christmas Heels card 

(Christmas Heels digital image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps)

The shoes were coloured with a Copic Marker and topped with Glossy Accents to give a super shiny patent leather finish.

The lining of the shoes were coloured with a Clear Wink Of Stella Brush.

The holly leaves were coloured with a Copic Marker then a combination of three different green Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens.

The die cut holly leaves were coloured with a Copic Marker then a combination of three different green Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens.  These glitter pens blend beautifully.

  

FULL details can be found in THIS post if you would like to learn more.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Coloring on Kraft
the post is about colouring on Kraft but the challenge is to colour an image
=> I have coloured a digital image using a combination of Copic markers and Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens

 

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Fantastic Foiling
the post is about foiling but the challenge is to add shine to a card
=> I have added shine by applying a thick coat of Glossy Accents to my coloured image 

 

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Simon Says Stamp Blog

Work It Wednesday June 2016

The challenge this month is to use wafer thin dies or stencils

I used the sentiments & holly from the Paper Smooches Christmas Words 2 dies

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Crafty Gals Corner challenge #81 - Christmas in July

It's time for a new challenge on the Crafty Gals Corner blog

Challenge #81 Christmas in July

This week our sponsors are Karleigh Sue, All Dressed Up and Bugaboo.

I have used the cute Christmas Heels digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.

My card is 5" x 6 1/2"

... yes, it's a strange size, normally it would be 5x7"
but I didn't want to mat the 6 1/2" patterned paper.

 Here is a close-up pic to show the glossy finish to the "leather" of the shoes and the sparkle of the pretty lining.  I coloured the shoes using a Copic marker (R46) then smoothered the red portions with Glossy Accents.  The lining was coloured using a Clear Wink Of Stella Brush.  The holly of the shoes and sentiment were initially coloured with a Copic Marker (G46) then coloured again with Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens in Dark Green, Green and Light Green.  The "metal" tip to the heel was coloured using a Mont Marte Metallic Fine Liner.  Once everything was dry, I fussy cut out the image, went around the edges with a black marker, then attached to my card front using foam dots.

Ingredients:

Bugaboo Stamps - digital stamp - Christmas Heels

Copic Markers - R46 Strong Red, G 46 Mistletoe
Zig Wink Of Stella - Glitter Pens - Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Paper Smooches dies - Christmas Words 2
Glossy Accents
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush - Clear
Mont Marte Metallic Fine Liner
Kaisercraft 6 1/2" Paper Pad - Mint Twist
red rhinestones

I hope you are inspired by my card and that will come join us at the Crafty Gals Corner for

Challenge #81 Christmas in July

. . . and the Blog Candy WINNER is . . .

... drum roll please ...

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Nicola Gold

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CONGRATULATIONS Nicola!!!

YOU are the lucky winner of the Blog Candy

from my giveaway on THIS post last week!!!

Please contact me via the "contact me" section

on the top right-hand-side of my blog page.

You will need to include your full name, address and email

details, along with the name of the store you have chosen.

You can choose a $20 gift certificate to ONE

of my favourite online stores listed and linked below.

Simon Says Stamp or Lil' Ink Designs or Paper Smooches

or Winnie & Walter or Craftin Desert Divas or Altenew

or * SPOTLIGHT *

* NOTE: Spotlight is for Australia only and can be used instore or online

You have one week to contact me otherwise I will have to draw a new winner.

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who dropped by and entered,

it was wonderful to have you visit!!!

Hope you drop by again real soon.

Beauty Flower

I used the Beauty Flower digital stamp from Sami Stamps Shop
and coloured it with Copic markers.

The sentiment was heat embossed using a stamp

from the Altenew Bejeweled stamp set.

Full details can be found on THIS blog post from earlier today.

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I have entered my card in the following challenges

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog

Challenge Flora and Fauna

  

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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Sami Stamps Blog
Challenge #039 - Anything Goes

I have used the Beauty Flower digital stamp from Sami Stamps.

    

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Coloring on Kraft
the post is about colouring on Kraft but the challenge is to colour an image
=> I have coloured a digital image today,
next I will try pencils to colour a image stamped on Kraft

 

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