a
very
MERRY
Christmas
Sunday, 25 December 2016
Friday, 23 December 2016
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas wishes using non-traditional colours.
I have added thin foam dots randomly around each wreath layer, colouring each one using Copic markers to match the piece on top, so that they are nearly invisible under the curled leaves.
I die cut the bow and popped it in place using a 1/4" high foam dot, curling, popping & adhering the tails of the bow to make it more secure.
*** INGREDIENTS ***
Paper Smooches - Christmas Words 2 Dies
Kaisercraft – 6 ½”Paper Pad – North Pole
Perfect Layers Rulers
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Kaisercraft – 6 ½”Paper Pad – North Pole
Perfect Layers Rulers
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):
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ABC Christmas Challenge
Y is for Yikes and Z is for Zoom
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Christmas Cards All Year ’Round
December Challenge – Anything Christmas / Holiday
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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge
CHNC Challenge #312 – Cute or Anything Goes as long as it’s Christmas
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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra
December 2016 - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
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Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
Challenge #86 – Create A Christmas Card or ABC (Anything But a Card)
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Incy Wincy Designs
December 18 – Non Traditional Christmas Colours
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Paper Sweeties
Paper Sweeties Inspiration #50 December 2016
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Challenge #24 – Optional Theme … Welcome To The North Pole
I believe that all the houses at the North Pole would have a wreath on their front door and that everyone would be wishing each other Merry Christmas ... all year long!
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ABC Christmas Challenge
Y is for Yikes and Z is for Zoom
this card is a YIKES and a ZOOM
yikes because I needed another Christmas card
and zoom because I needed it fast
Christmas Cards All Year ’Round
December Challenge – Anything Christmas / Holiday
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge
CHNC Challenge #312 – Cute or Anything Goes as long as it’s Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra
December 2016 - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
Challenge #86 – Create A Christmas Card or ABC (Anything But a Card)
Incy Wincy Designs
December 18 – Non Traditional Christmas Colours
Paper Sweeties
Paper Sweeties Inspiration #50 December 2016
I love the non-traditional colours from this inspiration pic
the challenge this month is to use dies
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The 12 Months Of Christmas Link UpChallenge #24 – Optional Theme … Welcome To The North Pole
I believe that all the houses at the North Pole would have a wreath on their front door and that everyone would be wishing each other Merry Christmas ... all year long!
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #102 - Anything Goes
It's time for another challenge with us at the
This week we are letting our creative juices flow
Our generous sponsors are:
Star Stampz
PRIZE - 3 Digital Images
Today I have used the Aurora Waiting For You digital stamp from The East Wind, one of our generous sponsors this week.
Here is another view
... there is so much shimmer and shine on the snowflake frame that it is a challenge to get a good photo that shows the shine and true colour. The blue markers I used match the shade of the Navy Color Shine perfectly.
This card included two "firsts" for me.
First time doing a print and cut using my Cameo.
First time using Heidi Swapp Color Shine.
I found this pretty Snowflake Flourish Frame cut file in the
Silhouette Design Store and thought that it would frame Aurora perfectly.
Given that this was my first print and cut, I thought that I would share the gory details.
I put the digital image and cut file on my Cameo cut mat and sized (& rotated) the frame to fit the image. I grouped the "base" with the image, moved the snowflake frame aside, then I set up my page to be A4 with registration marks, ensuring that the snowflake frame was completely off the cutting mat. THEN the "fun" began!
I sent the sheet across to my laser printer and, yay, it printed up beautifully on the A4 X-Press It Blending card.
Excitedly I placed the sheet on my cutting mat and loaded it into my Cameo.
Next came cutting time but alas, after trying and trying, the machine would not recognise the registration marks. OK, let's print it again. No, that still didn't work. Maybe it wasn't light enough ... no, using the torch did not help.
How did I solve the problem?
I sneakily printed the sheet again on copy paper in the ink jet printer and yes, the Cameo recognised it ... it cut dreadfully but at least it worked. Now to my solution. I cut the corners with the printed registration marks from the copy paper sheet and attached them to the "real" sheet with Washi Tape. After I loaded the mat and set the Cameo to start I held my breath for a moment, the machine jerked around for a bit at the top left hand corner then SUCCESS, it moved down to the bottom LHS then zapped up across to the top RHS and started cutting.
Is that the end of the story?
No, I'm afraid not.
When I peeled the sheet off the cutting mat, the panel had not cut through.
I'm so used to cutting textured cardstock that I didn't even think of blade settings. A quick check of the Blending Card pack reveals that it is 250gsm, head over to the computer, to find out what it is in pounds, changed the Cameo blade settings to coverstock and crossed my fingers. One double-cut later and my panel was cut out perfectly, ready to colour.
To make my panel in to a top folding card, I cut two more solid panels and the snowflake frame in white textured cardstock. I decided to mat the inside panel too, so made an internal offset layer too, ooh, another first for me.
I sprayed the snowflake frame and one of the larger white panels with Navy Color Shine.
After I coloured the image panel, I adhered it (using Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive) to a solid white panel (because it was quite warped from going through the printer) then adhered the shimmering snowflake frame (using Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive). I adhered the smaller white mat to the larged shimmering panel to make the back of the card (using Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive). I took this panel and lined the "bottom" against the left side edge of my Martha Stewart scoreboard and scored the top fold. I adhered the front & back panels using my strong book binding glue (Helmar Acid Free Professional liquid glue) and at last I had a finished card.
PS - I have to confess that heat setting my printed images has not become a habit yet. Luckily I remembered soon after I started to colour her face (before any toner bleed) so I quickly whipped out my heat gun and gave it a good zap.
Here is another view
... there is so much shimmer and shine on the snowflake frame that it is a challenge to get a good photo that shows the shine and true colour. The blue markers I used match the shade of the Navy Color Shine perfectly.
This card included two "firsts" for me.
First time doing a print and cut using my Cameo.
First time using Heidi Swapp Color Shine.
I found this pretty Snowflake Flourish Frame cut file in the
Silhouette Design Store and thought that it would frame Aurora perfectly.
Given that this was my first print and cut, I thought that I would share the gory details.
I put the digital image and cut file on my Cameo cut mat and sized (& rotated) the frame to fit the image. I grouped the "base" with the image, moved the snowflake frame aside, then I set up my page to be A4 with registration marks, ensuring that the snowflake frame was completely off the cutting mat. THEN the "fun" began!
I sent the sheet across to my laser printer and, yay, it printed up beautifully on the A4 X-Press It Blending card.
Excitedly I placed the sheet on my cutting mat and loaded it into my Cameo.
Next came cutting time but alas, after trying and trying, the machine would not recognise the registration marks. OK, let's print it again. No, that still didn't work. Maybe it wasn't light enough ... no, using the torch did not help.
How did I solve the problem?
I sneakily printed the sheet again on copy paper in the ink jet printer and yes, the Cameo recognised it ... it cut dreadfully but at least it worked. Now to my solution. I cut the corners with the printed registration marks from the copy paper sheet and attached them to the "real" sheet with Washi Tape. After I loaded the mat and set the Cameo to start I held my breath for a moment, the machine jerked around for a bit at the top left hand corner then SUCCESS, it moved down to the bottom LHS then zapped up across to the top RHS and started cutting.
Is that the end of the story?
No, I'm afraid not.
When I peeled the sheet off the cutting mat, the panel had not cut through.
I'm so used to cutting textured cardstock that I didn't even think of blade settings. A quick check of the Blending Card pack reveals that it is 250gsm, head over to the computer, to find out what it is in pounds, changed the Cameo blade settings to coverstock and crossed my fingers. One double-cut later and my panel was cut out perfectly, ready to colour.
To make my panel in to a top folding card, I cut two more solid panels and the snowflake frame in white textured cardstock. I decided to mat the inside panel too, so made an internal offset layer too, ooh, another first for me.
I sprayed the snowflake frame and one of the larger white panels with Navy Color Shine.
After I coloured the image panel, I adhered it (using Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive) to a solid white panel (because it was quite warped from going through the printer) then adhered the shimmering snowflake frame (using Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive). I adhered the smaller white mat to the larged shimmering panel to make the back of the card (using Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive). I took this panel and lined the "bottom" against the left side edge of my Martha Stewart scoreboard and scored the top fold. I adhered the front & back panels using my strong book binding glue (Helmar Acid Free Professional liquid glue) and at last I had a finished card.
PS - I have to confess that heat setting my printed images has not become a habit yet. Luckily I remembered soon after I started to colour her face (before any toner bleed) so I quickly whipped out my heat gun and gave it a good zap.
*** INGREDIENTS ***
The East Wind - digital stamp - Aurora Waiting For You
X-Press It - A4 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E50 E51 E53
Copic markers - cheeks - E01
Copic markers - lips - E01
Copic markers - eyes - B93 B95 B97
Copic markers - hair - E41 E42 E43 E44 E47
Copic markers - top - B93 B95 B97 B99
Copic markers - scarf & headband - R81 R83R85 R89
Copic markers - hot chocolate - E71 E74 E77
Copic markers - cup - R83 R85 R89
Copic markers - snowflakes - B93 B95
Silhouette Design Store - Snowflake Flourish Frame
design #71829 by Kolette Hall
Heidi Swapp - Color Shine - Navy
The East Wind - digital stamp - Aurora Waiting For You
X-Press It - A4 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E50 E51 E53
Copic markers - cheeks - E01
Copic markers - lips - E01
Copic markers - eyes - B93 B95 B97
Copic markers - hair - E41 E42 E43 E44 E47
Copic markers - top - B93 B95 B97 B99
Copic markers - scarf & headband - R81 R83R85 R89
Copic markers - hot chocolate - E71 E74 E77
Copic markers - cup - R83 R85 R89
Copic markers - snowflakes - B93 B95
Silhouette Design Store - Snowflake Flourish Frame
design #71829 by Kolette Hall
Heidi Swapp - Color Shine - Navy
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Sending a big Thank You to The East Wind for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #102 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):
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Addicted to Stamps Challenge
Challenge #138 - Snowflakes
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Aurora Wings Challenge Blog
Challenge #41 - Winter Wonderland
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Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge Blog
Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Cute Card Thursday
Challenge #456 - Snowflakes
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Morgan's ArtWorld
Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge
Challenge #138 - Snowflakes
Aurora Wings Challenge Blog
Challenge #41 - Winter Wonderland
Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge Blog
Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Cute Card Thursday
Challenge #456 - Snowflakes
Morgan's ArtWorld
Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
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Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #101 - Anything Goes
It's time for another challenge with us at the
This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #101 Anything Goes
Our generous sponsor this week is Faery Ink
Prize: 3 Digital Images
Today I have used the sweet Bella the Candy Fairy digital stamp from Faery Ink
My card is an A5 top fold.
I coloured Bella with Copic markers.
The image panel is layered on foam.
The leafy sprig is on a double layer of foam dots.
I used my micro tip scissors to snip a foam dot in half ... so that it was half thickness, giving the bow just a little bit of dimension above the leafy sprig.
I coloured the foam dots with my Copic markers to match the green of the leafy sprig and the pink of the bow.
The sentiment is a white top layer stacked on 5 green layers.
My card is an A5 top fold.
I coloured Bella with Copic markers.
The image panel is layered on foam.
The leafy sprig is on a double layer of foam dots.
I used my micro tip scissors to snip a foam dot in half ... so that it was half thickness, giving the bow just a little bit of dimension above the leafy sprig.
I coloured the foam dots with my Copic markers to match the green of the leafy sprig and the pink of the bow.
The sentiment is a white top layer stacked on 5 green layers.
*** INGREDIENTS ***
Faery Ink - digital stamp - Bella the Candy Fairy
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E50 E51 E53 R01 (cheeks) RV23 (lips)
Copic markers - hair - E31 E33 E35 E37
Copic markers - clothes - YG00 YG01 YG03 YG25
Copic markers - wings - YG00 and "0" zero
Copic markers - candy - RV000 RV21 RV23 RV25
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Fern
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Flamingo
Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - Pop! collection - Lollipop
the "B" side of their papers are just as wonderful as the front
Cottage Cutz - Merry Christmas die
Winnie & Walter - leafy sprigs - In Bloom:Paulina's Greenery Cutaways
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Faery Ink - digital stamp - Bella the Candy Fairy
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E50 E51 E53 R01 (cheeks) RV23 (lips)
Copic markers - hair - E31 E33 E35 E37
Copic markers - clothes - YG00 YG01 YG03 YG25
Copic markers - wings - YG00 and "0" zero
Copic markers - candy - RV000 RV21 RV23 RV25
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Fern
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Flamingo
Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - Pop! collection - Lollipop
the "B" side of their papers are just as wonderful as the front
Cottage Cutz - Merry Christmas die
Winnie & Walter - leafy sprigs - In Bloom:Paulina's Greenery Cutaways
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
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Sending a big Thank You to Faery Ink for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for sponsoring Challenge #101 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):
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Color Throwdown
Color Throwdown CTD #423
#ctd423 #colorthrowdown
Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Challenge #309 - Anything Goes
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Color Throwdown
Color Throwdown CTD #423
#ctd423 #colorthrowdown
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Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge BlogChallenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge BlogChallenge #309 - Anything Goes
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the challenge this month is to use dies
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with optional theme "Welcome to the North Pole"
my card follows the theme, as I'm sure there are fairies up there helping the elves,
along with peppermint candy everywhere
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Tuesday, 6 December 2016
You're how old?!
Time for a birthday giggle.
It's a pleasure to introduce you to the cute Bea Bird image from the Cool Chicks
digital stamp set by Beccy's Place
The sentiment is also from the Cool Chicks digital stamp set.
I coloured Bea Bird using Copic markers, details below.
It's a pleasure to introduce you to the cute Bea Bird image from the Cool Chicks
digital stamp set by Beccy's Place
The sentiment is also from the Cool Chicks digital stamp set.
I coloured Bea Bird using Copic markers, details below.
*** INGREDIENTS ***
Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Bea Bird image from the Cool Chicks
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - Bea Bird - Y11 Y13 Y15
Copic markers - beak - Y17 YR23
Copic markers - legs - YR23 YR24
Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - Pop! Collection - Party Time
Perfect Layers Rulers
Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Bea Bird image from the Cool Chicks
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - Bea Bird - Y11 Y13 Y15
Copic markers - beak - Y17 YR23
Copic markers - legs - YR23 YR24
Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - Pop! Collection - Party Time
Perfect Layers Rulers
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):
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Addicted to Stamps and More
Challenge #222 - Make Your Mark
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Beccy's Place
December Challenge - Anything Goes using Beccy's Place image
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Colour Crazy Craft Challenge
Week 27 - Anything Goes Craft Colouring Challenge
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Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge Blog
Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Get Creative Challenges
Challenge #53 - Birthday / 2 year Blogaversary Continued
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Polkadoodles Craft Challenge
Week 48 - Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge
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The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges
Challenge #12 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More
Challenge #222 - Make Your Mark
Beccy's Place
December Challenge - Anything Goes using Beccy's Place image
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge
Week 27 - Anything Goes Craft Colouring Challenge
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Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge Blog
Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
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Get Creative Challenges
Challenge #53 - Birthday / 2 year Blogaversary Continued
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge
Week 48 - Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges
Challenge #12 - Anything Goes
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