Making Christmas cards using Craftangles Stencils.

Hello! 

Today I have a few Christmas cards which I have made using Craftangles stencils.

It was a lot of fun using them in different ways!!

For the first card, I created a background blending together Tim Holtz distress inks and Distress oxide inks on Craftangles grey cardstock.

I then used the Craftangles 'dots' stencil and Hero Arts Unicorn white ink to create interest.

I then added a birch trees die cut, Impression Obsession birds die cut and a torn piece of white paper to create the snow bank.

I finished the cards with Craftangles clear sequins.

I stamped the sentiment using a misti tool and two colours of Tim Holtz distress inks, one on top of the other.

For the second card, I stated by using the Craftangles stripes stencil, first in one direction and then in the opposite direction to create a checked pattern.

I do not have a poinsettia stamp, so I created the poinsettia flower using a single leaf from an old Stampendous stamp set. 

I stamped four leaves, masked them and then stamped them again to create the poinsettia.

I then embossed this flower with gold embossing powder, water coloured it, fussy cut it and popped it up on the background using 3D foam tape.

I added a wooden button in the centre for interest.

I heat embossed a sentiment from Hero arts and a swirl from a Hot of the Press stamp set.

I finished the card using Craftangles ruby red sequins and gold sequins.

For the third card, I stamped a plaid background onto red cardstock with black ink.

I then created a panel using Craftangles 'leaves' stencil  and Tim holtz distress ink.

and watercoloured some berries among the stencilled leaves.

I then matted this panel on green cardstock and then onto the black plaid bakckground. 

I added a stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on vellum 

along with some Craftangles sequins to finish the card.

For the fourth card, I created a simple red and white background using the Craftangles 'Stripes' stencil and Tim Holtz 'festive berries' distress ink.

I overlaid this background with a  vellum panel with a simple heat embossed christmas tree and sentiment from Hero Arts. I finished the card with some  red self adhesive gemstones to add some sparkle!

For the fifth card, I used the Craftangles 'Stripes' stencil again, 

this time with Tim Holtz 'Black Soot' ink. To create interest, I added some red lines using my red signo gel pen, in between the black stripes. 

I overlaid this panel with a vellum panel attached using black rivets.

I then stamped and die cut the images (Stampendous) and added them to the card using 3D foam tape. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto the vellum and popped up the entire panel using 3D foam tape onto a red cardstock panel and then onto a white card base.

I had a blast making these simple cards..

I hope I have inspired you to give Craftangles stencils a try!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 'Anything Goes' Challenge this week!

I am also playing the Simon Says Stamp Monday 'Monochrome' challenge!

Blue birthday

Hi. I am playing the ATCAS code word BLUE challenge with this shaker card.

Instead of using clear plastic I decided to use vellum withe heat embossed sentiment ( from Kaisercraft) for the shaker. I filled it up with blue sequins and added some blue crystals (brand new from my local market) to finish the card.This one was a quick and easy shaker!

I had fun making it...hope you try it too!

I am also adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Rubber/clear stamp"Challenge and the NBUS "Anything goes"challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Recycled wrapping paper flowers

Hi everyone!

I am playing the Paper Players challenge this evening! 

This theme was truly a challenge..I just didn't know where to start!!!

Then, I started clearing up some of the mess in my craft room and almost threw out this gorgeous wrapping paper that a visiting friend had wrapped my daughter's christmas present in!

Suddenly, just like that, it all came together!!!!! Has that ever happened to you???

I chose the medium geranium punch from Punch Bunch and punched out 12 petals, which I then manipulated with my embossing tool. I placed one layer of petals with the gold side up and alternated it with a layer with the red side up. I cut the leaves using my sizzix die. 

The background panel was from my scraps…embossed with the cuttlebug embossing folder.

The sentiment is from Kaisercraft, which I stamped with Versafine Crimson Red and gave a gold border with my gold signo pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Online Card Classes Day 4

I have been struggling to keep up with the classes...there is so much that I  have been creating with the techniques I'm learning in class!

Here's what I have done with the Day 4 class techniques...

I started out by using some background stamps  and photo inks to create panels of watercolour paper.
The stamps I have used are from Stampendous, Hero Arts, Inkadinkado and Impression Obsession.

I then used these panels to make these cards. I have used sentiments from Hero Arts, Kaisercraft, Technique tuesday and die cuts from Cuttlebug.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

I will have another post with Day 5 techniques.

Have a great evening!

Doodling a panel

Hi Everyone!
I am trying my hand at doodling these days...actually have been doing it for years, but always in the corners of notebooks...
Today I decided to make a background panel for a card. So, using this  image from a traditional Kalamkari print as inspiration.
Here is what I came up with....

I doodled with pencil, watercoloured the panel and then went over the pencil lines with a Staedtler black fine liner. I added a vellum panel with a stamped sentiment from Kaisercraft and affixed it with ribbon for interest.

I am entering this card for the  the Runway inspired challenge.

For my second card, I took inspiration from the traditional Madhubani style of painting to create this panel. The sentiments are the same as the ones used above, from Kaisercraft.

I am quite happy with my first couple of efforts at doodling.

What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

Cocktail glasses

Hi Everyone!
Today I have a card that I am very proud of!
I made it using the memory box  party glasses die

To add colour, I created a panel of cardstock using water and transparent photo inks. As you can see, the effect is amazing!

I then made it for a variety of occasions, with sentiments from Hero Arts, Kaisercraft and Verses Rubber Stamps.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Retro Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone!

I've been quiet for a couple of days...feeling a bit under the weather...

I'm back now ready to play some new challenges...my new mission!!

So, here is my submission for the RetroSketch Challenge rs 57.

And here is my take on the sketch.

The stamps I've used are woodblock stamps from Hero Arts, the 'Pack your Bags' stamp set from Kaiser Craft, the 'Metropolis' stamp set from Paper smooches and the 'You've got Mail' stamp set from Lawn Fawn. Inks are from Memento.

I've really enjoyed playing this challenge and I think it shows...don't you!?

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy!

Father's Day is on June 17th 2012

This year for Father's  Day, we made these really cute coupon booklets for Dad, in class. The kids used a variety of stamps from Stampendous, Hero Arts, Inkadinkado, Studio G, Kaiser Craft, Fiskars, A muse, Paper Studio and Kodomo Inc., to make these  instantly redeemable coupons for all sorts of things...from foot massages, to quiet time, to favourite meals!

I hope this inspires you all to make some too!

Here are some links to inspire you...
50+Fathers Day projects

Father's day printable coupon book
Gifts for Father's day
Thanks for stopping by...
Enjoy!