Snowmen gatherings
Posted: November 16, 2007 Filed under: Flaky Friends 1 Comment
Here are two takes on the same theme. Above is a single ink card that we did at the Christmas card night I ran. The colour is Buckaroo Blue from last years “In Colours” and the stamps from “Flaky Friends”.
Below is a watercolour one I did with a couple more steps but still very straightforward. These snowmen are a lot of fun to colour.
Supplies:
Stamps: Flaky Friends
Inks: Brocade Blue, So Saffron, Basic Black
Cardstock: So Saffron, Brocade Blue, Whisper White
Also: Watercolour pencils, Blender pens Blue grosgrain ribbon
Wondrous trees
Posted: November 15, 2007 Filed under: Wondrous Gift Leave a commentIt has been a while since I posted my first couple of cards using Wondrous Gift. I promised to post some more samples and finally have some to share. The lack of posts here has not been due to no card making but rather too much card making. On Saturday night I ran, with the help of my girls, a Christmas card making night for the ladies at our church. Each lady made five cards and a handful of tags. As there were twenty-two of us I did quite a bit of cutting last week.
The following card is one they made at the event. I stamped the tree in navy before sponging in Bashful Blue then adding the stars in Burgandy.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wondrous Gift
Inks: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Bravo Burgandy
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Bravo Burgandy, Whisper White
Also: Burgandy grosgrain ribbon, sponge
The event was a success, if everyone’s happy chatter is an indicator. One or two ladies expressed their fear that it was going to be “stressful’ or “beyond them” but ended up finding it very relaxing. To relax the following day I sat down and made the following card for “fun”. The blue is not a true representation of Bashful Blue but there is navy sponging around the edges changing the colour a little. I embossed with silver and then sponged the tree with Bashful Blue and the surrounding area with Night of Navy, leaving the star unsponged so it would look like it was glowing.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wondrous Gift
Inks: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Versamark
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Whisper White
Also: Silver e.p., sponges, blue organdy ribbon
Wondrous gift
Posted: November 4, 2007 Filed under: Wondrous Gift Leave a comment
I have only just started playing with this set but hope to get a few more cards made in the upcoming week or so. Next weekend I am running a card making night at the church where all the participants will go home with a handful of cards and gift tags, so I have a load of cutting to complete.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wondrous Gift
Inks: Handsome Hunter, Real Red, Gold
Cardstock: Handsome Hunter, Real Red, Whisper White, Brushed Gold
Also: Red grosgrain ribbon, glue dots
Cerise set
Posted: November 3, 2007 Filed under: Christmas Cardinal, Designer Paper, Festive Favourites, Flaky Friends, Many Merry Messages, Perfect Presentation Leave a comment
Tomorrow my daughter is playing violin in a fundraising concert for an orphanage in Cambodia. I made this set of cards to be sold in a silent auction after the concert. As you can see I have had fun with the Cerise designer paper. None of these cards are embossed, although you could add a little sparkle with embossing if you wanted to.
Supplies:
Stamps: Perfect Presentation, Many Merry Messages, Flaky Friends, Festive Favorites, Christmas Cardinal
Inks: Real Red
Cardstock: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Cerise d.p.
Also: Red grosgrain ribbon, Twill tape, Red brads, Star Punch
Warmest Greetings
Posted: October 29, 2007 Filed under: Snowflake Spot Leave a comment
This is my Make ‘n’ take for two home parties this week. I tried adding ribbon but it just didn’t seem to improve the card so I left it simple. In order to get the pink shade I stamped in Rose Red and stamped off on paper before stamping the image on the card.
Supplies:
Stamps: Snowflake Spot, Many Merry Messages
Inks: Rose Red, Bravo Burgandy, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Bravo Burgandy, Bashful Blue, Confetti Cream
Winters’ Night
Posted: October 24, 2007 Filed under: Lovely as a Tree, Stamped Landscapes Leave a comment
Some nights really do look like this after a fresh fall of snow. Once again I used Lovely as a Tree to create this winter scene but didn’t use embossing to put snow on the trees this time. The moon is embossed with clear embossing powder before sponging all around it with Night of Navy and Brocade Blue ink. Stamping the trees several times without re-inking gives the effect of distance.
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Christmas Cardinal(the word Christmas), Island Blossoms( the moon)
Inks: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Versamark, Basic Black
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Whisper White
Also: Clear embossing powder, sponges
Simple Scene
Posted: October 23, 2007 Filed under: City of David Leave a comment
Navy and silver with a touch of burgandy were all I used for this simple Bethlehem scene. Navy and silver are a stylish combination for Christmas cards.
Supplies:
Stamps: City of David
Inks: Versamark
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brushed Silver
Also: Silver embossing powder, Burgandy grosgrain ribbon, Silver cord
October Stampers’ Club
Posted: October 22, 2007 Filed under: Lovely as a Tree, Snowflake Spot Leave a comment
Everyone at Stampers’ Club was happy to get going on Christmas cards this month. I decided to demonstrate a technique for making the trees appear laden with snow. First I stamped the trees in Handsome Hunter and then inked the same stamp with Versamark and stamped a little above the first image. I embossed with clear embossing powder before sponging with basic black. The embossed area resists the black ink and appears as snow on the branches. Some people added a moon in the sky by stamping a circle in versamark also.
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Many Merry Messages
Inks: Handsome Hunter, Versamark, Basic Black
Cardstock: Handsome Hunter, Real Red, Whisper White
Also: Clear embossing powder, sponge, red grosgrain ribbon
Our second card featured the designer paper ‘Cerise’ which seems so Nordic to me! Everyone commented that it was a quick card to make, which it was, once I had determined the sizes of the squares and how many to make (that took me so long that my younger daughter finally gave me a talking to, told me it was fine and it was time to move on!)
Supplies:
Stamps: Snowflake Spot
Inks: Real Red
Cardstock: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Cerise d.p.
The next day I made another one with left over pieces and fiddled a bit more and added another couple of layers.
Scandinavian snowflake
Posted: October 16, 2007 Filed under: Perfect Presentation Leave a commentWhen I opened my pack of Cerise designer paper from SU I immediately thought of the Scandinavian sweaters with intricate patterns. Hence the title of the post. I stamped the snowflake from Perfect Presentation in white craft and then embossed it with irridescent ice e.p. The idea for the layout came from Laurie’s card here.
Supplies:
Stamps: Perfect Presentation, Many Merry Messages
Inks: Real Red, White Craft
Cardstock: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Cerise d.p..
Also: Irridescent e.p., red grosgrain ribbon
Peace
Posted: October 9, 2007 Filed under: Lovely as a Tree Leave a comment
This is a favourite from the cards I made last year. I was inspired by this beautiful card by Debbie Olsen. Lovely as a Tree is great set all year round but I probably use it most at this time of year. I will have a few new Lovely as a Tree designs to share over the next few weeks but I thought I’d show you this one first.
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, All Year Round
Inks: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Versamark, Basic Black
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Also: White and clear embossing powder, versamarker, sponges
Heather Telford 
