Frantage Christmas

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Stampendous CRR143 Snowy Postcard

SSC1147 Tis the Season 

From the Frantage range:-

Aged Silver embossing powder

Shabby Blue embossing powder

Silver Halo mix glitter

Silver Crushed Glass glitter

Shaved Ice

Pearl Mica flakes

Also:-

Crystal embossing powder

Versafine Smoky Grey & Deep Lagoon

12"x 12" silver pearl card

8"x 8" card blank

Versamark inkpad

Sakura coloured pencils

Stickles Stardust & Waterfall

30mm white organza ribbon

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

We're having a Frantage fest this week &  at last I got to use the gorgeous Snowy Postcard stamp from Stampendous which I have been saving for this theme. I've stamped the image 3 times, twice with Deep Lagoon ( so that I could cut out the holly leaves to decoupage)  & once with Smoky Grey. As you will see I have then cut out & layered the pieces together. I then coated the whole piece with Versamark & embossed with Crystal powder  for a really glistening, icy look.  Next I layered this onto a piece of white which  I had sponged lightly around the edges with a blue inkpad. The next step was to frame the image with the Aged Silver powder before building up some chunky areas with the rest of the Frantage products & the Frantage method of heating from under the card. If you go to "You Tube" you will see Fran Seiford herself do some great demos using all the Frantage products. I covered the card blank with the silver pearl card &  attached the image. Pearl mica flakes were then added around the edges & a bow using a piece of the new wide organza ribbon from Woodware. The sentiment  comes from "Tis the Season" & I have embossed the edges of this too with Aged Silver & a few flakes of Shaved Ice.

Why not pop into Japonica & take a closer look! 

  

I knew I'd use it one day!!

Shopping List

JGCL563 Doodle Tree

Crafty Edger + Antique Floral cassette

Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy inkpad

Versamark inkpad

Encore Gold Metallic inkpad

Gold heart brads

Mark Richards gold metals

Red Stickles

Woodware Recycled Craft card

Dark red card for card blank & layering

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade 

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

My recycled items are:-

Gold card

Red paper

Bubblewrap

Brown paper

String

Now I don't know about you but my Gran always saved every piece of brown paper, every rubber band, every piece of string. I think it was a habit acquired during the war years  & I suspect that I have inherited it! Our project this week is to "Upcycle & Re-Use" so I've raided my box of treasures that I just knew that I'd find a used for one day - we all have one of those don't we? What did you say? A whole craft room full?!! The gold card which you will see at the left of the card was saved from last years Christmas crackers. We had some posh crackers & I had everyone carefully saving their gold bits- couldn't let such lovely textured bling end up in the bin! The red paper came from a shop bought greeting card which I was given .All my nearest & dearest never write on an envelope or seal it down before they give it to me because I just might have a use for it! I wrapped some bubblewrap around an acrylic block & inked it with the gold inkpad before printing onto the red paper. It gives quite an interesting result which I shall probably use again. The Doodle Tree is printed onto the good old brown paper &embellished with the Stickles & metals. At the top of the card you will see a piece of the craft card which I have stamped with Versamark using the snowflakes from the Doodle Tree set. Now just add some string & heart brads & our recycling is done!

Here's a closer look at my printed paper

Shades of Red

Shopping List

Magenta Poinsettia 40.203J
Stampendous Perfectly Clear set
Tis the Season SSC1147

6"x 6" white card blank
Brilliance Moonlight white inkpad
Versafine Satin Red inkpad
White Sakura gel pen
Mark Richards Pearl Flourish border
White with red polka dot organza ribbon
Red Stickles 

3mm pearls
Red & white card for layering
Silver pearl vellum
All available from:
www.woodware.co.uk
Cheery Lyn Holly flourish die available from
Japonica
Your local stockist is:-
Japonica
22 The Parade
Exmouth
EX8 1RW
01395 271739

We're using a monochrome theme this week in shades of red & not as most people have come to expect, black & white. I've used an older Magenta stamp this week but one of my favourites the Poinsettia. I've stamped firstly on to a piece of red card using Moonlight White & then onto the vellum using Satin Red (this will take a little time to dry or you can carefully help it on it's way with a heat tool). I have shaded the leaves on the red piece using a coloured pencil & emphasised some of the design with a Sakura matt white gel pen. Then cut out the flower from the vellum piece & decoupage onto the red piece. I've highlighted the centre with some red Stickles. The greeting from the "Tis the Season" set has also been stamped with Satin Red. To finish I have added some small pieces from the new Mark Richards pearl flourish border, some polka dot ribbon, a holly flourish dye cut & some 3mm pearls.

Vintage Christmas

Shopping List

Stampendous stamps:-

Cling First Christmas CRR154

Cling Calligraphy Sampler CRR138

Cling Sacred Silhouette CRV 186

Stampendous Detail gold embossing powder

Aged Gold embossing powder

Bronze Mica flakes

Champagne Glass Glitter

Versafine Onyx Black inkpad

Encore gold inkpad

Chalk inkpads

8"x8" card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395271739

Our theme this week is "Vintage Christmas" &I've chosen one of the new Christmas stamps from Stampendous which I think is just adorable. I also get to continue with my love for all things "Frantage" too. I have covered the card blank with a piece of beige parchment  which I have stamped down the right hand side with the Calligraphy stamp & gold inkpad also on the black frame.I have given the corners the Frantage treatment using Aged Gold powder,Mica flakes & glass glitter. For the main stamped piece I have taken a piece of white card & given it some direct to paper inking with a mix of beige, pale yellow & orange chalk inkpads. I have stamped First Christmas onto this using Versafine Onyx Black. The Sacred Silhouette stamp has been embossed onto black card using Detail gold powder, cut out & mounted with 3D foam tape. To finish I have added a peel off star to light the way to Bethlehem!

Why not pop into Japonica & take a look at the real thing!

October's Sketch Challenge

Shopping List

Magenta wood mounted rubber stamp
Winter Scene 02286.P
JGCL551 Christmas Verses
Tombow pens
2" holly punch
Zig glue pen & crystal glitter
Magenta scrapbook papers
Buttons
A5 white card blank
black card
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local stockist:-
Japonica
22 The Parade
Exmouth
EX8 1RW
01395 271739

It's sketch challenge time again & I've chosen a stamp ( which sadly I think is now discontinued) which I used in the early part of this year when we covered the theme "Winter Wonderland". I've given it a completely different look this time as I have cut it into sections to adapt to the sketch. Just print 3 times & divide the prints into 3 even but very different sections. As you will see I have just extended the hills & slopes to 2 sections with a fine black pen. I have coloured with Tombow pens & highlighted the snowy areas with the glue pen & glitter. The sentiment comes from Christmas Verses which was one of last years very popular Christmas sets. I have punched some holly leaves form some scraps of Magenta papers & added some buttons as my berries which tone with the colours of the card.

Here is the original sketch- go on have a go!!

Why not pop into Japonica to see this design "in the flesh"!