Why Thank You!

Materials used:-

Stampendous HMCM06 Friendly Dreams

JWS-017 Thank You

Perfect Prints paper pad Vivid Dots

Versafine Vintage Sepia & Onyx Black

Sakura Pencils

Crafty Edger + Scallpoed Flower cassette

1" heart punch

Fingerguard trimmer + pinking blade

6" x 6" cream card blank

all available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth

EX8 1PT

01395 278238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We come to the last Woodware project for 2014 as the design team are taking a break over Christmas. We're designing "Thank You" cards this week in preparation for what Santa may bring us! The stamp which I have used is actually a Christmas design but with a little camouflage work we can hide the bauble lurking under the 2 hearts & so it's suitable for a cat lover at any time of year. Simply stamped with Versafine & coloured with pencils. I've cut a border for the bottom half of the card blank using the Crafty Edger & all the layering you see has been cut with the Fingerguard trimmer with the pinking blade.  I've just stamped the message directly onto the paper, added the 2 punched hearts & faux stitched the edges. May I wish everyone a Happy Christmas & a peaceful & healthy New Year.

See you in 2015!

Inches Cards

Materials used:-

JGS358 Holly Panel

Sakura Aquarel Watercolour pencils

Versafine Onyx Black

DSA sheet

Crystal glitter

Red organza ribbon

Xmas Red Stickles

DL white card blank

Red & white card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Yes I know I said that I wouldn't be doing any more Christmas designs but then I found this lovely new stamp set that I just couldn't resist buying when all the new stamps were released in the autumn & I hadn't used it yet!! We're looking at "Inches" or "Inchies" designs this week i.e designs made up from pieces of card (or other materials) 1" square. They can be all different images put together in a collage or as I have done here reassembled like a jigsaw puzzle. The stamp set I have used is just perfect for this. I've stamped with Versafine & coloured with the watercolour pencils before cutting the image into 1" squares. This was stamped onto a 2" x 6" strip of card. I then covered a piece of red card with DSA sheet & reassembling the stamped piece.Next I covered the still exposed  sticky surface with glitter. All the sentiments you see come from the Holly Panel set & I've finished off by adding some ribbon & accentuating the holly berries with red Stickles. Now Christmas is done- promise!!

Sketch Challenge for December

Materials used:-

JGS347 Under the Mistletoe

Magenta 12 x 12 scrapbook paper

Brilliance Graphite Black

1" & 1.5" circle punches

Stickles Frosted Lace

Tombow pens

Narrow dk green organza ribbon 

mirror card

Peel off stars & lines

5" x7" card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth

Ex8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Here we are at our last Sketch Challenge of 2015 - already!! Where did this year go? There's still time for one more Christmas theme & I've used this lovely stamp from Jane Gill this week for our sketch.Simply stamp onto the Magenta scrapbook paper using Brilliance & colour with Tombow pens. The sentiments you see are all included with the stamp set & I've stamped one all down the left hand edge to give a border & the other as the sentiment at the bottom right. I've punched baubles from the gold mirror card & decorated with peel off stars. I've added some bows & peel off lines to hang the baubles. I've also used the gold mirror card for the bow on the mistletoe & I've stamped just the bow with Stazon before cutting out & attaching to the image. Layer onto the gold card & attach to the card blank. Finally add some generous dots of Frosted Lace to the berries of the mistletoe.  

Distress It!! Crafty Cardmakers Challenge

Materials used:-

FRS164 Patch Robin

Stampendous CRR204 PenPattern Light

12" x 12" pearl silver & granite card

Detail silver & clear embossing powders

Versafine Onyx Black

Hessian ribbon

Dreamweaver embellishment pin

1" holly punch

Candis-Polka Dots (Raspberry Truffle)

  12" x 12" scrapbook papers
S/A black pearls
A5 black card blank
Silver insert paper
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local Exmouth stockist is:-
Liberty Craft
33 Exeter Road (opposite the library)
Exmouth 
EX8 1PT
01395 273328
libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We join the crafty ladies at  Crafty Cardmakers this week & they said "Distress It!" so I have! I've used Patch Robin for my main image & I've done some paper piecing with a mixture of scrapbook papers & an embossed print from PenPattern Light which gives the robin a Zentangled look. The 2 panels which act as the background are also from PenPattern, one embossed with silver & one with black. I've taken the blades of my scissors to all the edges except the main image & I've also inked the edges of the background panels.The top right hand corner has been rolled down & secured with an embellishment pin which I've turned black with a permanent pen. The hessian ribbon has been sponged with Brilliance Starlite Silver & some crumpled holly leaves added. If you look closely you'll see that I have stamped the word "Robin" from the stamp set on the corner of the silver insert. To finish add  a label stamped with the sentiment, some pearls for the holly berries & some crumpled black Candis.

Why not pop over to Crafty Cardmakers & join in their challenge.

    

Speedy Christmas Cards

Materials used:-

FRS177 Good Wish

JGS 317 Many Christmases

Stampendous CRS5057 Jumbo Snowflake Trio

Various inkpads

Detail silver embossing powder

Mark richards embellishments

Stickles

Hairy Manilla craft card

Hessian ribbon, buttons, organza ribbon

5" x 5" card blanks

Perfect Prints paper pad (Vivid)

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33. Exeter Road (opposite the library)

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

The weeks are simply flying past now, soon be time to put the sprouts on!! Have you done your cards yet? Still a few more to do? Here's some ideas for some quick & easy last minute cards. I always find that sticking to one or two stamps & giving them a few different looks depending on who they're intended for is the way to go. Below are the individual cards I've designed for this theme & I'll talk you through each one & what I've used as we go. 

Firstly we have a "chalkboard" effect card using "Every Good Wish" for the main image & "Many Christmases" as the background on the card blank. I've stamped with Brilliance Moonlight White & Graphite Black & then added some touches of silver Stickles & a knot of polka dot ribbon. This would be great for a teacher card!

Next we have a more masculine look or maybe for a gardener. Stamped with Versafine Olympia Green & Vintage Sepia with a knot of hessian ribbon & a button to finish. The card blank is "Hairy Manilla"  

Time for some elegance next with the background stamped with Snowflake Trio & Versafine Smoky Grey & the main image embossed with detail silver powder. Mount onto silver mirror card & add some Glitterdomes for added sparkle.

Last but not least I've stamped onto a piece from the Perfect Prints pad using Versafine Onyx Black, mounted onto burgundy card & added some "Metals" in gold. I've also notched the corners of the stamped piece with a corner punch.

Hope these have given you some inspiration for some quick & easy cards.   

Christmas for Kids Large & Small

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRP235 Snowman Friends

JGCL 562 Christmas Greetings
Sparkler peel offs
1.5" circle punch
Stickles Stardust
Versafine Onyx Black
Sakura pencils
Wobbler
Mark Richards Clear Rainbow Elements
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local Exmouth stockist is:-
Liberty Craft
33 Exeter Road
Exmouth
EX8 1PT
01395 273238
libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

I've been saving this cute new stamp from Stampendous for the theme this week & aren't they fun? I've chosen to make a rocker card but with added wiggle as the snowmen are mounted onto a "Wobbler" so plenty of movement going on here which is the sort of things kids love- Mr Frosty did too!

I've printed with Versafine & coloured with pencils. The mechanics of the card are quite easy just die cut a 7" circle of white card & fold in half. Cut a 5" circle of silver mirror card plus one in acetate too.Cut the mirror card circle in half & pass through a snowflake embossing folder. Cut the acetate circle in a little over half & attach to the back of  mirror section to form a whole circle again. Attach to the folded white circle with the acetate standing up. Cut out the snowmen & mount onto the "Wobbler" to attach to the front of the card. Stamp "Noel" from "Christmas Greetings" onto a punched circle & mount onto a die cut snowflake & attach with 3D foam pads to the acetate. Add the Sparkler snowflake peel off to edges of the circles,some single snowflakes to the acetate & plenty of Stickles to the Snowmen's hats & buttons.

A Christmas Collage

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRR214 Christmas Cottage

JGS317 Many Christmases

Clear Scraps mask CSSM Holly

Detail Copper embossing powder

Tombow pens

2" Holly punch

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy

Buttons, Fancy Twine, Brads, s/a jewels

Corner rounder punch

Copper pearl card

8" x 8" card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road (opposite the library)

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth

EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We have a Christmas Collage this week using a combination of stamps & embellishments & just the kind of thing I love. I started with the card blank & brayered it all over using a green ink. Next I stenciled the holly leaves using the mask & then overprinted with "Many Christmases" & Vintage Sepia. The 2 stamped images were embossed with Detail Copper & Christmas Cottage was then just given some highlighting & shading with Tombow pens. I then rounded all corners before layering onto the copper pearl card & attaching to the card blank. Now punch some holly leaves from the pearl card & give them some vein character using  a DEET (double ended etching tool). Thread some twine through the button holes before arranging with the leaves at the bottom left hand corner. The brads come from last years set " Christmas Trees & Snowflakes" Glitter brads & I have darkened the gold snowflakes with a permanent marker to be more in keeping with my colours. The gems come from one of the  Mark Richards "Cluster" sets to finish off the collage.