Sunday 30 December 2012

J&C Creations - Spellbinder's D-Lites Card!


Good Morning!
I'm here today to share a card with you using one of the new Spellbinder's 'D-Lites' Dies which is what we are showcasing this week over at the J&C CREATIONS BLOG. These are really versatile to use and are great for embellishing your cards. Of course seeing today is Christmas Eve I had to make another Christmas Card for you all using the die! As usual I added some Embossing Powder, this time Clear, to my sentiment to help it stand out just a little bit more.




INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamp 'from the heart'
Dovecraft Papers
Spellbinder's 'D-Lites' Die 'Wrought Iron Fence'
Flowers
Ranger Glossy Accents
Ivory Mesh, Twinklets GLitter, Dew Drops, Cheesecloth & Lace from my stash
Clear Embossing Powder


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Fired Brick

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

J&C Creations - Christmas Table Place Cards!


Good Morning!
Today for the Table Decorations theme over at the J&C CREATIONS BLOG I have a quick and simple way of creating some place cards for your Christmas Dining Table. I know how time is rather sparse around Christmas time so I thought I'd make the cards quick and easy to make so that it won't take up too much of your time!

I started off by cutting a folded A5 Card Blank in half and then trimming a little off bottom. This gave me two place cards. Next up I ran some Grunge board through my Cuttlebug with the Tim Holtz 'Word Play' Die. Choose the first initial of your guest names to use on the cards.
Using a Snowflake Stamp that came free with the December Issue of Craft Stamper I stamped the image using Distress Ink towards to right of the card, sprinkling Holographic Embossing Powder over the top while still wet.


Cover your chosen letters with Black Distress Stain, Heat Dry, then press an Emboss It Ink Pad over the top following with some more Holographic Embossing Powder.


Finally attach the letters to the left of the Snowflake design using Ranger Glossy Accents and embellish the cards with Dew Drops.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
SIMON SAYS STAMP - MERRY CHRISTMAS!


INGREDIENTS -
Snowflake Stamp from Craft Stamper Magazine December 2012
Tim Holtz 'Word Play' Die & Grunge board
Holographic Embossing Powder & Emboss It Ink Pad
Dew Drops
Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Weathered Wood
Distress Stain - Black Soot

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

Quick to Make Christmas Cards!


Good Morning!
Today I wanted to share with you some quick to make Christmas Cards that I made earlier this week. I went for the C&S style so that they were quick to make. In fact it took me the same amount of time to create all 4 cards as it usually would for me to make one! Each card took around 15 minutes to make and to make them cheaper to post I kept two without Dew Drops. I just realised whilst writing this post that Christmas will be over by this time next week! I can't believe it!


To create the cards I chose 2 different coloured Distress Inks and stamped a Snowflake using the second & third generation ink technique in the centre of some white card stock. Once dry I stamped my main image using Archival Ink over the snowflakes, finishing with a little bit of Glitter for some sparkle underneath each image. I added some Dew Drops to two of the cards and kept two without.





INGREDIENTS -
Tim Holtz 'Christmas Blueprints' Stamp Set
Black Foundations Card Stock
Twinklets Glitter & Dew Drops
Rangers Glossy Accents



INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac, Festive Berries, Bundled Sage, Milled Lavender & Old Paper

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Charisma Cardz - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!


Good Morning!
Today's card it is for our brand new challenge at CHARISMA CARDZ which is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! So we would like to see Santa on your creations!
I have used Holographic Embossing Powder on my Stamped Image to give it more of a Christmassy Sparkle, however it doesn't show well in pictures but you can just see it in one of the close-up photo's.





INGREDIENTS -
PB Stamp
Sentiment Stamp by Happy Daze
Papermania Papers
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Flowers and Corner Embellishment from WOC
Holographic Embossing Powder
Stickles - Frosted Lace
Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon, Twinklets Glitter & Dew Drops from my stash
Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Fired Brick

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes!


Good Morning!
Today's card is for our new challenge this week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS which is nice & easy Anything Goes! This will be our last Challenge of 2012 as we will be taking the next week off ... however when we start again in January we will not only have a new look but some brand new Teamies joining us so I do hope you will join in with the fun !!! This week me and the DT have used sponsor images provided from this weeks sponsor, Mel Jens Designs.




INGREDIENTS -
Digi Image from Mel Jens Designs
Sentiment by Pink Petticoat
Dovecraft Papers
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Flowers from WOC
Stickles - Star Dust
Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Dew Drops & Twinklets Glitter from my stash


INKS USED -
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E00, R11, R20, R27, R59 & Y28

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

Papertake Weekly - Pick of the Year!


Good Morning!
Today's card our new challenge at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY is Pick of the Year! All you have to do is choose your favourite challenge of the year, although don't forget to state what it is!
I have chosen Sketch #66 from the 27th of March ...





INGREDIENTS -
Magnolia Stamp
Sentiment by Pink Petticoat
Dovecraft Vintage Back to Basics Papers
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Flowers from WOC
Tim Holtz Ideo-ology Christmas Muse Token, Wire Pin & Jump Ring
Seam Binding Ribbon & Snowflake Charm from The Ribbon Girl
Stickles - Frosted Lace
Cheesecloth, Twinklets Glitter & Dew Drops from my stash


INKS USED -
Archival ink - Jet Black
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11 & R20

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

J&C Creations - Christmas Table Decorations!


Good Morning!
Last week we had Christmas Tree Decorations at J&C CREATIONS BLOG and this week we have Table Decorations for those little finishing touches we all like to add to the Dining Table.
I'm starting this week off with a hand-made Cracker that you can fill with a treat of your own, my favourite thing to add is chocolate! However you could also leave the Cracker empty and simply use just as a decoration :)
To create the Cracker all you need is a spare Toilet or Kitchen Roll, Tissue Paper & Iridescent Paper.
Wrap the Tissue Paper around the roll, twisting the edges and keep in place with some selloptape. 


Trim the Iridescent Paper to fit the width of the centre and decorate. I have used some Archival Ink and a Rubber Stamp with the second generation technique (this is where you stamp your image 2 or 3 times before re-inking to create images with a different ink strength). When your happy with how it look secure this around the centre of the cracker and tie the end of the tissue paper with some Tinsel Twine.
Create a finishing touch of stamping a sentiment, cutting out with some Nesties and mounting onto a Snowflake Die-Cut. Secure this in the centre with some 3D Foam Pads. Embellish the sentiment with some clear Dew Drops.






INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamps '...the most' and 'Brush Flake'
Toilet / Kitchen Roll
Iridescent Paper
Purple Tissue Paper
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Tim Holtz Silver Tinsel Twine
Dew Drops & Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Blue Violet

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

J&C Creations - Christmas Tree Decorations 2!


Good Morning!
On Monday I shared some Christmas Tree Decorations for J&C CREATIONS BLOG in a Silver & Red theme so for today's post the decoration is in a Gold Scheme!
To create the decoration use the Tim Holtz Die 'Winter Wonder' to cut out the image of the snowman from some Grunge Board and Design Paper. I recommend using the Grunge Board just to help make the decoration sturdier. After you have done this glue the snowman made out of the Design Paper on top of the other, leave to set and then using the '25' die from the Movers & Shapers Die 'Mini Reindeer & 25' cut out the lower part of the snowman.

 

Ink around the edges in 'Old Paper' and 'Brushed Corduroy' just to add some more colour. Using a Crop -A - Dile punch a hole through the top, add an eyelet and thread through some ribbon. Decorate the snowman with some adhesive snowflakes, flowers, dew drops and a strip of ribbon to form a scarf. 
Once your happy with your snowman glue it onto a Gold Snowflake.




INGREDIENTS -
Tim Holtz Dies - 'Winter Wonder' & 'Movers & Shapers Mini Reindeer & 25'
Dovecraft Design Paper
Flowers from WOC
Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Dew Drops & Adhesive Snowflakes from my stash
Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Old Paper & Brushed Corduroy

I hope you will give this snowman tree decoration a go!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX