Starry Night

Today I am sharing a card from the collection Leonie launched on Hochanda at the beginning of the month. I have had a ball colouring them and really enjoyed crafting with them. I decided I wanted to make a larger village, complete with the Snowmen, Christmas Tree and Stars. I hope you can get the idea of just how versatile they are by changing colours they become completely different. 

To create this scene I needed some paper masks, so I stamped them onto copier paper and cut them out. In the photo, there are some smaller elements that I didn't need, like the snowman etc, so please dont let that put you off.

Using the masks I plotted my design onto watercolour card using black Archival ink. I also used the star stamp in the sky and built the tree. For now I just had to imagine where the landscape would be

I masked all of the design with Pebeo Drawing gum and allowed it to dry.

Using torn copier paper, I created the landscape using mostly Shaded Lilac Distress ink, with just a little Blueprint Sketch.

For the watery sky I used Cobalt, Lavender, Arctic and Icicle Glitter Brush pens by Leonie. This time dabbing the colour from dark to light, I wanted texture in the sky rather than a smooth blend. I removed all of the drawing gum and coloured with my Alcohol markers.

Finally I used a Clear Overlay Sparkle pen to add a frosty/magical look and layered onto purple and blue Centura Pearl card from Crafters Companion using Cosmic Shimmer glue.

Thank you for stopping by today, I really hope you like this card and the step by step I have shared today. I look forward to seeing you again soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Merry Little Christmas

This was a really fun card to make with the stamps Leonie launched recently on Hochanda. I have created a little fantasy village for the wee magic folk. Before I start my step by step for this one, I want to let out a little secret. Leonie will be launching her Brand New and Exciting collection on Hochanda tomorrow night as  a One Day Special, I hope you will join her at 8 pm. I will be sharing some of my samples tomorrow night at launch.

Back to today's card, To start with, I stamped the Angel wings and part of the 'Build a Tree Stamps onto copier paper and cut out to use as masks. I then took a piece of Sheena Stamping card from Crafters Companion and created the fantasy flowers using the wings, I also stamped the tree section which would become a new roof.

Next I masked off the tree section and lined up the stamp of the house I had chosen to use, it really is great to change the look especially if you want to create a project with a lot of the houses and want them to look completely different. I then stamped the little row of houses further back and off to the right, adding some distance. For the stalks, I used a strip stamp from Leonie's previous collection and added some leaves at the same time.

To mask off the images, I used the Pebeo Drawing gum to allow me to create the background. I just had to use Leonie's Glitter Pens to give a magical background to this. I used Lavender and Lilac blended from top to bottom. I also used the smallest amount of Iris to the very top and blended to give a colour fading from dark to light. I then removed the drawing gum and coloured the piece with a selection of my alcohol markers.

I stamped my sentiments onto some card and blended the same colours across them, I layered this onto some purple Centura Pearl cardstock from the Brights collection and then onto a lilac base leaving a 5 mm border on each. I then secured them with 3D glue gel which finished my card.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you like the finished piece along with the step by step I have shared today. I hope you will stop by again tomorrow. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Family Sparkle

Morning, Today I am sharing a DL card I made using the stunning BEAUtanicals that Bev from Bee Crafty shared on Hochanda 'Live' from Alexandra Palace. All of the stamping and background has been created using the Wonderful Glitter Brush pens from Leonie.

I haven't got a clue where the photos went for this project so I must apologise.

To start with I created the background using Leonie's Glitter Brush pens. I used Cobalt from the 'Frosty Christmas' set then Iris and Lavender from the 'Wrapped Up' set. After spritzing the watercolour card I started at the top applying the darker colour and blending down to the bottom using the lighter colours. They blend so well and give a great effect.

For the stamping I used the Ground Elder set from Bee Crafty. The're beautiful stamps and work so well with the Glitter Pens, Having the brush nib they are so easy to apply to your stamps, I have to admit that although they work with rubber stamps, I find they are even better with the clear stamps.

I used the same colours I used for the background to bring the whole project together. For the plants in the foreground I used Cobalt and for the ones further back I used Lavender. Finally I added the sentiment & birds using the beautifully rich Cobalt.

Thank you for stopping by today. Once again I am so sorry for the delay in my post this morning. Hopefully you will stop by soon and see what else I have to share. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx