Let It Snow

Morning, So I am still playing catch up with my posts. Today I am sharing a card I made with the 3D Christmas Embossing folders from Crafters Companion. Another lovely design that I have used as a focal point. I t could also be used as a smashing background, giving lots of texture to your project.

You will need:

Shimmering Snowflakes Embossing Folder

Gemini Sparkling Snowflakes Set 1

Gemini Sparkling Snowflakes Set 2

Gemini 'Let It Snow' Die

Centura Pearl Blue (Darks Collection) 5 x 7'', 5 1/2 x 7 1/2'' & 8 X 7''

Centura Pearl White/Silver Card Base 8 1/2 x 7 1/2''

Double Sided Adhesive Sheet

Centura Pearl White/Silver 7 1/2 x 6 1/2''

AB Glitter

Matching Blue Ribbon

Silver Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink Pad

Anti Static Bag

Step 1: Wipe over your  5 x 7'' card with an Anti Static bag, Coat your folder with Versamark, Add silver embossing powder and heat.

Step 2: Cover you 7 1/2 x 6 1/2'' Centura Pearl card with a double sided adhesive sheet. Cut snowflakes from the  8 x 7  Blue card, careful to leave the edges as this will be your mat, Secure the snowflakes and sentiment to the sheet as shown.

Step 3: Cover the sheet with AB Glitter and set aside.

Step 4: Mat your embossed card onto the Blue Centura Pearl 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 with Tacky Glue

Step 5: Layer your snowflake card onto the blue, then mount onto your base card with Tacky Glue.

Step 6:Add your embossed design to the base section with foam on a roll or 3D Glue Gel.

Step 7: Add a mounting ribbon to finish your card.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and the finished card I have shared. Join me again for more inspiration. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Christmas Snow Globe

Morning, Today I am sharing a snow globe card that I made using the Christmas Stamps that Bev from Bee Crafty brought to Hochanda recently. I have used the beautiful Ornate Christmas tree in conjunction with the circle and hexagon Inkables.

Taking my Super Smooth card, I taped the Hexagonal Inkable in place to form a base for the snow globe, I used Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to colour inside.

Next, I placed the large circle Inkable onto the base using washi tape. Then I started blending the Distress Inks to give the 3D appearance of the globe. I started with Shaded Lilac, then added Faded Jeans, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.

I had blended the colours in turn leaving a highlight towards the left to look like light shining onto the globe.

I used an anti static bag to wipe over the card before taking a versamark ink pad to stamp the elegant tree inside the globe. I covered this with fine silver embossing powder and used my heat gun from underneath to set.

Next using the circle from the Inkable set I masked my globe.

I then took the Holly stamp and using only the swirl part I stamped the background using Mowed Lawn and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink, I also used some of the colour to break up the whiteness of the background card.

I stamped my chosen sentiment in the top left hand corner using black Versafine ink.

To finish, I backed my design with black cardstock, giving a 5 mm border around the edge.

I do hope that you have enjoyed the step by step I have shared with you today and the finished card. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit and I hope you to see you again very soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Christmas Crackers

Morning, The project I am sharing today was made using Leonie's new collection of dies and stamps that she launched on Hochanda. This is actually a set but I though it was best to divide the project into two posts as it would be easier to follow.

To begin with I used a Christmas Cracker Die, this one is by Tonic Studios, I cut four. This size makes great decorations for the tree also. I took the stocking strip stamp and using Versamark in and silver detail embossing powder I embossed the end on my first cracker (dont forget the anti static bag). I then stamped each of the other crackers using a different strip for each one.

Taking a sentiment stamp I added this to the centre of each cracker using Versamark and Silver detail embossing powder. I took each cracker in turn and randomly stamped the snowflakes all over the crackers, making sure some were over the edge. I used Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and Summer Sky Memento ink. 

Using Shaded Lilac distress ink I blended around all of the edges, I then blended a little Blueprint Sketch to darken slightly.

I then assembled the crackers using Cosmic Shimmer, I then ties them with burgundy satin ribbon.

I stamped some of the mini holly leaves from the coordinating stamps, coloured them with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and cut them out. I shaped them with a small ball tool and arranged them on to the crackers using 3D glue gel. Ii then dded the berries, using Berry Red Cosmic Shimmer PVA, then put them in the box.

Thank you for taking the time to visit today, I hope you have enjoyed the step by step I have shared. I will be making the box tomorrow that these go into, I hope you will join me. Take care and Happy Crafting.

Christmas Pillow Box

Morning, Thank you for visiting today. I do hope you got to see Leonie's One Day Special on Hochanda. This collection of dies have been great to craft with. Here is have used the stamps to decorate some Christmas Pillow Boxes. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have made some coordinating Christmas Fripperies and this is one of the set, these stamps are brilliant for this.

I die cut my pillow boxes using 300gsm Super Smooth card. If you dont have a die, they are very easy to make from scratch. I dusted the die cuts with an anti static bag, stamped the beautiful background with versamark and then embossed with ultra fine silver embossing powder.

On half of them I had die cut an oval from copier paper and used this as a mask, I secured this in place with Stick n Spray (temporary adhesive) before stamping the background. I then used a fine liner to add faux stitching around the oval, then stamped 'Joy' from one of the stamps sets.

Using Shaded Lilac and a small amount of Blueprint Sketch, I blended the colour from the inside out. For the ones I stamped I replaced the oval before adding the colour to leave the cartouche white.

I do hope you have enjoyed the step by step and the finished boxes. I have more to come and hope you will join me again. Thank you for your messages, I really do appreciate them  and read them all. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx