A Variation of a theme - Christmas Bells

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by today.  I have another Christmas card - it is a variation of a theme using some of my left over kits from interstate Workshops to get them happening faster - and of course my Spellbinders Dies.  You can see the full instructions HERE the original gorgeous Joy Fold Card - with a twist!

1. Cut green card base to 11cm x 16cm - score at 11cm

2. Cut patterned paper to 10.5cm x 15.5cm, the second piece 11cm x 4.5cm

3. Cut a third square of patterned paper to 7cm x 7cm

4. Adhere the patterned paper using E-Z Runner - adding lace across the lower panel.

5. Cut red the card to 7.5cm x 15cm - score at 7.5cm.

6. Adhere to the center of the card base using E-Z Runner Permanent Adhesive on the back. Make sure the fold of the smaller flap is facing down

7. Stamp the sentiment onto a white card insert 7cm x 7cm and adhere to the red card stock.

8. Cut/emboss one (1) Art Deco Fairmont Labels #1 (#1 being the smallest).

9. Pop up onto green card stock, trimmed to the size of the Art Deco Labels, pop up onto the front panel using 3D Foam Squares.

10.Adhere the Bells sticker to the centre of the layered Art Deco Fairmont Labels and small red pearls to each corner of the patterned paper.

11.Cut one small circle in patterned paper and one the next size up in red card

12.Attach the smaller circle to the larger one using double sided tape.

13.Attach 3D foam squares to the lower portion of the circle and adhere to the lower corner of the card slightly over the edge of the smaller flap to keep it closed. Embellish using a recycled button. 

14.Attach layered card front to the pre-cut card base using Fairmont Labels and white card stock.

• Authentique Paper:  Joyous
• Spellbinders: Nestabilities Art Deco Fairmont Labels Etched Dies; Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6"
• Want2Scrap: 250 Count - Red Pearls - Self Adhesive
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ - E-Z Runner Permanent Adhesive, 3D Foam Squares
• Bells Sticker; Lace
• Card stock: Emerald Green, Red, White and Gold

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Come and Get It - Christmas

Scrap and Craft Inspiration - Anything Christmas

International Art & Soul - Add Sparkle

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Cut it Up - Must have Die Cuts - Christmas Song (Jingle Bells)

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas

Winter Wonderland -  Anything Christmas Goes

Crafty Calendar - It's Christmas

Card Mania - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: A Touch of Sparkle

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Christmas

Dies R Us Challenge - Christmas Carols

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Mix It Up Challenge - Anything Goes + option: Fancy Fold

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Merry Christmas

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders - Sunny Side up

Hello friends - thanks for stopping by!  I am back with another card using one of the adorably whimsical  Spellbinders Stamp and Die sets from the Love Set Match Collection by Licensed Designer Debi Adams.  This is the second card I have created using this set - you can see the first one HERE.

I have started by stamping the yolk onto yellow card stock, then die cut it along with the egg white, toast and bacon using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine – 6″ Platform.  Details have been added using Chameleon Pens and Imagine ink with a blending tool.

NOTE: If you use thick foam for the toast, it will give the appearance of toast. Sponge around the edges with brown ink. Also, use a white gel/paint pen to add details to the bacon. 

The Notebook Border Stamp Set Happy Grams #4 Collection by Tammy Tutterow  has been stamped onto white card stock using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  This has been fussy cut/hand cut out using scissors, randomly sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon's in Electric Yellow and popped up onto a pre-cut yellow card base. The sentiment has been stamped onto the lower portion of the card front using Tuxedo Black ink.  A few random splashes of yellow and white paint have also been added to the card front.

The utensils from the 'coming soon' Die D-Lites Weekend Grill Etched Dies have been cut using black card stock.  The bacon and egg have been layered onto the toast and then popped up onto the plate created using the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The layered Dies have been glued to the top portion of the card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop - 3D Project or Fancy Folds

Crafty Awesomeness - Nov/Dec Challenges Combined

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Cute as a Button - Anything Goes

Monochrome Magic - Anything Monochrome Goes + option of Blue

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Monochrome

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Funny & Punny! 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Some People Feel the Rain

Hello friends - thanks so much for stopping by - it is always lovely to know that you have been.  Today I am sharing a piece I have created something  little out of the norm for me (or is it!?!)

I have used a stamped image I was given a long time ago and stamped a Close to My Heart Sentiment (borrowed from a friend) using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  I have sponged the background using Memento Inks in Desert Sand, Summer Sky and a light touch of Espresso Truffle. The sponged background has been splashed with stamp cleaner to get this effect - I usually use water, but am loving the depth of the 'spritz' using Stamp cleaner.  

I am not sure if I am going to turn this into a card, journal or add it to a canvas - or even a layout  - but there is lots of time for that - what do you think?

This project is linked to the following challenges:

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

City Crafter Challenge - Where Did You Get That Hat?

Retarte - Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES +  OPTIONAL THEME unspecified

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - BLUE-SILVER

Addicted to Stamps - Monochrome

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + a Stamp

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes with Mixed Media

Altered Eclectics - Always Anything Goes

Monochrome Magic - Anything Monochrome Goes + option of Blue

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Party Kids Tutorial

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by.  I am sharing a tutorial today for Spellbinders using one of the gorgeous Silhouette Dies by Licensed Designer Sharyn Sowell, along with a border Die by Licensed Designer Becca Feeken.  These Dies are so versatile and a lot of fun to use.

Instructions:

1. Create Top folding card base out of white card stock.

2. Cut/emboss blue card stock using 5x7 Matting basics B #  (#1 being the smallest)

3. Die cut Kids Party Border using white card stock.

4. Lightly colour the Party Kids using Chameleon Pens 

5. Adhere the Party Kids to the lower portion of the card front.

6. Cut/emboss the Hugs sentiment from the Graceful Sweet Words Card Creator using both the frame and the insert and pink card stock.

7.  Cut/emboss the X and O sentiment from the Graceful Sweet Words Card Creator using both the frame and the insert and yellow card stock.

8. Trim  and alternate each sentiment, adhering below the Party Kids die cut using liquid glue.

9. Stamp the Tiny Sentiments in black ink onto blue card front.

10. Colour the heart using red Chameleon Pen.

11. Add Pico Embellisher to the coloured heart and allow to dry.

12. Use a White Paint Pen to randomly add white pots around the sentiment.

Spellbinders supplies:

• S4-704 Graceful Sweet Words Card Creator Amazing Paper Grace by Becca Feeken Etched Dies
• S4-752 Party Kids Dies
• S6-002 5 X 7 Matting Basics B Card Creator Dies
• SBS-138 Tiny Sentiments Stamp from the Happy Grams #3 by Tammy Tutterow
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting And Embossing Machine – 8.5″ Platform
• T-001 Tool ‘N One

Other Supplies:

White and Blue Card stock; Liquid Glue; Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black; Tape Runner;  White Paint Pen; irRESISTANT Pico Embellisher in Shimmer. Chameleon Pens

Thanks so much for stopping by - for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Naughty or Nice

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by today.  Christmas is fast approaching - it will be here before we know it and I need to work on some more Christmas cards - I am using some of my left over kits from interstate Workshops to get them happening faster - and of course my Spellbinders Dies.  You can see the full instructions HERE for this gorgeous Joy Fold Card - with a twist!

1. Cut green card base to 11cm x 16cm - score at 11cm

2. Cut patterned paper to 10.5cm x 15.5cm, the second piece 11cm x 4.5cm

3. Cut a third square of patterned paper to 7cm x 7cm

4. Adhere the patterned paper using E-Z Runner - adding a row of pleated green seam binding and lace across the lower panel.

5. Cut red the card to 7.5cm x 15cm - score at 7.5cm.

6. Adhere to the center of the card base using E-Z Runner Permanent Adhesive on the back. Make sure the fold of the smaller flap is facing down

8. Cut/emboss one (1) Lacey Circles #3 (#1 being the smallest).

9, Pop up  the Lacey Circles to the front panel using 3D Foam Squares.

10.Cut/emboss the sentiment from the Naughty or Nice Holiday 2017 Etched Dies using Gold card stock. Adhere to the Lacey Circles using liquid glue.  

11.Adhere the Holly sticker above the sentiment and small red pearls around the Lacey Circles Die.

12.Cut one small circle in patterned paper and one the next size up in red card

13.Attach the smaller circle to the larger one using double sided tape.

14.Attach 3D foam squares to the lower portion of the circle and adhere to the lower corner of the card slightly over the edge of the smaller flap to keep it closed. Embellish as desired. 

15.Attach layered card front to the pre-cut card base using Fairmont Labels and white card stock.

• Authentique Paper:  Joyous
• Spellbinders: Nestabilities Lacey Circles; Nestabilities Art Deco Fairmont Labels Etched Dies; Die D Lites Naughty or Nice Holiday 2017 Etched Dies;  Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6"
• Want2Scrap: 250 Count - Red Pearls - Self Adhesive
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ - E-Z Runner Permanent Adhesive, 3D Foam Squares
• Card stock: Emerald Green, Red, White and Gold

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

The Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Nature

Make My Monday - HAPPY CHRISTMAS/HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - CHRISTMAS IS COMING

The Paper Nest Dolls December Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes w/Optional Twist:Christmas/Winter

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - W, 3E - (December) Christmas

Crafting From The Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Christmas

Creates and Makes Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Robots Happy Birthday

Good morning friends - thank you for dropping in - if this was IRL I would have a hot cuppa waiting for you!  It is our first few days of summer and it has been wet! wet! wt! Not that I am complaining - the grass is so green and we definitely need the top up before the heat hits us - and it will!!

But in the meantime I have a fun card to share with you using the Spellbinders Die D-Lites Robots Etched Dies.  I am thrilled with these dies - especially with a grandson to create cards and layouts for.  I have cut/embossed the Robots using grey card stock and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine – 6″ Platform.  Once the Robot is removed I have lightly sanded it using a sanding block and highlighted the embossed areas - a favourite technique of mine! 

The Shapeabilities Outlaw Etched Dies by Seth Apter has been cut/embossed using orange card stock.  This has been adhered to a card front and card base cut/embossed using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Eight Etched Dies #7 (#1 being the smallest) The card front has been cut using light blue card stock using  Labels Thirty-Eight #6

The Robot has been popped up into the layered card front using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  A computer generated sentiment has been adhered to the top of the Outlaw Die and paint splatters in yellow and white randomly added.

The card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES 

Crafting from the Heart - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Always Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers Dies - Always Anything Goes with Dies 

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders You Got Game Tutorial

Hello friends, thank you for stopping by today!  I am have a tutorial for Spellbinders to share with you today - my card today's has been specifically designed for a masculine birthday - my sons infact!  When I saw this Die I knew it would be perfect - he is a gamer and it could not be more perfect for him - you have to love that!

Combine it with Dies and embossing folder by licensed Designer Seth Apter and it could not be easier!  Follow along with the tutorial and you will see just how easy it is.

1. Cut one You've Got Game Computer and controller using black card stock.

2. Cut one You've Got Game Computer in white 

3. Trim the white computer to create a screen and adhere to the black computer.

4. Cut one black and one white You've Got Game sentiment.

5. Glue the white sentiment to the back, slightly offsetting to create a shadow effect.

6. Adhere to the computer screen using liquid glue.

7. Emboss blue patterned paper using the Gridiron Embossing Folder

8.Lightly Sand using a sanding block.

9. Adhere to a pre-cut white card base .

10. Cut/emboss one inner Periscope  Die using white card stock.

11.Sponge the Periscope  Die using Imagine inks.

12. Glue the Periscope  Die to the layered card front.

13.Pop up the Die cut Computer onto the Periscope using 3D Foam Squares

14.Glue the cord of the Hand Controller to the console and pop the controller up on a small black 3D Foam Square.

15.Colour the buttons on the controller and apply a coat of Pico Embellisher in Shimmer - allow to dry.

16. Adhere a computer generated sentiment to the lower right side of the card.

• You've Got Game Etched Dies
• S4-811 Shapeabilities Periscope Etched Dies by Seth Apter
• SEL-002 Seth Apter Em-bossing Fold'ers Gridiron 5 x 7 in Single Sided
• T-001 Tool 'n One
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies: White and Black card stock; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Liquid Glue;  Imagine: Memento Ink in Teal Zeal, Rhubarb Stalk, Dandelion; irRESISTibles Pico Embellisher in Shimmer; White Gel Pen 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting