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January 10, 2015

Sponging technique for a snowflake flurry in shades of blue …

Hi and welcome to my blog. This week, it’s a colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, in shades of blue. Last Christmas day was so magical, watching the snow gently falling on an already beautiful, white, winter-wonderland of Iceland. So, out came my beloved serene snowflakes stamp set to make this card (pretty name for the stamps too, huh?) … 

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The main panel was made by stamping the snowflakes in versamark ink, then heat embossing with white embossing powder on whisper white cardstock. Then I sponged over the panel in three shades of blue ink – soft sky, tempting turquoise and night of navy, all by Stampin’ Up.

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The panel was then matted and layered on more whisper white card, and attached to an A6 sized night of navy base card.  The sentiment was also heat embossed in white.

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A simple white taffeta ribbon, tied in a bow, added a little texture and softness to the card, and two small jingle bells tied on with some linen thread completed the look.

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I hope you like my card for this week.

The Design Team at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown have created lots of lovely cards to inspire you again this week, so do pop by for a peek. We would love to see your creations, so I do hope you’ll join us.

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stamps: four the holidays, serene snowflakes;

inks: soft sky, tempting turquoise, night of navy, versamark;

cardstock: whisper white, night of navy;

punches and dies: corner rounder;

accessories: whisper white taffeta ribbon, linen thread, heat gun, white embossing powder;

additional: jingle bells.

All supplies from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise stated. 

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May 10, 2014

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin’ Up

I’m so happy I’m able to join in this week’s challenge over at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog.  It feels so good to be back to crafting again.

This week is a colour theme, and they are a little different to the traditional Christmas hues… 

Simple May Colors copy

I struggled at first as they were not my usual go-to shades, so this combo had me a little perplexed … until I broke out my ornament keepsakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up that is, then I just started playing with inks and made this …

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin Up

I started by making the background, stamping tiny snowflakes in versamark ink onto glossy white cardstock. 

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin Up snowflake detail

Once dry, I added rich razzleberry ink using the direct to paper technique, and then buffed and blended the ink into the cardstock with a stampin’ sponge.  I love the different shades of colour in the background – it is really beautiful in real life. 

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin Up rhinestones

Next, I used the same technique for the baubles using melon mambo ink, and the leaves in old olive. I hunted high and low for my whisper white baker’s twine, but could I find it?  No is the answer! So I improvised and used some white wool for the bauble hangers. 

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin Up baubles close up

A few adhesive rhinestones and tiny hand-tied silver bows, added a little sparkle to this pink and pretty Christmas card.  Hope you like it. 

Ornament keepsakes from Stampin Up side view

If you’d like to join in the colour challenge fun, we would love to see your creations.  Why not hop on over to the 52CCT web page and show us what you’ve made?  Hope to see you there!   

Want to make this blog colours

cardstock: white glossy, whisper white;

stamp sets: ornament keepsakes, more merry messages, serene snowflakes (retired);

inks: rich razzleberry, melon mambo, old olive;

punches and dies: owl, ornament keepsakes framelits;

accessories: silver ribbon, adhesive rhinestones, tombo multi-purpose adhesive, stampin’ dimensionals, mini-glue dots;

additional: white wool.

All supplies from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise stated – please contact me for details. 

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