Christmas Friday...

Happy Friday,

For todays card I feel that I threw everything at this card, gilding flakes, microbeads, acetate, ribbon pixie powders everything!lol

a quick run through as I am writing this after a 4 hour drive back from a fabulous day at Sharon's Card craft in Swanley.


There are just pictures on todays pots at the moment but I will update instructions later today!

Enjoy...

Instructions Update

Pixie powder background using Aqua Lagoon, Silver Dream & White Pearl.  Next I covered this with a double sided adhesive sheet and covered this with clear mmicrobeads.

I then covered a further piece of double sided adhesive sheet with sliver moon gilding flakes and cut the swirling stars die three times form this.  I kept the stars that fall out to decorate the frame.

I framed the piece using the double pierced noble squares dies and added a piece of acetate behind this adhering the swirling stars to this.




I then cut the holly octagon frame and shaded through the die using frosted sky colour cloud blending ink.  I then threaded thin satin ribbon through the slots and added the central star cut with more of the gilding flakes.


A couple of stick pins and gems and finished.

Aqua and Silver...

Happy Thursday,

A simple looking card today in Aqua, Silver and White which I think may be my christmas co,our scheme this year!  I love the crisp contrast if these colours especially when you add a little touch of grey.

I am demonstrating today at Sharons Card Craft in Swanley ( not Swankey as I mistyped yesterday lol)

















I stared by cutting the outside die in the seychelles set into a pice of aqua foundation card.  I then simply cut each subsequent die in a further layer starting with white with dies 2 and 3, Aqua with dies 4 and 5 finishing with a layer of grey with the last die(smallest) in the set.

I added a few stick on crystals in the corner and centre and a large crystal embellishment with bow at the corner.  All the crystals are from the always and forever range from Craft Consortium.









Next I cut the layers down to a rectangle apart from the  top layer in away.  Here I used the amazing new striped swirl edger die using the insert for the dots and one edge on each well er edge I guess lol.

Finally I added straight stripes of white, aqua and grey to offset the detail on the edges. a simple frame of white with a few layers of the col,our and a simple but hopefully effective card is born!


Enjoy...

Mauritius in blue...

Happy Wednesday,

Well what a busy set of shows yesterday Im sorry the villages sold out so quickly Ill let everyone know as soon as they are back in stock!

back to today and I thought It would be a nice change of pace to show another card made with the new die release form Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  This is using the stunning new Indian Ocean collection Background which I used on this card as the background over the embossed panel ( made using the pinpoint circles embossing folder covered with pearl lustre metallic gilding polish)

I cut the Mauritius die in cobalt, aqua and baby blue foundation card and back each one with white.  I cut the 2 lighter shades inhale and matched the 2 pieces together.  Next I mounted these on top of each other rotated to make a square.  I cut the cobalt die cut in half and out it back together to make a square which I added on the top.


















I simply added three of the doodled flowers which IO shaped with my ball toll adding the centres using self adhesive pearls and dots of frosted sky PVA dimensional glue.  A spare of ribbon from my stats and finished ( with a few mats and layers of course)







I will be demoing this card and many others at Sharon's Card Craft in swanky tomorrow and at Crafty Company in Fleetwood this Saturday!


Enjoy...

Light up Christmas...

Happy Tuesday,

Wow what a busy launch show last night One of the stacks sold out before the end of the hour!  Tune intoday as we are trying to bring it back   I thought I would share all the pictures form the samples for the show if thats Ok as Ive been so busy with this show I haven't had time for anything else!

 Above are from the Village stack with the toy factory from the Shimmer Village stack.

a couple of the stand up deers I think these are so cute!

finally shots of the Light ups and the poinsettia.

Back to normal tomorrow,

Enjoy...

Monday shows...with a difference...

Happy Monday,

Another sneak peak from tonights shows.  I will be launching the stunning new Light Up Stacks from DCVW the light up bit iOS the fascinating part as every pack comes with battery powered lights!

I thought I would share a few of the samples from tonights shows, there are loads more made for me by my friends at Breedon Priory.  I have some great pictures of the ladies making these which will hopefully be on the show!

The tree and church are form one of the village stacks tune into see the whole village!

This star, which comes in a set of 2 along with 2 sets of lights for the centre is from another off the packs.

finally a few pictures of another of the houses!

Tune in at 8pm tonight or tomorrow at 9am, 12pm, 4pm or last chance at7pm to see more.

Hochanda is back on its own dedicated freeview chanel number 85 or online at www.hochanda.com sky 663.


Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,
I thought I would share another simple card and tag today form my last Hochanda shows earlier this week. As we get closer to christmas I really do think it is important to see some ides for quick cards.


For this one I simply covered a piece of double sided adhesive sheet with Verdigris gilding flakes.  Next I cut the stunning deer family die set and used the largest one of this card.

To make the card I simply embossed a sheet of antique gold pearl card, stamped the sentiment and added the deer.



For the tag I used an offset of foundation card and simply added a rich red layer and the medium sized deer.  A punched hole and red striped ribbon and a simple take made great for bath cards!

Enjoy...

Something Different Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

I thought I would share a sneak peak sample form my Hochanda shows on Monday evening.  This is from one of the DCWV light up stacks.

These are made with the terrarium pack , an example of which is below.


Enjoy...