Mixing it up...

Happy Wednesday,

I have to admit I really love how this card looks, the background has been sat arround for a couple of weeks but it really stared to sing when I added the Pocket watch.  I really like the mix of the mixed media style of the watch and the classic elegance of the background.

I stared by cutting the Bee Balm background twice into a piece of black card.  I then backed this with vintage gold card form Limetree crafts.  I added pearls on the centres of each flower and threaded May Arts ribbon through finishing with bow.

I made up my Time Flies die set pocket watch using scratch art card and gold dust white card ( Scratch art is the sand back card with black over copper)


I finished with a spray of the Swirling leaves cut and shaped in vintage gold card.

Ingredients:
JND Time Flies die set
JND Swirl Leaves die set
JND Bee Balm Background Die Set
May Arts ribbon
Crafts Too Scratch art Copper

Enjoy...

You are Gold...

Happy Thursday,

A different card today with Gold on Gold on Gold but I have to admit i love the different shades of the gold card I have used including a little gilt metal.


















The centre panel of this card is made with adding gold metal sheets to card then embossing the piece with my winter trees embossing folder.

I embossed a piece of old gold card using my confetti frame and I rubbed black ink over the surface to darken the colour and make the embossing show.

The next layer is gold mirror card embossed this time with my Star stream embossing folder.  I finished the card with layers of gold in the old gold, mirror card and a little vintage gold to add further light and shade.

The poinsettias are cut in Kraft card and I added gold pen around weach of the die cuts so that they match the gold on gold theme.  I added holly leaves in gold mirror card and an ombre ribbon from my stash.

Enjoy...

Snowflake Stream...

Happy Wednesday,

Today's card is again made up with pieces I had left in my scrap box.  I always keep all the pieces I cut and make especially during demos its perfect when I want to play and challenge myself.













I found this background and the snowflake in my box obviously from other projects that hadn't worked or left from a demo.  the background is a piece of card I had stamped with the large media plate using the liquid pigment inks in blues and silver.  This gives an easy and more importantly mess free background that shines.  I embossed this with my star stream embossing folder then ran silver pigment ink pad over the top to bring out the embossed stars.













The snowflake was cut form more of the card and I added swirls and a smaller snowflake cut in the new Crafts Too Yale blue lustre print card.  I added a couple of pearls and a strip of a rafia ribbon in the same lighter blue.  The snowflake in the lustre print card was lightly sanded to age it and show a little white in the raised areas.

Finally layers of Cobalt, sh
silver shine and light blue make the finished card.


Enjoy...

Silver Stars...

Happy Tuesday,


Todays card is in the same theme as I have been using for the last few days cu and embossed pieces made using the Crafts Too scraper foil, this time in silver.

I love the way that when you emboss a die ( as I have here with the Woodland Scene die from Press cut) sanded back the pattern really shows especially on the frame.

The poinsettias also sand beautifully when they are embossed as well as all the veins show in silver on black.

Enjoy...

Black and Gold...

Happy Monday,

still a quick post but one of my favourite regal colour combinations Black and Gold! I really feel this has an opulent look to it!

I covered a piece of card with the gold metallic gilding sheets and embossed it with my Winter Trees embossing folder.  I added the die cuts in black using a gold marker pen between the dies to add the gold level this is a really cheat way to add different layers to your cards without adding height or weight!

I cut the Craft Too snowflakes ( from my recent shows) in gold scraper foil and sanded back the black giving a gilt metal look to the snowflakes.

Enjoy...

Colour change...

Happy Tuesday,

Todays card is made using the same products as yesterday however a change of colour really makes a difference!

I started todays cad by embossing a panel of Christmas Red Lustre Print card form Crafts Too.  I embossed the panel with the same folder as yesterdays card the Snowflake Frame however this time I added gold gilding polish over the raised surface so the snowflakes shine!

As with yesterdays card I cut a wreath shape with 2 of the stitch dot circle dies this time in green.  I then cut the berry foliage in a light green and the holly in Christmas green sparkle print card, again from crafts too.  I added ranger red gloss accents to the foliage as berries which balances the red form the background.





A few layers of red, gold and green finish the card.  All it needs is the appropriate sentiment and ready for sending!

Enjoy...