Sneak Peak Christmas...

Happy Monday,

Today I am starting to share my New Christmas Embossing folders that will launch on Hochanda next Sunday.  I wouldn't say I am starting with my favourite but its one of them lol!

This is the Snowflake circle you all know I have a weakness for snowflakes and the idea of having a frame of them really appealed to me.  I left the centre blank so that you can, as I have in the above sample, add your centrepiece.  Also this will work as a cut out

to make this card I embossed a whole sheet of metal gilt.  I will be demoing this technique of the show so tune in if you want to see how this was made!

I used the Find It dies that I also have on the show for the poinsettias and the stunning deer in the centre.


Enjoy...

Vintage Friday...

Happy Friday,

Todays Vintage card a new card or project made with older collections, gives truth to the saying all that glitters isn't gold!  I love this combination of Gilding Flakes and Black Gloss card and thought it would work so well with the Scandinavian collection.  I have left this card pretty simple with no flowers or foliage as I think the gilding flakes are enough of a statement ( and maybe the largish bow I guess lol)

I cut the Scandinavian background in black gloss card and cut it out using the no 3 die in the noble double pierced background dies.  I added this to a pice of double sided adhesive and added the gilding flakes over this so that they stuck where the adhesive is exposed.


I made a frame using the oslo die in the black gloss and again added gilding flakes.  I repeated this with the rest of the dies in the set mounting them all over the background.

I added strip of copper lace and added a bow as shown.

Enjoy...

A Gilded Rose...

Happy Monday,

I thought it was time for me to start sharing some of the samples I have made of the new Sue Wilson collection for Creative Expressions.  I will be demonstrating all these dies over March on Hochanda so there are a lot of samples to share!

I thought I would start with this card as it combines my love of Sue's backgrounds with my new Circle sentiment stamps!

I stared by covering a sheet of foundation card with double sided adhesive sheet then gilded this with silver moon gilding flakes.  Next I cut a square from the noble double pierced squares and then cut the detail and square die out from the centre using the new Atlantic Collection background.


Next I backed this onto a larger piece of blush card ( from my diminishing stash) and added a few layers of white, blush and silver to make the larger card as shown.

Next I cut four of the spring foliage in the blush and adhered them from the centre of the card.  I then inked up the on your special day circle sentiment which has the peony centre with Cosmic Shimmer flake and glitter glue and stamped the image before cleaning my stamp and adding silver moon gilding flakes.  I cut this out using the noble double pierced circles set A which the stamp was designed to fit the smallest circle even cuts out the flower centre so you can have different flowers or flower circles.

Next I cut the flowers that come in the spring foliage set out of the gilded card and shaped them with my ball tool.  I then added these, with stick on crystals in the centre, randomly over the foliage.


I love the way this has come out with the antique mirror look of the gilded die cuts!

Enjoy...

In the Blue...

Happy Monday,

An Autumnal card today but not in the usual colours, I thought theres no reason why I couldn't use the Autumns child sentiment on a frosty blue pixie powder card!

I stared by spraying water onto watercolour card then I added midnight blue and white pearl pixie powders to the piece.  Next I sprayed water until the card was soaked which gives this frosty water like look to the card rather than the exploding colours usually with Pixie Powders.  once dry I cut the piece using the outline die from one of the mini Striplet dies by Sue Wilson and matted these with silver and cobalt.

I stamped the sentiment , from my birthday seasons clear stamp set, onto acetate with perfect medium.  Next I heat embossed this with true white detail embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer.  I added farm made with the double pierced circles set B in bright white foundation card.  I angered this to the acetate and cut around this.

I used a piece of background card that I had made using the same colours and the kitchen roll technique.  while adhering the kitchen roll with the glossy glue, seal and glaze I added some silver gilding flakes into the mix.  I then  stamped my christmas rose clear stamps ( from the Christmas Rose elements clear stamp set) in black archival ink and cut them out with the matching die.  I shaped the roses using my ball toll and added white opaque microbeads in the centres of these before arranging them around the circle.  I added some of the rose leaves, from the same die set, which I covered in diamond snow glitter jewels.

I made the card up as shown which has a simple look but to me with the pixie powders really shines!


Enjoy...

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.

Floating fire and ice...

Happy Friday,

I thought you might like to see this card today from  yesterdays shows using the baubles paper cuts die.  I demoed this card on the 12pm show click HERE if you want to see how this card was made.

I used the fire and ice technique from Sue Wilson however rather than placing the adhesive around the edge of the die cut I have floated the die cut in a frame within the adhesive.

Enjoy...

Something Different Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

There are probably far too many pictures on todays post but I got a bit camera happy with this box.  I made this box for my let lockers loose show to highlight a different technique with gilding fakes and I have to admit I love how it has come out.

I stared by covering all the parts of the MDF treasure box using fake and glitter glue and cut n dry foam.  I left the glue for about 5 minutes to make the glue key to the surface.  It takes a little bit longer on MDF to go off but the best way to tell is that the glue goes clear form a blueish colour.

Next I added Verdigris gilding flakes form Cosmic Shimmer and smoothed off the excess with Rubit Scrubit.

Next I covered the other side of each of the pieces then glued the box together using Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue ( its great that the same glue I use for papercxrafts works just as well for MDF)  Once together I used the flake and glitter highlighter to add gilding flakes to the edges that join the box.

I then added the metal corners from Creative Expressions again using cosmic shimmer glue.

I used some of the metal leaf embellishments in the centre.  I then added gold silk roses and threaded some of the small metallic linx in gold around the centrepiece.

I hope you don't mind all these pictures!

Enjoy...

Let Lockers Loose...

Happy Tuesday,

As I am sure regular viewers of Hochanda will know that Leonie is on holiday this week, therefore she won't be able to be let loose tomorrow.  I have been asked to stand in and so tomorrow I will be doing a two hour shows, in leonie's shadow, called let Lockers Loose ( Lockers being my nickname).  I will be doing a 2 hour demo and technique heavy show all about Gilding and Glitter something that I love and that we don't use often enough or show all the different techniques possible.











I have added a few pictures of the samples I have made for the show or pulled out ffom my vaults.  The idea of the show is to demo the techniques I used to make the projects so that I can get as much as possible in!




The first card is made using the stunning Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitter.  An amazing glitter that is like silk and can do more techniques than I would ever have imagined!

The next projects are using various colours of Cosmic Shimmer Gilding flakes again in a variety of techniques!  To see how these were done tune in on Wednseday at 2pm till 4pm!

Enjoy...

Gilding Maggie....

Happy Friday,

Today's card was made up form some of the buts I brought back from a recent demo!  When demonstrating I always try to show everyone what they would like and always start by asking what people want to see.  This approach usually leads to me bringing lots of pieces home.  Well Today's card is made form my demo bits box!

The background is my Daisy Daisy A6 background stamp stamped with Flake and Glitter glue then gilded using Silver Moon Gilding flakes.  I love the way this shines and reflects the light whilst still maintaining all the detail in the text.  I cut this panel and matted it with Bright White foundation card adding a larger mat and layer of lilac and white.

Next I grabbed one of the mad=giie frames and tags I had cut and added a stamped sentiment using my lily of the valley everyday sentiments set in grey ink. I cut this out using the centre die from the maggie set.  I had this piece because I demoed how to shaded a stamped image whilst in the die using colour cloud blending ink.  I then added a messy bow and some of the small peonies cur form the point cluster die set with a black pearl in the centre of each.

Finally I added  layer embossed with the Treasure Box A4 embossing folder that I had highlighted with the pearl lustre metallic gilding polish and a few layers of lilac and white.

A  mix of ingredients however a quick card as it used up  pieces form my box!

Enjoy...

Lily of the Valley...

Happy Friday,

Well we have reached the end of my Stamp release days its back to something different tomorrow but I have saved Mrs Ducks favourite flower for last, I just hope I have done it justice!  as you may have guessed form the title and the card this is the Lily of the valley set the flower of may.

To me the background and main image form the elements set just tired out to be stamped then gilded in silver moon gliding flakes, in real life the stamping is in pure reflective silver which really sets the flowers off.  Therefore I ma premiering the spring grail A6 background as well as the Lily of the Valley elements clear stamp set and the lily of the valley sentiments set.

In the main elements set I have drawn a few different spray of the lily of the valley with a set of uplifting sentiments as well as some delicate sentiment which are perfect, again, for smaller and batch cards.  As usual there are all the elements you need to add to the flowers and to make your own backgrounds etc.

The sentiments set is in the everyday mode with a set of 6 everyday use sentiments this time with a circle surrounding them.  I have added stitch detail to the circles as well as a delicate spray of the lily of the valley (which can cover loads of different flower form bluebells to snowdrops) surrounding them 

I really hope you haven't mind me showing you the new releases.  There are background stamps and other rubber stamps to compliment all the ranges and the paper pack which I'm sure will be popping up over the coming days and weeks!

I have the first collection on Hochanda the 7th March with the second instalment later in the month and have loads of demos planned to show you ideas I have for using them.

Enjoy...

Feeling Regal...

Happy Friday,

Don't forget Im back on Hochanda today at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm.  Today's card, which in my opinion has a really regal feel to it, is one of today's demo cards so tune in to see how I have done this one!

The background is stamped onto acetate in black archival using my daffodil Burst triplet stamp.  I then used red blaze and Egyptian gold gilding flakes on the background to create the swirl.  The glazed tile effect is made by stamping the glazed tile stamp to die for in red blaze gilding flakes and cutting it out with the matching Kefalonia die.


Ingredients:
Card Size: 21 x 21 cm
Colours: Coconut White, Black Foundation card
Dies: Kefalonia, Trailing Ivy, Bevelled Glass striplet, 
Stamps: JL Daffodil Burst
Embossing: None
Inks: CS Flake & Glitter Glue

To see how this card was made tune in I will however do a tutorial on this card later in the month as I have a couple of cards in my mind that will use this technique.



Enjoy...

Gilded Camellias...

Happy Monday,

Well I hope all the Christmas cards are made and written as I believe today is the last posting day!  I have to admit that mine still aren't so I will try to get them all done and in the post today!

I thought I would share one of my favourite cards fork my recent stamp release.  This uses the stamping with Gilding flakes technique however this time I have stamped onto acetate.  I hope some of you were able to catch me demo this on Hochanda.

I stamped the main element from the camellia set with cosmic shimmer flake and glitter glue onto CE heat resistant acetate.  I left this to go off for a few minutes ( whilst I cleaned the stamp it is very important to clean your stamps after using the flake and glitter glue as they remain sticky!)
Next I added a pinch of Silver Dream gilding flakes over the stamped image I rubbed off the excess using rubit scrubit foam ( this was originally designed for cleaning stamps as I have been reliably informed)

Next I cut a large frame in coconut white foundation card using the Double pierced squares dies and using the same technique I stamped the camellia border in 2 corners.

Finally I made up some of the camellia flowers using the SW complete petals die.  I shaped them and added some small silver dazzlers in the centre. I grouped them in the opposing 2 corners and added a few layers of the coconut white foundation card.

Enjoy...

Day 5, Camilla...

Happy Tuesday,

I hope you all enjoyed the launch last night as much as I did!  Don't forget today id the second day of the One Day Special on Hochanda, join me at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm for more demos and techniques using my new Winter stamp collection.

Today its another set and I thought I would show the new Camellia elements set.  Again this is designed for winter and early spring birthdays however it will work all through the year simply change the colours! lol

as I may have mentioned I will give each of the sneak peak cards a day on their own with proper explanation.  Today's card is made with the stamping with Gilding flakes technique which I will be demoing today hopefully!

I really hope so of my wonderful blog family manage to watch!

Last peak, February's flower tomorrow!

Enjoy...

You are gold...

Happy Tuesday,

Ive been playing around with stamping with gilding flakes for my shows on Hochanda next week and thought you might like to see these two christmas cards I made using my christmas stamps that somehow slipped through the net and haven't had their day on the blog.  Ive always been intimidated by stamping with gilding flakes so I have been trying to work out some simple rules to make it easy for me that I can pass on.  I will be going through the technique next Tuesday on air but thought you would like to see these early attempts!

Both cards were stamped with fake and glitter glue from cosmic shimmer before being gilded with Egyptian gold gilding flakes.  The first is simply stamped onto black foundation card then added to a background made by grouting the contemporary poinsettia embossing folder with gold sparkle texture paste.

I added a flower made with the classic poinsettia die form Sue Wilson for `Creative Expressions which I sprayed with glue and covered with diamond sprinkles after gilding.

The second card is made by stamping gild onto vintage gold foundation card ( thank to Mrs Duck for the idea!)

Bothe are made using my clear stamp set Partridge in a pear tree.

Enjoy...