Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

A simple card from my shows this week on Hochanda which is so simple to make but a really effective card.  The panels are cut from the shadow box die along with the show form the retail therapy accessory set.






























The second card is made using the same die and embossing folder this time using the water form the shoe die cut as the main element and a shoe cut in red to  make the pair!

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

A simple pair of cards today in the cute vein I've been making this week.  I simply love the cards that can be made using the new arrivals onsie die.

I simply made the card banks using the die and decorated them, as shown, using a selection of the dies in the set and the new arrivals collection.

If you want to see the principal of making these cards watch the 9am hour on rewind at www.hochanda.com.

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...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

A quick and simple card today made using my herb clear stamp set.  I simply stamped the image using pigment ink and used a water brush to pull out the colour.  I cut a window in a DL card shape and tied a tag around the base using twine.

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

If you kissed any of yesterdays shows don't forget to can catch them , anywhere in the world as I keep getting asked, on catch up for up to 2 weeks at www.hochanda.com.

I thought a nice simple card today as its nice to mix it up but also to make things little easier for me!

Just a leftover piece of embossed kitchen foil backing.  A die cut lattice and a stamped image form my Elegant Stars cl;ear stamp set in black on steel pearl card.  Really simple with a couple of frames!!

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...& More Hochanda Shows News

Happy Sunday,

I'm sure you will all be glad to hear that I am at home today I should be relaxing but I'm busy prepping for Mondays shows on Hochanda!  With the issues on the website etc we are going to show some of the other items that weren't on the shows last week over three hours on Mondays below update for the times etc lol !

Therefore today's card is a simple, yet hopefully effective, Christmas card that would be great for batch card making.

I made a DL card from vintage gold foundation card and added a few layers of white and rich red.  The top layer I added a strip of red and white bakers twine around a couple of times and tied it in a knot.

For the main element I cut the peace on earth sentiment in rich red card.  I then added a light rub of golden light gilding wax across the surface and Olympic gold PVA glue dots on the ends of the swirls.

A simple card made with one die and a few products however easily transferable into any colour scheme!


Update lol Creative Expressions and  Hochnada have asked me to do some shows on Monday as there were problems with the website etc and I know quite a few people missed them!  I will be doing new demonstrations with other items on the show on Monday at 1pm, 3pm and 6pm so tune in on freeview 39, Sky 663 and Freesat channel 822 to view.  You can also watch online at www.hochanda.com

Enjoy...

Bonus Backgrounds...

Happy Sunday,

I thought I would finish off the week with a simple shot of 2 more card made with the background stamps form my 12 days of christmas range.  The first is such and easy card and would make great cards for batch making or for selling!

I simply stamped the 12 days square onto coconut white card, mounted it onto red and added it to a square I stamped with the sentiments form the 12 days and partridge sets.

The second card is really easy!  I made a hand cut card blank in vintage gold at 12 x 12 cm and simply stamped the pear square onto it with prefect medium.  I added true white detail embossing powder and heat set it.  it doesn't get any easier!

These background stamps are available from Create and Craft.tv this week and should be available in shops in the next week or so...

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

I had a wonderful time yesterday at Craftstation with the so talented Helen and the friendly and hardworking ladies who attended the workshop!

Quite a simple card today using one of the Expressions dies form Sues collection of phrases.  Sometimes we want to send a card just to say Hello and to let someone know we are thinking of them.  On these occasions then what is better, especially when you don't know what to say, than Hello!

I simply cut the aperture from the hello die (which is a separate die that comes in the pack) on the right hand side of a long piece of white foundation card.  Next I embossed the whole piece using the rambling blossoms A4 embossing folder.  I coloured the opposing corners using summer blue gilding wax which I polished off using a dry wet wipe.

I cut the Hello centre die in aqua card and then foam mounted it over a piece of coconut white card onto which I had added a piece of double sided adhesive sheet, covered in diamond snow and coloured using the gilding wax again.

I simply foam mounted the aperture over this and added a bow and strip of teal seam binding and (hardly visible in the picture) a matching dazzler in the centre.

A few layers of white and aqua and finished, simple but hopefully just right.

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson
Hello Expressions die
Coconut white & Aqua foundation card
Teal seam binding
Diamond Snow
Summer Blue gilding wax

Enjoy...

Sunday Stamping

Happy Sunday,

I hope you are all enjoying the reveal of the New Sue Wilson Christmas dies over at Sues blog!  There's a Chance to win one of the new releases by commenting!  I will be showing some creations with the dies next week!

Today's card is made just using my Daisy Chains clear stamp set and true detail what embossing powder on Spearmint Foundation card.

I started by stamping the square daisy frame onto the spearmint and embossing it,  I then added a 5mm white pearl in the centre of each flower.  Next I stamped and embossed the heart frame, fussy cut it out and foam mounted it above the other frame.  Finally I stamped the sentiment and mounted this above.

To make up the card I framed the stamped piece with a die cut from Sue's New York Herald square die set in Coconut white.  I then cut a mat using the largest die in the herald sure set.

Next I made a series of mats and layers in the spearmint and white to make this 20x20cm card.

A simple card that's effect is all in the framing!

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft Dies by Sue Wilson
New York Herald Square
Creative Expressions Clear Stamps Daisy Chains Elements by me
Cosmic Shimmer True Detail White embossing powder
Spearmint & coconut white foundation card.

Enjoy...

Sunday Stamping...

Happy Sunday,

A simple stamped project today using my daisy quit striplet stamp and the summer garden mica pigment set.

I stamped the triplet using perfect medium and brushed different colours form the mica set over the stamped area.  Once brushed off the mica sticks to the stamped area and adds colour and, in real life, a beautiful shine.

Next I cut the centre die form the bevelled glass triplet in a piece of blush card.  I added a panel of card covered in CE double sided adhesive sheet and brushed the same shades of mica over it.  I cut a matching aperture next to the die cut using the outline die form the set and foam mounted the stamped image behind.

A stamped sentiment, stamped in the same method with mica, form my diary chains clear stamp set was added to the front along with a heart dazzler and a blush coloured stain double bow.

Ingredients:
John Lockwood striplet stamp daisy quilt
Daisy chains clear stamp set
bevelled Glass striplet die
summer garden mica pigment set

Enjoy...

Additional Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

I don't know where my brain was yesterday as I posted today's post as well as Saturday's I would blame Blogger scheduling however I know I will have done something wrong.

Therefore there is a bonus post today of a prototype card.  This was my first play with my Cherry Blossom stamps so its not the neatest however it does show the principal of how to make a picture using the different elements from the Cherry Blossom elements stamp set.

I started by drawing a circle with a pencil on a square of coconut white foundation card.  Next I took the smallest solid cherry blossom stamp and randomly stamped it around the circle using worn lipstick distress ink pad.  I then stamped the larger solid cherry blossom stamp using Victorian velvet distress ink.  Finally I added the outline stamps that match the blossoms. using first and second generation stamping around the circle.

If you look carefully you can see the circle i drew as I didn't rub this out so that you could see the principal!

Hopefully this will give you an idea of what else you can do with my stamp sets!

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

This is a real simple card today and is using the Hello die I used earlier in the week.  This was one of my Demo's form The pick of the day shows with Sue Wilson and I used it as a quick demo.

I simple die cut the Hello expressions die in the centre of an A5 piece of card stock (finished card is 5x7") without the outline die in place.  Next I stuck a piece of acetate behind this and added a mount cut with the outline die that matches and is included with the Hello.










To make the striped background I added blobs (there no better word lol) of PVA pearl glue in Cobalt and silver on the reverse of the acetate and using a piece of scrap card I dragged the PVA across the acetate to create this striped effect.  I sealed the piece by adding a further piece of acetate and foam mounted it onto a piece of Periwinkle card stock before adding to the finished card.

I think this is a great additional use for your colours of PVA glue pearl form Cosmic Shimmer as you can alter combinations and effects to get loads of different translucent backgrounds.

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson
Hello Expressions die
Cosmic Shimmer PVa in Cobalt and Silver pearl
Periwinkle, coconuty white foundation card
Acetate.


Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

Todays card is really simple with just the Cherry Blossom triplet stamp and some watercolour painting!

I started by stamping the recut and mounted triplet rubber stamp with perfect medium onto a piece of blush foundation card and heat set it with true white detail embossing powder.  Next I coloured the image using a selection of the Mica Watercolour paints from the new palettes.  I used the carnival brights set (the same as yesterday) and the blossoms shimmer in real life which just doesn't cone across on the pictures!  I stamped the sentiment in a dark pink archival ink and shaded around it using the mica paints.

to make up the card I die cut the outline die form the bevelled glass striplet into a square of coconut white foundation card and foam mounted it over the stamped and coloured image.

A simple card but hopefully effective and great for a quick card!

Ingredients:
Stamps to die for cherry blossom striplet
Carnival Brights mica watercolour palette
Blush & Coconut white foundation card.

Enjoy

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

A mix of ranges on this one and quite a simple card! I stared by making a Aqua foundation card blank using the Ornate Pierced noble die designed by Sue wilson.  Next I cut a mat using the next die down in the set the smallest size I cut in the aqua and the smallest white plaque I cut using the smallest die in the Classic adorned noble die set.  A complex description for something that is as easy as it looks!

To make the frontispiece I cut all the pieces in the new dandelion clocks die set and coloured them using a smoothie and Peacock fathers distress ink.  To make the background I laid a piece of the transfer tape I had on Create and Craft last week over the pice and cut waves in it using my craft knife.  I then removed each layers one at a time and shaded the exposed area with the distress ink.

A simple stamped card that doesn't involve stamping but a nice effect and great for Batch Cards!

Enjoy...

Stamping Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

I had  a wonderful day yesterday at Sew Simple with Emma nd the lovely ladies there!  Todays card is one I made as a thank you to Emma and the team for the warm welcome and the great day!

I used my Butterfly striplet stamp as well as the main Butterfly Dreams set to make this card and embossed the triplet stamp with True White detail embossing powder.  I did the same with the main element and then smoothed over (using a smoothie of course) Mowed Lawn and Squeezed Lemonade distress ink over the images.  I made up the reminder of the card using Primrose, Milk and Pastel Green foundation card and the leafy montage A4 embossing folder.  I added a couple of matching stick pins and a grosgrain green and ivory ribbon bow to match.

As you know I don't use green or yellow much at all but I quite liked how this one came out!

Enjoy...

Another Chance...

Happy Sunday,

Don't forget I am here at The Glitter Pot in burgess Hill again today so theres another chance to pop and say hi!  I met some lovely people yesterday and hopefully gave some help and advice as I know I picked up some great tips for the others demonstrating (there are 6 of us hard at it at any one time!)

I had a great time meeting some of my lovely blog family as well as so many new people and picking their brains for ideas!

Today is a quick pots using one of my new stamp sets as a preview for my shows on Create and Craft this coming Tuesday.  I have used my Flower Hearts Elements stamp set and detail silver embossing powder on lilac card.

A simple card for simple, stamping, Sunday!

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

It's back to simple Sunday this week something different next week I promise!  This is one of the easiest cards I think I have ever blogged!  I lined up 2 of the outline leaves stamps from the CE Clear stamps Flower Frames and sentiments elements stamp set - by me, and stamped them in rows using perfect medium.  Next I embossed these using cosmic shimmer detail white embossing powder and heat set it.

To make the card I cut the piece to a rectangle and added thin white border.  I then foam mounted this onto a blue and white had cut card and finished, how simple is that?!?

Ingredients:
CE Clear stamps Flower frames and sentiments elements set
Perfect medium
Cosmic shimmer detail white embossing powder
Cobalt and Coconut white foundation card

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

 Happy Sunday,

A simple card today from the shows I did with Sue Wilson back last year.  All I have done is to emboss a piece of Coconut white card with the CE A4 rambling Blossom embossing folder and rubbed gilding wax liberally all over it.   I then polished it off using a dry wet wipe.

Next I die cut a butterfly form the centre and cut it out into a square.  I matted this with sand and black card and did the same with the wastes piece.




Finally I added it to a card blank 21cm x 21cm added a bow and stuck the die cut butterfly back into the aperture down the middle and pulled the wings forward.

A very simple card that could be made in your favourite colour!

Now next Sunday will be a sneak peak as I am scheduled for the 2 hour toolshed show on Create and Craft (Freeview 36 or Sky 674)  at 12 o'clock lunchtime.

Ingredients:
Creative Expression A4 embossing folder Rambling Blossom
Sue Wilson Butterfly Magic Die set
Autumn bronze gilding wax
Foundation card in Coconut white, sand and Black


Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

I was struggling at the end of last year (doesn't it feel strange saying last year about a couple of weeks ago?) to keep simple sunday going however It did prove very popular so while some of the simple cards and projects may be more complex I am intending to show something each week that can be made quickly!

This card couldn't be simpler it is just the mask which I have inked through using Shaded Lilac distress ink.  I inked the edges and added it to a layered card with the embossed panel.

I added some pearl PVA glue dts at the junctions on the inked image as well as a strip of sea binding and a messy bow with a heart dazzler in the centre.



I hope you will agree that this is an effective card however it is a simple one to create and could suit many occasions.



Ingredients:

That Special Touch mask Delicate
Shaded Lilac distress Ink
Cosmic Shimmer pearl PVA
Couture Creations large retro flowers embossing folder
CE Lilac seam binding.


Enjoy...

Simple(ish) Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

Although it may not look it if you ignore the rose this is a simple card that could be quickly replicated.  All I have done is to cut Sue's Italian background die form coconut white card, added a sheet of double sided adhesive sheet, and stuck the whole piece down to a card cut from rich plum foundation card.  Then I simply spread over Iced snow from the Glitter Jewels collection in the apertures.

Next I mounted this onto an A4 folded card blank  with a couple of layers of the plum and coconut white with foam tape.











To make it more complicated you can add a ribbon and a rose made using Sue's classic rose die set from her first release.  I dipped this is cosmic shimmer dries clear glue and added more of the iced snow.

Finally a bow, some dipped leaves, from the same set and a sentiment however the card has as much impact simply with the background cut!

Ingredients:
Sue Wilson's Dies
Classic Rose
Italian Collection Background
Iced snow
Rich Plum & Coconut White foundation Card.




Enjoy...