Double Day...Red Sparkle, Red Christmas...

Happy Friday,

I thought I would offer a double day today with a card form the Indian Ocean collection and a christmas card just scroll down!

Im back at the Crafting for Christmas show today at the NEC on stand F53, pop by and say hi if you are around!

I stared todays card by cutting the indian ocean collection border down the side of a piece of bright white foundation card 4 times to make the pattern as shown.

Next I embossed the other side of the card using the fantails embossing folder highlighting the embossing with pearl lustre metallic gilding polish.

Next I cut the Mauritius die in white card and backed it with ruby foundation card covered with adhesive sheet.  I added iced snow to the background and the back of the die cut.  I then added cape daisies in ruby and white cutting extra of the centres which I shaded with scarlet woman colour cloud blending ink.  I added these over the bold scroll die cuts again shaded with more of the colour cloud.

A sentiment from my fern frames set, stamped in white embossing powder on a tag cut with the centre die and finished.

Next A christmas card made using waste pieces of rich red foundation card.  The background is made using a piece of bright white card which I had cut the Rose leaf and holly spray dies from the christmas rose die set.

I added this over rich red card and mounted some leftover circles over the centre.  Next I added the filigree snowflake die cut over the top finishing with then Scripted Happy Christmas.

I added polar white twinkles around the edges to add some sparkle and a strip of off white ribbon, bow, teen and pearl embellishment to finish!



The winners of this weeks card giveaways are:

Monday - Granny Sue
Tuesday - Wendy Maughan
Just email your addresses to Lockers @ Live.co.uk and Ill post them out to you!  There will be 2 more chances to win next week so keep your eyes peeled!

Enjoy...

Show days and Win...

Happy Tuesday,

Firstly if you would like to win today's card simply leave a comment and I will select one comment at random to be sent the card!

This is another demo card form the One Day Special which features the Indian Ocean collection which to me has a beautiful Art Deco feel.

Today's card, made in the foundation Pearl Card, to me really says Art Deco.  I started by cutting the Indian Ocean border die across a piece of icicle pearl foundation card.  The die slots back in which allows you to continue the pattern as long as you want.  I matted and layered this onto a piece of the copper pearl and icicle pearl card.

Next for the centre element I cut the Noble double pierced circles set B in alternating Copper and icicle mounting them behind and above the border strip.  I then cut one of the Indian Ocean tags ( from the Tag Duo set) in copper backed in icicle and icicle backed in copper and rooted them before mounting them above the circles.

I cut the scripted Thankyou die in icicle and copper and shadow mounted them before adding across the centre.  Finally I added 8mm white pearls on the border strip and added the whole piece to an embossed panel of the copper pearl card.  I used the cross stitch A4 embossing folder which I really feel compliments the shapes and lines of the Art Deco style.

No flowers and bows so a little different for me but I love the simplicity of allowing the dies and card to speak for themselves.

Enjoy...

Winners!!!

Happy Wednesday Afternoon,

Here is the winners list from my recent draws!  I asked the ladies in the office to pick numbers from the lists so that it was fair and random!

Colour Cloud Facebook giveaway - Sam Oakes
Colour Cloud Blog Giveaway - Melody

Monday 31st Card Giveaway -
June Smith

Please email me your addresses to Lockers@live.co.uk so that I can post these out, I haven't forgotten the giveaways from last week, now the shows are over these will all be posted out this week!

'till tomorrow,

Enjoy...