Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year

Hi, just a quick post to wish you all a very Happy New Year .....


In this card I have teamed the Great Sport stamp set with some Venetian Romance designer papers. I took my colour scheme from the papers and used tangerine tango with island indigo.

My best wishes to you all for 2014.

Julia

Monday, December 23, 2013

Great Sport with Clockworks

Hello, one more card to share with you before the festivities begin. 

I think we all find it a lot easier to make 'girly' cards so today here is one for the boys .....


I recently purchased the Great Sport stamp set to make a card for my son-in-law who has just turned 30, and have also been playing around with some stamps from the Clockworks set to make a background.

For the background on today's card, I have repeatedly stamped the larger grunge style stamp from Clockworks with smoky slate ink onto whisper white card, then stamped swirls from the smaller grunge stamp in the set with black staz-on ink in two opposite corners. I have inked around the two stamped corners with old olive. 

For the focal point of the card, the winged swirls stamp from Great Sport has been stamped in old olive onto whisper white card. The football stamped in black staz-on on to spare piece of card, punched out and smudged with old olive ink. The banner and sentiment have also been stamped on to spare card and cut out. 

To finish I added a black star (which you can either stamp and cut out, or colour over the green star if you have a steady hand) and fixed two silver brads to the smaller stars.

Due to the fact that postage is now more expensive if you have lots of depth to your card I am trying not to add too many layers but give the illusion of depth with sponging edges etc. The only part of this card that has been raised on foam pads is the football and the sentiment.

May I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a I look forward to catching up with you in the New Year.   

Julia

Friday, December 20, 2013

Summer Silhouettes inspired by Designer Fabric

Hello, hopefully all your Christmas cards are finished and posted, or ready to hand out to friends and relatives.Time to start thinking about some thank you cards.

Showing a really simple design today inspired by the fabric of a chair and lampshades in my home, see if you recognise it .....

 
I stamped the seed heads in black Staz-on ink and added some detail with a black permanent marker. I then used a mask made from a circle punch and sponged colours of cherry cobbler and crumb cake on to the seed heads. The sentiment from Perfectly Penned has also been stamped in black Staz-on.

The base card is cherry cobbler and the stamping layer is very vanilla. I have used a large corner rounder on one corner of the card to add some interest to the design.

Have a good weekend - and if like me you are a Strictly fan, enjoy the final tomorrow.

Julia 





Thursday, December 5, 2013

Thinlits Festive Flurry

Showing a card today which has been die cut with one of the THINLITS card dies to make a 'swing' card. The central image swings as you open the card, but unfortunately the picture does not show that very clearly.


I like the colours of this card which are cherry cobbler for the card and smoky slate ink for stamping.

Items used: 
Thinlits Circle Card Die, Festive Flurry stamps and die set, silver and red Glimmer Paper, Winter Frost speciality designer paper, Basic Gems.

Have a good day.

Julia

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Christmas Messages - Oh What Fun!

Hello, showing a card today using sentiments from the Christmas Messages stamp set. This is a very quick card to make.


The messages have been stamped all around turning the card as you go, with one message as a focal point in the centre.

I have also used a bauble stamp from the Very Merry Tags stamp set, and my colours are real red and old olive. I added a layer of gold from the foil sheets available in the Seasonal Catalogue.

Happy stamping.

Julia