Skating Snowman

Morning all.

Time for a brand new challenge over at Cardz4Guyz. This week we would like to see your projects that show a -

SNOWMAN

I knew which stamp I was going to use, this fun skating snowman by Molly Bloom. It's quite an old one but he is kind of cute.

This week layout at CAS(E) this Sketch reminded me of a frozen lake with snowdrifts so off I went. Silver mirri card substitutes for the ice and the snow drifts are die cut clouds! I added some Stickles to give them a frosty feel. The sentiment is from a couple of Uniko sets, such lovely text stamps, clean and crisp. My snowman's Santa hat also follows the challenge at Merry Monday.

Quite a simple little card with a little bit of fun thrown in. For more Snowman inspiration, check out the rest of the girls here, then why not join in.

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Snowman/men                         Snowmen                 

December CUTplorations

Evening everyone in the UK and good morning friends in the US!

The Christmas season is now upon us and with this month's challenge at CUTplorations you'll have the chance to bulk up your Christmas card stash using our inspiration photo. Here's what I made

using this month's picture as inspiration.

  

Lots of interest to get your teeth into with this, Christmas trees, toys, ornaments or just the colours.

I made some paper pieced trees for another card here after seeing the technique online and I had one large one left over which I used here. It's a simple technique but takes a little patience to line up the layers.
Start by cutting a load of rectangles, I used my Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies, from scraps of green card. Then I cut away the corners using the smallest to get a selection of right angled pieces which I layed over a piece of scrap paper, then when glued in place and dried cut into your tree shape. I added a trunk from a tiny scrap of brown card.
For the background I took a panel of kraft card and using my ARTplorations Dots all over stencil, inked through the dots randomly with a Versamark pen before heat embossing with white EP.
I cut a panel of white card for the snowdrift and using the Merry Christmas Phrase Die, I cut a red sentiment. The phrase cuts as one piece but a little judicious snipping soon separates the two halves! I kept the happy for future use and also the negative, more news of that next time!
To complete, I added a simple happy from the Balloons and Banners stamp set in black and a gold star.

For more information and inspiration check out the main blog here.

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Christmas Carols (O, Christmas Tree)

Glorious Poinsettia

Afternoon peeps.

After a few days of bright frosty and cold days, the temps have risen but with it has come the dark and damp! Mind you that's just how I feel at the mo. I started with a snuffle and tickly cough over a week ago but today I feel no better, still getting my Christmas cards ready to post has diverted me and kept me busy. Yesterday I ventured out to post my overseas cards, I should have known that it was too good to be true not to be on a last minute rush. After 15 minutes of queuing in our post office, I got near to the front when their system crashed, so no post for my overseas friends and relations just yet,  I'll try again in the week!

Anyway I realised that I hadn't shared this card using the glorious poinsettia from Uniko, I just love it.

Embossed with gold EP a simple watercolour wash with my Zigs, is all that is required I think for this OLC. A few gold sprigs of foliage and sentiment complete, great for the post too!

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Masking, Heat embossing and Watercolour

edited 3/12 Thanks for the reminder Loll.

HLS Stockport

Hi peeps.

Just stopping by to share a card I made at the latest Happy Little Stampers retreat in Stockport, England, earlier this month.

It was so good to meet up with old blog friends and meet new ones. We even had one older lady who just Googled craft in Manchester and joined us for a little crafting fun on the back of the result. She knew no one but was quite happy to sit and chat and learn some new techniques from out leader Kylie! She said she would never do anything unless she went out of her way to meet new people, what a fabulous attitude she had. Anyway if you get the chance to join a HLS retreat soon you wont be on your own, and wherever it is based you'll have a fab time, we all did!

One of the projects we made was a light up card using Chibitronics LED lights. They are so easy to use once you get your head around where the lights need to be.

This is the second one I made using just one little light.

You can see from the left inset pic that to light up the card you press the middle of the greeting. It shows up really well in the dark as you can see from the right hand inset.

Kylie has done a YouTube demo here, so if you are interested just pop over there for all the boring circuit details!

My snowflake die was from Sweet Dixie and the sentiment is from Uniko.

Now three of the ladies from Less is More were at the retreat and although we didn't know their latest challenge is very appropriate! You kept that secret very well indeed ladies!

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The electricity goes round the circuit to light the bulb!

Snow People

Morning all.

Busy week in the craftroom but just one more card to share before the weekend.

It's time for a new challenge over at the Alphabet Challenge Blog. We've almost got to the end of the alphabet so it's -

S for SNOW PEOPLE

For this challenge I knew exactly the stamp to choose, my LOTV Snow Family.

Something a litle diffeent with 2 scalloped circles as a card base, you have to remember to get a least 2 of the scallops at the bottom to act as the base so it stands upright, before glueing them together!

On another circle, I stamped my family, baring in mind what I said above, then coloured with Copics and fussy cut the top part away. The sentiment, MFT and Uniko were added and then put to one side.

Two more circles of card one white, one black, were cut using graduated dies to leave the white and black edge. On the white one I added some DI in Faded Jeans and stamped some tiny snowflakes in Stormy Sky DI over the top. After edging my card with more Faded jeans I added the layered background and the family up on pads. Some dots of Versamark and white EP complete the snowy group.

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     Christmas                                 Christmas is Coming

     

                                                         AG Christmas