Presents

Hello and Welcome

Today's card features the new Presents stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

A really fun one to create with and is just one of the releases.

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock, laid it onto my Make Art Station and positioned the Presents stencil over that.
• Starting at the top, I inked it up in an ombre style using Distress Oxide inks.  The colours I used from top to bottom are Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Barn Door, Fired Brick and a touch of Aged Mahogany along the bottom.
• I removed the stencil and splattered with my white Posca pen.
• Next, I used this fun Ho Ho Ho die that comes with the frame, to die cut directly from the inked panel.
• I glued the large panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto an A2 size card base.
• I popped the die cut pieces back into place over the panel.
• Lastly, I added 3 silver gems to add interest and a bit of shine.

Here is the stencil I used:

Presents

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- CHRISTMAS

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none.

Inks- DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (ACLD); Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes;

silver gems; white Posca pen; die (Amazon)

Snowy Noel

 

Welcome

Meet today's card that I made after watching a Vicki Boutin Friday night Live.

I used 3 colours of Distress inks to create my background...sort of an ombre look.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and a piece of acetate.  You can use the packaging from any stamp set if you don't have a dedicated piece of acetate.  I rubbed some Peacock Feathers Distress ink directly onto the acetate, sprayed with a lot of water and then pressed onto the left hand side of my cardstock since I knew I wanted my panel to go from light to dark. I splattered and rubbed it on until that area was covered with ink, drying as I went along to get a nice layered look and leaving some white areas.
• When I was happy with the inking in that area, I did the same in the middle section with some Salty Ocean DI and then finally, the right side with some Prize Ribbon DI.  
• When the panel was dry, I measured and cut it into 3 pieces.
• I used the Blizzard Corner die to cut out the snowflakes.  That was the only die I had, small enough to fit across the tops of my panels.  I like how they are all attached to each other. That die is meant to cut a corner but after die cutting it, I cut it all up into pieces to add to the top of the panels.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and then pop dotted them onto my card panel front.
• I wanted the 'NOEL' letters to be silver, but I didn't have any metallic paper, so I pressed my Versamark ink pad onto a piece of white cardstock and embossed it using some silver embossing powder.  I die cut the letters from that and glued them onto the inked panel.  
• I added 3 silver sequins around the sentiment to finish off my card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy 4 Challenges- INSPIRED BY A SONG 

(Let it Snow)

Allsorts- I LOVE....

(this technique of inking and the blue)

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Distress Inks, Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- silver EB powder; heat tool; Bold Letters (Scrapbook.com); 

Blizzard Corner (Poppystamps), silver sequins; acetate; white Posca pen

A Special Moment

'Enjoy the moment'.....that speaks to me.  I think we get so busy in our everyday life that we forget about what is happening right now.  One of my favourite techniques to play with is sponging.  I made a card similar to this so decided to use that design for this card.  I am playing in two challenges today; one is the Inspiration challenge at Splitcoast and the Ombre Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I masked the side of my card then started with the lightest colour of Distress inks that I have near the bottom of my card and gradually started adding more blues until I finished at the top with the darkest blue I had overlapping them and blending together.  I did add a bit of green at the bottom as well.  The trees are from Northwoods stamps; they have such a majestic feel to them.  The sentiment is from Daisy Bucket.  I finished it off by sprinkling water onto the blue and then adding the scoring lines and the twine. 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look and hope you have a great weekend..