Christmas Stocking Card

Hi everyone,

 

Well it is our second challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas.  If you haven’t had a look yet, come over and meeting everyone and join in the fun!!!

 

This week’s challenge is by Judy and the theme is Christmas Stockings.

 

I do not have any Christmas stocking images and I could have loaned a set from someone but I had been surfing on the internet, I know bad mistake.  When I do this I find so much inspiration and bookmark so many pages to come back too and time just flies by.

 

Anyway I found a video on U-Tube which created a Christmas Stocking with DSP and I booked marked it for this challenge.

 

The DSP for my stocking is from the Letters to Santa pack and the base of the stocking is in Old Olive cardstock.

 

I also found the Faux Patina technique on Splitcoaststampers which intrigued me. This technique uses an embossing folder and ink. I thought I could use it on my stocking so I have given this ago also.

 

The colours that I used to create my Faux Patina look were Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Early Espresso.  I did not have gold embossing folder so I went through my stash and found silver instead.  This is such a quick and different look and I think I will try it again with some different colours.

 

The Faux Patina was added to the top, corner and toe of my stocking with some of the Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

 

The image Joy at Christmas image from the Perfect Punches stamp set was stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Riding Hood Red and added it to the front of the card with Dimensionals.

 

Here is my card…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Punches

Card: Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories:  5/8” (1.6 cm) Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Letters to Santa DSP, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see a little of the colour under the silver embossing powder but next time I would try less embossing power and see how that turns out.

 

For now I happy with my little Christmas Stocking card.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts Monthly Challenge - #24 Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - #19 Try Something New

Phindy's Place Challenge - #105 Christmas in May

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge – # 89 Sentiment Only

Crimbo Crackers Challenge - #15 Sentiment as Focal Point (Christmas Challenge)

 

 

Have a wonderful week and I hope to see you back soon…. Meg

 

Everyday Enchantment

Hi everyone,

 

I really love the Everyday Enchantment DSP which is available as part of Sale-a-bration.

 

So I have created a card with a sample of the DSP, images from the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set and a sample of the Everyday Enchantment Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon.

 

I am sure you now get the link with title of this posting :)

 

I would describe my card as having a spring feel, being soft flowing and it has been touched with my vintage attempt.  I am happy with it, have a look below:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Elementary Elegance Stamp Set

Card: Peach Parfait, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait

Accessories:  1/8” (3.2 mm) Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon, Beautiful Winds Embosslits Dies, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

I have used a dauber and sponged some of the Peach Parfait ink on to the Peach Parfait cardstock after I sanded it back in a few different places.  I have also used the dauber with the Peach Parfait ink on the Very Vanilla card stock.

 

I am still hooked on the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies.  The larger butterfly is in Lucky Limeade card stock (even though the photo has it looking a little darker) and the small butterfly is in Very Vanilla cardstock.

 

Oh and don’t forget the added ‘bling’ in the corner and on the butterfly!  I added a little of the Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon to a dimensional at the back of the larger butterfly because I wanted it to seem like he was fluttering here and there :)

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Create with Connie & Mary – CCMM # 193 Colour Challenge

Crafty Calender Challenge – Spring Clean

Fairy Fun Friday’s – # 74 Distress It

Creative Card Crew – # 6 Vintage

Sparkles Forum Challenges – # 30 Mothers Day or Spring

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge – # 44 Spring with Ribbon Theme

Crafter’s Companion Challenge – # 21 Spring

Always Something Creative – # 26 Spring Awakening

Craft Your Passion Challenges – Sentiments

Paper Crafting Journey – # 5 Pretty Pastels

Fabulous Friday Challenge – Things with Wings

Simply Create Too - #9 It’s Spring

The Crafty Pad Challenge – # 162 The Perfect Pair

Sweet Stampin Challenge – Green

Crazy 4 Challenges – # 128 Some Green

Stampin for the Weekend – Photo Inspiration

Pile It On - #12 Up in the Air

Totally Gorjuss – Spring

Phindy’s Place – Spring

Simon Says Stamp – A bit of Green

Inspire me Fridays – Anything Goes

Make It Mondays – Anything Goes

Stamping with Dragon – Things with Wings

Crop Stop – Butterflies

The Stamp Man Challenge – Vintage Theme Challenge

Delicious Doodles Challenges – # 15 The Wonder of Life

Allsorts Challenge – # 146 Three in a Row

The Poodles Parlour – Anything Goes

Milk Coffee Challenge – Anything Goes

Paper Creations Ink – Things with Wings

 

 

Thanks for visiting my little creative corner, hope to see you again soon…… Meg

Going Green

Hi everyone,

 

It’s St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday and nearly everyone is going green so I have joined in.

 

I have used one of my favourite greens – Old Olive, for the base of my card with a small amount of the DSP Paisley Petals.

 

I have tried to stay as green as possible but there is a little hint of colour in the DSP and I have stamped the Hello Blossoms stamp in Early Espresso and punched out the letters.  The word ‘hello’ has been added to the Always Artichoke image with Dimensionals.

 

For a contrast colour I have used River Rock other than that I am pretty green.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Hello Blossoms

Card: Old Olive, River Rock, Whisper White
Ink: Always Artichoke, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Oval Punch (Retired), Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 5/8” (1.6 cm) Organza Ribbon Whisper White, Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Paisley Petals DSP, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I have also used some of the Whisper White Organza Ribbon and layered some retired Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Creative Belli Blog Challenges - #138 Sketch

DYSU – # 62 Go Green

Pile It On ! – Shades of Green/St Patrick’s Day

Inky Impressions – Use Green, Luck of the Irish

Phindy’s Place – Green

Raise The Bar -  # 95 Go Green

Delightful Challenges – St Patrick’s Day

Simply Create Too – I’m So Lucky

Alphabet Challenge Blog – C for Celebrate St, Patrick’s Day or Good Luck

Pixie Dust Studio – # 117 Irish

Make it Monday – # 80 Anything Goes

 

Before I go an Irish Blessing:

 

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and the road downhill all the way to your door – Unknown Author

 

 

Until next time…. Meg