Crafts Galore Encore - December 2015 Challenge

Hello all,

Happy December! Yay! Hope you enjoyed opening your advent calendars this morning - I might be 31 but I still have one, hehe.  Henry is very excited about his Thomas the Tank Engine one!

Here is my December card for the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog, made with a beautiful image from this month's sponsor Beccy's Place.  Please do click on the link above to find out more about entering this month's challenge and the fantastic prizes up available.

I absolutely loved colouring this image, I truly did. I found it fun shading with the different red Promarkers, and it came together quite quickly.  There is so much you can do with this image with regards to layouts and changing the size of the image, I'm excited to experiment further with my other Christmas card designs.  I think this would also look beautiful on a kraft coloured background too.

I fussy cut the images and the mounted them to my card base using dimensional adhesive.  The middle poinsetta has a double layer of adhesive to make it stand up slightly further (but would still easily fit in the post without having to pay extra postage).  I used a little bit of my Wink of Stella pen on the middle of each flower too.

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:

CBS Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set

Brilliance Dewdrop Galaxy Gold

Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen

White card stock 5x7

Foam adhesive 

Promarkers:

Apple G338

Ruby R455

Cardinal Red R244

Poppy R565

Magenta M865

Yellow Y657

Crafts Galore Encore - November 2015 Challenge

Hello all,

It's already time for the November Crafts Galore Encore Challenge, and here is my card using an Art by Miran image - our lovely sponsor this month.  Please do click on the link above to find out more about entering this month's challenge and the fantastic prize up for grabs.

When I initially started colouring this image, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it.  As I was playing around with my dies to see which one would best fit, I thought the circle one would make a perfect Christmas bauble!  If I was to make this card again, I think I would make the image a little smaller so I could mount the bauble onto silver as well.  Oh well, you live and learn!  I also think this would make a fantastic snow globe shaker card with perhaps white sequins or little white foam balls - do let me know if you have a go at making a bauble or snow globe card.  I would love to come and check it out on your blog :-)

Love Hannah x

Supplies used:
5x7 light blue pre-folded card from stash
Silver/grey satin ribbon from stash
Silver glitter card from stash
Art by Miran image
Glossy Accents

Promarkers:
CG06 Ice Grey 2
C719 Pastel Blue

CG05 Ice Grey 3
C429 Cool Aqua

B119 Powder Blue
O729 Blush

O518 Dusky Pink

O324 Burnt Sienna

O225 Henna

O535 Cocoa
WG05 Warm Grey 2

WG03 Warm Grey 4
G657 Emerald

R215 Shale

R738 Pastel Pink
China Blue
Blender

Thanks Ever So Much

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know, I have suffered with really bad post-natal depression over the last 18-months.  I have found that allowing myself to have some creative time helps me to heal, stay sane and stretch my brain creatively.

This is my latest creation, inspired by several challenge blogs that I have recently started following.  I really love challenge blogs as they make me think a lot more about how I use my stash.

I have taken my inspiration from the following sources:

Pinterest Inspired Challenge Blog

CAS(E) this Sketch

And this is what I came up with:

I really enjoyed using these patterned papers (which I've had in my craft room for over four years - I bought them when we were in America on our honeymoon! Ooops!). The sentiment I have used is called Pretty Phrases from Paper Smooches.

I am going to enter this card into these three challenge blogs this week:

- Pinterest Inspired Challenge

- Paper Smooches SPARKS

- CAS(E) the Sketch

I'm also thinking about trying to film a card making video to upload to You Tube... is this something you would like to see?  What card makers do you like to watch?

Love Hannah x

11/08/2015 - I'm very excited that this card I was chosen as a 'Featured Player' on the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog.  And yes, I did squeal when I saw their blog post, lol.

Supplies Used:
5x7 white card stock
MME Breeze 6x6 paper pad
Sizzix Circle Framelits
Bazzill cardstock - mint
Gold, white and black sequins (from my stash)
Paper Smooches - Pretty Phrases Stamp Set
WOW Bright White Embossing Powder

Distress Ink Watercolour Hello

This is one of favourite all time dies from Simon Says Stamp.  I used embossing paste to create a textured background and cut the die out from several layers of card to create a raised die cut.  I used my palate knife to give the embossing paste a textured look rather than a smooth one to add a bit of interest. 

To create the water colour look, I added distress ink to a wet piece of water colour paper.  Once it was dry, I ran it through my Cuttlebug and stuck the die cut onto three other pieces of white card stock.

I have already given this card to a friend, but if I was to make it again, I think I would die cut some small hearts from the same water colour paper and add them as embellishments with the pearls.

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:
Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - White
6x4 white cardstock
Sticker Mania Pearl Embellishments
Simon Says Stamp Big Hello Die
Memory Box Disperse Stencil
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Ranger Glossy Accents
XCut Corner Rounder

Cheeky Monkeys

I was just looking through my photos and thought I was share this picture of some cards I made back in May for Henry's cousins' birthdays.

Unfortunately, I removed the stamps from their packaging such a long time ago that I am unable to tell you who made them (sorry! I will continue to look online and let you know if I find them).  I coloured the images using Promarkers, and the sentiment stamp is from Simon Says Stamp.

If you have any questions about these cards, please leave me a comment below.

Love Hannah x

Another Cath Kidston / Vintage Inspired Rose Card

Just thought I would quickly pop in with another Cath Kidston / Vintage Inspired card... as you can see, it is very similar to the card I made here.  I used different colours, and used a vellum banner instead of a die cut panel.

I used a clear adhesive tape to stick down the vellum but I'm still not entirely happy with the way it turned out.  How do you adhere vellum?

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:
Papermania 5"x7" 300gsm kraft card blanks
Clearly Besotted Stamps - Bridal Bouquet
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Thatched Straw
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Mango Madness
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Aloe Vera
Inkadinkadoo Stamps - Happy Days
Pilot White Gel Pen
Woodware Vellum 180gsm
Paper Pen - Opal
Wow Embossing Powder - Opaque Bright White
Heidi Swapp Large Polka Dot Spray Stencil

Cath Kidston / Vintage Inspired Rose Card

Our neighbour recently asked me to make her wedding acceptance card for a friend who loves Cath Kidston and vintage style.  This is what I came up with:

I was really pleased with how this turned out, but if anyone has any tips on how to secure vellum to a card without the adhesive showing through, please do let me know! I cheated this time by using embellishments to cover the glue.

If you have any questions or comments, please do comment below.

Love Hannah x

Supplies Used:
Papermania 5"x7" 300gsm kraft card blanks
Clearly Besotted Stamps - Bridal Bouquet
Clearly Besotted Stamps - Sweet Little Sentiments
Clearly Besotted Decorative Mat Die
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Pink Petunia
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Malted Mauve
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Aloe Vera
Pilot White Gel Pen
Woodware Vellum 180gsm
Paper Pen - Opal
Wow Embossing Powder - Opaque Bright White
Heidi Swapp Large Polka Dot Spray Stencil