Rosy ....

Made a mailart postcard as part of a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...

I cut some re-cycled card to 6 x 4 inches as the base and covered this with some Gelli print background paper I had made.

The flower bouquet was stamped in Memento ink and the image was coloured with a mixture of Copic markers and posca pens with some Glossy Accents to add dewy drops on the flowers & leaves.

The postcard was edged in a wavy blue Posca line and pink Versamagic chalk ink.

The card was sprayed with matt acrylic sealer to allow it to stand the rigors of the postall service as it is posted 'naked' to the recipient.

Sid xx

Rednose .....

A Christmas card made mainly of Kraft card ....

The Kraft card base is embossed with a snowy embossing folder. This is overlayed with a lighter die-cut Kraft square.

The deer were die-cut from the darker Kraft and the antlers from gold glitter card. They are applied on foam pads and their noses coloured red with Posca Pen.

Sid xx

Butterflies .....

A decorative tag made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

Made on a base of recycled packaging and covered with a Gelli plate print made with acrylic paints, stamps & stencils.

The Butterfly circle has been die-cut from white card and stuck onto the base. The die-cut waste was coloured with Copic markers and applied over the die-cut on foam pads.

The sentiment is printed and coloured with Copics. The tag top was punched with the Crop-a-dile and a matt silver eyelet applied this was filled with some fine lemon grosgrain and spotty teal satin ribbons.

The tag was finished with clear Dewdrops.

Sid xx

October .....

A set of ATC's made for a swap in UK Stampers Forum ..... had to do a leafy design this month ....

I used fine re-cycled corrugated board as a base and covered with a Gelli print make.

I coloured a piece of card in a selection of Autumnal Distress Oxides and then die-cut leaves from it. The leaves were applied flat and also on foam pads for relief.

The word was stamped in Archival black and the ATC's were edged in Krylon gold pen.

Sid xx

Swirl ....

A CAS Christmas Card ....

I used a 5 x 5 inch square white card blank. Die-cut a swirly star from white card .... repeating this with red and green card and applying selected stars with these. I applied this on foam pads.

I stamped the sentiment in black Versafine and applied three clear dew drops as shown to finish.

Sid xx

White Deer ....

Made a white-on-white Christmas card .......

The 5 x 5 card base front was embossed with a snowy embossing folder through the Big Shot. I then die-cut a star and the deer in white card and the antlers in silver glitter card.
The star, deer and antlers were layered on foam pads and the noses coloured red with a Posca pen.

Simple but nice .....

Sid xx

Deery Me .....

Made a simple Christmas card ....

I used a 5 x 5 inch square Kraft card blank and die-cut the deer out of the front. I then embossed the front with an embossing folder through the Big Shot.

I cut a square of white card and backed the die-cut inside the card front. I added red noses to the deer with a Copic marker.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink onto white card, trimmed out and applied as shown on foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

Cute Bear ....

A simple cute bear Christmas Card .....

I started with a 4 x 4 inch white card blank. I die-cut the bear from Kraft card and printed stripey paper.  The sentiment was stamped on the base in black Versafine ink and the face in the same ink.

I applied a strip of red glitter stone mesh and some diecut holly leaves & berries in the bears ear.

Sid xx

Starry Deer ....

A Christmas card simply made ....
I took a square white 5 x 5 inch card blank and matter this with maroon & kraft card. I die-cut a star from some 'Merry Christmas' printed card and applied this centrally.

The deer was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed out and applied on foam pads in the centre of the star to finish.

Clean & simple .....

Sid xx

Cones .....

A clean & simple Christmas card made recently ....

It is on a 5 x 5 ins white card blank and I have embossed the front of the card with a 'Falling Snow' folder from Stampin'Up

I then matted some more white card onto some holly red card. I stamped the sentiment 'Silent Night' in black Versafine ink as shown before applying directly on the card blank.

The pinecone decoration & leaves were die-cut from kraft and green cards. The pinecones are layered and infilled with Stickles glitter glue. They were arranged in a pleasing way as shown on foam pads and finished with three red dewdrops.

Simple but effective ....

Sid xx

Black Tree ......

A layered Monochrome Christmas card ...

I took a 5 x 7 ins white card base and cut a piece of black card as a matt, attaching to the card as shown.

I then stamped a series of layering stamps by Ranger/ Tim Holtz in Archival black ink and die-cut these before layering on foam pads onto the matt. The sentiment was then stamped onto the card as shown in black Versafine ink to finish !

No colour at all on this one !

Sid xx

White .....

Made a Christmas card & wanted to use a die I had bought !

Decided a white-on-white design would be nice. I took a 5 x 5 ins white card blank and then die cut the starry circle from white card. I also die-cut a couple of loose stars out of the same card. I added some Stickles glitter glue to aspects of the die-cuts.

I applied the circle and stars on foam squares to the card blank and then stamped the sentiment in black Versafine ink.

Finishing the card with three clear dewdrops adhered with Glossy Accents ....

Sid xx

Birdies ....

Made a set of three Artist Trading Coins for a swap on UK Stampers Forum ....

Bases are die-cut from re-cycled packaging which has been covered with some gorgeous serviette paper applied with matt medium.

This has been stamped in Archical black ink and over painted with iridescent acrylic paints. Finished off with a little white Posca pen and edging in gold Krylon pen.

Sid xx

Buttons .....

 A set of Inchies made for a swap on UK Stampers Forum .....

I punched the bases using a 1 x 1 inch punch out of re-cycled packaging. I covered this with old book pages also punched out to fit. I then stamped over this in black Archival ink and added a coloured button tied through with gold twine with hot glue and a flower brad.

Each Inchie was edged in gold Krylon pen to finish.

Sid xx