Shrooms .......

 

Have a very Happy New Years Eve Everybody ......

Made a postcard for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...... this is the last swap of 2020 ....

I used a piece of re-cycled card packaging as the base and used a resist technique and stencil to make this. I then stamped the main image (AAll & Create) in Archival sepia ink. I then watercoloured the two fungi. I also stamped the 'Toadstool' word on kraft card in Versafine black ink and trimmed this out.

I then added some stamping in various colours of Distress Oxide ink, penwork with gold and Posca pens, Washi tape. Some circles have been added through a stencil, edged with Inktense pencil and shaded with a waterbrush.

I then added the 'Paper Doll' vintage image, the 'Toadstool' word and sepia Glossy Accents. The card was edged with pink Versamagic chalk ink.

I then sprayed the card with matt acrylic sealer as it will travel 'naked' through the post to its recipient.....

Sid xx

Do Not Go.......

 Not made much lately but snook into the craftroom earlier and made this card .....

The base is a 5 x 7 inch white card blank. I used some printed paper as the background and stamped with numbers and crosses with Distress Oxide inks in green, blue and brown. Adding some brads and gold lines with a pen.

The main image (Tim Holtz) was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was then trimmed out and applied on foam pads as shown. The sentiment was stamped on word paper and trimmed before adding.

The background was matted on black and gold cards before applying to the card base ......

Sid xx

Cheers .....

Getting nearer to Christmas so made an ATC, using some papers and die-cuts very kindly given to me as a little Christmas gift .......

I used a piece of brown corrugated card which I distressed by removing one of the outer layers. I then applied some white gesso with a wet wipe and then added a little Stickles glitter glue rubbed out over the surface to provide a little shine. Next I applied some white chunky embossing powder and heat set with the heat gun.

I chose a pink reindeer on some paper and trimmed to fit, edged with pink Versamagic chalk ink. I then tied around in a bow some glittery thread as shown.

The glitter snowflake and interference blue swirl were added at the top and the die-cut 'Cheers' was cut from black card and applied as shown. The ATC was finished by edging with brown Versamagic chalk ink ......

Sid xx

Noel ......

Made this card ages ago .......

It consists of a white card blank with a shaped flap which covers a round-edged panel with three pieces of printed papers.

The central panel was die-cut from white card with a dot-edged circle. The background was blended with cut 'n dry foam and Distress Ink through a mask to produce a grey background.

The twigs and robin were stamped in black Memento ink on white smooth card and die-cut. The die-cuts were coloured with Copic markers. The twig was decorated with crystal Stickles and red berries covered in Glossy Accents. The twigs were stuck in place on the rounds and the robin applied on foam pads.

The Noel was die-cut from red glitter card and applied to the round. Once complete this was attached over the flap as shown.

I then tied some red/white twine around the top and attached a metal snowflake charm to finish .....

Sid xx

Merry ......

I had this maroon deep box that had been used as food packaging.... to good to waste so I used it to make a Christmas decorative box ....

It measure 6 x 9 x 2 inches. I used a piece of Gelli print I had made with acrylic paints in blue and pink as the base.

This was decorated with some die-cut garlands in silver glitter and Kraft card. The Kraft layer was adhered to the base and the silver glitter layer on foam pads to raise it. I then added some gold glitter stars. I then added some 'snow' on the background which was chunky embossing powder and melted it from behind with a heat gun. Three metal enamelled bows were added to the garlands with hot melt glue.

Next I die-cut two deer in more Kraft card and the antlers in gold glitter card. I added black to their eyes and red to their noses. They were applied in the centre of the garlands as shown.

The words were die-cut from black card and stuck in place. The background was then attached to the inside of the box. the frame was edged in gold glitter Washi tape and a number of glitter stars and sequins added to finish the box ......

Sid xx

Destination .....

A card made recently ......

I used a white 5 x 7 inch cardblank as the base. I have stamped and gold leafed the floral image outline on white card and coloured with mica powders.

I have applied this onto a matt of blue/beige paper and applied a large flower with gold accents and centre. The sentiment has been stamped in black Versafine on more blue paper and applied along with the flower on foam pads. All components have been matted on gold card

Some strips of torn Washi tape, white lines in Posca pen and clear glass cabochons finish the card ......

Sid xx

Z - Fold ........

A Z-Fold Christmas card made for a Challenge on UK Stampers Forum ....... there are some fab prizes and it's free to enter .......

I made the card-base from a piece of green 12 x 12 inch cardstock which was cut in half. I then measured 2.5 inches up from the bottom of the 6 inch side of the card and made a mark with a pencil.. I then trimmed from the top left corner down to the mark and trimmed a triangle of the card. I then scored along the 12 inches side at 4 inch intervals folding the scored triangle into the card shape.

Next I used a Martha Stewart snowflake die and die-cut along the top of the card, adding dots of crystal Stickles at the centre of each snowflake.

I then cut three pieces from Stampin' Up 6 x 6 inch papers and flocked vellum, edged with green Versamagic chalk ink, and applied on the front of each panel. I added red Stickles to the centres of the flocked poinsettia vellum. 

I stamped some holly leaves and berries in green and red Memento inks and trimmed out, applying Glossy Accents to the berries. I also stamped the sentiment on white card with Versamark ink and heat embossed this with red/gold mica embossing powder and trimmed this out. Three small clear gems were added, two on the front panel and one on the sentiment.

I then added the holly & berries and the sentiment as shown. The card will fit an A6 (6 x 4 inch) envelope ......

Sid xx

Star ......

Made a simple Starry Christmas card ...

I started with a white square card blank. I then die-cut a stitched star with a Gelli print background and applied gold glitter stars to the points.

The star was attached with foam pads. I stamped the sentiment in black Versafine ink on white card and matted onto gold glitter card to form a border. This was applied on foam pads onto the star.

The holly leaves and berries were stamped in Memento ink in red and green and applied to the sentiment panel. I added glossy accents to the berries and applied as shown ......

Sid xx

Dome ......

Made a lit Christmas glass dome decoration today .......

Die-Cut a circle of silver glitter card for the base. Decorated a brush tree with some sequin garland and glass glitter, adding some red metal bows with hot glue.

I cut an eraser into three pieces and covered these with coloured papers tying with some red/green/white twine to make some wrapped presents for underneath the tree .... the tree and pressies were stuck in place on the base with more hot glue.

A piece of spotty red ribbon was added around the base to finish ......

I have entered this into the Country View Crafts Challenge for December whose theme is 'Anything Christmas' 

Sid xx

Snowflakes .....

A set of three Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .... the theme for the month is 'Snowflakes' .....

I cut the bases to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging and applied a layer of printed paper from Stampin' Up. Onto this I stamped a snowflake stamp with Versamark ink and heat embossed with some embossing glitter ... very subtle but can be seen in the background ! I then stamped the same stamp with pink Distress Oxide ink.

I then -die-cut some snowflakes from blue and pink glitter card and attached these as shown.

The 'Joy' sentiment was stamped in Versafine Clair pink ink on white card which was trimmed and matted onto more of the blue glitter card then stuck in place on the ATC's.

Final touch was to apply some dark blue Versamagic chalk ink to the edges of each ATC .....

Entering these in the Country View Crafts Challenge for December whose theme is 'Anything Christmas' 

Sid xx

Heartfelt .....

Here is a card suitable for a bereavement ..... always a difficult one to make ......

I attached some Gelli plate background to white card and die cut a square with a stitched edge, edging this with pink Versamagic chalk ink.

I die-cut the delicate poppies from white card and coloured with watercolours and a waterbrush, applying Glossy Accents to the flowers. This was then affixed to the square panel.

The Sentiment was stamped in pink Versafine Clair ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming and mounting on more of the Gelli print background. Both poppy panel and sentiment were applied as shown on foam pads to a white card blank.

Three blue/green sequins were added with more Glossy Accents to finish ....

Sid xx

Star......

Made a set of AT Coins for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum.....

I made the background with Distress Oxides and a script stamp. I die-cut some stars from brown kraft card and cut them in two. These were stamped with a text stamp in Versafine black ink. before applying to the background.

I added a red metallic star brad and three turquoise faceted gems along with some Posca pen. The words were stamped on black Dymo tape and edged with red Posca pen.

The backgrounds were applied to circles of re-cycled card for strength and edged with dark blue Versamagic chalk ink to finish ....

Sid xx

Inchies .....

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

The backgrounds are made using acrylic paint, overstamped with purple Versafine Clair, Posca pens with Washi tape and glossy dots .....

Sid xx

Hope......

Here is an Artist Trading Coin made today .... it measures 2.5 inches in diameter ....

I made a background with distress Oxide inks and water, stamped with dots and drips in Archival inks. Added a die-cut leaf and used white & black Posca pens. The words were stamped in Versafine black ink and it was edged in gold Krylon pen.

Really made for swapping ...... contact me if you are interested in doing this (email in right bar of the blog) ......

Sid xx

Balloons ......

Decided to make a multi-media panel from a canvas board using stamps from Indigo Blu ..... This is for sale in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner ......

The canvas panel is 7 x 10 inches.

I started by applying a mixture of blue and green matt acrylic paints around the perimeter with a brush.Once dry I applied some thinned down white Gesso to dull down the colours.

I then started on the central panel which was made from card and coloured this with multiple washes of the same acrylic paint colours until happy with the overall effect.

I stamped the Balloon twice on white card with black Archival ink and coloured one with watercolours and a waterbrush, giving it a coat of glossy accents for effect. The second one was coloured with blue & grey watercolours to act as a distant shadow.

I then stamped the words Courage & Hope and matted these on blue card edging with black and gold pens and glazing with Glossy Accents. All these elements were put on one side for later.

I then coloured two lots of white Texture Paste with blue & green acrylic paints, applying these to the panel through a stencil with a palette knife. Once dry I stamped some swirls in sepia Archival Ink and drew in some diamonds from a stencil with Inktense pencils drawing this into the diamonds with a waterbrush. I stamped some dots in blue & green Versafine Clair Inks adding some further accents with white and gold Posca pens.

Some torn Washi tape strips were applied randomly. At this stage the panel was matted on blue card and attached to the Canvas base with gel medium. I then added some glass glitter spots in green and blue as shown.

Final touches were to apply the balloons, the top one on foam pads and the words also on foam pads. The edge of the decorated panel was edged in gold with a pen ......

Sid xx

Jingle .....

 

Made this card with a set of stamps and dies from Altenew .....

I started with a pure white square card and cut a smaller white matt. I edged this with metallic gold Washi tape and stamped a couple of leafy boughs in green Memento ink. I also stamped the bough again on more white card and trimmed out, mounting on foam pads as shown.

The jingle bells were stamped and die-cut and one was mounted on foam pads over the other.  I drew black lines with a 0.1 Micron pen to hang them from the bough. I die-cut bows for the bells from gold glitter card.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink to finish .....

Sid xx

Leafy.....

Made a celebration card with an Autumn theme using die-cuts ........ This card is available to buy in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner ...

I started with a white card blank. I cut a smaller square from white card and then used a set of leaf dies from Tim Holtz (Sizzix) to cut the designs in the card.

I made a background with glossy card and lights Alcohol Inks and applied this to the back of the card so the colours show through. This was then edged in blue Versamagic Chalk ink and applied to the blank on foam pads.

I then die-cut the 'Celebrate' from pale blue card and mounted on a black background this was also edged in the same Chalk Ink before applying on more foam pads to finish the card ......

Sid xx

Tree ........

 

Made a card for the Less Is More Challenge ....

I took a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and stamped this with a fab intricate design Christmas Tree stamp from Crafty Individuals in Versafine black ink as shown.

I then selectively coloured areas of the design in gold, red and green Posca marker,

The sentiment (Stampin' Up) was stamped in more Versafine black ink directly on the card blank. I then scored a line from behind to provide a ground for the tree to finish the card .....

This card is available to buy in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner .....

Sid xx

Fir ......

Made a Christmas card .....

I used a white card blank and cut a blue matt from some card. This was embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. I used pine needles Distress ink and a waterbrush to colour the trees and vintage photo for the trunks. Once dry I added snow with chunky white embossing powder. The panel was edged in dark blue Versamagic chalk ink. The panel was then matted onto dark blue card.

I selected three snowflake brads, centred each with a star gem and applied as shown. I made a crescent moon from white card an attached as shown. The trees and moon were then treated with Stickles glitter glue and some white Posca marker was added to the trees.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine on white card, trimmed out and matted on black card which was also trimmed to make a surround. The sentiment was added on foam pads to finish .....

Sid xx

Fabulous .....

Made a card using AAll & Create stamps and die-cuts ......

I stamped the girl on a Gelli Background with Versafine Clair black in, coloured with watercolour brushpens and trimmed this out. I matted onto black card and trimmed to leave a black edge. The eyes are adhesive pearls coloured with Posca pen.The dress was covered in green decoballs applied on Glossy Accents.

I die-cut a white card square and applied some green acrylic paint with the brayer. Onto this I attached a die-cut and some numbers. I coloured with Posca pens and some more decoballs. The numbers were edged with grey Inktense pencil and spread with a waterbrush. I then stamped with a couple of stamps and Distress Oxides in red and orange.

The panel was edged iin orange Versamagic chalk ink and applied to the white card base, the girl was added on foam pads and the sentiment added and again edged with grey Inktense pencil and waterbrush to finish .....

Sid xx

Leafy ......

Here is a handmade Birthday card ..... it's for sale in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner ....

It is made from a Gelli plate print on an acrylic paint background and has the image of a real leaf.

The panel has a sewn-edge and is also stamped with a leaf stamp in green Versafine Clair ink. The sentiment is stamped in Versafine black on white card and has been mounted on another piece of the Gelli print. It is raised on foam pads.

There are 4 small glass droplets over the card which look like dewdrops.

Sid xx

Made a card using AAll & Create stamps,dies, stencil and Washi tape .....

The background is a an acrylic paint Gelli print and I have stencilled circles in various shades of Versamagic chalk ink. The girls and flowers were stamped in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers and posca pen. These were trimmed out.

I die-cut the octagonal cell stencil and trimmed it to suit. This was stuck in place on the card as shown. I then stamped the background with numbers in Archival black, added torn Washi tape and gold lines.

I added the girl & flowers on foam pads and grounded them with Posca pen. Finally I added some gold dew-drops and metallic gems. The words were layered on black card and applied n more foam pads to finish. 

Sid xx

Skeleton .....

A card made with a Gelli plate print of a real leaf collected in a local park recently ... this card is available for sale in my Etsy Shop ......

I have trimmed the print to fit a 5 x 7 inch inch white card blank and have matted it onto pale green card.

I have decorated the base with three gold skeleton leaves held in place with a metal circle. The panel is decorated with three gold dew-drops.The panel is added on foam pads.

The sentiment has been stamped in Versamark, heat embossed with gold embossing powder, matted on green card and applied as shown on more foam pads to finish the card ......

Sid xx

Seaworthy ......

This card was made for a stamp Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a white card blank and then die-cut a pale blue sewn-edge square and matted this on dark blue card.

The galleon was stamped in Archival black ink and coloured with fluorescent Gelly Roll pens. The sea was made from blue striped Washi tape, torn and applied to the base and some waves added with Gelly Roll and Posca pens. The ship was applied on foam pads as shown. I also added some die-cut seabirds and a die-cut 'Congrats' sentiment.

The blue matt was applied to the card front on more foam pads to complete the card......

Sid xx

Gold ......

Made this card for a challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog .....

The card was made on a pure white square card blank and I decided to go for the Red & Gold .... I took a piece of gold card and trimmed to a tall triangle. This was then embossed with an embossing folder.

Next the sentiment 'Merry & Bright' was stamped in Versafine ink and heat embossed with a red/gold Moonglow embossing powder.

I attached the tree as shown and die-cut a number of red glitter stars which were applied on foam as shown.

Sid xx

Leaf .....

Made a card using a Gelli plate print of a real leaf found on a walk in a park recently .... for sale in my Etsy Shop .....

I made the background with grey and mustard acrylic paints applied with the brayer. I then applied a layer of brick red acrylic paint and placed the leaf - vein side down and placed a piece of paper over this removing all paint except that which was under the leaf. The leaf was removed carefully and the original background placed on the plate to pull the final print.

I mounted the trimmed print on white card , matted this on mustard and gold cards to form a frame and heat embossed the sentiment with red embossing powder on more mustard card. this was matted on gold card and then on foam pads as shown.

The finished front was then applied to a white card blank .......

Sid xx

Stars ....

 Another white-on-white Christmas card with a touch of red !

I used a white card blank as the base and cut a sewn-edge matt from more white card. The trees were die-cut and embossed with an embossing folder and arranged as shown on foam pads. Each tree has a red glitter star at it's top.

The sentiment was stamped in grey Memento ink and the matt applied to the card base to finish ...

This is for sale in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner ....

Kisses .....

A set of ATC's made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

The theme this month is 'Furry Things'  !

I used white card (reinforced with re-cycled packaging). I stamped the cute cats (Simon Says Stamp) in black Memento ink along with the sentiment. These were trimmed out and the cats coloured with Copic markers.

I then applied a strip of pink/silver Washi tape as shown and stuck the cats over this. A couple of paw prints were stamped in pink Versafine Clair in and white posca pen was added. The sentiment was matted on pink card and applied on foam pads.

Each of the ATC's was edged with pink Colorbox chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

House .....

Made a little Christmas House ......

I made the panels from greyboard which were covered with printed papers. The roof was made from distressed corrugated cardboard.

All the panels were assembled and the roof and base were painted with white acrylic paint and treated to some clear glass glitter.

The front of the house was decorated by a stamped and die-cut deer head made from brown kraft card and applied on foam pads. A die-cut glitter snowflake was applied at the top.

I then layered up fern, twigs, pinecones, ribbon & twine using hot glue and applied this assembly below the deer head to complete the House ....

I have entered this into the Country View Challenge for November - 'Anything But A Card' Theme 

Sid xx

White ......

This White-on-White Christmas card is also for Sale in my Etsy Shop .... Harpies Crafty Corner

A simple card made on a pure white card base. It has a die-cut stitched-edge whte panel raised on foam pads and three die-cut triangle 'Trees' which have been embossed with different patterns.

The tress are layered on foam pads and each is adorned with a silver glitter star at their tops. The sentiment is stamped in grey Memento ink on the layer....

Sid xx

Winter .....

An easel Christmas card ..... available to buy in my Etsy Shop ......

This card used an A6 white card base with the front scored and folded in half.

I then die-cut a stitched-edge circle of white card and a smaller circle of snowflake printed paper and applied this to the white circle. This was then treated with some chunky white embossing powder, heated to melt from behind. Over this was applied a white die-cut of trees on foam pads. 

I then die-cut two deer from Kraft card and applied as shown over the trees. The sentiment was stamped indark blue Versafine Clair ink on white card, and matted on blue glitter card and stuck in place on the circular panel.

The top fold was covered in blue glitter card and the circular panel applied over this centrally. The front of the base was covered in a piece of gold embossed Christmas text applied on foam pads to act a a stop for the easel.

Loving the card .....

Sid xx

Turtle .....

Made this mail-art postcard for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used white card and made a background with acrylic paints and stamps (AAll & Create) with Versafine Clair inks and also stencilled some texture paste through a spotty stencil.

The turtle panel was die-cut, stamped and coloured with Distress Inks and white posca pen. The background was then layered onto re-cycled packaging and edged with red Versamagic chalk ink.

It will travel 'naked' through the post and I sprayed with matt acrylic sealer to protect whilst in transit.

Sid xx

Tree .....

Another clean and simple Christmas card ... for sale in my Etsy Shop ......

Made on a square white card blank. I cut a slightly smaller piece of white card, coloured with green watercolours and a waterbrush.

The tree was die-cut and applied over the watercolours on foam pads so the colour shows through the cut out. I then added a number of small clear gems and finished the front with a stamped sentiment in London Fog Memento ink. The layer was then added to the base on more foam pads to finish.....

Sid xx

Starry ......

A white on white 'Starry Swirl' Christmas card, for sale in my Etsy Shop .......

I started with a square white card blank and then die-cut a star from more white card.... this was embossed with a spotty embossing folder and applied on foam pads to the card blank.

I then die-cut a starry swirl and loose stars from silver glitter card. The swirl was applied over the star and more stars were added on foam pads.

The sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink, trimmed out and layered on more silver glitter card before applying as shown on foam pads. Some clear glass cabochons were added to give the effect of water drops to finish.

Sid xx

Daisies ......

A set of Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

We all need some light relief after the second Covid Lockdown has been announced.... at least we have crafting to keep our spirits as high as possible during this time .......

I die-cut the basis from re-cycled packaging and used stamps and Versafine Clair inks to produce the background.

I stamped and layered the daisies holding in place with satin brads. The words were stamped, treated with Glossy Accents and edged with green Posca pen to finish.

Sid xx

Pink .....

A clean and simple Christmas Card for sale in my Etsy Shop ....

I used a pure white card blank as the base. Cut a smaller matt from white card and applied pink watercolour as shown before drying and matting on dark pink card.

I then die-cut a flower in more white card and layered on foam pads with the colour showing through, applying a few small clear crystals to embellish and add sparkle.

The sentiment was stamped in London fog Memento ink on white card, matted on dark pink and applied as shown to finish the card ....

Mistletoe ......

Another Christmas card for sale in my Etsy Shop .......

I used a white card blank as the base. I then die-cut a bookmark from white card and layered on silver glitter card. I also cut a piece of green card, layered this on more silver glitter card and applied to the card base.

I then die-cut some mistletoe from more green card and applied to the bookmark. I embellished this with adhesive pearls before applying the bookmark on foam pads as shown.

I die-cut a prancing deer from brown kraft board, added a Washi tape collar and red nose. This was then applied on more foam pads as shown.

The sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink, trimmed out and matted on black and silver glitter card and stuck in place as shown. Three black glossy dots were added to finish the card.

Sid xx

Shrooms .......

 

Made a card using a stamp supplied by one of the members of UK Stampers Forum for a Challenge where we circulate the same stamp around the group each one making something using it ......

I have used the stamp (original below by Spelbinders) by selectively stamping, fussy cutting and colouring with watercolour brush pens elements of the whole image. 

I die-cut a circle of white card and mounted the mushrooms, adding some twigs and leaves die-cut from brown kraft card on foam pads.

I then cut a larger circle from re-cycled kraft packaging card and mounted the white circle onto this. I trimmed out the word 'Happy' and mounted this on foam pads as shown. I then cut a white square, mounting the other matts onto this before applying to a white card blank to finish the card........

Sid xx

Deer ......

Another Christmas card which is for sale in my Etsy Shop ......

I used a white card blank as the base. I then die-cut a matt from white card and a smaller matt from some printed paper which was applied over the white.

I then die-cut some trees in more white card and applied over the printed paper. I also die-cut some deer from brown craft card and applied these on foam pads in the clearing. 

Three clear dew-drops were added and the sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink, trimmed and edged with blue Versamagic chalk ink before adding on more foam pads.

Sid xx

Violet .......

 A snowflake Christmas card with a violet theme .... for sale in my Etsy Shop ......

I started with a white card blank. I then cut a piece of snowflake paper (Stampin' Up), edged with purple Versamagic Chalk ink. and matted this onto some brown Kraft card from re-cycled packaging.

I then die-cut a snowflake from purple card, a star from Gold card and mounted these centrally on the printed layer. I added a purple adhesive gem centrally. The matts were then added to the card blank.

The sentiment was stamped in purple Versafine Clair and heat embossed this with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out and matted on some more of the purple card. This was then applied as shown on foam pads to finish the card ....

Sid xx

Pink......

 Made a Christmas card in very non-traditional colours ..... this is for sale in my Etsy Shop ....

I used a white card blank as the base and trimmed a smaller square of white card and used a die to cut a Christmas tree as shown. I then cut a small piece of printed paper and applied this to the card front allowing the pattern to show through the cut-out.

I then stamped the sentiment on white card in Pink Versafine Clair ink and heat embossed this with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out and matted on pink card before applying as shown. I also die-cut a star from the same pink card and applied at the top of the tree.

The die-cut panel was then applied to the cardbase on foam pads. Three pink sequins were added to finish the card ......

Sid xx

Merry ......

Another CAS Christmas card also for sale in my Etsy Shop .....

I used a white card base and cut a white matt which was layered on re-cycled Kraft card from packaging.

The twiggy wreath was die-cut from more Kraft card and some single twigs and leaves die-cut from green glitter card. These were arranged around the wreath and some red dewdrops added before mounting onto the matts.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black on white card, trimmed out and matted on more green glitter card, then mounted on foam pads to finish the card.

Sid xx