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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Magi ....


Made a postcard with gold heat embossing on a black card background for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .... these postcards are sent through the normal postal system 'naked' , that is without and envelope ......

It measures 6 x 4 inches and has a base of re-cycled packaging. The images were stamped in Versamark ink on black card and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. before attaching to the base.

Very simple but, I think, effective ......

Sid xx

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Fairy ......


Found this old fairy silhouette stamp by Lindsay Mason so made a collaged card with papers and card ...

The base is a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then cut a matt from black card and layered two more matts onto this with printed papers. I then took some dark pink card and embossed through an embossing folder, trimming and matting onto silver glitter card. This was added to the printed matts.

The main image was stamped on pink pearlescent card with versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder this was trimmed and matted onto black card before mounting centrally on the embossed card on foam pads. I then added a single clear self adhesive gem to the star on the wand.

The matted base was then applied to the card base and two strips of clear adhesive gems added as shown.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black on white card, heat embossed, trimmed and matted on silver glitter card. This was then applied on foam pads as shown to finish the card .....

Sid xx

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Monday, December 27, 2021

Butterfly .....


Long dark nights made me want to make a card reminding us of the Summer sun and gardens ....

The card base s a white 6 x 6 inch card blank.

I have then stamped the Butterfly panel in Versafine black ink (AAll & Create) twice and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. One butterfly image was trimmed out and coloured with Posca pens in yellow and orange and was layered over the original with foam pads. The panel was edged with Versamagic orange chalk ink before matting on black card.

The flower image was stamped in Distress ink and coloured with watercolours on smooth watercolout card and was also matted on black card. This was attached to the card front as shown and the other panel applied over this on foam pads.

I then tore some Washi tape (AAll & Create) and applied strips top and bottom. Addins some to white card and trimming out certain circular elements which were then added on foam pads to finish ....

Roll on Summer !

Sid xx

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas 2021 ....

 



Wishing everyone a fabulous, safe and crafty Christmas .....

Thanks for your continued support .... it is always so much appreciated ......

Sid xx

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Fish ......

 


Made a Clean & Simple Christmas card with one of the new cute fishy stamps from Crafty Individuals .... called 'The Morning Commute' .....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card as the base. I then matted two smaller matts in more white card on this base.

The stamp was stamped in Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder before colouring with Distress ink washes, gold pen and Molotow paint pens. It was trimmed out and Glossy Accents added to the fishes eye. I then stamped some holly in Versafine Clair and added berries with Posca pen adding some Glossy Accents to the berries. This was also trimmed out.

I then printed some words with a play on Wish (Fish), backed with black card. The fishes hat was decorated with the holly and was applied as shown on foam pads.

The words were added along with some bubbles embellished with Glossy Accents to finish......

Sid xx

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

Candlelight .....


Another Christmas card made on a 5 x 5 inch brown Kraft card base ....

The lantern and candle (TH Sizzix) were die-cut from coloured cards and layered. I also die-cut some snowflakes from foiled paper. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming and matting on black card. The outer frame was die-cut from white card and was applied to the card front.

The lantern was then applied on foam pads and the snowflakes applied as shown. Each was centred with a yellow self adhesive gem. I added some snow dots with a white pen and some snow to the lantern.

The card was finished by applying the sentiment on more foam pads ......

Sid xx

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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Wishes .....


Made a card on a brown Kraft base which is 5 inches square.....

I made a matt from black card and layered onto another one made from white card. The trees were stamped with green Versafine Clair ink on white card and die-cut, it was decorated with brown Posca pen, gold pen and red adhesive gems. It was applied to the matts on foam pads.

The matts were applied to the card front ..... I then stamped the words in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and matted on more black card before applying on foam pads to finish the card .....

Sid xx

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Deer ....

 


Decided to make another hexagonal 3D box, this time for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum, where you need to use brown Kraft in your make and can win a fab stamp and stencil prize .....

The box body is die-cut (Sizzix) from brown kraft board and the inside back lined with white card. I then die-cut some snowflakes in brown kraft and gold glitter card. Applying these onto the back with some on foam pads. Each was centred with a silver adhesive gem.

Next I die-cut a cute deer (Lawn Fawn) from more gold card along with a pair of gold antlers. I coloured his nose red and attached him on a raised mount made from white card.

The sentiment (Stampin' Up) was stamped on white card with black Versafine ink before heat embossing with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed and matted on brown kraft and more gold glitter card. It was added to the box front as shown .....

The dies are very versatile as can be seen from this make ..... the box measures 3 ins across .....

Sid xx

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Monday, December 13, 2021

Tags .....


Made a couple of die-cut Christmas gift tags, with card, glitter card printed images, stamping and vellum all tied with bakers twine .....

Sid xx

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Reindeer .....

 


Hoping your Christmas preparations are going well. I managed to put up the tree today and found the bulbs were broken ... so got a new set of LED ones ..... bright and cheerful !  😀

Created this hexagonal box using a set of dies from Sizzix .....

I constructed the box from white card and decorated with various coloured cards die-cut for all the elements. The background is crystal glitter card and the stars are gold glitter card.

I stamped the deer (Stampin' Up) in brown Archival ink on printed paper and die-cut it before adding to the box supported by a card support giving the reindeer a red nose ... as you would !

I then added two die-cut holly leaves and berries highlighted with white and green aint pens, the 25 in red and more gold stars. This box is so versatile and could be threaded through with bakers twine to hang on the Christmas tree as a decoration.

Will be doing more in a theme before Christmas ......

Sid xx

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Carol ......


A vintage style Christmas card for a change ....

The card base is a white 6 x 6 inch blank ...... I then cut some holly background paper added Glossy Accents on the berries and spattered with white paint. This was matted on white card and red glitter card.

The carol singers were trimmed and mounted on black card , trimming to leave a fine border. They were mounted on foam pads and added as shown over a strip of gold Washi tape.

The flowers were stamped in red Versafine Clair ink, trimmed and outlined with red Posca pen adding on foam pads.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, edged with black and matted on more red glitter card. 

The mattes were added to the card base front to finish .....

Sid xx

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Friday, December 10, 2021

Wonderland .....


A Christmas card made on a black 4 x 4 inch card base ......

The main image (Crafty Individuals) was stamped twice in Versafine black ink onto white card and one was then die-cut with a stitched edge die. and the other fussy cut the bears and scarf.

Wanted to do a mainly monochrome card so watercoloured the bears & scarf and added these over the original on foam pads.

I then added some dots of blue Stickles over the snowflakes. The matt was further matted on dark blue cardstock to leave a border and was applied to the card front.

I then stamped the sentiment in Versafine black on white card, trimmed and matted on more dark blue card before applying as shown on more foam pads .....

Sid xx

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Thursday, December 09, 2021

Birdie .....

 


This is a card made using an old set of Hero Arts, layering stamps ...... suitable for Christmas and any Winter celebration.....

I want to enter this into the Country View Crafts Challenge for December whose theme is 'Christmas Anything Goes' ....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card base and cut a 4 x 4 inch matt from white card, this was then matted on black card to form a border.

The bird  (minus its legs) was layer stamped with the stamp positioner using various colours of Versafine Clair inks. This was then trimmed out.

I then stamped the branch and the berries in more Versafine Clair onto the matts along with the legs ! The bird was then applied on foam pads as shown. I added some Glossy Accents to the berries and a black centre to the birds eye.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out, matting on black card and applying on foam pads.

The panel was then mounted on more foam pads to finish the card ..... the bird is definitely a fantasy bird as it could be made from any colours at all .....

Sid xx


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Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Festive .....


Wanted to do some Vintage Festive Artist Trading Cards for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

I used re-cycled brown corrugated packaging cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches and covered this with printed paper. I then tore some holly Washi tape and applied strips as shown.

Next I stamped some deer, HoHoHo's and holly in Versafine clair inks. I then trimmed out some vintage Santa Claus images and applied over the bases. I edged with Inktense charcoal pencil and spread with a waterbrush to form a shadow and add depth to the images.

I then added some red Stickles glitter glue to the Santa hats and edged the cards with dots & dashes in red Posca pen to finish .....

Sid xx

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Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Trees .....


This Christmas card was made on a 5 x 5 inch white card base .....

I die-cut a red circle and then die-cut a glitter card circle and overlaid this with the white card die-cut of the winter branches. This was applied centrally on foam pads to the card blank.

The Holly was die-cut from two shades of green card and the berries from red flock card. The holly was arranged around the central circle and the berries added to highlight.

The words were stamped in Versafine black, trimmed and edged with black and applied as shown to finish .....

Sid xx

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Monday, December 06, 2021

Berries ......


A set of Inchies ( 1 x 1 inch squares) made with a 'Holly' theme for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

I used some holly tissue paper and applied this to the re-cycled bases (punched to size). I then stamped the words and used a black Posca pen on the leaf veins. I also added red Stickled glitter glue and edged each Inchie with red Versamagic chalk ink to finish ....

Sid xx

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Sunday, December 05, 2021

Llama .....


Made this fun Christmas card ....

It started its life as a 5 x 7 inch white card blank. I cut a matt from some weathered wood paper (Crafty Individuals) and passed through a snow embossing folder, picking out the snow with a white Molotow pen. This was then matted on a black card base to form a border.

The main stamp (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before colouring with watercolours and treating with white pen to add a snowy effect with some Glossy Accents added on certain elements. It was then trimmed out.

The matts were added to the card base, the ground was die-cut and the llama added on foam pads as shown.

The words (Stampin' Up) were stamped in Versafine black, heat embossed with clear powder, matted on black card and added as shown to finish the card ....

Love that Llama !!!

Sid xx

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Saturday, December 04, 2021

Candles .....


Yet another Scandi-style cards .....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card base and die-cut a frame from more white card adding centrally on the card base.

The rest of the decoration was die-cut (TH Sizzix) from various coloured cards and flock paper before being arranged within the frame with some on foam pads to add dimension.

The words were stamped in Versafine black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed out and applied on the bottom of the frame to finish ....

Clean & Simple ....

Sid xx

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Friday, December 03, 2021

Holly ......


Made a set of Twinchies for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .... the theme is 'Holly' .....

I used re-cycled food packaging as the base and cut to 2 x 2 inches. This was covered in green & red 'sewn' effect paper.

The main image (PaperArtsy) was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The images were coloured with Distress ink washes, glossy accents on the berries and white Posca pen.

The images were added centrally, edged in red Posca pen and white Posca dots added around the perimeter.

The Twinchies were finished with a border of Krylon gold pen.....

Sid xx

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Thursday, December 02, 2021

Leaf .....


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

I have used MDF bases for these Coins and painted them with teal acrylic paint as the base.

The flower were then stamped in Distress Oxide ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The flowers were centred with a dot of white Posca pen. I have then stamped the leaves on white paper in Distress Oxide and trimmed out before applying as shown.

Dots of metallic gold pen were added and the Coins were edged in gold Krylon pen. The words were printed and applied with an outline of black Micron pen to finish the coins .....

Sid xx

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Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Peace .....


Made this Scandi-style Christmas card ......

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank as the base and cut two plain white matts which I layered. All elements (Tim Holtz Sizzix) were die-cut from various colours of card along with some green glitter card. They were assembled on the matts (some on foam pads) as shown.

The word was stamped (PaperArtsy) in Versafine black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, matted on green card and added to finish the simple card .....

Sid xx

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