Twinkle

I love clean and simple designs and was inspired by Therese's card on Muse this week (see below). I used her stylised tree design as the basis of my card. I was tempted to put a star on the top of my tree but I refrained! The tree was mounted on foam to give it some dimension. The sentiment is cut out of silver mirri card but unfortunately this looks more like gold in my photo. It was a very dark day when I took the photo!

Materials used:-

Joanna Sheen ice white card

Sizzix swirls embossing folder

Sizzix die - holiday words script

Gems from stash

Silver mirri card

Thanks for visiting - now pop over to Muse to see what the other participants have created. Margaret

LIM Starry, starry night

This week's challenge on Less is More is to make a one layer card with the focus being "starry, starry night". Chrissie and her team want to see some stars! This caused me some problems as I have very few star stamps. However, after many attempts, this is what I came up with.

I made my own mask from masking tissue based on a design by Stamps Away. This is the first time I have used this and I was pleased with the result. I used blending brushes to ink the background and spritzed this with perfect pearls. I then stamped the nativity scene and finally added an embossed star - one star is all that was needed!

Materials used:-
Nativity stamp - Clarity stamps; star - Crafty Individuals
Sentiment - Uniko Studio "Peace on Earth"
Distress inks - dusty concord, broken china, salty ocean
Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson ink; black archival ink
Perfect pearls
Silver embossing powder
Chocolate Baroque masking tissue

Another Noel tag card!

I really like this tag punch from Stampin Up so I've used it again to make a CAS card for challenge #51 over at Addicted to CAS where the code word is TAG.

Materials used:-
Letters cut out on Cricut using Type Candy Font then stamped and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Ivory embossing powder
Music stamp - Stamps Away
Embossing folder - Sizzix Holly
Tag punch - Stampin Up
Card - SU crumb cake and Kanban cream card

Thanks very much for visiting today! Margaret

Noel tag card

I was inspired to make this Christmas card by the photo in the Time Out Challenge this week. The colours are lovely and if you look closely you can see "Noel" in the corner of the room. I'm also entering this card in Challenge #133 on Merry Monday where you have to make a card using creams, tans and browns. Finally I think this card also fits the bill at for the Tag You're It Challenge #10! I used holly instead of flowers as a decoration.

Materials used:-

Stampin Up tag punch

Music stamp - Stamps Away embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Ivory embossing powder

Letters cut out on the Cricut - Type Candy Font

Embossing folder - Craft Concepts Woodgrain

Leaves die cut with Tim Holtz Festive Greenery die then coloured with distress markers and clear embossed

Card - SU crumb cake and Kanban cream card


Thanks for visiting my blog - I really appreciate your comments. Margaret

Birds of a Feather

I really like this stamp from the Stampin Up set "Wetlands" and thought it very appropriate for the current challenge at Time Out which is entitled "Birds of a Feather". I'm also going to enter it in challenge 27 at AAA cards which is Play with Watercolours. I stamped the image with archival ink and then used distress inks to watercolour it. The reeds were stamped and then clear embossed.

Materials used:-

Stamps - SU Wetlands set

Archival black ink and various distress inks

Card - SU crumb cake

Thanks for visiting my blog - I really appreciate your comments. Margaret

LIM snowflakes

Good morning everyone and a special welcome to my new followers.

This week's challenge at Less is More is to make a Christmas card using non-traditional colours so not red or green. I have been impressed with some designs I have seen recently using cream and kraft card so I thought I would try this combination.

Materials used:-
Card - Stampin Up crumb cake and Centura Pearl
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug snowflakes
Sentiment - SU Sassy Salutations
Snowflake dies - Uniko Studio and Marianne Creatables Swedish Star

Thanks for visiting my blog and thanks to Kylie for creating my watermark. Margaret

Muse challenge #91

This week's challenge at Muse, set by the guest designer Michele, is to make a set of 3 cards using designer paper sharing a theme. Not the easiest of challenges! I have loads of designer papers as I can't resist buying them. For these cards I used paper from the Maja Design "A gift for you". I had to use 2 sheets as the paper was 6x6 inch - this size is great for making cards and mini books.

Materials used:-
Papers - Maja Design and Stampin Up Coredinations in cherry cobbler

Dies -  Lawn Fawn Scripty Joy and Stitched Party Banners; Dienamics pierced rectangles

Tag punch - Stampin Up

Ink - SU cherry cobbler; sentiment stamps from Lakeland (I think)

Embossing folder - SU modern mosaics

Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comments. Now pop over to Muse and see the amazing designs there. Margaret