Funky Fossil Moroccan Mandala Stencil Wedding Card

I wanted to play with a new stencil from Funky Fossil Designs called "Moroccan Mandala".

I decided to use "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide ink through the stencil to create the central coloured area.

I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink and then die cut two layers, using Spellbinders, Victorian Tags.  I've elevated the sentiment with foam pads.

Birthday Gatefold Card

I seem to be on a roll making gatefold cards.  I love them.  I made this card for my friend who is celebrating her birthday.  

The paper I have used is one of those 12x12" sheets which you put off using as you like it so much.  Today I bit the bullet and made something with it.  The paper is actually from a stack called "Mix & Match Pink Highlights" by Craft Sensations, I don't recall where I purchased it from.

I scored a sheet of 6"x12" thick card at 3" and 9" intervals to create the gatefold.  I then covered each surface (with the exception of the central back area) with patterned paper.  

I die cut a stitched square, stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment using a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Stylish Sentiments"

For the front sentiment decoration, I cut a circle of co-ordinating cardstock, then cut another circle in a light shade.  Using a Spellbinder die from the "Royal Circle" set, I cut the green shape.  I cut a smaller round circle and popped it through the Big Shot in a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I then stamped the sentiment.  I used a stamp from a Stampin' Up set called "Dragonfly Dreams" and then cut it into shape using a Spellbinder die from their "Victorian Tags" set.  I layered all these elements.  Some with sticky foam pads for a 3D look and some flat to add dimension.

Design Team Make - 16th November 2018 (Let It Snow) My Time To Craft Challenge #384

It's time for the "My Time To Craft" fortnightly challenge.  This time the prompt is "Let It Snow" #384.

I started off with a piece of pale blue plain cardstock.  Using a Versamark ink pad, I stamped the image of snowflakes and then coated in Wow "Bright White" super fine embossing powder.  I then heat embossed to set the snowflakes.

I die cut the dry embossed circle using a Spellbinders die from their "Blooming Collection".

I stamped the sentiment and then die cut into the decorative shape using a Spellbinders "Victorian Tags" die set.  I added some sequins to the snowflakes to add a little subtle icey shimmer to the card.

Teacher Gift - Design Team Make for Love To Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge #28

This is my Design Team make for the #28 of the "Love To Craft Challenge Blog" - 1st November 2018. 

Please pop over to the challenge blog and take a look at all the other fab makes by my fellow Design Team members and maybe you could take part too.  it's an "Anything Goes" challenge so you can enter any crafts you make.

My friend was telling me about her children wanting to give their teachers a gift and how expensive it can be, which got me thinking what I would give in that situation, coming up with this little pad and pen set.

I started by buying a cheap pack of short pens and post-it notes, I think the pack of pens were about 70p from Home Bargains.  I already had the Post-it pad in my stash.  I measured the pens then marked and scored card at the appropriate places.  I used a corner rounder to tidy the corners of the flap. Here's a photo of my measurements:

Once scored and cut to size, I then cut a strip of the card and loosely wrapped it around the pen and then glued the two ends together.

I then positioned it on the card base and added double sided sticky tape to secure it into position.  

I glued the Post-it note alongside the pen.  I then stuck on a + and - sticky backed magnet snap for the closure.  I used ones I had in my stash by BasicGrey.

It then decorated the front. I started by stamping the sentiment.  I used a stamp by Rubbadubbado, the sentiment was stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx", which I die cut using Spellbinders "Victorian Tags".  I then stuck it to the central lower section of the front.  Using an Xcut punch, I cut snowflakes and glued them to the surface.

To make the main image, I used a Spellbinder's die set called "Four Seasons Silhouettes".  Using the winter die, I cut the image.  I then mounted it onto grey card and cut to size.  Using foam pads, I glued the image to the top flap section of the front cover.  Finally, I added some tiny self adhesive gems to the middle of the snowflakes.

Week 12 - 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2018

The prompt for Week 12 is "Thinking Of You".

For the past week or so, I have been thinking of my Dad.  It will be fourteen years since he died this week, so the prompt seems apt to reflect a little.  The daffodil has significance as i put one in the coffin with him when I said my last goodbye to him.

For my tag, I started with a background of Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks.  I then used a Phil Martin stamp called "Botanica SYR010" to create the chicken wire/scroll background.

I then stamped the daffodil and leaves on white cardstock, the stamp I used is part of an Apple Blossom "March Daffodil Stamp Set" which is part of their "12 Months Of Flowers" collection.  I coloured the various sections of the daffodil with Promarkers and then cut the leaves and flower sections out and glued into position on the tag using both normal glue and foam pads to add dimension.

I then heat embossed and die cut the sentiment using Spellbinders "Victorian Tags".  I also die cut the numbers and letters for "14 years" using Xcut dies.

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Spellbinders Floral Boutique Card

For this card I used two patterned papers from the "Floral Boutique" stack, which I think I got from The Range.

I have used two Spellbinder dies. The large one is from the "Decorative Fancy Diamond" set.  The other smaller one around the sentiment is from the "Victorian Tags" set.

I stamped the sentiment using a stamp from the Stampin' Up set called "Iconic Occasions".