Lucky Gnome - 3D Silhouette Project

Hello there!

I'm back again with another make (two in one week - wow!). 

As usual, I made a St Patrick's Day card for some good friends of mine, but this year I wanted to do something a little different.

I recently saw Lori Whitlock showcase some of her 3D pop up cards. She had created a cute gnome complete with a rainbow, pot of gold and clovers.

What you need...

Digital Die Image:

Decagon Pop Up St Patrick Gnome #344207 - Lori Whitlock (Silhouette)

Card stock:

Pink

Blush pink

Orange

Yellow

Lime green

Green

Pool

Purple

Black

White

Gold glitter - Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack #10420 - Concord & 9th

Die cutting machine:

Silhouette Cameo

Extras:

Stickles Yellow - Ranger

Stickles Frosted Lace

Adhesives

What you do:

1 Purchase the image and load onto your Design Page.

2 Ungroup the images and separate into colour groups and send to cut.

3 Assemble the rainbow/cloud layer, the gnome layer and then the pot/clover layer and set aside. I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the cloud and Yellow Stickles to the gold coins.

4 Assemble the base and attach each layer.

5 Stick the panels onto the side wrap and fix to the card base, making sure everything lines up.

You can find full video instructions on how to assemble this type of card here.

This isn't a very big card and when folded flat will fit perfectly into and A2 (US) or A6 envelope, which is great for posting.

There are lots of other adorable 3D pop up cards available, some with a rectangular, circle and hexagonal base. There are also lots of themes/occasions to choose from.

After watching Lori's video I found it really easy to assemble. Just remember to use a strong adhesive and make sure everything is lined up.

I must admit I'm not a fan of leprechauns, so this cute gnome was ideal.

I hope you like this adorable little card, I might have a go at doing some of the others she has in the range.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back soon. I've been making quite a few cards recently (miracle).

Holly Jolly Christmas

Hi blog friends!

I want to say a special hello, thank you and welcome to my new followers!

After Inktober and all the sketchy posts, I'm back with a quick and cute Christmas card.

What you need...

Cardstock: Kraft
Printed die cuts: Mistletoe Kisses (#7429) Bits & Pieces - Simple Stories (sentiment); Oh, Deer! Ephemera Pack - Fancy Pants (holly)
Glitter glue: Stickles Crystal, Christmas Red - Ranger
Adhesives

What you do...

1 Create an 8.5cm x 12.5cm Kraft card blank.

2 Stick the sentiment centrally across the bottom of the blank.

3 Add the die cut holly above the sentiment with foam pads.

4 Highlight the berries with the glitter glues.

There you have it. Quick and simple. 

I love the look of Kraft card, especially with splashes of colour such as reds and greens or aqua shades. It looks really good used for Christmas cards - it reminds me of gingerbread.

I do have a few more quick and simple cards to share with you, but I want to get on and do some more detailed and time consuming makes such as stamping and die cutting. Things are still so busy with magazine work at the moment.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back soon!

Wheeeee! - Incy Wincy/Bugaboo

Good afternoon lovelies!

We have another fab challenge for you over at Incy Wincy this week and the theme is...Winter Activities!

Our sponsor this week is the brilliant Bugaboo!

I chose a cute and simple image called AKV Snowman Ski and here is the little chappy having some fun...

Items needed...

Digi stamp: AKV Snowman Ski - Bugaboo

Card stock: aqua, white

Glitter card: white iridescent

Embossing folder: Christmas Words & Dots Set (658285) - Sizzix

Promarkers: Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 3, Ice Grey 5, Lime, Molten Red*, Orange

Glitter glue: Crystal - Stickles

Rub-on lettering: black

Adhesives

* limited edition colour

Isn't he just adorable? I added a strip of glitter card for the ski slope to add a bit of oomph and dotted some of the embossed background with glitter glue - the photo hasn't really picked the glitter up.

There are oodles of great images to be found at Bugaboo, just click on the badge below to take you to the store.

Don't forget to pop on over to the Incy Wincy blog for lots of inspiration from the talented DT! We are still having a DT call, so if you are interested in joining a friendly, talented team, then please get in touch!

Thanks for calling by, see you soon xxx

Swirly Snowflake Tree - Delicious Doodles/Incy Wincy

Good evenin' me lovelies!

I hope you all had a good weekend. We went up to Yorkshire to visit family and friends. I was okay until this morning and now I am sat here with a tissue up each nostril because I'm full of cold - grrr!

Any hoo! This week over at Incy Wincy we have our final challenge of the year, but we will be back on 5th January 2015!

The challenge this week is 'Anything Goes' and our fabulous sponsor is Delicious Doodles with a prize of 4 digis for the lucky winner.

I used a lovely image called Swirly Snowflake Tree

What you need...

Digi stamp: Swirly Snowflake Tree - Delicious Doodles

Digital card stock: white - Craftwork Cards
Card stock: red

Promarkers: Bright Green, Grass,  Ice Grey 1, Lime Twist

Dies: Plaque and Postage On The Edge Die (656628) - Sizzix
Glitter glue: Diamond Stickles - Ranger
Pearls: red
Rub-on sentiment: black
Baker's twine: red

Adhesives

What you do...

Stamp and colour in the image.

Trim so it measures 7.5 x 12.5cm and mat onto a top fold blank 7.5 x 15cm.

Die cut the postage border in red card, trim and fix under the image.

Wrap and tie twine around the join.

Add a sentiment to the bottom.

Highlight each snowflake with glitter glue and finish with a red pearl in the centre of each.

I think the Sizzix Plaque and Postage die is now discontinued, but any decorative edge will work just as well.

This is such an elegant design. Some of the girls on the Design Team have used the same image but with different colour schemes and all really compliment the tree. Check out the other fab creations by the Design Team on the Incy Wincy blog for oodles of inspiration.

Well, I am going to sign off now. Getting a bit miffed with the old 'schnoz' running and blasting away me hankies. I think I'll make a lovely hot drink, take a few pills, douse the nose in soothing cream and get into bed.

Take care and don't catch a cold will you? xxx

P.S. Hello June & Stephen! It was so lovely to catch up with you both! Hi Dawn! It was great to see you again! :o) xxx

Getting Ready For Christmas - The Paper Shelter/Incy Wincy

Mornin' me lovelies!

We have another fantastic challenge for you this week over at Incy Wincy. The challenge is buttons & bling and our fantastic sponsor is The Paper Shelter. The winner will get a $20 gift certificate!

Here is my card for the DT, I used 'Getting Ready For Christmas'...

What you need...

Digi stamp: Getting Ready For Christmas - The Paper Shelter

Card stock: white

Promarkers: Bright Green, Ice Grey 1, Lime Green, Molten Red, Poppy, Praline, Sandstone

Holly: felt

Buttons: red

Gems: black, red

Glitter glue: Icicle - Stickles

Rub-on: Christmas themed, black

Adhesives

What you do...

Download and print the image to your desired size.

Colour in and cut out leaving a 2-3mm border around the image.

Attach to a white 8.5cm x 17cm top fold blank with foam pads.

Add black gems to the trouser buttons and jacket buttons.

Add three red gems to the holly sprig.

Cover the fir trim on the trousers, jacket and hat with Icicle glitter glue.

Glue felt holly at each end of the washing line and add a red button.

Add the sentiment underneath.

Ta-da! There you have it. Sadly the photo shows the buttons but not the bling - boooo! It is there though, I assure you :o)

So, are you going to enter this week's challenge? Head on over to Incy Wincy and check out the fantastic makes that my lovely teamies have come up with. Inspiration all in one place!

Well, that is me for now. Got to get on with some more commissions :oD

Thanks for calling in and see you soon xx

Holiday Cheer

Hi Chums!

Well I can't believe it's Friday already. Where has the week gone?

Simon is off to the NEC tomorrow. It is the Footman James Classic Car Show and he is taking his dad. It was his dad's birthday last Saturday and it is so difficult knowing what to get him. Anyway, he is a bit of a classic car fan like Simon, so we thought we would buy his ticket and treat him to a day out. He was well chuffed when we told him, hope they have a great day. It will give me chance to catch up on some housework (boring - yawn).

Anyhoo, after finishing and posting off two commissions, I managed to find time to create another couple of Christmas cards. One if which I'd like to show you today.

What I used...

Stamps: Warm Hearts - Paper Smooches

Stamps: Christmas Sampler - Paper Smooches

Ink: Onyx Black - Versafine

Embossing powder: clear - Stampendous

Card: aqua, white

Embossing folder: Swiss Dots - Cuttlebug

Dies: Framelits Circles - Sizzix

Promarkers

Flat backed pearls: red, white

Glitter glue: Stickles Frosted Lace - Ranger

Die cut a circle of aqua card and attach to the bottom of a kraft blank 11cm x 12.5cm. Stamp, heat emboss and colour in the trees, cut out and stick to the circle. For the snow, emboss Swiss Dots onto white card, cut into wavy sections, cover the bottom of the card with one section securing with double sided tape, then overlay with another section using foam tape.

Stamp the sentiment onto white card, trim into a banner and attach to the top left corner. Finish with a couple of pearls and glitter glue on the snow.

Ta da! A very cute card indeed. Makes you go all warm and cosy inside. I just adore Paper Smooches stamps, they are so versatile and you can mix and match the sets, brilliant!

Well, must get on, hopefully I can post you the other card tomorrow,  Paper Smooches have been used on that one as well. Plus, it also has a cute little hand made embellishment...watch this space.

Until then chums, ta ta! xx

Birdy Bauble

Mornin' all!

Hope you all had a fearfully, frightful Halloween. I live in a little tiny village and there aren't really many children (plus we don't have street lights), so we had a very quiet night last night. I did watch the 'Come Dine With Me' Halloween special - Robert Englund (aka Freddy Kreuger) was brilliant, he even brought his 'glove' along.

Come Dine With Me is one of the VERY few TV programmes I watch. The concept is so clever, it's even better if one of the peeps is really obnoxious.

Ok, now onto today's card, another Christmas one!

What I used...

Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad - My Mind's Eye

Pattern Play Holiday stamp set - Inkadinkado

Cardstock - white, green

Black ink - Versafine

Clear embossing powder - Stampendous

Promarkers

Punch - corner

Baker's twine - red

Button - red

Stickles Christmas Red glitter glue - Ranger

Rub-on - black, Merry Christmas - Pebbles Inc.

Adhere a panel of green card centrally to a square blank. Trim four lengths of different patterned paper and attach to the left hand side of the panel, rounding the top left corner of the top strip.

Stamp, heat emboss and colour in the bird bauble. Stamp a swirl above and embellish with glitter glue. When dry, trim and round off the bottom right corner, wrap and tie baker's twine around the panel and mount onto the blank with foam tape, overlapping the patterned strips.

Finish with a button and a sentiment - and there you have it!

This card layout was inspired by Retrosketch #32. This and many more fantastic sketches, challenges, samples and cool ideas can be found at http://retrosketches.blogspot.co.uk/ or you can find a direct link to the site in the 'Brilliant blogs I follow' section. Please check this site out, it is wonderful for inspiration if you know what you want to put on a card but have lost your layout mojo. There is a new sketch posted every Saturday.

Well, that's me for the nonce. Thanks for stopping by. xx

Yuletide Robin

Good evenin'!

Hope this post finds you all well. I made another card last night (must have been on a roll yesterday - or there was something in the water).

Without further ado.....

This image is sooooo cute. I've had the robin stamp for quite a few years now. It is a wood mounted stamp called Stick Leg Robin (F-E59) by Funstamps. The sentiment is also a wood mounted stamp; Little Christmas by Stampendous, they are both still available to buy, but the Little Christmas is now made as a cling stamp (CRJ194).

So, I stamped the robin in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear powder, then coloured him in with Promarkers. I trimmed the image to a long rectangle. This was mounted with foam tape near the top of a white A6 tent fold blank. The sentiment was then stamped in black ink at the bottom right corner.

I wrapped red baker's twine around the card three times and tied in a knot, trimming and fraying the ends. A red button was threaded with frayed baker's twine and tied in a bow. I have some little felt 'double' holly leaves in my stash, so one of these was glued over the knot along with the red button. Stickles Crystal glitter glue adds a bit of sparkle to his hat!

Well, that's it for the nonce, I shall be back!

Snoopy & the Snowman

Heevnin all!

Hope you all had a lovely Bank Holiday and didn't get too drenched. I'm all mixed up today, I keep thinking it's Monday (probably not the only one). Anyhoo, here is another Christmas card :)

It's actually one I did last year and never got round to posting on the blog. I love it though, so am going to make another exactly the same.

I have quite a few Snoopy stamps, they are all wood mounted so they are quite nice to collect. I know wood mounted take up more space, but I always find they stamp the image much better.

The stamp is called Snoopy and the Snowman (G1077) by Stampabilities, available from The Glitter Pot, the sentiment is from the Let It Snow (00306) 12 x 12 cut out sheet by Around the Block, which is also still available from The Craftz Boutique. You can go straight to these shops by clicking the links on the right.

After stamping the image in black Versafine ink and heat embossing with clear embossing powder, I coloured it in with Promarkers, then covered the snowman with Stickles Crystal glitter glue.

I trimmed the image and  sentiment and mounted them side by side onto black card, the join was covered by black and white spotty ribbon tied in a knot at the top. This panel was then mounted onto an A6 blank. I finished the card off with some rub-on snowflakes, a sentiment and a couple of stick pins secured in the knot of the ribbon. It's a bright, fresh card, a bit more time consuming than some, but for that special person, it's worth it.

So that's it for today, can't wait to get started on another of these Snoopy cards! Ta ta for now, Colette xx