Delicate Baubles Splatter Card

I have been trying to tidy up my craft room as my stash is overwhelming and I keep having avalanches as my piles of items fall. Whilst tidying I found my Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish, which I bought a few months ago to use like gilding wax to use on my Christmas Cards. I had forgotten that I had these. I recently watched a fabulous Facebook live by the fabulous Stacey Marsh which used the Delicate Bauble dies which I have CASEd (copied and selectively edited). I knew I wanted to use the dies but was wandering if I could use the gilding polish to make splatters (and you can you just need to add water and flick with a brush!) I also wanted to add some sparkle without adding foil or mirri card. So I added the gilding polish on to the bauble die cuts as well.

The dies were originally part of a bundle with the Bright Baubles stamps, the stamps have now sold out and have been discontinued. I think that the dies work gorgeously on their own, whilst it is a bonus to be able to colour in the baubles, I don’t think that the stamp set is essential to be able to utilise the dies.

Measurements

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.5cm)

Inside Panel – 10cm x 14cm

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.8cm)

Inside Panel – 10cm x 14.3cm

Imperial

4 1/8" x  5 7/8" (4 1/8” by full length scored at 5 7/8)

Inside Panel – 3 7/8” x 5 5/8”

Tips and tricks

• Use adhesive sheets to make sticking down easier

• The sheet lifts well with a take your pick tool

• The bits will come out, but may need help with the take your pick tool or die brush

• I used the end of a paintbrush to move the gilding polish on to block, which I used as a paint palette

• Use the spritzer to add water to the gilding polish and stir well so will splatter without lumps

• Use different scrap papers for ink blending and splatters (Once finished move the card to prevent the back being covered in splatter)

• Tap off the excess ink from the ink blending brush before using them

• Evening Evergreen darkens Night of Navy

• If cutting a mask ensure the ‘sticky’ side is at top (otherwise the wording is upside down

The video below shows how to create the card.

I am not sure if the splatter technique will work with all gilding polish but it works very well with the Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish. I love the Shaded Spruce and Highland Heather examples, which is your favourite?

Christmas Cards from Tags

I am a bit bored of gremlins again this week, gremlins have meant that I changed the card I was going to share. But I think that my card is actually ok.

My inspiration this week was a card created by one of the artisan design team, the lovely Helene Den Brujeen from the Netherlands. I loved her card when I saw it. You can find it on Stampin’ Up!’s Facebook page with the other Artisan design team information. The card uses the gorgeous Bright Bauble Bundle., in red and white. The Bright Bauble Bundle was on my wish list as soon as I saw it, but I haven’t had chance to use it and it is is retiring, I am very sad! I was hoping to have a bit more time to play with them. The Bundle is perfect for making super easy tags and also cards.

Measurements

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.8cm)

Inside Panel – 10cm x 14.3cm

Imperial

4 1/8" x  5 7/8" (4 1/8” by full length scored at 5 7/8)

Inside Panel – 3 7/8” x 5 5/8”

Instructions are below but my hints and tips are:

• ensure you use an embossing buddy or anti-static powder tool before heat embossing

• make the snow backgrounds the night/day before to ensure that they are dry

• this card could use any colours, don’t feel restricted to blues and greens (although I love Night of Navy/ Misty Moonlight and Garden Green)

• I have used adhesive foam, you could use layers together to give the tree height, however, paper piercing multiple layers can be difficult

• if you want to create a flat version I would suggest using adhesive sheets, this should help, hold the die cuts together

Instructions

1. Stamp sentiment on inside piece of card in colour of choice

2. Stamp outside sentiment on strip of card with Versamark ink (don’t forget to use your embossing buddy or powder tool to remove static)

3. Add embossing powder (tap and blow off excess) and heat using heat tool

4. Cut sentiment down to size using punch or trimmer

5. Take card base - choose snow background (options can be found here)

6. Cut green card to fit tree

7. Add Green card to foam (keep excess foam for sentiment)

8. Cut tree with die - I run the die through the machine twice

9. Trim the tree to remove the excess foam and card

10. Add Wink Of Stella to tree

11. Cut Star from Gold card (Gold Foil, Glitter Card Mirri Card or yellow card)

12. Add star to tree

13. Remove foam backing (if one bit doesn’t come off don’t worry as long as outside backing is removed)

14. Add tree to card

15. Add strips of foam to add of sentiment

16. Add sentiment to card

17. Glue in inside of card

18. Decorate with bling if you like

Don’t forget, I tend to prefer simple cards, but add more bling if that is your preference. I love both versions but I think I like the splattered background better. Which is your favourite?

Words of Cheer- Bookbinding fold

Over the last few weeks I have seen so many gorgeous cards with a different fold, rather than being opened at the side their was an extra fold making the opening area smaller. I was curious how to make it. A few days ago I watched an amazing video which showed a gorgeous exploding bookbinding fold. Todays card was inspired by the video by by Stamp by Stamp Creation

As you can tell from my previous cards, I am not really a matting and layering girl, so I altered the design to suit my creating style. I decided that heat embossing was a perfect way to show off the fold and the ribbon.

Measurements

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.8cm and 18.3cm)

Inside Panel - 10cm x 10.8cm

Imperial

4." x 5.75" (4” by full length scored at 5.75” and 7.25”)

Inside Panel - 3.75” x 4”

Tips and Tricks

• Fold and burnish the cards the second fold is burnished in the opposite direction to the first fold (the fold for a normal card)

• Heat emboss before adding the ribbon and also sealing the first part of the card, this prevents the heat from effecting the components.

• Use a embossing buddy before stamping in Versamark as it prevents powder being added in the areas you don’t want

• If there is excess powder, tap the card, below it gently or remove with a brush

• Use a strong glue to seal the fold, I used a permeant tape runner, you could use Seal+, red liner tape or the ultra sticky tape

• seal the fold with your bone folder to ensure that is well stuck

For the Highland Heather example I coloured in the flowers with a silver Metallic Marker by Hobbyworld from B&M bargains.

I love the silver embossing on the Highland Heather and think that the ribbon adds to the charm of the card. But I like the Just Jade too, what’s your favourite?

Hope Box Paper Pumpkin

Stampin’ Up! are really spoiling us this year for Paper Pumpkins, there are currently three available, one of them is on clearance. The newest available Paper Pumpkin kit is The Hope Box.

The Hope Box Paper Pumpkin Kit was inspired by Stampin’ Up! cofounder, Shelli Gardner, whose vision was to add more hope into the world. It contains everything you need to create 9 gorgeous cards. The added bonus is that when the cards are completed you can decorate the gorgeous box and you will still have the stamp set to create other beautiful cards with!

The picture below shows the contents of the kit. Stampin’ Up! have also released a video to show the kit too.

Such a gorgeous Paper Pumpkin kit, which is your favourite?

CASEing a CASEd card- Words of Cheer

Just Jade, Brushed Metallic Foil and Merry Merlot wink of stellar using the Christmas Cheer Dies

In my last blog I explained that I had Gremlins, they seem to be following me around. However I have managed to play in my craft room without too many items going wrong.

Todays card is actually a CASE of a CASEd card. The inspiration for this card is here from Stamps-n-Lingers. Amusingly it is a card which was CASEd from the same card that I CASEd from the Catalogue. I absolutely loved the card and the colours which they used which I adapted to be used in my card. I of course, altered the card and used some cards I made earlier last week as the other source of inspiration. My original cards used Real Red and Old Olive with basic white and Kraft card. I changed up the design as I thought I had created too many Christmas Cards in traditional colours. I loved the combination of Soft Succulent, Just Jade and Soft Suede, but I wanted to see the gorgeous stamps as well and therefore decided to use craft card and crumb cake ink. I coloured the Berries in with Merry Merlot Wink of Stellar to make them glittery.

Card Sizes

Original

Coloured card - 6” x 12” scored at 6”

Basic White (x2) - 5 3/4 ”

Card on Video

kraft Card Base - 5 6/8 x 5 6/8 inches

Layer 1 and inside layer - 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Layer 2 - 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

The odd sizes for the second card is due to the card not being 6x6 but smaller to fit in the envelope.

I stamped the Kraft layer with Crumb Cake ink using the Words of Cheer Stamps.

I added the soft succulent to the card base, I added the kraft layer using foam pads and then add the Just Jade Cheer die cut.

I love the original cards, especially the berries one the Real Red card (I need to create a video on Berry decoration options) but I prefer the card I made on the video. Which do you prefer?