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?

Painted Christmas Suite

I haven’t made it in to the craft room this week or today. I am currently on Auntie Claire duty watching my nieces, although I have lots of ideas running through my head. So rather than one of my videos, I am sharing one of the Stampin’ Up! videos created to show some of the items in the July to December catalogue. It is a gorgeous suite of items, my favourite stamp set in the catalogue is in this suite. It is the Christmas to Remember cling stamp set. As it is cling it is easy to add multiple colours with Stampin’ Write markers or use with Versamark and Heat and Stick to add the Gold Gilded leafing.

It is another one of those suites where the items work well together, but also work well on there own if you don’t want to or can’t buy it all. I can’t wait to get back to the craft room and add some more Christmas cards to my collection. Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

Circular Acorn Tags

I thought that I would share some more tags today. I decided that I wanted something different to the previous tags that I have made using the Tag Topper Punch. I also wanted to use the last stamps in the Perfectly Plaid stamp sets, that I haven’t used yet, these are the two stamps which combine to create an acorn. I always try to use every stamp in the stamp set and provide examples with every stamp. I tend to use sentiments more than images but I think that the mini stamps and the Delicata Ink work with a combination of colours and mirri/foil.

I love that you can create the tags using any circles that you may have. I used the retired 2 1/4 inch. 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch circle punch to create the circles. I also made some with dies using the 2nd smallest, the 4th Smallest and the 5th smallest circle from the Layering Circle dies. I have cut out the largest circle twice, once in miri/foil and again in Basic white to ensure that there is a good base to stamp on for the to and from stamp.

This tag will work with any colour and also any small sentiment, the tag above was made using Magenta Madness and part of the sentiment from Perfectly Plaid, It also uses the 2 inch, 1 3/4 and 1 1/2 inch circle punch. Although these are retired they are available from other suppliers. You could also use any circles that you have.

I love these tags and they are perfect for adding to any presents. You could also make these for Birthdays, if you use a small sentiment. I love the Just Jade tag, I cant seem to put the colour down it is my go to colour, what is yours?

Simple Tag Topper Tags

When wrapping Christmas and Birthday presents, I tend to use tissue paper to wrap them. A few years ago, I bought some gorgeous tissue paper in Paperchase one was purple (like Gorgeous Grape) and ones was green (it is very close Shaded Spruce.) My last birthday tags were inspired by the Gorgeous Grape tissue papers. This project was made to use with the Shaded Spruce tissue paper. Heat embossing is a perfect way to create easy tags which look super easy and wow people who think that they are gorgeous and complicated to make.

Measurements-

Metric

Shaded Spruce and Basic White - 5cm x 10.5cm

Imperial

Shaded Spruce and Basic White - Just under 2 inches x 4 inches

The measurement of just under 2 inches will ensure that the card fits in to the tag topper. Please do not add more than one piece of card in the tag topper punch as it will damage the punch.

The video below shows how I made the tags.

The tags can work in any colour, the picture below shows Highland Heather and Silver or Night of Navy and silver. It depends on whether you want a traditional or non traditional colour scheme for wrapping. I used the co-ordinating ink to the card stock, if you don’t have the same colour in ink, you could use any complimentary colour. Also you could use any ribbon that you have in your stash.

I love the Shaded Spruce tag but I think that the Highland Heather will look gorgeous on some white tissue paper with silver spots that I found in Home Bargains. What will your colour scheme be?

CASED blended Pinecones

I have been watching You tube again, whilst trying to conserve my spoons (I feel like someone stole them all again… ) one of my favourite videos is by Justine Hovey about not copying cards but using them as inspiration. You can find the video here

I have used this inspiration before for one of last years Christmas Cards using the gorgeous Peace and Joy stamps and dies (they are still in my craft room, I loved those dies, so perfect for Christmas.) I actually used Gorgeous Grape on my last card, this time I thought I would be more traditional.

I was struggling to create a card with the pine cones, when I use a stamp set, I try to use every stamp in the set on at least one card. Some stamps are easier than others, I usually use Pinterest, but there are limited ideas most examples use designer series paper and the punch. I therefore thought of this card, as the ink blending added interest to the pine cones. My original test cards were in Poppy Parade (one of my favourite Christmassy reds, for a bright Santa-esque look) and Night of Navy which is one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours.

Measurements

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5 cm (10.5 by 29cm scored at 14.5cm)

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14cm

Outside gold Panel – 9.5cm x 13.5cm

Outside layer – 9cm x 13cm

Metric

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

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14.3cm

Outside gold Panel – 9.5cm x 13.8cm

Outside layer – 9cm x 13cm

Imperial

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

Inside White Panel - 4” x 5.5”

Outside gold  - 3.75” x 5.25

Outside layer – 3.5 x 5”

My original cards were a bit round as I was being a bit specific with the placing, I am not sure that it works, my Shaded Spruce card was more random. I was trying to avoid the circular placement of the pine cones.

You could use this idea for snowflakes from Snowman Seasons or most other Christmas stamp set. I think I like the Night of Navy and Silver the best. Which is your favourite?