Pop-Up Baubles

 

I am here with Majda's final challenge for the month at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - it's either stash or technique, and she has chosen "Pop-Up" cards.
 

My card is a twist out design. I learnt this at a workshop with Angela Simpson earlier in the year (online!). She used it with a lovely colouring technique - I was running late but was able to catch up as I used brushos instead! Much quicker!

I cut all my pieces, from watercolour card and black, then stamped and embossed. This is a lovely folksy bauble set. Then sprinkle on the brusho, spritz, and watch the magic! I think I used alizarin crimson, yellow and emerald green.

And next, construct the card - I won't try to explain how it goes together, but it's easy once you know how!!

And the final card goes into a C6 envelope - although it's quite thick, so not one to post!!

To play along, head over to the 52CCT blog. The challenge is open for TWO weeks (we have a break on the 5th Saturday of the month), so you have until Friday 5th November to enter.

Happy playing!

Snow Globe

Super quick post tonight, as I'm late again with my 52 Christmas Card Throwdown card for the week. At least I have already made my card for next week, so I have no excuse for posting that late!!!

Majda has chosen the theme of "Snow Globe". Such fun!

I wanted dimension in my card, like you're looking into the snow globe. I die cut the circle out of both sides of a card blank, and the front of a second one.

The stand is from a Clarity stamp, I edged the circle in silver sharpie, and added stars, some grounding, and brushed chipped sapphire ink around.

I used die cuts of trees and Santa between the back of the front card and the front of the back one. I attached the cards to make a "Z" shape.

The background is from my stash - I made it using brushos and gold mica powder, with clingfilm. I thought it looked quite magical behind my little scene.

I like the depth this design has created, it came together quite well. This Santa die is new, I'm very pleased with it.

 

 

 

 

To join in, visit us on the 52CCT blog. You have until Friday 22nd October to play along. Have fun!!

Red and Brown

Oh, I'm struggling a bit at the moment so am running behind on my 52 Christmas Card Throwdown cards. But better late than never!

Majda has chosen Red and Brown for her colour challenge as host this month.

 

This card is quite simple, and is based on a scrapbook page Leonie Pujol did on the Craft Store telly last week.

I started with some second generation stamping with brown archival ink. I used a ledger stamp I really like.

Next, I pulled out red and brown designer papers, left over scraps from other projects.

I tore them up and arranged them, and glued down with mod podge.

Over this I stencilled with paint - a thick white for body, with a little brown added.

Once dry, I splattered watered down red and brown paint over - I may have over done this but it's fun!

The stag head is a die cut I painted with a mix of brown and black paint to be nice and dark; I used the same mix arounf the edge.

The sentiment is heat embossed onto a scrap of DP, I added red around the edge to brighten it.

This kind of grungy, torn, layered look, makes me very happy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

To join in, head over to the 52CCT blog, to see the inspiration frm my DT colleagues, and to share your card. You have until Friday 15th to play along.

Happy crafting x

By the light of the moon

This October we welcome Majda as the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown host for the month.

She starts off, as always, with a sketch:

My card is following techniques by Lavinia Stamps, and the ivy and mushroom stamps are from them. There are also Clarity grass stamps, an IndigoBlu script stamp, and the stag is one I've had for ages and don't know who made it.

The base of the card is a gel print, distress ink with brusho. The red was a "bonus" - it was either on the plate or the brush already, as I didn't add it!

I then inked over, using a moon mask cut from paper with a die, and torn paper for the hill.

 

I love how luminescent the moon looks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To play along, head to the 52CCT blog, you'll be able to admire the inspiration cards from the rest of the design team, and enter your take on Majda's sketch.