Monthly Archives: November 2014

Xmas card: Rat in the snow

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Xmas card: Rat in the snow

What:

This one was made for our neighbour, who got us into keeping ratties in the first place.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    Avery Elle – storybook
    Lawn Fawn – frosties
    Lawn Fawn – joy to the woods
  • dies:
    Mama Elephant – creative cuts – landscape trio
    Paper Smooches – quotables
  • colour:
    Copic Sketch markers
    Avery Elle – pigment ink pad – fog
    Distress ink pad – tumbled glass
    Distress ink pad – pumice stone
    Hero Arts – shadow ink – red royal
  • embellishments:
    Doodlebug – sprinkles – silver assortment

Xmas card: Tardis

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Xmas card: Tardis

What:

For a Doctor Who fan. I even carved my own Tardis stamp for this.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    handmade Tardis stamp
    WPlus9 – festive greetings
  • dies:
    Mama Elephant – creative cuts – landscape trio
  • colour:
    Avery Elle – pigment ink pad – sapphire
    Judikins – gold detail embossing powder
    Judikins – iridescent sparkle embossing powder
    Judikins – silver detail embossing powder
    Papermania – tinsel red embossing powder
  • embellishments:
    Papermania – adhesive stars – iridescent silver & clear

Xmas card: Mouse and poinsettia

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Xmas card: Mouse and poinsettia

What:

Another cute Christmas mouse. This one is for my mum.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    Wild Rose Studio – mouse and poinsettia
    Lawn Fawn – joy to the woods
  • dies:
    Lawn Fawn – stitched snowflakes
    Sizzix – framelits – circles 2
  • colour:
    Copic Sketch markers
    Hero Arts – shadow ink – red royal
  • embellishments:
    clear Wink of Stella
  • paper and card:
    Bo Bunny – paper pad – very vintage
    Bo Bunny – paper pad – silver & gold collection

Xmas card: Winter bunny

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Xmas card: Winter bunny

What:

I started by partially embossing the card base and built up from there.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    Lawn Fawn – winter bunny
  • dies:
    Clearly Besotted – snowflake trio
    Lawn Fawn – stitched snowflake
    Waltzingmouse Stamps – stitched tags
  • colour:
    Copic Sketch markers
    Distress ink pad – tumbled glass
    Judikins – embossing powder – iridescent
  • texture:
    Xcut – embossing folder – A6 stars
  • embellishments:
    glossy accents
    white enamel accents
    clear Wink of Stella
    red ribbon
    Papermania – adhesive stones – red

Xmas card: Mouse on bauble

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Xmas card: Mouse on bauble

What:

A cute mouse stamp, ripe for some Copic colouring.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    Wild Rose Studios – mouse on bauble
    Clearly Besotted – ornamental style
  • dies:
    Mama Elephant – creative cuts – landscape trio
    Sizzix – framelits – circles 2
  • colour:
    Copic Sketch markers
    Papermania – embossing powder – tinsel red
  • embellishments:
    Doodlebug – sprinkles – silver assortment
    The Homemakery – lovely baker’s twine – ruby red
    clear Wink of Stella
  • paper and card:
    Bazzill Basics – paper pad – Nordic pines

Birthday card: Watercolour flowers

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Birthday card: Watercolour flowers

What:

I’ve had the Persian Motifs stamps sitting unused for a while, along with the Gansai Tambi watercolours that I treated myself to. I finally got around to putting the two together and I’m very happy with the results.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    AlteNew – Persian Motifs
  • colour:
    Gansai Tambi watercolours
    Ranger – embossing powder – liquid platinum

Xmas card: Purple stars

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xmas-purple-stars

What:

I picked up some pretty sparkly purple gel medium on a whim and this seemed like a good use for it.

Supplies:

  • stamps:
    Clearly Besotted – ornamental style
  • dies:
    Creative Dies – stars
  • stencils:
    Dutch Doobadoo – A5 stars
  • colour:
    Imagination Crafts – sparkle medium – amethyst
    Delicata – pigment ink – golden glitz
    Delicata – pigment ink – silvery shimmer
  • embellishments:
    silver embroidery silk