Last minute X-mas stuff...

Hello again everyone!

2012 is drawing to a close very soon and I figured I'd better post the Christmas productions before the year ends.

Sorry it is of not much help to those who needed these ideas a couple of weeks earlier!

Just a simple tag and a card. The wine tag uses the same technique as in the previous post with embossed image and blended inking in the background!

A close up image...

And a very simple Christmas card using Mat Stacks negative die cuts and kraft inked background images. I tried with a snowflake image as well and looked even better!

Anyway, a very quick post today.

Happy New Year everyone! :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Snowman Wine Tag}

STAMP: [PTI] Background Basics: Sheet Music, Winter Snow Globe

INK: [Adirondack] Pitch Black; [VersaFine] Onyx Black; [Versamark] Watermark ink pad

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White

OTHER: [PTI] Grosgrain ribbon (Hawaiian Shores), Winter Snow Globe die collection, Tag Sales #5; [SU!] Embossing Powder (white); foam tape; [Copic] Sketch Markers (Y35, 0, T1)

{Peace, Love & Joy}

STAMP: [PTI] Stocking Prints, Happiest of Holidays

INK: [PTI] Kraft, Dark Chocolate

PAPER: [PTI] Kraft

OTHER: [PTI] Mat Stack #5 die; foam tape

Happy 2012!

Happy New Year everyone!

  

I thought I'd share a couple more cards today using my new goodies! :)

 

The more and more cards I make, the more I realise the need for several ink colours!!! I've been holding out on the chocolate one (waiting for the new PTI one to come out) and I seriously need to get some Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise shades! Hoping they're all released soon so I can order with more cardstock (I'm down to my last sheet of Rustic Cream and not much white left either T_T).

    

Anyway, let's get onto some cute cards, shall we?

 

The first one's the Winter Penguin card. I love that little fella! Such a cute wee penguin. And how great is it that we have penguins in New Zealand (yes! on our shores!!!). Unfortunately it's the middle of summer so I had to drop the "winter" bit out of the "Winter Penguin" set lol

 

I had to do a bit of set collage with this card. Melon Berry mat was impressed with Diamonds impression plate. I stamped the penguin from Winter Penguins, cupcake from Tag-Its #10, and the hat from My Cute Stamp's Spaceships and Robots set!!! It's a bit of a mix n' match, but I'm loving the combination!

     

The next card uses Tiny Tags II. I got the idea (pretty much copied, more like) of making a background using the Tiny Tags from Nichole Heady's card. Then I topped it with Tag-Its #10 and Pure Poppy ribbon.

    

    

And no, I didn't mist anything today! Haha.

Anyway, thank you all for coming by. Hope you all have a fab New Years Day with many joys and blessings in the year ahead :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Penguin Birthday Card}

STAMP: [PTI] Winter Penguin, Tag-Its #10; [My Cute Stamps] Spaceships and Robots

INK: [SU!] Real Red, Early Espresso

PAPER: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Melon Berry

OTHER: [PTI] Diamonds impression plate, Winter Penguin die collection; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua); [Celebrate!] satin ribbon (cream); [Spellbinders] Nestabilities Standard Circles Large

{Tiny Tags Birthday Card}

STAMP: [PTI] Tiny Tags II, Tag-Its #10

INK: [PTI] Spring Moss, Aqua Mist; [SU!] Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Real Red

PAPER: [PTI] Summer Sunrise, Vintage Cream

OTHER: [PTI] grosgrain ribbon (Pure Poppy); [Spellbinders] Nestabilities Standard Circles Large

MIM & CAS-Friday Challenges Part 2

Ok, a dual post it is to cover both the Make-It-Monday & CAS-Friday Challenge!

 

 

First, the second CAS-Friday challenge card. I went a little polka dot-happy with this card. I just didn't know what to do after I cut out the Mat Stack #4 die cut. Somehow it worked out ok. I do love my polka dots ;)

 

 And the second Make-It-Monday card. It's actually the first one. I just didn't post it first :P

  This one was more experimental than anything - again using windows and PTI stamp set packaging box plastic. Just remember that Prisma Glitter will stick to the plastic with all that static!!! I thought I'd be clever and use my heat tool to blow the excess off. Well, think again. It only warped the plastic. Now I have a wrinkly card. And I managed to miscalculate and had double sided tape stick out onto card base, so had to chop off at the sides (hence there is no blue bits to the left or right) :'(

 

 

 A close-up view of the windows. I used the In the Meadow set. I'm quite happy how the glitter and stamped glue went together. I'm just not happy with the warped card! lol.

 

 

 

Did I mention I got my Take Three die at last? I forgot to order last time and had to buy off Denise. Now I really want those sets too.

 

Anyhow, enough rambling from me! Thanks for popping around again! :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Mat Stack Tag Card}

STAMP: [PTI] Polka Dot Basics II, Tremendous Treats: Christmas; Think Big Favorites #8

INK: [PTI] Fresh Snow, Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo; [SU!] Early Espresso; Versamark; The Essential Glue Pad

PAPER: [PTI] Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy

OTHER: [PTI] Mat Stack #4 die; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua); [Kaisercraft] rhinestones; [Celebrate] satin ribbon; [American Crafts] ribbon

{Glittered Windows Card}

STAMP: [PTI] Think Big Favorites #8, In the Meadow

INK: [PTI] Aqua Mist; The Essential Glue Pad

PAPER: [PTI] Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White

OTHER: [PTI] stamp set packaging box, Tin Types impression plate, Take Three die; [Palette] Prisma Glitter; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

CAS-Friday #28 Challenge Part 2

Back for more for CAS-Friday #28 challenge!
  

 
I'm really not a tag person. I could never seem to get it right. I tried this time though. But I think I may have over done it slightly.
 
Anyway, I was dying to overlay the scalloped edges so here's a card. I actually made another card for a friend's birthday but I can't show it to you until she gets the card (so it won't be for a while!).
 

 I love the gradient look with the colours layered on. And like I said before, I have no tag dies (yet) so this time I did a makeshift one using the Half & Half die. I think it worked rather well. I was sitting here cursing myself for not having a Berry Sorbet/Melon Berry ink pad though! I would have loved it if I could have stamped the Fancy Flourishes in those colours! lol

Anyway, I'm going to go join the remainder of the PTI release party!

Thank you for coming by!

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

STAMP: [PTI] Background Basics: Sheet Music, Wonderful Words: Holiday, Fancy Flourishes, Polka Dot Basics II
INK: [PTI] Spring Moss; [SU!] Early Espresso; Versamark
PAPER: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry, Simply Chartreuse
OTHER: [PTI] Half & Half die, Scalloped border die (medium), Wonderful Words: Holiday die collection, Limitless Layers 1.75" Circles Collection; [DMC] Precious Metal Effects embroidery floss (E677); foam squares

CAS-Friday Challenge #28 with Front & Centre

Hi everyone! I've been a bit quiet the last few days so time for some update! I've been out catching up with my friends. Yesterday I had one over at my place and introduced stamping to her ;) We had fun, but I managed to take a good chunk/fillet of my left index finger with my craft knife :'( It's still oozing blood after 15hrs of pressure bandaids (I wasn't going to apply manual pressure for 15hrs lol). It's slowed down (bleeding wise), but I'll have another check later. But it really sucks.

Anyway, I thought I'd make a bag using my Front & Centre die at last. I've only made a card out of it and it was about time I used it for what it was originally intended for! I gave it to my friend to take her Christmas chocolate and the card she made inside.

 

Btw, I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone by adding in a tag to play along with this week's CAS-Friday Challenge!

 

 

I was stuck for a while as I don't deal with big spaces so well. I tend to work in smaller areas (i.e. cards) - hence I never started scrapbooking... yet. I will soon ;)

   

I stamped over the Berry Sorbet base with Sheet Music background in Versamark. Added some snowflakes and Tremendous treats.

  

 

I don't have any tag dies, so I just had to make with whatever I had. I used the Edgers #3 die to round the end of the tag. Here's a close up view. I heat embosssed the sentiment just to show my friend what it is lol

 

It's a little hard trying to type without your index finger so I'll stop it here. but thank you for coming again! :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

STAMP: [PTI] Background Basics: Sheet Music, Tremendous Treats: Christmas, Think Big Favorites #8, Tag Its #8

INK: [PTI] Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo; [SU!] Early Espresso; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry, Vintage Cream

OTHER: [PTI] Front & Centre die, Damask Snowflakes die collection, Limitless Layers 1.75" Circles Collection, Edgers #3 die, rustic jute button twine; [Faber-Castell] Watercolour Pencils; block bottom bag; glitter