Last Minute Christmas... part 2

 Following on from my previous post for Sweet Stampin's Last Minute Christmas challenge, I thought I'd share some of the other versions I made of the original design.

The first card follows the same recipe as the original card but in dark blue this time, with some of the flowers enhanced with Copic colouring.

The next card has been white heat embossed on light blue card, with Copic colouring not just on the flowers but on the leaves and stems as well using a teal-green shade.

To change things up a bit I gold heat-embossed the stamped panel on black cardstock before cutting with a wavy die.  The panel underneath has been heat embossed with the same gold powder and I've added black pearls here and there.  Just need to choose a sentiment and this one is done.

Finally I used the matching stencil and various colours of Nuvo Glitter Paste.  I gold heat-embossed a sentiment on a strip of heavyweight vellum and wrapped this round the front of the card.

I'd like to try gold glitter paste on red or black cardstock next but as I have to do my crafting in the kitchen, it may be a while before I get round to it. No one is going to appreciate glitter paste in their mince pies!

Take care and stay safe xx  

Last Minute Christmas

 Well, it's nearly here!  School is out at last and I've got a couple of days to get the last bits and pieces done.  

I'm joining in with Team Wends at Sweet Stampin' for this fortnight's challenge, which is Last Minute Christmas.  Here's my make

I used a red rubber stamp from Simon Says Stamp with Versamark ink and gold heat embossed the image. Inspired by Yana Smakula's colouring on coloured cardstock, I used my Copic markers to add some shading to the red cardstock.

The sentiment is from Wplus9 and again, this was gold heat embossed.  I made a mat for the sentiment from slightly darker red cardstock, added some red adhesive pearls and popped the whole thing up with foam pads.

This was actually pretty quick to make, so much so that I made a few in different colours.

Hope you can play along with us in this two-week challenge.  Hop over to the Sweet Stampin' blog to check out the challenge details and the lovely inspiration projects the Sweeties have made.

Have a wonderful weekend

xx

A little more Mo!

 My Mo Manning obsession continues!  Today I'm sharing more of her Christmas images which I just couldn't resist!

I coloured the presents and tree with Copics and added sparkly detail with Sakura glitter pens.  I'd like to enter this card in the December challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil (Anything Goes).

Have a lovely evening!

xx

Christmas Critters

 I'm popping in quickly this afternoon (in between ironing and making pastry 😇) to share another Christmas card.

I love this stamp from Stamping Bella and never tire of colouring it, but opted for shades of green this time instead of my go-to red.  The DP is yet more of the Magnolia paper I bought donkeys years ago in all the colours.  I suspect it's duplicating itself in my paper drawer as there is still a stack of it left, despite me using it every year!

I thought I'd enter this is the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog:  It's Got To Be Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Christmas

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

xx

Christmas Joy

 I  bought this MFT die set a while back and then didn't get round to using it straightaway.  When I did, I felt that the coloured cardstock still looked a bit flat and uninspiring.  However, while procrastinating on the computer I found Yana Smakula's "colouring on coloured cardstock" posts and out came those die cut pieces I'd put away.

My initial reservations about colouring on coloured cardstock were largely unfounded. I still wouldn't recommend it for colouring an entire scene but for shading and light layers, it's just fine.  I used the cardstock itself as my lightest colour and added depth with darker greens in the YG90 family. I found two offeset layers of the wreath worked well but you could use an extra layer if you wanted even more dimension.

I wanted the Joy diecut sentiment to have some dimension, too so I cut it 3 times and glued the layers together.  I only coloured the top one and created an ombré effect by using the same Copic colours as the wreath. I started with YG99 at the bottom of the letters, gradually fading out with lighter colours  and leaving the very top portion in the cardstock's original colour.

I wanted to keep a good amount of white space so I just dotted a few contrasting enamel dots here and there.

Possibly not something for mass production as it takes a bit of time, but I'm tempted to give this a try in non-traditional colours.  What do you think?

Stay safe xxx

Another one for the pile...

 Christmas card production is now officially in full swing at Trayner Towers.  I'm not sending nearly as many as I usually would for obvious reasons and that has taken the pressure off somewhat.

It's a cute LotV reindeer today - easy and quick to colour, perfect for last-minute makes.  I used some Magnolia paper from my stash that had already been cut out and distressed with Antique Linen ink, and when I say already, I suspect I did this several years ago!  The things you find when you decide to go through your stash drawers... and boxes... and tupperware 😉

More Marvelous Mo

 I told you I'd gone Mo Manning mad!  Here's another of her fab Christmas gnomes that I coloured with Copics and Sakura glitter pens.

I changed the colours for this one, going for R32, R35, R37, R39 for the main part of his cloak and W0, W and W3 for the trim.  All the greens are from th YG90 family and his beard was coloured with C0, C1 and C2.

Have a lovely day!

xx

Let It Snow

 We have a new challenge at Sweet Stampin' starting today and our theme is Let It Snow.  I've indulged my current Mo Manning digi obsession and coloured up these trees with Copic markers.

I used my Sakura glitter pens to colour the stars and baubles and added snow with a Posca pen.

Hop over to Sweet Stampin' to check out the challenge details and admire the fab inspiration projects the Sweeties have created. Hope you can play along with us this week!

xx

Christmassy Red and White

 I'm up particularly early and, to be honest, finding excuses to not do school work!

I thought I'd share another addition to the Christmas card pile

I still love my hAnglar & StAnglar etched rubber stamps even though I don't use them nearly as much as I used to.  They are back in business after a long break and now have new stamps plus old favourites in photopolymer. Unfortunately shipping is expensive but those stamps are so tempting!

I coloured the image with Copics, stamped, coloured and fussy cut the holly and used paper and an embellie from my stash.

I haven't entered a challenge for a while, so I'd like to enter this in the Merry Little Christmas Challenge.

Have a lovely day xx