2 November 2014

CB Teasers | Birch Trees

Hello there and welcome to the start of the November Clearly Besotted Teasers. From now until (and including) the 5th, the DT and our two amazing Guest Designers - Pia Krogh Larsen and  Cindy Lovell will be sharing teasers from the new release with you. The new products will be available to purchase on the 5th at 10pm GMT.
 
I have two cards to share today using the new Birch Trees stamp set. The cards have come out very different - one soft and one graphic. For the first card I went with the soft look. I first took a Lil' Inker stitched rectangle and cut this from white CS and then vellum. On the white piece I stamped the birch trees using SSS Smoke and Fog inks.


I then took the Tree Landscape Die and cut this from more white CS, cutting off the trees before adding to the vellum layer. I then took the deer from the already released Woodland Pals set and stamped him with MFT Grout Gray Hybrid ink (a great ink to use when doing the no-line Copic colour technique) and coloured with Copic Markers. He has then been cut out using the matching die and popped on to the scene with foam squares.

 
The sentiment from the Set The Scene stamp set has been stamped using Versamark ink and heat embossed in silver. The little scene has then been added to a white card base.  

SUPPLIES - to be updated upon reelease:

COPIC MARKERS: W4, W2, W1, W00, 0 Blender
 
For my next card I kept it very simple and went for a graphic look. I simply stamped the birch trees in Versafine black ink and then heat embossed using clear embossing powder.


The panel has been cut out and adhered to a white card base. The sentiment, from the same set, has been stamped and heat embossed again, cut into a strip and added on top of the panel with foam squares.


SUPPLIES - to be updated upon release:


Thank you so much for visiting me today. Please pop over to Stephanie's blog to see her amazing creations and also links to all the DT and GDT sharing today. See you tomorrow :)

1 November 2014

Clearly Whimsy October Blog Hop | Gingerbread Men

Hello there and welcome back to the Clearly Whimsy Stamps October Release. If you are taking part in the hop you should have arrived from the super talented Alanna Moses.
 
For my project today, I thought I would make a little parcel to pop handmade biscuits in for Christmas. I have first taken a tag die and cut this first from white cardstock and then red cardstock. I have then taken the cute little gingerbread man from the Gingerbread People set and stamped it on to a piece of white cardstock. I have then cut him out (there are matching dies available) and popped him on the tag with foam tape. He has had a little coating of clear WOS and some sprinkles added for his buttons.


The sentiment, from the Gingerbread House set,  has been stamped below in black ink. The tags have been tied with twine and added to a glassine bag with a mini clothespin. What is inside of the bag? Gingerbread Men of course! Not homemade though, by Tesco ;)


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Your next stop on the hop is Heather Pulvirenti. Like yesterday, there is a hidden prize of a $15 Gift Certificate to be won today. Whimsy Stamps will draw the lucky winner from the comments left on today’s design team posts so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw. For a full list of participants please pop over to the Whimsy Stamps Blog.
 
Thanks so much for visiting me today. I will be back tomorrow with the start of the Clearly Besotted teasers.

31 October 2014

Clearly Whimsy October Blog Hop | Sweet Christmas

Hello there,  I have the pleasure of Guest Designing for Clearly Whimsy Stamps again this month for their October release :) The peeks started yesterday by the DT and I will be joining in for the next two days of blog hops. The products will be available to purchase from the Whimsy Stamps Store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Saturday.

I have the pleasure of kick starting the hop today and I am using the new super cute Gingerbread House stamp set. It is a great set filled with houses and extra items; for today I wanted to share how you can use one of the smaller images on a card.


I have started by taking a small card base (3.75x5") and stamped the candy cane image on top using HA Red Royal ink. I have then gone over these using a clear Wink of Stella brush pen for that added sparkle. The sentiment has been stamped on a strip of cardstock using black and red ink and added to the base with foam tape. I have added a little WOS to the 'sweet' portion of the sentiment too. I have then finished off with a few sparkly Doodlebug Sprinkles.


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The next stop on the hop is Heather Pulvirenti. Whimsy Stamps have hidden a prize of a $15 gift certificate at one of the stops on the hop today. The winner will be drawn from one of the comments left on the designers blogs today, so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered in to the draw.

Here is a list of everyone sharing today:
 
Michelle Short << you are here!
 

Thanks so much for visiting me today, have a safe and happy Halloween and  I will see you tomorrow!

28 October 2014

Poinsettia Parade

Hello there, remember me? I am so sorry for my absence but I have not been well. I am back today though with a card I have made using the Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Parade Die. It is such a beautiful die where you add different layers up to make the flower or use the individual layers separately. For my card today I layered them all up.
 

I first die cut them from white cardstock and then inked them using Distress Inks. I used Festive Berries and Aged Mahogany for the petals and Mowed lawn and Forest Moss for the leaves. When dry, I added a liberal layer of Clear Wink of Stella on top and layered them together adding a few pearls to the centre. I have then added this to a white cardstock layer and stamped the sentiment, which is from the Holiday Hellos set, below in black ink. The panel has then been added to an A2 card base with foam tape.
 
 
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Thanks so much for visiting me today. I am still not feeling that great but will be back soon :)
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