Thursday, 17 October 2013

Project Club: Main Card

I got a little carried away with this month Dimension Stamps Project Club set, so here it  is in a couple of different colourways for the main card, I just couldn't decide.......


Kraft Card and burgundy

 Blacks and white

Purples

 Blues



Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Project Club: Christmas door

For this card I dug through my Christmas papers and again just used one of this months Dimension Stamps Project Club set. 



How to Make:
  • Cut three pieces of Christmas backing paper (all three pieces together) to 13.8cm x 20cm cutting from the top right hand corner along the top and down the right side cut in sections down into the bottom left hand corner,(make sure you have the top corner in one section) keeping them in order as you cut them, working on three pieces of thin card and starting in the top right hand corner work the three patterns in order,(it takes time but it looks good, you may need to trim it).
  • Mount one piece onto red card with a 2mm border.
  • Stamp the door onto a 7cm x 14.5cm piece of cream card in Memento Rich Cocoa mount onto a piece of brown pearl card with a 3mm border.
  • Stamp the door three times onto red card in Memento Tuxedo Black and the wreath twice in Memento Rich Cocoa.
  • Cut out one red door, the large panels, door knob and letterbox from another, and from the last cut out the small panels, assemble the door.
  • Colour the door knob and letterbox in gold.
  • Cut out the two wreaths cutting away more from the second one shape and glue together.
  • Attach the red door over the door on the cream card attach this in the bottom left hand corner of the patterned card.
  • Cut out a 6.5cm scalloped circle from cream card stamp the Christmas sentiment across it in rows in Memento Rich Cocoa, distress the edge in Festive Berries Distress Ink and attach to the top right hand corner with a green brad.
  • Finally add a red bow to the left of the brad, colour the windows yellow and go over with gold ice stickles put some on the wreath too.

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Project Club: Christmas Bells on a Tag

And another card using just the bells from this months Dimension Stamps Project Club stamp set.



 How to Make:

  • Cut a 9cm x 20cm piece of worded Christmas backing paper mount onto a 9.5cm x 20.5cm piece of cream pearl paper then onto a dark red DL card.
  • Make a gift tag from a 9cm x 5.5cm piece of dark red card round off the corners and edge in gold, punch a hole in the top and thread through some pale gold satin ribbon.
  • Attach to the bottom of the card on an angle using 3Dfoam pads.
  • Stamp the bells three times and the ribbon and holly twice more onto cream pearl card, colour the ribbons, bell clanger in tan, the leaves in green and the berries in red promarkers, cut out one set of bells as it is and cut a little bit more away each time, shape and decoupage them together with 3Dglue onto the bottom of the tag.

Monday, 14 October 2013

Project Club: Christmas Bells

Here is another card made just using one of this months Dimension Stamps Project Club set.



 How to Make: 

  • Stamp the bells into each corner of a small white square card using Memento Grape Jelly.
  • Colour the ribbons in lilac and distress around the card in Dusty Concord Distress Ink.
  • Cut out a 7cm hexagon from white card and stamp the Christmas sentiment in rows across it in Memento Grape Jelly, distress the edges in Dusty Concord Distress Ink and mount this onto an 8cm dark lilac hexagon.
  • Attach centrally to the card.
  • Stamp the bells onto lilac card, the ribbon onto dark lilac card and the holly onto white card in Memento Grape Jelly.
  • Cut out the bells, ribbon and holly and glue in place.
  • Colour the holly berries in silver.
  • Shape the bells and using 3D glue attach to the centre of the hexagons.
  • Add purple glitter glue to the ribbon and silver glitter glue to all the remaining leaves and holly berries.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Project Club: Small Christmas Wreath

This card is a smaller version of the Dimension Stamps main project club card!



 How to Make: 

  • Stamp the wreath twice onto medium green card in Memento Rich Cocoa colour in with two shades of green and red.
  • Cut out one wreath as it is but cut more away from the other wreath.
  • Shape the wreaths and add glitter glue to the stamp tinsel parts.
  • When dry glue together with 3D glue.
  • Cut 6.5cm x 9.5cm piece of cream hammer finish card round off the corners and edge in gold.
  • Cut a 3cm strip from the front right side edge of a 10.5cm x 14.8cm cream hammer finish card.
  • Edge the inside edges of the card that can be seen in gold,.
  • Cut a 2.5cm x 14.8cm strip of dark red card with one of the long edges being a fancy cut edge attach to the front card so the straight edge is over the cut edge of the card.
  • Stamp “Happy Christmas” in gold in the top left hand corner of the card.
  • Attach the cream piece of card on an angle across the card using 3Dfoam pads. 
  • Attach a piece of dark red ribbon across the back of the wreath centrally attach to the cream piece of card using 3Dglue.
  • Finally add a dark red bow to the wreath.

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Project Club: Gifts Galore

This months Dimensions Stamps Project Club stamp set is just great to work with as you can make a card using any one of the stamps and you get a completely different look and feel to the card!



How to Make: 

  • Distress around the edges of a white DL card in Stormy Sky Distress Ink.
  • Attach a piece of dark blue chiffon ribbon down the left hand side of the card.
  • Stamp the large parcel onto dark blue card in dark blue pigment ink and clear emboss them.
  • Next stamp three large boxes onto light blue card in embossing ink and silver emboss them.
  • Cut out the dark blue boxes and the ribbons only from light blue and glue together.
  • Cut out a 1.5cm strip of light blue card stamp “Wishing You” then a gap “Peace and Happiness” then a gap “at Christmas” in Memento Paris Dusk, roughly cut out each set of words and mount onto dark blue card leaving a narrow border.
  • Attach the three boxes down the right hand side of the card with 3D foam pads and the words over the ribbon the first one just above the top box.
The best part about this card is just change the sentiment and it’s a quick card for a birthday!!! 

Friday, 11 October 2013

Project Club: Christmas Door

This months Dimension Stamps Project Club sets should landing on those door mats any day now! And it's a lovely Christmas set that got me thinking about making a start on my Christmas cards.



How to make: 

  • Stamp the door once onto cream card in Memento Rich Cocoa.
  • Three times onto red card in Memento Tuxedo Black.
  • The wreath twice onto green card in Memento Tuxedo Black.
  • Cut out the cream door with frame and colour the windows yellow and add gold sparkles over the windows.
  • Cut out one red door only, the large panels and letter box from another, and the small panels from the last one.
  • Glue the letterbox and panels in order on the red door.
  • Colour the letterbox silver.
  • Paint 3d gloss or varnish over the door and leave to dry.
  • Use a silver brad as the door knob.
  • Cut out the wreaths cutting away more from the second one and attach to the door.
  • Cut a 12cm x 17cm piece of cream card and stamp the sentiment across the top and with three small presents in the bottom right hand corner in Memento Rich Cocoa.
  • Distress around the edges in Tea Dye Distress Ink and edge in Rich Cocoa.
  • Attach a piece of red ribbon 2cm down from the top right corner to 2cm up from the bottom left corner tie a piece of ribbon to the top right hold in place with a large Christmas brad.
  • Finally attach to a 5x7 inch cream card with the door in the bottom left hand corner.

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Nina Crafts: Mistletoe

This card is another card I made using the new Christmas stamps from Nina Crafts, this stamps is called Love and Marriage under the Mistletoe (NC038). I am really pleased with how this card turned out, though the picture really doesn't do it justice (if I do so say myself!).




How to make:
  • Trim a 6.5cm strip off the front edge of a small square card.
  • Attach a piece of green Christmas backing paper onto the front and a 9.5cm piece to the right hand side of the inside of the card.
  • With a strip of dark cream die cut a lace border (Tim Holtz 657481 Vintage Lace) attached it across the top of the card.
  • Next attach a piece of dark red ribbon down the left hand side of the card and tie an extra piece towards the top.
  • Attach a small Christmas tag and die cut fern to the bottom left hand corner.
  • Stamp the couple (NC038 Love and Marriage under the Mistletoe) once and just Mavis with mistletoe once onto white card in Memento Tuxedo Black.
  • Colour them in (both Mavis’s the same) and cut out.
  • Attach the couple to the inside of the card and line Mavis up over the front cut edge and glue in place, add glitter glue to the front Mavis and two crystal gems to the ribbon.

Monday, 7 October 2013

Nina Crafts: Cracking Christmas

This card is another I have made using the new Christmas stamp sets from Nina Crafts, this stamp set is called Cracking Christmas (NC036).


How to make:
  • Stamp the cracker (NC036 Cracking Christmas) onto white card in Memento Tuxedo Black, colour in and cut out.
  • With a bit of masking, cutting and gluing I made two more crackers without head, hands and feet colour both in and cut them out.
  • Attach a piece of cream Christmas backing paper to the front of an A5 card shape and attach the crackers to the top of the card with 3D glue having the one with the face in the middle.
  • Attach two pieces of gold ribbon to the bottom of the card knot a piece of ribbon to the left of the top one.
  • Stamp “Have A Very Merry Christmas” (2400067a Frosty’s Fashion Frenzy) onto cream card in Memento Rich Cocoa.
  • Attach over the bottom ribbon on the right hand side, with a large Christmas brad to the left over the ribbon.
  • Finally add some die cut stars and snowflakes to the two plain crackers with glitter glue.

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Nina Crafts: Classy Baubles

Whoops where have the past few weeks gone??? 

I might not have been keeping you all updated on my crafty adventures but I have been busy. Last week (or maybe the week before!) I got to play with the new stamp sets from Nina Crafts, this card has been made using the Baubles Galore (NC039) stamp set.


How to make: 
  • Stamp each of the baubles (NC039 Baubles Galore) onto cream pearl card in Memento Rich Cocoa.
  • Cut out and colour in with a gold pen and gold glitter glue.
  • When dry punch a small hole in the top of each bauble and thread through some fine gold cord.
  • Attach the baubles over the top to the back of a 10.5cm x 15.5cm piece of cream pearl card on which you have stamped “Have A Very Merry Christmas” (2400067a Frosty’s Fashion Frenzy) in the bottom right hand corner.
  • Centrally mount this onto a 11.5cm x16.5cm piece of craft card and then onto a 12.5cm x 17.5cm (5x7 inches) light gold pearl card.
  • Finally attach a pale gold ribbon to the three large baubles.