Eclectic Ellapu "Pink Team - Vintage Christmas"

Good morning all.

This is my second post today, you can find my DT inspiration for Imagination Crafts here.

My first post this morning for the Pink Team at Eclectic Ellapu where May has chosen the theme of "Vintage Christmas".

I've chosen to make a tag which took me totally out of my comfort zone....and I loved every minute of it!!

Tag base is cut from burgundy Kraft Core card stock then embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake folder. This was then sanded to reveal the kraft core and I used my distress tool round the edges then inked with vintage photo, faded jeans and pine needles distress inks and sprayed with gold Cosmic Shimmer. Image is from Anita Stamp's stamped onto kraft card with vintage photo, layered onto the burgundy Kraft Core. The dies have all been cut from waste card then either inked with distress ink and sprayed with gold cosmic shimmer or the gold ones have been inked with versamark and I've used gold metal magic to coat them...I love how they turned out and must make more use of this stuff. I also used the metal magic around the edges. Snowflakes and ovals are all from Spellbinders, sentiment is from Tattered Lace. Lace is from Crafty Ribbons. Recycled ribbon, holly and gem are from my stash.

I love how this turned out and think I may have to use it for hubby so I can keep it afterwards.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - Santa is on his way

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - vintage

Really Reasonable Ribbons - gift packaging with ribbon or trim

QKR Stampede - anything but a card

Stempelsonnen Challenge - anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - die cuts

Artist Trading Post - recycle for Christmas

Not Just Cards - anything goes

OSAAT - anything goes with lace

Metal Magic

I started the evening off trying out my Kanban foiling kit which I bought last year and haven't touched - the jury's out on this one - some of the peel off stickers worked really well but others just tore to shreds when trying to use them. Having successfully managed to create some components I then couldn't come up with a design to use them!!

 I raided my snippet box again for gold mirri card and a gorgeous piece of tapestry card and put the base of this card together then having found the ribbon decided I wanted a Christmas card so decided to play with the metal magic again - I triple embossed gold, silver then gold again onto some waste vellum then die cut a snowflake. At this point I didn't know what to expect - never occurred to me the metal would peel off the vellum but it did so although the two larger dies broke I managed a snowflakey/star with the rest. The card was finished with a peel off sentiment and I stitched a small gold bell to the bow.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - metallic

Crafts and Me - add a charm

Creative Craft - just charming

Crafty Ribbons - festive cheer in September

Pretty Little Ribbon - monochrome

Carol x

Metallic

Good afternoon everyone. It's dry up here and the sun is trying to get out. I'm doing a quick post before we shoot off to Edinburgh to drop younger son off at his student accommodation - his first venture away from home. No doubt he'll come back regularly with his dirty washing, after all he's only going to be about half an hour up the road!

Over at Less is More this morning the Divas want to see all things metallic:

I've used Debbie Moore's metal magic to cover a piece of card (heating and embossing three times) then stamped an angel with black versafine ink into it when still hot and added a few gems to make it sparkle and layered it onto a scalloped nestie square cut from some waste silver mirri card. I've scored two lines onto the base card, stuck some gold foiled vellum from my snippets box between them then edged the lines with gold peel offs. Card is finished with a bow rescued from a Christmas cracker.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - metallic

CHNC - no sentiment

Christmas Crafting - sparkle

ABC Christmas - recycle plus ribbon or rhinestones

Jules Crafty Snippets - since everything came from my snippet box

Carol x

Metal magic

Image is stamped on vellum with versamark and embossed with Metal Magic. Stamp is from a QVC set. Image is then mounted on gold card, then an ivory mat and gold mat. Card is finished with a peel off sentiment and gold pearls.

Challenges I'm entering:

Die Cut Dreams - angels or fairies

Christmas Card Challenges - metal
Creative Inspirations - embossing

Carol x