Winter Wishes

Hi there

Thanks for stopping by today. This is the 3rd card from last Saturday's class. 

I think this card is kind of classy.  Silver and gold embossed trees and some white snowflakes are the only stamped images on the panel.

I made my own corners out of gold card stock. I cut a square and then cut it diagonally. I then added a gold corner on two opposite corners and the sentiment was stamped and embossed  in gold on a label shape and that finishes this card off in no time.

You will notice that as I stamped the tree, I overlapped and changed the colors of the embossing powder as I went along. Stamp from one side to the other. (I started on the right and worked to the left.) I started with the gold tree, heated that one, next stamped 2 trees and embossed with silver. Then reverted back to gold and then back to silver for the last tree. 

After the trees were done I stamped the snowflakes and used white embossing powder

The stamping was done on a black panel that was then attached to a cream card. The cream card seems to fade into the white background of this pic (sorry).

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SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Woodware - Forest Paper/Card Stock: Black CS, Cream CS Ink:VersaMark Dies Used: Spellbinders Labels One Accessories: Embossing powder - Black, Gold, White detailed; VersaMark; dimensional foam

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• Cardz 4 Guyz - #80 Christmas in July (#13)
• Deep Ocean Challenge #107 - Christmas in July (#103)
• Die Cuttin' Divas  - #225 Christmas in July (#18)
• Through The Craft Room Door  Always Anything Goes (#64)
• Tuesday Throwdown  #255 Christmas in July (#32)
• Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes (#81)
• Card Mania - Anything Goes (#522)
• Cards in Envy - Christmas in July(#15)
• Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas in July (#16)
• Dream Valley Challenges - Embossing, wet or dry (#26)

I am finishing up on all the prep work, cutting and kitting for my 3 classes at Stampaway. I will be glad when this is finally done. LOL Stampaway classes start in less than 2 weeks. Click here to see the classes that are still available.

Thanks for dropping by and I'll be seeing you all soon.

Tree of Gratitude

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today. I made a card today that uses a new stamp set I received recently. I also used a die set that (Memory Box) I have had for a while. I just love these dies but I just wasn't sure how to use this set together.

There are 2 dies that make up this tree, one die is the  tree trunk/limbs and the other die is leaves and both work in conjunction with each other. I had looked at both dies for a few months and finally decided to get them when someone said Barb, you know you will have to place all the leaves by hand on the tree trunk/branches. Well I almost changed my mind but then I got a thought about how to use the leaves die in a different manner. So I decided to go for it.
                                        
                         Twiggy Tree
                
                          Leaf Canopy

I cut the leaves, and used the negative space instead of using those itty bitty leaves. Then I glued the trunk/branches on to the leaf canopy, fussy cut around the tree leaves, added  two sided tape to the back of the tree leaves and added glitter to the leaf openings. Well I loved the tree and how it came out, but wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the tree.So it sat for a while on my table,....... waiting.

Unity has a new monthly subscription set that I subscribe to, called Layers of Life (LOL) . The Tree of Gratitude set is one of the LOL stamp sets and it works perfect with my tree. Check it out.

Here is the Layers Of Life stamp set I used. And the images are a great compliment to my die cut tree.

 

To make the background panel:

I used DP as the panel on the card front and stamped the tree image directly on to it. I used the single leaf image with the typed words in the background and stamped it a few times onto the DP and sponged color in the leaf design. Next, using a Tim Holtz  Burlap layering stencil, I sponged more color and design which adds more visual interest. Last, I used a torn scrap of paper from a book page added ink to the edges and layered that on the DP. Now I had the background ready for my tree.

I used the sentiment from the stamp set but wanted it to appear differently than the way it was designed, so, I stamped it out on white CS and used a hand punch to punch the individual letters. I wanted the word to be vertical, instead of horizontal and lastly I glued those letters onto the panel.

Since my tree canopy was made with white CS, I sponged some red, orange and green inks into the canopy to soften it.

I attached the tree with dimensional foam over the DP panel.

Products used:

Burlap Layering Stencil - Tim Holtz (THS007)

Tree of Gratitude - Unity Stamps (Layers of Life)

Memory Box dies - Twiggy Tree 98143, Leaf Canopy 98142

Hand Punch

Glitters

Inks - Distress Ink - Shabby Shutters, Gathered Twig  Fresco Inks Cortez Sun, Bastille Brick, Golden Parchment

Sponge Dauber

CS/paper - Designer Paper (DP), White CS, Terra Cotta CS, Brown CS

Dimensional Foam

Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive

Two Sided Tape

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E  - #130  Anything but Holiday
• Scrapping4funChallenges - 2W, 1E - No.7 - Anything Goes till Jan 3, 2014
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 38 - Anything Goes - challenge runs till Jan 10, 2014
• Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon,