Wreath Card

 Last card today using the Sizzix Ink and Bloom set. This time I stamped and coloured the flowers and then die cut them out, I used alcohol pens again. I then made a card base and matted some card and then using a circle die cut a partial circle from the folded side. I cut another larger circle in acetate and stamped my sentiment with Stazon ink. I then arranged the flowers to make a wreath and attached to acetate. I did make a circle frame to go on back to hide the glue. It was finished off with another little sentiment stamp.

Products used:

Sizzix Ink Blooms stamp and die set

Avery Elle Simply Said Hugs stamp set

Alcohol Pens

Black Stazon and Memento ink 

Acetate

Card from stash

Flower Trio

In the Sizzix Ink Bloom set there is this flower die, I cut it out three times and then using a Zig pen covered them in Wow Sparkles glitter. The dies that have been cut on the black and white card are from Lisa Horton .

Products used:

Sizzix Ink Bloom stamp and die set

Lisa Horton Nested Postage Slim dies 

Wow Sparkles Peachy Keen 

Sentiment from stash

Zig glue pen

 

Circle Easel Card

Todays card is a circle easel style. I used the Sizzix Inked Blooms stamp and die set and coloured in with alcohol pens. The sentiment is a stamp and die set from Lisa Horton and I used a little flower stamp from the Sizzix set for the stopper.  

 Products used:

Sizzix Ink Bloom stamp and die set 

Lisa Horton Double Layered Sentiments

Alcohol Pens

Black Ink

Card from stash

Sympathy Card

 This is the third card I did using the Sizzix Ink Bloom set, this time keeping it very simple and suitable for a sympathy card. I stamped the flower cluster six times and used the die to cut them out. I did a little colouring, mainly in the centers and I kept it all green. I cut the background card and then die cut the circle before running it through the embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment on the card blank, added the embossed layer and then arranged the flowers to make a wreath. They are attached with foam pads.

Products used:

Sizzix Ink and Bloom Set

Stampin Up Dainty Diamonds embossing folder

Alcohol Pens

Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiment stamp

Memento Black ink

Ink Blooms part 2

Another card made with the Sizzix Ink Blooms set today, this time incasing die cuts in a glitter background. Its hard to see as it was a bright day when I took picture , but the flower die cuts are attached to a circle that is covered in double sided sticky paper. Once I had them all in place, I poured glitter all over and rubbed in. I then added gems in the centers and finished off with a foiled sentiment.

Products used:

Sizzix Ink Blooms Die and Stamp Set

Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments II

Silver Mat Foil

Black, Mirror and Pink card from stash

Gems 

Glamour Dust Glitter

Double Sided Sticky Sheets

 

Sizzix Ink Blooms

Not much time for crafting recently as I have been  busy with house clearance now charity shops are open. I do have a few cards from a kit I designed recently. The card uses the Ink Blooms stamp and die set from Sizzix. I stamped the image on some ombre papers and cut out. I used some Tonic drops to make the centers. The sentiment is from Lisa Horton. 

Products used:

Sizzix Ink Bloom set

Lisa Horton Double Layered Sentiment stamps and die set

Stampin Up Subtle Embossing folder ( retired)

Tonic Nuvo Ebony Black drops

Papers from stash 

 

 

Hoppy Easter

 I brought this Sizzix die ages ago in their sale and I used it to make some Easter cards. I made a versions of Sam's from Mixed Up Crafters panel tower fold card. I did two colours versions and they fold completely flat for posting. I found a little egg stamp to make the eggs for the rabbit to hold. The die set has a teddy in it as well and they are meant for holding a lolly or some sweets but I adapted mine.

Products used:

Sizzix Bunny and Bear Hugs

Clearly Besotted sentiment and egg stamp

Stampin Up checked cardstock

Card from stash

Sizzix Geo Floral Frame

Here is the next card from my last months kit using the Vintage Lace flower dies. This time I used the smaller dies and used a lovely thin frame die from Sizzix cut in Rose Gold mirror card. I cut two of them and offset them on the card. I used the same Polkadoodles papers for the flowers as in previous cards. I punched some leaves in the mirror card and finished off with a sentiments and a few Nuvo drops in the flower centers.

Products used:

Sizzix Geo Floral Frame

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace Die

Tonic Rose Gold Mirror Card

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Tonic Nuvo Drops White 

Polkadoodles Timeless Rose paper pack

Paula Pascual Sentiment stamp

 

Introducing Theodore

 I hope you are keeping well and all your Christmas preparations are done so you can relax now. I have been using some Tim Holtz dies for some special Christmas cards this year. Today say hello to Theodore, not your usual die for Christmas but its very adapt for my son. He is currently enjoying life in snowy Alberta Canada and often see bears when he is enjoying the countryside . Theo is one of the colourize range of dies from Tim Holtz , that means there is a selection of dies that make up each layer, each plate is labelled with the colour card you need to cut. Alternatively you can cut all in white and use distress inks to colour each piece. I used the Tim Holtz 8x8 pad of Kraft coloured card and sanded each piece and then inked around edges. I made a stand up box card, it folds flat for posting. In the Sizzix sale as well as getting Theo, I got the mountains ( trees are included)  for around £3.00 extra and these work really well in the background.  I used a cloud die to make a stencil to create the sky background and a die for the snow. There are a range of other animals and for this Christmas there is a Winter Wardrobe set of dies to co-ordinate with the animals to kit them out for the seasons festivities. The earphones were a must as my son is never without them. I am just praying after all this work he actually receives it, I did send it last month. 

Products used:

Tim Holtz Theodore, Mountains and Winter Wardrobe die

Tim Holtz 8x8 Kraft pad

Creative Expressions Stitched Hills and Clouds die 

Imagine That sentiment stamp

Distress inks Tumbles Glass, Festive Berries, Pumice Stone and Walnut Stain

Back on Sunday with the Santa

With Sympathy

This is the last card I made using the Sizzix Floral Layers die. I die cut it in light and dark grey cardstock and added some gingham paper behind. 

Products used:

Sizzix Floral Layers Die

Stampin Up Grey Granite and Basic Grey cardstock

Stampin Up Gingham paper

Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp

Stampin Up Stitched Rectangle dies

 

 

Pinkfresh Studio washi tape

An Anniversary card today using the Pink Fresh Studio Washi tape. This comes on a roll and it's about 5 1/2"  high, so much wider than usual washi tape. There are different colour tone frames on the roll, so I teamed some gold pearl cardstock with it and some dark reds. It's another card using the Sizzix Floral Layers die, this time though, all the layers have been cut in the same cardstock. I finished it off with thin strip sentiment and added some Nuvo drops to embellish.

 Products used:

Pinkfresh Studio Adorable Frames Washi Tape

Sizzix Floral Layers Die

Taylored Expressions Simple Stripes  Background stamp

Nuvo Drops Gold Luxe 

Cajun Craze Stampin Up cardstock

Creative Expressions Gold Pearl cardstock

Sizzix Floral Layers die series

 Back again with another card made using the Floral Layers die from Sizzix. This time it was cut from a paper pad using different tones of Pinks and Greens. I backed it with a Altenew die mounted on some Kraft card and added a sentiment. 

Products Used:

Sizzix Floral Layers die

Altenew Watercolor Stripes die

Crafters Companion 12x12 Sunflower Tones and Warm Tones pad

Sweet Dixie Double Sayings stamp set

Kraft Card from stash

Lisa Horton Postage Slim dies

 Good moring, today I have the third card from a recent kit using the Sizzix Floral Layers die. This time I went with a landscape DL sized card. Slimline cards are really trendy now but the american slimline dies are not the same as our DL size. Lisa Horton has brought out a range of different edged DL slimline dies and this one is the Nested Postage set with apertures. For this card I just used the outside edge and the stitched inner one. I had some fabric looking card I brought at a show years ago, so I teamed that up with some Kraft card. Again I die cut the flowers in White card and inked them all in different shades of Pinks,Greens and yellows. Its finished off with a sentiment from Creative Expressions . I have another card I will be posting soon using the apertures, but I need to wait for the recipients to get it in the post before I blog it .  

Products used:

Sizzix Floral Layers die

Lisa Horton Nested Postage Slims dies with apertures

Altenew Inks Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Bamboo, Parrot, Citrus Burst

Creative Expressions Birthday Wishes die set

Creative Crafting World DL card blanks 

Birthday Wishes

Today's card uses the Sizzix Floral Layers die again but this time I cut the flowers and leaves in White card and coloured them by blending ink over them. Simply arranged with a piece of wood effect paper at the back. Finished off with a sentiment. 

 Products used:

Sizzix Floral Layers die

Altenew Orange Cream/Citrus Burst/Parrot inks

Stampin Up Wood paper ( retired)

Bright Rosa Birthday Wishes stamp set

Sizzix Floral Layers

 My card today is one I did for a kit this month. It uses the Sizzix Layered Floral die and it has been cut out using some of the card from the Crafters Companion 12x12 tonal pads. I die cut a stitched square die for the background and blended some ink across the top corner. I used a two part sentiment stamp set in the bottom corner and finished off with some clear Nuvo drops on the petals and leaves. 

Products Used:

Sizzix Floral Layers die 

Crafters Companion Sunflower and Warm paper pads

Stampin Up Balmy Blue Ink pad

Presscut Stitched Square dies

Nuvo Clear drops

Avery Elle Simply Said Hugs stamp set 

Santas Helper

 Today's card is the last one in my cute/whimsy series I did for a kit recently. It features the Elf die and the presents from Tim Holtz. I used some more papers from the Christmas Wishes pad and cut the Elf in a plain grey card. I die cut some of the bows in gold mirror card and finished off with a sentiment along the bottom.

Products used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Santas Helper 

First Edition Christmas Wishes 6x6 pad

Gold Mirror card/grey card from stash

Clearly Besotted Most Wonderful stamp set 

Winter Wishes

Last card using the Sizzix stocking die today. I had some of this Kraft patterned paper in the same pad as I have been using on all my other cards. This time I die cut some spruce leaves in glitter card and keep it all browns and whites. Finished off with a sentiment and some glitter domes for berries.

Products used:

Sizzix Stocking, Candy Cane and Tag die

First Edition Christmas Wishes paper pad

Elizabeth Craft Designs Joyful Wishes stamp set

Brown and glitter card from stash

Mark Richards Glitter Domes 

 

Deck the Halls

Just two more cards to go in this mini series using the Sizzix stocking die. For this one I was using up some scraps I had left. The stocking is the piece I had left over from the shaker card I posted on Tuesday. I used some more of the patterned papers for the panel on the left and top and bottom of card blank, also the trim on the stocking itself.  I die cut some holly from another Sizzix set and added a bow and the tag , which comes with the stocking die set. I added a sentiment on the tag and at the bottom of the stocking panel.

Products used :

Sizzix Stocking, Candy Cane and Tag die  

Sizzix Winter Foliage die 

First Edition Christmas Wishes

Elizabeth Designs Joyful Wishes stamp set

Imagine That Christmas Greetings stamp set

Card from stash

Mark Richards Red Nailheads

Partial Die cut Stocking

Today's card is a little bit different again, it has a partial cut on the front . I took a large square card, cut half off the front flap and then positioned the Stocking die half on and half hanging off . You need to tape it down so it doesn't move. Open up the card blank and run it through your machine, you dont want the die to cut through the back part. I then decorated the front panel with some patterned papers and die cut some spruce leaves to decorate the inside top right corner, with a few left over for the front. I die cut the stocking and added the trims and bow and then glued down so it fitted back in and matched up with the partial cut on the front. Finished off with a sentiment down the bottom and some glitter. 

Products used:

Sizzix Stocking, Candy Cane and Tag die

Tim Holtz Holiday Greens die set

First Edition Christmas Wishes paper pad

Green card from stash

Velvet paper

Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy

 

Centre flap card

If I am honest I'm not sure what they call this card but I am going with centre flap card. Its A5 in size and the front flap opens up to support the card. I used the Sizzix Stocking die again and I added some holly from the Winter Foliage die. I also used the little tag that comes with the stocking. I die cut some more of the velvet paper for the trim, you could use felt or even puffy stuff. Love this colour combo, finished off with some little red gems for the berries. 

Products used:

Sizzix Stocking, Candy Cane and Tag die

Sizzix Winter Foliage die

Red / Aqua / Cream card from stash

Mark Richards Nail Heads 

Imagine That Christmas Greetings Stamp

Hero Arts Unicorn White ink pad

First Edition Christmas Wishes 6x6 pad 

Velvet Paper