AU naturelle

Christmas Au Naturelle, Christmas using Crumb cake cardstock I could quite happily use the crumb cake for all of my Christmas projects, It goes with Everything.
What colours are you using this year?

Both of the cards in todays post are A6 if you have loads of cards to make this is the most economical size card to make as you get two cards from a single A4 sheet.

Supplies needed for these cards
Cardstock
Crumb cake
Very Vanilla
Early Espresso
Real Red
Ink
Soft Suede
Whisper white ( Craft )
Early Espresso
Real Red
Versamark
Stampin' Write pens
Stamps
Lovely as a tree ( I don't use this set enough )
Serene Snowflakes
Welcome Christmas
Gifted ~ retired September 2011
Tools
Stamp a ma jig
1 1/4" Square punch
1 3/8" Square punch
Heat tool
1/4" Circle punch ~ Retired
Decorations
Basic Rhinestones
Dazzling Diamonds
Heat & Stick powder.

The shimmer of this card is stunning & the photo really doesn't do it any justice.

To make the shimmer on this card I first stamped the Lovely as a tree image using Early espresso ink, using my Stamp a ma jig to make sure that the image was central as I had pre-cut the panels for this card.
Then I covered the whole panel with Versamark embossing ink using the ink pad directly onto the card.
Then sprinkled on a generous coat of heat 'n' stick powder, tipped off the excess & returned it to the pot & heated the card using the heat tool.
Quickly I covered the whole area with Dazzling diamonds whilst it was still tacky & sprinkled off the excess & carefully heated to set the glitter into the heat & stick powder.
This is a beautiful technique & works well with many images.

The Gifted Stamp set is retiring at the end of September 2011.

Technique Thursday

Using Heat & Stick Powder

1]   Stamp image with VersaMark^® or Craft Stampin' Pad.

2]   Apply Heat & Stick powder to the inked image. Shake off excess powder onto the Powder Pal or a piece of scratch paper and funnel it back into its container.

3]   Heat image with the heat tool just until powder turns to liquid. Do not overheat.
4]   Pour glitter onto the inked image, making sure that the image is coated completely.
5]   Shake off excess glitter as described in Step 2.
6]   Heat again briefly to set.
QUICK TIP
Our Powder Pal is an excellent alternative to scratch paper for saving excess powder and glitter. It also makes cleanup a snap!

Sneak ~ A ~ peek

As promised sneak a peek
of some samples made with one of the brand new Stampin' Up sets from the new catalogue which is available from October 1st



More samples will be added throughout the next 48hours so please check back again.


Dazzling diamonds & heat & stick powder make this whale so sparkly.



This is such a versatile set & by changing the colourways it makes a great masculine card.

Two birds would make a great engagement or wedding card.
Bon voyage
You've flowen the nest { students going off to Uni }


I am currently taking orders for this set ready for the 1st October
The set of 8 stamps is £22.95 + £3.95
I can accept direct bank credit & cash until 30th September
For payments made before 23rd September I can also accept Pay pal payments to the e-mail address below or cheque.

The new ideas book & catalogue can be ordered ready for dispatch in time for the launch.

Please contact me at
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk ~



I have had great fun today playing with this set, some of the inspiration is from cards on Splitcoast stampers.