Baubles Galore by Penny

Hello peeps, I'm here again with my first post of the month.  What better subject for the middle of summer than....Christmas!  I have three cards to share with you today, all were samples for the Christmas shows in June and all of them focus on Christmas Baubles.  

The first card features stamps from the Shaded Baubles and Christmas Circles sets; Koh-I-Noor paints, Distress Ink, gold EP and white EP.  I stamped both baubles onto Drawing Cartridge and embossed one with white EP and the other with gold.  I then painted them and cut them out. 

I stamped and embossed the Robin and foliage in gold and painted it as before, then fussy cut the image and attached it to the plain bauble with 3D foam.  I stamped some Pine branches from the Robin the Spruce set using DI onto a white base card.  I attached the snowy bauble flat on the card and attached the other bauble in 3D.  I added some ribbon and a couple of bows to give the impression of baubles hanging on a tree, and stamped a sentiment.

The second card features stamps from the same sets as the first; grey Versafine ink, alcohol pens, Distress Ink, Luxury Smooth White Paper, a couple of dies and some coloured paper from my stash.  I stamped the empty bauble image in grey ink onto a piece of smooth white colouring paper and coloured it in with pens then added some glitter.   I stamped Pine branches around the edges of the panel and added silver pen around the edges before matting it onto coloured card. 

I used a die to cut some Pine branches from coloured card and another one to cut a lantern.  I attached all the die cuts to the card and added glossy accents to the lantern to look like glass.  I used silver peel-offs to add a chain to the bauble, stamped and embossed a sentiment onto coloured card then matted it and attached it to the card. 

I used the same stamps as in the first two cards; a piece of smooth, Kraft paper, alcohol pens, Versamark ink and white EP, brown DI and a circle die from my stash.  I stamped and embossed all the images in white then coloured them with pens before die cutting them.  I attached both circles to a cream base card then stamped a sentiment.

Thank you for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed this post.  I shall be back later in the month with some more Christmas craftiness! 

Take care all,


                              xx  Penny  xx

Shabby Chic Roses by Brenda

Hello all, Brenda here with some more inspiration using the beautiful new stamps that featured in Lesley's recent TV shows on Hochada.

The beautiful Hark the Christmas Rose was a big hit with all the Design Team and the above card was the first I made when I inked it up, it just said Shabby Chic to me so I went down the Kraft card and soft pinks route. The image was stamped with Versafine black, a little colouring added with pencils and the edges 'ruffed' up after adding tea dye DI before matting and layering on to coordinating card stock.

The backgound of this one has been repeat stamped using Distress Markers and images from the new Robin the Spruce set. The lovely Robin is from the same set, again stamped with Versafine black, a mask and Pan Pastels for the sky then coloured in and mounted on foam pads over the background.

This is Serena and her name really does befit the beautiful image whic after stamping with Versafine black I coloured in with sparkle pens, lightly inked the background, framed her and uased some organga ribbon and a snowflake brad.

My final share today has a Distress Ink background which brayered on randomly to give varying textures, then overstamped with stamps from Robin the Spruce and Pears and Baubles alsong with Large Crackle Backgrund around the edges stamped with Versamark and embossed with Detail Gold. The pears are also from Pears and Baubles stamped on to a background created in the same way as the main piece, heat embossed with detail gold again and cut out. Finally a sentiment from Lets Get Festive.

Many thanks as always for your visits and kind comments.

Two Faces of Serena by Penny

Hello lovely peeps!  Is everyone warm enough lol?!  I'm back again with a couple of my Christmas samples from last month's shows, both featuring the beautiful Serena.

Golden Serena 

For this card I have used stamps from Serena, Robin the Spruce, and Let's Get Festive sets; Distress Inks, alcohol pens, Versamark ink, gold embossing powder and pen.

I stamped Serena onto white colouring card in grey Versafine ink and coloured her in with the pens.  I blended DI around the edges of the card and used a gold pen.  I took a white base card and stamped several foliage images around the edges.  I blended ink onto the outer edges then attached the focal panel.  I stamped and embossed a sentiment in gold onto acetate, cut around it and attached it to the card.  Lastly I added some gems and red pearl drops from my stash.

A Serene Christmas

For this project I have used stamps from the Serena and Robin the Spruce sets; pearl paints, Distress Inks, Versamark ink, gold embossing powder and pen, and some silver sparkle thread from my stash.

I took some black card and stamped Serena using Versamark ink, then embossed her in gold.  I used pearl paints to colour her, I love using them on black card!  I edged the panel with a gold pen and used a corner stamp to cut notches on the corners.  I then attached the silver thread to the back of the panel with red liner tape and threaded it through the notches to create another frame for the artwork. 
I took a white base card and stamped some berries in each corner then attached the focal panel to it.

On a spare piece of black card I stamped and embossed the candle poem as before, added gold pen and notched the corners as before then attached the panel to the card. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post today, I hope that I have helped to spur your mojo on if it's a bit tired.  I'll be back later this month with more crafty fun!

Take care all,

                                                                 xx  Penny  xx