Two Turtle Doves

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me Two Turtle Doves

Well we didn't have any turtle doves but we have Turtles and Doves.
The Dove and smallest Turtle are from DeNami and the Turtle holding the stem, the Haypile for grass and the flowers are all from Stamps by Judith.
The whole card has been finished with the Millenium pen lines around the edges.

12 Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a Partridge in a Pear Tree. . .

You know how it goes. You may or may not know Wednesday was our late night shopping event and the mince pies and mulled wine was flowing freely. It was during this evening that Vicky and I came up with the idea to do a slightly alternative 12 days of Christmas selection of cards. Most of them are not Christmas but here is the first which was an easy one to create as we had the JudiKins stamp Partridge in Pear Tree. We soon discovered the others were not as easy but we have managed them all, some quirkier than others. Come back each day to see what we have created.

I created the background with alcohol inks and then stamped and embossed the tree with white embossing powder and coloured the Partridge with a Silver Krylon pen.

Sticky Stuff

Several weeks ago I challenged Lesley to come up with some new artwork using Sticky Stuff embossing powder (the powder that turns to glue when heated). We've used it lots with gold leaf, foil and glitters.
This is one of the cards that Lesley created using VersaMark, Sticky Stuff and Perfect Pearls powders. Now I know you can stamp with VersaMark and then cover with Perfect Pearls but it gives you a very flat finish. Using Sticky Stuff and Perfect Pearls gives you that raised embossed finish so your artwork has more depth.

Have you used something different with Sticky Stuff that you would like to share with us?

Bubble Bath

This card is one I made whilst we were filming the 'All About Mimi' show. The orange background behind Mimi was created by scribbling orange and yellow pens onto the heat sheet, spritz with water and then swoosh the card into the ink. Once dry I scored it with the Scor It at 2cm intervals horizontally and vertically and then rubbed over with a sanding block, this brings back the white colour through the orange. It gives it that tiled bathroom look. Snow White Glitter was added to the edge of the bubbles.

I believe the original idea for this card came from our DT member Wendy - thanks Wendy.

Winter Bird

Have you seen Large Dorky, isn't he adorable! This one has been dressed up with ear muffs and a scarf but there are many other options to choose from like boots, shoes, hats, bow tie, etc.

Mimi with Chocolates

These is the card I created in the last Create & Craft Club magazine, if you are a C&C member you can go online and watch me making it step by step.

I've used Mimi with Chocolates and the set of 4 Chocolate stamps by DeNami Design. Add Diamond Glaze to give the chocolate that yummy look.

Kay Carley Christmas

I just came across these ATCs that Kay sent me, I don't think I've shared them with you. Kay also has several projects being published in the Craft Stamper soon and they all include Stamps by Judith so make sure you keep an eye out for them as the cards are gorgeous (unfortunately I am not allowed to share them with you yet).

And more . . . .

The giraffe is just so adorable, she stamped the hearts and then tied them to his tail with a millenium pen - so easy! Using the same millenium pen Vicky squiqqled around the outside twice to create the border.

More Edinburgh Artwork

As you can see Vicky was having lots of fun with Stamps by Judith interactive stamps, they are so versatile. More to follow soon.

Edinburgh Artwork

Yesterday afternoon we arrived back from Edinburgh. It was a nice show, fairly small but a good atmosphere. Here are some of Vicky's creations from the weekend.

This one is Frazzled Cat stamped and embossed with Sticky Stuff and covered with Gold Leaf, doesn't he look fab! The backgrounds are all Colour Core.