16th October - ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS Joyous Christmas Collection Christmas Bell Card

Morning everyone,  Happy Wednesday. Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

Here is my second Christmas card with the 

ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS JOYOUS CHRISTMAS Dies & Paper Pad

This Christmas collection is stunning

ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS

HOLLY GREENERY - 2153

FLORALS 21 - 2151

JOYOUS CHRISTMAS PAPER PAD

HERES HOW

Cut a piece of paper  - from the Joyous Christmas Paper Pad, adhere to a 5" x7" card blank 

Die cut lots of greenery,  colour in with inks using daubers

Die cut an assortment of florals, colour in with ink, lightly shape with a shaping tool and a mat, peirce centers

Use three layers for the large and medium and one layer for the small flowers, add glue and offset the petals as you go, add stamens

Adhere the flowers with hot glue, adhere lots of  greenery, adhere the rest of the flowers

Using Dries Clear Glue and a small sponge, sponge glue over the card then sprinkle on clear glitter

Add a sentiment if required.

ALL DONE.

OTHER PRODUCTS FROM MY STASH

5"x7" card blank, white card, ranger inks, pink stamens, dries clear glue, hot glue gun, flower shaping tool and mat, clear glitter.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK

BYE FOR NOW

xxx

9th October ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS - EVENING ROSE FLOWERS

Morning Elizabeth Craft Designs Crafters, Happy Wednesday.

Here is my latest card with the Evening Rose Dies and a pretty border die.

ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS

GARDEN PARTY PAPER PAD

EVENING ROSE DIES - FLORALS 28

ELEGANT DECORATIVE FRAME DIE - 2120

FLORAL GREENERY 2

HERES HOW

To make this tall slimline card, take a piece of A4 cardstock (300gsm) and cut to 7 " x 8 1/2", score down the centre and fold in half so that it fits in a normal 4 x 9 inch envelope

Die cut one Elegant Decorative Frame in white card, cut apart to fit the card to make a diamond shape

Die cut an assortment of flowers and leaves, colour with inks and lightly shape with a flower shaping tool and mat

To make the flowers, use two layers each for the large and medium blooms, offset the petals and add glue

Add stamens to all flowers, add glue

Start decorating the card with the largest flowers first, use hot glue

Add in the leaves then the mini flowers

Add a seniment if desired.

ALL DONE.

OTHER PRODUCTS

White card, assorted stamens in blue and white, hot glue, dries clear glue, Ranger inks, clear glitter.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

SEE YOU ALL AGAIN SOON

BYE FOR NOW

xxx

SPELLBINDERS DESIGN TEAM CARD FOR CREATE AND CRAFT TV - Merry Christmas

Morning Spellbinders Crafters, I hope everyone is well. Here is one of my Spellbinders cards for the 

SPELLBINDERS DESIGN TEAM and CREATE AND CRAFT TV

For this card I used 

SPELLBINDERS ESSENTIAL ENVELOPE DIE SET

CHRISTMAS  ADD - ONS STAMP AND DIE SET

SIMON HURLEY SPELLBINDERS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER - SPARKLING SNOW

HERES HOW

Take a 5.5 x 8.5 inch peice of white cardstock, place in the embossing folder and run through a die cutting machine

Cut to 5 x 7 inches, adhere to a 5 x 7 inch card blank

Take the Essential Envelope die, die cut in pinky red glitter card, score and fold on all score lines, glue in place, adhere to card front with foam tape

Die cut three layers of the large flower from the Essential Envelope Die set in white card, colour in with pinky red ink, lightly shape with a flower shaping tool and a mat, offset the petals and glue in place. Add black stamens to the center, glue in place, adhere to front

Die cut the leaves from the Christmas Add-Ons Die Set, colour in with green ink, adhere around the flower

Die cut the heart in white card, adhere

Stamp  the FOR YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS in black ink onto white card

Die cut out with the tickets and blank backing shape, adhere with foam tape

Use dries clear glue and a small sponge, add glue whereever you would like glitter, sprinkle on clear glitter. All done.

WHAT I USED

5x7 inch card blank, pinky red glitter card, white card, Ranger inks, black stamens, hot glue gun, dries clear glue, clear glitter, Spellbinders dies, Spellbinders die cutting machine, score board and tool, flower making mat and tool.

 Thank you for visiting today, I hope you come back soon for more.

Bye for now

xxx

4th October SPELLBINDERS Fun Fold Christmas Card with the Oh Joyful Days Collection

Morning Spellbinders crafters, here is a Fun Fold, Christmas card for you with full instructions 

PRODUCTS USED

SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful Day Cardstock Sticker Packs

SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful Day Buttons Pack

SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful  Day 6" x 6" paper pad

OTHER PRODUCTS FROM MY STASH

One sheet of A4 cardmaking card (300gsm), dries clear glue, red & white twine

 

HERES HOW

Take an A4 sheet of white cardstock (300gsm) and cut to 6" x 8.5"

Score on the long side at 2" and 1", rotate and repeat, burnish the folds

Cover the panels with papers from the paper pad, front and back

Fold into a double Z shape, adhere a large cardboard sticker to the front left side, add a sticker and a sticker button

Adhere a sticker button to the opposite side, adhere a greeting 

Adhere a greeting to the inside panel

Add bakers twine around the buttons to close. Folds flat.

All done.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

SEE YOU AGAIN SOON

BYE FOR NOW

XXX

3rd October with Spellbinders - How to make a Twisted Easel card - Oh Joyful Day Collection

Morning Spellbinders crafters, here is a Twisted Easel card for you with full instructions below.

PRODUCTS USED

SPELLBINDERS Cardstock Sticker Packs

SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful  Day 6" x 6" paper pad

OTHER PRODUCTS FROM MY STASH

6 inch square card blank, dries clear glue, clear glitter

HERES HOW

Take the 6 inch square card blank and a scoring board, score diagonally across one side, right to left, burnish with a bone folder

Cover the inside with a piece of paper from the paper pad cut to 5 3/4 " square

Cover the top front triangles, separately to each other, with two layers of patterned paper

Cut a 3 1/4 inch square of patterned paper, matt onto a 3 3/4inch sqare, a 4 1/4 inch square and a 4 1/2 inch square of paper to give the topper stength

Fold the card flat, adhere the topper to the bottom side of the card only

Adhere a cardboard circle and a sticker

Open the card, adhere another cardboard sticker with foam tape, slightly at an angle so that the card sits against it

Add glitter.

All  done.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

SEE YOU AGAIN SOON

BYE FOR NOW

XXX

2nd October ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS flower card with the Garden Party Collection

Morning everyone, happy Wednesday. Here is another card with Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies and papers, which I cant get enough of. I love making their flowers as I am definately a flower girl. I have made this without the sentiment as I can then use it as and when for any occasion. I hope you like it.

HERES HOW

Cover a 6 inch square blank card with paper from the  Collection

Cut a 5 inch square from the papers, adhere with foam pads

Die cut an assortment of flowers and centers

 from the E.C.D. Garden Party Collection Flower 4

Die cut an assortment of leaves from the Greenery Fillers Die Set 1

Die cut a few inner flower pieces

Die cut lots of mini flowers from the Florals 28 Collection

Colour in with Ranger Inks - Sunflower Yellow and Leaf Green and blue for the mini flowers, using sponge daubers

Shape everything lightly with a sponge mat and shaping tool

Use three layers of the paper centers and then three layers of the petals for the large flower, two layers for the medium flowers and one layer each for the small flowers

Glue the layers together and off-set the petals as you go, add a little glue in between each layer

When dry, add stamens

Add white stamens to the blue mini flowers

Make one large, three medium and five small flowers, adhere to card front using hot glue

Start adding in the leaves, adhere around flowers

Adhere the blue mini flowers in little groups

Add glitter if desired.

All done.

PRODUCTS USED

ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS

 E.C.D Wild Flower 4 - 2099 and Greenery Fillers 1- 2100

E.C.D Florals 28 - 2117

E.C.D GARDEN PARTY PAPER PAD

FROM MY STASH

Inks - Ranger- Sunflower Yellow, Leaf Green, Blue, yellow stamens, white mini stamens, Hot glue gun, Dries Clear Glue, Clear glitter, 6 inch card blank, white smooth cardstock, foam pads.

Come back again tomorrow for more.

Bye for now

xxx

1st October - SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful Day Collection Christmas Easel card

Morning Spellbinders crafters, here is an Easel Christmas card for you with full instructions below.

PRODUCTS USED

SPELLBINDERS Cardstock Stickers

SPELLBINDERS Oh Joyful  Day 12x12 inch papers

OTHER PRODUCTS FROM MY STASH

6 inch square card blank, dries clear glue

HERES HOW

Take a 6 inch square card blank and score and fold at 3 inch on one side

Cover the inside with a sheet of paper from the paper pad cut to 5 3/4 inch square

Cover the two front halves with paper cut to 2 3/4" x 5 3/4"

Adhere a Christmas Cardstock Sticker to the front 

Adhere a Christmas Cardstock Sticker to the bottom half of the inside so that the easel part sits as per the photo

Add a sentiment from the Sticker Pack

All done. Folds flat for posting.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

SEE YOU AGAIN SOON

BYE FOR NOW

XXX