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Sunday 30 November 2014

Christmas Wishes Gothic Alternative Christmas ~ Stockings

Hello blogger's it's the last day of November already.  I don't know where this year has gone.  Today I have a Christmas wishes card featuring stockings.


This card began as an A4 sheet of black card stock that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next using Jem's Designs I'm Screaming Of A White Christmas CD-ROM I printed off a backing paper, insert and topper.  Once I had cut them out I adhered the backing paper to the front of the card.  Next I matted the topper with some silver holographic mirror board and then adhered them to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped onto the top of the topper using black soot distress ink and Creative Expressions 'Robins' Stamp Set.  Finally I added the insert inside the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 29 November 2014

Sprigs Christmas Tree And Dandelion

Hello blogger's I hope you enjoyed a good week and managed to get some black Friday bargains if you were after any.  Today I have a card featuring Docrafts Dandelion character.



This card began as a 6x6 card blank.  First using pine needles distress ink and Creative Expressions 'snowflakes and sprigs' stamp set, I stamped several sprigs to make a Christmas tree shape.  Next using  a stamp I got free in a magazine I stamped the baubles with festive berries distress ink onto the Christmas tree.  I then used another free magazine stamp and tumbled glass distress ink to stamp a snowflake on top of the tree.  Next I used a scrap of kraft card and tore it into a tree trunk shape.  This was then adhered to the bottom of the tree.  It was stamped over with the sprig stamp I used before.

I stamped the dandelion image with a free Docrafts stamp I got in a magazine and black soot distress ink.  It was then coloured with Chameleon color tone pens.  Next I stamped the sentiment from the same Docrafts stamp set with festive berries distress ink.  I was cut out and adhered to the card.  Finally using antique linen distress ink and some cut n dry foam I inked around the edges of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 28 November 2014

We're Trimming The Tree ~ Christmas Ornament Bauble ~ Gothic Alternative Christmas

Hello bloggers today's card is an alternative Christmas card using Spellbinders 'heirloom ornaments' die set.


This card began as an A4 sheet of black card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x6 card blank.  Next I added a patterned paper to the front of the card which was printed using Jem's Designs I'm Screaming Of A White Christmas CD-ROM.  Using an off cut of the same patterned paper I die cut a bauble using Spellbinders 'heirloom ornament' die set using the out of the box technique so as not to cut of the bottom bauble from the image.  Next using a backing paper from my stash I die cut a mat for the bauble using the same die set as above.  Both baubles were adhered together and added to the card blank using foam pads.  Using an off cut of the same paper I used for the bauble mat I stamped the sentiment onto it.  The sentiment was stamped with black soot distress ink and Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice Festive, Fun and Frolics stamp set.  It was then punched it out with a circle punch before adhered it to the card with foam pads.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 27 November 2014

Bongalina Baubles Gothic Alternative Christmas ~ GateFold Card

Hello bloggers I have an alternative Christmas card for you today featuring Bongalina.


This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  Onto this I printed out the template for the easel card and onto another piece of card stock the topper and front decorative pieces were printed.  These were printed using Jem's Designs 'I'm screaming of a white Christmas' CD-ROM.  Once printed I fussy cut out the template and then scored along the score lines.  I then cut out the other sheet and attached the decorative pieces to the two front panels.  Finally added the topper to the centre of the card above the gate folds.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Holly Berries Christmas Tree

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today's card is a Christmas card.



This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 5" square card blank.  Next I added a green polka dot paper from English tea party collection paper pack to the front of the card.  The holly and berries were stamped using black soot distress ink and Stamping With Dimension 'Christmas trees' Stamp Set onto white card stock.  Once stamped I used pine needles and festive berries distress inks and a water brush to colour in the leaves and berries.  I then used a green pencil to colour the stem.  The Christmas tree was stamped using iced spruced distress and the same stamp set as above.

The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using the same stamp set as above and festive berries distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set.  Once cut I inked through the die.  I then removed the die and cut of the outer edge of the frame.  The sentiment was then adhered to the card.  Finally the completed topper was added to the card blank.
Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Winter Wonderland Winter Wishes ~ Sledging

Hello bloggers, I hope you had a good start to the week.  Today's card is a winter sledging scene.



This card began as a 6x6 white card blank.  First using Creative Crafting World 'perfect Christmas companions' CD-ROM I printed out the blue stripped paper and the pink snowflake paper onto white card stock.  The pink paper was cut to size and adhered to the front of the card.  Next I die cut the striped paper cutting out a scallop circle with Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set.

The topper was stamped onto white card stock with black soot distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'grand circles' die set.  Once die cut I coloured the image using Chameleon color tones pens.  Once completed the topper and mat were adhered together and added to the card.  Finally I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock using tattered rose distress ink and Crafter's Companion 'The Snowman' stamp set.  Once stamped I cut it out by hand and then adhered it towards the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 24 November 2014

Marvel Spiderman Decoupage Blue Acetate ~ Beats Waiting For A Bus

Hello bloggers, a quick card today for the boys.


This card began as a strip of blue acetate that I scored to make a 3.5x4 card blank.  Next using Marvel decoupage sheet I popped out the piece for Spiderman.  I then layered up the decoupage pieces with foam pads and adhered them to the card blank.  Finally I fuzzy cut some text out and added this to bottom left of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 23 November 2014

Hedge Hog ~ Holly ~ Corner Flourish

Hello bloggers I hope your weekend is going well.  Today I have a cute hedge hog card for you.


This card began as an A4 sheet of green topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank  Next using the same card stock but the other side I die cut the flourishes using Spellbinders die d-lites 'corner flourish' die set.  They were sprayed with stick and stay and adhered to the card blank.  The hedge hog topper was from my stash, so I don't know what stamp set it is from.  This was punched out with a circle punch and matted onto a red eyelet circle made using Spellbinders eyelet circles die set.  I used pencil crayons to colour the holly and berries.  The completed topper was adhered to the card blank.  Finally I added a faux green leaf gem to each empty corner of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 22 November 2014

Mini Holiday Christmas Tree Easel Card Embossed ~ For A Special Friend At Christmas

Hello bloggers today's card is an easel Christmas card featuring this gorgeous die cut tree.



This card began as an A4 sheet of green topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 easel card blank.  Next I cut some more of the same card stock to 4x4 and adhered it to the front of the card.  Using a free embossing folder called 'Christmas patchwork' by Crafter's Companion I embossed a piece of the topsy turvy card stock.  This was  then cut down and adhered to the front of the card.  Next I die cut the tree with Spellbinders die d-lites 'holiday tree' die set.  This was then adhered to the front of the card.  I then added faux pearls using Cosmic Shimmer 'pearl' pva to the tree.  Using the same card stock I die cut a holly leaf using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly twigs and leaves' die set.  This was adhered to the top right of the card

Inside the card I die cut a holly scroll using the same card stock as above and Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set and adhered it to the top right of the card base.  I then stamped the sentiment using a free stamp set and evergreen bough distress ink.  This was cut out with a circle punch and mounted onto foam pads to act as the stopper for the easel.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 21 November 2014

Paddington Bear Sledging ~ Happy Christmas

Hello bloggers I hope you are keeping well and managing to get some crafting into your busy week.  For today's card I have gone along the Paddington Bear Christmas theme as the film is due out soon here in the UK.


This card began as an 8x4 piece of cream card stock that I scored to make a 4x4 card blank.    Next using faded jeans distress ink and inked the front of the card.  The topper was printed onto white card stock using Create & and Craft 'Paddington Bear' digikits.  Once printed I die cut it using Spellbinders 'crowned circles' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with faded jeans distress ink.  I then used the same die to cut out a mat for the topper from some patterned Christmas vellum.  The mat and topper were intertwined and then adhered to the front of the card.

Finally I stamped the 'Happy Christmas' sentiment using a stamp set from my stash and faded jeans distress ink.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set. I also cut a mat using the same die and cut it from the vellum that I used above.  The vellum mat was cut in half horizontally and then adhered to the back of the sentiment topper before being adhered to the bottom right of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 20 November 2014

The Snowman ~ We're Walking In the Air

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a Snowman card for you.


This card began a a piece of cream card stock 8x4 that I scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next I used an off cut of Christmas paper from my stash and adhered it to the card blank.  Using Docrafts silver ink pad I stamped the snowman image onto white card stock using Crafter's Companion 'the snowman' stamp set.  I then used Spellbinders 'labels E' die set.  I inked the edges with the silver ink pad before adhered it to the front of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using tumbled glass distress ink and the same stamp set as above.  This was die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  I then inked over the tag to give a frosty impression before adhered the tag to the card with a metal snowflake brad.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Father Christmas ~ Saint Nicholas ~ Merry Christmas ~ Traditional

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and had a good day yesterday.  A very quick card today with a traditional Saint Nicholas.


This card began as an A4 sheet of cream card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next using an A4 sheet of patterned paper with the Saint Nicholas image down one side I cut off the Saint Nicholas and adhered it to the front of the card.  I then added a Merry Christmas peel off to the bottom of the card to complete it.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Baby's 1st Christmas ~ Reindeer ~ Makey Bakey Mice

Hello bloggers I hope you enjoyed a good start to the week.  Today I have a baby's 1st Christmas card.


This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that was cut and scored to make a 6x5 card blank.  Next using  Creative Crafting World Perfect Christmas Companions CD-ROM I printed out the swirl bauble backing paper.  I then stamped my topper onto white card stock using vintage photo distress ink and Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'Christmas Snuggles' stamp set.  Once stamped the image was die cut with Spellbinders 'labels H' die set.  The image was coloured with Chameleon color tone pens and then the edge of the die cut was inked with a Promarker.  The topper was adhered to the right hand side of the card.  The sentiment was stamped using the same ink pad and stamp set as above.  It was die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with spiced marmalade distress ink.  The tag was then adhered to the card using a yellow felt brad.  The backing paper was then adhered to the card blank.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 17 November 2014

Wishing You The Merriest Of Christmas Seasons ~ Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments ~ Makey Bakey Mice Christmas ~ Brother Scan N Cut

Hello bloggers well another week has been and gone and we are quickly heading towards December far faster than I want to be.  Today I have a card featuring the Makey Bakey Mice.


This card began as a 12x12 sheet of green card stock that I cut into a 5" square scallop card blank using the Brother Scan N Cut.  Next I stamped the topper using white card stock, black soot distress ink and Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice Christmas ' Christmas seasons'stamp set.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'blossom five' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked around the edges of the die with a copper ink pad.  The image was coloured using Chameleon Color Tone pens.  The topper was then adhered to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using pine needles distress ink and the same stamp set as above.  It was then punched out using a circle punch.  The sentiment was adhered to the card.  Finally using some gold mirror board and Spellbinders 'heirloom ornaments 2010' die set I die cut four ornaments and then adhered one in each corner of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 16 November 2014

Jingle Bells ~ Holly Accents ~ Lattice Square ~ Christmas

Hello bloggers today I am back on the Christmas cards with this gold and green offering.


This card began as an A4 sheet of gold holographic mirror board that I cut and scored to make a 5x5 card blank.  Next using Brother 'scan n cut' I downloaded a free lattice cutting file and cut it out of green card stock.  The lattice square was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next using some more gold mirror board and Marianne Designs Creatables LR1082 die set I cut out three bauble bells.  Using some green bakers twine I threaded this through the top of the bells.  The bells were adhered to the card at different heights.  

The sentiment was stamped onto some green ribbed card stock using black soot distress ink and Docrafts 'jungle bells' stamp block.  Once stamped it was die cut with Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set and then adhered to the bottom right hand corner of the card.  Finally using the same green card stock I die cut a holly border using Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set and adhered it along the top of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 15 November 2014

Patchwork ~ Drink Me ~ Alice In Wonderland ~ Sue Wilson Believe

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to your weekend.  Today's card is a sweet card for a female.



This card began as an A4 white card blank that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next I cut a mat for the card using some blue glitter card and adhered it into place.   The blue patchwork mat was printed using Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM.  This was cut to size and adhered to the glitter card.  The pale blue polka dot borders were off cuts from the patchwork patterned paper that I adhered at the top and bottom of the card.  The Alice In Wonderland digistamp image was printed using My Craft Studio 'a very important date' CD-ROM.  Once printed it was cut out using the Brother Scan N Cut with a 2mm border.  I then coloured the image with Chameleon color tones pens before the topper was  adhered to the card.  Finally the sentiment was cut from blue mirror board and cut with Sue Wilson 'believe' die set.  The sentiment was then adhered to the top of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 14 November 2014

Spellbinders Filigree Cross ~ Christmas Wishes ~ Aperture

Hello bloggers, well another weekend is upon us I hope you had a good week and the weekend will be good to follow.  Today's card is a more traditional Christmas card featuring a filigree cross.



This card began as an 8x8 sheet of cream card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next I die cut the aperture in the front of the card using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'filigree cross' die set.  Using some gold patterned mirror board I die cut the filigree cross using the same die set as above and the border die that takes it out of the card stock.  The paper for the front of the card was cut to 4x4 in size and then was placed inside the card and the cross border die I put back into place.  This was taped into place and the card opened out and was then run through the die cutting machine.  I know it would have been easier to cover the card before cutting it but I wasn't going to cover the front of the card at that point it was an after thought.  The patterned paper was adhered to the front of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using vintage photo distress ink and Creative Expressions 'robins' stamp set.  This was then cut down to size and the edges inked with the same ink pad as it was stamped.  It was then adhered to the top of the card.  I then cut away the part of the sentiment that over lapped the cross aperture and inked the newly cut edge.  Finally the gold mirror board filigree cross die cut was adhered into place inside the card but inline with the cross aperture on the front
Happy Crafting xx Hazel.

Thursday 13 November 2014

We Wish You A Merry Christmas ~ Holly Wreath and Snowflakes ~ Decoupage

Hello bloggers today's card is back to the Christmas theme with this sweet little wreath card.




This card began as an off cut of Centura snow white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x3 3/4 card blank.  Next using off cuts of three different card stocks and Spellbinders Die D-lites 'holly wreath' die set I die cut three wreaths.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  Next I adhered the wreaths one at a time to the card blank, twisting them slightly so that you can see a little bit of all of them.  Once layered up I used an off cut of the snow white card stock and die cut the bow using the same die set as above.  The bow was adhered to the bottom of the wreath.

The sentiment was stamped onto the same light blue card stock as I used for the wreath using Stamping with dimension Christmas trees stamp set and staz-on black ink.  Once stamped I cut the sentiment down to size and used a corner rounder on the corners.  The sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the card.  Finally using an off cut of snow white card stock and a small snowflake punch to punch out several snowflakes.  Once punched out these were randomly adhered around the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Happy Birthday ~ Decoupage ~ Iron Man

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a card for the Marvel fans with this Iron Man decoupage card.


This card began as an A4 sheet of yellow card stock that I cut and scored to make a 7x5 card blank.  Next using a Marvel decoupage sheet I cut out all the elements for the Iron Man topper.  These were then layered up with foam pads.  The topper was matted onto some gold patterned holographic mirror board.  Once matted the topper was adhered to the card.  Next I cut out the sentiment from the same sheet and matted it onto some red holographic mirror board.  The sentiment was then adhered to the top of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Flowers Are The Music Of Life ~ Real Flower Pressed Japanese Anemone Flower

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and had a good start to the week, I know I did.  Today I have taken a break from the Christmas card with this flower card.  This flower is from my garden and I picked it last year and pressed it, forgetting all about it until today.



This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First I used Cameo Crafts Designs 'gardener's delight' CD-ROM to print the flower pot design onto the white card stock.  This was cut and scored to make a 7x5 card blank.  Next using a butterfly patterned paper and Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set I cut a mat for the flower.  The mat was adhered to the card blank.  Next I adhere the Japanese Anemone flower to the mat.  I stamped the sentiment using dusty concord distress ink onto the same patterned paper I used for the mat.  The stamp set used was Creative Expressions 'button florals' stamp set.  Finally the sentiment was cut out using a circle punch before being adhered at the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 10 November 2014

Happy 1st Birthday To A Special Nephew ~ Popcorn The Bear

Hello bloggers well the weekend is over, I hope you had a good one.  I had a lovely time at my nephews 1st birthday.  Here is a card I made for him.


This card began as a 12x12 sheet of blue card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank
4.5 x 9".  Next I used a sheet of A4 blue patterned paper from my stash and added a mat to the front of the card.  I stamped the topper using vintage photo distress ink and Crafter's Companion Popcorn The Bear Kids 'celebrate' stamp set.  Once stamped I die cut it using Spellbinders 'grand large labels' die set.  Whilst still in the die I drew around the inside of the die with a blue watercolour pencil.  Using a water brush and vintage photo distress ink I coloured the image of the bear.  The hat and streamers were coloured using water colour pencils.  The topper was then adhered to the left hand side of the card.

The sentiment was generate using word using coloured text and different fonts.  This was then printed and die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  The sentiment was then adhered to the right hand side of the card.
Happy Birthday xx Hazel

Sunday 9 November 2014

Happy 1st Birthday Grandson You Are out Of This World ~ Rocket

Hello bloggers I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Today I have a rocket card for a grandson, but could be for any little boy's birthday with a change of sentiment.



This card began as an A4 sheet of Centura pale blue card stock that I scored using the ultimate pro to make an A5 card blank.  Next I used Polka Doodles 'paper boutique III' CD-ROM I printed off the backing paper onto some white card stock.  This was cut down to slightly smaller than the card blank so that I could still see the base of the card.  It was then adhered into place.  Using the same CD-ROM I printed off the rocket using a coloured shaped card template.  I then fussy cut this out and inked around the edges with a black marker before adhering it to the card with foam pads.

The sentiment was generated using word and I altered the fonts and colours to give it some texture and dimension.  This was then cut out and matted onto some green glitter card before being added to the top right hand side of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 8 November 2014

Tis The Season ~ Alternative Christmas Card Gothic ~ Holly Motif

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good week and have something nice planned for the weekend.  I have my nephews first birthday on Sunday so something nice going on up my way.  Today's card is an alternative Gothic Christmas card.



This card began as an A4 sheet of black patterned holographic mirror board that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next using Jem's Designs 'I'm screaming of a white Christmas' CD-ROM I printed off a topper and sentiment sheet.  The topper was cut out and adhered to the front of the card towards the bottom right hand corner using silicone glue.  Next I added some Cosmic Shimmer 'pearl silver' pva as faux pearls in each corner of the topper.

The sentiment was cut out and the edges were inked with a black ProMarker.  Next using some green patterned paper and Spellbinders 'holly motifs' die set I cut a mat for the sentiment.  The sentiment was adhered into the center of the motif and I added some more faux pearls using the same Cosmic Shimmer as above to the motif.  Finally the sentiment and mat were added to the top left of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 7 November 2014

Happy Christmas ~ Makey Bakey Mice Christmas ~ Acetate Card

Hello bloggers today's card is a Christmas acetate card featuring those cute Makey Bakey Mice.


This card began as an off cut of red acetate that I cut and scored to make a card blank 18cm x 9.5cm.  Next using Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'Christmas' CD-ROM I printed off the topper.  This was cut out and the corners were rounded with a corner rounder.  I then inked the edges with festive berries distress ink.  The topper was adhered towards the bottom of the card.  The sentiment was stamped using festive berries distress ink and Katy Sue Designs The Wine Buffs 'Christmas spirit' Stamp Set onto white card stock.  Once stamp it was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 20' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with the same ink pad.  The sentiment was then adhered to the top of the card.  Finally I tied some ribbon around the length of the card and tied it in a knot.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 6 November 2014

Angel ~ Seasons Greetings ~ Poinsettia ~ 8x8 Card

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and keeping warm.  Today I have an angel Christmas card for you. 



This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I covered the front of the card with a gold patterned holographic mirror board.  Next using an A4 patterned paper I cut it down to 6x7 and adhered it to the right hand side of the card.  This was then stamped with the sentiment at the bottom of the angel paper.  The sentiment stamp was from Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set and was stamped using vintage photo distress ink.  Next using the off cut of the patterned paper I used Spellbinders 'poinsettia' die set to die cut the two smallest poinsettia leaves and I repeated this three times.  The die cuts were shaped and layered up so that I ended up with three poinsettias.  Next I used some green ribbed card stock and the Brother scan n cut to cut the leaf strip.  Once cut the leaves were adhered down the left hand side of the card.  I then adhered the three poinsettias top, middle and bottom to complete the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Happy Birthday ~ Bowling ~ Male Card


Hello bloggers, I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a card for the males with a bowling themed birthday card.


This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank 200mm x135mm.  Next using My Craft Studio 'a very important date' CD-ROM I printed out the spotted backing paper onto white card stock.  This was cut down to size and adhered to the front of the card.  The topper was printed using Crafter's Companion 'hobbies' CD-ROM onto white card stock.  Once cut out I matted it onto some black patterned holographic card stock,   The topper was then adhered to the top of the card.

The sentiment was created using my new toy a Brother scan n cut. (I have been wanting this since its launch in January but funds weren't around until now.  I've not really had a proper play yet as I have been ill but will write a review on the blog once I have put it through it's paces).  I cut it out of the same black patterned holographic card stock but this one had a different pattern on it.  The sentiment was from the built in ones in the machine.  Once cut the sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Let It Snow ~ Snowflake Wonder ~ Frostyville ~ Acetate

Hello bloggers I hope you enjoyed a good start to a new week.  Today I have another acetate card with this lovely snowflake card.


This card began as an off cut of blue acetate that I scored to make a 4 x 3.5" card blank.  Next using some silver glitter card I die cut the border with Memorybox 'frostyville border' die.  I cut this one using some wax paper as it is very intricate and the paper helps it to release more easily.  The border was adhered across the bottom of the card.  Next using the same glitter card I die cut three snowflakes using Spellbinders 'snowflake wonder' die set.  The snowflakes were then adhered across the top part of the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set and tumbled glass distress ink.  It was then cut to shape before being adhered to the top left of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 3 November 2014

Snowflake Pendant ~ Create A Flake ~ We're Floating In The Moonlit Sky ~ Blue Acetate

Hello bloggers I hope that you enjoyed a good weekend.  Today I have another acetate card, think I've got quite an addiction to these at the moment.



This card began as an A4 sheet of blue acetate that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next using some silver glitter card and Spellbinders 'snowflake pendant 2011' die set I cut the main snowflake and then adhered it to the front of the card.  With some light blue vellum and blue mirror board  I die cut two different snowflakes using Spellbinders 'create a flake three' die set.  The snowflakes were layered up onto the one on the card.

Finally I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock using Crafter's Companion 'the snowman' stamp set and tumbled glass distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  Once die cut I ran the tag edges over the same ink pad as it was stamped with to give the edges a little colour.  The tag was then adhered to the top left hand corner of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 2 November 2014

Holly Christmas Tree ~Red Acetate ~ Warm Wishes

Hello bloggers I hope that you are well and had a good start to the weekend.  Today I have another acetate card for you.  I have had this acetate for years it came with a Marvel kit I purchased but I never used it, so please to finally find a use for it.


This card began as an A4 sheet of red acetate that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next using some Christmas tree patterned paper which was printed using Creative Crafting World perfect Christmas companions CD-ROM  I die cut the holly motif using Spellbinders 'holly motif' die set.  Once die cut I snipped out the center of the motif to leave a frame.  The frame was adhered to the card blank.  Next using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holiday tree' die set I die cut a Christmas tree from some silver glitter card.  The tree was adhered into the center of the card.  Finally I stamped my sentiment using festive berries distress ink and Crafter's Companion 'The snowman' stamp set.  Once stamped it was die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set and attached to the top left of the card. 
Happy Crafting xx Hazel


Saturday 1 November 2014

Christmas Wishes ~ Spellbinders Poinsettia ~ Acetate

Hello bloggers I hope you enjoyed a good Halloween.  Today is the 1st of the month so a pinch and a punch.  Today I have a Christmas card made using acetate.


This card began as a piece of green acetate that I scored to make a card blank 5.5 x 4.  Next using an off cut of green vellum I stamped my sentiment with staz-on black ink and Creative Expressions 'robins' stamp set.  Once stamped I tore the vellum to the shape and size that I wanted to fit the card.  Using some silver glitter card and Tattered Lace Die's 'sentiment' die set I die cut the word 'wishes' and adhered it to the vellum to complete the sentiment.  Next I cut a piece of green bakers twine and threaded it onto a green bell.  The bakers twine and vellum were then added to the top of the card.

The poinsettia was made using some red card stock and Spellbinder 'poinsettia' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with black soot distress ink.  The poinsettia was then layered up.  In the center I added a faux pearl using Cosmic Shimmer black pearl pva.  Next I used a Christmas tree patterned paper and Spellbinders die d-lites 'sprigs' die set to cut two sprigs.  These were added to the card and the poinsettia was adhered on top.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel