Poinsettia and Fanciful Holiday

Hello blogger's since its only 80 days until Christmas I thought I would share another Christmas card today.  This card has been made up of die cut that I had cut last Christmas and not used.  I found them yesterday when I tidied and cleared out my craft room.

This card is A6 and began as a patterned card blank that I had in my stash.  On the other side is a reindeer pattern but it was too busy for this card so i opted for the red.   First I Inked up the circle with pine needles distress ink.  The pattern on this paper is of presents and it was blue so I inked it to turn it green.  Next I added the reindeer to the circle.  The reindeer is cut from gold glitter card and used Spellbinders 'fanciful holiday' die set.   Faux gems were added for the nose and eye.   Next I added the corner decoration,  which was cut from green card stock and used Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with distress ink.  The poinsettia was cut from an off cut of a roller blind that I brought for my kitchen and needed to be cut down to fit the window.  The fabric was die cut using Spellbinders 'poinsettia' die set.  I cut 2 large and 2 medium and then layered them up staggered and added a black faux gem to the center.  The holly behind the poinsettia is cut from green card stock and used Spellbinders 'holly motif'  die set.  I then cut it in half and added one piece either end of the poinsettia to act as the foliage.  Finally a chipboard sentiment was inked with pine needles distress ink around the edges and adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Rudolph, fabric and faux stitching

Hello bloggers today's card uses fabric, faux stitching and die cuts.

This card began as a white hammered 6x6 card blank.  To the front I adhered some green checked cotton  fabric and then cut it to size.  With a ProMarker I added some faux stitching around the edges.  Next I die cut the frame from some music paper using Spellbinders 'labels fourteen' die set.  Next using a page from an old book I die cut the flower using Spellbinders 'spiral blossom three' die.  This was rolled up and adhered into place.  Once dry this was inked up on the edges with festive berries distress ink.  The frame and flower were adhered to the card blank.  Using some tartan ribbon I tied a bow and adhered it to the bottom of the frame.  Next using some brown leather look paper I die cut the reindeer using Spellbinders 'fanciful holiday' die set.  To the nose I added some red glitter glue and once dry this was adhered to the card inside the frame.  Finally I die cut the holly and berries four times from white cardstock using Spellbinders 'poinsettia frame' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with pine needles and festive berries distress inks.  The holly berries were adhered to each corner of the card.

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge  ~ #195 stitching real or faux with optional material

You can check out the details here http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/crafty-catz-challenge.html

Winter Wonderland Challenge ~ Rudolph 

You can check out the details here http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/rudolph.html

2 Sisters Challenge 158 ~ Square cards

You can check out the details here http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-158.html

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

snowflake flowers card.

Hello bloggers today's card is a lovely floral card made using a snowflake die.

This card started out as a white hammered DL card blank.  First  using some purple striped paper, I folded it into 3 and die cut it using one die from Spellbinders 'snowflake pendant 2011' die set.  This was repeated again to give me 6 snowflakes.  I then adhered the waste from one die cut to the left hand side of the card.    Using some different purple patterned paper I die cut the swirls using Spellbinders 'fanciful holiday' die set.  The swirls were then added to the top and bottom of the card blank.  Next I used a sentiment from my stash, sanded the edges and inked it with a ProMarker.  This was then adhered to the centre of the left hand panel.  Next I layered up the snowflakes to make three flowers.  In the centres I added faux button embellishments.  The flowers were then added to the card blank.  Next I added faux button embellishments to the centres of the negative flowers on the left hand panel.  Finally I lightly inked the edges with dusty concord distress ink.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel