There's no business like snow business - snowman

Hello bloggers today we have another Christmas related card to cool you down in the hot sun.

This card began life as a white hammered 6x6 card blank.  Using some white cardstock I inked through the 'snowflake' mask from That special Touch of Masks using tumbled glass distress ink.  Next I stamped the snowmen using black soot distress ink and Stamping with Dimensions 'snowmen' stamp set.  I then coloured in the crowns and face details using ProMarkers.  The sentiment was stamped using the same ink pad and stamp set.  A metal snowflake brad was added to the bottom snowflake of the mask.  Across the top of the card I wrapped some ribbon around and adhered it into place.  I then folded some more ribbon into a flat bow and wrapped a smaller piece around the centre.  This was all glued in place and then added to the ribbon on the topper.  The whole sheet was then cut down to size and adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

So It's Your Birthday

Hello bloggers today's card is a pretty birthday card.

This card began as a white hammered DL card blank.  First I cut some gold pearlescent cardstock to size and then adhered it to the card blank.  Next from a patterned card blank that I didn't really like I use Spellbinders 'potpourri' die to cut a decorative mat for my sentiment topper.  This was adhered to the card blank and the sentiment topper from my stash was adhered to the center.   From the same card blank I die cut the heart shapes and added them to the card with foam tape.  Finally some black ribbon was tied into a double bow and attached to the middle of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

You're the cat's whiskers

Hello bloggers today's card was created using some 'pawprint' stamps I got free with this months Papercraft Inspirations magazine.

This card began as a piece of A4 gold pearlescent cardstock, that I cut down and scored in half to make a 4x4 card blank.  Onto white cardstock I randomly stamped 'meow' using vintage photo distress ink and paw print stamp set.  Next from some copper textured holographic mirror board I die cut my topper mat using Spellbinder 'labels sixteen' die set.  I then stamped my topper using the same stamp set using vintage photo distress ink.  I then die cut it using Spellbinders 'labels sixteen' die, whilst still in the die I inked the edges with vintage photo distress ink.  To the cat I added some whiskers using some waxed cotton and cosmic shimmer dries clear glue.  The topper and mat were layered up and adhered to the card blank.  Finally the sentiment was computer generated and printed out.  It was then die cut using Spellbinder 'back to basics tags' die.  I also die cut a mat for the sentiment using the same die and the copper textures mirror board.  These were then layered up and adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Snowman decoupage

Hello bloggers today's card is a lovely snowman card to try to cool us all down.  It been very hot here lately in the UK and we are definitely not used to it.

This card began as a white hammered 6x6 card blank.  First I added a mat of silver mirror board to cover the whole front, then I added a silver holographic textured mat slightly smaller than the first one.   Next I printed off my decoupage from Crafter's Companion 'the snowman papercrafting collection' CD and then cut out all of the pieces.  The pieces were then layered up using foam tape to give definition  and height to the finished topper.   I love this decoupage as it is very easy to cut out as it is all straight lines and as it is rotated every other layer it adds interest to the topper layers.  The completed topper was then adhered to the card blank.  Finally I stamped my sentiment using black soot distress ink and Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set.  This was then cut down to size and the edges coloured with a ProMarker.  It was then adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Marvel - Superhero

Hello bloggers today's card is a Marvel Superhero card for all the guys out there.

This card began as a white hammered DL card blank.  To the front I adhered some X-men patterned paper after cutting it to size.  Next I cut out the decoupage and inked the edges with a black ProMarker.  The decoupage was then layered up using foam pads and tape.  Using some textured holographic mirror board  and the decoupage I drew around the decoupage onto the back of the mirror board.  It was then cut out a few centimeters further than the drawn line to create a mat.   I then did the same with the sentiment.  The topper and sentiment were then attached to the card blank using foam tape.  Finally a Marvel tag was adhered to the bottom left corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Just Because

Hello bloggers, today's card is a lovely 'just because' card.  I really love the papers I have used on this one.



This card began as a 5x7 card blank.  First I adhered some striped paper down the left side of the card and then added some floral paper down the other side. The papers were from my stash and i think they were free ones.   Next using some white card stock and Spellbinders Borderabilities 'poinsettia' I die cut the strip that goes across the card.  Once die cut and still in the die I inked through with peeled paint and festive berries distress inks.  This was then adhered to the card blank with foam tape and then cut to size.  Next I stamped out the sentiment using Staz-on ink pad and Polka Doodles 'sentational sentiments' stamp set.   This was die cut using Spellbinders back to basic tags and the edges were inked with a ProMarker.  It was then attached to the floral strip with a red pearl effect brad. The floral strip was then adhered to the bottom of the card blank.  Finally using Spellbinders 'blossom five' die set I die cut three different sized flowers from coloured vellum.  I then went over them with an embossing tool to give them definition and texture from the white lines.  This was then layered up and adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Smile

Hello bloggers, today's card is a camera card for all those smiles.

This card began as a 6x6 white hammered card blank. First I attached some grey textures paper to the card blank and then cut it down to size.  Next using Spellbinders 'grand large labels' die I die cut the camera shape from white card stock.  I then inked it up with vintage photo distress ink. From white card stock I punched out a 2" circle and a 3" circle using circle punches.  These were inked up using vintage photo distress ink on the smaller circle and black soot distress ink on the larger one.  I then added some bakers twine to the center of the lens to act as the shutter part of the camera.  In the top left corner I die cut a shape using a Spellbinder die (sorry don't know what it is called) and added black acetate behind to act as the viewing window.  The layers were then layered up using foam pads to look like a camera.  Finally the sentiment was stamped using black soot distress ink and Polka Doodles 'sensational sentiments' stamp set. This was cut out with scissors and attached to the card base.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel