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Joy to the World - Mother and Child card -  Day 334 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Today's card is a Christmas card but could also be used for a new baby which I have made using Tattered Lace dies, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints and Maribu Flip Flop paints! How I made this card:- I cut out the Mother and Child Tattered Lace die out in white stamping card. I then painted another sheet of card using Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints - blues and blacks mainly. I used one of Tattered Lace's Rectangle Torn Edge dies to cut a panel out and then dusted it with an anti static bag.  Using Versamagic ink, I stamped some flowers all over it and added Clear Embossing powder to heat set it. Once it had cooled down, I used a flat paint brush to add some of Maribu's Flip Flop paint and covered it - it is really hard to see in the photo but it changes colour from pink to blue depending on the light. It dries very quickly and so I used a PVA g...

Smile... Frog with Christmas hat and ball square card -  Day 333 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Today's latest handmade card for day 333 of my challenge is a fun Frog themed winter card which could be for Christmas or a Winter Birthday! How I made this card:- I then used the frog with a ball stamp from Personal Impressions' Christmas Frog Smiles set and stamped it on to a prepared circle of white stamping card (Hunkydory) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I then coloured it in using red, pink and blue alcohol markers for the hat and ball, along with a light green for the frog itself! Once I was happy with the effect, I stamped the SMILE sentiment underneath the frog using Toffee Versafine ink. I then used a couple of snowflakes from Dawn Bibby's Magical Christmas Scene stamp set, and stamped them all over the card using Rare Earth's ink pads (red and blue and a darker blue).  Once that was done, I then cut out a larger circle in the silver ho...

Cute Snowmen on 2 handstamped 4in cards -  Day 332 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I had great fun making these cards using stamps and alcohol markers - they are small cards so could be used as tags too! How I made these cards:- Card One (left) I have had the oval mats and layers from Hunkydory for ages and thought I need to use them up so used a medium sized one for the card on the left. I stamped the skating snowman out on to the white INK me oval card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, trying to make sure it was in the middle. I coloured it in using Orange, Red and a cool Grey alcohol markers (any will do but I used Prism markers from Hunkydory). I then attached it to the Gold layer using a tape pen, again trying to make sure it was centred. I also added some blue and green dye based inks to create a background. I have painted the background using Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints (blue shades painted horizontally) and then cut it out using a T...

Merry Christmas - Christmas Bells 7x5in white card -  Day 331 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Today's card for day 331 of my challenge, I have made this simple but stylish Merry Christmas card.... How I made this card:- I first of all cut out the Christmas Bells die from Tattered Lace in white card. It really is a lovely die-cut! i then coloured it in using Hunkydory's Prism watercolour pencils - I used yellow and a darker yellow on the bells to give the impression they were gold, various shades of blue for the ribbon and greens for the leaves. When I was happy with the way it looked, I stuck it to the front of a 7" x 5" white card (from Create & Craft's Core Collection but other companies sell them) using PVA glue. I then attached the Merry Christmas sentiment label tag (from an old collection by Craftwork Cards) using foam pads. Finally, I used the Orange Marmalade and Strawberry Coulis Nuvo drops from Tonic Studios and added 3 d...

Cute Kitty with teddy bear friends 6in square card -  Day 330 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Well I thought I would leave Christmas for one day and have made this cute hand stamped and coloured card... I hope you like it... How I made this card:- I first of all used a Tattered Lace Scalloped Edged circle die and cut out the mat in white linen effect card. I stamped the cat image (Best Friends stamp from Sweet Dixie) directly on to the circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the cat in using the markers in Prism's Cool Greys set (the three darkest ones) until I was happy (ish) with its' colouring and then used brown shades to colour in the teddy bears. I also stamped the XXXX image just underneath using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink again. I used Blue and Green Prism inks to colour in the background with separate sponge daubers. I then cut out the larger background layer using the Reach For the Stars die (from Paper Boutique's Celestia...

Santa A6 card and Christmas Post Box narrow DL Card -  Day 329 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! As I didn't post a blog yesterday, I thought I would show how I made these 2 different Christmas cards..... How I made these cards:- Santa with mini Santa.... I cut out the Santa Claus die (from Tonic Studios) a few times in black and white card and stuck the black parts on to the white. I then coloured the hat and coat with red alcohol markers and then the gloves in green. I also added some grey to the beard and fur on his coat. I also coloured his face in a flesh alcohol marker and black/grey for his boots. I used a snowflake stencil to create the background, colouring it in using a blue distress ink. I then cut it out using a Tattered Lace torn edge rectangle die. I stuck the Santa on the panel using PVA glue and edged it with a blue marker. I then glued the whole thing on to a white A6 card and stamped the Season's Greetings sentiment underneath the ...

Season's Greetings - Industrial Chic Steampunk Santa and sleigh Christmas card -  Day 327 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Today's card for day 327 of my challenge is a Steampunk themed Christmas card featuring Santa on a motorised sleigh! How I made this card:- I first of all used Kuretake Gambai Tansi watercolour paints to create the background - I wanted it to look mysterious so used purples, greens, blues and yellows to create the atmosphere. I cut out the Art Deco frame (using a Tattered Lace die) and having trimmed the background to fit, stuck it to the centre of the frame using PVA glue. I then cut out the Industrial Chic Santa and Sleigh (from Creative Expressions) in black card, and stuck it to the panel again using PVA glue. I then glued the panel on to the front of a 7" x 5" Kraft card using PVA glue.  I also cut out the Season's Greetings sentiment out in a pale teal Mirror card using an old Tattered Lace die and again used P...

Season's Greetings to the Cat's Whiskers A6 Christmas card -  Day 326 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I had great fun making this card which my project for day 326 of my challenge. I used stamps, alcohol markers to colour the cat in... How I made this card:- I first of all stamped out the cat image (Christmas Cats Whiskers from Personal Impressions) onto pre-cut oval stamping card (from Hunkydory) using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, trying to get it into the centre of the panel. I used TN4 and CB10 Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for the cat itself and then red, pink and blue markers for its' hat, scarf and the present's ribbon. Once I was happy with the colouring (or as happy as I will ever be), I then used blue and green distress inks to colour the background (like previous cards, I am still using what was left on a couple of sponge daubers)...and added it to a larger mat of Gold Mirri card (the next size up from Hunkydory's set) I then cut a...

Mini Christmas cards or gift tags for  Day 325 of my 365 day challenge  Hi Craft addicts! Today's project for day 325 of my 365 day challenge is a set of 6 mini Christmas cards or they can be used as gift tags.... How I made these cards:- I first of all coloured the fronts of 6 mini cards (3in) which came from Craftwork Cards but you could easily make your own. I used what ink was left on my sponge daubers (blue, green and yellow). I then added 6 peel off stickers on to some white card (from Craft Creations) and using some alcohol markers, coloured them in with reds, blues, and browns etc. Once I was happy with the effects, I then cut round them all leaving a narrow border them. I coloured the edges with gold and brown alcohol markers and placed them onto each card using either PVA glue or a tape pen. I then used 3 sentiments from Apple Blossom's Season's Greetings Banner sentiments stamp set. I used a mix of Tuxedo Black Memento ink as well as To...