Christmas Pillow Box

 I have been playing with my new Poinsettia Stamp and Die from Hero Arts and making some Pillow Boxes ready for Christmas.  First I stamped the poinsettia in green then stamped the outline stamp twice onto red card and embossed in gold.  I fussy cut the top two layers and added sparkle with my Touch of Stella Pen. I also added some gold coloured pearls and some Glossy Accent to the centre of the flower.  The Pillow Box was cut on my Silhouette.   Then I  dry embossed one end of the box for some added texture.

I am adding the to the Make the Day Special "Anything but a card" Challenge.

Its a very wet dull day here in Surrey so perfect for a crafting afternoon.

More Christmas Cards.

The weather has turned a lot colder here recently so there is plenty of time to crack on with my Christmas cards (too cold in the garden now)!!  I have been inking up my Poinsettia stamps from Hero Arts, experimenting with different inks.  This first card is just stamped using the new Ombre ink , I have stamped it twice and layered up the middle petals on pop dots for dimension.  I have also layered up the frame.  Pleased with this one, I like the white edges to the petals.

For the second card I have stamped the flower outline and coloured with copic markers.  I have also added a piece of glitter card for some sparkle.  I am adding both cards to the new challenge at Hero Arts "Holiday Cards".

A Box and A Card!!

I wanted to have a go at this (new to me) challenge at the "Make The Day Special Stamp Store" The challenge set is "Anything but a Card" so I decided to make a gift box with matching tag with the new Hero Arts Layering Tree stamp and Die, my favorite go to stamp and die for this years Christmas cards!!  I made my box using a template I have had for a couple of years (not sure where I got it) I then used a spellbinders oval die for the handle and glittery trim.  All the stamps used are Hero Arts, the snowman and sky background are last years.  I have added some bells to the tree tag for a Christmas tinkle!

Here is a side view of the circle snowflake stamp, white embossed and distressed, the other sides I have left blank.

This next card is for the Hero Arts Challenge," Holiday Cardmaking" Its another take on my previous posts card, this time I have tried to create a sunset.

Hope you are all having a great week.

White Christmas.

I am really in the mood for making my Christmas cards at the moment and have been p[laying with my Hero Arts Layering Christmas Tree stamps again.  This is a CAS design made for the challenge at Simon Says  "CAS Christmas"and also the new Hero Arts monthly challenge "Holiday Cards".

Its a very simple deisigne using some Memory Box dies and my stamped Christmas Tree, I have also added some glitter which has photographed very pink but is sparkly white in real life.

Its turned quite cold here this week, time to put on the heating and getting out my warmer clothes.

More Christmas Cards

Another card for the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge this week "CAS Christmas".  I have used my Memory Box dies to create this card and added a watercolour background and some glitter for added sparkle.

Also I have had another go at this card using a different colour for the background, making it "sunny" rather than night!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

CAS Christmas!

This weeks Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says is "Clean and Simple"  and this is my card.  I have just received the new Colouring Layer Christmas Tree stamp from Hero Arts with the matching Die and wanted to ink it up.  I have inked and then with the last layer white embossed to look like snow.   I have layered it onto some watercolour paper that has been stamped and embossed with the Circle Snowflake stamp and then washed with distress ink.

Just a short post as the sun is shining and we are off for a walk.

Water colours at last!

I love all the watercolour cards around at the moment but have always struggled with the technique myself.  Then I saw this amazing card by Lindsey and after watching her excellent video I had to have a go myself.  I have CASED her fabulous card here.  (Thank you Lindsey, I couldn't have managed it without you.) 

I am very pleased with the result and will definitely be trying this again.

Its been a While!!

Its been a while since I entered a challenge at Simon Says, I have had a busy summer with lots of other crafting projects on the go, but after receiving some new Hero Arts stamps I was inspired.  This weeks Wednesday Challenge is " No Designer Paper"  This is my card using the Hibiscus stamp and die plus a really old stamp called Flower Box.

Looks like we are heading for a sunny weekend, I hope the weather is good for you too.

New Stamps!

I have just got some new Hero Arts stamps and dies so have spent the afternoon playing with them.  I needed a Birthday Card so used the Colour Layering Hibiscus stamps, I can see I am going to get lots of use out of these, so pretty!

My next card is using The Poinsettia stamp , another pretty addition to my collection of Christmas Stamps. I have stamped and added a gold embossed border with the layering edge.  I have also added lots of sparkle with my Touch of Stella pen.

I wanted to add a few photos taken when we house sat last month.  This is my cousins beautiful cat Bella (very apt name).

He also has lots of visitors to his garden, here is the very tame fox , he also has badgers but I couldn't get a decent photo of them as they only arrive at dusk. 

Here also is a very tame pheasant, I love the stunning colours of this bird.

We are having good weather here at the moment so I am making the most of it and spending lots of time outdoors. Hope you are having a great week.

Makeover Challenge

I realized that it was about time that I started making my Christmas cards as I have lots to make, (I usually start in August)  I have made this card for the Makeover Challenge at Hero Arts and its based on a card I made last Christmas.  There is a photo of it at the end of the post.

It was very difficult to photograph so that you could see the shimmer of the gold embossing, hence the strange angles! The script on the card is a very old Hero Arts stamp called International Christmas Script and the Poinsettia is a new set , I don't have the matching Die yet so had to fussy cut the flower out, I also stamped it twice and layered up the inner petals. 

Here is the original card from last year.  Hope you are having a great week.