Eskimo fishes and warm wishes

Christmas in July!  Well there is a Christmas sale on at The Little Paper Tree, so here is my card to give you inspiration

Here's what you will need:
A5 card blank
Blue Sparkle paper
Light blue card
Stamping card
Heffy Doodles Warm Hugs stamp
Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed ink pad
Catherine Pooler Tutti Frutti ink pad
Picket Fence Blending brushes
Versa fine Onyx Black ink pad
Ice Sparkle Glitter glue
Double sided tape
Black fine liner
3D foam pads

Here is how I made it:

1. Using the large blending brush, gently brush the Something Borrowed ink from the top of the card to half way down, using a teared strip of paper to stop the ink where the snow would start.
2. Repeat this lower down on an angle to show snow hills, then glitter.
3. Stamp the igloo and Eskimo on a separate piece of stamping card and colour using the Catherine Pooler inks, then cut out leaving a small border.
4. Stamp the ice hole, bucket, fish and fishing rod onto the main picture and colour.  Use a fine liner to draw the fishing line in.
5. Using 3D foam pads, stick the Eskimo and igloo onto the card.
6. Stamp and glitter the small snowflakes onto the sky area.
7. Stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of card and cut out as an arrow.  Use 3D foam to mount onto card.
8. Using the Blue sparkle paper, and light blue card, mount onto the A5 card blank.

I hope this card has inspired to you start you Christmas cards early, so hop off to The Little Paper Tree Shop to get your materials.  Don't forget to use my unique code gail10 to get your 10% discount, and don't forget - there is a sale on at the moment!!!

Please feel free to leave me a comment and recommend to a friend.

Winter Wonderland Fridge Magnet

Fancy a change from making cards?  Here is an idea for a fridge magnet:

Here is what you need:

2.5" diameter MDF circle

White Stamping Card

Winter Wonderland Stamp Set

Versafine ink pad Onxy Black

Alcohol pens

White pen - I used a Uniball Signo

Clear or white Glitter

Dries Clear glue

Glass paper (sandpaper)

Clear varnish or Glossy Accents

Magnet

Here is what I did

1. Stamp the image of the two deer's on a piece of stamping card and colour in using your favourite preferred colouring tools. 
2. Underline the characters with glue and glitter to ground them and the border between the sky and snow.
3. Glue onto the MDF circle and wait until it dries.
4. Cut out around the circle leaving a millimetre overhanging, use the glass paper to smooth the edges. 
5. Cover the image with a thin layer of varnish and let this dry.  Top Tip  - Don't try to do this on a hot day - I did and it was not happy!!!!
6. Outline the edge with glue and glitter.
7. Attach a magnet onto the back.  I cut some off a self adhesive roll.

Part of the Pack

Part of the Pack

Here is my Part of the Pack card that was made using the Part of the Pack stamps by Picket Fence Studios.  This stamp is packed full of stamps - 8 in total and is very versatile.  

I stamped the image onto 6" square piece of stamping card and coloured using Nuvo alcohol pens and highlighted areas with my coloured pencils.  I painted in some green grass using a green watercolour paint to ground the dogs.  I added the sentiment and drew a border around the card with a black fine liner adding crosses in the corners and three dots a little higher up on each line. I then mounted it up onto black and sparkle green card and adhered it onto an 8" square card.

Here is another one I made for a friend leaving work.  I added my own sentiment using alphabet letters and a border stamp from my stash and some green backing paper.

Call in at The Little Paper Tree shop to get your materials and don't forget to use discount code gail10 for your 10% discount.  

Hola Llama

Hola Llama,

Sometimes it’s just nice to say Hola I’ve given the Llama a lovely bright background - reminds me of holidays.

I used the Catherine Pooler minis to create this background, just by blending all the bright colours onto a piece of card and randomly stamping the Hola stamp from the No Problama stamp set and blended the orange colour around the outside.

The Llama was stamped in Versamark and embossed in clear embossing powders, I used Distress Oxides (Vintage  Photo and Fossilized Amber) I also stamped the little flower for her hair.

On a separate sheet of card I Stamped the Hola stamp 3 times and cut out. I went round the border of the rectangles in the same inks as the background and 3D mounted them onto the card. I finished the card by mounting onto a light blue background and adding a few gems.


All the items used can be bought from The Little Paper Tree, just follow the link, and don’t forget to use my discount code:  gail10 at the checkout.

Have fun
Hola!

Multicoloured Hibiscus

Multicoloured Hibiscus

Hi everybody,

It's Friday, so It's my turn to show you all a card.  I used the A5 Hibiscus stamp to make this card, I wanted something summery and colourful, so here is what I came up with:

What you will need:

A5 Hibiscus stamp from Colourific
Stamping card
A4 Burgundy card
Multicoloured embossing inks - I used Catherine Pooler's Minis - Party Collection
Clear Embossing powder
Sentiment stamps from my stash
Tonic Nuvo drops
Kitchen roll
paintbrush and water

Here is what I did:

1. Randomly stamped and embossed images from the Hibiscus stamp set onto white stamping card measuring 17 x 13.5 cms.
2. Blended the white background with the red ink and splashed water onto it.  Before it dried, I blotted it with the kitchen roll to leave white splodges on the card
3. I stamped and cut out a sentiment from my stash, you can use any of your own, and glued it to the card.
4. Mat and layer the card onto white card and I used a burgundy card base and Nuvo drops in each corner to finish it off.

All finished.  Time to clean up that lovely inky mess.  

Maria

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