RSS challenge 8 & 10 weeks till Christmas Special K

Two challenges on one card! I am rather proud of this one.

First there is the RSS challenge 8:

Then 10 weeks from Christmas Special K :

- Dry embossed background

- Tags

Here is my card : I have coloured the background with Milled Lavendar (not that it shows much in the photo), and embossed snowflakes with the cuttlebug. I then coloured the embossed shapes with silver ink.

The stamp on the skinny is from Inkadinkadoo.

The C for Christmas is painted with viva silver crackle paint (and although it does not show well in the photo, it is crackled)

Today I am off to Milton Keynes for the ArtsyCraft weekend, and I just can't wait! Next week I will hopefully be able to show you the wonderful things we make on the weekend.

Thank for looking, I hope you like my card.

10 weeks till Christmas - WEEK 1 - Card 3

Another card done... and this one comes with a bit of a story. I was going to do 2 challenges, the 10 weeks till Christmas "sewing" and the Winter Wonderland "Gingerbread". I decided this on Saturday. The only thing I didn't check was when the challenge on Winter Wonderland changes (uh, Sunday...). So they are on their next challenge. Just the one challenge then!

I don't have any gingerbread stamps or dies, so I used my cookie cutter, and just traced around it and cut it out.
For stamps I used Basic Grey Winterland and Cleary Impressed Christmas Found Elements.
The paper is Basic Grey Fruitcake.

Thanks for looking, I hope you like it.

10 weeks 'til Christmas - WEEK 1 - Card 2

10 weeks 'til Christmas - card 2

Yay, I have finished the 2nd card for this week. The challenge for this one is "make a transparent card". I hope my interpretation is okay.
The main stamp is Glastonbury Abby, stamped with Stazon Ultramarine.
This is coloured around the edges with Adirondak Denim.
The background is also coloured with Denim, then stamped in Denim with Inkadinkado Snowflakes. The card is white and has also been stamped with Inkadinkado Snowflakes.
Finally I have attached a piece of acetate (my transparent layer), which has been overstamped with Stazon Opaque Cotton White and Hero Arts Snowflakes. It has then been attached with white brads.

Thanks for looking, and for your comments.

RSS challenge 7

Well, I really got crafting this weekend, and have made another card. This one is for the Ready Steady Stamp challenge 7.
The picture seems a bit over-exposed, sorry about that (I'm still learning). Anyway, the background is done on glossy card, using distress inks (scattered straw, spiced marmalade and brushed corduroy) as per the ingredients below.
The tree is from Katzelkraft, and stamped on cream card.
The copper metal leaf is done with the cuttlebug, and the other leaves were just in my drawer!
The hessien is from he garage, last containing peanuts for the birds...

Thanks for looking.

10 weeks 'til Christmas - WEEK 1

I have finished the first card for week 1. I hope you like it...