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Christmas Card Throwdown – Deck the Halls

Hello everyone!

Next up today is my entry for the current sketch challenge over at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black!

First I must say I LOVE this sketch and have so many ideas – you may see it appear again in future!!

Anyway, for this card, I chose an ornament from the pretty Sparkle & Shine clear set (31-001) and coloured it with my Twinkling H2O paints. After die cutting the image, I added a light blend of distress ink around the edges.

I used the Dashed Design embossing folder (65-001) on some coloured card and adhered it to my card base before lightly dusting with distress ink and splattering some gold paint. I wanted a bit more gold so added some thread before adhering the die circle on top. Finally, I tucked a strip of patterned paper behind the circle and added a sentiment from the same stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Autumn Brolly

Hi everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the challenge at the Four Seasons challenge using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black, including a stamp set from their wonderful brand new release, Autumn Gala.

I absolutely love the autumn umbrella in the Fall Breeze set (31-010) – such a clever idea. This was so much fun to colour with my beloved Twinkling H2O paints! I fussy cut the image and adhered it to my card base which I had stamped lightly with the Brick Wall cling stamp (40-137). I added a few leaves from the Pumpkin Parade die set (51-754) and the green squiggles are from the Pumpkin and Leaves set (51-360).

To complete my card, I added a sentiment from  set and a few sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Duet

Hi everyone!

For my second card of the day, I’m playing along with the ‘double’ challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black. This challenge combines colours AND a sketch… and can be quite tricky… but hey, that’s why they are called challenges, isn’t it?

For my card, I used the beautiful Duet die (51-736) and Airy die (51-423). I coloured them using regular distress inks and distress oxides and added them to part of a die cut circle.

I adhered the die cut cluster to a panel that I had embossed with the Variegated folder (65-008) and added a bow and sentiment from the Trust Me builder set (30-710) to complete my card.

(The challenge allows subtle texture as long as it doesn’t detract from the main focal point. I think my bold flowers stand out – hopefully the challenge DT agrees that this falls within their guidelines!)

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Peaceful Perching

Hi there!

I finally had a clear day to craft today – and I am very relieved that my mojo didn’t go AWOL like it usually does when I have a crafty day planned!! First up is the card I made for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black.

I was very excited to see that Penny Black had launched two new product lines as part of their Sparkle and Shine release – embossing folders and a foiling solution called Stick and Shine. I couldn’t wait to try them!!

For today’s card, I used the Stick and Shine products for the first time and I have to say they are VERY user-friendly – I added that foiled sentiment very quickly with no mishaps whatsoever! I don’t have a foiling machine and I am so pleased that Penny Black has a solution that is super easy and will be kind to my bank account too! The sentiment is from the Xmas Classics set (15-004) which I applied with the dedicated applicator (12-001). The foil is from the Metallics set (21-001).

I cut the panel with a die from the Dainty Dashes set (51-636) and lightly blended some distress ink. For the main image, I used the branches and birds from the Perching die set (51-789) and added a bird from the Nestlings set (51-755). I cut all the images from white card and used distress oxide and mica sprays to colour the branches; the birds were coloured with regular distress ink.

Finally I embossed a strip using the Geometric folder (75-007), adhered it and silver strip to my card base and added the main panel on top.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Hello Dearhearts

Hi there!

Today I’m playing along with the sketch challenge at Just Add Ink challenge using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black.

I love seeing what other cardmakers create with cute critter stamps but I rarely use them myself nowadays. But when I saw the cute cows in Penny Black’s Sending Smiles release, I knew I wanted to create with them! They remind me of Ermintrude from the Magic Roundabout…. I think it was the flower in the mouth and the shape of their cute little faces!

Anyway, the In the Moooo’d mini stamp set (30-986) and the Cow are You set (30-988) have been on my desk for a while and today I finally got to ink them up!

I fussy cut each cow and coloured them with my Twinkling H2O paints. I then created circular frames using a die from the Stitched Circles set (51-551) and adhered them to a couple of coloured circles. I die cut an ink-blended background from the Stitches of Love (51-597) and then adhered all my images to my card base, following the challenge sketch. I would have loved to have used Ermintrude’s signature phrase ‘Hello, Dearheart’ but I think that the sentiment from the Cow Are You set works very well!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas Card Throwdown – Guest Spot

Hello everyone!

I’m honoured to be the Guest Designer for the current sketch challenge over at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!

I was originally planning to use a stamped image for this card, but then I decided that the background would make the perfect backdrop for a little scene with an ombre sky!

I used Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean distress inks for the sky and added lots of glitter for the snow. For the image, I cut the Marvellous Pine die by Memory Box from regular white and white glitter card.  After colouring the regular white die cut with distress inks, I adhered it on top of the white glitter tree, slightly offsetting it to give the illusion of snow. To complete the image, I added a little die cut bird.

The sentiment is from a Penny Black set.

The Design Team have some amazing inspiration over on the challenge blog – you must check it out! Hope you can play along with the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.