Event!!

Hello crafters,

I'm joining in the shout-out.

 

Crafty Ribbons is having a Christmas Advent Event!!

 

Runs from 1st December through to the 24th December.

 

Lots of prizes to be won.

 

Click HERE for further details.

 

 

 

Smiles

Phi

 

 

Christmas Gossmere

Hi hi,

It has been a while since I've picked up my copics and coloured something.  For this card I jumped right in.......and it took me forever to colour.

 

The image is called Gossmere from Tiddly Inks.  I have adapted her for a Christmas card and coloured her in traditional Christmas colours.  Replaced her spooky sceptre with mistletoe (leaf punchies)

 

The papers are freebies from Simply Cards magazine by Hot Off The Press (Vintage Christmas range).  The sentiment reads "Merry Christmas" and along with the swirl stamps, are also freebies  from the same magazine.

 

Copic colours used:

Dress:  R20 R24 R27 R29 E19

Crown:  Y15 Y35 Y38

Skin:  E00 E01 E02 E11 E25 R20

Hair:  E13 E15 E18

Whites: C0 C1

Ground:  W1 W2 W3 W5

 

The mistletoe and mini poinsettias are made with punches.  Added some rhinestones for the mistletoe berries and also to add some bling.  Added some liquid pearl for the center of the poinsettias.

 

I've seen many cards out there using frantage and love the effect it gives.  I would have loved to use it for the snow on all the layers of the card but as I don't have any I've used white embossing powder instead.

 

All layers of the card were distressed with TH Vintage Photo and a pair of old scissors.

 

That's all from me today.

Thank you so much for visiting my little blog.

Hope you liked my card

Phi

 

 

Challenges:

 

Inky Chicks #17 - Pearls and Swirls - I've used liquid pearl and swirl stamps, papers are also covered with swirls.

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas

Fashionista Magnolia & More Challenge #3 - Christmas Bling

One Crazy Stamper November challenge - Christmas

Designed to Color #23 - Christmas/Winter

Vintage Stamping Challenges #14 - Traditional Christmas Time
Deep Ocean Challenge #65 - Favourite colour combo - Red, green, brown (fave colour combo for Christmas)
Tiddly Inks Challenge #122 - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #70 - Anything goes with Ribbon
Charisma Cards Challenge #45 - Vintage

 

 

Yay! This card won challenge #70 at Crafty Ribbons.

 

 

OMG! I'm featured on Fashionista Manolia & More Challenge #3 and made top 5.

 

 

Woohoo!! Won top 3 at Inky Chicks challenge #17

YAY!! Featured at Tiddly Inks!


 

 

Colleen Bow

Hello friends,

I have just learnt how to tie a "Colleen Bow" and wanted to show it off on this gift card holder I made. As soon as I knew what I wanted to do, this card took 10 minutes to put together.

First I stamped and embossed some small snowflake on cream cardstock.  Then stamped the sentiment in red. I glittered the edges with chunky glitter I had in my stash for over a year and have not used.  Then comes the bow.  To see how to tie this bow, click on the link above.  This bow is so gorgeous I didn't think the card needed anything else.  To finish, I stuck the cream panel, bow and all, onto white card.

 

 

On the inside I created a little pocket for a gift card to sit.  Used cream cardstock and matching ribbon to finish off.

 

And there you have it.  A pretty little gift card holder.  It's so easy and quick to put together that you could easily make a heap in no time ready for Christmas.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Smiles

Phi

 

 

Challenges:

 

 

Inspired by Stamping WHW#122 - Make a Colleen Bow

Inspired by Stamping IBSIC #69 - Colour challenge - Cream, Baby blue, Red

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Keep it clean and simple

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Got ink?

One Crazy Stamper November challenge - Christmas

Deep Ocean Challenge #64 - Winter

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Snow and Ice - blue and cold colours

Crafty Sentiments designs - Blues

Creative Creations Challenges #23 - Sparkle and shine

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - CAS Christmas (Old stash - chunky blue gilitter)