Nature's Peace

Hello again!

Today I'm sharing another Holiday card with you! Christmas is not creeping  up anymore, it is upon us!

For this card (a shaker card) I used the lovely Nature's Peace stamp set (135119 -clear). Although this project features my other hidden talent - cardstock stitching (LOL!) - yes that is as far as it goes, it is still a very quick and fun card to make!

I started by stamping the snowflake image from the same stamp set in Melon Mambo (126948) and some in Daffodil Delight (126944) ink . Then I used the tiny snowflake from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer stamp set (136829) to stamp some snowflakes with Old Olive (126953) and some with Bermuda Bay (131171) ink to fill the spaces in between. I stamped on  water colour paper (any brand will do) for some extra texture. Next I heat embossed the Peace on Earth image with  Pool Party Embossing Powder (129398) - I used VersaMark  ink (102283) with my embossing powder and I stamped on White Vellum Cardstock (106584). I placed about 15 or so sequins ( all colours, shapes and sizes) on top of my snowflake image ( in the middle of the snowflake stamped cardstock) and placed my vellum over this. To keep it all together, I used  strips of painters tape,and stitched it together. Be aware of where the stitching will go and where your strips of painters tape will go - you don't want to stitch over the tape! For my card base I used Naturals Ivory A4 cardstock ( I love this stuff!). I used rhinestones to add a bit of shine to my card.

There you have it! I think it turned out pretty well!

Mel xx

Merry Christmas in July!

 It is almost time to say good bye to our Carry Over products from some of the previous Holiday Catalogues ( 26 August 2014).   So grab them while you still can! I made this beautiful gift box with for 4"x 4" cards with the following Stampin'Up! products! Inside 4 beautiful Christmas cards! With the help of The Crafty Owl UK I was able to make a custom box to fit my cards! Go to this link  (http://www.thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster/) to make any size box with the Envelope Punch Board (133774)! Clever and Crafty she is!
I made 2 cards with a Smoky Slate and Silver background and 2 with a Kraft and gold backround. The snowflake stamp in the background comes from the Best of Snow Stamp Set but any small snowflake stamp will work!

133674 Kraft Cardstock
124917 Brushed Gold Cardstock
131291 Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock
124918 Brushed Silver Cardstock
108630 Naturals Ivory Cardstock
129588 Naturals White Cardstock
132141 Metallic Gold Encore Ink
132142 Metallic Silver Encore Ink
102283 VersaMark Ink
126996 Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin'Pad
132137 Silver 1/8"Ribbon
109129 Gold Embossing Powder
109131 Silver Embossing Powder
131778 Festive Flurry Wood Stamp Set (Available Until 26 August 2014)
132193 Festive Flurry framelits Dies (Available until 26 August 2014
132150 Frosted Finishes Embellishments (Retired, but keep your eyes open for some beautiful new festive embellishments coming 28 August 2014!) I punched a tag and stamped Merry Christmas from the Petit Pairs Stamp Set (128706) and used the Silver Ribbon to tie it around the box.

Cards as beautiful as these must be seen - I used Stampin'Up!'s Window Sheet (114323) cut to 4"x 12" to score and wrap around the box. Very similar to a matchbox!

If you have any questions about this project or Stampin'Up!'s  fantastic products contact me!

Mel xx