Igloo Christmas card

Last week’s alphabet challenge was I for Igloo. I don’t have any igloo images in my stash so it took a while for this idea to form in my head, but once I knew what I wanted to do it was actually a very quick and easy make.

I cut a pile of white card scraps into rectangles then glued them onto a piece of black card stock in a brickwork pattern. I then cut the top into a curve and cut a circle in the middle using a 2 1/4 inch punch. I then immediately regretted punching the hole and put another piece of black card behind it to form the doorway. I layered this onto some silver card then adhered the whole thing to a Night of Navy card base.

On a piece of scrap white, I stamped the Eskimo image from the retired Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set in black, and the sentiment in Misty Moonlight. I coloured the Eskimo in with Stampin’ Blends, punched it out, and added it to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

Finally I punched the sentiment with the banner punch and backed it with a piece of Night of Navy before mounting it onto the front of the card.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Hey Girlfriend card

Although I’m not hugely keen on colouring, I couldn’t resist buying this stamp set because I knew it would be perfect to make cards for my daughter and her friends.

To create this card I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped the images of the girls and the sentiment in black Memento Ink. I then coloured in the images using Stampin’ Blends, trying to make them look like my daughter and her friend.

I took a piece of A4 card in Rococo Rose and cut it in half lengthways, then scored and folded to make a tent fold card base. I layered this with a piece of Purple Posy and added the stamped panel on top. 

I finally added a bit of bling to make it sparkle. I’m pleased to report the birthday girl was very happy with her card!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Lots of Love card

I normally tend towards symmetry in my card designs, and like to place things in the middle. I followed a sketch to create this card, to challenge myself to do something a little different.

I started with a horizontal card base and layered it with DSP from the From the Heart collection.

Next I stamped the jar image from Lots to Celebrate, with hearts inside, and punched it out using the Jar Punch. I also stamped the lid and fussy cut it out.  Next I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of scrap and punched it out. I layered this onto a circle of Real Red card stock.

Finally, I took a piece of Whisper White and wrapped a ribbon around it, before mounting it onto the card front and adding the jar and the sentiment using Dimensionals.

Conclusion - I still prefer symmetrical cards, I think this one looks weird!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Jingle Bells

 Already on week 11 of the Christmas card challenge, and the theme this week is ‘Jingle Bells.’

I’ve been looking for a reason to use this cheerful chipboard topper for a while, so I decided to go with a non-traditional colour scheme.

The card base is Magenta Madness, with coordinating DSP matted on top.

I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped these three-step bells on the lower half using Pretty Peacock ink. I then made a hole in the card at the top of the bells and threaded some gold ribbon through so it looked like the bells were hanging off the ribbon.

I then mounted the panel to the front of the card and adhered the sentiment over the ribbon.

It’s a bit unconventional as far as Christmas  cards go but I love the finished item!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Thinking of you card

 This fun fold format pops up a lot on this blog as it really is one of my favourites and is a great way to show off DSP.

To create the card I took a Mint Macaron card base and folded the front flap in half to create a zig zag shape.

Next I took a piece of Highland Heather measuring 93x136mm and a piece of DSP measuring 87x136mm and wrapped a piece of purple ribbon around the DSP before adhering it to the card. I then mounted the panel onto the front of the card, taking care only to put glue on one half.

I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Labels stamp set onto scrap white and punched it out with the Darling Label Punch. I then punched two more shapes from Mint Macaron to create a mat and mounted the sentiment onto the front of the card using Dimensionals. A little bit of bling finished the card off.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Puppy Love card

 Another alphabet challenge, this one was D for Dog.

I started this card by stamping the puppy on a piece of scrap in black Memento ink, then colouring him in with Stampin’ Blends. I then punched the image out and mounted it on a gold circle.

I then took a Melon Mambo card base and covered the front with this gold writing DSP. The paper was actually from a 4x4 block so I used two pieces and added the ribbon across the card to hide the join.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap and punched the end with the Banner punch, before mounting both the sentiment and dog image onto the card using dimensionals.

This card could be used as a Valentine’s card, or just any occasion for a dog lover.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Best of Cluck card

Here’s another card from the Alphabet Challenge. As you have probably guessed, this one was from the ‘C’ week for Chicken.

I don’t own any chicken themed stamps or dies so I thought I’d try my hand at a bit of punch art. I started with punching a circle in yellow card and sliced a portion off to create the body. The tail feathers were created with the splashes from the Whale Builder punch and a heart for the wing. I used a portion of the decorative ribbon punch for the top of his head and a tiny sliver of orange card for the beak. I sponged a little ink across the body for texture.

Once my chicken was assembled, I used my Cricut’s drawing function to create the sentiment on a piece of white card, then using Distress Ink I stencilled the clouds across the top of the card. I added a piece of DSP, the chicken, then finally drew his legs on in black.

The image was them mounted onto yellow card and centred on a white card base.

I’m not in love with the finished product but it was a good brain workout trying to create a chicken out of punch shapes!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x