Thursday 5 July 2012

Christmas!

Hey!

This is my second post of the day, please scroll down for my CASE Study post :)

I am DETERMINED to get a head start on Christmas cards this year!  Last year I was fully intending to do the same but then all of a sudden it was December - doh!  Well, as it's July already (can you even believe that, where did the last six months go?!) I thought I'd better get cracking.  I have a mojo packed day today which was a nice surprise!

Here are todays efforts;


For this card I tried to channel my inner Becca!  Becca always finds new and imaginitive ways to use dies - what this gal can't come up with is nobody's business!  Anyway, as I don't have the Spellbinders Heirloom 2010 dies, I cut out the Labels 24 die and sliced two of the corners off and joined them together to make a template of my own.  (Ok, so I'm not very good at explaining these things, if anyone really wants to know how I did it then just email me and I'll endeavour to elaborate, possibly with the aid of photographs!)  I then cut six of these and using a technique I saw on Becca's blog, I made this ornament.  (An extremely simplified version I might add!)

The colours, surprise surprise, look better in real life, but you get the idea :)

Ok, here's card number two;


This is a nice simple one using a stitching technique me and my Mum used to do to make pictures when I was little :)

And my final card of the day;


Kinda similar layout to the first one, but with a little window cut out for the snowflake to flutter in the breeze :)

Thanks for stopping by and an extra thank you to anyone who just read all my waffle - you are true fans!  :)








Supplies
Joyeux Noel
Card:     Paper Mill Direct - White, Forest Green, Pillar Box Red, Dark Brown, Ivory Linen; Gold
              Mirror card
Stamps: Verve - Glad Tidings; Waltzingmouse - Flourish and Scallops
Ink:       Versacolor - Gold, Brown
Other:    Spellbinders Labels 18; Embossing folder; Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold embossing powder; pearls

Winter Wishes
Card:     Paper Mill Direct - White, Black, Sky Blue, Silver mirror card
Stamps: Verve - Glad Tidings
Ink:        Versacolor - Lapis Lazuli
Other:    Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop; Papermania clear embossing powder; blue thread; pearls;
              square rhinestone

Merry Christmas
Card:     Paper Mill Direct - White, Forest Green
Stamps: Penny Black - Crystalline; Verve - Glad Tidings
Ink:        Versacolor - Gold; SU! Black
Other:    Spellbinders Labels 18; Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold embossing powder; Crafty Ribbons - Cream
              seam binding; red ribbon; pearls

5 comments:

  1. Love all of these designs - but especially the first one! M x

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  2. oh Sian, you have have pulled out all the stops, I am in love with your second card, so pretty!!! If you want to get a head start on christmas you should check out the 52CCT christmas blog, they have a new christmas challenge every week, I really have to get back into making mine too!
    Kelly xx

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  3. Your 3D ornament and string art tree are fabulous!! Way to et a jump on Christmas cards. I can't even think of that yet as summer has just arrived and we never had spring! Thanks for popping by my blog today :)

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  4. Well done you, I always say I'm going to start my Christmas cards early and before you know it, hello july....
    These are fantastic, love the stitched Christmas tree!

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  5. all the cards look fabulous Sian! Glad you have a jar full of mojo :)

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