All wrapped up

Hello,

So are you ready? As only six more sleeps till our gifts are given, New and old happy memories are shared and made. Or are you like me still wrapping and making gifts tags. So today I just wanted to share with you the tags I have made to go with my gift wrapping paper. Just a little effort and your gifts will look fab.

I needed tags to go on my gifts, didn't have any to match my paper so made these little gems.

I used lost and found paper, this was from my scraps box, Cut the tag shape free hand. Added some silver stickles and did a scroll pattern. Added the glitter glass to edges to give the frosty ice appearance to edges. Added the spellbinders shapeabilities Fleur de lis pendant to top of tag this was folded in half then secured with eyelet.

Then I cut out Tim holtz bird from the caged bird die cutter. Cut him out in card, took a page from my old falling apart dictionary and cut the bird out again, glued this to card. Used my embossing pen to add ink to places I wanted the embossing powers to stick too then added gold embossing powder and heat set. Did the wings the same way but after heat setting the gold embossing powder, went over again with embossing ink pen and added black embossing powder and heat set again. This gave the two tones of colour on wings. Added few feathers.

So here's the finished look. Added rustic twine and little bell. Tied bow around gift and added the tag.

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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Simply Gorjuss - Snowman stamp card

I liked the the tissue box I made for the the paperlane challenge - unconventional Christmas colours challenge.. (which is still and active challenge so hurry and get your entries in. This months prize is a copic markers storage case) I have 2 of these for my copic markers and I love it. So get your entry in to try win your copic markers storage case.

So as I was just saying I loved making the tissue box that I had to make a card to go with it. So this card has a lot of the same elements and technique's as the tissue box.

So the stamp of the snowman I used is by Simply Gorjuss

To picture the glitter on this card ( there's lots on this card trust me) is very hard to get it to sparkle on camera. Must be a little camera shy.

The card looks so much better in person.

I used the organza snowflake fabric again over the black card for extra sparkle.

There is so many layers and so much happening on this card but it all works

fabric over black card

white card layered with black swirl paper enhanced with stickles on swirls

memory box FROSTYVILLE BORDER Craft Die

also used the magnolia doohickey die

matted and layered the image

coloured with copic marker pens and added glitter glass

added some  holographic snowflakes thats I have had for years

also added black stick on crystals

topped off with a white snowflake chocolate box tied bow.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

 PS Debbie dolphins is having a little give away for a cute this cute stamp

Just click on link above for her blog and follow the instructions to entered in the draw for that cute stamp.

Unconventional Christmas Colours - This months paperlane challenge

Good Morning, This months challenge at the paperlane Is

 UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

So the colours that are out of bounds are Red, Green, and Blue!!!

So for this  Challenge I thought I would make a cute little tissue box. With this been the season we tend to get sniffles a snuffles. I think this will look great on your desk and would make good little gift to cheer someone up whos got a snotty nose.

So my unconventional Christmas colours were, blacks, grey, with a hint of purple

I really enjoyed making this. I used the pocket sized packs of tissues, Made the little box for tissues to go into, using my score board. Used spellbinders die to cut out tissue window

Added the back board to tissue box ready to decorate.

Don't you just love this cute snowman stamp by Simply gorjuss.

I coloured him with copic markers then added glitter/glass. Its more like crushed glass than glitter. The name of it escapes me, but the sell it at thepaperlane 

Anyway I added this crushed glass to the head of the snowman and to parts of his body. Also to the snow drifts. The snow drifts were created by making a paper mask,  I ripped up post - it note paper

To give the ragged edge put it on image and used black on cut and dry foam to sponge on the drifts.

For the background I used the resist technique. After stamping the snowman I masking him off, Then used the snowflake stamp with versa embossing ink, added embossing powder, heat set it.

Then used black ink with the cut and dry foam over the stamped snowflakes,
to created the snowing night sky.

I used the beautiful black / grey coloured papers behind image. Cut to size layered it on white card.

Added silver stickles to the swirls on the paper. Added the ribbons. The Martha Stewart branch punch was used to add a little extra decoration. The sentiment I have used is from Craft stamper magazine. which you can buy from paperlane. I used the black crystal stones for snowman's eyes and around the card to add extra sparkle. Used the Tim holtz vintage market die to create the lettering.

Think that's about it. If I missed anything out and want to know how I did it. or what I used, just drop me a comment.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month paperlane challenge

UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

 No reds, greens or blues!!!

If you click on the link above you will be able to see what lovely creations my fellow DT member's have crafted to give you some inspiration.

Now show us what you can do.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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x

Nellie Snellen Flying Frog (gift book)

Sorry I've not posted for a little while. You know how it is sometimes you loose your crafting mo jo and am busy with other things.  Now the dark nights are here I've been busy during the day with the horse. Hes been taking up a lot of my day, and with limited daylight hours its difficult at times to get done what I need to get done.

I have had this little stamp a while and have not inked her up yet. Shes from the Nellie Snellen range.

I didn't do a card this time, I would call this a gift book.

They are easy to make.

The pages are made by concertinaed card. You make 4 and interlock them to form frame.

When stuck down in to the cover of your book.

The frame leaves a recessed area.

Which can be used as I have to leave your sentiment.

Or you could fill with a small gift like candy bars.

Just thought I would share a few cute pictures of my daughters dog.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

PS. Not long left to get your entry in for this months Challenge at the paperlane

this months challenge is Snowflakes-and-Sparkle

If you dont manage to make this months challenge why not join us with the next one,

Show us what you can do and you can even win a fab little prize for your efforts.

Baby card.

Hello just a quick little post today, to show you a card I made for my next door neighbour. She had twins last week. So I just made her a little card to welcome her new arrivals.

As you can tell I don't do baby cards too good. Could not get this to flow how I wanted too. I feel  it looks like a lot of random elements threw together. Was taken a little out of my comfort style making this card and I don't think it looks to good.

As you can see the stamp is from Bazoo and it only has one baby Giraffe in stamp, so I stamped it once. Then I stamped it on a post it note. Cut out just above baby giraffe's head and used this as a mask, so when I inked up the stamp again (just inked 2nd baby giraffe) and I stamped it would give me 2 baby giraffes within the heart vine outline. With this card been for twins I wanted to show two

 babies giraffes.

The image was coloured with copic markers. then I pleated some pretty pink ribbon around the edge.

Thought the printed ribbon I found in my ribbon box would go nice with the baby theme.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x

Snow flakes and Sparkles- Gingerbread house (molly bloom stamp)

Hi, Well this months challenge at the paperlane is Snowflakes and Sparkles. This Challenge was set by my fellow Design Team member Kerry. Why don't you go and cheek out some of her lovely cards she makes on her blog paw pads and inkpads. You can also find the other lovely ladies who are on the DT for the paperlane .They all do such lovely work and I'm sure they would love you to pay them a visit to their little crafting blogs.

Well this is my card  for this months challenge. I had this idea for this card sitting in my head since they released the Molly Bloom stamps for Christmas back in September time.

This is the front of the card. I used Lost and Found paper for the front of the card and embellished it a little, It didn't need much as, I wanted the inside of the card to be the main focal point.

The window is cut out from a template I found free on the Internet. I cut 2 of these out one slightly smaller and layered it on top. My template didn't have window sil so added that as an after thought. For the glass in the window I used and acetate sheet. Stamped it with a Great impressions snowflake image and  versa mark embossing ink and then sprinkled white embossing power, heated to set. I wanted to create the scene of you looking out of the window onto.

And here is the view from your card created window.

Just loved this stamp as soon as seen it. I just knew what I was going to do with it.

I stamped the image about 3 times. Then started planing which parts I was going to cut out to layer.

I started with the trees I cut all the parts there were to be covered in snow. Then the house its self was cut out. and its little window also.Then I cut out the sweet path and the lolly pops and jelly sweets.

For the snow on the trees and house roof, I used puff paint but it didn't puff up,maybe because it was ment to be used on fabric. But did  add texture this was then sprinkled with glamour dust. I also added stickles to create icicles along roof edges.

I thought I would add a little extra to the ginger bread house. So I cut around the door added a stick on pearl (changed pearl colour by adding colour with copic) to make door knob. So when you open the door you are greeted by a little gingerbread man all ready to come out and play with the other two whom are outside, having a little snowball fight. The little gingerbread men are a molly bloom stamp also. (Gingerbread garland Christmas 2010 range) I cut these out and coloured with copics.Added some pearl pen to create the little snowballs.

To give you a place to write your sentiment I added a tag that just slips behind the image.

I just used a postcard cut it to a tag shape. Distressed it with walnut stain. stamped with Christmas sentiment. Added some more glitter, a bell tied on with rustic twine.

I hope you like it and that I have inspired you to join us this month paperlane challenge. 

Snowflakes and Sparkles

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

:O)

x
p.s. Why dont you cheek out debbie dolphins blog she's got some cute candy to give away



 

Nellie Snellen - fairy on present (christmas card

Thought I had better get started as Christmas is not far away ... only 61 sleeps. So made a Christmas card to share with you. Ive had this little stamp about a month sitting on my desk. Its a Nellie Snellen stamp and shes just a little cutie.

I used lots of glitter in this card Yet picturing glitter and getting it to sparkle on my photos is difficult to show you effectively.

The fairy image was masked off. Then the  background was stamped with a

 Great Impressions wooden stamp.

I stamped it with chalk ink pixie pink. Then I added holographic embossing powder I have had for years, Heated it to set the embossing powder. Then I coloured fairy with copic markers.

Added lovely bronze gold coloured glitter to stars on image and glamour dust to fur trim of her jacket

layered my lace, ribbon and daisy trim that I think looks like snowflakes,added button clusters.

Don't know if you can see from pictures. I used some of this organza glittered snowflake fabric

over the top of my design papers. I have had it a year, seen it thought it looked lovely, bought it then thought what do I do with it. Then had a light bulb moment... I will layer it over the papers and it worked well with this card.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Please feel free to leave comment or ask questions about the cards I make. All comments are truly appreciated.

 

Oh don't forget only a few days left to get your entry's in for the thepaperlane challenge

Glitz and Sparkle is this months challenge.

bYe ByE

for now

Klare

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