Advent Calendar

I wanted to make one of these Advent Calendars for Isabella ... my Great Grand-daughter ... to open each day in December.

And I have to admit it was running through my head in the early hours of this morning.

So this is what I have been working on today and it is now ready for  me to take to her so that her mum can help her open one each day.

I have used Centura Pearl card from  Crafters Companion

The boxes have yet to be filled with some goodies.

They have been made using the Bracket Edged Box die from Spellbinders.

And I made 25 of them and embossed each one with a different pattern.

Once they were all glued together I had to make a large box to fit them all in as I wanted five rows of five.

I again used Centura Pearl and I have some of the  large 16" square card .... and I measured it all on the Ultimate Pro score board.

The boxes all fit inside and then I made a lid to go on the top.

Everything was then decorated up to match using the Festive Frolics paper stack from Papermania.


I added in a big white satin ribbon bow and the result is at the top of the page.

The toppers are from the same paper stack.

 The gemstones from Want2Scrap are the finishing touch.


And I hope it will be something that will be used and refilled for a few years .... and then I'll make another.

Hugs xx

Fun Card for today...

This image is from the CD The Next Big Thing     from   Just Inklined 

And it is packed full of images for you to colour for any occasion.

There are also backing papers, verses and inserts, as well as decoupage sheets for you to cut out and build up yourself.

I couldn't resist this image and decided to make one of the birds look a bit queasy.

I drew the veins in  the eyes of the bird on the left, with fine liner pen,  as the other one looked quite bright ... and so he is saying "Get Well Soon..."  to his friend.

I have coloured them in with Spectrum Noir ...  but I have used some of the Gold Browns to get the blend I wanted.

The birds have been cut out with Labels 4 and I have created a faux Nestie to layer them up with foam pads.

I have  matted and layered them  onto various shades of blue card and stamped out the sentiment in blue ink using the Big n' Juicy Waterfall colours.

I used the  Fancy Tags 2  to layer it up and a small amount of   Want2Scrap  Bling in the right hand corner.

The little Doily is from my "Stash".... and I have added some pretty turquoise lace under the topper and tied in a small bow.  I added a gemstone to cover the knot.

Poor thing I hope he feels better soon ...

Hugs xx

Spellbinders Video - Floral Doily ...

Here is another promised video and this one uses the Floral Doily Accents and Motifs.

There are so many ways to use each die that you will run out of card before you run out of ideas.

But over  the weekend  I .... Er! sorry we ... my "Film Crew" and I ... have put together this tutorial.

 Maybe it will give you some new ideas if you have this set in your collection.

I have used Centura Pearl Card that is available from Crafters Companion

Just by layering the shapes up in another way can give you a whole new look.

And don't forget to mix them up  with any other dies that you have  collected... and don't be afraid to cut them up too.   Look outside the  original purpose and let your  imagination run while you play.

The  Diamante is from  Want2Scrap  and the wide pink  satin  ribbon is some I had in my "Stash"

 

Hugs xx

Spectrum Noir Colour Class

Here, as promised is the first  video in the  Colour Class Series ...  using the Spectrum Noir pens.  This is using the six pen set that is the Ice Greys  (Cool Greys)

This video features again the

"Little Church In the Snow"  

which is from Just Inklined

I featured this image a couple of days ago and  I decided to use it in the video.

It is  so easy to colour and would make a lovely card for  Christmas.

Spectrum Noir Colour Class Ice Greys  uses only pens from the six pens sets and they are ...  IG1, IG2, IG4, IG6, IG8, IG10

Thes six pens can produce lots of different effects.

 They can also be used to shade and shadow other images as well.especially around figures.

You will see more examples on the website.


This is the another finished card with this image and on this I have added  Flowers, Ribbons and Pearls..... oh! that rings a bell!!

A question I was asked was can you mix fabric and paper flowers on the same project ... and the answer is "You can do anything you want ... just enjoy yourself"

The pearls are from Want2Scrap ... the small white roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I hope you will find the tutorial useful and other colours will follow soon.

Hugs xx

Floral Doily Accents and Motifs

This is the Floral Doily set from Spellbinders 

I thought it would be a good idea to show you what the package looks like so that you know what you are looking for if you wanted to buy.

It also gives you an idea of what the dies are like and what they will produce.

I always buy the Accents and the Motifs for any set as that way you know that they are going to work together.

Having said that  any Spellbinders will  work with any other ....  so don't be afraid to  mix and match any that you have in your  collection.

They are very versatile and of course you want to get as much from your purchase as you can.

So over the weekend I am putting together a video that will show you  several different ways to make this set work.

This card is created with Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion


I have cut lots and lots of the shapes with this card and then I play to see what the layers will look like as I build.

The   background  and the  semi circles  have been in  an  embossing  folder.

 One of the border strips has been threaded with thin red velvet ribbon and a small bow added.   Red pearls have been added to the corner pieces and the whole lot layered up onto the red card.

The Diamante swirl is from Want2Scrap  which always makes a card look so rich.

 

For the back of the card I have made a stand and there is a video to show you how I did it.

Creating Card Stands   gives you  some alternatives on how  to make them ... and it saves you the need to  add an insert.

Just add your  sentiment to the front and write your greeting on the back.

More tomorrow...

Hugs xx