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Saturday 3 December 2022
A Joyful Christmas
Hello there my crafty friends! I started by taping the Holly stencil to a piece of white card. I sprinkled Emerald Green, Pale Olive and Golden Mint Pixie Powders all over the stencil. I gave a very light spritz of water to activate them. I let it sit for a bit then carefully removed the mask, leaving the design in white. I set it aside to dry overnight, then used it as the background once completely dry. I added a green frame to it by cutting the Stitched Rectangles, then adding a thin white frame on top using the Slimline Essential Frames. I cut the A Joyful Christmas sentiment out of antique gold card. I glued it to the lower corner of the frame. I cut two of the Christmas Embellishments in gold and glued them to the top two corners. The card was completed with white and gold mats and layers. The finished dimensions are 5" x 9 1/4" in size. All for now, Sue x
Hi Sue. Fur-baby had a sleep in this morning! It's a shame the sentiment doesn't stand out more but I do like the design. Its taking forever to complete this order, I'm spending most of the day cutting out repeat dies, cute penguins 🐧 and alphabet dies as the customer insisted on having all the names on each card!!! So Sam's little alphabet dies are certainly working hard and my fingers and joints are so incredibly sore now, onwards and upwards lol. Gosh Trish, all this waiting, if only you could get something from your gp to get you through the festive season just so you can relax and enjoy your family, thinking of you. Love to all, keep safe and well friends xx
Morning Sue, I think the background is lovely, but maybe either a different colour of even a larger sentiment would do it for me. Sorry Sue as you work so hard for us. It'd me just being ,'picky'. Crafty Hugs, Pauline x
Hi Sue Happy Saturday everyone x Beautiful. Slimline - yes - tick. Pixied - yes - tick. Ticking all the boxes for me x I’ve only used pixie powders a couple of times with stencils and always love the way it looks - note to self use stencils with pixie powders more. Take care one and all x Sending you all positive thoughts x Crafty hugs x PP Yvonne x
Hi Sue, a very nice card indeed. On first view I thought you had used gilding flakes and a holly die cut and was pleasantly surprised to see it was a stencil and pixies. I do agree with others that the sentiment seems a little lost and I think I would have maybe put it on a vellum flag
Lovely card Sue. This is my favourite die this Christmas but haven’t tried using it as a stencil yet. Must give it a go as it is so effective. Thank you Sue.
Morning Sue.
ReplyDeleteA lovely card thank you.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, another beautiful sample, so easy to batch make too.
ReplyDeleteStay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
wonderful card Sue xx Hazel
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteLovely card.
Barbara V
Hi Sue. Fur-baby had a sleep in this morning!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame the sentiment doesn't stand out more but I do like the design. Its taking forever to complete this order, I'm spending most of the day cutting out repeat dies, cute penguins 🐧 and alphabet dies as the customer insisted on having all the names on each card!!! So Sam's little alphabet dies are certainly working hard and my fingers and joints are so incredibly sore now, onwards and upwards lol.
Gosh Trish, all this waiting, if only you could get something from your gp to get you through the festive season just so you can relax and enjoy your family, thinking of you.
Love to all, keep safe and well friends xx
Good morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Love the colours of the pixie powders. Yvonne xx
Hello Sue
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely card so festive a brilliant card to post. Steph I am on strong pain tablets but they don't work. Take care everyone x
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteA lovely card (the close up photo showing all the pixie colours in the background!)
B xx
Morning Sue, I think the background is lovely, but maybe either a different colour of even a larger sentiment would do it for me. Sorry Sue as you work so hard for us. It'd me just being ,'picky'.
ReplyDeleteCrafty Hugs,
Pauline x
Lovely card.
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ReplyDeleteAnother great background today, I think,
like some of the others that the sentiment
gets lost a bit. Perhaps on a backing??
Doreen x
Morning Sue - beautiful holly card, I always forget that pixies work so well with stencils even without texture paste! Colleen xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday everyone x
Beautiful. Slimline - yes - tick. Pixied - yes - tick. Ticking all the boxes for me x
I’ve only used pixie powders a couple of times with stencils and always love the way it looks - note to self use stencils with pixie powders more.
Take care one and all x
Sending you all positive thoughts x
Crafty hugs x
PP
Yvonne x
Good morning Sue
ReplyDeleteI love everything about todays card it’s gorgeous!
Hugs x
Heather T
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteNow card is beautiful and love the different greens and well that sentiment l would love to own.
Owlish Xx
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteLove the holly stencil with the pixie powders, a gorgeous slimline card.
Love and hugs to everyone
Pat
Good morning Sue, a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteMarion S x
Morning Sue, a really lovely card today. Take care and stay warm everyone. Bx
ReplyDeleteVery effective way to achieve a background without adding weight to the card for posting. WakeyL
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ReplyDeleteNever thought to do this with pixie powders, another technique to try, thank you Sue, pretty little card...luv Ursula xx
ReplyDeleteAnother very elegant and simple post that is very beautiful. Love it...
ReplyDeletel love this very pretty card the colour a lovely shade of green thank you sue JUNE HORROCkS xxxxxxxm
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Hi Sue, a very nice card indeed. On first view I thought you had used gilding flakes and a holly die cut and was pleasantly surprised to see it was a stencil and pixies. I do agree with others that the sentiment seems a little lost and I think I would have maybe put it on a vellum flag
ReplyDeleteFrances
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card. Don’t think of using pixies with stencils….I’ll have to give it a go.
Love Helen xxx
Lovely card Sue. This is my favourite die this Christmas but haven’t tried using it as a stencil yet. Must give it a go as it is so effective. Thank you Sue.
ReplyDeleteGreat card, think I will give it a go with the sentiment in black or Miri card
ReplyDeleteThis slimline card is very elegant. Love the design and the colors you have used. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteAfternoon Sue, stunning card, love the pixie powder background and stencil. Love Jean xxx
ReplyDeleteNever thought of doing pixie powders with a stencil what a great idea Sue!!
ReplyDeleteSimple but gorgeous
ReplyDeleteGreat for batch making
Marlene O
stunning card Sue xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card x
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