Season's Greetings

Hello there my crafty friends!  I thought I would share a pretty angel card with you today.  This was one of the demos from my 4 day deal recently.  I started with a piece of milk card and used the smaller decorative die from the Denise die set.  I cut it into the card in the centre top and bottom of the card.  I attached it to another piece of milk card that I had a piece of sticky adhesive sheet adhered to.  I put the two pieces together and rubbed Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz into the exposed adhesive areas. I cut the entire Denise die in milk card then added a section with just the centre die cut from the set.  I mounted it on foam and set it into the centre of the card on a diamond orientation.   Next I cut the Christmas Angel 2019 in both milk card and green card.  I used a pink pencil to add some softness to the face and hands on the milk version.  I coloured in the hair with a yellowish pencil.  Next I cut the dress away from the angel on the green version and glued it onto the milk card angel.  I cut the angel in vellum and trimmed away the top area of her lower dress and glued it onto the green dress.  I used a gold paint pen to add her sash.  I added her halo cut in gold and her wings cut out of vellum and attached her to the centre of the card.  I used the Seasons Greetings sentiment in gold on a milk shadow and split the sentiment into the top left corner and the lower right corner. The card was completed with milk mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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All The Best

Good Sunday morning all!  I started this card with a piece of coconut white card and embossed it with the Brambled Rose folder.  Next I cut two of the Tina die using Soft Salmon card for the top layers, Coral card for the centre layer and a black backing.  I added the borders to the sides of the card with foam.  For the focal element, I cut the Vivian die in white and backed it with Soft Salmon card.  I added it to a black backing using the outer decorative die.  I cut the centre of the set out of soft salmon card and backed it in white and added it with foam.   I used the All The Best sentiment cut in black and added to a white shadow.  I glued it into the centre of the card and added small flowers from the Petite Forget Me Nots die set cut out of coral card around it as accents.  The card was completed with white, coral and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7" x  8 1/2" in size.  All for now. Sue x

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Snowy Snowflake Card

Hi bloggers!  What's more traditional than a snowflake card for Christmas?  The luna paste background really adds a bit of sparkle to this one too!

The finished dimensions are 7 3/4" x  7 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Sept 2019 Blog Launch Die Winners

Hi bloggers!  Thank you so much for all your support through the recent launch.  I really enjoyed reading all of your comments and value your feedback.  Drawings are now done and dusted and here is the list of the winners of each of the dies from the recent release!

Cube Quilt:  Veronique L!!!
Rings Quilt:  Zoemo in Pencoed!!!
Sending Warm Wishes:  Eunice from Edmunton!!!
When Life Gives You Scraps:  Crafty Jo!!!
Stars Quilt:  Crafty Vonnie from Glasgow!!!
There's Only One Like You:  Stella Munn!!!
Dotty Balloons: Ursula Longworth!!!
May All Your Wishes Come True:  Susan Foster Croydon!!!
Dotty Streamers:  Steph Cotterill!!!
Not Older, Just Better:  Wendy, Pussycats!!!
Dotty Scallop Background:  Tres from Orpington!!!
Happy Everything:  Lynne L from Havordfordwest!!!
Noble Happy Birthday:  Carol Edwards!!!
Hip Hip Hooray:  Hazel young!!!
Proud Peacock:  Julie Laz!!!
Plumage Background:  Liz Crafty Sunflower!!!
Mallory: Eileen Elder!!!
To A Dear Friend: CCM (Carmen-Dorothy)!!!
Priscella:  rjsmusic!!!
Priscella's Border:  Sandra Riley!!!
Leafy Frame:  Gina in South Carolina!!!
You Are The Best:  Dawn Holben!!!
Leafy Branches:  scrAPpamondo!!!
Cosmos Flower: cr@fty Heather T!!!

Congratulations all!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your postal address and claim your winning die set.  In order to help the process along, can you please put the name of the die that you have won in the subject line of your email and put your name and complete address in the email for me.  I will forward them to a coworker at Creative Expressions to get them all sent out to you.  All for now, Sue x

Peace

Hi there my crafty friends!  You may have seen this one on last week's shows, but I wanted to share it on the blog too!  I started with the Ruffled Edge Frame and cut the outer most die as the base.  I used the rectangle section from the set to create a frame for my angel.  I cut the edge and backed it in black then cut the centre out.  I added foam to raise it then attached it over the pierced section on the inside.  I used a leftover piece of pixie powdered background behind it (midnight blue, purple violet and aqua lagoon colours).  Next I cut the 2019 Christmas Angel in white and added her wings to her cut out of silver mirror card.  I used the peace banner and glued it into her hands and added her halo.  I attached her with foam to the centre of the card.  The card was completed with white, black and silver mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4" x  8" in size.  I will be posting the winners for the Sept die release from the launch later today so don't forget to check back later this afternoon!  All for now, Sue x

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Wish You Were Here

Hello bloggers!  His one of my favourite cards from the most recent die release!  I selected Custard card to use for the background and embossed it with our new 3D Flourish Frame Embossing Folder.  Next I cut the Priscella die in white and added a white backing to it and attached it to the centre of the embossed background.  Next I cut the Mallory die in Custard card and layered it up in the centre.  I stamped my sentiment which is part of the clear stamps set that the flowers are from called Cosmos Flowers.  I matted it with thin black and custard card mats and added it with foam.  Next I stamped all the flowers in black and cut them out with the matching Cosmos Flower die set.  I inked thee centres and edges with Fossilised Amber Distress Oxide ink, then used spray glue on them and glittered them with Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz before assembling them and added pearls to the centres.  I stamped the leaves and cut them out with the matching dies in the Cosmos Flower die set and inked them with Forest Green Distress Oxide ink.  I added the flowers around the focal element then used the greenery as accents around them.  The card was completed with white, custard and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x  8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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On Your Special Day

Hello all!  Think Powder Pink and milk card for today's sample.  I started by cutting the Diagonal Background from the Filigree Artistry Collection out of vellum and attaching it to a piece of milk card for a tone on tone look.  Next, I used the Double Stitched Ovals to make a multi-layered frame.  I cut a larger base frame from milk card then added a thinner frame to the top cut out of Powder pink card.  I attached it with mounting foam to the centre of the card.  I cut the On Your Special Day sentiment out of pink a couple of times and stacked them up for dimension, then glued it into the top of the frame.  I cut the Wedding Couple out of milk card and added them to the side of the frame with foam.  I used the Blossom Patch die set to cut three small pink flowers and added them to the opposite side of the frame with small pearls for the centres.  The card was completed with milk and powder pink mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7" x  7" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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