Anything For You

Hi crafters!  Think purple and a deeper sort of aubergine colour for today's card.  I started by cutting the Pavo die in opposite ends of a piece of coconut white card.  I used just the outer cutting edge with the decorative insert to do this.  I selected a piece of deep aubergine card (from my stash) and cut a backing piece to go beneath the edges, using just the Pavo cutting edges to do so.  I added mounting foam to the back and added it over another larger piece of white card where I attached a strip of double sided adhesive paper to each end.  I peeled the backing paper off and coated the strips with Iced Snow to add some sparkle to the edges.  For the focal element, I cut the Sintra die in white and backed it with a solid white piece.  I cut two of the Portuguese corners and attached them to the ends of the Sintra die and placed the entire piece in the centre of the card.  Next, I stamped my sentiment and cut it with the Lisbon die on the outside and the inner Sintra die around it, leaving it in the die and inked over the top with Dusty Concord to stencil some colour on to them.  I added this piece to the centre of the card with mounting foam.  I completed the card with a white pierced mat, a thin aubergine mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Just A Note

Good Sunday morning all!  I have used the Rose Garden Mini Striplet to create most of this card.  Cutting it three times using just the inside cutting die has given the decorative background for the card.  I mounted it up with foam for dimension and placed it over another piece of white card for a subtle tonal look.  I cut a fourth one but used the outer cutting edge for this one.  I cut a backdrop out of pink card and backed it.  I added it on top of the background offset to the left.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it with the Pierced Flags and used Victorian Velvet on the edges of the flag .  I cut and created three Diagonal Foldover flowers out of white felt.  I mounted them in a cluster with white tulle, Laurel Leaves and pastel Baker Twine, tucking the sentiment strip under the edge.  I added a simple pierced mat, a thin pink one and another white mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x  7 1/2" in size.

The winners of this week's comment game are:

Hazel Young!!!
Karen M!!!
Elsie Smith!!!

For the extra qualifying post of Wed. Oct. 21st, the winners are:

Bridget CG!!!
Jackie Trinder!!!
Barbara (C)!!!

Congratulations all!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize.  All for now, Sue x

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Shimmery Channel Card

Hi bloggers!  This just happens to be one of my personal favourites of all the Christmas cards that I made this year, mostly because I love being able to use some everyday dies as well as Christmas themed ones.  I love how well they work together!  I hope you will grab a few minutes to watch the video.

This week's winner of the Wednesday Card giveaway is:

A Happercrafter6!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your card!

 The finished dimensions are 6 3/4" x  8 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Christmas Double Days

Hi bloggers!  I have two Christmas cards for you today that are both in blue tones, so a bit different than the usual fare.  I started this one by cutting a piece of coconut white card on the diagonal, then embossing it with the Let It Snow embossing folder for texture.  I cut a Snowflake Border in white and glued it to the embossed diagonal edge, then trimmed the edges of the border straight with the sides.  I added a white pearl strip along the glued edge as an embellishment.  I added some mounting foam to the back then attached it to a piece of blue dusk card to complete the lower half of the card.  I cut two of the Season's Greetings die, one in white and one in black.  I offset the black one behind the white one to act as a shadow and glued them to the lower portion of the card.  For the focal point on the top of the card, I cut the all the dies in the Snowflake die set in Blue Dusk, white and black and layered them up on top of each other.  I added a white pearl to the centre, then glued it to the top of the card.  I added small 3mm pearls to the centres of the snowflakes in the embossed background then completed the card with my usual pierced mat and other layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x  9 1/4" in size.  Scroll down for card number two.

                                                             I started this card by using the shaving foam technique to add a swirly blue background.  I used Stormy Sky distress ink reinkers on the shaving foam, swirled it, then dipped my card into it.  Once dry, I embossed it with the Frosty Swirls embossing folder so that the top of the card was on the negative side of the folder.  I then used Silver Moon Sparkle Texture Paste to grout the swirls.  I allowed it to dry for several hours before adding two snowflake borders to the top and bottom of the card edge.  I ran a strip of white pearls along both edges and added some flat back pearls to the snowflakes.  For the focal element, I cut the Peeking Snowflake in white using the larger outside cutting edge. I used the same die to cut an oval covered in sticky adhesive paper.  I glittered that piece with Silver Chrome polished silk glitter to use as a background for the focal element.  I cut several of the let it snow sentiment and stacked them and glued them to the centre of the die.  Finally, I added a white frame that was cut from the ovals in the Peeking die and the Lattice Snowflake die.  Two large pearls adorned the snowflakes and I glued the entire piece into the centre of the card.  I added a final pierced mat, a silver mat and another white mat to complete the card.  The finished dimensions are 7 3/4" x  9" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Metallic Overlays Jingle Bells

Hello bloggers!  A single beautiful sentiment die can really make a statement card.  I'll show you how to overlay the bells in a metallic gilding wax to change up the die and add that extra bit of bling to your festive cards.

The finished dimensions are 8 1/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Wednesday Weekly Card Giveaway

Hello there my crafty friends!  This is the card that I demoed on my very first Hochanda show.  I was on Youtube one day and came across a video called Northern Lights card that was done by a gal named Debbie Henderson.  Having just been to Norway and seen the northern lights, it piqued my interest so I decided to watch it.  It was a lovely video and while she did her card with Distress inks and stamps,  I couldn't help but wonder what it would look like done with Creative Expression Colour Cloud inks and my dies instead.  This is the result which I was tickled to bits with (thank you Debbie!)  I started with a piece of coconut white card and, using smoothies, inked it in slanted stripes with Chic Aubergine, Scarlet Woman, Baked Peach, Decadent Teal and Chic Moss Colour Cloud inks.  I tore a piece of card to use as a mask for the hills, then inked with Smudged Charcoal.  I went over the edges with Black Soot distress ink to darken the hills and give some contrast.  I inked the sky with Decadent Denim and pulled in streaks to soften the Northern Lights colours.  Finally I went around the edges a bit more with Black Soot.  I dotted the sky with a white gel pen to create the stars.  Using several sizes of my Winter trees, I added a forest line on either side of the hill, leaving a small gap for my sentiment die.  I cut the Merry Christmas die in both black and white, cutting away the snowflakes then offsetting them, using the black one on top.

If you would like to be entered into the drawing for this card, please leave me a comment.  I do need to say, however, that the pictures shown here are of the original card made.  However, I took it to Ally Pally to display on my demo table and ended up accidentally damaging it while I was demoing (a smoothie filled with ink bounced onto the card)  so the card that will be sent out will be the actual card made during the Hochanda demo and it may be slightly different to the pictures shown here.   All for now, Sue x

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