Let it Snow

 Hi there and welcome back to my blog! Today I have a glittery card for the Holly and Ivy Challenge. This is always an anything goes challenge as long as it is Christmas - and I think we should all get started on those cards - Christmas is fast approaching!!!

I started by taping a piece of double-sided tape to the card base. I peeled back the protective backing.

I had some masks from old die cuts that I had used for another project, using the Recollection dies, so placed those on top of the sticky surface.

Blue Haze microfine glitter was then burnished onto the remaining sticky surface.

The snowflakes were all peeled off the panel and then I applied Cloud Nine microfine glitter to the snowflakes.

I cut the Tonic Let it Snow sentiment twice out of light blue and once from a darker blue, gluing them together, to get more of a dimension. 

This was then taped down using narrow double sided tape. White and blue organdy ribbon was then tied in a bow on the left hand side of the card to finish it off!

Hope you enjoyed my share today? Please visit the rest of my teammates over on the Holly and Ivy blog and get some more inspiration and join in the challenge. 

Till next time,

Shona

White on White Merry Christmas

 Hi there and welcome back! I can't get my head above water here! The weeks are just rushing by and it will be Christmas before we know it.

 Here is another Christmas card for Christmas Craft Creations, where the theme for October is white on white.

I started with a glossy 5" x 7" card base. This Sizzix die has been sitting on my desk unused for the longest time, so I thought I should try giving it a go! 

I took a piece of double-sided adhesive paper and ran it through the die cutting machine. It cut out quite well!

After taking all the little negative pieces out, I removed the brown protective backing and stuck the die cut piece down on the the glossy card base.

The second piece of protective backing was then removed, leaving the sticky surface of the die cut.

Before applying the Crystal Ice glitter, I put down a piece of foam tape for the sentiment panel. (Foam tape does not adhere well to glitter!)

I had another, never before used, die cut, also a Recollections, so I die cut the little inside frame and the sentiment.

Taking a scrap piece of cardstock, cut to fit inside the middle rectangle, I applied a piece of double-sided tape and after removing the protective backing, attached the little frame and sentiment to the sticky surface.

Bridal glitter was then applied to the remaining sticky surface. 

I repeated this same process with the Recollections Snowflake die, but this time I used the Crystal Ice glitter, to contrast a little with the Bridal glitter. 

A piece of organdy ribbon was attached to the left side of the "tag" and a hole was punched so that I could put a white brad through the middle of the snowflake.

That finished my card for today. How close are you to finishing your Christmas cards? I've still got many to go, but doing a few a month has certainly added up! I hope I've inspired you to join in the fun over at the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge this month?

Thanks again for stopping by,

Shona

Season's Squeakings Shaker Card

 Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. I hope those of you down South have not suffered any great losses. Just incredible the mess that Ian has left. Really quite worrying.

My header for October is a photo of a red tailed hawk which popped by the base of the birdbath the other day! 

My card today, is a little shaker card for the challenge over at Holly and Ivy. This is always an Anything Goes theme. I hope you will play along with us.

I began by die-cutting the snow globe (which was part of an old  stamp and die set) out of the white cardstock and then again from wood-grained paper and red cardstock.

The wood-grained globe was inset and taped down with double-sided tape. A piece of clear plastic was then stuck down for the shaker.

The red hearts and stars were then added to the base of the globe and the sentiment from the same set was stamped in Versafine Clair Tulip Red and heat embossed with Red Apple embossing powder.

The image was stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne and then colored in with Stampin' Up watercolor pencils.

Sugar Dust from Stamp La Jolla was used for the snow. I framed the colored image with foam tape and spooned some of the beads in the well. The globe was then positioned over the top of the image.

This was then layered on to a red card base.

Hope you've enjoyed my little card today. Please join along with us at the Holly and Ivy!

Till next time,

Shona