Christmas Friends

 Today's project is a little bit of a marmite one. Marmite is a yeast spread here in the UK that people either love or hate. I happen to love it especially on hot buttered toast yummy 😋... but back to the card 🤣. It's not the Christmas Friends stamp set that might make you go one way or the other on the card because this is just a super cute stamp set!

The reason this card is a little how shall I say it 🤔 .... polarising... is the colour palette! 

Yes it's a yellow Christmas card 💛! After thinking about what to make I came to the conclusion that I don't think I've ever made a yellow Christmas card!  Now pink, purple, orange all non-tradional colour palettes for the festive season I've made but never yellow! Not wanting to leave it out today's sample is most definitely yellow forward 🤣

By blending lemon lolly ink over a die cut circle keep the center lighter and the edges a deeper tone you can create a bright pop of colour to use behind the oh so cute mr moose 🫎. 

Mr moose is coloured with light and dark pecan pie Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers) with lemon lolly scarf, socks and skates. 

The sentiment is from a set called One of a kind and works well especially as the Christmas Friends dies have these cute little  music notes 🎶 !

For the inside there was a scrap of embossed white cardstock on the table that called out not to be wasted 😉 

So what do you think? Yes or no to a yellow colour palette for Christmas cards?

Christmas Friends

 A quick post and a quick card using the cute Christmas Friends stamp set today. 

It all starts by creating a mask for the character of choice, in this case the owl. Making a mask is where you stamp the image on to a piece of making paper or as in this case stamping along  the edge closest to the sticky part of a sticky note. Then fussy cut the image out along the stamped edge. Next stamp the same image where you want it placed on your cardstock mat. Use the mask to cover the image. 

Then apply ink using a blending tool over the masked area and beyond as desired. You can then also add splatters of ink to add further interest to the mat.

Then remove the mask and uncover your stamped image and colour as desired. 

The colour of the blending on this card is a pretty soft lilac called fresh freesia.  Not your typical Christmas colour but certainly eye catching 😉

 

I had to add another cheeky owl to the inside of the card. Do you decorate inside your cards?

The appropriate sentiment from the stamp set and a few sequins to match his pink hat and the card was complete.

Christmas Friends

 Today's card features a fun technique called mirror or reverse stamping. This technique allows you to have your image face the other way. This is really useful when you want your characters to face each other as in todays Christmas Friends inspiration.  The cute mouse just calls out for a friend to sing with don't you agree? 

To All you need to do this is a smooth surface .  The smooth surface could be a silicone mat or a glass cutting mat or even a piece of acetate.  

Now stamp your image onto the smooth surface then place your cardstock on top and gently apply even pressure making sure not to rub. You don't want to smudge the image. You might want to practice a few times so that you become familiar with the pressure needed etc.

Once you've taken the cardstock up your image will be facing the opposite way!

Happy Halloween Spells

 Happy Halloween 🎃 and happy birthday 🎂 🥳.  Today is my step dad's birthday as well as Halloween so I thought I'd share a card for each occasion 😉 

Here's the Halloween card.

The pattern paper and the potion bottles and sentiment are all from the Halloween spells paper and sticker sheet. The cauldron is made using the circle die from the Christmas Friends dies. 

For the inside I fussy cut out some of the books from one ofbthe papers.

The birthday card also uses the circle die from the Christmas Friends die set! This time though it's used a s a circle to cut the appature in the front of the card.

The papers name is Country woods.  It's a lovely set of wood themed papers that are perfect for masculine cards.

Called a circle flip card I sized up my original one from this Facebook post . 

The stamps used to create the focal point image  are called  Under the moon.

The sentiment being on the inside means I had to create a space to write my message on on the back of the card.

I used the scraps from the circles I cut for the front to decorate this back panel.

Circles are so useful!  They helped the Halloween card have a texture background by using the Dotted circles 3d embossing folder. They made the circle flip card such a fun fold card 😉 .

Triangle treat box

 On my live Monday I made a cute triangular treat box . As promised I've created a post to share a cutting/  scoring guide and measurements . Here is the box I made ...

The box starts as a piece of cardstock measuring 24cm x 19cm. Score along the long side at 4.5cm, 11cm and 17.5cm. Then score at 5.5cm and 13.5cm on the short side.

Now cut out the the sections on either side of the center panels as shown in the guide below marked with an X. Next mark the center of the remaining panel in the center (3.25cm) . Then using a scoring tool score from the center point to the outer corner on each side.

Here is the cutting/ scoring guide. 

And here is the video from Monday .

Well I hope that helps.  If you make your own version please share it on my Facebook page here.

Have fun x

Christmas Friends

 Yesterday was my regular card and a cuppa event . This is a relaxed time to craft and chat with other crafters and enjoy a cuppa in a local cafe. As well as a cuppa you can make a card. There are 2 cards to choose from and here is one of the cards made using the cute Christmas Friends stamp set.

 The pretty pink colour makes for a very sweet card. The use of a non Christmas pattern paper  shows that you don't always need to  save that pretty paper in your stash! 

The simple z fold is an easy fold that allows you to create a wow card with ease. All you need do is fold the front panel back on it's self. 

Placing the circles one in front of the other gives a fun twist to where to write your message. Hidden when closed and open when on display.

Christmas Friends

 Monochromatic colour palettes are a great style to use all year round.  What is a monochromatic colour palette? Well for me it's using the same colour plus white. For example black and white. But it can also be interpreted a little more loosely.  You can use shades of the same colour such as light, mid tone and dark either alone or with a neutral colour such as white or cream. Today's inspiration using the cute skating moose from the Christmas Friends is using more of the loose interpretation. 

All that is going through my head is an old Elvis song 🎵 can you guess what it is?....It's a blue, blue Christmas... 🤣 now if you know me then you know you don't want me to sing it! But if you've never heard it have a look here 

Ok enough singing let's get back to the card 😁. The fold is an easy one that gives you plenty of opportunities for using your stash of pattern papers. Start with a standard card base and remove a portion of the top of the front. Then decorate to your hearts content. 

The moose is stamped the die cut out using the coordinating Christmas Friends dies. A little paper piecing for his scarf to coordinate with the pattern papers used helps to tie everything together. 

The tag shape on the front is replicated on the inside as a fun place to write your message.

Do you like monochromatic colour palettes? Has today's card inspired you to have a go? Let me know in the comments what colour you would use for a monochromatic colour palette 😀