Cutie Pie box (to match the Lindt box)

I figured if I was going to put the  Sea Salt Caramel Lindt balls into a Cutie Pie box, I should attempt to make it match (at least the colours anyway).

Stamps: Sweet Stack

Card Stock: Island Indigo & Whisper White

Ink:Versa Mark & Gold Marker

Embossing Powders: White & Gold

Tools: 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch & Cutie Pie Thinlits

Sale-A-Bration & Occasions 2016

Too bad I don't post projects more often, I'm getting a little behind.

These were made earlier this year with new occasions stamp sets and Sale-A-Bration stamp sets too, plus a little wink of Stella.

Stamps: Picture Perfect, Everything Eleanor, Kinda Eclectic & Perfect Pairings

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride & Very Vanilla

Ink: Versa Mark, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral & Watermelon Wonder

Extras: Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Marker, Gold Wink of Stella & Gold Metallic Baker's Twine 

Gold is always hard to photograph...you got to try all angles. : /

First I stamped the swirl from Everything Eleanor & the leaf from Kinda Eclectic in Versa Mark, but then decided it didn't show up enough (even for background).

...so I went over the swirls with the Gold Wink of Stella.

It doesn't look that great here, but it made the finished card look better.

Stamps: What I Love

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Brushed Silver & Very Vanilla

Ink: Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Perfect Plum & Wild Wasabi

Extras:  Chevron Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder & Silver Metallic Thread 

You may be able to see if you look really closely, that the Chevron embossing folder has been pressed onto the Vanilla card stock with Soft Sky ink.

The Coloured spots you can see in the top corner were just added with an Aqua painter & watered down ink ( it helps if the card stock is slightly damp first). 

Stamps: Perfect Pairings & What I Love

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Brushed Silver & Whisper White

Ink: Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango & Wild Wasabi

Extras:  Modern Masaic Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Metallic Thread & Rhinestone Jewels

It's hard to tell from the picture, but the Mosaic folder has been pressed onto the white card stock with a little soft sky ink.

Stamps: Enjoy the Little Things

Cardstock: Timeless Elegance dsp, Sahara Sand, Basic Black & Very Vanilla

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand & Memento Black

Extras: Pearl Jewels, Labels Collection Framelits 

I used the markers to colour the rose on the dsp (designer series paper) and the fine tip of the Sahara Sand marker to add the line & dotted detail on the label.

Enchanted Purple Christmas Card (...and a partridge in a pear tree)

Every year I make a purple christmas card for my parents, because my mum likes purple.
I thought about the purple christmas card while working on another project with the "Partridge & Pears" stamp set, then suddenly I had a vision of a very majestic looking purple christmas card with the partridge in a pear tree. The finished result didn't quite turn out exactly as I had imagined, but it'll do...

Stamp Set: Partridge & Pears
Card Stock: Whisper White & Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Rich Razzleberry, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush & Perfect Plum.
Framelits: Circles
Extras: Gold Embossing Powder, Venetian Crochet Trim, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Bakers Twine & Gold Metal Buttons.
Techniques: Embossing, Sponging & Watercolouring.

Keeping in mind I was just experimenting with this card, when I started by embossing the image with gold powder, then made a mask from post-it notes for just the "partridge" and the "pears, then sponged over the whole thing. After sponging I wanted to go over the leaves with the Aqua Painter to blend the ink from the sponged colours, but when I applied the water pen to the first leaf a big blob water leaked out... so I blotted it with some paper towel which actually took some of the colour off, after that I decided to just do them all the same way, which is why they look a little washed-out.

 The tree trunk and branches changed colour a few times. It started with Perfect Plum, then I remembered I like Blackberry Bliss, but after adding that colour it was too bright, so I went over it again with Elegant Eggplant. Because the pears & partridge had been covered with masks they were still white after sponging, therefore I was able to add any colour without it being tainted by the sponged ink colours.

I'm not sure why but the light isn't the same in this photo, which make the colours appear different than the pictures above. I almost forgot to mention that I added a bit of Gold Glitter to the little round fruit on the tree, for extra gold sparkle....as if I didn't already have enough on there.

Cheerful Christmas- Peek a boo!

Stamps: Cheerful Christmas
Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Sky & Nordic Noel dsp.
Ink: Craft White & Real Red.
Embossing Powder: White
Blendabilities: Old Olive
Framelits: Deco Labels Collection.
Punches: 1 3/8" Circle & 1 1/4" Circle.
Extras: Real Red Ribbon & Sequins

The colour looks a bit funny here, but I've used the the Old Olive Blendabilities to add green to the Leafy bits after the image has been stamped with White Craft ink then set with White Embossing powder . I've also added some sequins with glue dot to the image. Just outside the Real Red Deco Label, I've used the Real Red Marker to draw a dotted line onto the Whisper White Deco Label.

I added some dimensionals to this circle with the bauble & ribbon, then placed onto the card just slightly overlapping the deco labels which are only attached to the left side of the card. This helps to keep the card closed.

Open
Ink: Real Red & Soft Sky.
Blendabilites: Calypso Coral & Night of Navy.
Punches: 1 3/8" Circle & 1 3/4" Scallop Circle.

Here you can see I've stamped the image with Real Red ink, then coloured it in with Calypso Coral Blendabilities, highlighted the centre with the colour lifter, & adde the lightest Night of Navy.

Stamps: Cheerful Christmas
Card stock: Garden Green, Whisper White & Nordic Noel dsp.
Ink: Versa Mark + White gel pen
Embossing Powder: Gold.
Framelits: Deco Labels Collection.
Punches: 1 1/4"Circle & 1" Circle
Extras: Gold bakers twine, Gold Metal Button & Sequins

Ink: Garden Green, Soft Sky & Real Red.

Stamps: Holiday Home & Endless Wishes.
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla & dsp
Belndabilities: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight & Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cerry Cobbler, Basic Black & memento.
Framelits: Circles
Punches: Circles & Scallop circles.