White Velvet Mistletoe Season

The gorgeous White Velvet Paper will be available only from 1 to 30 November!  Don't miss out!

My first though when I opened up my pack of White Velvet Paper was, perhaps oddly, "I wish I'd had this to use for carpet when I was making cards with interior Christmas scenes"!  Then I thought it would be great for snowy hills or cutting out snowflake decorations.  But I really wanted to put it through its paces and see what could be done with it.

Heat embossing on White Velvet Paper

So I tried heat embossing.  I wasn't really expecting it to work - I thought the embossing powder would get stuck all over the velvet finish.  However, the excess powder comes off quite nicely with a firm tap to the back of the paper!

I did find, though, that I had trouble getting a clean finish with the Mistletoe stamp - however gentle and careful I was with stamping, the velvet picked up Versamark from the spaces between the mistletoe sprigs.  So, I brushed it off with a small brush.  That process wasn't 100% successful but I wasn't unhappy with the resulting shadow effect.

Some colour was added to the White Velvet Paper with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers

I then decided to try colouring the velvet with Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers which worked brilliantly!

Using the Stamparatus, I was able to stamp the greeting in Real Red ink and then overstamp it with Versamark before clear heat embossing it.

I also did some 3-step stamping on the velvet with inks which came out really well and I'll share that card in the near future.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Mistletoe Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

White Velveteen Sheets

$8.75

Versamark Pad

$15.75

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Sprig Punch

$31.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Stamparatus

$85.00

Sweet & Sassy Valentine

My son asked me to make a valentine card for him to give to his girlfriend - I hope she likes it because I really like her too!

A fresh and modern valentine card with bold, bright colours

The base card is Rich Razzleberry to which I added a layer of the glorious Painted With Love Special Designer Series Paper.  

The hearts are cut with the Sweet & Sassy framelits from Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo cardstock, Gold Foil Sheet and another piece of the Painted With Love paper.

The foliage is cut from Night of Navy scraps of cardstock using one of the Bouquet Bunch Framelit dies.

Cutting and layering the flower adds depth to the card

I stamped the flower from the Falling Flowers stamp set three times onto Melon Mambo cardstock with Basic Black ink and used a paintbrush and a little Rich Razzleberry ink to add some shading.

I then cut the centre parts from two of the flowers, adhering one part to the main flower to provide depth and the other one to the gold heart as a small flower in its own right.

There are some Faceted Gems in the centres of the flowers.

The greeting is from the Petal Palette stamp set.  It's stamped with Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White cardstock which I cut with one of the Bunch of Banners framelits.

Your comments are always very welcome!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

$58.00

Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies

$50.00

Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$7.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Clear Faceted Gems

$8.75

Falling Flowers Flourish

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights.  Click here to see the other cards and vote for your favourites.

Whenever I undertake a more messy technique, I make the mess more palatable (self-confessed neat freak when it comes to my craft room!) by making more than one card.  I made this card at the same time that I made this sympathy card.

The watercolour background sets off the gorgeous flourish from the Falling Flowers stamp set

The layers are Cajun Craze, Basic Black and Crumb Cake.

I followed the same steps that I used for this card: Stamping in Basic Black ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock, Dapper Denim and Crumb Cake Watercolour background, Stamping the still damp card with images from the Timeless Textures set, painting the image with Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim and Cajun Craze inks.

I was really pleased with the finished result - it's simple but elegant, multipurpose and I think could be masculine or feminine.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - Click on a product image to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141399]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[121029]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[126965]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock

[121683]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Falling Flowers Sympathy Card

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see the full line up and vote for your favourites.

For quite some time I've been admiring the graceful curves and pretty flowers in the Falling Flowers stamp set ... and finally treated myself!  Fortunately, I don't have need of a sympathy card at the moment - which I find is the best time to make one.

Falling Flowers images with a watercoloured background

Planning to use a watery technique, I started out with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and stamped the flower with Basic Black Archival ink.  I then masked the flower and added the gorgeous flourish.

Once the black ink was completely dry (I admit that I was impatient and used the heat tool!) I made the entire piece of cardstock really wet.  I use a good quality mop brush for this purpose.

Using the same mop brush, I picked up some Dapper Denim ink and added it to the wet cardstock.  I mainly concentrated on the area to the left of the image but I did bring a little across to the other side of the card too.  I then repeated the process with Crumb Cake ink, concentrating on the right side of the card.  I like to use drops of ink from the reinker but you could also use ink from the pad - probably best to tap a good amount of ink onto a non-porous surface that can act as a palette.

Once I was happy with the coverage, and while the card was still fairly damp, I used the wood grain image in the Timeless Textures stamp set to add more of the inks.  One area had was not quite damp enough for the stamped ink to bleed, so I ran my damp mop brush over it again.

When the card was completely dry, I added colour to the stamped image using Crumb Cake and Dapper Denim inks with just a hint of Whisper White Craft Ink for highlights.  I also added some loose hints of shadows.

The greeting is from the Better Together stamp set and the label layers are Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim and Basic Black.  All the ends are trimmed with a Lots of Labels die.  Visit here for an idea of how I achieved that.  The difference is that the labels on today's card were narrower than the die I used for the ends.

The base card is Crumb Cake and the mat is Basic Black.  To give a lift to the sombre colour scheme, I added some of the gorgeous copper sequins in the Metallics Sequin Assortment.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141736]

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141399]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[121029]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[144214]