Stamping triathlon

Hi Crafty Friends
This week we experimented with different stamping techniques.
This was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest and involved masking.

This one used a turnabout stamp

I loved all the different colour combinations people used.

This one required a wreath builder template, which was quite straightforward to construct, and a lot of fun to use. It was great to see all the variations people came up with.

  

Sparkly Octagon

Hi Crafty Friends

This week we went large (7x7), and did bling! I got these fabulous octagon dies so we just had to make an octagonal card. Making the octagonal base was really quite easy and then it was just a bit of die cutting, heat embossing and hand cutting. Easy peasy 😀

It's a lot more sparkly in real life than it looks here. The background stamping is embossed with metallic silver and painted with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. The flowers and sentiment are embossed in Wow/Stamping with Chloe  very sparkly embossing powder (Icicle). The extremely glittery leaves are off a spray intended for dried flower arrangements. I had great fun making this card and I think everyone else enjoyed it too.
happy  crafting
Jx

Gingerbread House

Hi Crafty Friends

After last week's complex fold, I thought we could probably do with an easy week of 'lick and stick'. But, being me, it turned into a marathon die cutting week. Once all the little bits were cut out, it was a simple business to make the card.
I love these little gingerbread men and their house - it's as close as I get to doing cute.

It's an easy fold, and very versatile.

Happy crafting
jx

Cascade Aperture Christmas Card

Hi Crafty Friends

I was so excited to do this card. I saw a steam punk card years ago with this fold, and have wanted to do it for the longest of times, but have only just discovered how to do it. I saw a You Tube tutorial, but I'm afraid I can't remember whose. This is my take on it. I just love all the dimension.

Here you can see the construction. I've no idea what this fold is called, so I'm calling it a cascade aperture.

It was so great to see all the different versions people made. (Now I'll have to go back and add picket fences and lamp posts to mine 😀)
It's very glittery IRL, but it doesn't show up in the pic.
Happy Crafting
jx