Last card from the workshops ...

Totally unoriginal as this card was done step by step following instructions from Aly of Aly's Inky Fingers.  All the stamps used and the fabulous poinsetta die were items from her shop.  The card was such great fun to create and I learnt quite a lot of new techniques while making it or at least revisited things long since forgotten about.
I will be creating my own interpretation of this card over the weekend so watch this space!!
Hopefully my card is okay to enter into the following challenge...

• Polkadoodles Challenges - Christmas

Have a great weekend everyone.

Ann xxx

Another workshop project...

This is another item I partly made at a workshop I went to and then finished at home.  It sort of evolved from what we were supposed to do as there were extra parts hanging down which I've not added at home as they didn't match the quote I added to the main image.
The whole picture is on board and really needs adding to a frame, but I haven't got round to that yet.  Famous last words!
I really love the way we stamped on printed paper and added the cut out pieces to the edge.  Another thing I really liked was the stamp used to create the pattern round the edge, but yet again I forgot to write the name of the stamp set down.  Mental note next time I will take pen and paper.

At home I painted the smaller buds with distress ink, added the button and the quote.  It was a fun project to do.
No material list as most of the items were used at the workshop.

Challenges ...

• Oldie but Goldie - anything but a card ( my quote is one I've had years and has been used many times)
• Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
• Try it on Tuesday - use your stash ( old stamp and one button - only another 5 thousand or so to use now)

Have a great day
Ann  xxx

Variation on Merry Christmas...

I was so peeved after making a card specifically for the IndigoBlu challenge to find out that you are only allowed to use their stamps in your design that I've had another go today.  Again I used an IndigoBlu snowflake border, but instead of stamping in ink I used flitter glue and guilding flakes to create the panels on my gatefold card.
This time the central image is not stamped, but using a double sided adhesive sheet I was able to add guilding flakes so that the die cut snowflake match my stamped border.
Materials...

• All stamps by IndigoBlu - snow flake border and sentiment on inner of card
• Flitter glue and guilding flakes ( Sheffield steel? - the one that is included in the starter set)
• double sided adhesive sheet
• snowflake dies
• Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle dies
• black card and silver mirri

Challenges...

• IndigoBlu Challenge - Christmas in July
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Christmas in August

Off to try and clear the guilding flakes up now.  It didn't say 'don't breathe while using' in the instructions.  One wrong move and they go everywhere!!
Ann xxx