Vintage Christmas, Slide Back Card

A touch of gold, I love this style card,it sits beautifully on the mantle piece ha, ha.

I shadow stamped the tree with caramel ink, simple really, ink once stamp 3 times.

I made up the postcard added it to the base of the card on foam pads, this tops the top from sliding flat as the bottom edge of the card sits behind it. I smudged the address for privacy purposes.

I used the cuttlebug snowflake die and a smaller snowflake punch for the embellishment.

Supplies:-

Stamps- Pretty as a Tree and Winter Post Stampin Up

Papers -Vintage Christmas (Graphic 45)

Card-Old Gold Stardream Ribbon Gold satin from stash

Ink- Caramel and Close to Cocoa Stampin Up

I Dunno!

I think most days I have this expression, this is Bella and Bronte by Mo Manning and can be purchased at Digital Pencil Too, there is a great line in Bella and Bronte as well as many other tempting artwork by the talented Mo

Attention to detail...

I attached some bead strands under the flowers as dangles.

List of the promarkers I used

Supplies:- Digi Stamp(digital Pencil too, colours Promarkers (see image) Patterned paper and coloured card from stash, embelishments, flowers from petaloo (Joanna Sheen) beads are a trim from local habidasherie.

Jack 13 Weeks old

I haven,t made a card today as a little someone needed a bit of attention, I think it is amazing how someone so small and unable to speak can generate so much love.

I just seem to melt.

The softness of his skin the baby smell that only a mother knows the smiles that ease away the daily stress then the calm of sleep.

Priorities

I hope my children look back on today
And see a mother who had time to play!
Children grow up while you’re not looking,
There’ll be years ahead for cleaning and cooking
So quiet now, cobwebs; dust go to sleep
I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep!

Nestabilitie Christmas Tree Tutorial

I had fun with this, All the papers used are by Graphic 45, Nestabilities Circle scallop, green base card and ribbon Crushed Glass Glitter, Joanna Sheen has this in stock.

Also used a bit of green ink to distress the paper.

This is a picture took from the bottom so that I could show you the dimension of the tree.

Tutorial...

To make I used a double sided scrapbook paper now this is where you can get really creative, funky colours would look brilliant, if you don't have double sided paper then use a coloured one and use a gold or a silver marker and colour the reverse.

The Nestabilitie Scalloped Circle that I used was the second largest.

Cut the scalloped circle shape into pie like pieces you will only use 4 of them

Starting by cutting the shape in half you will need.

1 with 6 scallops 1 with 5, 1 with 4 and the last piece with 3 scallops.

Cut in between each scallop toward the point leaving about 1cm from the point uncut.

You can see on each scallop I have curled them upwards showing the patterned paper on the back, I curled mine with a bone folder but you could wrap them around a pencil or something similar.

Once all of the pieces are curled push your thumb into the back of each piece so that they are slightly arched

You can see in the next image that I added some crushed glass glitter to the curled edges, then I started to build up the layers using silicon glue, starting with the 6 curled scallops then overlapping with the 5 then the 4 and lastly the 3.

A Tree is Born.

All that's left is to add the card.

UK Soldiers in Afghanistan

I was asked by a Michelle Bayliss if I would mention that she is organising Cards for our Troups in Afghanistan If you can support this I'm sure our soldiers would appreciate the thought.

This is what Michelle has to say.

" I am collecting cards for the UK Soldiers in Afghanistan. If you have any cards lying around that you may not use or that may be suitable, and would like to donate them, please email me at michelle.bayliss@gmail.com and I will send you my address Many thanks Shell "