And the Winner is...

The winner of the Christmas Blog Candy is....

number 33 chosen by Integer Generator

Anonymous said...
I'm blogless, too, Jak but would love to enter. My husband and I have no family of our own so for quite a few years we have been spending Christmas Day with one of my sisters and her family. We have a family get together at her home for Christmas lunch (brother, sisters, and their families) since this is really the one time that we can all meet together and catch up. Thus on Christmas Eve my husband and I go around delivering our presents to other family members. We also visit both our parents' graves and put holly wreaths there. Then we have a nice relaxing evening at home. Consequently, we don't have our own Christmas dinner until Boxing Day.Beemer (Alice)
12 September 2008 22:43

Alice if you could get in touch with me to give me your address via jakheath@gmail.com

your prize will be sent to you

Guest Star Stamper Entry

Trinket tray

I made 2 projects for the Guest Star Stamper using the Little Lady Stamp set by PTI

The trinket tray was made from a CD case I baked it in the oven until it was soft enough to mould making sure I wore oven gloves to do this, once I had the shape I wanted I stamped the lady bug on the bottom of the tray on the outside, I cover the outside with a layer of voila glue and spinkled it with glitter then added a layer of crumpled tissue, then added some H2O colour and another layer of tissue and one more layer of the glue and allowed this to dry. Once dry I edged the tray with a gold permanant pen and tied a ribbon through a hole in the tray where one of the tabs used to be, I finished by adding a leaf and the baby size stamped little lady.

Below is shots taken at different angles the 1st showing a top view of the tinket tray and the 2nd showing it filled with a pearl jewelry set inside.

Just click on the images for a closer view.

Little Lady Spinner Card

The Lady Bug spins around the card until it gets to the flowers, it is mounted on 2 coins with foam pads between the coins these fit between the outer and innner circle of the apature. I wish I could show the spinning in action it is so cute.

Below is other shots taken to try to show you the movement in the ladybird spinner card

Stampbord Trinket Box

I'm back from my weekend and thought I'd show you the trinket box made while I was away and taught by Paddy a lady from Manchester.

This is the top of the trinket box with a Stampbord top.

The box was inked with various shades of browns, oranges and yellows and the same shades were blended onto the stampbord it was then stamped with the lion in a black ink then scratchedaway the clay top on the Stampbord in various places to allow the white to show through, although I have done this technique many times I had always glazed the stampbord with UTEE or left it plain, this one has a beeswax coating added which leaved a lovely sheen without it being shiney.

This is the side view of the trinket box as you can see it is finished in a gold trim arounf the stampbord and the edge of the box has also been stamped.

Christmas Blog Candy

Well I know we don't like to mention this season in craft making but it will soon be upon us so what better way to get you started than Blog Candy
I'm away for a weekend break with a group of Crafters so this post has being scheduled into my blog so that I don't leave you all high and dry for the whole weekend.

If you would like the chance to win

Penny Black clear stamps The Twelve Days of Christmas

lots of Christmas ribbons,

Christmas cards & envelopes

A set of the Christmas Toppers that I featured in this card

some embossed and glittered sticky ribbons corners and tags

and last but not least

a Christmas decoupage card set

To win all you have to do is post a link onto your blog about the "Christmas blog candy" to mine.

and answer the following question:

What is your favorite Christmas Eve Preparation?

If you don't have a blog add your name anyway and spread the word (wink)

The winner will be anounced on Monday 15th September at 7pm so entries will have to be in by 5pm GMT on that day.

Good Luck

Take a Bough

This is a lovely little stamp set by Papertrey Ink called Take a Bough

Stmped in Versafine Black Onyx then gems added to the main bauble with a teeny tiny bow added to the top I used stickles on the leaved and cuttlebugged the the white background with the holly brabch embossing folder then tied it all together with a black ribbon.

I feel a bit of a cheat with this card

The main image on this card was bought exactly as you see it, I've had it a few years and it came fully made up on a sheet of 6 Christmas decoupaged toppers.

So I dusted the cobwebs off it punched a border on some gold card and punched a couple of holes and added the ribbon I finished the card by adding red gems andedging the card with a gold pen.

Now why did I only buy 2 sheets of these toppers?

Black and White Christmas

I have days when I stamp a background and love it then I add a piece to the front and it all goes wrong this was a card I was going to bin, then a lightbulb turned on & I thought I should show it to you all I wanted you to see that I have bad card days too.

So After subjecting you to the bad card I thought I would give you something back so I made a snowflake background for you to use in your cardmaking, if you use the background leave a link in the comments as it would be lovely to see what you make.

Birds of a Feather - Life is a Song

I started with a Aqua Mist base card and embossed the leaf pattern with the Cuttlebug and A2 leaf branch folder. Using the circle Nestabilities I cut 3 circles and on the smallest of the 3 I stamped the humming bird and flower, I used Tombo pens and misted the stamps with water before stamping, this gives the image a watercolour effect then using the same pink shade pen I coloured and stamped the words, I love the clear words from PTI as they allow me to shape then into curves.
I layered all 3 circles with foam pads and added them to the card then added the Aqua pearls to the middle circle, i finished by tying the ribbon I received from Cindy a PTI friend.

Card dimensions; 5.5" x 5.5" or 14cm x 14cm