Less is More - Embossing

The Less is More challenge this week is a one layer card using embossing.

This was my first attempt

I used white embossing powder with Hi-boss

I then used copics to colour the flowers leaving the fan just embossed

I then stamped the sentiment in timber brown going for the 'oldy worldy' look with the gorgeous swirly sentiment.

and this was my second attempt

I used an embossing pen to colour the flower heads & did it in 2 goes. 

I first used the pen to do the red embossing powder & heated it, 

then I used the pen again with the pink embossing powder 

& heated again hopefully giving depth to the flower head.

I coloured the leaves with copics

& then stamped the sentiment straight onto the card 

for the one layer challenge

I've Gone for Gold!

for the CHNC challenge this week which is go for gold.

As you can see I've gone for gold in a big way with the smooth gold shiny background & the embossed gold paper layered up next, 

then the wording stamped & embossed with gold embossing powder 

& matted onto the shiny gold paper again.

I added the bow - red with gold pattern

and topped it off with the star which was gold 

but I used my copic pen to make it red :-)

So there you have it

I've Gone for Gold!

Off the edge

Over on Less is more this week the theme is "Off the Edge"

to produce a one layer card with no score lines

with part of the image off the edge of the card.....

So I made a New Baby card

I embossed the stork with white embossing powder, & used my copic pens to colour the beak & the baby & blue embossing powder for the baby blanket.

and stamped the sentiment straight onto the card.

Now back to sorting out my craft room which I've been doing for the past few days!!

Hubby's Valentine Card

This is the card that I've made for hubby for Valentines Day.

I used a brass stencil in my Big Shot to produce the Celtic embossing on the front of the card

and stamped the sentiment directly onto the front.

I then added the heart which I made from chipboard & embossing powders

Simple but elegant I hope :-)

Another New Home card

For a girlie this time

A crafting friend Carole over at Camcraft Creations reminded me that my nesties could be used slightly differently - there are so many different techniques for everything that the brain sometimes has overload & forgets........

They are embossed straight onto the card rather than cutting & embossing as I've got into a rut doing lately :-)

I stamped the cottage straight onto the card & coloured it with my copics. 

I used ribbons & blooms & matted the card so that it has the contrasting boarder round it.

The blooms had purple jeweled centers which I covered in gold stickles which toned in better.

Xmas Cards

So I've managed to do a few Xmas cards - spurred on by starting the advent challenges on Crafts by Carolyn forum

this was a template challenge




This one multiplied!!!! Red Gold & Green challenge - all slightly different :-)

Pink & Green should never be seen!

According to the rhyme :-) But there are some lovely examples for the Crafts by Carolyn challenge. This is mine.




A quick & simple Christmas card. The Santa sleigh was stamped & embossed with white embossing powder, then I used distress ink to bring out the image which I then punched out & inked the edge. The Christmas paper I won in the Sticky Fixers craft club raffle :-) I then stamped the snowflakes using the same distress ink.

Do go & look at the other takes on the same theme over at Crafts by Carolyn forum.

Anniversary Card

This is an anniversary card that I made for my Mum & Dad's 55th Wedding Anniversary. It went all the way to Oz where they now live.

I used the cuttlebug embossing folder which was inked to make the tag base & used gold embossing powder on black card for the figures, which was stamped then cut out. Punched gold hearts at the top & finished with bits of ribbons.