24 Days of Christmas - Day #22

I thought I would give you a break from Christmas cards today, and show you a couple of the Christmas ornaments I made for the tree.

I am adding this to the following:
Sentimental Sundays - #238 Anything But A Card
Crafting For All Seasoons - #92 Anything But A Card 

Materials Used:
Clarity Stamp - Peace on Earth, May Peace Be Your Gift stamps
IndigoBlu - MDF ornament shapes, post box red paint, manchester tart megaflake, slap it on matte, flitter glue

Poppies - Day #11

Poppies Day #11.  They say save the best until last, and although I have some favourites along the way during my 11 days of poppy cards, I wanted to save this for today - Armistice Day. To be honest  I was a bit torn - Remembrance Sunday or today, but I chose today.

Thank you to everyone who has popped over and made the journey with me over the last 11 days, and a special thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a comment on my posts - much appreciated, thank you!

I am adding this card to the following:
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Poppies/Remembrance  
Sweet Stampin - Poppies or Red for Remembrance
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Fantasy Stampers - Red Alert
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 11/11 - 17/11 
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 
IndigoBlu Challenge - #21 Magical Masking

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Jack A6 stamp, Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Ranger - Adirondack inks in Cranberry and Denim
Copics - C4, C5. C9, B91, R85, R89, BG93, BG96, BG99
Core'Dinations - blue and red card
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Poppies - Day #10

Poppies - Day #10!  For this card I wanted to use some guilding flakes, along with one of my favourite poppy stamp sets, which is from IndigoBlu.  I think I need a bit more practise stamping with the flitter glue to make sure I get a crisp image, and if I was feeling a bit braver I might even add some colour to the poppy - maybe I will do that and add an update!

The background was made using some glimmer sprays - I made a bit of a stash of them a while ago, so I am not sure if this is using a Creative Expressions or Tattered Angels spray - will have to see if I can figure it out!

You can't see the beautiful variation in colours in the guilding flakes in the photo above, but I think you can see it here.

I am adding this card to the following: 
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Poppies/Remembrance
That Craft Place - Anything Goes  

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Creative Expressions - mulled wine gilding flakes
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank, gold mirror card
Glimmer spray for the background - Creative Expression or Tattered Angel

Poppies - Day #4

Hi!  Here is day 4 of my 11 days of poppy cards!  After colouring the poppy in, I went to assemble the card, and all of a sudden had one of those "this looks very familiar" moments, and thought I'm sure I didn't do this as my Remembrance Sunday card last year! And no I didn't, but I did use the image and sentiment for my 2012 card!  At least I put the sentiment in a slightly different position!  So to make it a little more different, I used different coloured card for the layers - dusky red and cream rather than black and red.

I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #53 Anything Goes with a Twist Layers 
Party Time Tuesdays - #188 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Graph'Its - 8270, 8280, 2180, 5215, 5220, 9503, 9401, 9403, 9406, 9409
Copics - E51
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Core'Dination - coloured card
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Have a Fan-Tash-Tic Christmas!

There I was watching Create & Craft TV, and Nigel May appears in a Christmas jumper with moustaches made into the shape of a Christmas tree.  I thought this would make a brilliant Christmas card so got out my IndigoBlu moustache stamps and quickly rustled up this card to send in to the show.

And here is Nigel and Julia Watts showing the card on TV!

I didn't have quite the same elements as on the jumper, but I think you'll agree they look pretty good side by side!  I'll be sending this card off to Nigel to wish him Happy Christmas - well I have to don't I!

I am adding this card to:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - #12 Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Stars
Cards For Men - #23 Merry Christmas
Make It Monday - Linky Party #168

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Mr Fan-Tash-Tic stamp set
Kanban - Cosmo Christmas paper pad
Spellbinder - classic circle dies
Craft UK - star stamp from the Santa & Penguins set
Copics - Y11, Y13, T15, R27, YG61
Wild Rose Studios - Christmas Labels
DCWV - green card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" card blank

On Your Wedding Day

Hi folks!  Today I thought I would share a wedding card I made using the "Fire & Ice" technique demonstrated recently by the fabulous Sue Wilson on Create & Craft - this is my take on her card, so I hope I have done it justice!

I am adding this card to:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #155
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Embossing (embossing folders, brown card, centura pearl card and the mega flake are all more than 6 months old)

Materials Used:
Justrite - secret garden background stamp
Spellbinder/Heartfelt Creations - delicate asters
Spellbinder - dainty dots and garden lattice A4 embossing folders
Die-namics - fishtail flags stax, fishtail layers stax
IndigoBlu - autumn blaze mega flake, flitterglu
Cosmic Shimmer - iced snow glitter jewels, double sided adhesive sheet
Crafters Companion - snow white gold centura pearl card
Craftwork Cards - brown pearlescent card
Flat backed pearls from stash

We Will Remember Them

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

I wanted to make a card for Remembrance Sunday, something clean and simple, so I used a beautiful set of stamps from IndigoBlu to make this poppy card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
That Craft Place - Red for Remembrance
Card Crafters Circle - Challenge #48 We Remember
Delicious Doodles - Challenge #10 Remembering
Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Linky Party #115

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Poppy Meadow stamp set, Perfect Stamping card
Copics - R14, R27, R29, YG03, YG17, C-7
Red and black card from stash

Great Britain

Loving all things Red, White and Blue I've enjoyed being able to get hold of various stamps and papers with a Great Britain/London/Keep Calm/Union Jack theme that have become very popular in the crafty world this year.  This card was made for a friend of my OH's, and I am sure he will like it when he sees it in a few days time.

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Jack A6 stamp, Pomp & Pageantry stamp set (using the smaller Union Jack and the Great Britain logo stamps)
Artistic Outpost - London Underground stamp set (using the Keep Calm and Carry On stamp)
Craftwork Cards - white A5 card blank
Claritystamp - white double sided coated paper
Ranger Adirondack due inks - Denim, Cranberry
Gold mirror card from stash