Hey there! I’m finally getting my mojo back in action and am joining in with my chums to Get Cracking On Christmas. This was something Jenn Shurkus started along with Chari Moss and Libby Hickson a couple of years ago and I thought it was a fab idea! Last year though I was a very poor participant and whist I’ve missed January and February, here I am in March with not one but TWO cards – I’ll be caught up in no time!!

I’ve pulled out some of my favourite Concord and 9th supplies today _ I love these sets so much. There is very little stamping going on other than my plaid background but lots of die-cutting.

For this first card I “dyed” some card stock using the Lime Rickey ink pad from Catherine Pooler then die cut the elements. I did the same with the Pucker Up ink pad so my Cheers would match the plaid!

The Cheers is cut twice from white then once from the Lime Rickey card and once from the Pucker Up card. This gives dimension and the slightly offset pink on top of the green gives a nice offset effect.

The next card is stamped in Melon Ice and the panel adhered to a landscape card base. I die cut a white oval using the Oval Burst die from Avery Elle and die cut the foliage from an olive green cardstock.

I used Rouge from Catherine Pooler to dye some card again and then die cut the Season’s and greetings from it.

Don’t know about you but I’m feeling all festive now!!!

Go check out all the other Christmassy creations by searching #getcrackingonchristmas on Instagram.

Hey there!  I’m here today with some cute gift tags made using the fabulous Peek-a-Boo Tag Toppers elle-ments. 

I decided to create a tag for each of the critters as I just couldn’t leave any of them out! I started by creating my tag bases using the Holiday Circle Tags elle-ments (which obviously aren’t just for the holidays!).

Once I die cut all my pieces I got to assembling.  Each one of the toppers is die cut with cut lines showing where to cut and place each part of the critter until you’ve built up the final one.  Aren’t they cute!?I picked some sentiments from the A Head Above stamp set and arched them on a stamping block so they would curve around the edges of the tags. 

For each one wearing a party hat (not the unicorn, a hat would just spoil that beautiful golden horn!) I added some colour using Copics and a puff on the end using Neon Amplify from Tsukineiko which puffs up when you heat it! (If you want to see it in action head to my Instagram  @glittermesilly) to see a reel I did!

I finished off by adding some Midnight Hemp twine and now these guys are ready to PARTAAAY!

Supplies
Peek-a-Boo Tag Birthday Toppers

Holiday Circle Tag Elle-ments

A Head Above Clear Stamps

Midnight Hemp Twine

Hello there.  Caryn here today sharing a couple of cards and a wee video featuring the cute-as-can-be stamp set Underwater Friends.  I love to reach for the Waves die whenever I make a sea themed card – it makes the perfect backdrop!

I ended up making two cards along a similar vein and both used the die cut of the Waves die as a stencil to create a watery ink-blended background.  Before removing the stencil I spritzed with a little white paint to give the illusion of bubbles and set them aside to dry.

Meanwhile I stamped and die cut my images.  I coloured with Copics and then fixed them to my card front.

I added some glittery highlights to the images and finished with a simple sentiment in black

Supplies:Underwater Friends Clear Stamps, Underwater Friends Elle-ments, Waves Elle-ments, New Moon Dye Ink