An Off-Piste Cable Experience!

Hey! How are you? 

I know it's getting chillier and thought I'd use this really fantastic die set

 I got out the set and stared at it for a while and got a little stuck. I cut out the snow drifts and lay them onto the card base and that's when, the pre-trimmed elements just looked right. The snow extending past the card looked in proportion and then as I added the cable cars, it grew into the design that it is!

 Now, granted, it's a little bit of fun. By extending past the card I've gone 'off-piste' (does the title make sense now ;-) )
I've also used the gorgeous notecards

       

You can see the little animals sticking out of the decorated cable cars. I've added acetate to the windows too!

The cute animals are from the Storybook set, but this set would do just as well

Oh, and in case you were wondering, the trees are in fact mountains. You can really change them all around- it's a wonderful versatile die set.

I'll go back to my shivering now! See you next week,

Keren xx

Friends Are Like Stars

Hello crafty friends, Julia here!

Today I'm going to play with to stamp set by Avery Elle. I also had this idea that I wanted to make a card were not everything is visible at once, so I opted to do some vellum magic today.

As you can see, it doesn't look like much when you look at it for the first time. I heat embossed the sentiment on the vellum with embossing powder. I also added a few gems just for some dimension and sparkle.

In order to attach the vellum to the card, I cut a slit right into the fold at the very top of the card. On the inside of the card, the vellum reaches about 1 inch in. I cut a piece of card stock that is about 4 1/4 inches wide and 2 inches high and scored it down the middle. I then adhered it into the card at the very top. Not only does that hide the vellum, it also gives the entire card more stability since I almost cut it apart at the top :-)

And just in case you're wondering where the friends are, there they are :-) I stamped the images on some scrap pieces of Copic friendly card stock and colored them with my Copic markers. Thanks to the matching dies, I was able to quickly cut the critters and then mount them with foam dots onto my card base. I used very thin foam dots so the layers wouldn't stack up too much.

I used some light gold embossing powder to emboss stars onto the card and then used a dauber and a light blue distress ink to create a very light halo around each star. I intentionally did not cover the entire sky blue because I wanted the card to remain as light and clean as possible.

I hope you enjoyed the card and give this versatile and super cute stamp and die set a go. Products used in the description below.

Cheers!

Storybook

Storybook Elle-ments

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Create An Easter Card For A Guy

Hi fellow crafters! Julia here!

I don't know about you, but creating a card for a guy usually means I can't make it too cute and I can't use too many embellishments. That's quite a challenge for me, but one I was happy to face since I had the solution at hand: the incredibly cute Three Amigos stamp set by Mama Elephant is perfect if you want a wide range – from neutral to incredibly cute, everything is possible.

I stamped the fox and Copic colored him, then drew the little scene on his paper with a Memento Pen (you just need to use a pen that will not smear with Copics). The fox itself is pretty neutral and my scene just set the mood for the upcoming holiday, so nothing too cutesy here. Thanks to the die set I also stamped the crumpled paper a few times and then die cut it – I'd never have fussy cut this.

I did add some glitter washi tape to the sides. You could use patterned paper or stamp your own background. I just wanted to make sure that I had a stark contrast and a "male" color. Blacks and greys are neutral, so they work perfectly for this.

For the rest of the background, I used a few of the tiny stamps that come in the Avery Elle Storybook set and on the inside, I stamped an easter greeting that was created with the ever so useful Milo's ABC from Lawn Fawn.

Thanks for stopping by! If you want to get a look at how I made the card, you can find a video tutorial on my blog.

Cheers, Julia!

Two For Tuesday!

Hi! What an amazing Tuesday it is! I have two for Tuesday today..

well the first card is what I'd planned to post. When I last looked at this set..

..there were TONS. Somebody has sneaked in and nabbed them. They are being re-ordered..so don't sweat. 

So.. I had to rush this little number up. I was feeling quite hot at the time which subliminally may explain the 'icecream' colours! (ha ha). I've used the WPlus9 Cupid's Arrow set & also the Whole Lotta Happy dies. Quick, easy & perfect if you need to send a card to a special someone!

Well, that's my two for Tuesday. The whisper from HQ is that customs have just taken delivery of an order which will be in store soon. I wonder which one it will be ;-)

See you next Tuesday with something fun!

Keren xx