Christmas Dreams!

 

 

Hi! How are you all today?

Continuing with the Christmas theme- I thought I'd dig out a few sets that haven't see too much ink of late. I absolutely LOVE the deer in this set.. 

Creating this card was fun. I wanted a one-layer card (ok..minus the bakers twine!) and wanted a background using Distress inks. I reckoned the quickest way was by using an ancient Embossing Ink pen that I scribbled all over my coloured (Copic & Promarker) image. Sprinkle over the embossing powder and then heat to set.

 I wanted to have the reindeer flying in front of the moon, so made a simple circle mask.

 I added lots of different coloured ink, added some mini stars & the twine for the reins

I used this set 'Critters Ever After' for the sentiment

So there it is.. a fun card you could send to a child.. so many of them are dreaming about what their presents might be and there are certainly more than a few adults with a few dreams of their own! Mine involve peace, quiet, a good book and a cup of tea!!

See you next week!

Keren 

Come to my Ice Cave!

Hey! from a cold and windy Tuesday!

Thought I'd echo the weather with this little 'Ice Cave' scene. You know, the ones where walkers unexpectedly fall down into whilst walking along snowy mountains. I've used an alcohol and dye ink technique for the background & there's more on how to do that on my blog.

 



I've suspended the 'icicle snowflakes' on blue embroidery thread so they help give a bit more dimension to the card & popped the little seal up on a icy rock to add more perspective. I know we haven't much in the way of snow here- but there are parts of the UK with some and certainly in other parts of the world there's plenty. If you walked into my house at the moment, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in fact in an ice cave.

It's only a quick post- it's half term and it's a little 'frosty' in parts of this house too ;-)

 

See you next week,

 

Keren x

Crazy Critters Go Wild!

Hey! 

Sorry- you've got me again! 

Well- obviously Santa has been raiding Make The Day Special's shelves. Which is fabulous for you guys come Christmas Day but not quite so fun for us poor Design Team who go designing cards and poof- the sets are gone!! Sold out!

On the plus side- the shop is having a BIG restock in January...

But no need to wait until then... this project could easily be done with this set's gnome

Or even this one..you'll have to go direct to the shop to peek- it's a link free post!

Either set would be fun. I wanted to make another one but it red and green and with a tree base- it'd be a really fun Christmas card! 

(In case you hadn't worked it out- that's a bunch of hip and rough penguins doing a motorcycle formation! Except the green one is about to fall off! )

Righto- better scarper. 

If you could tell Santa to leave a couple of sets in the store for my better half that'd be fine and dandy!

Until then- enjoy all your crafty Christmas shopping! 

Love,

Keren x

Reindeers in The Moonlight!

It's December! Wahoooo. So I can post a Christmas card without any of you groaning!!

Today's little card is using the sublimely cute (not words I ever thought I'd hear myself say!) Critters in the Snow!



Whilst this set is out of stock- if you click the picture, it will take you to the Lawn Fawn page where there's plenty more sugar filled cuteness that won't cost you anything at the dentist!

You need to keep an eye on our Facebook page.. very shortly there'll be poll posted for you to tell us what you want more of ..if you haven't liked us yet then run over quick here

 

This card was created using a whole load of masking and using an alphabet to spell out 'ho ho ho' to make the reigns (did you notice that!). .It took lots of fussy cutting & a bit of embossing to create a scene. These stamps are fab if you love creating dimensional cards- so go and clean out the shop before someone else does!

 

Well, better go, have yet to start my Christmas cards..doesn't look like I'll be getting much sleep over the next week or two!

 

See you next Tuesday

 

Keren xx

 

Happy winter

Hello.

I have been having a play with Into the woods from Lawn Fawn.

This little guy sold out very quickly but this idea will work with almost any lawn fawn stamps.

I started by die cutting the panel using the Stitched journalling card ....i can see this getting a lot of use :) 

I then kept the die on the card once cut and stamped the wood panel from Wood grain backdrops ...you all  snapped that one up super quick too lol.

I stamped in Sahara sand and then sponged some of the same ink around the edges.

I then used some of the new Gold sparkle Lawn trimmings and wrapped it around the card three times and tied a bow.

I stamped the little critter onto Sahara sand card and once cut out sponged the same ink around to give some shading. 

For the ears i used a pink copic pen to add some colour and then a white gel pen added some dots on his back.

The Snow flakes are from Critters in the snow, they are heat embossed in neon blue on vellum and i added a little sparkle for the centres.

Thanks for looking.

Last Minute Christmas cards

Hi everyone... Jenny here :0)

I know we are so close to the big day now and most of you are done with Christmas cards 

but I have a few designs to share with you today that I made for my sons

classmates at school..... I haven't had chance to think of anything beyond Christmas this week!!!

I decided to go done the simple route although cutting the reindeer took a while!!

They are 4" square cards, perfect for school friends, here are each design..

I embellished each image with a gem, pom pom or glossy accents and the sentiment was 

easy to shape on the acrylic block to fit the design. The pom pom on the snowmans hat was white to start but easily changed with a promarker to match the hat colour :0)

Here are the sets I used..

All You'll Need, Freezy Fellas, Critters in the Snow

and Ornate Ornaments

I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy, and hopefully dry, Christmas :0)

I'll be back next week with something other than a Christmas card!!

Thanks for looking

Jenny x

Lawn fawn Pop up card tutorial

Hello.

I have wanted to make a pop up card for a while and thought for my first try at making one i would share how i made it.

I hope i have made it clear enough.

 Start with two pieces of card.

One plain card stock one patterned paper.

Both the same size.

Score to make your card base...both pieces.

 Hopefully the picture explains how to score and cut.

You will only score and cut the plain card stock.

 It should like this inside.....

 And like this when folded.

Add double sided tape, be careful not to add any to the centre bit that's been score and cut.

Then stick together with your patterned paper.

 Now choose your stamps and decorate the inside. 

 This is my finished card on the front I have kept it quite simple.

The inside, all popped up and 3d.

I have used all lawn fawn stamps.

Sets used are...

Let it snow and Critters in the snow, These are both out of stock ....But more are on the way.

Ornate ornaments

This would also work well with Making frosty friends.

I also used .....

 Peppermint lawn trimmings.

Copics.

Thanks for looking.