Hello and thank you so much for visiting! It's time for a new theme at Allsorts challenge. I'm hosting this week and picked the theme of: Gold and/or Silver.
You can add a lot or a little gold or silver, the choice is yours, you can also use both, gold and silver!
Our prize this week is a wonderful A4 sized stamp set from Rare Earth. Hope you will join us for your chance to win!
I made two cards for this challenge using a super old stamp set and a very new stamp set.
First up is my card using an ancient Stampin Up set - Old Fashioned Christmas
- to make by card. This stamp set is long retired, but there are several sets available on eBay.
This listing
is for a brand new never used set.
I started out by heat embossing the tree using
Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and
ultra fine clear embossing powder. The Santa Claus image has been heat embossed on a separate
bristol vellum paper (not to be
confused with the thin milky white vellum). Everything was colored with
Distress inks. Santa has been fussy cut.
With a piece of washi tape in place I stencilled the "floor" using a
striped stencil. I didn't mask the gifts under the tree, I just was really carefull not to
get any ink onto them. Next placed the washi tape over the "floor" and inked a
design using
Penny Black's Oscillations stencil onto
the "wall". Again, I was just being careful around the tree and didn't mask
it. Santa Claus has been adhered to the the card with
pop up tape. The sentiment is also part
of this set. I wiped my
Versamark
ink pad across the edges and sprinkled
gold embossing powder
over them, then heat embossed.
Stampin Up Old Fashioned Christmas
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Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
//
Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder
//
Distress Inks for Coloring
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Classy Stripes Stencil // Penny Black Oscillations Stencil //
Versamark Ink
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Gold Embossing Powder
// Bristol Vellum Paper //
Foam Tape
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My second card was done with a brand new stamp set from the
Hero Arts October release. I am no longer subcribed to their kits,
this month's kit
has been tempting but instead I decided to get
this gorgeous set and also the matching
die set. I fell in love with these cats (no surprise there!) and think it will
work well for occasions other than Christmas if other sentiments were used and
by leaving out the Christmas tree.
You can purchase this cute stamp set
directly from Hero Arts along with the
matching die set, and it's
also available
at Scrapbook. com.
Everything was stamped on Bristol Vellum Paper, colored with Distress Inks and then I used my Big Shot machine and the
matching dies to cut out each stamped image. The tree was heat embossed using
Versamark Ink
and
Silver Embossing Powder. After cutting it out I inked it with
Evergreen Bough
Distres Oxide Ink. All other stamping was done with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and heat embossed with Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder.
The floor was done using Penny Black's
Floor Die and inked with
Vintage Photo
Distress Ink. Some of the images were adhered with dimensional foam tape and I
added a clear button with gold cord to finish off this card.
Hero Arts Meowy Christmas and
Matching Frame Dies //
Penny Black Floor Die Set
// Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink //
Versamark Ink
// Clear Embossing Powder //
Silver Embossing Powder
// Distress Inks and Oxides:
Abandoned Coral, Evergreen Bough, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot,
Walnut Stain,
Vintage Photo
//
Sakura Glitter Pen Clear
//
Big Shot Die Manual Die Cutting Machine
// Bristol Vellum Paper
And that is all for today. Thank you so much for visiting! Have a great
weekend!
Also sharing my card with these challenges:
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Sensational Santa (1st card) // Little Red Wagon - Teddy Bears or Work Related (1st card - lots of teddy bears part of
my image, plus Santa at work :-) // Crimbo Crackers - Anything Christmas // The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Christmas // Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday // Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes Christmas // Cute N' Crafty Christmas - Christmas // Colour Crazy Challenge - Coloring // Winter Wonderland - Merry and Bright (2nd card) // Fab n Funky - Feature a Creature (2nd card) // Moo-Mania & More - Die Cuts (2nd Card) // Crafty Animals - Animals (2nd card) // Happy Little Stampers - Christmas // Happy Little Stampers - Dies // Lost Coast Designs - Pets (2nd card) // Tinker- Dream - Favorite Animal (Cats!) // Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute (2nd card)
Anything Goes:
Brown Sugar // Crafting With An Attitude // Creative Fingers // Jo's Scrap Shack //QKR Stampede // Lemon Shortbread // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101// The Creative Crafters
Lovely cards Ellie - I love that second card with the cats, as I am very much a cat person :) i can see why you fell in love with it.
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Maxine
Thanks so much Maxine. I couldn't resist those cats!!
DeleteTwo very different cards Ellie, the first has such a lovely traditional feel to it and the second one so modern. Great theme thanks.
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Yes, totaly different. I can't help but like so many different card styles! Keeps me interested the craft room I suppose :-)
DeleteGorgeous cards, gorgeous images, what a job, whooh;-))m
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mervi!
DeleteBeautiful cards!
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Marilyn❤
Thanks Marilyn. Same to you!
DeleteThese are gorgeous! LOVING the trees and that Santa!
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie!
DeleteSuch fabulous Christmas cards. Love the vintage vibe of the first one, and the second one makes me laugh because the kittens look so angelic and innocent next to the tree! ha ha! Not! If anyone knows cats, they destroy Christmas trees.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! I know what you mean about the Cats. The irony of it....I can see them diving into those presents too! LOL. Wonder what mine will be up to this year when the tree is up??
DeleteA lovely card
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Thanks for stopping by, Rosie!
DeleteBoth gorgeous cards, beautiful stamping, colouring and lovely designs. Thank you for sharing at CaSS this month.
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Thank you so much, Chris!
DeleteGreat challenge Ellie. Two lovely cards, with super images and colours and designs.
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Thanks so much, Kath!
DeleteFabulous cards. Love those cute cats. Thanks for joining the fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge. Hugz
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DeleteSo lovely! Both creations are just terrific! Great! Thank you for joining us at Moo Mania & More!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Glad I could join in this time!
DeleteTwo fabulous card! Love the retro feel of the first and the cute and fun cats in the second one!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alice!
DeleteThats lovely ,
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Love Jan
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Thanks Jan!
DeleteBoth interesting but i prefere the first. Great jobs!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for participating in our Brown Sugar challenge.
Hope you participate in our next!!
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Bettascrap DT
Thanks Betta.
DeleteLovely creations! Thank you for sharing with us over at LeAnn's World 101. We love to see you join in each month.
ReplyDelete~ Sherry DT/Coordinator xx
Thank you Sherry. Hope to join in whenever I can!
DeleteBoth cards are gorgeous. I appreciate all the details you incorporated into the first card. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Little Red Wagon Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Brenda!
Deletelove your kitty christmas card. you have created a perfect little christmas setting with the tree as well. thanks for joining the lost coast design challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie. Had to have that kittens stamp set!
DeleteBoth cards are lovely!! Thanks for joining our challenge at
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Jolanda (DT member)
Thank you Jolanda!
DeleteThese turned out so well!
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Straight A Style
Thanks Amy Ann!
DeleteLove the vintage feel of your first card! These are both so cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Laura!
DeleteLovely. Thanks for playing along with us at Crafty Animals. Lisa DT
ReplyDeleteDreat creation. Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Crazy.
ReplyDeleteTwo super but very different cards!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with Addicted to Stamps and More!
Susan
Addicted to Stamps and More
Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!
Great cards...Thanks for joining us the Cutie Pie Challenge :)
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Just saw the link to this card on your Valentine - it's so cuuuuute! Love the inspiration! Thank you!
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