Close to your heart

The challenge at CAS Mix up is to use Embossing folders.

Here is a card made from a die from MFT and an embossing folder from Craft Concepts.

The die set has a separate panel for the bra cup and so I looked through my EFs for a pattern which would give the appearance of lace! This one has swirls which exactly match the contour of the die cut when placed strategically in  the folder. I decided to add a little colour to the image by inking the flat side inside the folder with Archival Brilliance Pigment ink, before running through my Big Shot.

I layered the main part of the bra to give a little strength before popping it onto dimensional pads.

The sentiment was 'stamped' onto the card using the computer as I didn't have this wording in my stash and it is kinda specific... and so true!!

Ho Ho Ho

I love this old Santa from Hampton Art Stamps, he's coloured with alcohol pens and popped onto dimensional pads on his snowdrift. The background was dry embossed with a Sheena Douglass EF. The HO HO HO die is available from Aliexpress.com.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED

 It is also for the CAS Christmas Challenge

Fantasy

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge for November is Fantasy 

My card is really simple, the Unicorn is from Jane's Doodles, coloured with alcohol pens and popped onto dimensional pads.

The sentiment is partly computer generated and partly die-cut.

I make my computer sentiments in Word and if I set the view to 105% on my machine, the size correlates to the exact measurements of an A4 sheet.

I draw a box the size of the card front in order to get the position of the words just where I want them, I then write the words in  text boxes which can be moved anywhere on the page. 

I hold up the cut out sentiment and image against the screen.... (all very technical) and adjust the printed words to where I think they look good. I then make sure that all all the text box lines are removed and print!

Hey Presto!

The font for the sentiment is My Own Topher and the 'Magical' die is from Cutplorations. Sadly I dropped the dot from the i, I'll pop it on when either a) I find it, or b) I've cut another!

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Silver Bells

Today I came across some new to me challenges called City Crafter, Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge  Anything Goes, and Crafter's Castle. The first challenge  is entitled Silver Bells and this jingle bell die from Memory Box came to my mind immediately, as it is a real favourite of mine. The sentiment is from Cutplorations and thread from Memory Box. It's almost too simple for words but the overall effect pleases me!
Crafter's Castle's theme is Winter/Christmas