Foliage & Berries

Out of nowhere this morning, came the idea to make a card with an embossed tile as the focal image. I haven't made one of these for quite some time, and I must admit that it was fun!

I used an old stamp from Artemio, which I stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and coloured with Copics, adding a few highlights with a Gelly Roll pen. I then over stamped with a bunch of background stamps, music from Kaisercraft, splatters, script and postal mark from SU. Following this I added a couple of layers or UTEE.

I did toy with the idea of adding a sentiment and in fact made a couple, but decided in the end that I preferred it as is!

It's for the challenge at CAS Christmas.

I was lucky enough to win a Penny Black foliage & berries stamp from CAS Mix Up, but so far I haven't managed to make a card that I'm satisfied with... I have messed up so many, but no doubt I'll get there sometime! Watch this space!

 

New technique...to me!

Somewhere in Blogland I saw a card that was made using an embossing folder together with a die to double emboss a piece of card.

This is my attempt at it!

I used a Sizzix holly embossoing folder with a Die- namics stitched strips metal die to emboss some card for the front of this card.

It takes a little sorting out of plates etc to get the correct sandwich, but this is what I did, to use in my Cuttlebug

• Base plate
• OPEN embossing folder (using only one side)
• Solid die (facing upward)
• Card
• Kirsty Allsop Cuttlebug embossing mat (It's slightly thicker than an old style Cuttlebug embossing mat)
• C Plate

DO NOT CLOSE THE EMBOSSING FOLDER!

I based this card on the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

Having dug out some DP for a previous challenge I decided to try to use up a little more for Christmas cards. I have no idea what make this is. I used a dienamics pierced pennant for the front but shortened it somewhat to fit the sketch.

The snowflakes are from Simon Says Stamp and the joy sentiment from Sizzix.