Christmas Punch Craft!

Here are the cards I made on Saturday when the rain was pouring down - BUT I did not let it rain on my parade - i had great fun!

Snowflake wreath - a beautifully simple cling rubber stamp by Magenta (£6.20) was embossed in white onto red spotty paper and I added Snowflake flowers - using a Snowflkae punch in 3 sixes.  I gave them all"cup" character and glues frosty gems to the centres of each!

Snowflower detail.
 

My  Iceflower was made using a 1" 'Evening Dress' punch??  All glued ontot he 6 "arms" of a Snowflake in varying sizes to create the 3 layers tot eh flower.   The lattice was a die-cut using Cuttlebug and the blue one has an acetate window.  The green card (bottom) has Chunky White embossing powder added for a realistic snowy effect on the green background! 

 Which one is your favourite colourway??

NB. Unfortunately, this greeting is now discontinued - and it sits so well with this frosty design!   Grrr!

Holly Punch 1/2" size made into a Wreath - do you prefer the modern colours or the traditional ?

NEXT DEMO is on  Thurs -  "Embossing really well!"   10.30 til 12.30 in JAPONICA - FREE

Simply stamped & finished!

Poinsettia Basket - stamped in Versafine-Onyx Black, embossed with Crystal embossing powder, coloured with coloured pencils on linen embossed card - Voila!  Embellish with Glossy Accent and Crystal glitter on the red bracts.  The touch of yellow to Ivy leaves add lovely detail to a Christmas basket, as does the cord on the tag.
Stamp - Singles by Jane Gill (Woodware) £4.05 at Japonica incl greeting.



Poinsettia basket again - simply printed in Versafine Onyx Black onto DIE-CUT self adhesive 1" squares. Coloured carefully with pencils and then each sq has been gently sponged wth Versafine Satin red inkpad. The squares have then been placed onto a rectangle of black card - NOT PERFECTLY on purpose, so they look like uneven tiles.  Layer onto a craft card & tag & ribbon added.   I love using these die cut sticky squares - a really interesting and different look for any large stamp or collage.



Sheep have been embossed using Versafine O. Black inkpad and Crystal embossing powder.  Coloured with watercolour pencils for a softer look.  Background print is a long greeting from a set (Jane Gill -Woodware) and placed on the acrylic block in a wiggle for the background pattern.  All edges have been gently sponged with a blue inkpad and sponge -for a frosty look.  I have also added Crystal glitter to lines made with a ZIG GLUE PEN - a MUST-HAVE tool in my opinion!
(STAMPS USED - SHEEP in the Meadow stamp £5.99 and Greetings set £10.20 all from Japonica)

"Jantangles" (aka Zentangles by me!)

SAKURA PIGMA MICRON PENS USED -NO'S 01, 03 AND 1.

Unique FREEHAND Jantangle -embellished with Red stickles & layered onto red card.  My Greeting also FREE HAND!

Another Jantangle in progress!

My favourite 60's Tangle!!  Started with a simple flower - not very well drawn really - but it turned out really well! 

I saw this done oN utube -aNd it took a bit of unravelling - but i've done about 4 or 5 now and added a Hollowbar to the Aura knot!!!   ALL FREEHAND! ...and i did this whilst demonstrating too -and all the distractions!!!

An outline stamp of Jingle Bells was a great CHEAT but I then took ages to fill in all my patterns!! I added coloured Pencil and then Stickles to match - Yellow, Lime and red!  Lots more of these "OPEN" words have been designed by Francoise Read (ie, Snow, Santa, Mr &Mrs, 18, 21, Just for YOu, Thanks, etc...)

Just illuminate the 1st letters - I have used SAKURA STARDUST (red and green) to add impact to the Zentangling on letters  J and B.   I watercoloured with Stardust pens to shade the other letters to match!  This took a alot less time - but the J and B have great impact.

2-coloured Metal & Cuttlebug!

4 squares of Red/Silver and Copper/silver metal embossed with Starry folder with Cuttlebug.  Embellished with Crystal Stickles and placed in a frame -die cut with |Cuttlebug & printed with  Hobby Art Holly Scroll.

Red/silver metal embossed with "Tall trees" scuffed to reveal silver core and embellished with glitter.  Black Peel-Off greeting added.

Detail of curled corner.

An idea using part of a frame embossing folder.

My first Christmas cards!

Bird in Winter Hat (by Stampendous).  Isn't he lovely!  I have paper pieced his spotty hat, funflocked his woolly hat and gittered his snowy hat!  All in stock at JAPONICA - Exmouth.

"What a Wonderful World!" Tra la...

Shopping List

Art-Quest Pearl Ex Pallette- Stargazer

1" Monstera Leaf punch

Safari Silhouette Peel Off -Black (Giraffe)

Stampendous CRY 025 "Life is Art..."  cling rubber stamp

Versafine - Onyx Black

Brilliance - Rocket Red Gold

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

www.japonicadevon.blogspot.com

"What a Wonderful World.."  is my title this week as I love all things Flora and Fauna...and I love singing with my "La La Choir!"

First of all, I had fun painting an A4 of white card using the Pearl Ex pallette - a rainbow of bright colours. Set aside to dry.
Attach Peel-Off images as you wish.
Print message using black Versafine inkpad and layer onto black card.  (I have split it into 2 parts as I wanted it in 2 different places on card front and on inside flap).

Attach your Monstera leaves to create interest.


Detail inside cream card insert paper.



Close-up of Rainbow effect painting.



Punch Monstera leaves in black paper, attach
 a stem, and arrange in 3's to add interest to card.



MAGIC STAMP?

MAGIC STAMP FOAM has many uses - when heated it can be imprinted with anything with a texture -ie, leaves, string, buttons, twigs, chain, lace, Hessian etc...

Hydrangea leaves have good vein
detail for impressing onto Magic stamp foam.

1. IMPRESS IT!  Heat with a Heat -tool for a few seconds and press onto your texture - 2 arranged Hydrangea leaves, for a few seconds.  With this imprint, just ink up (I have use Kaleidacolour Carribean Sea) and print.   I have added Crystal glitter with a glue pen to detail veins in leaf.  
IF YOU ARE NOT PLEASED with the impression - clean, heat up again and impress again - MAGIC!



 

The Rectangle of Magic foam as a shadow stamp!

2.  SHADOW SHAPE! Make a rectangle shape the same size as your favourite greeting stamp and use with a pastel inkpad to create a "shadow" for the greeting.  I have printed the HAPPY BIRTHDAY greeting into the shape using a bold colour ink on top of the pale green "shadow".  ( I used Brilliance -Thyme).


Twigs made this "Savannah" style background using Brilliance Beige, Rust &
Coffee Bean inkpads to print before adding the black Peel-Off.

Buttons make a good background for many designs!  I used
Kaleidacolour Berry Blaze - a lovely bright range of colours.

3. CUT A SHAPE!   Cut out a Heart shape - or a "brick", oval,

I cut out a Heart shape in Magic foam and impressed with Rosemary
from the garden!  Friendship hearts!