My Paper Corner

This is the time of year when I concentrate on making my Christmas cards and to help me get started a fellow crafter on docrafts gallery hosts a daily A-Z Christmas Challenge for members ... I've only ever made it to the end of the alphabet once!  This card is A for Antlers and I've created an embossed winter scene in white with gold & green touches.  Layout inspired by  Freshly Made Sketches #360 . I've gone for a circle instead of an oval, gave the stags head some gold die cut antlers after embossing him with gold EP, coloured the baubles green then added frosted stickles on top.  Scattered a few die cut snowflakes around.  Can't see me making a totally white on white card, this is the nearest I'll ever get as I like to see a little touch of colour somewhere. I won't be adding these A-Z cards here daily but I'll group a few together every so often ... that's the plan anyway! I've used -  A6 white base card Mag freebies - EF, stamp

I was inspired by the colours in  Sunday Stamps  latest challenge based around autumn/fall and managed to combine making this card with the embossing challenge with members/friends over on docrafts where the theme was autumnal. I've used mostly dry embossing with a little wet embossing.  In my box was a piece of brusho water-coloured card from an earlier play session already embossed with a scallop embossing folder from which I die cut two stitched panels, couple of oak leaves and a mushroom.  Three stamped & embossed smaller mushrooms came next, cut leaving a small white border, coloured with promarkers and the two "stones" were embossed with branches.  What took the most time was arranging everything until I was happy it looked balanced even using the die cut waste for extra foliage and height.  Sanded back the brick wall embossed matt to break up the darker base layer and finished off with a die cut sentiment. I've used -  A6 white card base First Ed

I just have to say I'm totally in love with my new stamp platform, couldn't wait to try it out and I'm well impressed!  Just one excited crafter with a new bit of kit ... the depth of colour I can now achieve with more than one ink application on solid stamps is so cool!  Can't you tell I'm happy lol!  Now then back to reality ... a floral card for  The Flower Challenge  who happen to be celebrating their 2nd birthday - October's theme is 'Add Sparkle'. I followed a sketch for a challenge with friends/members over on  docrafts making the center panel my floral image adding silver shiny dots and some silver sparkly ribbon tucked under the sentiment.  Kept the design fairly simple with an embossed layer to break up all the white with purple, teal and green colour combo for the floral element. I've used -  13.5cm sq white card base docrafts Traditional Floral stamp set Papermania pigment ink pads Xcut Moroccan Cross Tiles EF Unbrande