My Paper Corner

October's  CAS Mix Up  card challenge has a rotation of us using stencils this month with a prompt of tone on tone. I die cut a large star from a stencil sheet, placed the aperture on the edge of my textured cardstock and brushed over abandoned coral DO.  Keeping that stencil taped down I placed over a fireworks stencil from Funky Fossil which I've inked with fired brick DO as I thought the design would work as a snowflakes pattern.  I did splatter the area with white gesso just to add some interest otherwise it seemed too flat. Added a very fine die cut festive sentiment and small die cut snowflakes which have some stickles/art glitter in the centre.  Finishing touch ... three small coloured dots around the sentiment to help focus your eye ... I'm definitely getting more comfortable about leaving open/white space now 😊. I've used - 13.5 cm sq white card base Linen structure white cardstock Stix2 die cut stencil sheet Funky Fossil Fireworks stencil Creative Die...

A quick post with a card for two challenges  CAS Christmas Card  where October's theme is Christmas Birds and  Christmas 24  #019 Winter Birds.  My quirky bird has his festive hat on and there's a little dove flying down with a sprig of olive. A couple of distress oxides inks were blended on a piece of pearlised white card, over stamped and heat embossed with gold EP.  The panel buffs up to a lovely shine afterwards and is adhered to a white card base.  Despite using an anti static bag I've still got specks of gold EP especially around my sentiment which finally disintegrated on me having succumbed to hot summer temperatures.  Hey-ho ... it was old and I had been nursing it along as I liked that it read vertically. Photographs taken on a wet showery day so no shine captured I'm afraid. I've used - A6 white card base Pearlised white card from stash Distress Oxides - fired brick, squeezed lemonade Craft Stamper cover mount quirky bird & fol...

A while back I was lucky enough to win two Made to Surprise Super Sliders Collection die sets designed by Sam Calcott and a co-ordinating make-up stamp set from Craft Stash during a live demo on CraftWorld by Sam as she was launching her new range.  It's taken me a long time to complete this as I had several other projects on the go already and this set took me right out of my comfort zone as I rarely make feminine girly cards! I do love the pop up slider style and made the base from kraft card over stamping with VersaMark ink for a watermark effect. Some of the stamped make up items (coloured with promarkers) were arranged on the centre pop up section (perfume bottle raised on foam pads, nail polish, lipstick and lips shaped and adhered with silicone gel).  These stamps have co-ordinating dies so no fussy cutting!  Added a few die cuts above - the purple marbled card I've had in my stash for years.  Finishing touches with some gold gel pen highlights for even more ...