Mama Elephant - The Nutcracker

 

Hello!  Today I'm creating for fun with some new purchases from Mama Elephant.  They've just had an amazing new holiday release and I couldn't resist treating myself.   This card was made using the new The Nutcracker  stamp set and coordinating die together with their Turn the Page Creative Cuts which are a match made in heaven.

I prepared a pale grey A2 panel of cardstock and adhered it to my card base.  I then used the Turn the Page die and used the larger die to die cut sparkling white cardstock and the smaller die was used to cut white cardstock.  I then needed to create a 'stencil' in effect, in order to ink blend the open pages.  To do this I used the sentiment inner cuts and die cut some acetate which after use I could just clean off and re-use another time.  

With the 'stencil' prepared I ink blended using Speckled Egg and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks.  I stamped the sentiment and then made a snowy background using white acrylic paint and I dipped a stylus in the paint and dotted the snow exactly where I wanted it.

I stamped the images from The Nutcracker with black ink and coloured the images with the following Copic markers:-

Mouse - W4, W3, W0, W00, R24, R22, R21, C3, C1, C00

Rocking Horse - E34, E31, E77, E44, R24, R22

Girl - E33, E11, E21, E00, BG32, G00, G0000, E44, E43, E41

Fairy - E33, E11, E21, E00, C1, C0, R22, R20, R00, BG32, G00, G0000

Nutcracker Soldier - R24, R22, R21, R20, Y19, Y13, T7, T5, T4, T3, E33, E11, E21, E00, C3, C1

I highlighted with a white gel pen and die cut the images.

I glued the 'book' panels together, backed them with dimensional foam tape and applied to the grey panel.  I backed the coloured images with more foam tape and adhered them and for the finishing touches I glittered parts of the character's clothing etc and applied some 4 point star holographic embellishments amongst the falling snow.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I'll be back in a couple of days with something else new to hopefully inspire your own projects.  Enjoy your day!

Alex Syberia Designs - Jingle All The Way!

 

If you like this look of this Christmas card, I invite you to click this link and join me on the Alex Syberia Stamps blog today to learn how I made it!  Thanks, hope to see you over there!

Sunny Studio Stamps - Striped Stencils

 

Hello!  Please come and join me on the Sunny Studio Stamp Blog today using THIS LINK and where I'm sharing this card which features their Striped Stencils.  Thanks!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Mini Slimline Fall Cleanup Crew

 

I'm back with a new Fall themed card using Hello Bluebird's latest Fall Kits.  This card was made by combining 'Fall Cleanup Crew' with Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline die which is part of the Essentials collection on the HB site.

I die cut sturdy white cardstock using the largest deckle die then I ink blended using Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo and Forest Moss Distress Oxide Inks.  I spritzed it with diluted white acrylic paint.  I stamped the sentiment and used Copic markers to add interest to the grass area.

I glued this panel to a fractionally larger white panel and then added this to a slightly larger dark green cardstock panel, then to the card base.  I set this to one side.

I stamped the images from Fall Cleanup Crew with Eiffel Tower ink by MFT.  I coloured the images with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Fox - E18, E09, E39, E15, E13, C3, C1, C0

Squirrels - E37, E35, E33, W3, W1, W0

Dark Teal - B99, BG78, BG75

Pumpkin - YR27, YR04, YR21

Leaves - E18, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, YR21, YR27

Log - W5, W3, W1, W0, E41, E40

I highlighted then die cut the images using the companion dies and I applied them to the background using dimensional foam tape until the scene was built out.  So much fun to create with beautiful Autumnal colours!  Thanks for stopping by.

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Happy Autumn

 

Creating for fun with the September Kits by Hello Bluebird Stamps and I made this Autumnal card using the Fall Cleanup Crew stamp set together with Nesting Circle and Square Dies which you can find in the Essentials section on the website.

I chose some patterned paper from my stash and used the Square Die to create a panel which I adhered to a slightly larger white card base made with nice and sturdy cardstock.  I die cut two circles, one from kraft and one from the same sturdy white cardstock.  I adhered the kraft circle to the patterned background and with the white panel I ink blended with Speckled Egg and Forest Moss Distress Oxide Inks.  I used Copic markers to create a little interest in the grass then splattered the panel with slightly diluted white acrylic paint.  I stamped the sentiment and then adhered the circle to the kraft circle.

The images from Fall Cleanup Crew were stamped with Eiffel Tower Ink by MFT and coloured with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Fox - E27, E25, E23, E13, E11, C3, C1, C0

Bunny - W5, W4, W3, W0, E31, E41, E40

Squirrel - E29, E59, E27, E57, W1, W0, W00

Mouse - T5, T3, T0

Blushes - R22, R20, R00

Brown Pants - E49, E79, E77

Teal - BG72, BG11,  BG70, C3, C1, C0

Pumpkins - YR27, YR04, YR21, E44, E43

Leaves - YG95, YR27, YR21

Images were highlighted with a white gel pen then die cut using the companion dies.  I found an arrangement I was happy with and then began to adhere all of the images using dimensional foam tape.

I didn't feel any embellishments were particularly necessary but I did add a little wooden heart embellishment above the bunny's raised paw which kind of sums up how much I love Autumn!

Thanks for visiting my blog today and happy crafting!

Alex Syberia Designs - Joyful Poinsettia

 

I'm over the on the Alex Syberia Stamps blog today with everything you need to know to create this Christmas card.  You can click this link to go directly to the post.  Thank you!

Sunny Studio Stamps - Autumn Garland

 

Hello there!  Come and join me on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today using this link to learn how I made this 'Autumn Garland' card.  Thank you!