Tuesday, December 18, 2018

3d Poinsettia Ornaments

Hi! I've been busy making these beautiful 3 d poinsettia ornaments.



I used three files from My Scrap Chick for this project.




Materials

Silver and white glitter cardstock
Rose red, green and light green, and light grey cardstock
white ivy embossed cardstock
3/8 inch wide poinsettia ribbon
light green seed beads
glue and adhesives

Adhesives used

I made the Scalloped Oval Tag Layers 4.5 inches tall. I omitted the smallest layer. The bottom layer is silver glitter cardstock, the second layer is light gray cardstock, the third layer is white glitter cardstock and the top layer is embossed vine white cardstock. I inked all the edges in gray. I put the layers together using foam tape between the top two layers and the bottom two layers. I glued the other two layers together.

Watch the video to see how the flowers are put together.


I used a pick to make a line on the back of the flower pieces which made the creasing of the petals easier. I curled the tips of the petals like I would to curl ribbon.


 I used foam squares between the layers instead of wire and glue. I used a single layer of foam squares between the layers of the flower and a double layer of foam squares between the layers of leaves.

I added a generous dollop of glue to the middle of the yellow flower centers and added about 6 light green seed beads.


I cut an 8 inch piece of 3/8 inch wide poinsettia print ribbon, folded it in half and tucked the ends between the bottom two layers at the top of the oval layers. This was held in place with glue dots and liquid glue. I then made and attached a small bow made with the same ribbon.




I love how these turned out! They look so much better in person. 
Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think. 

Merry Christmas!

Shirley









Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Caroling Kids Easel Card



Hi! There is still time to get those last minute Christmas cards made. Today I'm sharing an easel card made with the sweet image,  Caroling Kids .


My easel card was made using a card base from Bird's Cards.
I colored the "Caroling Kids " using Prismacolor Pencils and added a light-post paper piecing behind the image.



 The large snowflake was cut from pearlescent and glitter cardstock. The sentiment, from Cricut, was added to a snowflake and pearls and glitter snowflake stickers were added as a final touch.


Thank you for looking! Have a great crafty day!

Merry Christmas!



Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Miss Lilly and the Snowman

Hi! It's snowman making time where I live. I made a cute little Christmas card using the very cute  Miss Lilly and the Snowman



Miss Lilly is busy trying to finish her snowman before the sun goes down. You can see her through the paned window of my card. There is a cheerful evergreen swag below the window.


I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added some glitter cardstock snow and a sentiment.


I added another evergreen sway to the inside along with a Christmas sentiment.

Thanks for looking!
Have a great crafty day!


Saturday, December 1, 2018

Christmas Fairy House Impossible Card


Today is New Release Day at Little Blue Button Stamps.



I used Christmas Fairy House for my impossible card. 

I made my card design in Design Space. You can find the file here:
https://design.cricut.com/#/design/110147835

If you do not use Design Space, or you want to see how this goes together, you can find a tutorial here:
http://stampingbella.com/blog/dt-thursday-create-a-fairy-house-impossible-card-with-sandiebella/


I used Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color my image. I also used their clear glitter pen on the snow. I added sequins for the ornaments on the fairy house. I added the image and round mats to the card with foam tape.


I added sentiments from Digital Delights between the open spaces between the flaps. This will create more stability in the card. I also added a pine branch (file from Cuddly Cute Designs) to each sentiment. 

I love the impossible card design! It looks so complicated, but is really very easy.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!