A smattering of sparkle.............

Hi fellow crafters.

I do hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather we have been having, for me it has been a tad hot, but it looks as though it will start to cool down now.

Anyway, back to the title of this post, A smattering of sparkle I hear you say. Yes I made another Christmas card and here it is.............

See the smattering of sparkle

Detailed view

I used the following products on this card

• Just Rite Background stamp Snowfall
• Just Rite Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments
• Just Rite Background Stamp Elegant Fronds
• WOW embossing powder White (from my own stash)
• Ranger Perfect Pearls in Perfect Pearl (From my own stash)
• Clear 3mm Rhinestones (from my own stash)
• Vellum (from my own stash)
• Tulle, Oyster do have in stock some lovely organza that you can cut with your dies.
• Pearl Trim (From my own stash)
• Scor Tape
• Martha Stewart Score Board
• Versa Mark ink pad

I used the Snowfall stamp on the main background and the Elegant Frond on the vellum and embossed both with the WOW powder. The vellum I pleated using my Martha Stewart Score Board.

Top Tip here for you, if you are heat embossing on vellum which you want to score afterwards, score on the reverse side. This way your melted embossing powder won't flake when you score it, guess how I found that one out LOL!

In the gap of the snowfall stamp, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Just Rite large sentiment set. I then took a couple of the tiny snowflakes and stamped randomly in the space using Versamark ink, then brushed over the top with some perfect pearls powder.

On the Tulle I glued some Rhinestones, once they were dry I added my Tulle,vellum and Pearl Trim to the base and Ta Dah! My smattering of sparkle was completed.

Happy Crafting

Barbara

Back from my Holiday......................

Hi fellow crafters,

If you have been away like I have, I hope you had a great time. We went to the New Forest for a couple of weeks , though it was a bit damp on occasions we have a nice and relaxing time.

So as soon as I got home and all the washing was done, I hid in my craft room for three days and made this.....................................

American style mail box

close up of the bottom edge

Mountain lily Fairy by Whimsy, coloured with Promarkers

End flap with Just rite bauble stamp

How I connected the mail flag, K and Co Brad.

Can you tell I missed my Craft room!

Ok I used the following items to make this

• Basic Grey patterned paper "Wassiel"
• K and Co Brads
• Just Rite Clear Stamps "Noel" Christmas Ornaments
• Just rite Custom Dies "Nested Medallion Labels" and "Nested Medallion Ovals"
• Memory Box Die "Snowflake Border"
• Promarkers
• Pom Pom trim
• Mica Flakes
• Silver elastic cord
• Flat Back Pearl Trim
• Momento Ink in Tuxedo Black
• Magi Bond Glue
• Scor -Tape
• Tim Holtz Hitch fastners
• Distress Ink in Antique Linen
• Gold Kreink Braid #4 very fine

 I have linked to the products I used to Oyster Stamps where I can. The Ink Pad and Memory Box dies are available in store as well.  The rest is from my personal stash, that I am trying to use up!

This will be doing the tour of the Sincerely yours shows across the country, I do hope you will come by and see it.

Now if you would like to make this, I will be having a Workshop very soon at Oyster Stamps in Rochester. Details coming soon!


I love reading your comments,if you have any questions please leave a comment and I will try my best to answer them.


Happy Crafting

Barbara