Autumn Trees in the Sunset.

Good evening, Followers, Friends and Visitors,

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I do hope you enjoy your visit.  I would love it if you were to leave me a comment and I will pop over to your blog too.  Tonight's card was made for Sue  and Harvey of Imagination Crafts   in October 2013.   For this card I have used their three trees stencil.   This stencil is very versatile as it can be used for a spring, summer, autumn or a winter tree.   I have also used their lovely  vine leaf trellis stencil which is great for backgrounds, some gold leaf and of course the fabulous sparkle medium.

Make a card from black card stock and matt a piece of gold card onto the black, leaving a narrow border of black showing.   Take a smaller piece of white card and put through an embossing machine along with the vine trellis stencil.   Lay the stencil back onto the embossed card and spread the black stars sparkle medium over the bottom half of the card only, using the metal spatula.

   
When dry, fix a ribbon across the centre and fix three brads to the top left of the card.   Fix this card to the gold card.

Colour a piece of smooth white card to make a background scene.   Lay the trees stencil onto it and spread the ruby gold sparkle medium over it.   Stamp the birds in the sky   (a Lavinia stamp)   using a black Stazon pad.   Add some Imagination Craft's  gilding glue to a piece of cut n' dry foam and dab onto a small flower stamp and  stamp this flower around the base of the trees and cover with  red gilt gilding flakes.    Add small dots of red stickles glue to the background bushes to look like red berries.

    
Cut this out using the Spellbinder's Nestability die and matt it onto a piece of black card, then onto some gold.   Fix this to the centre of the base card.

Well that's this card completed.   Hope you like it.   Take care of yourselves until my next post.

                                                               Love and rainbows,

                                                                 Hugs   Jennifer xx

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Hi there everyone,

Boy was it cold this morning!  a hard white frost.   The sun eventually popped out for a while, then disappeared and it began to rain, ah well, a good day for crafting lol!

It's time for me to share another creation with you all.    Tonight I have chosen to share another Christmas card.   For this card I used Imagination Craft's cute snowman decoupage stamp which I love, he's just the cutest little snowman.    I made this card for  Sue and Harvey of Imagination Craft's in October 2013.

Make a base card from white card stock.   Onto this, matt a piece  of red patterned paper, leaving a small border of white showing.

Stamp two snowflakes, one on the bottom left and one on the bottom right, using a Versamark pad  and heat emboss with white embossing powder.  

   
Stamp 'let it snow' at the top and the two sides of the card, using Versamark and heat emboss with white embossing powder.

Take some white card and stamp the main image using a Versamark pad and heat emboss using claret embossing powder.   Colour the image with the vintage pearly palette paints.   Trim around the edge.   Cut out and emboss the square shape using white card, and the X Cut die and glue the image to it.   Matt this onto some green card, then onto some white and glue to the base card.

    
Stamp the image a further three times using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder.   Colour, cut out and 3d onto the original image.

Add a star and two snowflake squares, one green and one gold, to the top left.   Cut out and emboss the Spellbinder's label and colour, then stamp the greeting using a versamark pad and heat emboss with claret embossing powder.   Add two rhinestones to each end of the label.   Glue label to base card.

Well that's it finished, I do hope you like it and that it may encourage you to get out your crafting goodies and have a go.    Well that's all from me for now, take good care of yourself and many thanks for visiting my blog.

                                                                    Love and rainbows,

                                                                     Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Christmas Baubles, Wall Hanging Decoration.

Hi there Followers, Friends and Visitors,

My word, the weather has suddenly turned very Autumnal! wet and windy here today, with the sun popping through the dark clouds every now and again.    Had a lovely cosy night in front of the log fire this evening.

Tonight I would like to share a Christmas, wall hanging   decoration.    To make this I used Imagination Craft's  Merry Christmas MDF Charm Kit,  Tree Stencil, Baubles Decoupage Stamp Set and Sparkle Medium to name a few products.   I do hope you like it.

I only used two backing boards and the bauble charm from the set, leaving the other charms   for another project, two for the price of one lol!  as you may know,   I like to get as much as I can for my money!   Paint the back and  front  boards using the Jet MDF paint.   When dry, colour with distress inks.

    
Using a black Stazon ink pad, stamp the baubles decoupage stamp image onto the front of  board.   Stamp the baubles image again onto heatproof acetate using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder.

Spread the sparkle mediums on the reverse of the stamped acetate.   Colour the leaves and berries with alcohol pens.   Next cut out the acetate baubles and glue to the original image.   Add gold cord to the top of the baubles and a bow.

Spread sparkle mediums around the edges of the board using your finger.   Lay the Merry Christmas stencil onto the board and spread the gold shine sparkle medium over it, using the metal spatula.   When this is dry, lay the tree stencil  onto the board and spread the green sparkle medium  over the holly tree.   Leave to dry.

    
Add a ribbon hanger to the reverse of the front board.   Next, take the bauble MDF charm from the kit and cover with Versamark and Magi-Boss Chunky and heat emboss.   Repeat this a second time.

Cover the surface of the bauble with sparkle mediums and leave to dry.  Add a ribbon and bow to the bauble and glue to the bottom of the board on the reverse, so the bauble hangs from the bottom of the board.   Glue the front board to the back.   Well there we have it, one finished hanging Christmas decoration.

   

    
I would just like to say a big 'thank you' for all your visits and lovely comments on my blog,  they mean a great deal to me.   I would love it if you were to be a follower of my blog, just click on 'join this site' and I will reciprocate and visit your blog too.  I love to see what you have all been making.

Take care of yourselves, I'll be back soon.

                                                                   Love and rainbows,

                                                                     Hugs   Jennifer xx. 

Orchid Trio. My October 2014 Imagination Craft's Challenge Blog Project.

Hi Folks,

Today sees the beginning of another new month and the start of a new challenge over at  the Imagination Craft's Challenge Blog.     Our theme this month is 'anything goes,'  so come on, give it a go!  we would love you to join   us in this month's challenge.

You could win a voucher worth £40 to spend on fabulous Imagination Craft's products.  NB.  only projects using Imagination Craft's products are eligible for the top prize   £40   but you could still win top 3 and there is a lovely badge for your blog.  Well it's time to share my inspiration for this month's challenge, hope you like it.

Make a base card fron white card, approximately 41/4" x 8".   Cut another piece of white card approx.
3" x 61/2" and lay the panel stencil on top and spread the diamond Sparkle Medium over the design.

    
Carefully remove the stencil and leave to dry.   Cut a border using the Martha Stewart heart punch  and fix to a  purple paper panel and glue the white stencilled card, onto the purple panel,   then fix this to the base card.  

   
Paint over the stencilled design using the Silkies - lilac mist and lavender lace for the flowers and apple lace and emerald gold for the stems.

  
Glue three of the purple hearts, left over after punching out the heart border, onto the card front.

  
Add a ribbon bow to the  top of the orchid stems.   Lastly, glue 4 purple triangles, one to each corner of the base card.

             
I do hope my card has inspired you to join in the challenge  with us, we do love to see your entries.

Please pop over to the rest of the Design Team for more inspiration as they have all been very busy making some beautiful projects.

That's all from me for now folks.  Enjoy the rest of your week and take good care of yourselves and many thanks for visiting my blog and leaving some lovely comments, they are all appreciated.

                                                                Love and Rainbows,

                                                                  Hugs   Jennifer xx.

The Holly Tree.

Good evening Followers Friends and Visitors,

Time again for another post.  Hope your weekend is all  you wished it would be.   I've had a quiet crafty day today, after my busy day yesterday.  Tonight I would like to share a Christmas card with you, which I made in July 2012 for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts.   I have used one of their fabulous decoupage stamp sets, the ' Holly Tree,'    the 'Bauble' embossable,  'Black Stars' Sparkle Medium and my favourite paint palette,  'Vintage,'  such gorgeous colours.  For this card I have not chosen the usual Christmas colours, hope you like it.

Make a base card from black card stock.   Matt a piece of white card onto the black, leaving a small border of the black showing.   Onto this matt a piece of black card,  again leaving a border of white showing.
 

     
Take a piece of pink pearlised card slightly smaller than the black matt and lay the 'Baubles' embossable halfway across the pink card  and spread the sparkle medium over the design using the metal spatula.   Remove the embossable and leave the image to dry.   When dry, stamp the greetings and two pieces of holly around the edges on the right-hand edge of the pink card, using the Versmark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder..   Fix the pink card to the base card  using double-sided sticky tape.

   
Take some white card and stamp the main image of the holly tree onto it, using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder.   Stamp this image a further four times.   Colour using the 'Vintage' 
paint palette , brush and water.  

  
3D this onto the original image, using silicone glue.   Fix this onto some white card, then onto black, each time leaving small borders.

   
Add three pink stars to the right-hand edge of the pink card and one to the top  left of the main image.   Well there we are, this card is finished.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.   See you all again soon with another project.

                                                              Love and rainbows,

                                                             Big Hugs  Jennifer xx.



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My Tutorial for the Imagination Craft's Blog. Beautiful Baubles.

Hi Peepes,

Just a quick post to show you the whole of my creation.   Hope you like it.   If you would like to see how it was made and which Imagination Craft's products I used, please pop across to the Imagination Craft's Blog.
I have done  step by step photos to show you how I made it.

    
See you all again very soon.   Enjoy the rest of your week.

                                                                  Love and Rainbows,

                                                                  Big Hugs   Jennifer xx.

A Sneaky Peek at my Tutorial for the Imagination Craft's Blog.

Good morning Lovelies,

How are you all, I do hope the answer to this question is,  very well!   This morning I would like to share with you,  a sneaky peek at my tutorial for the Imagination Craf's Blog.     If you would like to see the finished piece, please pop across to the Imagination Craft's Blog page  where I give you  step by step pictures and explain how I made it and , which Inagination Craft's products I used when making it.

Enjoy your day my friends and see you soon, when I will have another creation to share with you.    Take good care of yourselves.

                                                              Love and Rainbows,

                                                                  Hugs   Jennifer xx.