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So I knitted these teeny, tiny bootees in 3ply wool from a pattern for cardmaking by Sue Corbin that I've had for years. I used a Cuttlebug EF, yarn, ribbon, gems.
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A card to make someone smile I hope.
Stencilled background using DI's, cat stamped. Also stamped onto kraft card and fussy cut. The sentiment & paw is also stamped and cut out, edged with ink, set onto orange card. Stickles on eyes and white pen.
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The background card is sponged & colour blended with DOxI's, splattered with water, dried and diecut with a stamp frame (...), then subtly stamped with stars (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous)and embossed with sparkly clear EP. Houses stamped and fussy cut from snippets of scrap patterned paper. Geese (TimHoltz) diecut and stacked from snippets of white card. Sentiment stamp is magazine freebie.
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Made for a NZ cardswap; theme is using the split-colour technique or spotlight technique. I chose the split colour. Check it out, lots of fun but really need a stamping tool of some kind. It gives a two-fer, because you have two pieces of card (white and coloured), stamp and clear emboss one, and stamp and colour the other, then slice them and swap them over to reassemble.
You really need a biggish stamp and probably best to keep it fairly simple. I screwed up my first attempt as it was too fussy and then I smudged it ... started over with this new stamp. SO new stamp, new technique.
This is a statement stamp and worked well. Colouring with Copics, gold heat embossed sentiment, gold pearls to embellish. I made a coordinating envelope.
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A bit of ink blending with Distress Inks, spritzed with water and also silver Shimmer mist, layered onto brushed silver card. I stamped (I think it's Kaisercraft) the sentiment in two colours to match the background and layered with silver too. Diecut geese with a touch of Copics, and pearls to complete. I do love pearls.
This is a totally free card. A cardmaking friend sent me a couple of the gold diecut borders and some extra pieces of the gold card to play with. The strips are leftover patterned paper strips collected in my strippy bin over time. I diecut the sentiment from the extra bits and matted in black from the scrap bin. I think the monochrome green snippets make a great background for the bright gold borders.
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I made this for a NZ cardswap.
The background is made using DI's as watercolours, smooshing and blowing - it's the aurora! A diecut bear complete with cosy scarf, popped up. Shadows made with Copics. A bit of stamping and some bubbly embellys. And a peek inside...
January 2024, its a sun umbrella, not a rain umbrella! We celebrate summer in NZ.
February 2024 You know I love to get inky.
March 2024 a special birthday deserves recognition.
April 2024 sometimes a little sweet & pretty is necessary.
May 2024 I had such fun with this one.
June 2024 A mid-winter holiday in Samoa. I really enjoy making strippy layers.
July 2024 I'm so glad I made this for Peter when he was having treatment and feeling rotten. He loved it and kept it on display. He died in September.
August 2024 This one is filled with joy - it made me happy making it, and I hope it brought joy in the receiving.
September 2024 I like the twist of the message not being words but music. It was for the Simon Says Stamp Stamptember design team.
October 2024 I like the lush colouring and the fragility of the leafy stamp.
November 2024 I do like using patterned paper and liked the layering effect as well as the cheery bright colours.
December 2024 I liked making this because it has stamping, diecutting, some paper piecing... and is fun!
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I hope to see you all in 2026 with your creations, and I hope you'll check in to see what I am up to.
Happy crafting whatever kind it is!!
CarolG
A large background stamp with Hero Arts Unicorn ink, a diecut pohutukawa flower (Craft Creations), gold Stickles, and a matte gold strip for sunshine.
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Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree
CAS and cool.
A strip EF, and a diecut senti. I left the lettering in place and wrote over in Stickles. A good card to mail.
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Here in NZ we celebrate Christmas in the heat, usually in the shade with a cool drink. Most Kiwis head to the beach for a week or two, school is finished, some businesses close down for a couple of weeks to enjoy the summer. We have two grandchildren off to university in February, so they will be making the most of it.
This is a cool santa & senti stamp. I stamped santa, masked him, stamped the tree, and coloured with Copics. The edges of the panel and senti are outlined in hot pink Distress Crayon, a nice informal edge to go with a relaxed santa. The navy blue background panel is stamped using white ink (Hero Arts Unicorn), and I like this because of the subtle messages. White pen highlights, Glossy Accents, and gold pearls to hang the sentiment like a bauble. I like the non-trad colours, and the navy blue and hot pink look fabulous.
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