Clearly Dasher

Hi there,

Just another reason to love Dasher, don't you agree. This is such a simple card to make and a little different. Clear acetate is used or the thick window sheet from Stampin Up. You must pre-score your fold and only Staz-on inks will stay on there permanently. Here I have used the cotton white Staz-on with the snow flurries stamp set from last catty, but any snowflake stamp will work. I have embossed a peice of pear pizazz with the petals-a-plenty folder. I have inked dasher in poppy parade and sponged around the edges. For a decorative edge the scallop trim border punch was just perfect. To disguise my adhesive from the inside I cut peices of white cardstock the same measurement as the pear pizazz on the front and stuck them first to the inside top, then with the card closed I stuck down the back piece, then opened it out and stuck on the last inside peice. Remember to keep all your edges as even as possible.

Enjoy Sharyn

Hi there,

Two posts in one day. What the? Just had to share it with you. I luuurrvvvee this little guy Dasher.

CARD RECIPE;

STAMPS; dasher, elements of style

CARDSTOCK;old olive, cherry cobbler, crumb cake, whisper white, jolly holiday designer paper

INKS; crumb cake, early espresso

ACCESSORIES; old olive satin ribbon, paper piecering tool, white pearls, sponge.

After inking up dasher with crumb cake, sponge a little early espresso around the edge to give the two tone effect, and cut him out without antlers, then mount him over another image stamped in early espresso. Flourish is stamped from elements of style as a background onto crumb cake using the same colour ink. Place some pearls over stars in the antlers.

TFL

Sharyn

Side Step cards

Hi Peeps,

Just thought I'd post a couple of my latest creations. The Blushing Bride side step card was one from class last weekend. The cherry cobbler is another colour combo that I cased from a friend (thx for the inspiration Michelle) I can't decide which one I like best. I'm a pink person but there is just something bout red and black together.

Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White colour combo.

Cherry cobbler, Basic Black, Very Vanilla colour combo. Notice how I have used the Beautiful Wings embossing and cutting die for this card. It can be found on page 151 of the main Catalogue. As the name suggests it cuts and embosses at the same time, and can also be used in the cuttlebug as well as the Big Shot.

Lv Sharyn

Tinaroo retreat Card Challenge

This card Challenge took me about 57mins (with 3 mins to spare) I love the way it turned out. We were given the stamp set (Funky Four) and papers to use for it and were able to use another colour. I added early espresso to the mix of pumkin pie and rose red. It's amazing what you can come up with when you're encouraged to think outside the box. My favourite part was the paper piecing of the mushrooms, a little fiddly but worth the effort.

Thx to the generous voting of the others, it came first place. Whoo Hoo! I was overwhelmed.

Thx 4 looking, Sharyn

Ornament Punch

The Ornament punch makes very quick X'mas cards as shown in this card. The Welcome Christmas stamp set was used and stamped first in cherry cobbler before punching the ornament out. Another ornament was punched from cherry and stuck behind the first to act as a shadow and make it pop out from the background. Perfect polka dots embossing folder was used behind the ornament. Elements of style was used as the stamped background to give it more of an old fashioned feel. Thx for looking,

lv sharyn

Mr & Mrs

Lving the new Stamp set of Elements of Style. It makes the most divine cards. Here it is used as a wedding card. Colour Combo used is Early Espresso, cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Crumb Cake. I have combined it with the Top Note die, pearls and Scallop trim border. Hope you like it.

Lv Sharyn

More Contempo Christmas

Just some more of the X'Mas cards that I have been working on. I've been playing with all different ways in which to use the Contempo Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up. The first card uses the colour combo of elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Whisper white with some silver embossing. The Baroque Motifs set was also used for the flourish b/g.

The second card uses Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive with very Vanilla. Vintage Vogue, Tree Trimmings, Occasional Quotes Stamp sets were also used in the making of this card. The measurements for this Tri-Shutter Card were taken from the latest issue of the Stamping and Papercraft mag. It's a little hard to see in these photos but the hook for the ornament on the front of the card was cut from a silver paper clip. You can get three hooks from each paper clip. Be sure to use your craft and rubber scissors to cut through it though, and not your good paper snips.

lv Sharyn

X'Mas Cards

I just love making Christmas cards, and with Stampin' Ups Contempo Christmas stamp set it makes it all too easy. It is such an economical set to have with the verses also included and a matching punch for the ornament. There is even a wheel designed to perfectly co-ordinate both your cards and scrapbooking pages alike. For this card the tree and verses were used.

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps; Contempo Christmas.

Cardstock; Garden Green, Bravo burgundy, Night of Navy, Whisper white, Garden Green dsp.

Inks; Garden Green and reinker, Bravo Burgundy.

Accessories; cuttlebug embossing folder, spritzer bottle filled with a few drops of green reinker and water, eyelet border punch, sponge for edges of white, glue and dazzling diamonds, burgundy grosgrain ribbon.

For this tent topper card my folded base card measures 9.8cm x 21cm (before folding) making it quite easy to get 3 base cards from the one sheet of A4 cardstock. Make sure that when you put your tent topper peice on that it still fits within the measurements of your C6 envelope.

Thx for looking,

lv Sharyn