Hanging Decoration Card

 Hi guys,

We are nearly in December, so I thought I would share my decoration card with you today. I do love stitching little decorations for display, and Christmas is an excellent time to do this.

The decoration is cross stitched on plastic canvas. I then used a specialist thread to make the hanging ribbon. I die-cut a scalloped circle from the centre of a red base card using X-cut nesting dies and then added the decoration to this aperture. To finish I added a bauble accent and a strip of washi tape behind the foiled sentiment from Hunkydory.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Colormyheart #680 red and green

CRAFT #769 Christmas

ABCChristmas - X for X-stitch

Snow sparkles

 Hi everybody,

Our optional Sparkle challenge is still live over at Creative Moments, where we are sponsored by the lovely Polkadoodles.

Here is my card for further inspiration.

I coloured the hedgehog with promarkers and created a panel with him. I layered a snowflake patterned paper onto a pale green base card and added the image slightly off centre. To the wider side I added larger glitter effect snowflakes, and to the thinner side I added sparkly pastel stars.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

TIOT - Get ready for Christmas

ATSM #506 Make Your Mark

CRAFT #768 Christmas

JingleBelles - Banner Inspiration (colours and snowflakes)

PFP #815 Christmas

Please do check out the blog for the challenge details,

Hugz Tinz

Love and Romance

Our new challenge has started today over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme of Love and Romance. We are sponsored by the fantastic Paper Nest Dolls. 

I coloured the image using my promarkers before fussy cutting. The key and locket edges are done with a metallic promarker. For the background of the card I used Distress Oxide Sprays in spiced marmalade, cracked pistachio and picked raspberry, which I then blended using another card on top and pressing them together. I really like the effect of this background, although my pink spray has issues with the spray top and so doesn't spray properly. I added some 3D stickers to select areas, such as the patch of orange, and a sentiment peel-off to finish.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

dragonflydreams - feminine

Thanks for looking and do pop along to our blog to join in with our challenge and see the rest of the DT creations.

Hugz Tinz

Sparkle Time

 Our new challenge started today over at Creative Moments, with the optional theme of add some sparkle. Here is my card:

I started the card by making the background using Tim Holtz distress oxide inks on plastic wrap. I sprayed four different colours and then pressed the card against the plastic to pink the pigment, and the dye, up. I coloured the image using promarkers and pencil crayons before fussy cutting. I coloured the dress with a nuvo sparkle paste. Finally I added insect stickers that are glittery. I left the top left area clear for a sentiment.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Winter Wonderland

 We have a new challenge started today over at MAWTT, with the theme of Winter Wonderland.

Here is my DT creation for the challenge.

I used my distress oxide sprays to create the background. I used three sprays, pink raspberry, iced spruce and another red colour. I sprayed the inks onto a plastic wrap that had been scrunched and then pressed the card blank into the wrap. As this was a dark green card blank only the pigment remains visible with the dye soaking into the base card, making a snow-like background. I then added a topper image and sentiment to finish.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

polkadoodles c12 wk1 Christmas

CRAFT #767 Christmas

ABCChristmas V for Vertical

Animals in winter

 Hi guys,

We have a new challenge started today over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme of animals.

I have made this card:

The image was coloured with Promarkers only and then die-cut using a die from the works. I added this to a dark green card blank and then simply added snowflakes and a foiled sentiment to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - N for night

jinglebelles - snow

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Shaped card and Circles

 Well we are in the middle of October already and we have a new challenge just started over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional theme of Shaped cards or circles. I decided to use both on my card this time.

I coloured the image from Dr Digi using Promarker pens before fussy cutting. I used the X-cut nesting large labels dies to shape my base card. I layered some scalloped circles, cut from patterned paper using X-cuts scalloped circles nesting dies, and a die from Marianne Creatables for the sun shaped circle.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

dragonfly dreams - Shaped Card