Chilly Christmas Cheer

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week, I'm spreading some chilly Christmas cheer!

Using Wplus9's All Year Cheer.

I LOVE this set and have got SO much use out of it already as it is so easily adaptable to whichever season or feeling you want to portray.  Since first getting it I have been looking forward to the winter chill kicking in so I could craft a little Robin Red Breast out of the sweet

bird, and eventually got the chance to do that with this, the first of my Christmas cards!

I started by stamping out & heat embossing a ton of the little snowflakes from the All Year Cheer set all across my background then washing a load of watered down purple inks across...which I then pretty much covered completely with a panel of vellum sandwiched between a frame cut from Mama Elephant's Index Card Creative Cuts...but ho-hum haha.  I then inked up, stamped up, and die cut all my small elements- my wee little robin and all the leaves and branches.  I had already embossed my sentiment onto my vellum panel in a gold powder so all that was left to do was build-up my scene up, around and over that.  

I added a scattering of pearl drops that I had coloured red with an alcohol marker to act as holly berry accents.

I finished my card by adding a teeny slick of Glossy Accents onto my Robin's beak, and a coat of shimmer onto his wee little tummy.

I really hope you like it.  As always, everything I used is linked below.

See you next week.

Jillx

     

Chirpy Cheer All Year Round

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week I've got some cute chirpy birds spreading some all year cheer.

Using the so so sweet, All Year Cheer from WPlus9.

I started with my background by cutting a panel using Lawn Fawn's Cross Stitched Rectangles and stamping out the large floral from Lawn Fawn's Penelope's Blossoms, on either end then clear heat embossing.  I then masked off the edges and went in with the ink, blending a pink into an orange with a gentle blend in the middle creating an emboss resit where the flowers were stamped.  I then added a few flicks and splashes of each colour across my panel.

I then set about stamping out all my little elements I wanted to build up my scene.  This All Year Cheer set is made up of block images as oppose to lined images for you to colour.  Now I'll be honest, these build-up-block sets used to scare me a little but I really wanted to start using my inks for more than just blending, so stepped out of my comfort zone and tried this set, and I've gotta tell you, I LOVE it!  It's just so quick and easy with such a clean, neat, crisp and professional finish.  I will be investing in more like this for sure.  Once I had all my images stamped out, I cut using the matching dies.  I also cut a Stitched Circle Scallop Edge Frame from My Favourite Things as an anchor for all my elements, and also as a frame for my sentiment.

I stamped my sentiment onto some vellum and clear heat embossed, then cut into a circle slightly smaller than my scalloped circle and adhered beneath it. 

I then built up my entire scene using foam tape and wet glue.

I finished my card by adding a little drop of Glossy Accents to my little birdie's beaks, and matted onto green card to add an extra pop of spring zing colour and there you have it.

I really hope you like it, as always, everything I used is linked below.

See you next week.

Jillx

   

A floral Hooray Array.

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week, I'm playing with some sweet and pretty florals...

...using Mama Elephant & Wplus9 loveliness.

I started by stamping out a bunch of the sweet little leaves, branches and flowers from Wplus9's All Year Cheer using a variety of Hero Arts inks and cut out using the matching dies; it's one of these sets that you can build up so the possibilities of colourways are pretty much endless, which I absolutely love about it.

I then cut Mama Elephant's Hooray Script multiple times from white card and built up to create a nice substantial die-cut sentiment.  I then covered it in Versamark and covered in a coat of clear embossing powder to give it a nice shiny finish.

I embossed My Favourite Thing's Geometric Background onto a piece of card in clear powder, making sure to not ink the entire stamp, and wiping away a lot of the powder before heat setting to give a nice soft edge.  I then, very gently, ink blended over the top to create a delicate background for my Hooray array to go over top. I then added a few flicks and splashes of  gold to add a little flair.

I set my scene and adhered my elements in place onto my background, and finished my sentiment by heat embossing 'For you' onto grey card.  I added a scattering pearls onto my flowers and across my background, and there you have it.

I really like how this card came out and really hope you do too.  As always, everything I used is linked below so be sure to check it out.

See you next week.

Jillx

   

A Cheery Cheat at no-line water-colour

Hi everybody,

Jill here, and this week, I've got some sweet cheerful birdies for you...

Using the lovely new 'All Year Cheer' set from Wplus9.

I tend to shy away from these block image kind of sets as, I'll be honest, they scare me haha.  I never seem to know what to do with them.  I also own about a gazillion stamp pads which get used for watercolouring, blending, backgrounds...pretty much everything other than actually stamping!  So I've been wanting to step out of my comfort zone and try something like this out for a while, and as soon as I set eyes on this sweet set, I knew this was the one!

I started by stamping out all the different elements I wanted to use in my scene.  I stamped everything with Distress Ink, then went over each image with a water brush to blend them together nicely and create a soft no-line watercolour effect, (such an easy way of achieving the look without the time, effort, and absolute fear that comes with the traditional technique).  I then die-cut all my pieces out using the All Year Cheer matching die set.

Because this is a build-able set, the possibilities for what kind of little birdies you can have are, pretty much, endless; Robins, Love birds, your pal's budgie!  Whatever you like.

The rest of the card was really simple.  I cut out two of the largest Small Stitched Rectangles from Lawn Fawn to create my back panel.  I kept my frame white, and watercolour washed the rest, adding a few flicks of white for added interest.  I then stamped my sentiment onto a piece of vellum, and heat embossed in a Silver Sparkle powder;  The sentiments in this set are a real bonus as, again, you can go seasonal or anytime...hence, 'All Year Cheer'!  The font used on the sentiments is also absolutely gorgeous, and it's probably worth mentioning that the set includes a load of little snowflakes if you were looking to make Christmas cards with it.  It's just so versatile.  I cut my vellum sentiment into a little banner, and adhered behind my frame, sticking everything else in place at the same time, using a mixture of wet gule and foam adhesive to add some nice dimension.

I finished by embellsihing with a scattering of pearls, and left it there.

I really hope you like it, I really enjoyed playing with this set and can't wait to get stuck into a few other projects with it!

As always, everything I used is linked below, and I'll see you next week :)

Jill

Cheery Robins

Hello and happy Monday :)

Unusually for me, I have a Christmas card to share with you today.... I'm not one for starting my seasonal cards this early but the sweet little birds in Wplus9's All Year Cheer

made me think of robins because the body can be stamped in two different colours...

I used Hero Arts Cup o' Joe and Pale Tomato inks to stamp both birdies out and then cut around them with scissors so they had no white border. I thought they needed a snowy winter sky for a backdrop so after heat embossing the snowflakes from the set, I blended two shades of blue Distress ink over them on the card base.

When the sky was almost dry I used pigment ink to stamp the branch and added a layer of snow with white gel pen. The robins are popped up on foam pads and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts set called Merry Cactus to You. I love these cute little birds and I'm so pleased they turned out great as Christmas robins.... I think they need a stocking each to hang on that branch don't you? 

  

I love this stamp set ... lots of small images for scene building and patterns, it's also great for cards all year round..... just as the name suggests :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x