Embossing Powders card

This was a very simple card for my son's birthday.  I took embossing powders, mostly from the Aged Frantage range and heated them, adding little more powder until I was happy with the effect and then mounted behind a circle aperture to look like a planet.  

The sentiment is from Kaisercraft - YOU! set.

The bottom pic shows the shine effect!

It's a dull and dismal day here in the Lakes so think I may crack on with Christmas cards until go to collect our little V after school!

Juliexx

A Wintery Scene with Marianne Dies and Brushos

This is another Christmas card I made with Brushos and some Marianne Dies simply cut in white card with some gold for the lights in the windows and some Chunky White and Shabby White Frantage for the snow detail.

I love the night twilight sky effect you get with Brushos and you never really know what you're going to get so I love just doing it and cutting the best pieces from the paintwork to fit the scene.

Marianne Products Used

Fir Trees on Horizon Dies - CR1287
Fences and Village - CR1288
Tuscany Horizon Dies - LR0482

Hugs, Juliexx

Mo Grace and the Owl 2

This is my second version of Grace and The Owl from Mo's Digital Pencil here.  Quite different from my first one this year (which you can view below.  Click  here for the full blog post.  

I've gone for a much more frosty look with this one - lots of Frantage!!  And, of course, a few Marianne goodies thrown in too - full list below.

Anja's Marquee Lattice Frame Die - LR0483

Pine Cones/Branches - LR0286/LR0550/LR0437/LR0438

Deer - CR1289

Happy Holidays Sentiment stamps -CS1009

I'm sorting out our 'mud room' today - lots of coats and old shoes to be turfed out!  I've already thrown away some mouldy onion bulbs that I never got round to planting! 

Enjoy your weekend, whatever you're up to.

Hugs, Juliexx

Lavender Card

Morning!  Today's card was made for my MIL for her 83rd birthday a couple of weeks ago - amazing she is too!!  The image is from a 12 x 12 page but I cannot remember the make, sorry but she is so lovely!  I've teamed her up with some Lili of the Valley papers and then loads of lush Marianne Dies which I've listed below.

Ivy Corners - CR1253

Lavender - LR0157

Foxgloves - LR0457

Large Bow - LR0447

I've also used a Tim Holtz die for the layer under the image, a wooden flourish and some lovely wooden miniature fretwork which I can only bear to use for special makes! I've also added some Vintage Lilac Frantage to the little wooden butterfly, along with Shabby White Frantage around the image and frame but it's not showing up to well in my pics but it does give a nice bit of shimmer!

I'm going to enter a few challenges today;

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes
That's Crafty - Bling It Up
Cardz4 Galz - Name your Powder - Shabby White and Lavendar Frantage
Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - For Mothers/Ladies Only

I'm hoping to spend the day in my craft room, lots to make!!
Have a great day whatever you are up to!

Hugs, Juliexx

Mixed Media Birthday Card

It was our lovely Em's 22nd birthday this week and I always try and do something a bit arty for her, her being an artist an all!  So I used this image from a Prima Finnebair set which I thought she would like.  Once stamped, I glossy accented the image and when the gel was dry, I put it into the freezer overnight. This hardened it up nicely so that I could then crack it to get this fab cracked glass effect below - I love this technique!

Before sticking my image down I added some texture using structure paste and various dies and masks.

For the bricks below, I used a Marianne die called Card with a View , which is a window with brick edging - Catalogue no CR1389. The flourishes are also Marianne - Anja's Vintage Swirls - LR0279

This corner detail was made using an Andy Skinner template.

I frantaged the Make Art cut outs and Frame with Aged Marine, and added some copper pearl drops for added detail

Still can't shake feeling sick and dizzy. spent most of yesterday on the couch!
Enjoy your weekend
Hugs, Juliexx

Last Challenge of the year over on Digital Pencil Too - Anything Goes as always

Today's card is for our new challenge that has just started over at Digital Pencil Too- it's our last one for 2016 so come and join us, we have our usual nice and easy theme of Anything Goes!!

I've used Fairy Snowman for my card and I wanted to create a frosty, wintery vibe but not sure it turned out quite how I imagined.  My papers are from a Joy winter pad, and then I've used Aged Silver Frantage and silver mica pieces.  The Winter Wonderland  sentiment is a trusty favourite die from Marianne - CR1347.

You can check out the fabulous makes of my teamies here.

Heart Christmas cards cased from Craft Stamper magazine

If you are a fan of Craft Stamper magazine, you may have seen a canvas this month using embossing powders and this design!  I just loved using the idea for some Christmas cards and these are what I came up with.   (Lots of pics, be warned!) 

I had an MDF heart which I used as a template to make my paper ones ( thinking of cost/posting).  The swirly circles are a Tim Holtz die( the article used melted embossing powerd to make them), and a Woodware, primitive star-shaped punch.  I mixed and matched my Frantage embossing powders, and also used a couple of Marianne Stamps to add some texture, or a Stampin Up script stamp. For the image above, the stamp is a basket weave stamp, MM1603 from Matiannes' Eline's Mixed Media range. I used Silver Pearl embossing powder to keep it subtle.

I love the rusted vibe here with Aged Copper Frantage.  I started using Treasured Gold Sapphire wax on the stars, and got some on the card surface.  However, as with all accidents, I liked the effect and added some to all the cards!  I think it looks a little celestial!

Anyway, hope you like, and don't forget to check out the original article in November 2016 Craft Stamper magazine, so inspirational!

Thanks for looking, Juliexxx

Frost by Mo

Happy weekend blogland, it's been a cold week, here and lots of snow on the mountains. Hubby walked up Skiddaw yesterday and said there was plenty up there!  Think I'll settle for a little bit of Frost which is what this adorable image is called from Mo's Digital Pencil. I used a single sheet of paper from a Bo Bunny pad and love the ombre colour scheme - just perfect for creating a winter scene.

My scene was created using the following Marianne Dies - the treeline and fence dies are just great for getting some perspective in a scene:

Treeline Pine Trees: CR1287

Winter Village and Fence set: CR1288

Small foreground Christmas Tree: LR0136

Large foreground Spar Tree: LR0378

Grass die 1: CR1355

Grass die 2: LR0360

Rabbit (from Rabbit and Squirrel set): CR1340

Hopefully, I might get some more Christmas cards made today, I really need to up the output at the minute!!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone,

Hugs, Juliexx

Tweetmas Wishes - Christmas Birdie challenge at PFP

Morning!  Its seems appropriate today to be sharing a Christmas card with you - 1st November and it's definitely turned much colder here!  Our new challenge starting at PFP today, is called  Tweetmas Wishes as chosen by our fabulous Hazel, so she wants to see some birdies in your Christmas   Creations.  I've used an image from our sponsor, All Dressed Up, and it's called It's Snowing.

As you can see, I've created a Snow Globe effect with my card, which wasn't what I started out to do but that's what the making process is all about, right.  I've actually coloured the image behind the snowman with my Promarkers, (Midnight Blue, Hearthtstone, April Showers, in case you wanted to know!) and mounted it on this similiarly coloured background.  Probably could just as well cut out Mr Snowman and used the paper for the inside of the globe but hey ho!  I cut our the snowglobe base myself and then used Shabby White Frantage to make my falling snow and edging.  

The gorgeous snowflake curve is a Marianne Die, Ice Crystal Arch - CR1345 and in stock here at MaddyLisa Crafts! (just sayin'!). Same goes for the Winter Wonderland sentiment - CR1347 and also in stock at MaddyLisa!.

Off to do the weekly shop (boring!) and then hope to carry on making stuff for my first Craft Market this weekend, eeekkk!

Before I go though, do check out the makes of my lovely PFP teamies here, and then come and share your birdy make with us!  You could win two digital images from our fab sponsor, All Dressed Up!

Hugs, Juliexx

Fairy Lovely from Mo

Just popping in quickly to share my card using the lovely Fairy Lovely from Mo's Digital Pencil - another one for the Christmas box! Unusually for me these days, I coloured her before I had chosen my papers but then found the perfect two tone papers from a Christmas Bo Bunny pad.  However, as you can see they have been more than covered by copious amounts of Shabby Green Frantage - hey ho!!

There's also a couple of Christmas tree dies from Marianne lurking in there, as well as this lovely little sentiment from  an Eline Christmas set by Marianne.

Tall Spar Tree - LR0378

Small Christmas Tree - LR0136

Sentiment From Eline's Handlettering Christmas stamp set- EC0156

All the other bits and pieces are from stash.

Off to  my Crafternoon Club tonight, so should have something else to share soon.

Hugs, Juliexx

A little bit of vintage today

I've spent a lazy Sunday afternoon making this card using a few of my purchases from the Stitching Show at Manchester yesterday.  Have to say that for the long drive, I was a little disappointed with the show, don't know why really, as I found the couple of felting demos and the Every Crafts a Pound stalls fabulous but that was it really, I was however, super impressed by the Trafford Centre which was right next door, so I had a mooch round there after and bought a couple of  baby outfits for Holly's bump!

Any hoo, onto my card, and the items that I bought at the show were the little frame below, and the Memory Box roses corner dies that was reduced. I already had the image and papers from previous shows.

The little face inside the frame above was in a wooden embellishment set from the Works and the metal corner and bark heart below were also in my stash. The background papers are mostly Stampin Up and I've used a ton of Aged Ivory Frantage which I love.  I remember to apply it to the layers prior to sticking them together too so I've made progress! 

This gorgeous wooden crinolined lady was from another show - isn't she so elegant and the little flower embelllie was in the same pack as the framed lady. 

Finally, the little trinket below was from an old earring set, I love it when my hoarding comes good! 

I've also used a Fiskars border punch  for the second roses mat and some fab vintage looking sequins with an added pearl. Oh and aren't the chiffon roses with a pearl centre divine - just wish I could remember where I bought it from.  Of course, there has  to be some Marianne goodness in there and it's that gorgeous new embossed flourish corner which has only just been released! Full details of Marianne products below:

LR0405 - NEW- Flourish Corner die

CR1248 -Stitched Circle Border die

Think it's the last of War and Peace tonight on the box, I just love it. Fire's on and we're all warm and toasty and ready to enjoy!

Hugs. Juliexx

More quick Christmas cards

 Made a few more quickish Crimbo cards today-using  some fabulous Die and Stamp combos from Chloe's Creative Cards, purchased at Ally Pally last month.

 I used some Aged Green Frantage for the embossing and the papers are a new Christmas set from Craftwork Cards.

As you can see, I've made three on the same theme but slightly different colours and holly leaf sizes.

Thanks for popping in!

Juliexx

Mo's Digital Pencil Blog Hop

Hi there, we have a great theme for this month's blog hop  with Mo's Dream Team - Teens, as chosen by our wonderful Kaly which is also where you should start to hop from.  If you're already hopping then hopefully you arrived here from the amazing Gretha's blog, who will have had an awesome make to show you, I know!

I used the fabulous Dare as my image of choice for this theme - just perfect for all those teens who are just too cool for school, don't you think!  I coloured him with my Promarkers and had some papers in mind to use but then I decided to use this Impression Obsession wall background stamp and it went on from there!

The window arch was cut with a Poppy Stamp Small Gothic Window die which I layered up a few times to give a 3-D feel.  I cut this out of some packaging card, and it's just right for that stone effect.  The scene through the window is another Impression Obsession Cover the Page stamp, with gorgeous birch trees in relief.

The cogs are a mix of chipboard and card and all have been given the Frantage treatment for the metal effect with a Tim Holtz dial hand in the middle of the main one.

The crown and wings are cut from a Spellbinders Heraldic Frame set as is the shield on the wall - it's stamped with lion which I then frantaged but it looks a bit blobby - can you make out it's a lion?  

The pennant banner and the sentiment banner are both Tim Holtz dies, and the sentiment is from a Dovecraft set called, Wordsmiths ( I think!). As you can see I used lots of various colours of Frantage for that aged/shabby regal effect/

You should now be hopping over to the wonderful blog of Debby Y who will have a fab creation to share with you.  

Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to leave comments on each of the DTs' posts as  there are two $5 vouchers  hidden somewhere to spend in Mo's Digital Pencil!

The full order of this month's hop is shown below.

Kaly, Mina, Jak, Gretha, Julie (me!), Debby.Y, Heidy, Alice, Vili, Alexandra, Anneke, Danielle