Kicking off with the Soccer Boot

Today we have a card from Jane the Flower Girl

Jane has used her Football Boot Clear Magic stamp set. Jane has stamped nine footballs from the set on green card with a black dye ink, then cut them out, and mounted them on some grey card.

Jane has then stamped the boot on some white card, coloured it and cut it out. Jane has only attached the boot at the top of the card with some cord so that it can swing. Just punch a tiny hole in the top of the boot and in the card layer before you put the card together.

a little reminder of the sketch

A great card, and team colours will make it a perfect card for soccer fan or player, yet another brilliant stamp designed by Jane the Flower Girl!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Woodware - Whimsical Bloom

 Kim is here with a lovely floral take on the sketch

Kim has used the Clear Magic Whimsical Flower - Sally Anne designed by Jane Gill.

 

Kim has used a piece of paper from her vast stash of hand made background papers this one has made using 'Bleeding Art Tissue' technique. next Kim has stamped with a black pigment ink and embossed with clear powder.

To add highlights Kim has painted with water to remove some of the colour, have some kitchen towel at hand to soak up the wet ink.

Then to make parts extra white Kim got out her bleach, and painted with it. Remember to use the very cheap thin bleach for this.  A touch of sparkle comes from the Sakura Gelli Roll Clear Stardust pen.

The flags have been made using the great Dreamweaver Dual Alphabet die set.

A great take on the sketch 

and of course you will find an second card on Kim's blog using the same technique and sketch.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.  

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Sparkly Festive Table

Today's table decoration comes from Kim

a very sophisticated look from Kim, and this will look really stylish on her Christmas day table.

Kim has done a touch of up-cycling by using the thick piece of card from the back of a pad, she has cut this to 8 x 8 and covered it with a sheet of paper from the Craftwork Cards Noir de Luxe 8x8 pad. Using a Watermark Pad Kim has inked around the edges of the board, then frantaged with the Stampendous Shabby White Frantage Powder.

The holder for the candle has also been upcycled from the centre of an used up roll of double sided tape! Oh and some gold card.

Kim has stamped one of Jane's Poinsettias and embossed it, Kim has stamped on the Woodware Mixed Media Card and then coloured with dye inks, then added more colour with a water brush to give some high lights. The images have then been fussy cut.

Kim has used the Dreamweaver Holly Die  to cut some extra leaves in gold and green.

Kim has then added a touch of sparkle with some Stickles to finish off this beautiful project.

I hope that you agree this is a great project for a festive table and if you pop over to Kim's Blog you will find some extra cards that she has made from her leftovers!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Chocolates for the Christmas Table

We are not big on fancy chocolates in our house but we do like an After Eight Mint, or two, so I have made this box for them to sit on the Christmas table.

I think that I saw this on the Craftwork Cards Blog but I am not sure.

I have cut my card 9 inches square.

I used my scoring blade in my trimmer and scored at 3 and 6 inches in both directions

Then  fold and crease all of the score lines.

Use a ruler to score a diagonal line BUT don't score the centre square as it is the bottom of the box. Score the four corners.

The stamp is Jane Gill's Little Christmas Bird Clear Magic stamp.

I would normally use a watermark pad to stamp, but because it is a solid stamp I got better definition by using a red ink pad and red embossing powder. I hope that you can see the difference.

The background paper is from one of the 6 x 6 pads I have edged the paper squares with gold embossing.

I have made all four sides the same.

I do love the face of the bird!

I had to be careful when sticking on the birds that they are the right way up.

I punched out a square of card and drew a diagonal lines across it this I placed on the corner and punched through it so that my punch holes are more or less in the same place.

can you see my deliberate mistake, yes I drew my line all the way across.

Perfect for our After Eight Mints, I wonder if they will last until Christmas, well I wonder if they will make it to the weekend!

Gingham ribbon is perfect for holding it all together, and then I can undo the ribbon and fold it flat to store for next year.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Musical Christmas

Crafty Debs has done a great job on making a card for a music lover!

I love this card which is one of those that if you had it sitting on your mantelpiece you would find something new in it every day.

Crafty Debs has stamped and embossed in gold Jane Gill's Clear Magic Music Notes. The strip across the middle is some Burlap Ribbon. I love the way that Debs has highlighted the notes with gold nail heads.

The punched foliage has been created with the yellow holly punch and the blue fern punch, and I love the punched cork berries!

The background paper is the Christmas Cheer 8 x 8 Pad

I hope that you like this card and Crafty Debs has inspired you to get stamping.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Woodware - Tag Tastic

Today we have a great set of tags from Crafty Debs

Debs has made three very different tags, they have all been hand cut, and measure about 6 x 3.5 inches.

Debs has started by sponging the card with red and green ink and then stamped the Francoise Collection Clear Magic stamp Holly and Ivy Tag. Debs has then embellished the tag with the holly punch and then the ivy is really the maple leaf punch, but that is one of the best bits about crafting, improvising! Tartan Ribbon works perfectly for this tag.

I love the way that Debs has stamped the Francoise Collection Snow Post stamp on her craft card tag and then again on white card. The one on the white card has been coloured with Sakura pencils and the simple square cut out. This is a great tag to use up some paper scraps the papers come from 'tis the season  one of the perfect prints pads.

The green ric rac ribbon is a fun addition to this tag.

This is a black tag, that Debs has stamped in white with one of the stamps from  the Jane Gill Hand Drawn Greetings Clear Magic sets. The stars have been stamped from the Francoise Collection Clear Magic Seeing Stars stamp. Then some sparkle added with the Mark Richards Red Assorted Crystals, then the tag has been finished with some red and white dotty organza.

I hope that you agree a great set of tags packed with inspiration!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Christmas Dangling Doodles

This week we are here with ideas for you if you are starting to panic about getting all of your Christmas cards made.

First we have a card from Jane the Flower Girl

Jane has used an old stamp set of hers Delightful Dangles and stamped and embossed in silver.

Jane has coloured a lovely blue/green colour and can you see the touch of white from a Gelly Roll Pen.

Jane has stamped and embossed the greeting too and layered it on some white linen and silver card. Foam squares to raise the greeting give it an extra special touch.

I hope that this lovely card from Jane can get your Christmas card stash started!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Woodware - Rudolf by Jane Gill

Jane the Flower Girl is centre stage today with her take on this sketch

Jane has used Rudolf one of her Clear Magic stamps from 2015.

Jane has used the Pointillist technique to colour him in. One of her favourites, and really very effective. Jane has used 4 shades of brown pen use the lightest colour first and colour Rudolf all over. Then just add lots of dots in the darker shades. Jane has then added a grey line under Rudolf's chin to create a shadow effect and making him dimensional.

Jane has used die cut letters to make the flags at the bottom of the sketch. The Dreamwever Dual Alphabet dies would be perfect for this. Jane has cut rectangles in different sizes to match the letters and then layered them on some red card.

This is a great card from Jane the Flower Girl and a great take on the sketch.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Snowy House

Today we have a card from Kim

Kim has used Jane Gill's The House on the Hill Clear Magic stamp, but this card has so much more going on.

Kim has stamped and embossed on to Water Colour Card. Kim has then coloured with dye ink pads. he roof and the path have been given the Fluffy Stuff treatment. The image has been cut out and mounted with Silicone Glue.

In the background can you spot the Dutch Doobadoo Bubbles Mask Art? Kim has coloured it with dye ink and then smudged on some Ranger Stickles.

A great card for crossing the miles between family and friends from Kim this week.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Christmas Master Board

Kim today with a master board

Kim has made her master board with Jane's Clear Magic Poinsettia  set. Kim has used Decorating Chalks to make the board and then punched out the circles.

I love the way that Kim stamped the verses  on the master board so that you only see part of the words. the highlighted area in the centre is vellum, attached with Glossy Accents.

I hope that you like Kim's take on the card, but of course, Kim has not stopped there you will find more of her Christmas card creations that she has made while making this one, so pop over for more information about this card and to see what else Kim has been up to!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Shimmer and Shine for Yew

This week the girls are using Dreamweaver Metallic F/x this is a very high quality Mica powder in a stunning range of colours. The pot contains nothing but high quality mica pigment, no fillers!

Today we have a card from Kim

Kim has used Jane's Clear Magic stamp Yew and Holly. Kim has used the Mixed Media card and stamped and emboss in white.

Kim has used gum arabic and Metallic Fx mixed with a little water to make a water colour paint. This she has used as a wash all over the card.

I love the way she has embossed the layers for the greeting.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Skating Around

Crafty Debs today with a very delicate Christmas card

Crafty Debs has used Jane's Clear Magic stamp Skating Snowmen and in the background the Traditional Trees stamp also designed by Jane.

Debs has stamped and cut out the snowmen, then painted them with the Metallic F/x powder. Crafty Debs has mixed the powder with water, to make a water colour paint, if you want to make it more robust you can add Gum Arabic to the mixture, or if you mix it with Acrylic Glue you can make an acrylic paint.

Crafty Debs has used a mask to mask out the bottom of the trees so that she could vary the size. They have been stamped with a Watermark pad and then the powder delicately added.

I love the way that Crafty Debs has painted the drifts of snow and the clusters of crystals at the corners look really great. Debs has made this a tent fold card, this allows for the charming bow at the top.

Thanks for visiting pop over to see what else Crafty Debs has been up to?

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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