A Christmas Candle

A full how-to tutorial from me over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog this week, with a look at how to use Imagination Craft's Art Stamps to create a beautiful Christmas Candle. Below is a sneak peek, click HERE to see the full post.

Art Stamps used for a Vintage Christmas Card

A trip down memory lane for me this week, all inspired from some old sheet music! Here is a sneak peek - click HERE to see the full card and 'how-to' on the Lisa B. Design's Blog.

A Winter's Scene - Frosted!

A quick post from me today, a card that I had a picture of in my head, but it was not the same picture as what I eventually created!! I started with some very plain background paper (it had a blue wash) and then stamped some of the snowflakes from the Hobby Art Winter's Snowflakes set. I stamped in Tumbled Glass, Denim and Vintage Photo Distress ink, using the first and second generations of ink. I also stamped some snowflakes in Versamark and heat embossed with white detail powder to add some variation and texture. Using the same ink colours, I distressed the outside edges of the paper to bring the eye in. To create the 'land' area at the front of the card, I tore a piece of the same backing paper as before and distressed the top torn edge to make it stand out. I also added a few snowflakes and stamped a sentiment from the Hobby Art Christmas Frosting Set.

Next came the scene arrangement. I die-cut some trees from craft card and added some Vintage Photo highlights. Using the waste as a stencil, I added some trees to the background of my scene giving some depth. The sleigh and the deer are both Sue Wilson dies, both cut using craft card once again with added highlights (I added some cream card on the reverse of the deer).

To add some 'frosting' to my card as my sentiment says, I used my finger to apply some Diamond Sparkle Medium onto the sleigh, trees, ground and deer. There are also a few tiny pearls in the centre of some snowflakes.

Voila!

Art Stamps, Santa and Starlights

With a focus on Starlight Paints from Imagination Crafts, join me over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog this week to see a card using the new Art Stamps. Here's a sneak peak...

Merry Christmas from Hobby Art's Daryl

A very simple card from me this week using the masking technique. Join me on the Lisa B. Design's Blog to see my finished card and the full tutorial.