Celebrating a diamond wedding (60 years!)

Hello and welcome, 

Today I am happy and proud to share a card made for my Dear parents who celebrated 60 years of marriage this new year. Not every human are fortunate to celebrate such a long and happy marriage. ❤️

I’m so happy that my parents had that opportunity ❤️ and that we were able to share their moment and happiness. 

I made the background first, on Watercolor cardstock. I started to ink my craft sheet with some pink and Saltwater taffy Distress inks, sprayed with water and dipped the background. Dried between layers with my heat tool and then stamped the text stamp from CMS328 Entomology with Distress embossing ink and used Platinum embossing powder. Heated with embossing gun. 

Then I used Distress texture paste opaque through stencil THS017 Hearts, I “dabbed” my palette knife in the paste to get the extra textured look. Then I lightly sprayed the background with a little mist of water and then used Distress Mica spray, (opened the bottle and applied the spray with the end of the “mister”.

Then sprayed some more water to get some movement, and then dried with my heat tool. Inked the edges with black Distress ink. 

I diecut the rosette and number 60 from Distress Metallic Kraftstock which I have sanded. Inked the edges with Scorched timber. The number 60 is diecut twice and glued together offset for a shadow effect.

The dies used are Sizzix 665367 Countdown, and the rosette from Spellbinders Classic Mouse holiday wreath S6-265. 

Mickey and Minnie are cut from Spellbinders Classic mouse dies, from Watercolor paper (which I colored with Distress inks) and their clothes from sanded Metallic Kraftstock. I used a white Posca pen for some highlights on the figures. 

As 60 year of wedding is named “diamond wedding”, I wanted to add a lot of “diamonds” on my card. 

I mounted the card on a piece of red cardstock then on a piece of metallic Kraftstock, both with 3D foam between layers. Finally I mounted the card on a black cardbase that I made from cardstock. Also there with 3D foam between layers. 

Thank you very much for visiting today, 

/Susanne

A Christmas card for a colleague

Hello and welcome, 

Here is a card that I made for one of my colleagues.

Products used: 

Stamps: CMS498 Home for Christmas, CMS476 Winter woodlands, CMS323 Holiday postmarks

Dies: Merry and Bright

Red/glitter embossing powder, #8 Mixed media tag, Distress inks, Distress Oxides, Colored cardstock, Distress embossing ink

Thank you very much for visiting, 

/Susanne

Christmas card with Santa

Hello and welcome, 

This is a Christmas card that I made for my dear parents this year.

I used different stamps and ephemera from Tim Holtz.

I colored Santa with Distress inks. 

I used Distress Mica spray stain and splattered over the card.

Products used: 

Stamps: CMS281 Stripes & Holiday type, CMS324 Sparkles & Christmas, CMS066 Mini Holidays, CMS427 Christmastime

Christmas ephemera, Platinum embossing powder, Black embossing powder, Distress inks, Distress Mica spray stain

I will try this card over at Simon says stamp Monday challenge -Sparkle & Shine

Thank you very much for visiting, 

/Susanne

Joy card

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Today I will share a card for a friend - Joy.

I colored some texture paste with Distress reinker. Then used a stencil. 

I stamped the Holiday type stamp on Metallic Kraftstock with Distress embossing ink, then used gold embossing powder, and finally heated with heat gun. 

Products used:

Dies: 661597 Holiday greens mini, 666330 Big tidings

Stencil: Mini poinsettia 

Stamps: CMS281 Stripes & Holiday type, CMS324 Sparkles & Christmas 

Metallic Kraftstock, Distress reinker, Distress texture paste opaque, Distress inks, Distress embossing ink, #8 Distress Mixed media tag

 I will try this card over at Simon says stamp Monday challenge Sparkle & Shine

Thank you very much for visiting, 

/Susanne 

Wish snowflake card

Hello, 

Today I will share another Christmas card❄️🎅🏼. 

I have stamped the background with one of my favorite stamps. I have also colored some texture paste with Distress reinker and used a poinsettia stencil.

Products used:

Stamps: CMS 281 Stripes & Holiday type

Dies: Alphanumeric 660056, 666717 Vault Winter wishes

Stencil: THS 163, Tiny poinsettia

Distress reinker, Distress texture paste, Distress inks, #8 Mixed media tag

I will try this tag in a challenge over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge - Sparkle and shine

I wish you all a Merry Christmas 🎄🤶🏻

/Susanne

Tattered poinsettia card

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Another Christmas card today. 

This time I used blue tones on the flower.

Platinum embossing powder and the Script and Holiday tupé stamp set on the background.

Platinum powder on the Merry diecut as well. I have used that platinum powder and that merry word on a couple of my tags/cards this year. Sometimes you got a favorite🙂

Products used:

Watercolor cardstock, Distress inks and Oxides,Stamps: CMS281 Stripes and Holiday type, Dies: Tattered poinsettia die, Merry and Bright die.

I will try this card in a challenge over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge Sparkle and Shine

Thank you very much for visiting, 

Susanne

Tag card for a collegue

Hello and welcome, 

Today I will show a tag card that I made for one of my collegues. We bought her a flower for Christmas and I made this card for a greeting.

I used Kraftstock and an old Bigz tag die to cut the tag. #8. 

I stamped the background with the CMS281 Stripes and Holidays stamp with Distress embossing ink. Then I used Platinum embossing powder. Heated with embossing gun . I splattered som Distress Mica spray in red on the background.

The flower is made from Watercolor cardstock, inked in different red colors and then cut with the old Bigz die, tattered pointsettia. Then I inked the edges of the flower with embossing ink and again used Platinum embossing powder. Heated with embossing gun.

I inked the edges of the tag and put some yellow Stickles glue in the middle of the flower.  I stamped one of the  Holiday postmarks CMS323 stamps with red archival ink.

I cut the Merry die from Mixed media heavystock and then used embossing ink, then Platinum embossing powder and then heated. Repeated 3 times for a smooth look. 

I made a cardbase from red cardstock and put a red hem string in the hole of the tag. 

Products used: Distress Kraftstock, Distress Watercolor cardstock, Distress inks, Distress Oxide, Distress Mica spray stain. 

Stamps: CMS 323 Holiday postmarks, CMS281 Stripes and Holiday

Dies: Merry & Bright, Tattered poinsettia

I will try this tag in a challenge over at  Simon Says stamp Monday challenge - Merry Christmas/Happy holidays.

Thank you for visiting, 

/Susanne