Another Tonic Sneak Peek - Star Box Die

As soon as I received my Star Box Die, I thought about doing a wreath-style card (I do like this style of card, I made a snowflake wreath card last year).  

Although I wanted to use the die-cuts on a card rather than as a 3D box, I still wanted them to have dimension.  So I trimmed away the flaps that give the box depth (super easy, even if you are scissor-challenged), and scored through each point of the star, folding to give it valleys and hills.

I edged the stars with a glue pen and added some glittery sparkle, and topped each star with a coordinating button.

This pretty Kanban Filigree Bell Ornament Stamp was the perfect partner to my star wreath.  I stamped it in red ink and heat embossed it with red tinsel embossing powder.
















The final finishing touches included a lovely aqua satin ribbon bow and some sequins and rhinestones randomly sprinkled around the wreath.  My wreath-shaped card blank was cut using my Cameo Silhouette with the extra long cutting mat.

Don't forget to tune into Ideal World on Friday at midday and Create and Craft at 7pm and then again on Saturday at 5pm to see these dies and more! More details at Tonic Studios.

Card Recipe: 
Stamp: Kanban
Colouring Mediums: Pigment Ink Pad
Paper & Card: Paper Adventures, Elegance Satin, Stardream
Tools: Tonic Studios Star Box Die Set, Silhouette Cameo, Grand Calibur

Embellishments: Double Satin Ribbon, sequins, buttons, rhinestones

 

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Christmas in July - House Mouse Christmas Fireplace

Just as the elusive summer finally appeared, it’s time for Christmas in July – but I hope these cute little House Mouse characters in Joanna Sheen’s Christmas Fireplace will melt your heart!  'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the House, Not a creaturing was stirring, not even a Mouse.......

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Joanna Sheen House Mouse Christmas Fireplace

Colouring Mediums: Memento Black, Promarker Pens

Paper & Card: Paper Adventures, Stardream, Elegance Satin

Tools: Martha Stewart Punches, Marianne Design Creatables dies, Big Shot, Spellbinders

Embellishments: Zva Pearl Swirls, Hand-made Pearl & Crystal Hat Pins, prima flowers, Christmas Charm, pearl brad.

I started by twice stamping House Mouse Christmas Fireplace onto Joanna Sheen's Elegance Satin Card using Momento and colouring with Promarkers to coordinate with my gorgeous Paper Adventures papers in teals and reds. I then cut out and decoupaged the candy cane, the peppermint sweet and the cute mices in their Christmas Stockings. The stockings were embellished with little pom-poms – really fun!

I created a message topper on my computer. Both this and my main image were cut out and mounted using Spellbinders Labels 2 – one of my favourites.

To ensemble, I created the backing mat from PaperAdventures and stitched the outside edge. I used a Martha Stewart snowflake punch to crate a feature border, and Marianne Creatables die for the Poinsettias which I cimbined with Prima Got Flowers. A liberal sprinkling of rhinestones followed.








To finish, I added Zva pearl flourishes, handmade crystal and pearl hatpins and a sweet Christmas Stocking charm.

 

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Dressed In Roses Card

Today’s card features my Dressed In Roses stamp from Hampton Art Stamps, which is such a lovely fresh and summery image. The colour theme of the card was inspired by the pretty Sangria Afterglow Floral papers from Karen Neuburger which coordinated perfectly with my all time favourite Präsent cherry blossom woven ribbon.

More often than not, a card from me has to have a beaded hat pin and this card was no different, and this one combines pearls, crystals and tumbled beads. The frosted flowers are also a favourite, with their beaded stamens. The swirly flourishes (quickutz) are embellished with pink crystals - yum!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Hampton Art Stamps Dressed in Roses

Colouring Mediums: Promarker Pens, ColorBox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink

Paper & Card: Paper Adventures Karen Neuburger Sangria Afterglow Floral, Stardream Serpentine, Elegance Satin
Tools: Spellbinders, Quickutz, Crafters Companion

Embellishments: Präsent ribbon, hand-made beaded Hat Pins, crystals, mulberry cherry blossoms, beaded frosted acrylic flowers, Dovecraft gem brad.

Please do let me know what you think, I love to read your comments.

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