Woodware Challenge - Shining Silver

The silver peel offs framing this card and all the layers look so rich on the blues.

I've used lots of different peel off borders and in particular (one of my favourites!) the wide one around the card edge is 94110 Ribbon Border.

The image in the middle is a section of JGS273 Wheat, stamped on white linen card using white embossing powder. It is coloured over the top with pigment inks so the embossing powder acts as a resist.

Woodware Challenge Wedding Stationery

A quick card using silver bubble heart peel offs and purple marker pens. 

The code for the bubble heart peel offs is 94258 in silver and the wording is 994257 again in silver.

They also come in black, gold and white.

Woodware Sketch Challenge

At the moment I'm obsessed with white embossing powder and inking over the top and my solid stamps are perfect for such a technique. Here I have used JGS274 Ferns to create the sketch challenge this week. 

Using a textured card stock to stamp on also adds interest and inking up the background to match my backing paper creates an all over feeling of togetherness!

All you have to do is stamp and image using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, heat till melted and once cooled (about 30 seconds) ink over the top with a pigment or chalk ink pad. Put the ink pad directly on the paper and swipe it around till you have a desired effect. Wipe off the excess and the ink that sits on top of the embossing powder and the image will jump right out, fabulous.

I've also inked the paper flowers with the same ink pads and have used a felt brad for the middle. The greeting is a 'sneak peek' from one of my new wording sets of new stamps due to be released in February.

Decorate the card with glitter glue, Card Candi and ribbon. Don't forget to edge all papers and card including the base card with the same ink pads. This card is an A5 tent fold.

Woodware Challenge - Baby Card

This pretty baby frock card is made from pale pink card and designed to stand as a tent fold. I made the template myself but its a very easy shape to make. Why not try a romper style outfit in blue for boys?

You need a Woodware yellow sized circle punch, the Crafty Edger and a floral cassette, some of the new Woodware wide organza cream ribbon, scallop circle and oval punches or dies, pink ink pads, pink glitter glue and Stampendous alphabet stamp sets numbers SSC007 and SSC125. Pink and cream card.

The card is 14cm wide across the shoulders and stand 15.5cm tall. Fold the card in half and punch out the half circle in the middle. Punch or die cut a scallop circle to fit and cut in half.

Then punch a circle out of the middle to create the collar shape, edge with pink ink and stick to card.

Punch the edges of cream card and cut to fit sleeves and hem, edge with pink ink and stick down. Keep the little flowers from the punched edges.

Wrap the ribbon around the card and tie a bow.

Punch or die cut the ovals, edge with pink ink and stick together. Stamp wording as shown and cut out the word 'baby'. Adhere to ovals with foam pads and stick to the card, decorating with the little left over flowers. Add some pale pink glitter glue to edges, flowers centres and wording.

Woodware Challenge - Bubbles and Bubblegum pink

There are no bubbles on this card but it is certainly pink!

Stamps used here include JGS272 The Hedgerow and JGCL560 Just to Say.

The black swirl peel off is by Magenta and the code is 93330 called Deco Accents.

The image has been stamped several times using pink pigment ink pads, try to vary the shades. The image in the foreground has been stamped in black and clear embossing powder has been used to give it a lift and add some dimension.

I have also used the Woodware white linen card so when you ink the edges of the artwork it picks up the texture.

The background paper is by Magenta.

Woodware Challenge - Heart Felt Wishes

To create this heart shaped piece, draw around your heart die onto deep red card and stick a selection of silver peel offs so the peel offs come outside the edge of your heart outline.

Then run the card and heart die through your cutting machine with the peel offs uppermost, this will give you a very neat edge. This method uses your peel offs in a very economical way.

Die cut a scallop heart from mirror card and stick the two together.

To frame everything I have used some peel off corners and this sheet (Magenta 90840) has a great selection to choose from and add some fine peel off borders from Magenta 90834 to finish it all off.

I suppose you could even make this with red felt as the title suggests!

A leafy sneak peek

Had a wonderful time in LA at the CHA show, great company, great shopping and yes we did do some work too! Now that I'm home its time to get back to work.....

Here is a sneak peek for you girls of two new Woodware stamps of mine

coming out very soon.

I have also used the Woodware sketch challenge to inspire me for this card layout. The panel in the middle is made to look like a canvas, so it is 3D with the image stamped and embossed onto the wonderful Woodware linen card.

I have used lots of Woodware orange sized leaf punches and each leaf is edged with green, brown and red ink. Give the leaves some character by doing the floral punch craft veining technique before sticking to the corners of the 'canvas'.