WWWU! (Wade's Weekly Warm Up)

It is such a long time since I took part in our Jem's weekly challenge, that I thought

it was about time I got my finger out and played along.

So - without further ado......

This weeks colour challenge is

 Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant and Pistachio Pudding. 

Front view - closed

Front view - open

Side view

As you can see it is the same design, using the same stamps as yesterdays card, but

simply using a different colour combo.  

Once again I coloured the Punched Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Card with 

Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder to match the trees.

What do you think of these colours?

(At least it's a change from blue!!)

For someone special

I decided to make a start on my special cards today,

here's the first one, it's called a Gap Card - for obvious reasons.

Card closed

Card open

side view

The colour combo is Pool Party (sorry - it's blue again!), Silver and White.

Backing paper is All is Calm DSP.

Festival of Trees stamp set - using Versamark and Pool Party and Silver embossing powder.

Sentiment from Ornamental Pines.

Stars punched from Silver Glimmer Paper and Dazzling Diamonds

Glimmer Paper, coloured with a Pool Party Stampin' Write marker.

Wish my photos were better!

And there's more!

Yes - another card using the Festival of Trees stamp set.

Trees are stamped in versamark  and heat embossed with Silver embossing Powder.

The strips of paper are scraps left over from retired DSP - too beautiful to throw away!

Greeting from Ornamental Pine stamped in Versamark and heat embossed

with Pool Party embossing powder.

The stars are punched from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper then coloured with

 a Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker pen.

I do love my blue Christmas cards!

Some more Ornamental Pine!

Well I am really getting my money's worth out of this stampset!

Here's my latest card using Ornamental Pine.

Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Soft Suede and White with a dash of Gold glitter.

Only embellishments used on this are a Cherry Cobbler button (retired)

and some Linen Thread.

Emboss resist with cling film sponging.

Today I have tried a technique a little bit different to my normal emboss resist.

You stamp in Versamark, then heat emboss with White embossing powder,

then instead of traditional sponging, use scrumpled up cling film to apply

the layer of ink on top. It's a bit more of a grungy effect than ordinary sponging.

I saw this on Louise Welsh's blog

Here's what my card looked like

The stamp set used is Endless Wishes,

and the sentiment is from Ornamental Pine.

Colours used are Pink Pirouette, Pool Party and Coastal Cabana,

Sentiment stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Silver embossing powder.

Two thin strips of Silver Glimmer paper are the only embellishment.

I love this technique - and will try these in different colours.

Watch this space!......

Another Ornamental Pine

Well I have used this stamp set to make several cards, but I think that this card is the one 

which I shall repeat as the one that Barry and I will send out to friends and close family.

The stamp set is of course, Ornamental Pine, which is fast becoming a favourite of mine.

I have used Gorgeous Grunge for the background.

The sentiment is from the Good Greetings Hostess stamp set.

Colour Combo is Crumb Cake, Gold, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

The Gold Basic Metal button is a newcomer to the Seasonal Autumn Winter Catalogue.

I have coloured tiny rhinestones to pick up the brown of the cones.

Ribbon and sequins from my stash.

Mmmm - I am very pleased with this one!

What do you think?

Jean's Ornamental Pine

I do so love it when my ladies bring along to class, cards that they have made,

 at home using Stampin' Up supplies.

Here's one that Jean from my Wednesday Class made.

A very CAS card, but so elegant and classy- don't you agree.

The stamp set used was Ornamental Pine, which she stamped

in Versamark and then heat embossed with a mixture of Bronze

 and Silver embossing powder.

(I think they are the colours she said that she used - will check!)

A tiny bow is the only embellishment needed!

Absolutely beautiful Jean - great card!

Must case this one! (Watch this space)

Ornamental Pine

Well the Christmas Season is creeping up on us so quickly that I have had to up the pace of my Christmas card making, so that I am not on a last minute dash again (as in many years previously).

I have given myself a target of how many cards I need to make each week before

 the posting deadline, and it's not as bad as I expected. 

This is mainly because we have been doing quite a few each week at my classes.

I must get my cards sent off abroad though - Australia, Spain, USA and Japan - 

we must be near the deadline already!

Anyhow - here's the first of a series of cards that I have made,

 inspired by creations on Pinterest, using the Ornamental Pine stamp set.

The colours don't show up very well on this photo, but I used Always Artichoke for the pine needles and stamped the pine cone with Versamark, then heat embossed with Early Espresso

embossing powder, and highlighted it with a white pen.

I ink dusted the sky using Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Soft Sky ink.

I then used the splatter technique using a stiff paintbrush and white ink.

Not sure if you can see this - in reality it has quite a dramatic effect,

but loses this in the photography - sorry!