MKC Digitals December Release

I'm so pleased you dropped by today as I'm showcasing one of the new stamps from MKC Digitals December release.  Unfortunately the shop site is currently down for essential maintenance, but in the meantime make your wishlist and check back soon.

The stamp is called Gnome Girl with Gingerbread Man and can be found in the MKC Digitals Shop - HERE.

For this card I mirrored the image to create a pair of gnome girls. When I was moving them around to place them next to each other I realised that the hats formed a heart when close together. I highlighted this by colouring it with a sparkly gel pen.

I added some polka dots to the gingerbread men's bow ties using a white gel pen and used gems for their buttons. I coloured the gnome girls in the traditional Christmas colours of red and green and die cut and then matted the whole panel onto a green holographic card base.

Supplies:

Stamps: MKC Digitals, Girl Gnome with Gingerbread Man, Holiday Sentiment Set

Die: Lil'inker, stitched mats rectangles

Pens: Copic, E43, E44, E50, E51, E21, YG11, YG13, YG17, R20, R29, R37, R39, W1, W3, W5, C0, C1, C3; Sakura gelly roll, white & clear star

Gems from my stash

For my next card I used pinks and blues and coloured the gnome girl using Prismacolor pencils. I kept to a Christmas theme and added a coloured and dry embossed snowy background.

I cut the gnome girl by hand and popped her up onto pads before placing her on the snowy background. I then finished everything off with some small gems and some added sparkle using Stickles.

Although gingerbread men are a traditional treat at Christmas I think this stamp could be used all year round for birthdays by adapting the colours and background scene accordingly.

Supplies:
Stamps: MKC Digitals, Girl Gnome with Gingerbread Man, Holiday Sentiment Set
Embossing: cuttlebug, Swiss Dots
Colour: Prismacolor pencils; Copic pens, C0, C1, C3
Embellishmsnts: Bling Bling gems; Stickles, Star Dust

Thanks so much for looking today. You can catch the rest of the MKC Digitals December release and DT cards in the facebook group HERE.

And remember to keep crafting!

Wednesday Words

YAY! I'm super excited today as the January issue of Craft Stamper magazine is due to hit the shops this Friday 7th December and I've been lucky enough to have one of my cards selected for the Ready Set Stamp Gallery.

How totally awesome is that!!

Here's a picture of the magazine cover - loving the look of those cool blues and icy themes. It's going to be such an inspirational issue - but then it always is!

The theme for this challenge was HO HO HO and here's a little peek at my card (using Clearly Besotted stamps):

I can't wait to see it in print and photographed by a professional - such a fabulous honour!

In case you might like to get your hands on a copy and your local newsagent doesn't stock Craft Stamper here's where to look -  www.craftstamper.com to buy subscriptions, www.mags-uk.comfor single print copies, digital copies from www.pocketmags.co.uk

Thanks so much for dropping by today and joining in with my excitement! And remember to always keep crafting!

Tuesday Talk

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Calling All Sistahs challenge.

Here's my card:

I used a star stencil from Funky fossil and two pink oxide inks to create the magic coming from the fingertips of the ballerina.  I chose the sentiment as it is so encouraging about having the confidence to do what you believe is right for you.

Supplies:
Stamps: That's Crafty, :Lynne's Affirmations Set 5
Inks: Ranger distress oxide, worn lipstick, picked raspberry
Stencil: Funky Fossil, stars

Thanks so much for dropping by today, it's been great to have your company.

And keep crafting!

Monday Moments

Today I'm adding to my Christmas card stash and playing along with the one layer Less is More challenge.

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the cute little bird twosome and then masked it off. I then laid a circular stencil over and added two shades of distress ink.

 

The greeting was stamped under the birds and overlapping the inked up circle. I coloured the birds using Copic pens and then added some sparkle and shine with a gelly roll pen. And yay! I've discovered how to show the sparkle in a photo. Simple really, all it needs is overhead lighting from a daylight lamp.

supplies:

Stamps: MFT, Tweet Holidays

Inks: Versafine Clair, nocturne; Ranger distress, blueprint sketch, mermaid lagoon

Pens: Copic, C1, C3, C5, C7, B23, B24, B26, B00, B02, B04, W1; Sakura gelly roll, clear star

Thanks you so much for looking at my blog today, it's always more fun when I get visitors.

And keep crafting!

Happy Little Stampers December CAS Challenge

A new CAS challenge has just started at Happy Little Stampers and I'm here to share my DT card to inspire you to play along.

The theme is emboss and I've used it to create a Christmas card.

I started by heat embossing the greeting and berry twig in white onto a piece of red card stock.  I then covered the whole panel in Versamark clear ink and heat embossed it a second time with a hologram powder.

I die cut the panel and matted it onto a larger die cut white panel. this was then adhered to the card base.

Loving the rich sparkly shimmer this double heat embossing technique gives.

Supplies:
Stamps: HLS, Merry Kissmas
Inks: Versamark clear + Ranger Superfine Embossing powder white & Funstamps Hologram embossing powder
Die: Lil'inker, stitched mats rectangles

Make sure you pop on over to Happy Little Stampers to check out how the rest of the DT have embraced the embossing theme - HERE.

Huge thanks for dropping by today, I really appreciate your visit.

And keep crafting!

MKC Digitals Designer Choice

Hi! Today for my designer's choice post I'm highlighting an older digital stamp from MKC Digitals.

Have I mentioned how much I love the way digi stamps hop into your basket and are delivered almost instantaneously? And no postage to pay either!


I chose a birthday themed stamp and wanted to show you how easy it is to adapt it for a Christmas card.

Here's my card:

By choosing traditional Christmas colours, adding a Happy Holidays sentiment and some Christmas sparkle the image takes on a whole new life. Such an easy stamp to colour and such an easy card to create. Simply print, colour and mat onto a coloured card base.

Supplies:
Stamps: MKC Digitals, Birthday Fox, Holiday Sentiments
Pens: copic, W0, W1, W3, W5, E33, E35, E55, E57, E59, YG11, YG13, YG17, Y18, Y35, Y38, R35, R37, R39; Sakura gelly roll, clear star
Embellishments: Papermania, transparent shimmer dots

Thanks for looking today. I hope I may have inspired you to go take a look at this stamp and all the others at MKC Digitals.

And keep crafting!

Saturday Slot

And so it begins - the magical month of December.  And all the hustle and bustle and mayhem it brings with it. So exciting!

Today I have a simple Christmas card to share made using the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches.

It is their 6th birthday so I should have made a birthday card, but you know the time of year and posting cards means it had to be Christmas.  But I'm still sending them huge congratulations on six very successful years and that's a lot of challenges and hard work. No mean feat for a weekly challenge!

I simply stamped the row of presents and then masked them off to add an inked line to ground them. The sentiment was stamped and some traditional red and green Christmas colours and plenty of sparkle was added.

Supplies:
Stamps: Concord & 9th, Birthday Stacks; Uniko, Festive Sentiments
Ink: Versafine Clair, nocturne
Colours: Prismacolor pencils; Sakura gelly roll, clear star

Thanks so much for looking today, it's been a pleasure to have you visit my blog.

And keep crafting!