Creative Expressions Demo Cards

I was given this one stamp from Creative Expressions and asked to demonstrate it. My task with recession was to show how one stamp can be used to achieve many different results. In this hard time, I was going to show one stamp could be enough to create many cards. Over the next few days I will show you my samples I did for the shop. Although I did this in one colour, gold or silver, the colour combinations are endless depending if you wanted a vintage, classic,monochrome or contemporary christmas card.

For this card, I used Clare's gorgeous layout from Creativity Issue 18. I used the stamp as a background. To show you, it can make a quick card without colouring. The last card, I have used twinkling H20's - didnt have time in the demo to finish the card off, with the circles and greetings, but i am sure people got the point. I wanted to show resist embossing.


Products used:
Gold Mirror Card,
Versafine Watermark Ink Pad,
Gold Embossing Powder
D&D Santa's Little Helpers Stamp Set - for the greeting - they are so versatile they can be combined with any other stamp set.
Circle Punch
Hole punch - for the smaller circles


Same products as for the first card but I have used Silver Mirror card and Silver Embossing Powder instead.


Same products as above - but have used Twinkling h20's. The background has been heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Project Of The Week

Whilst I am getting to terms with 2009, I realised I have not made any new cards recently. Really bad of me. I am sorry. I am getting into the swing of things and recovering from this nasty flu. I certainly am drained. Once I have made a few projects I feel happy with. I will share really soon.

Meanwhile, I love the Project of the week at docrafts.com. Take a look at the picture of the card above. Isnt it so cute! The instructions and items used can be by going to the home page, and clicking on the project at the top of the page.

Recently since I have upgraded my internet explorer the zoom function on the projects at docrafts does not work. Does anybody have any suggestions? Any other browsers?

Its Christmas Time

I created the following card using the snowflake stamp in Daisy and Dandelion's Santa's Little Helpers. I stamped this all over the background. I cut two cards one in blue and the other in White card. Using one the embossed transfers from the QVC Kit, i transferred this over. Added glitter and doodle lines. Added a couple of stamped snowflakes, adhesive shimmy dots. I added a strip of card at the bottom, and stamped one of the greetings in same colours.

The QVC Kit was an amazing price of £19.99 on qvc.co.uk on its debut. Honestly, i purchased the kit, it has so much in this and truly value for money.

I hope you like the card.

Products used:
Daisy and Dandeion - Christmas Collection Santa's Little Helpers
QVC Kit
Coordinations Cardstock
Snowflake Punch
Shimmy Dots
Glitter
Clear Embossing Powder
Light Blue Pigment Ink

Pink Christmas

I really adore this set and the papers are so versatile. The set is at an amazing price of £8.99. You have everything you need for christmas in this set - christmas greetings, snowflake stamps, robin, favourite cute and cuddly characters, a christmas tree. The stamps can be mixed with any other set. The average stamp set price for this many stamps usually I have seen on QVC and Create and Craft is £20 plus, so at £8.99 this is a Bargain.

Using the above stamp set, Santas Little Helpers I have created the card below. I have used the same layout as before that I used for my finalist challenge card. I think Pink works!



Products used:
Pink Sparkling Trims
Winters Tale Paper Pack
Glitz It Glue
Papermania Pink Button
Silicone Glue
Shimmy Dots
Merry Christmas Greetings
Black Card Stock

Daisy and Dandelion Cards

I created two cards using the Daisy and Dandelion range. Again i am not ignoring my old products over the new, am determined to get my moneys worth over everything. The old is Papermania's Naughty and Nice - Merry Christmas Stamp Set. The new is Daisy and Dandelion - Santa's Little Helpers Stamp Set. Using my favourite technique of DIY paper, stamped and embossed the text Joy all over the background. I created the second similar card for Moving Along with The Times Challenge, but little Miss Silly here forgot to post it in time! Never mind.

I hope you like them.

Products used:

Daisy and Dandelion - Santa's Little Helpers Stamp Set

Papermania Naughty and Nice Merry Christmas Stamp Set

A5 Winters Tale papers - Die cut tags.

watermark ink pad

Holographic Powder

Coordinations Card stock

Shimmer Chalks

3d Clear Gloss
Glitz it Glue

Flocking

Papermania brush markers

Left over card blanks cut up from goodies Docrafts sent me for the magazine.

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EDIT: just realised, the card i made again was for the Sketch and Stash Challenge, will enter into that one! My new stash is the Daisy and Dandelion Santas Little Helpers Stamp Set.