Bathing -Dress up

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Dress up is not just for dresses! Here is a card made using the Dress Up die to create swimming costumes.

I cut the dresses in Floral District designer series paper. I then used the 1 1/4" circle punch make the leg cut outs.

The bikini needed a little hand cutting and I used the pricking tool, Basic Rhinestones and Bakers Twine to finish it.

 

I made the sand with torn, spritzed Crumb Cake cardstock and Champagne Glimmer Paper. The Suntan Lotion bottle is made using the Jewellery Punch and the Flip Flops were hand cut and finished with Bakers Twine.

 



Back on Tuesday with another Dress Up video - are you tempted to get these dies yet?


Love Elizabeth X

In Stitches

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Today I am sharing a card featuring a very cute Jumbo Wheel from the Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue. I didn't really notice this wheel until I got to try it at team training - and then I knew I had to have it!

For this card I used Riding Hood Red cardstock and ink. I first rolled the lines of stitches vertically on the base card, the horizontally on the Very Vanilla top layer.

Now this is one of my more-is-more cards - sometimes I don't know when to stop with the embellishing! I took some layers in Crumb Cake and used the Mat Pack and Pricking Tool to create some faux stitches around the edge.

I finished the card with the Sweet Buttons Embosslits die - cutting buttons in matching cardstock and using the white gel pen to make faux stitches.

Hope you like my no-stitching stitched card!

Gebera Card

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The idea for this card is CASE'd from the lovely Sara - not the first time she has inspired me! I added a vellum cardstock vase and chose a Pirouette Pink and Pretty in Pink colour scheme.

To make this card you need the Big Shot, (have you noticed I have an addiction LOL), and the Flower Daisies #2 die. You need three of the large daisies and three small ones. I daubed the edges before fixing to a hidden circle punch.

I used the Mat Pack to do a spot of paper pricking as you can see.

I love using the Top Note die to make inserts for the inside- they make your cards very luxurious!

In this close up you can see the the punched vase and the tiny tag.

Hope you like!

Dream with Me!

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A while ago I got this beautiful stamp set called Live Your Dream. I don't know why it had taken me so long to get it. My favourite saying is 'If you can dream it - you can do it', (a Walt Disney quote) - and this stamp set makes my cardmaking dreams come true! :)
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It works perfectly with the markers using the markers direct to stamp technique.
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Here I created the card in Rose Red cardstock, stamped using the So Swirly wheel in versamark ink to get a tone on tone effect.
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I used the eyelet border punch to create a border in Sage Shadow cardstock to match the ink on the stem of the flower - love how you can co-ordinate so easily with Stampin' Up!

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Finally I did a little paper piercing on the corner using the mat and template - because I never know when to stop! LOL

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Let me know what you think!

Bloomin' and Paper Piercing

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I created this card for a workshop earlier this year. My lovely hostess had especially requested a project using aqua painters and the piercing mat and tool - so this is what I came up with.
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I started with a card in Always Artichoke and a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock, with the corners rounded with the corner punch.
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I used the Bloomin' with Beauty stamp set and stamped the flower image using the marker direct to stamp technique. Then I used the aqua painter and a little ink to add colour to the flower. I stamped the sentiment in Always Artichoke ink for a subtle effect.
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Next I used the piercing tool and mat to create the pattern on the Vanilla cardstock, then wrapped the gingham ribbon around the top - securing with glue dots.

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This card works in so many colourways - but this one is my favourite.
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Hope you like.