FUSION - Embossed Ombre

This fortnights FUSION features a gorgeous triple layered celebration cake in ombre icing! I couldn't help but create a wedding / anniversary card for the occasion. The Paper Smooches Fishtail Flag was cut from watercolour paper and washed in LuminArte Sky Blue and Blue Grass, with the Paper Smooches Always and Forever Always and Ampersand die cut from excess watercoloured paper. The background is embossed with Lifestyle Crafts Roses, and the single rose was also fussy cut from embossed cardstock. Added a few MME enamel dots, and pop dotted the rose and ampersand to finish.

Remember you can play along by being inspired by the photo, the sketch or BOTH.

I can't wait to see how you are inspired by this fortnights FUSION. 

The Design Team have some FABULOUS creations to inspire you!

Amy Tsura - Betty J - Deepti 

Jeanne Jachna - Julia Aston - Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione - Kimberly Wiener - Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland - Michelle Lupton - Stephanie Severin

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

Hope to see you playing along, can't wait to see what you create!

Also playing along with Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes.

Sparkle and Shine this Holiday Season...

There aren't many cards I could stand to reproduce multiple times, but I think this would have to be one of the few! Playing along with Virginia's View All Things Metallic, Less Is More Colour Challenge - Non-Traditional Christmas (even though my "white" space is blue), and Mama Elephant and Me Holiday Cards and Tags, with more homework from Online Holiday Card Class Homework Day 1. Inspired by Kristina's easy to ink background, using Distress Ink Black Soot to on navy textured cardstock to create the night sky, then stamping with Mama Elephant Believe in Magic star cluster and Winter Wonderland large star in Momento Luxe white ink and sentiment in silver super fine embossing powder. The Memory Box Countryside die cut is cut with the doors and windows having added Wink of Stella Clear Sparkle, as does the night sky.

Variation on a theme using Mama Elephant Merry Greetings sentiment.

 

PS. Tag You're Christmas!

I've been meaning to play along with the fab Tag You're It Challenge for ages, and decided to combine this last minute entry with my Online Holiday Card Class Day 1 Homework (inspired by Debby's gorgeous tag card), Less Is More Colour Challenge - Non-Traditional Christmas, Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes, and Addicted to CAS Tags. Created using Paper Smooches Christmas Word dies, Lawn Fawn Tag You're It (although I probably would do the next one in Paper Smooches Stitched Tag) and Lil Inkers Stitched Snowflake. Version two added a border in the same cardstock colour as the sentiment and snowflake.

HINTS for Mass Production:

• Die cut the tags first, then the "Christmas and "Merry" from the striped tag, then the negative space can be used to line up the coloured letters.
• Using striped paper makes it easy to align the word dies.
• If you die cut the white base of the tag from thicker cardstock (or even chipboard), you don't need to worry about pop-dotting the tag.

 

Winnie & Walter Winner...

Have you had a chance to check out the amazingly fabulous Winnie and Walter new release - count them 10 new stamp sets, and they have released some super cool stencils and gorgeous dies too!!!

I am drawing the lucky winner of the $30 Winnie and Walter gift certificate (from comments left on my Leading Lady posts in September) just in time to hop over to shop for the fabulous new release. Without further ado, Mr Random (aka my son) chose comment #64 out of the 172 comments recieved, so the lucky winner is...

 Berina RGA said...

beautiful projects... love the paper piecing..
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Sunday, 14 September, 2014

 

Inspired by a number of gorgeous Autumn challenges, this Heartfelt Thanks card was created using Lawn Fawn Autumn Leaves die cut from watercolour paper with Twinkling H2O (Egyptian Gold, Autumn Butternut, Poppy) and LuminArte (Sunflower, Yellow Rose, Orange Peel, Persimmon). Winnie and Walter The Big, The Bold and You and The Big, The Bold and Blessings sentiment and WPlus9 Pretty Patches Pumpkin die cut stamped in Momento Luxe Toffee Crunch then sprinkled with Zing Copper embossing powder.

Cure for the Monday Blues Feasts of Fall

Card Concept Thank Fall (clean and layered), 
The Cutting Edge Challenge #13,
Dies R Us Thankful, Catered Crop Gratitude Attitude, 
and Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes.

Merry & Bright...

While we were away crafting recently I was super lucky to be able to play with the fabulous new winter release by WPlus9, with this gorgeous background snowflakes stamp, deer die cuts and fabulous sentiments, stamped and embossed with superfine silver tinsel, with the deer die cut from white American Crafts glitter paper.

Playing along with 

Less is More Non-Traditional Christmas

Virginia's View All Things Metallic

Jingle Belles Not A Creature was Stirring

Mixed Media Card Challenge - Christmas Bells

This fabulous Jingle Bells stamp and sentiment are part of the gorgeous Sketched Bells set from STAMPlorations, sponsors of this months Mixed Media Card Challenge.

Apparently Jingle Bells has three verses - not just the one we are all familiar with - who knew??? Heidi Swapp, for one, who kindly included all three verses in this super cute patterned paper. The red paper is Love Story from Making Memories. Stamped and heat embossed in Zing Pewter on pearlised silver American Crafts paper, teal Simple Stories paper, and a snippet of the Making Memories paper.

Hope you get to play along, I can't wait to see what you create, and you could be in the running for one of these fabulous randomly drawn prizes from STAMPlorations

One $15 gift certificate (from entries with optional element).

One choice of stamp set from select categories (from all entries).

The Design Team have some FABULOUS creations to inspire you!

Julia Aston - Shirley Bampton - Charlene Cundy

Maria Fischer - Jan Jenitis - Kripa Koushik

Maria Levine - Sanna Lippert - Deepti Malik

Jenny Martin - Shery Russ - Elina Stromberg - Loll Thompson

Please check the linky for the days left to play with us.

Also playing along with STAMPlorations Anything Goes,
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes and 
Virginia's View All Things Metallic.

Altenew Chocolate Delight...

Having seen the sneak peeks of Altenew's brand new release over the past couple of days, I can see my wishlist growing by the minute! I couldn't resist playing along with their October Challenge, with this super photo inspiration. I picked up on the gold stamping, floral and wedding theme, and pearl drops. Stamping these gorgeous Antenew Persian Motive flowers and Magnolias for Her sentiment with gold embossing powder, colouring with Copics (BG000, BG11, BG15, E11 and E33, super quick, and I went for milk chocolate more than dark chocolate!) and adding some MME gold glitter enamel dots to finish.

Why don't you drop by Altenew for some fabulous inspiration, and check out their new release you could win some of while you are there!

 

Playing along with Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes and
Virginia's View All Things Metallic, and
The Pink Elephant Anything Goes too!