The trick or treaters were out in force last night, no die hard ones at our house though (something to be said for living in the middle of nowhere). They must have been freezing though, it's been so cold, snow in Dublin, what's going on????
The cold days and nights make you want to stay in, by the fire and get creative, such a shame then that all my bits and bobs are elsewhere. Even so I've moved things in over the last couple of days to work on. However if I'm honest most of the work I've been doing has been for the website, which is getting ever closer. Who'd have thought there was so much to do??
Getting back to the job in hand Tuesday nights club was a giggle as usual, after we'd discussed Shingles (lol) I showed my cards which are all made using the new tag cardblanks. I'd be the first to admit that they are definitely not the cheapest cardblanks, nor are they the largest, but they are some of the easiest and therefore quickest, to use to great effect.
My first card has been stamped down one side using an Opalite ink pad. The trees in the centre were stamped in Versamark and embossed with one of the new pearlescent powders. Matted on green Mirri card and then green Stickles has been used to decorate. I've finished the tag off with a piece of satin edged, organza ribbon.
This one is my take on a sympathy card, the stamped image is one taken from the stamp of the month set and I've used black Stayz-on. I chose to layer the plain image on a gunmetal Mirri card and used a plain white satin ribbon to finish off.
On this one all of the stamping has again been done with Stayz-on purely because it is very intense on white card. The image has been coloured in a little with plain colouring pencils. A little bit of glitter card and a few gems add a bit of bling and I've opted to staple my ribbon to try and keep the card very contemporary looking.
For this one I've covered the whole card with K&Co. papers, inking around the edges to tie it all in. The stamped image is another from the stamp of the month, this time I've stamped the image onto Stampboard, before adding some shading with pencils and then layered up clear embossing powder. A peel off and gold ribbon finish off the antique look.
Last but not least is my Snowy Jo tag card. The card has been created using strips of the Snowy Jo papers, Snowy Jo himself is one of the Build a Jo stickers and Stickles have been used to create the snow. Finished off with a little two tone organza ribbon.
Next week is Stamp of the Month and then Scrapaholic, can't wait. I really love the stamp for November and am having trouble narrowing down my choice of cards to make.
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