Helen Plus Three

A neat mix of embossing and dies, Sizzix the Sweet Shoppe, words for Peny BLack die and Impressions Obsessions stamp. Flowers punched using Carl punches and sprayed with Tattered Angel inks. A sizzix frame in the background if you catch a glimpse of it sticking out behind the cart and flowers. It's not quite aligned yet as I have not glued it on to the checked background. Sizzix Owl, 'Make a Wish' from Penny Black die and Wonder dies for the foliage... Martha Stewart punches for border and corner

'We did not weave the web of life, we are but a strand in it.'. I created the flowers using the Punch from EK Success called the Dimensional Flower Punch, set them against an embossed tree.background from Sizzix. I sprayed the flowers with some glimmer mist and dabbed a little red and pink ink for the effect. I also used part of the cut off balance to cover two square, still with partial embossed designs. This is a fun way to play with paper designs but of course matching with different papers and getting the right colour scheme can be tough. Word stamps from 'Rubber Tree' (Web) and 'Inky Antics' . I may have an extra fold or so a little variation from the few tutorials.

  A simply designed, slider card from last year's collection, using Reindeer stamp from Stamp City embossed in gold and a pair of paper Poinsettia flowers from Prima Flowers..   Advent has begun... time to prepare cards for Christmas again.  I've decided to play with the inks this year...mostly Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels here. My first card made for 2011 Xmas Two stamps used, one from Hero Arts the Nativity scene for the centre piece which is a Clear stamp and the background with the words is Penny Black "Christmas text'  wood mounted. Punch out is from EK.  No die cuts here, used a design scissors to cut out the oval shape.