Bottled Christmas Wishes

Hi! I used to make 'Magic Pills' bottles, filling them with chocolates, and adding a label which would mean they had magical properties, such as 'Protection from Spiders', 'Self Confidence', or whatever seemed appropriate for the recipient.

I was trying to work out how to make some Christmas cards with the same kind of idea, and this is what I came up with. I filled the tiny glass bottles with glue, glitter glue, nuvo drops, loose glitter, ink and glow in the dark pigment powder. I glued the cork in, so the bottle could be removed from the card and used as a tree decoration, or a pendant. I printed off some tiny labels, tore the edges and glued them on, then went around the edges with a glitter gel pen.

The blurry photos are where I've tried to show them glowing in the dark!

 

I'm entering this one in the Just Us Girls challenge: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the Addicted to CAS challenge: 'Blessings / Blessed'

I'm entering this one in the Pinspirational Challenge:

I'm entering this one in the Watercooler Wednesday challenge:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations: 'Festive Fun!'
Time Out: 'Merry & Cheerful'



I'm tempted to get some larger bottles to make some tree decorations, too :)

Sleeping Cats

Hiya

It's been months since I've made any cards. I've been making bags, but haven't gotten around to posting anything on here. Not sure where the time goes! Anyway, I went a bit card crazy and have made quite a few. Here are some colourful cats, made using schmooshed distress oxide inks. I love the colours you can get from them!

I'm entering this one in the Addicted to CAS challenge: 'Pink & Purple'.

Ingredients:
Sleeping Cat image - can't remember where I got him from!
Distress Oxide inks
Sliver Lining Nuvo Drops for the flower centres

Mother's Day Silhouette Cards

Hi! Here are a couple of Mother's day cards I made. I masked the circle, then stamped the image and inked the backgrounds. I added extra colour to the seeds, and then went a bit crazy with gems!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Less Is More: - 3 colours

Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes + optional twist of Inked Background'
Creative Inspirations: 'Spring Greens'
Addicted to CAS: 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps:

Pearly Sparkles: 'Make it Girlie'
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes'
My Time to Craft: 'Mother's Day or For a Female'


Ingredients:
Woodware: 'Grasses'
Adirondack Inks: Meadow, Butterscotch, Cranberry
Artistry Inks: Midnight Blue
Crystal Parade gems

Fancy Chick!

Hi! Here's a card I made for my lovely friend, who keeps chickens! It's a digistamp, printed out and smooshed into inks, then layered onto the card. I added silvery white detail with a white gel pen, then a clear star gel pen over the top.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS:

Watercooler Challenges:

Seize the Birthday:

Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:
Le Petite Market: Farm2
Distress Oxide: Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber
Gelly Roll - Clear Star, White

Teal & Gold Daisies

Hiya! Here's a card I made for a friend of mine. I love this stamp set! I stamped the outline in black, then inked up the petals stamp with distress inks, spritzed with water and then stamped. I love the watercolour effect, and the way the oxides blend :)  I added some pale gold Nuvo Drops to the flower centres, and some gems around the sentiment.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS:

Stamping Sensations: 'Anything With Flowers'
Creatalicious: Anything Goes + optional love / anniversary / thinking of you'
Crafts Galore: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Stamps By Me: Amazing Daisy set
Distress Oxide Ink pads: Peacock Feathers, Antique Linen
Nuvo Crystal Drops: Pale Gold
Crystal Parade gems: Light Sapphire AB

Painted Harvest

Hi! I've been drooling over the Stampin' Up! Painted Harvest set for a while, and my lovely mate Debbie found it on eBay for me... would've been rude not to buy it! Here are a couple of cards I made with it. I masked the panel and then stamped the flowers. On the purple one, I added some leaves, and used an ink duster to colour some of the background green. On the blue one, I added mica powder to the flower centres and to the inked blue card border, but it's hard to see the shimmer in the photos.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: 'Birthday'
Creative Inspirations: 'Something New' (stamp set)
MAWTT: 'CAS'
My Time To Craft: 'Something New' (stamp set)
Addicted to Stamps: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted To CAS: 'Ombre'

AAA Cards: 

Stamping Sensations: 'Cold and Frosty Colours'

Pink Gem Challenge: 'Cool in Blue'

Tuesday Throwdown: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:

Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Artistry Ink pads: Indian Jamun, Lavender Dash, Pampas, Midnight Blue, Blue Chase

Sweet Poppy Mica Powder: Silver Pearl

Reindeer Baubles

Hi! Here are a couple of cards I made using Distress Oxides for the background. I am so addicted to oxides now, I think I need to buy some more colours! I have 14 so far, which seems a lot, but urggg... I just want them all!

The first card has a liberal spray of Glimmer Mist on the background, but I left the second one as it was. I layered the bauble die cut over the background, adding a bit or torn card under the reindeer's feet, for a snowy bank. I used 3D squares to fix the bauble to the card, and added a bow to the top. The bows took me ages! I am so rubbish at tying bows, damn faffy things. I might have to get one of those bow maker things.

Anyway, here are the cards:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Pink Gem: 'Buttons and/or Ribbon'
Dragonfly Dreams: 'Winter'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'
Less Is More:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

HLS Die Cuts:

Addicted to CAS:

Ingredients:
Reindeer Bauble Die
Distress Oxide Inks: Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Wilted Violet

Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Ribbon