Christmas Shaker

My first shaker card with lots of metallic sequins, hearts, snowflakes, gold glitter, distress glitter, beads and vellum snowflakes! The background is a mix of distress inks spritzed with iridescent gold glimmer mist. The Penny Black Christmas tree and sentiment is embossed with liquid platinum and the card front is embossed with pearlescent embossing paste using Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil.

 

All shook up! A closer look at all the bits and my snow drifts.

 

Colour intensity and light levels courtesy of the very dull Irish weather with intermittent torrential rain!

Challenges:
Penny Black and More November Challenge: Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations November Challenge: Christmas
Virginia's View Challenge #9: All Things Metallic

Supplies

Stamps: Penny Black Wonder Collection
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Hillside Borders & Stitched Snowflakes Lawn Cuts, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities, Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire, Pumice Stone

Paper: White card & vellum from stash

Highlights: liquid platinum embossing powder, pearlescent embossing paste, sequins, glitter, beads,

Hope you enjoyed all shook up visit and see you again soon!

Forty Sucks!

More metallic madness! I love this embossing powder, so crisp and clear and a fabulous colour, somewhere in between gold and silver. I've gone for an elegant and layered look to contrast the cheeky sentiment. I've stamped the sweets multiple times with Versamark ink and heat embossed every so often, so that I didn't smudge the images.

This card only makes total sense when you realise I stuffed the envelope with 40 lollipops and sucking sweets! Great minds think alike, as my friend had created her own 40 Sucks lollipop dispenser as a party favour for the guests.

Challenges:
Craft for the Craic November Challenge #10: Birthday
Penny Black and More November Challenge: Anything Goes
Virgina's View Challenge #9: All Things Metallic

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Spooktacular
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large & Small Stitched Rectangles Lawn Cuts

Ink: Versamark

Paper: White & gold card from stash

Highlights: liquid platinum embossing powder

Hope you enjoyed this metallic mad visit and see you again soon!

Tree Top Baubles

This is one of my favourite Waltzingmouse Stamp sets and I love using it in different way than originally intended. The baubles are created using the tree tops from the Teeny Trees stamp set. Memento Luxe inks are fantastic for their rich colour and second generation stamping, perfect for the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Colour Chalenge. However, they take a while to dry so I've clear embossed the baubles to allow me to do a little masking and not have wait too long. The bauble clasps are courtesy of bubbles from Half Pint Heroes and the strings are drawn with silver gel pen. I've used lots of silver for Virginia's View All things Metallic Challenge. Lots of stamping to join in with the Penny Black & More Challenge and the Christmas theme at Stamping Sensations Challenge.

Mirror card, glossy embossing and dull yet surprisingly bright in spots light give rise to 'fun' photography. I've tried lots of angles yet there is too much shine, not enough light or the colours are off. Hopefully you'll get the picture,  by taking all the photos as a whole!

Challenges:

Penny Black & More November Challenge: Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations November Challenge: Christmas 

Virginia's View Challenge #9: All Things Metallic 

Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge #30: Colours

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees, Half Pint Heroes
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large & Small Stitched Rectangles Lawn Cuts, Simon Says Stamp Happy

Ink: Memento Luxe Teal Zeal, Lilac Posies, Sweet Plum, Pear Tart, Encore Silver

Paper: White & silver card from stash

Hightlights: clear embossing powder, stickles, sequins, clear gems, silver gel pen