Vanilla Ice

Morning, my final post for the month for Creative Expressions today and I'm so pleased with how this turned out - I love it. Just using a single colour and some PVA really lets the dies shine, and this idea could so easily transfer to a wedding or birthday card. Come to think of it, there's nothing on this version that just says christmas, so it's already there for other occasions!

I love the way the light comes through to highlight the filigree pattern.

Next week, I'm working with some lovely new frame stamps, so please drop by to see what I've been up to.

TFL

Heart of (stained) Glass

This week I've been again working with the lovely Christmas collection by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. Here's what I came up with.

If you'd like to have a go at making this yourself, here's a PDF to show how I did it.

Ode to Joy

My second offering of the month for Creative Expressions is this stunner - yes I know I shouldn't blow my own trumpet, but I can't help it.

I embossed a square of card with a Couture Creations folder and added pearls to the corners. The main Sentimental Bauble topper from the  was cut from adhesive sheet,  I applied the filigree part of the cut before adding the Silver Dream gilding flakes. I also cut the Holly Sprays in adhesive and covered those in Iced Sprinkles. I finished off with Chalk White seam Binding and a small Fancy Pearl Embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a lovely day.

In the Red

Hi, and welcome to a new month with Creative Expressions. This month we're using some of the new dies an stamps designed by Sue Wilson - yummy I think yule agree lol.

For my first project, I've used the Classic Poinsettia and it's corresponding stamp set and teamed them up with the Merry Christmas stamp.

We've had my parents visiting for a few days this week, so most of my stash has been tidied away for the duration, so my fingers are itching to get back and I have lots planned for the next few weeks, so don't forget to keep popping by.

A Floral Mini

Mornin' all,
My last project of the month for Creative Expressions is this lovely keepsake mini book, using 4 of the floral singles. You can see this and my other samples by tuning in to sky 671 at 9am and 3pm, when Julia Watts will be showcasing these stamps and a host of other CE goodies.

If you'd like to make a book for yourself, I've made a pdf to show you how.

TFL

Always

I have another card using the great new floral stamps from Creative Expressions for you. I think they're such a versatile set to have - who doesn't like flowers? For this card, I chose to just use the flower heads from the anemone planter, and painted them using the Cosmic Shimmer Watercolours. I arranged the flowers onto the Botanical Sprayand used Spellbinders Enchanted Labels 28, Labels 10 and 21 for my layers. I really like the effect of the dried Golden Sparkle PVA, it looks like Barley Sugar!

Thanks for dropping by

Tx

Blog Hop Winners

Well, the blog hop is over and the winners have been drawn. The winner from my blog is June Smith. Well done June, I'm sure you'll have fun with your prize. All the winners can be found on the Creative Expressions blog.

I'd just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to view my blog and to leave a comment. It really does mean a lot and I've read every one of your lovely comments. The response to this blog hop has been astounding, so thanks to you all.