Using Stampin Up ink for Mixed Media Christmas Cards for the Achievers Blog Hop

Welcome to the November Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip Achievers Blog Hop.  Our theme is anything goes and I'm sharing two cards made from one piece of background that I created with  re inkers and embossing on watercolour paper.  

 I've used the fabulous Stampin' Up! Card Front Builder thinly dies to create two scenes along with the Layering Circles dies.  Also featured the Softly Falling embossing folder, stamp set Teeny tiny Sentiments and also Snowflake Sentiments for the large Season's Greetings above which is heat embossed with silver powder onto vellum. 

I absolutely love the silver trimmed ribbon which is just gorgeous for cards but also gift wrapping all your Christmas presents to give an extra touch of luxury.  

The deers are adhered with Stampin' Mini Dimensionals and you need to make sure that the dimensionals don't land on the glimmer paper as the two are very friendly and don't stick well together.  Add rhinestones for extra bling.  The top design is layered onto stampin up tranquil tide card stock with the lower design matted onto a thick whisper white card base.  I've made several of these cards and you can see that you can create different effects just by adjusting the depth of colour used to colour the embossed background.  This is great fun for Christmas cards for is you want to add different media to your projects.

Remember that you can visit all the other stampin up demonstrators across the globe by using the list below to visit and find out their choices of 'anything goes'.

Thanks for visiting me, I look forward to your next visit.

Happy crafting Zoe x

Stampin' Up! Home for Christmas Papers

Stampin' Up! Home for Christmas designer series paper has been a big winner this autumn and that is largely due to the fabulous hand painted images that appear on many of the sheets of paper in the pack.  These two cute reindeer are part of the ensemble and you can create fabulously stunning and yet simple cards just by cutting out images from the papers.  I've popped Rudolph and his girlfriend onto a circle of Winter Wonderland designer vellum and then on a larger circle of whisper white card stock.  This layered topper is then adhered to a an embossed base card in pool party. I've used the Softly Falling textured embossing folder from the Stampin' Up! winter catalogue to create a snowy background.

If you visited us at the Portsmouth Sincerely Yours show last Saturday you might have spotted this card on our display.  Welcome to anyone who has come to read my blog after visiting the show.  I hope you will return regularly for inspiration and a little bit of chatter.

Thank you for visiting us at the show and here on my blog.

More soon

Zx