Create Art - Inspire - Art Journal Page

A break from the Christmas makes!! Today's share is an A5 art journal page created on Daler Rowney Mixed Media Paper. Click on the pictures to see the YouTube video of my process.

The pocket and tags are Elizabeth Craft Designs 744: Planner Essentials 26 - Planner Pocket 4 - Tag and Toppers, while the words are from both that set and from their Art Journal 1782 Butterfly Pocket Insert set. 

Full List of Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs 744: Planner Essentials 26 - Planner Pocket 4 - Tag and Toppers;

Elizabeth Craft Designs -  Art Journal 1782 Butterfly Pocket Insert set;

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Planner Essentials - Reinforcements 2

Daler Rowney Mixed Media Paper;

Distress Inks/Oxides/Oxide Sprays - Evergreen Bough, Picked Raspberry, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade;

Distress Spray Stain - Picket Fence;

Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent Watercolour Ink - Flamingo Pink, Golden Sunrise, Ray of Sunshine, Holly Green;

Julie Hickey Designs Clear Stamps - Garden Blooms, Floral Buttons;

AALL & Create Clear Stamps - #362 Splodge, #351 Alphabet Splatter;

AALL & Create Stencil - #125 Lotza Semicirclz

Elizabeth Craft Designs Art Journal S040 Pattern Stencil Pack

Spectrum Noir Finesse Waterproof Ink - Pebble

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Happy crafting,

Cxxxx

Hunkydory - Festive Wishes

Today's two cards are made from one of the 2019 Hunkdory Member's Free Gifts. It was called A Beary Merry Christmas, and these toppers are from the Festive Wishes topper sheet, along with the matching cardstock.

I cut the printed card down to 6" in height, and then scored it in half. Unfortunately, the image ended up on the back of the card - something I find happens quite often, and it is one of the things I don't like about Hunkydory printed card. 

Still, the fronts of both are still lovely, and make gorgeous cards. And I have to say that I absolutely love the colour scheme of this set.

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Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx

Christmas Pudding Easel Cards

Whilst most of my cards this year are using up Hunkydory topper stash, I did batch make a couple of other designs. When I was looking through what I had, I found a load of pre-cut circle easel topper cards (think they are Hunkydory). I also found these Christmas Pudding die cuts. Now, they have got to have been in my stash for a good 12 years!! Still, I have used them now - and I actually think they look really good. 

For all of them, I used a selection of circle dies for the topper and also for the stopper. These include Spellbinders Scalloped Circles, Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge Circles, Crafter's Companion Essentials Scalloped Circles and Julie Hickey Designs Dinky Circles.

All have gold mirror card as the back mount. And each uses cardstock from my old stash, most is Kanban, but I think the foiled holly one many have been Hunkydory. 

The little holly embellishment and the sentiment are Creative Expressions Festive Collection Deco Sentiments.

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Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx

Hunkydory - Christmas Sparkle

Continuing with the theme of using up what I have, I decided to make most of the rest of my cards by using up what is left of my Hunkydory stash. 

I have bought many a Hunkydory Blockbuster in my time, as I love how quickly the cards come together with the matching cardstock. But I had so much stuff, that I haven't purchased one since 2019, and I have been using this and remnants from others.  

I am starting with the 2019 Christmas In Style - Christmas Sparkle. Have to admit that the photos have not come out brilliantly, but they are such beautiful colours - particularly with the foiling.

The first card uses the matching card for the base and was cut to make a 6x6.

For the other two cards, I have cut up the cardstock to mat and layer onto white base cards - one DL, and the other 6x6.

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Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx

Hobby House - Daisy Mae Design Toppers

I am sharing all my Christmas makes over the next couple of weeks, and my intent this year  is to only use things from my stash - however old they may be. And some are very old. I am very lucky to have an extensive stash - a lot from past Design Team and Demonstrator work - but, like everyone else, I am feeling the pinch and quite frankly have no need for anything new this year - or probably several years!! 

These cards are using Hobby House Daisy Mae Design Toppers.

The one below uses a topper from the Festive Fun sheet, with Crafter's Companion 6x6 Softly Falling Create-a-card. I also used Jeanine's Art Winter Charm Snowflake Nesting dies and Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge die. The sentiment is Creative Expressions Festive Collection Deco Sentiments, and the alphabet is a very old 1" Crafter's Companion set. The plain satin boards are from Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock packs. The patterned paper is from Hunkydory's 2019 Blockbuster magazine.

The second one uses a topper from the Winter Wishes sheet, with Crafter's Companion Timeless Wreath 5x5 Create-a-card. I used Spellbinders scalloped and plain circle dies (probably some of the oldest dies I have in my stash), with Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge dies. The sentiment and alphabet are the same as above. The glitter and satin board are again from Crafter's Companion Luxury Card Packs, while the patterned card is from a huge Kanban pack that must be from the days of Dawn Bibby on QVC.

I have lots more to share over the coming days. 

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Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx

Precious Marieke - Flowers & Friends

This is my last share of recordings from Hixxy Studio. This one has four projects using Precious Marieke's Flowers and Friends Collection.

I used the Circle With Birds die on this card. The base is Yvonne Creations Octagon Flower Card, with an alcohol ink background.

This easel card uses Bird Frame and Birds In A Row.

This one has the Bird Corner with Julie Hickey Designs Sweet Pea Alphabet.  There is no video loaded to YouTube for this one, unfortunately.

And finally, a rainbow Happy Birthday card using Birds In a Row and the Sweet Pea Alphabet.

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And I now have a YouTube channel where I hope to add my video content to in the future. Would love it if you could subscribe. 

Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx

Amy Designs - Ocean Wonders

A selection of makes using the Amy Designs Ocean Wonders collection.

This porthole card uses the Underwater View die set. Love the dies that cot the random shapes.

This one uses the Sea Animals die, with Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge Squares.

And I immediately thought of a Pearl Wedding card when I saw this Shell die set.

Finally, I used the Underwater Edge to create this ombre card, with Julie Hickey Designs Sweet Pea Alphabet.

Click on the image to see the video demo, and please feel free to follow me here on my blog, or on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.

And I now have a YouTube channel where I hope to add my video content to in the future. Would love it if you could subscribe. 

Thank you for popping by and happy crafting, 

Cxxxx