Bingo Mojo

Whenever I want to make a card 'just because' I like to look at the Feline Playful blog for challenges to inspire me. I was spoiled for choice this week and opted for two challenges.

 
I've worked to a sketch from Mojo Monday challenge #221 and also the BINGO challenge #50 at Ladybug Crafts Ink.
 
I tried to go for a 'full house' but didn't have any charms or buttons that fit the bill. I've managed three lines though; Felt, Flowers & Pearls, Felt, Ribbon & Embossing and Ribbon, Flowers & Die Cuts. I didn't have any pearls either but I had a little trick up my sleeve that I'll share later.

 

First of all I cut out my card base (Tempting Turquoise) using Sissix Framelits and embossed it using the Stampin' Up! polka dot embossing folder. I cut oiut more layers in White, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip.

The image was stamped in three steps, first the flowers in Melon Mambo then the stems in Old Olive (2nd stem added after masking off flowers and 1st stem) and finally the sentiment in Black. The set is 'Daydreamer' by Papertrey Ink. I added two types of ribbon, including the gorgeous Choc Chip scallop dots ribbon from SU!, and then added felt flowers in two colours. 

The 'pearls' on the flowers are actually brads that I've pearlised myself. I did this by holding the brad 'legs' with a pair of twezers and covering the 'head' in Versamark ink before dipping it into silver pearl embossing powder. Keeping hold of it with the tweezers, I heated the brad with my heat gun then immediately dipped it back in the embossing powder to add a second layer. I repeated this step several times until I was happy that I had a thick enough layer to make a convincing pearl. Neat eh?

I wish it could be Christmas every day

Hmm, maybe not every day, but I do confess to getting all excited when the weather turns colder as it means that Christmas is getting closer.

I really enjoyed the taste of Christmas I got this weekend at my 'Get Set for Christmas' Papercraft Session. Spending a chilly Saturday tucked away with friends, crafting and listening to carols whilst nomming on mince pies - what could be better? Here are some of the cards we made on the day...

Everyone made cards in five different designs and some even managed to get all ten cards completed in 3 hours - that's good going!

I had some good news this week too. The card I made for the Last Chance Blog Hop was picked as one of the Top 3 in the Simply Stampin' Challenge Blog #23. This is the second time I've made the Top 3 so I'm doubly thrilled!

The Papercraft Session planned for 29th September will now be held at a different address so be sure to let me know if you'd like to book so that I can let you know where it will be. We're going to be making the most of those products which are retiring at the end of this month, and so will no longer be available. So many lovely stamp sets have already sold out, including one of my faves - Forest Friends, so be sure to get in quick if the one you want is on the retiring list.