New PaperCuts release - You're a Star

Evening,

There are some fabulous new Paper Cuts Edger Dies released today by Creative Expressions, and I got to play with one of them. 

This one is called CEDPC1226 - Paper Cuts You're a Star Edger Die.

I die a bit of paper piecing after die cutting it from several different colours of card stock.

It was a bit fiddly, but well worth the effort.

The blue background was created using inks and Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish through a small star stencil.

I paper pieced the green leaves and red hears and then added some glossy accents.

I do hate waste, so I used one of the leftover die cuts as a stencil and then added the red and green snowflakes over this.

I covered them with versamark and crystal embossing powder to give them a little extra texture.

I also added a stack sentiment for a Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the rest of the release HERE.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Countdown to Christmas - Day 20

Evening,

How are all your Christmas preparations going? I'm pleased to say that for once I seem to be relatively on top of things, although we haven't managed to get any Christmas decorations up yet.

With only four more days to go to the big day, here are another couple of cards featuring Embossing folders and metallic card stock.

I do love this technique, although it is very hard to get any decent photos because of the shine on the metallic card.

I used Cosmic Shimmer gilding polishes for both the vintage background,

and also the painting on the embossed images.

I told you that poinsettia was a favourite of mine, and the holly branch is a pretty good one as well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx 

Countdown to Christmas - Day 6

Evening,

I do love Embossing Folders, and this Poinsettia one is a particular favourite of mine as you will find out over the course of this month lol. 

I have used gold metallic card for the embossed panel on this very easy card.

Once you have embossed the card stock add black acrylic paint to the embossing with a sponge or brush and then gently remove the excess with a cloth to give an aged effect.

The trick here is to wipe the paint off at just the right time. If it is too wet you risk wiping it all off, and if it is too dry it is difficult to remove any of it! So, experimentation is the key.

This technique can also be achieved using Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish. Here I have used Graphite, which was the nearest I could get to black.

This polish gives a slightly lighter finish to the panel.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx