Crafty As L

  Welcome to my Visible Image DT post where I’m stretching my stash and using a Christmas set to make a birthday card.   My Mum has Alzheimer’s type dementia and I wanted to make an interactive card for her that would make her smile.   The frosty mornings we’ve had recently inspired me to create a chilly-themed card and penguins were the ideal assistants! To begin, I applied Ranger Transparent Matte Texture Paste through the Frosty stencil onto a 5⅜” square of white card. Once I had a good, even layer of paste, I scraped off the excess, carefully peeled off the stencil and added Wow! Whirlpool Embossing Glitter and heat set.   The panel was set aside to cool and set.   The mix of embossing paste and glitter gives the background lots of texture and sparkle. Next, to create my penguin border, I cut a piece of white card 5½” square and stamped the penguin from the Snowman Jack stamp set around the edge of the square.    To make masks to enable...

This month’s Christmas creation uses another Woodware stamp.   It’s called Top Hat Robin but on the price label, the shop’s description was Robin or Penguin.   I must admit, before I saw any of this, I thought it was a penguin.   So, I thought I’d try out both. To begin, I stamped the bird and sentiment in Versafine Clair Nocturne and heat set with clear embossing powder.      Next, I coloured the images using Copic Markers.   I added a few scribbles of grey underneath the ground the birds.   With the clear heat-embossing, there’s already some shine to the card but I added a bit more bling by using red and white glitter Nuvo Drops.   To add a frame, I scored each panel from the back all around the outside before mounting on a black mat and then onto a bright red card base. Which do you like best? The robin...   ...or the penguin?   The penguin is my favourite!