Sharon's Christmas Candle Card

It's been a while since I posted anything here that is probably due to having flu and a chest infection so I hadn't been up to doing very much before Christmas and then Christmas was upon us which left me no time to make anything let so I v'e  had nothing to post.


This card was the only handmade card I received this year it was created by my friend Sharon. I loved the simplicity of this.


My first reaction was to text Sharon and tell her I loved her card and would be CASE ing it as soon as I felt up to it.



I have recently found the energy and time to do just that.




Here is my take on this card. I used the  Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper from SU and punched out the flames using a retired petal punch.  (Sharon used the wing of the bird from the bird punch for her flame.)
 I then coloured the glimmer paper  using the blendabilities   alcohol pens.

I also sponged the edges of the candles for a little dimension.

I gave my background a little more foliage by stamping the pine branch from the stampin' up set Ornamental Pine twice before adding the candles and greeting.

Santa's List

My second post today is this 6 X 6 card using the Stamp set, Santa's  List. I stamped Santa, coloured him in using two different reds from the Stampin' up marker range.  I love these markers as you don't get the lines you get when you overlap the strokes as you get when colouring with normal felt tip pens.
I  then cut him out using a circular die.I cut out  black and red circles using various size dies to mount Santa on.
 I  cut a circular frame in the gorgeous glimmer paper  from S.U.
Stamped and mounted my greeting and stuck it on using sticky foam pads to give a little more dimension.
The Holly sprig was from a cheap foam set of stamps square in shape. That I have owned for years,  but could never get on with until I cut it down to just the image.
Th embossed background created using  a Spellbinder double embossing folder. It has swirls and stars on one side and Christmas baubles on the other.

Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! My review.

I had no intention of buying Stamping Up s glimmer paper when it first came out.
But then I got sent a couple of sheets free of charge.
 I shoved in my paper stack without really looking at it and forgot about it. I am not really a big fan of glitter papers.
But A couple of weeks ago  I was looking for some pretty paper to cover the pages of this mini album when I stumbled across it .
I threw it on my work bench along with all the other papers that might be suitable  for this project.

The sun was shining through my craft room window onto my work bench and the glimmer paper laying on the top of the pile.
The sparkle s coming from the glimmer paper really caught my eye. Diamond fragments sprung to mind and sparkly jewellery. 
I  thought  this is no ordinary glitter paper and I felt compelled to dragged out a few sheets of glitter paper bought from a craft shop somewhere I can't remember . 
Wow .... I was impressed  there was no comparison this Stampin' Up glimmer paper is very impressive,  I love the fact it is a very pale silvery white and the glitter doesn't come off on your hands while working with it.
So I thought I'd try die cutting it... it can't be perfect..... can it?
Well,  to my surprise It die cuts well,  (as you can see from the letters I have cut here). 
So I have been converted.   I am now a fan of glimmer paper. The Stampin' Up kind that is.

I am afraid  it doesn't show up well in photo s and  this photo certainly doesn't do it justice.  You have to hold it in your hands to appreciate this stuff.

As for the Mini album..... That's incomplete at the moment but I will be sharing the pages when I have completed them.