Two Parchment Owls

Although the pins and needles are still ever present I went to our Parchment Lesson last Wednesday.
I am glad I did because our tutor Marylin had chosen a Woodware stamp for us to work with. They are my favourite stamps to work with for parchment.  For her sample she had made an easel card which looked really good especially as the owls had been very gaily coloured and she had done a very delicate border around the image.  I started to trace the owls but didn't like what I was producing as the tingles were making it difficult.  So I decided to leave it and try again at home.

So over the last two days I have managed to produce a card in between tingles and here it is:

I stamped the image on to the parchment with white ink and then embossed all the lines from the back.  No other embossing or shading was needed.
I used a Siesta grid for the parchment circle.  It was easier than attempting a complicated border of my own.  I used Faber Castell Polychromos pencils for colouring on the back and used a spreading oil.  The wonderful striped background comes from CD14 - Carol Ann's Studio.  I never tire of using her CD's. I used some pink and pale purple for the two mats and the purple  for the frame and sentiment.
I bought a box of 'eyes' recently and have been dying to use these pink and blue ones so here they are and don't they look fab.
I really really enjoyed making this and finishing it.  I have the tingles now whilst typing so I think a rest and a coffee is called for.
Hugs
Carol
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Bubble Blooms - from Woodware

A new (to me) stamp in the Bubble Bloom series by Woodware was the inspiration for this card.
I found the stamp at the Art of Craft last week when I was there for our parchment workshop.  I just knew I wanted to stamp it out and have a play with parchment.
This is the second one I have done. The first was a practice as there are several ways to interpret this design.
So only white work using embossing tools, a bold pricking tool and a couple of star tools.  I used 9 toning brads to hold the work to the background - one in  each corner and 5 in the blooms and tiny gems at the ends of the thin stems.

I think that I might like to do a coloured version next.
Carol
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CD Sunday - Thank You

Good Morning everyone.  I hope all are well.
The theme for the next two weeks is my choice.  I thought it good to choose something that we all need a supply of - Thank you cards.  So as long as a CD has been used - and it is a Thank you card or project -  the subject/design can be anything you like.
Here is my card.  I really did enjoy making this one.  I went back to parchment this time and also used a new Woodware large stamp.  I stamped the image onto card and then used it to trace with white pencil onto parchment.  I then embossed and coloured and general played about - adding this and that in the way of patterns etc.

The wonderful stripey backing paper comes from one of my favourites - Carol Ann's Studios - her Glitz and Bitz CD.  The butterflies are just three of a large selection of different coloured ones I bought sometime ago. They are made from a wonderfully thick crinkly paper that is more like fabric with just a single lozenge shaped gem as the body. I chose the backing paper before I made the topper so I could match the colours using my Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. I used a PCA Easy Embossing plate for the shape of the parchment topper which gave me some more places to colour.
As I said I enjoyed making this one and I hope you like it too.

Before I go I want to say a personal thank you to Jane and Shaz who are our Guest designers.  This is their last week with us and they have been a joy to work with - talented and prompt.  What more could we ask?  Together with Meg and Pauline they have added so much to the CD Sunday Blog over the last 6 months.

Thank you for looking.
Carol
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Another Christmas card revisited

I first did this card back in 2013.  A  Woodware Christmas stamp traced onto parchment and embossed etc-  here is how it looked back then.
I have revamped this year by adding colour and Wink of Stella and using this new border again that I am really loving using. So simple when you want to emphasise the image and not take away the look with a fancy complicated border, adjust to width and/or length and do fairly quickly.
Here it is......

Hope you like it.  Any comments are appreciated and avidly read.
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Two more for the Christmas box and a birthday card

This first one is another design by Judith Maslen called 'Christmas Crinolines'- pattern no: jm068-6.
I enjoyed this one even though my unfavourite moon tool was needed for the edging.  With all this practice Judith at least I think I am getting better and perhaps it will become a favourite.

A lovely design Judith - thank you.

The second card was made using a Woodware clear stamp.  I stamped the image on card and then traced it onto parchment using a white pencil.  After I  marked the stitch marks with black pen I then embossed the flower petals and berries and then added colour to the berries and Wink of Stella to the petals. The spaces were cut out with a two needle tool and all was backed with dark blue card.  The bow is by Sue Wilson.
The border is from  Pergamano Multi Grid No 21.

I think I am on track with the Christmas cards I want to make this year.  A few more to go but it is only October... just.

Before I go here is a birthday card made for my friend Pamela. It is her birthday today so I hope she has received it.   Happy Birthday wishes Pamela and here is your card to share.  I found this sweet little magic wand die and so wanted to use it. It seemed a perfect match with this image from Ooh La La.

Hugs
Carol
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Border pattern

I have now finished the card using the Christine Coleman border pattern that I posted the other day.

Here it is:

For the centre panel I traced and coloured a stamped image by Woodware.  I then added some Itty Bitty bows from a new die set by Sue Wilson.  To get the colour right for the bows I scanned the purple card and then printed it out  on 160gsm paper (both sides).  It gave a lighter colour but of course in the right tone.

Carol
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My 'owl' friend

I have said before that I love the Woodware singles range of clear magic stamps and here is a new one (to me) used to create a card in parchment.

I stamped the owl on to card and then traced the image on to parchment and embossed etc as the mood took  me.  This time I also used a set of dies that I have had for some time.  I can't remember whose they are.  The smaller die was used to cut the red  mat for the owl.  I also drew round the outside of this one and the next one up on parchment and then embossed the outlines and the dots in between.  The next size up was used for the second red mat.

The owls eyes were coloured with dark brown and black pencils and I cut out second eyelids to give a little 3D effect.

I hope you like my 'owl' friend.

Carol
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More stamping and tracing

for parchment.  I haven't finished the other two Woodware stamping projects yet but I have found another one and here it is.

A quick and uncomplicated Christmas card .  This is traced and embossed exactly from the printed stamp impression on white card.  I have just added some snowflakes with gems and a little sprinkle of Glamour Dust.

Carol
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Snow Flower

I have recently added to my collection of Woodware  stamps with the purchase of 'Bubble Bloom - Snow Flower' - in the Clear Magic Singles series - purchased from The Art of Craft.
I stamped it onto white card and then traced on parchment and then embossed the image.  I have added some punched and embossed snowflakes and some fine glitter.

The glitter doesn't show so well in the photo .  I thought I would try the red and blue just to be a little different and I think it works.

At the same time I bought another couple of big stamps in the series - Holly Sleigh and Jingle Bells and I am working on those with parchment.
Carol
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Stamping with Woodware - again

When I attended the Woodware stamping workshop at The Art of Craft (when I made 3 flower cards) I purchased a Woodware stamp designed by Jane Gill - who was our tutor on that day.
I stamped the image onto card and traced it on parchment using a sepia pen and then did a little pricking and embossing.  Jane told me that she designed it whilst on a barge holiday.  Something she saw must have given her an idea.  It is a beautiful stamp - nice bold clear lines which I love and it will stand on it's own or with colour or with parchment as I have done.
The black mat was a sudden inspiration - I think it works.
Carol x

CD Sunday - Frosty Days

The weekends seem to come round too quickly at this time of the year when we are all so busy.  It certainly doesn't seem a week since I was last posting for our Challenge.  I loved all the Christmas Trees last week and this week's challenge is going to help again with those Christmas cards.
I have gone back to parchment for this one. I bought the large Woodware stamp of a jolly snowman when I was at the Sandown Show.  I stamped it out onto a piece of card and used it as a pattern to trace on parchment and then decided what pricking and embossing patterns I was going use.  The stamp itself seems  to be on a patchwork theme so I continued with that thought.

I added a little colour to the Robins, holly and buttons , and then created a border with corner snowflakes.  The snowflake backing card is from a Robert Addams CD - Christmas Backing Papers.

I hope you like my interpretation of our theme and your comments are always appreciated.  I will see you on your Blogs in my travels.
Carol
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