Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Happy new Year!

Hello crafty friends, and today is the last day of 2019. I decided to color this sweet image "A new beginning" from the paper shelter. A great image to welcome 2020 and celebrate the joys, successes as well as the learnings from the past year. Here is my card.
For the background, I used circle stencils coloured in candied apple, squeezed lemonade, peacock feathers and shabby shutters distress oxides. Then added novo shimmer powders in lunar rocket and blue blitz, spritzed water and dried with heating tool. For my sentiment, I used Sunny Studios loopy letters die to create the greeting.
For the image, I coloured it with my copic markers.
I am entering this in the paper shelter christmas challenge - anything goes
Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year and happy crafting for 2020.
xoxo, Clarissa




Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Cruising by for a birthday wish!

Hello crafty friends. I'm on a roll with posting more crafty news on my blog these days. I would like to share my birthday card using Sunny Studios Cruising critters stamp. I love this image as it is so cute which I coloured with my copic markers. For the background, I used distress inks and added a road die and a cloud stencil (MFT) to finish the scene. I added balloons from MFT Birth-Yay I added a surprise birthday cake from the same stamp set using the Lawn Fawn Let's toast pull tab add on to show the hidden surprise. I finished the scene by adding a MFT banner diecut and stamped the word birthday. I added black gel roll glaze to the eyes to add dimension. Here is my finished card.
I am entering my card to the current  AAA birthday card challenge
I am also entering into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by. 
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
xo, Clarissa


Monday, December 23, 2019

Christmas!

Hello crafty friends, I'm back with a new card I made for my family and friends, an altered shadow box card using Away in a manger Hello bluebird stamps. Images were coloured with copic markers and cut wth scan n cut.

To make the card, I started by scoring at 13m 15, and 28cm on a 1/2 A4 panel cut lengthwise.

On another panel 10.5 x 16.5 cm panel, I scored at 1.5 cm on one end and 2cm at the other end. Used the 2nd to the largest MFT Stitched dome die-namics.
For the front panel, I have diet a circle and used distress inks to create a night sky. Used uni-ball white gel pen to add stars. The image is taken off the internet that I printed into card stock as I didn't have wise men stamps.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it in fine white embossing powder. Added a few more images.
For the centre panel, I added a ground insert to add my nativity characters. At the outer panel, I adhered the star, angels and other images to create the scene.
For the background, I blended more night sky using distress inks.

I added an extra panel at the back to write a message.
Here is my finished card. Hope you like it. 


I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Thanks for stopping by. Christmas blessings, 
Clarissa






Thursday, December 19, 2019

Clarissa, DT

Hello crafty friends! This is my first time to join in this challenge. I decided to use this Lawn Fawn Woodland Critters Hugger Die and Winter add on for the decoration for the front of my box. I find this die very versatile as you can add different accessories, and I think you can use it all year round, and not just for Christmas. Used various coloured cardstock, a retired Stamping Up designer paper and the LF Perfectly plaid 6x6 .Here is what I came out with at first.

For the box, I made it using my scorpal guide to measure 7 x 10 x 3cm rectangular box. Cut out the tabs a little shorter and rounded the corners as shown here.
Afterwards, I adhered a white cardstock panel behind the critter to make room for a sentment.
Then I adhered this card onto the front of my box. Here is my finished card box. Hope you like it. I will be making more of these boxes for treats to friends and family.

I am entering this box for the Male Room Challenge #126 A Box or Bag

I am also entering this project at 

Thank you for stopping by and Have a lovely Christmas and New Year!
Hugs and blessings,
xoxo Clarissa









Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Celebrating a Milestone

Celebrating a milestone.

Hello crafty friends. I am a PaperShelter fan as I love their digital images. I am also excited to take part in their 9th Anniversary blog hop by making a card for their current "Birthdays/Celebrations" theme. For my card, I used the sweet digi stamp "She's Charming" from the Paper Shelter. It shows a woman pampering herself, getting ready for a party. I decided to have the occasions as a celebration for a 50th birthday, as this calls for a big celebration. Used x-press it blending card coloured with copic markers. I have stacked the word "fabulous" twice and clear embossed it so that it is shiny. Finished off my card with papers and accessories from the Bohemian Sarapapers and accessories kit

Copic colours used:
Skin: E000, E00, E04, R00
Hair: E29, E27, 25, 23
Dress: BG32, 11, 10, R27,14, 11, 00
Puff: R14, 11, 00
Shoes: BG32,11

Mama Elephant Oval Scallop Frames
Papers, buttons, flowers, and split pin: Bohemian Sarapapers and Accessories kit
Word and number dies: EllenHutson (fabulous), MFT (50)

Here is my card:


I am entering this card for the following challenges:


Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and blessings, Clarissa