Craft Concoction

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Christmas Tag

Hello everyone,

After making the winter-themed Christmas card...I was very tempted to make another one with Christmas colors...the red of the baubles...the green of the trees...the white of the snow...

So I went ahead and made this Christmas tag...
It is inspired from one of Jennifer McGuire's cards.

I used the below materials for this tag :

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2014/11/cssc-9-christmas-tags.html

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/t-for-traditional-christmas.html
http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.in/2014/11/whatever-strikes-your-cre8time-fancy.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/10/tags-n-ribbon-105.html

http://casology.blogspot.in/2014/11/week-121-festive.html

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.in/

http://sailingpineapple.blogspot.in/

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/

http://www.flonzcraft.com/vsc/?p=1918#

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe277.html
http://tagyoureitchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/tag-youre-it-challenge-10.html

A new Resist technique

Hello crafters,

It is incredible how your color palette changes according to the change in season.
The weather has been cold lately and I am automatically inclined to use winter colors. :)

So I made this Clean and Simple Christmas tag...

I have been wanting to use resist techniques. But I don't have embossing powder or ink (yet ;) ).
Also I was not fully satisfied with effect from vaseline and crayon resist technique.

Drum-roll please...I bring to you.......a new resist technique
While I was playing and trying some things...I was surprised when I tried this...
All you need is a Correction pen (Whitener) and Distress

Start by making any design or shapes with the Correction Pen. Once it is dry, start adding colour to the area with a makeup wedge and any Distress ink.
You will notice that the ink doesnt colour the correction pen design/shape.

As I wanted to use winter colours. I made some stars from the correction pen.

I dont have any Christmas themed stamps so I printed out the Christmas greetings.

And I added a strip in the middle and coloured it with Silver gel pen.

If you like this technique, you might like this too...Starry Sky Card

Hope you all like this Christmas tag.

I am entering this tag for the following challenges:
http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2014/11/cscc-9-christmas-tags.html
http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.in/2014/11/whatever-strikes-your-cre8time-fancy.html
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/t-for-traditional-christmas.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/10/tags-n-ribbon-105.html

http://casology.blogspot.in/2014/11/week-121-festive.html

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.in/

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-285-13th-of-november-christmas.html

http://cosmicstrawberry-colette.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/cosmic-colours-challenge-7.html

http://sailingpineapple.blogspot.in/

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://tagyoureitchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/tag-youre-it-challenge-10.html

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.in/
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/christmas-non-traditional-colours-no.html
http://thecardconcept.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-24-snowman-make-tag.html

Friday, 7 November 2014

Pop-up and Fancy folds

The origami craze faded soon. And then I fell in love with pop-up cards. And soon I jumped into the world of fancy fold cards and stamping.
Here are some of the cards I made last year :

Waterfall Card