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November 2006 - Jackie M's Projects!
 
 On our Crafter's Forum, Jackie Mooney has the
title of our Stamping Queen!!  Jackie estimates that she owns over 2,000
stamps
and has been card making and crafting for
nearly 10 years.  She inspires us all with her constantly inventive and
innovative use
of stamps, papers and other
embellishments.  She has an amazing imagination and ability to deliver
cards on a dime if you set her
a challenge!!  Give Jackie a
stamp or any kind of other embellishment, and in 5 minutes time she'll have a
stunning and unique card
put together, scanned and posted up on
the forum!!  She's a consummate professional and we are thrilled to have
her on board and
part of our
team.  Her talent knows no ends
and we hope you'll be as inspired by her projects as we
are.
 
For this month's Christmas Projects, Jackie has
done four cards in similar design, but you have to really examine them to
realise that - such is
the diversity of colour, embellishments and
background papers she's used. 
 

 
Project 1 - Blue Snowflake
Card
 

Materials
White square card
Silver card
Background paper
Snowflake stamp
Organza bow
Clear gems
Merry Christmas peel off
stickers
Ultra fine glitter
Doublesided tape or Glue roller
Glue pen (on order)
Stazon ink pad
 
 
Instructions
Fold a white card blank
Cut a square of silver metallic card slightly smaller than card front and
mount onto the white card with Double sided tape or a glue roller
Cut a piece of the blue patterned paper slightly smaller again and layer onto
the silver card.
Tie a length of white organza ribbon around all the layers of card/paper and
tie in a bow at the top of the card
Stamp the snowflake stamp on silver card using black stazon ink and cut
around the outline of the image,
Cut five squares from white,blue and silver card cutting each square slightly
larger than the last and layer each square on top of each other with
double sided tape , layer the snowflake square on top.
Stick a merry Christmas peel off sticker onto a piece of silver
card and cut around the sticker .Stick onto the ribbon with double sided tape
.
Dot glue pen on the snowflake image and sprinkle with prisma glitter
Finish off the card by applying a clear self adhesive gem to the
centre of the snowflake.
 
The other three cards are variations on the blue snowflake one. 
Here's a list of materials used!
 
White Snowman Card:  Snowman Stamp
1 from white card. White paper with red
Rice Husks, burgundy Organza
Ribbon
Green Card with Green Tree:  Green
Paper with Gold Embossing.  Little Green Tree Embellishment.  Ivory Organza. 
Red Card with little Snowman:  Red
Mulberry Tissue.    Snowman Stamp similar to one used in Red
Card.
 
Project 2 - Gold Santa Card
 

Materials
-
Cream
DLcard
-
Gold metallic card
-
Red/yellow ribbon
-
Santa toppers - similar product
here
-
Green dots
-
Red dots
-
Christmas Peel offs - Baubles and
Strings
-
Red bows
-
Glue dots
Instructions for Gold santa card .
-
Fold a cream DL card
Cut a piece of gold metallic card slightly smaller than the cream folded card
This will leave a cream border around the gold card.
Before you mount the gold card onto the folded DL card tie a bow in the
length of ribbon and attach around the front and to the
back of the gold card with double sided tape.
Layer the gold card onto the cream folded card with double sided tape .
Decorate the folded card with the santa toppers , Shiny red and green dots
and peel offs .
Cut two circles to fit round bauble peel offs and attach to santas hands with
glue dots..
Finish off card with two red bows.
 
Project 3 - Letter to Santa Card
 

 
Materials
1. White square card
2. Red
paper
3. Gingerbread cookies - out of stock, but this Mark Richards Sticker collection has
some (and you can use the santa to make the
previous card!!!). 
4. Boy or
girl Emma Eustace rubber stamps
5. Santa letter rubber stamp - this came in from
the USA and proved hugely popular so has sold out!!  Try using the Santa's Stocking
as an alternative!
6. Red
ribbon
7. Snowflake
brad
8. Snowflake
peel offs
9. Green ink
pad
10. Adhesives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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