More Inspiration from International Design Team Members Jannet, Elizabeth and Emilia

More inspiration from three of our International Design Team members Jannet, Elizabeth and Emilia.

Jannet

Elizabeth

Emilia

        

Watching Over

Hello and welcome,  Kay M here to share a panel with you today.   I've used the beautiful Angel from Peace On Earth to watch over and bless a town.  

A 6x6 (15cm x15cm) grey board was painted with BlackGeeSsoGood and then Sleeping Beauty metallic paint to make a night time sky.   FlitterGlu was sponged through the Starburst stencil in the top left corner and Sheffield Steel Megaflake applied.  

Black GeeSsoGood and Super Thick Slap-it-On were mixed together and applied  through the Whimsical Houses stencil onto orange card,  when dry the houses were cut out.  Unicorn Sparkles and Super Thick Slap-it-On were mixed together and  used to edge the house's roofs and applied through the Stars stencil onto the night sky.  The houses were then attached to the panel to make a townscape.

The Angel was stamped twice onto white card and painted with Luscious, one Angel was cut out completely and the other just the wings.  Both had a little of the remaining Unicorn Sparkles mixture spread over them before the extra wings were attached and added to the panel. 

The sentiment from Spirit of Christmas was stamped on a little painted card, embossed in white, cut out and edged with Unicorn Sparkles and adhered to the panel to finish the panel. 

I do hope your holiday preparations are going well and you are still able to get creative!

Take care,  Kay M 

Thanks A Bunch

Hello Cheremane here with you for today's post. December at IndigoBlu is all about counting your blessing's and Thank you. So I have created a simple but effective Thank you card. 

I started with a piece of water colour card which I spritzed with water before tapping some Luscious Powders with a soft brush straight from the pot.

I then spritzed more water onto the card, I just love how the Luscious Powders move around and blend when you spray them with water, look at that metallic shimmer!

Once I dried off the card I dusted over it with an anti-static bag and then added some Flitterglu to some Phat Foam and stamped the Stylised Flower Stamp straight over the top and added White embossing powder. Flitterglu is brilliant for heat embossing as you don't have to rush to sprinkle the embossing powder on as it stays tacky till you put something onto it.

I heated the embossing powder to make it permanent. The shimmer from the Luscious wow's me every time I use it.

I didn't want to use the whole Word Block #1 stamp, as I just wanted the middle part so before I inked it up I taped over either side of the Thanks and removed the tape before stamping straight onto the card. To finish off I mat and layer it onto some Black IndigoBlu card stock.

Thank you for dropping by today I hope you liked it and I've managed to inspire you ready for all those Thank you's we need after Christmas. Keep your eyes peeled for the next inspirational project from the team.

DIY Stamped Desktop Christmas Calendar

For our December Count Your Blessings theme, I decided to create a Christmas calendar to display on my desk at work.  I picked up the wooden printed art at the Dollar Tree.  I used GeeSso Good! to paint the entire board.  I reversed it to create a shadow box.

Inside I stamped Snowflake Lace repeatedly and embossed in white.  I went over the edges of the panel with white chalk for a chalkboard effect.

I painted a sheet of corrugated board with Snow White Metallic Paint and raised it up using more cardboard beneath.  I wrapped a red ribbon around the panel and tied a loopy bow.  I used a purchased flower and die cut holly to further embellish.  I stamped the largest frame in the Vintage Frame stamp set in Fired Brick Distress Ink and layered over another die.

I computer generated the dates and printed onto sticky paper, then cut with a circle punch.  Each day I will simply adhere the date over the previous date.

I mounted the deer from the Winterland Wood stamp set above the panels for extra dimension.  I added a few snowflake dies to complete the project.  These were also rubbed with chalk.

There's still time to pick up the Winterland Wood stamp set before the holidays!  Visit indigoblu.com today for yours!

May You Always... card with Emmy

Hello IndigoBlu fans!

Emmy here today with a brand new project to share. This month is all about Counting Your Blessings on the IndigoBlu blog and creating Thank You cards. So, I decided to start with a cute card for any friend you wish you cheer up!

To create my card I used two different stamp sets, Mega flakes and Flitter Glu. 

I stamped the girl using Indigoblu Ella Bella Rubber Stamp. I added Flitter Glu to a Indigoblu Phat Foam and "inked" the stamp with it. Once I've stamped the image onto white cardstock, I covered it with Megaflake Manchester Tart. 

I coloured the background using Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads - Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold and Fired Brick. 

For my sentiment I used Rococo Rubber Stamp by Indigoblu with silver embossing powder.

I hope you enjoyed today's project!

Come back soon for more inspirational creations from our design team!

Emmy

Wishing Tree

On the Morning of Christmas Eve some very special deers gather around the Wishing Tree. This tree is the tallest one in the forest, and it is covered in twinkling stars. The deers know how very lucky they are, as they have magical abilities which bring joy to so many all over the world. So on this special morning they gather around their tree to give heartfelt thanks, and they each close their eyes tightly and make a special wish.......

I cut thin strips from old book pages and wrapped them around a length of thick wire. I added Teal Luscious to my water spray and shook it gently, then I sprayed the tree.

I used thick Slap It On in the stars stencil and after removing the stencil I added unicorn sprinkles.I fussy cut them and set them aside for later.

I stamped the deers and fussy cut them, but left a tab under their feet as this will be pushed through the lid later.I cut a blanket shape to keep the deers warm, and coloured it with Ruby Slippers paint, and Goldfinger paint.

I used a lid from a round box as my base. I covered it in old book pages and painted it with Snow White paint. I taped the Believe Stencil on the side of the lid and dabbed it with Ruby Slippers paint.

I made a hole in the lid and pushed the wire trunk through, bending the wire up underneath and adhering it. I cut slots for each deer and pushed them in and secured them underneath the lid.

I adhered the stars onto the Wishing tree. I finished by covering the top of the lid with Indigoblu Coarse texture paste and sprinkled generously with Unicorn Sprinkles.

May all your Christmas Wishes come true xxx

November Challenge Reminder - Glisten & Sparkle

Morning everyone, 

It's the halfway mark for the IndigoBlu November challenge, Glisten & Sparkle.  Today we have some more inspiration for you, from our fab Top 3 from the last challenge.  

First up it's Debbie:

Debbie had this to say: I was so happy to see that I'd been chosen for the top 3. Any excuse to challenge myself and have a good play with all my Indigo blu stamps. To add glitter and sparkle was a bonus. Us crafters don't need telling twice. Thank you so much. 

Next it's Glennis:

Glennis said:  I was so thrilled to be chosen in the Top 3 for the October Challenge. Here is my card for the Glisten and Sparkle challenge.

This is the first time out for this beautiful stamp, and I have added sequins and sparkle too, which is hard to photograph. Full details on my blog.

And DT members Maxine & Sue wanted to share these lovely makes with you:

Maxine (Click to see Maxine's blog).

             Sue (Click to see Sue's blog).

Don't forget there are prizes of lovely stamps to be won, and Guest DT spots on the IndigoBlu blog.

Hop across to the main post to enter HERE.

Hope this inspires you!

Best Wishes,

IndigoBlu Challenge DT 

& Top 3.