A couple of Bow Cards made recently.

 

I used a template from http://sandrasscrapshop.blogspot.nl/2014/08/91-strikkaart-patroon-bow-card-template.html to create all of these bow cards. 

 

This first one is made using papers and elements from the MicheleRDesigns ‘Falling Snowflakes’ downloadable papers and elements sets which are available from her shop on the Etsy platform.  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MicheleRDesign.

The swirls were made using a tattered lace mini die http://www.crafting.co.uk/index.php/shop-by-brand/tattered-lace/mini-dies/tattered-lace-mini-dies-swirls-border.html   

These were cut from the same papers as the rest of the bow, then ‘glazed’ using clear embossing powder and heat gun.  Finally I finished by adding ‘White Opal Liquid Pears’ from Ranger and ‘Glistening Snow Writer’ from DecoArt to give the twinkle to the centre image and a bronze gel pen around the frame of the centre embellishment.

This second card was actually the first one I made.  Papers are from the 2014 Christmas Crafters Inspiration magazine free CD, and are traditional images of Christmas.  To this I added paper mache roses in complimentary tones edged in ‘Frosted Lace’ Stickles from Ranger.  The embellishments are made from a Christmas die edging strip cut from white card and coated in copper embossing powder double heated then coated again in clear powder and heated for a third time.  This has made the card stiff but malleable like real copper.  The fancy lattice effect is from a die exclusive to the 2015 Christmas Crafters Inspiration magazine, called ‘Die’sire Edge’ables Lattice Flourish.  I finished the flourish with ‘White Opal Liquid Pearls’ from Ranger.

 

These next two are actually twice the size of the others, and made to the actual size of the template from Sandra.  The template is A4 size for these and I scaled it down to A5 for the first two cards shown.

 

Both cards used papers that I downloaded from the Create and Craft website, the red and blue one was made from plain white card stock which I painted with red LuminArte iridescent watercolour paint.  the paper was the 5/12 sheet from the Frosted Night Sky download.  to this I then added a wreath taken from the elements section of the Octavia Frosted Winter CD from Polkadoodles.  The reindeer is from a die set from Creative Dies called Elegant Reindeer and the snowflakes are from a punch from Hobbycraft. I used a Tattered Lace Christmas Tree die which I cut up to get the tree swirl at the top of the card and the bow from the Elegant Reindeer die set. Everything else including the red poinsettias are from my craft stash.

The green and cranberry card below was done again on plain white card stock, painted with green watercolour from my LuminArte set and the papers this time were from the All Wrapped Up Cranberry set using pages 8 and 10 of 10.  The wreath and baubles used came from the Octavia Frosted Winter CD and the swirls were from the Tattered Lace Christmas Tree and the Elegant Reindeer dies.  Ribbon was from my stash.