Wednesday 24 December 2014

An Uneventful Journey of Joy

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I were travelling to the great city of the money changers, where all the tax collectors resided. We were off to celebrate the Winter Festival at the estate of our Uncle, a renowned accountant of the realm. Before we left the Guild Hall, I dashed up to the crafting chambers and quickly put together a gift to present to our gracious hosts.

This wine tag was created for The Inked Stamper design team and was based on this inspiration photo.
This tag has two job classes and acts as both a wine tag and a gift card holder. I didn’t have a gift card at home, so made a stand-in for demonstrative purposes. On the block letters, I used a snow pen marker and some Iced Stickles.
To create the pocket, I simply folded the piece around the main panel and glued it all together. The whole piece was then adhered to the wine tag base. The paper cut to 7.75” x 3.75” and scored at 2.5”. The piece for the pocket was cut to 2.5” x 4.25” and then scored a quarter of an inch on each side to create the flaps to wrap around the main panel of patterned paper. I wanted the pocket a little bigger so more of that great deer paper would be showing, but didn’t want the gift card drowning in the pocket, so when gluing it together I put glue on the entire bottom half (1.25”) so the gift card could stick out the top.


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The journey to the great city of the money changers was surprisingly uneventful. Angela and I arrived just in time to partake in the great feast of our ancestors consisting of the traditional twelve meatless dishes. We were sent home with a great many leftovers, which we loaded onto the horses in preparation for the ride back to the Guild Hall. ‘Tis the season of the feast.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Red Nosed Indeed

As we were leaving the dwarven city, our satchels filled with newly acquired loot, the Lady Command of Copics, Guardian of Glitter and I came across an unusual sight. We had just emerged from the underground caverns when we heard what sounded like a rowdy party in the nearby forest. Curious, we followed the noise only to come across nine reindeer completely drunk on wine.

This wine tag was created for The Inked Stamper design team and was based on this inspiration photo.
For this wine tag, I stamped and paper pieced the reindeer using the Dylusions “Christmas Accessories” set. I cut the paper to 8.5” x 2.75” and scored at 2.5”. I used a 2” circle punch for the hole because it is literally the only circle punch I own, but I think a smaller one would be better - 1.5” would probably be perfect. The sentiment was stamped with the Dylusions “Christmas Words” set. If this was used on a bottle of vodka, rye, or any other spirit it would really level up the Pun damage of this tag. It’s hard to tell from the picture, but the rectangle of wood paper was cut using the Lawn Fawn “Stitched Rectangles” die set.

This wine tag will sass up the following challenges:

As we peered through the bushes at the unruly bunch, I noticed that one of the reindeer had a blazing red nose. Either he was a chronic drinker, or this was the infamous Rudolph. If the latter, this could spell disaster for the Winter Festival which was scheduled for tomorrow night!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

The Joy of Looting

Today the Lady Commander of Copics, Guardian of Glitter and I were exploring the abandoned underground city of the dwarves, looking for treasure and loot...because that’s what adventurers do, when we came across an oddity. Amongst all the rocks and stone archways, there stood a small wooden door. Stuffing a newly acquired gem into my bag-of-holding, I approached the door. Carved into the wood was the word “joy”.

This wine tag was created for The Inked Stamper design team and was based on this inspiration photo.
I cut the paper to 8.5” x 2.75” and scored at 2.5”. I used a 2” circle punch for the hole because it is literally the only circle punch I own, but I think a smaller one would be better - 1.5” would probably be perfect. The snowflake for this was cut using the Lawn Fawn “Stitched Snowflakes” die set and the letters were cut with the Lawn Fawn “Finley’s ABCs” die set. The borders I cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. The red looked a little blah, so I used a white gel pen to spruce it up a little, earning +50 accent XP points.


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“What say you, Guild Master? Should we open it?” the Lady Commander asked.
“We should at least knock,” the Guardian of Glitter said, running her fingers over the carved word.
I knocked twice rapidly. There was no response. Shrugging my shoulders I tried the door handle. Locked. I extracted my lock picking kit from my satchel and Nikki shot me a look.
“What?! There could be loot in here!” I exclaimed.
A rogue at heart, I wasn’t about to let possible loot slip away, and proceeded to work on the lock.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Creeping Christmas

Today the Guardian of Glitter and I had to head to Punchington to help them out with a zombie infestation. The ghouls started showing up two days ago and now the village was in a complete lockdown as the undead swarm the streets. It is a miracle they were able to release the raven sending us their cry for help.

This week the theme at Wicked Wednesday is “Happy Creepy Holidays” Make an ATC that goes with this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsors, Delicious Doodles and Smeared Ink! For my ATC I used the Delicious Doodles “Hungreeeeee!” image and added a santa hat with the Lawn Fawn “Hat’s Off To You” set.


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It didn’t take the Guardian of Glitter and I long to dispatch the undead monsters from Punchington. I found it a little weird when I killed one wearing a Winter Festival hat, but hey...I guess zombies enjoy the holidays as well.

~ Guild Master Crystal

Monday 15 December 2014

Iced Raspberry Balls

Thank you for stopping by the Guild Hall. Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I decided to do some adventuring in the Iced Raspberry Woods. We had received a quest from a gent at the local tavern, tipping us off that this particular forest was flush with rare raspberry balls...if you could make it through the throng of monsters. Raspberry balls contain juices within their tough shell, which can be used as a powerful healing agent if combined into the correct tonic. Angela and I had been questing for upwards of an hour, battling our way through the forest, when we came upon a small ice nymph. Her blue hair sparkled with ice crystals and to our surprise, she was holding onto one of the coveted raspberry balls!

This card was created for the Creative Card Crew “Anything Goes” challenge that is happening now. Play along with any project for a chance to win a prize from our sponsors, Dies R Us and A Day for Daisies!
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I started this card by colouring the A Day For Daisies image “Christmas Pixi Two” using Prismacolor pencils. I die cut and stamped the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Quinn’s ABCs set”. The snowflakes were die cut using the Lawn Fawn “Stitched Snowflakes” die set.

The trees on the paper are super sparkly...but I decided I needed to level up the sparkle on this card, and added some more to her scarf and boots.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Joy to the Woods” set. The baubles I stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Ornate Ornaments” set and instead of colouring them, decided to paper piece the balls, earning +40 patterned XP points.

The envelope was stamped using a CTMH set with Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks to make it match the front of the card.


This card will have a ball in the following challenges:


I took a tentative step towards the ice nymph, eyes fixed on the raspberry ball she was clutching in her small hands. She responded by hissing, showing her sharp pointed teeth.
“So, not friendly then,” the Lady Commander of Copics quipped.
“Seems not. But we didn’t come all this way to leave empty handed,” I declared, notching my bow.
We would have those balls, one way or another!

~ Guild Master Crystal

Thursday 11 December 2014

A Lost Day

The Guild Hall seems to have slipped through a sort of time distortion, propelling us through the future. As such, the Guardian of Glitter and I seemed to have missed an entire day! This could only be the work of one of those mischievous holly fairies that show up this time of year. Nikki and I cast a locating spell to find the winged trouble maker before it could mess up the flow of time any further.

This week the theme at Wicked Wednesday is “Happy Holidays.” Make an ATC that goes with this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, A Day for Daisies!


I started this ATC by colouring the A Day for Daisies image using Prismacolor pencils. I then stamped the holly image using the Lawn Fawn “Winter Gifts” set and coloured them with Prismacolor pencils as well. The sentiment was stamped using the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set.

The background was painted using some suuuuper shiny gold airbrushing paint. I also used my Wink of Stella pen on her wings to make em sparkly, earning me +80 bonus shiny XP points.


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The locating spell worked perfectly, and we were able to capture the small fairy and place a magic suppressing Silence spell on her. Now the only question that remains is what did we miss on Wednesday?!

~ Guild Master Crystal

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Collect a Falling Star

Greetings. As the weather outside was mild, the Guardian of Glitter and I decided to take in the rare star shower that was occurring. As the night sky was bathed in a mysterious pink light, silvery, glittering stars fell from above.

This week the theme at Wicked Wednesday is “You’re a Star.” Make an ATC that goes with this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, KennyK!


I started this ATC by colouring the KennyK image using Prismacolor pencils and adding some sparkle to her hat. It’s literally impossible to photograph, but I used a Wink of Stella glitter pen on her eyes, lips and the tree and ice in the background.

The background of the ATC was made using pink Distress Inks and then flicking water onto it, earning +66 dexterity XP points. I covered up the big blobs with the image. I heat embossed the star image using the Lawn Fawn “Summertime Charm” set. The sentiment came from the Lawn Fawn “Critters Ever After” set.


This ATC will star in the following challenges:


The Guardian of Glitter and I tried to mark the falling stars’ locations on the map we brought. If we can locate them, they are worth quite a bit of coin to the right buyer. Let the star hunt begin.

~ Guild Master Crystal

Monday 1 December 2014

Masquerade Full of Daggers

Tonight the Lady Commander of Copics and I attended a formal masquerade at the Earl of Adhesives grand villa. This annual event was held to mark the beginning of our final thirty-one days in the sun cycle. The costumes were a brilliant sight to behold, but unfortunately with the added anonymity, the chance for danger was high. As such, I had designed my gown to conceal two large daggers I wore on my thighs.   

This card was created for the Creative Card Crew “Birthday with a Sentiment” challenge that is happening now. Make a project that fits this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsors, Marianne Design and Delicious Doodles!
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I started this card by colouring in the Delicious Doodles “Venetian Beauty” image using Prismacolor Pencils, adding some gems as accents. I then stamped and heat embossed the “celebrate” sentiment, which is a Unity stamp. The bottom sentiment, from the My Creative Time “Wow! So Many Candles” set, was stamped onto a shape cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge.
Last I decided to earn a bonus +80 sparkle XP points and used my Wink of Stella pen on the mask from some extra bling. It was however extremely difficult to photograph this glittery goodness.

The inside I stamped with a Close to My Heart sentiment. The edges were stamped using the Crafty Secrets “Glamour Girls” set.

The envelope was stamped with a couple other images from the “Glamour Girls” set.

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As it turns out, there was no need for my daggers of superb stabbing, the masquerade going off without a hitch. If only all the events we attended could be this problem free.

~ Guild Master Crystal