Ivory and Copper Wedding Card

Another wedding card to share, this time in ivory and copper.

Love the colour copper card - the last batch of my centura copper pearlescent card unfortunately, because the colour has been discontinued :( . So using it for special projects while it lasts!

The ivory boxes are from Stella crafts which you can purchase here.

Dotty embossing and simple die cut shapes for this design make a classic look for a wedding card.

The dies are Heartfelt Creations / Spellbinders Daisy Patch dies which have rounded tips to the petals. these are a good set as the 5 sizes all 'nest' very well. Now I really need the stamps to go with the dies LOL........

That was a quick post for today, a couple of days off work with lots to do :)

Girly pink with glitter!

Back with another make, this time it's one from a few weeks ago, which I forgot to blog. Lots of pink and white glittery stuff for a special Girly Birthday!

So was time to use the toe tapper template which hasn't been out for a while and make a shoe / slipper card!

White glitter card from Craft Creations which is available in A4 or A5 sheets does a fantastic job and doesn't shred any glittery bits when cut!

Some more photos - the leaves are a magnolia die cut with pistachio green textured card from PDA

OK I wouldn't normally mix pearls and gems, and usually use one or the other, but using both worked well in this case LOL

A familiar wedding card, this time using mostly white

Hi everyone, sorry for not being around again, but I had a massive tidy up and clear out and all ready for springtime crafting LOL.  Well that and painting and freshening up at home too, I love how the longer days and brighter weather puts a pep in our step!

So I had forgotten to share this card a little while back, and it worked out well, the same design as the ivory and gold version, this time in greys and a lot more white and I really like the way it turned out.

Using matt silver card rather than shiny card makes it more subtle, which I prefer personally.

layering and inking close up photos.. the hard part was the inking so I mixed Tim Holtz Distress inks in pumice stone and antique linen to get the right shade - on their own they looked to blue or too yellowy so the mix turned out well, but took a bit longer to apply.

So my craft mojo took a raincheck for a while and that might have been because a lot was going on and it happens to all of us I guess, so it's back now and I cant wait to share the makes I have this week with you over the next few days.

For all the Mums out there, I hope you get spoilt and have all the nice things Mum's deserve this Mothers Day.

Decoupage Christening Card using a Joanna sheen CD

Happy Sunday everyone. Time to post this as I am having a lazy Sunday morning - yep no work until later on today;)

This is a Christening card changed slightly from the first time I used the image - it's from a Joanna Sheen CD and is good for boys or girls.

Used Spellbinder dies and tags for the frame and the sentiment - kept this one quite clean and simple.

I boxed this one as well and added a small cross charm to the box.

Workshop cards

Some photos of workshop cards. So its like feast or famine, sorry about that!  Nothing on the blog for ages and then loads of things to show today.  Hope my blog readers don't mind!?
And apologies for the typing error on the twin baby card post which some of you spotted -eek!

I have added links to the blog for you to find some of the products used. If I have left anything out please leave me a comment or email me and I will be more than happy to help.

The first is am embossed Butterlfy cards using Sizzix corners and lattice embossing folder and a Kaiserkraft butterfly from polymer stamp set called Bonjour.

Used two different spellbinder label shapes for this project, and layered the triple embossed butterfly, finished with Bronze and blue Pearls from Cottage Crafts

An image of the inside using Partial embossing and the layering below - love dimension!

The next card is created with a vintage, distressed theme in mind and a bit of a challenge when Marion Kilbride from Crafty Bride craft Shop and Wedding Studio asked me to do something with the camera die - that was a brain teaser!  Sometimes the challenge work out really well so pleased with with the result!

The papers are a new Steampunk Range from Bearly Mine designs which you can find here. I have only used one sheet from one of the packs and can see me using more, the faux textures and shades are fabulous and I really like Donna's style of digi paper.

The inside of the card decorated with the same image in a lighter ink.

The car image is from Stamps Away and is called Pilkington Transport 4. 

Other products used include:

Martha Stewart Photo corner punch

Magnolia Doo Hickey Swirl and Leaf die

Dimension fourth post card stamp

Marianne Stamps Victorian Vintage Men

Lili of the Valley tickets and phrases

The next card is using a firm favourite from Stampin Up called Dasher - there are similar images from other stamp companies using  reindeer so keep a look out if you don't want to wait around for Stampin up from eBay or other sites.

the Snowflakes are old Spellbinders Create a Flake 1 or 2,  I cant remember but again there are lots of snowflake dies on the market, so easy to find gorgeous designs, Papermania embossing folder and vintage signage stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms which I cant find any longer, sadly. Doesn't it bug you when you cant find things or they are discontinued - unfortunately this happens when craft companies have to bring out new ranges or move with the times :(

The inside of the card finished to match...

The next card is suitable for anniversary, engagement or similar love theme and is a really funky image from Stampin Bella called Emily and Ryan under the Umbrella. (later this month I will post the wedding card we will make with the Brett and Brenda get married stamp - keep a look out for that one ;)...

For this card, the umbrella was stamped onto dotty paper and layered after a little paper shaping to give it some texture and spellbinders hearts added for a little romantic touch!

OK so I really love the Marianne dies which are getting better with every new release and the Anja designs are so pretty when embossed.

Also used a hougie board to make our own embossed diagonal design and finished off with a rose image called Hearts and Roses pre coloured digi set from Fred She Said.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

The last project to show you is a show card made using a Toe Tapper Elegant Slipper template

this was finished with a marabou feather and diamante buckle and an EK success punched border in a trellis design. The outer blue label die cut is made with a die from Spellbinders.

You might spot the Crafts Too Embossing folder from previous posts again :)

That's all for this week and will be back in a couple of weeks with more projects, some of which will be a Christmas card using a Giordano stamp from Joanna Sheen, Stamping Bella Wedding card and a vintage bird card in teal and brown.

Paper pieced Peonies from Penny Black

 Hi bloggers, have neglected the ol' blog for a while as have been working away doing other things, but have a few bits to post, so here goes the first of a few days' photos for you to have a peek at.

I used an old Penny Black stamp called Peonies which is rubber and wood mounted - absolutely delighted to see what looks like a re - release of the image in the new Penny Black Flower Gallery set which you can find here.

Decorated the box for this one..

and love the Martha Stewart punch around the page set called Wild Flowers.

Some other photos to show you the gorgeous colours from the Twinkling h2O watercolour paints.. and the paper piecing - coloured a few layers and then mounted them so the flower is more dimensional.

Sugar Nellie Funky Kits Wedding card

Just popping in for a quick hello and posting some cards as catching up with the blog now my Christmas projects are underway!

The image used for this card was from sugar Nellie / Funky Kits which you can find here, stamped on cream card and coloured with twinkling H2O's. the embossing is from a cuttlebug folder and the ink is antique linen TH distress ink. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

The leaf die cuts are from a Magnolia Doo Hickey Die and the box was made for the card with the same cardstock used for the card blank.

will pop back later with some more

Di's Digi's 'no squares allowed' Challenge

cant believe where the time has gone over the last few weeks, will soon be Christmas ..............! 

Some Christmas stamps are starting to make their way into my stash but for now I want to share a summery card, because we haven't had enough 'summer' yet!

This weeks'; Challenge over at Di's Digi Challenge blog is 

NO SQUARES ALLOWED

Here is my card for the challenge, a centre step fold:

added some wild orchid crafts mulberry flowers and die cut / punched leaves

 Made a box using the same gorgeous red pearlescent payper box cardstock - it has such a lovely sheen to it and a soft red bordering on wine / burgundy colour, but not that dark.

... and here is the little tag which slots into a pocket behind the centre panel, ready for a little message.

I coloured the image with twinkling H2O and cosmic shimmer paints, and in this photo you might see some of the sheen from the mica pigments..

If you click on the image, you will be directed to Di's Digi Download site, where you can purchase this gorgeous digi of Milly with her basket:

and click on the paper pack image below to find out where you can get the lovely fresh papers from Donna's Bearly Mine Spring Delights range.

Don't forget to enter the challenge at Di's Digi Challenge Blog, its running for the next two weeks so you have loads of time to get those fancy die shapes, stepper cards or boxes etc entered into the challenge!