Reworked cards, a couple of old favourites

Afternoon everyone, popping in with a really quick post to show some reworked oldies.  I dug out some of my old papercrating kits from workshops, these must be 2 - 3 years old - cant believe that!

Anyway I decided to spruce them up a little and for the first one I inked a little deeper pink on the centre flower, left out (!) the green organza ribbon and added the leaf flourish.

I like looking back and reworking things as it means I am learning, hopefully!......

Today I had some time as all my samples for Crafters Companion are up to date, so I had a stocktake of my memento ink pads (mostly small dew drop ones) and have done up a colour chart to save time when making projects, so if you'd like one, then drop me a comment with your email address (personal information wont be published) and I'll send it to you as word or PDF or both.. I used memento inks to stamp this card and ink with daubers.

Next up is an embossed Lili of the Valley Stamped sentiment decorated with flowers and the Mega Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish Die cut which I inked in various shades of green, and it gives more depth to the card this way. Apart from that I didn't change anything else, other than perhaps slight change to placement of flowers.

Off to sift through loads of photos as I have lost to share in the next couple of weeks.

C is for ...............Christmas

Hi everyone am back with some photos of the card I promised, and it's no secret I love Christmas! I was given these gorgeous Anna Marie Designs papers last year and I love them, great for inking, embossing, glittering etc as very good quality.

This is a scheduled post, so hope it works okay, as I completed the card before I have carpal tunnel surgery..

So onto the products I used (forgive me for not adding the box photo yet as I need to finish decorating that with ribbon when I regain sufficient strength).

Anna Marie Designs:

12x6 inch box

12x6 inch card blank

Christmas jingle 8'' paper pad (6x6 would work as well)

stamens

ceramic effect white adhesive paint

From stash

Brown card

ivory satin ribbon

bakers twine

red paper

spellbinders poinsettia dies

Marianne D ivy dies

no name poinsettia embossing folder (magazine freebie?)

glitter

distress inks

memento inks

Firstly, I used the wood effect paper and brown card and cut to size to fit card blank (paper pad only 8x8 but design is clever so you can cut and add to make longer piece.

then embossed corners and distressed using scissors or distress tool

then inked using brushed corduroy distress ink

Next I added the ceramic effect, and whilst still wet added some glitter. 

Next time I will use a different ink or paint since the distress ink being water based, mixed and tinted the ceramic effect a little, which resulted in a slightly aged look and not the white I really wanted but still nice..  the difference you can see where the ink wasn't applied further into the centre of the paper..

next step is to make flowers.. yay!!

die cut, ink and crumple leaves and petals...

for green bits i used green pages from pad and for red I used backing paper from stash.

inks for green - memento bamboo leaves + cottage ivy

inks for red - memento rhubarb stalk

notice the difference below between inked and uninked..

  

adhere your flowers layer by layer, shaping and then insert stamens through centre

Note - i inked white stamen threads with bamboo green memento ink.

die cut a couple of ivy sprays and ink the veins with memento cocoa brown while die cuts are still in the die

Dip a few berries in ceramic effect and then glitter pot - this stuff is a two way wonder, adhesive and white stiff in one tub!!

now the fun after the preparation...

apologies for photo below but it was getting late and I was too excited to stop!!

 I was playing around with layout and chose a simple scroll / flag combination..

to assemble:

adhere the embossed inked glittered paper pad pieces to brown card,

wrap satin ribbon around                                                                

adhere the scrumpled (that's my new word BTW!) scroll / flag

adhere green raffia, then satin ribbon bow, then bakers twine

adhere the ivy leaves                                                        

adhere the flowers                                                     

 and finally the berries                                         

some more photos for you..

added some more white to tips of leaves too..

the paper sheet with let it snow text was a good sentiment rather than a stamped one, and the whole pad mixes well so decided to use that..

finished card..

That's all for today, will be another couple of weeks before I'm back as i have another couple of weeks until stitches are out.  

Summery Wedding card

Another wedding card to share, this time in fresh bright colours, using that same scroll punch again which everyone seems to like! The fresh colours were very suited to the occasion as it was a wedding away somewhere sunny.

I used a Sugar Nellie stamped image and some sea green card, inked the handmade flowers to match and used lots of die cut leaves and heart shaped fronds.

I am sure this is a crafters companion embossing folder.. maybe someone can help me with that one, as I lost the packaging.

Some close up photos..

So now I definitely need to try that new shade of Tim Holtz Distress ink, cracked Pistaschio - I think that new shade would have been fab - for this card I had to ink using sky blue and evergreen bough and it took a few attempts!

That's all for today, but I will be back as have a few more to share but for now I need to create a couple of more bits on order :)

feast or famine!.... and handmade flowers

Where did the last month just go - horrified to find I hadn't blogged for so long - those who visit my blog must have thought I had left the planet!

Anyway I guess First Holy Communion and Confirmation season as well as Mothers Day makes this time of the year busy for those of us who love making cards, so I have a few to share over the next couple of weeks (also because I realise how many photos I had taken and not blogged).

Onto a 50th Birthday card - feminine, pink, pretty and hand made flowers - I have to make some others as I am getting addicted to these shabby ones and maybe I need a new idea huh??

So lots of photos of the flowers and the leaves and the light that day was good so the embossing looks really crisp on the white card.

This was a large square 7 and 3/4 inch card, boxed because the flowers are very dimensional and are adhered with silicone glue and the boxed card makes a perfect keepsake..

I love this new font - Great Vibes, thanks Claire my crafty friend,-it's down to you that I am now addicted to it as it's sooooo elegant!

Wedding Card with a Simple Party Theme

A simple brief is often the most difficult right?  Well almost LOL... but I had an idea after seeing the invites for this wedding - I knew for sure that the card needed to have some sparkly thread and bunting.. the lanterns came later as a way of 'embellishing' the party theme chosen by the couple for their Wedding Day.

The lanterns are made with a Christmas ornament / bauble die, and the texture with an old Cuttlebug branches folder - very pleased with how they turned out!

The bunting was from an Etsy seller, and you can find it HERE.

Love the texture on the lanterns, I have to make more of these!!

... and the inside of the card made to match the outside, with bunting and 'bling'.

Vintage Cameo Pink and Grey soft feminine card

Back with another share, this time in pink feminine colours.  Yes I know I use these cameo dies a lot but I really like them, they are one of my favourite shapes.

Last year I invested in the Sue Wilson border and bow dies, and the ornate strip is from that set - yep I never used the bow but the strip as an accent die - very versatile these dies turned out to be.

The papers were from Etsy and you can purchase them HERE. They're called Shabby Chic Garden.

I used pink distress ink on the pink oval and also on the papers, to pick up the subtle pink tones, keeping it all muted.

And another little change from the norm - a coloured card blank instead of the usual white :) - the envelope was white so it all came together well.

Baby's First Christmas - Memory Box stocking die

Well I loved making these cards, especially after purchasing that little stocking die, it is so cute. The die has a stocking shape (die cut in pink in the picture) and the top bit cut in white glitter card.  The bit that doesn't come with the die is the white toe piece, which I cut using a small spellbinder oval and part of the memory box die, where the toe part would be.

The border behind the stocking is also memory box, the snowflakes from Marianne D, the holly leaves are cut from a Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish die and the labels / ovals from Spellbinders.

Lots of photos in this post, as I did a girly pink and a blue boy version.

The light isn't great in some of these photos, in part because I was trying to get things done and photographed them on a dull day :(

That teeny tiny holly piece is so sweet when inked with memento green inks and a dauber and finished off with red pearl 'berries'.

Wedding card - Lili of the Valley Over the Threshold

Hi everyone, phew am glad it's FRIDAY! My favourite day of the week, as it's the weekend. Just posting a few photos of a simple wedding card made this week.

Some of you may think you've seen it before and you would be correct - I made a card with a Magnolia TIilda bride and groom image a long  way back, and really liked the scroll arch / bridge die cut (an old 12 inch quickutz die), so decided to revamp with a 'new' Lili of the Valley stamp - I bought the stamp a few months ago..... and how scandalous that this is my first time inking the rubber!  I love this image now..

The Lili of the Valley stamp can be purchased HERE. 

Some close up photos - partial embossing using an old cuttlebug folder and the image was cut out after being coloured.

Will be back in a couple of days with more LOTV image cards and some other makes.