Tina Wenke baby and Whiff of Joy Cherub cards

another couple to share this one didn't photograph as well for the colouring bits (the colouring is subtle in Twinkling H2O's but the shine quite a bit so looks a wee bit faint, but great in real life.

Instead of using the obvious lemon or yellow for this baby card I added a muted mustard colour with the palest grey and mint green to keep it all subtle and pastel.

the stamp is one of my baby ones from Tina Wenke / Stampavie and I keep going back to it time and again - the sign of a fabulous illustration!

The duck is an old freebie from a magazine and I think it could be the duck from the popcorn range not 100% sure, but he is cute all the same! think I have had that little duck since I started crafting and it was just begging to go with the stamped sentiment..

Last but not least, I was thrilled to bits to discover and quickly hipped along to the Whiff of Joy website, after previews of the new Elisabeth Bell stamps released in the last few weeks,. I love the cherubs and have two or three more uninked stamps in the range so look out for these, I intend to ink them very soon!

Coloured with twinkling H2O's again and will be back with some more.

My first Bearly Mine DT card

Hi everyone, am excited to share my first Bearly Mine card with you, for Challenge #34 Fairies.

The papers I have used are from a new release due out this Friday 11th May and are called Floral Breeze. Its just sooo delicate and timeless, that I love all of this pack and I couldn't wait to get crafting with it.

 here is my finished card - lots of gems, clean white and pastel blue. I also only acquired my first memory box die in the last few days and so couldn't wait to team it up with the papers.

here is a side on view to show the layering with the spellbinders die and the die cut branches

you can get this new paper set from Friday this week - click on the picture to go to the Bearly Mine digi paper site.

April cards

Hello bloggers, have a few cards to share today from a crop - thanks to everyone who came along and for a fantastic day!

Here are some cards, and they all follow a feminine theme for different ages.

Please note that digi images and papers should not be shared without permission from the digi site / artist, and I have permission from Donna from Bearly Mine and Tracey from Fred She Said to use their wonderful work for these cards.

the first is a baby girl card coloured with polychromos pencils and embellished with punched flowers, die cut shapes and leaves and using a Stamp by Elizabeth Bell from Belles and Whistles

used a mixture of card candy and pearls on this one for the flowers so they are nice and fresh and dainty / girly!

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This next card has one of the precious hAnglra and StAnglar stamps I own (they are like gold dust!) and is made with cheery papers from Bearly Mine called Spring Blossoms which you can find here.

the sentiment is computer generated and I used the Tim Holtz weathered clock sizzix die for the background with matching strips of embossed card using Country Companions and cuttlebug folders.

the border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch

and some card candy and EK success daisies to finish - also coloured with polychromos pencils

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I love blue and white cards and this is another of those in a side stepper shape made with a Whiff of Joy /  Elizabeth Bell stamp and the sentiment is just perfect for this.

embellished with Martha Stewart punched butterflies and EK retro flower punch outs, card candy and pearls

a closeup of the sentiment and flowers

and the tag pulls out for a little message

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the next card is a 'bookmark on a card' but it isn't obvious when you first look at it - I like ideas like this and they make perfect cards / gifts in one!

Tina Wenke creates the most adorable images and hedgehogs are one of my favourite things so I couldn't wait to use this and teamed it with a quote I like being that I love buying books as well...

those punched daisies disguise punch outs on the card blank itself and are adhered to the punch outs which hold the book mark in place, and you can see how it detaches below:

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the next card is a decoupage one in a favourite green and lilac colour scheme using digi images from Fred She Said which you can find here.

the inside is decorated to match the outside and the card is embossed with a border embossing folder and I used the same butterfly punch as I did on the blue card but instead of cutting on white and inking like the last one I cut out of lilac card and added gems to this one

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the last in this post is a shaped easel card using Go Kreate dies, and with stamped and distressed papers  to create a vintage feel.

Again the image is coloured with polychromos pencils

bright cerise ribbon and stencilling inside the dies..

and the die shapes used to hold open the easel again

that's all for today - if you pop by don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

LOTV, Belles & Whistles and Tina Wenke Baby girls

  Hello fellow bloggers and crafters, thought it was about time to dust off the blog, after have a few relaxing days over Christmas, and share some cards today, all baby girl ones with LOTS of pink!

The first one is a LOTV one I have used quite a bit before and is nice and quick to colour and a good size for lots of card layouts.

An aperture and lots of use of nestabilities as well as a Martha Stewart border corner punch.

The colouring is with twinkling H2O's.

The next card is made with Belles and Whistles stamp called Sweet Dreams, and I used:
Martha Stewart corner punch
cuttlebug embossing folder
nestabilities from spellbinders
magnolia doo hickey leaf dies
EK success flower punches
distress ink
charm
coloured with twinkling H2O's again

...and the last one is one of my favourite baby stamps from Tina Wenke, and for this one I used:

baby feet punch you can find here, and I think dovecraft make a similar one

nestabilities, including lacy ovals

buttons

twinkling H2O's for colouring

that's all for today - I guess it will be 2012 when I post again :)

Happy New Year everyone

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Some more Penny Black and Elizabeth Bell..

Have three cards to share today, and the first is one I made from a stamp from Funky Kits from the SugarNellie Range 2008 and its called Flowers, designed by Elizabeth Bell.

Yes its a girly card but not in very girly colours, I wanted to do something different!

Martha Stewart Punch was used on this one and a cuttlebug embossing folder too.

The edges have been inked with colorbox chalk ink pad and the image coloured with twinkling H2O's again.

the next card is made with a Penny Black Stamp, and can honestly say I LOVE this stamp and have used it several times, and its one of the very first stamps I ever bought!

this card is suitable for a man or the woman and the paw print card stock I have had for ages in the stash cupboard and is from PayperBox if I remember .. roll on when they bring out some more!! 

You might not be able to see but the picture has white paw prints and they aren't embossed onto the card, they are punched into the black card, but by adding a white insert, which is great for writing messages on (unless you use a silver or white pen to write with!!) you also get the white insert shine through to highlight the punched bits..

and the last one is another Penny Black bunny one in very soft shades and I used the partial cuttlebug embossing on this one too, which technique is fabulous for getting more out of your embossing folders.

The bunny is coloured with twinkling H2O's and I added stickles to his ears and tail.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

thanks for looking and I will be back with some more soon!