Boy's Communion card

Well today the weather has been gorgeous, it's like summer HAS finally arrived and it feels soooo good!  Popping in with another card make, this time with one of the many First Holy Communion cards made over the last few weeks.

For this one I used a Mo Manning image, coloured again with Faber Castell Polychromos pencil crayons.

Also invested in some new cross shaped dies so have been using these too.

Another version of the little boy for a similar card, but the image coloured in blue.

Boy's Confirmation card

Back with a new design for confirmation cards, using text like I did on last years embossed communion cards - this time I also stamped text within an oval shape which I inked with distress ink too - like the effect.

Used different textures on this, hammered card, hessian embossed card and embossing folders, plus leather effect embossed card and they work well with all the white, keeping the design fresh.

A side on view to show the layering...

The dove was very lightly dusted with pumice stone ink.

March Workshop Cards

Yep neglecting the blog AGAIN, but I have been working and crafting away, now the mojo is in full swing with the bright days and good weather. A bit of spring cleaning happening too, so hope my duracell batteries last for another long while ha ha!

So here are the cards we made in the March workshops. Links to products page has been updated for those of you looking for specific dies or other products..

A First Holy Communion card using new Leabilities Special Occasions 1 dies.

Distress inks used to colour the die cuts after shaping them - these are Tea Dye, Pumice Stone and Bundled Sage.

Details of Spellbinders labels dies are on the Products page of the blog.

Pewter and large white pearls are from Cottage Crafts in Gorey Wexford (details of website and shop directs are on the Where I Buy page).

The next card was using a Stamping Bella Image from their Uptown Girls range - so sassy, I LOVE LOVE LOVE these images!

Simple stamping nest using Mememto inks, applying pad to stamp and using daubers and a second colour from pad to dauber to stamp - easy and effective technique!

Colours used:

Angel Pink

Rose Bud

Cottage Ivy

New Sprout

 

Inside of card with single flower

Wanted to show the layering so hope the photo does this justice.

This card is good for all occasions..

Simple Easter basket using Nitwit bunny images and pretty papers, punched borders, shredded paper and chocolate eggs.

the last card was an easel, made using die cut decoupage and clean lines, newsprint card candi and limited to three colours, green, white and brown

Communion Cards - Di's Digi, Karen's Doodles and Mo Manning images

hi everyone, hope you have all had relaxing Sunday's and if you're lucky enough to have a bank holiday tomorrow too, enjoy and make the most of it! Sharing a few First Holy Communion cards which I did a couple of months ago and just didn't get around to sorting the photos and posting on the blog.

All of the images are available in digital format - the first is from Karen's Doodles and you can find it HERE.

here is a view of the inside..

The next image is from Mo Manning, which you can find HERE. The crosses are old spellbinders dies.

Last but not least is this image from Di's Digi Downloads which you can find HERE.

All of the images are coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencil crayons.

Di's Digi Communion images

Hi everyone and hope you all had a great St Patrick's Day!

Popping in to share a couple of First Holy Communion cards made with Di's Digi Communion images released recently. You can purchase these images HERE - and it means you can use them straight away, which means no waiting for stamps to arrive and you can resize them to suit your project!

The images are coloured with polychromos pencils from Faber Castell

Here is a side view showing the layers:

and the boy's version: - love that ribbon and can't remember where I purchased it :(

    

  

February cards

Seems a while since posting and been very bad at keeping blog up to date so here goes - some cards and for those who came to a recent workshop, sorry for the wait!

I have my old printer working again so now I can print digi images without the ink running (new printer is great for everything except the digi's or I haven't got the settings right).

Anyway onto the cards, they are all made with lots of white, so nice and clean and fresh..

An easel one with a Tatty Teddy / Me To You stamp suitable for spring / Easter or any other birthday occasion.. the greys are broken up with the lemon and bright cerise / magenta colours.

I love the embossing folders used on this one, especially the stitching effect... one folder is a cuttlebug one, the other a papermania one; both a gorgeous 5 x 7 size.

..you can of course leave the inside blank for your own message and the partial embossing is great for this..

a sympathy card made with a gorgeous detailed stamp from Time to Sow

Confirmation card made with various brands of dies and embossing folders from Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Cheery Lynn, Sizzix and Spellbinders (okay it wasn't my intention to use as many different die brands on one card, but they all worked quite well.. I think ..LOL)

..and not forgetting that Easter is around the corner, a kick stand card made with Penny Black Easter March stamp..

and the inside:

the last couple of cards are made from Images Dianne Carubia did for us last year over at Di's Digi Downloads - simple and striking designs for a very special occasion.

  

  

that's all for today.. more to follow this coming week.
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