Simon Says Stamp Birthday Wishes

Hi Lovelies

I very simple card from me today..  but it's the first time I've used Distress Oxide Sprays...  and I like the effect!  

I chose to use Picked Raspberry, with a tiny bit of Saltwater Taffy for my background, spraying it liberally with the colours.  Then all I did was cut it with a stitched rectangle die and add it to my base.  I diecut a stitched, scalloped frame, and then use the Birthday Wishes die from Simon Says Stamp out of gold cardstock with a white shadow.  Lastly I added a few little diecut stars around the sentiment.

Card Info:

Dies - Simon Says Stamp Birthday Wishes, 

MFT Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame, 

MFT Stitched Rectangle, Tiny Stars

Distress Oxide Sprays

I think the spray effect looks good, and I was really happy how this turned out.  I'm sure I'll be using them again lots!

Big hugs

Hero Arts Bees and Flowers

Hi Peeps...

Today I've used the lovely Hero Arts Bees and Flowers die set - which I coloured with Copics.  I've also used a Square Slatted die from the set from Craft Addiction UK.  I've backed the aperture with deep yellow card - which is also showing around the edge.  I gave the bees a little sparkle on their wings - I mean, which bee would be without any sparkle?? 

Card Info:

Dies - Hero Arts Bees and Flowers, 

Square Slatted Dies Craft Addition UK, 

Lil' Inkers Stitched Squares

Colouring - Copics

Flowers - Y17/Y38 YR24/27 B60

Bees - E49/Y17/Y38 B60

Sentiment - CC Designs Just Bee-cause

Glitter and Gems

Hope you like my make today!

Hugs

The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies 3

Hi Peeps...

Today I have my third card this week using these gorgeous Dainty Daisies..  again with one of the slatted circle dies.  

Again I backed this one with a background that was from my 'bit box' - smooshed with Distress Oxides in shades of lilac.  I feel good using up some of my bits... to good effect!

Card Info:

Dies - The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies, Craft Addiction UK Slatted Circles,

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Sentiment - MFT

Distress Oxides - Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord

Hope you like my card today - I promise I'll put the daisies away for a little while before I get TOO carried away!

Happy Crafting...

The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies 2

Hi Lovelies...

Today, I'm again using the Dainty Daisies from The Stamp Market - adding it to a background created with a fabulous die from a new UK company - Craft Addiction UK

The circle die created a slatted aperture, which I  backed with one of my 'to use' backgrounds - meaning ones that I'd smooshed or blended with Distress Oxides that were in my backgrounds box - and I also diecut the flowers with the same pre coloured card.  The white outline for the flowers is also part of the daisy die set. 

Card Info:

Dies - The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies

Craft Addiction UK - Slatted Circle Collection

Sentiment - MFT Something for Everything

Gems and Glitter

I added some glitter around the circle, and also little gems in the centres of the flowers.  Hope you like!

Now - the slatted aperture die set - I was lucky enough to get before it sold out... but they're on pre order at the moment - due in mid April.  I can't recommend the die and the company highly enough. - they are relatively new.  There are four sizes in each set - and each of those sizes has the slatted aperture and two borders.  So that's 12 actual dies in each set!

Happy Crafting...

The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies

Hi Peeps..

I saw these gorgeous daisy dies from The Stamp Market a couple of weeks back, and knew I had to have them - they're so gorgeous and perfect to add to a card.

I diecut them from white cardstock, then blended Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide onto the solid flowers, adding the white outline on top, but just glued in the centre.  I added some tiny gems in the centre of each flower.

Then I used an embossing folder on white card, adding that to my pink card base.  I adhered the daisies down one side of the embossed panel, and it was done.

Card Info:

Dies - The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - it's an older one!

Hope you like what I made.  I love these daisies so much that you'll be seeing more cards using them from me in the next few days... watch this space!

Big hugs

AALL & Create Petal Pottery

Hi Lovelies..  

I spotted a card last week using some dies that I didn't own... well, I had to put that right, didn't I??  So the postie managed to bring me the AALL & Create Petal Pottery dies - a set of three, two of which I've used here!

For my first, I used the Ruffles for Rectangles Die (which I love!), and behind that I added a stripey embossed panel.  I diecut the image, firstly on matt rose gold card, then twice with white cardstock - adhering them together to give depth to the diecut.  I adhered the diecut to the embossed panel in the aperture.  I'd added a tiny sentiment (which I'd embossed with gold but it looks black on the photo) - and it was done.

Card Info:

Dies - AALL & Create Petal Pottery, Catherine Pooler Ruffles for Rectangles

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Stripe Embossing Folder 

Now for my second card - I  used another of the dies in the same way to give depth.  This time though, I used my old crimper tool for the background... mounting that onto a rose gold card rectangle.  I adhered the vase/flower, then finally added an older sentiment (from Pink Petticoat a LONG time ago) - that I'd printed loads of years back.  I backed the sentiment again with the rose gold, so it would stand out.

Card Info:

Die - AALL & Create Petal Pottery

Corrugator/Crimper Tool

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat (no longer available)

My cards are relatively CAS - but I think with the touches of gold, they look elegant and I love how they turned out.  Hope you like them as much too!

Big Hugs

Uniko Picked Posies Fussy Cut

Hi Peeps...

For my card today, I've used the Uniko Picked Posies Stencils again, this time fussy cut after stencilling.  I was inspired by a card that Bev of Uniko made, and decided to give it a go - thanks Bev for the inspiration.

I used Distress Oxides to stencil, then spent a while cutting out the images.  I layered them on my card base to find the best way of putting them together, then adhered them with foam pads.

I added an MFT sentiment at the top, embossed with gold embossing powder, and also popped a touch of gold Stickles on the flower centres.

Card Info:

Stencils - Uniko Picked Posies

Distress Oxides

Sentiment - MFT Birdie Brown Greetings Galore

Gold Stickles

I'm  having lots of trouble lately with my photography... there either seems to be too much light, or not enough!  My cards never look the actual colour that they are - and the whites always seem to have a blue tint - especially if it's a sunny, clear day.  Hmm - maybe I need to enrol in a photography school!

Big hugs...

LTTS Birthday Bunny

Hi Lovelies..

Today I'm sharing this little guy and his huge birthday cake - he's from LTTS and is called Birthday Bunny.

I coloured and fussy cut the image, then created a Distress Oxide blended background, splattered with dark pink and gold watercolours.  I added a little sentiment, then a tiny shadow below the image, lastly  adhering the panel to my card base.

Card Info:

Image - LTTS Birthday Bunny

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Distress Oxides, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry

Colouring - Copics

Bunny - E40/41/42/43 R20 R000

Cake - E31/33 RV52/63

Shadow and Pom Poms - T0/1

Hope you like my make today as much as I did while I was making it!

Hugs

LOTV Unicorns

Hi Lovelies...

For my cards today, I've used a set from LOTV called Unicorns and Dragons... of course, Unicorns are my among my favourite of all images, so I was very happy colouring and fussy cutting these little guys!

For my first, I added a die cut circle of stars - cut from glitter card - to my card base, then matted and layered with some lilac card to give a frame.  I adhered the Unicorn with foam pads.

For second card, I've done very similar, but added the word 'sparkle' - cut with a die from Hello Bluebird stamps.

Card Info:

Images - LOTV Unicorns and Dragons Clear Stamp Set

Dies - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square, Star Circle, Hello Bluebird Sparkle word die

Colouring - Copics

BV31, R000, BG10/11, RV52

Glitter Card

Hope you like my Unicorns!

Big hugs

Pink and Main My Little Love Bug

Hey Peeps..

I've used the gorgeous Pink and Main My Little Love Bug set again for my card today, as I loved the set so much.

I coloured and fussy cut the images, then laid them to one side while I created a stencilled background using a cloud edge stencil onto a diecut square.  I stamped the sentiment using two of the stamps from the set.  

I added glitter to the bugs' wings and the centre of the  flowers to give some sparkle.... then adhered the images onto the clouds.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Pink and Main My Little Love Bug

Cloud Edge Die - MFT

Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass

Colouring - Copics

Flowers - R81/83/85 Leaves - G21/24

Bugs - E01/11/00/04 BV31 T0/1

White Gel Pen

Glitter

Hope you like my make today... I know I'll use this set often, so I've stored it at the front of my stash!

Happy Crafting...

Pink & Main My Little Love Bug

Hi Peeps...

I've been playing with a new stamp set I bought a couple of weeks back... in fact I was waiting (impatiently!) for it's release as I'd seen cards by the Design Team and knew I wanted to use it!

It's from Pink & Main and is called My Little Love Bug - and it's totally adorable!  I've made a couple of cards, but am only sharing the first one today.

I coloured and fussy cut the images, then used an aperture die to create a shaker card with lots of sequins and glitter.. adhering the images into place over the aperture.  I'd smooshed the back panel with pink Distress Oxides to give texture. There wasn't room for a sentiment so I decided not to try to squeeze one in.. but to leave it blank.

Card Info:

Images - Pink & Main My Little Love Bug

Dies - Catherine Pooler Ruffles for Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo

Colouring - Copics

Pinks - R81/83 Greens - G21/24

Wings - BV31/B000

Bug - E01/00/11/04 T0/1 BV17

I really enjoyed the making of this card - you know that feeling when something you've designed turns out just how you wanted it?? THAT feeling!

Big hugs

Gummiapan Flower Bed

Hi Lovelies...

I've used a tiny little flower die from Gummiapan for my card today - creating a little Spring scene.  

I used Distress Oxides for the diecut square background which I splattered with water,. Then  I coloured the diecut flowers and adhered them with a tiny diecut sun and a cloud.

I created the card base with an embossed panel to give texture, matted onto pink card.  A tiny little sentiment finished the card.

Card Info:

Dies - Gummiapan Flower Bed, Lil' Inkers Sun, Memory Box Cloud, 

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square, Honey Bee Sentiment Strips

Distress Oxides

Sentiment - The Stamp Market Tons of Type

Altenew Linked Ovals Embossing Folder

Copics

I'm sorry that the photos aren't good of this card, it was a grey day so the light was really poor for the photography - so the whites look a little grey!

Happy Crafting!

Waffle Flower Mod Blossom

Hi Peeps...

Today, I'm sharing a couple of cards I made with a new Waffle Flower Die and Stencil set - it's called Mod Blossom, and is so easy to use!  I diecut the flower panel first of all, then popped it onto my grip mat, with the stencil over top.  No stamp was needed as I just used small brushes on my ink pads to blend colour onto the flowers and leaves.

You can see from this panel that the sentiment is diecut from silver cardstock, with a shadow of white to help it stand out.  I added gems to the centre of the flowers that surrounded the sentiment, so there's lots of sparkle.  

Then I did some subtle smooshing onto a panel of Bristol Smooth the size of my card.  I adhered the diecut panel onto this using double sided foam tape under the flowers and around the edge.. Lastly, I diecut a rectangle frame to finish the card.

I did pretty much the same for my pink card, the only difference is that the sentiment is cut from gold mirri instead of the silver.

Card Info:

Dies and Stencils - Waffle Flower Mod Blossom, MFT Rectangle Frame

Inkpads - Simon Says Stamp Blues, Catherine Pooler Pinks, .

Distress Oxide Greens

Gems and Mirri Card

I was really happy with how both of these cards turned out...  hope you like them too!  Which is  your favourite... blue or pink??

Big hugs

Lawn Fawn Heart Garden Border

Hi Lovelies...

Well, this heart border has been in my stash, unused, for over a year - even maybe two!  So I decided it's time had come... a little late for Valentine's Day, but what the heck!

I die-cut and coloured it with my Copics, before creating a background for it to sit on.  I cut a stencil from vellum using a rounded banner die, and used Distress Oxides to blend through.  I diecut the panel using my trusty Stitched Rectangle die - then adhered the border over the bottom of the stencilled arch.   I added a sentiment at the bottom of the panel, then decided there needed to be butterflies!  I used a butterfly confetti die that gave me lots of different size butterflies, cutting from pastel shades, then glittering them .  I also added glitter to the flowers in the border.

Lastly, I gave the butterflies each a trail using a fine black pen.

Card Info

Dies - Lawn Fawn Heart Garden Border

Hero Arts Butterfly Confetti

MFT Rounded Banner Stax

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Copics G24 R81/83

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Broken China 

and Shabby Shutters

Sentiment - LOTV Simply Sophisticated

Hope you like my make today.... it makes me think of Spring and a time when the flowers are growing and the butterflies are dancing in the breeze!  I do wish the butterflies in our garden were as twinkly as those on my card though.... wouldn't that be fab??!

Big hugs...