Best Wishes

Hi Lovelies..

Today I've used another of my bargain bundle of dies that have no brand.  This time I thought this die was perfect to create a shaker card with.  

I die cut it from a rectangle card base that I'd previously cut with a stitched die.  The die set comes with the loose flowers to be placed on the top of the panel.  I adhered some acetate to the back of the die cut, then found a bit of rainbow coloured card that I'd previously coloured in my box of bits. It was perfect for the background behind the flowers.  I sprinkled some tiny gems and sequins onto the acetate, then adhered the coloured background with very narrow foam tape.  I adhered it into the space left on the card panel... then onto my card base.  I added the loose flower petals and popped some gems into their centres.  Lastly added a die cut sentiment along the edge of the floral panel.

Card Info:

Dies - Flower Panel - (unbranded - sorry), 

Best Wishes - Alexandra Renke,

MFT Stitched Rectangle

Distress Oxides

Sequins and Gems

I hope you like my card today as much as I enjoyed making it!  It's one of those that I keep wanting to pick up and look at again and again... know the feeling?? 

Big hugs

Orange Flowers

Hi Lovelies...

For my card today, I've used a flower die that was part of a bundle I got from a charity shop - so I have no name I'm afraid!  But I love the shape of the flowers, and set about using Distress Oxides on a blending brush to colour them.

I used Saltwater Taffy and Candied Apple for the flowers, and Peeled Paint for the stems. Then I layered the flower heads up using a bit of foam tape between to give depth and glue along the edges.  I had also shaped the top flower.

Then I used my crimper tool to create a panel of white, layered with gold mirri card, then onto my card base. I adhered the flowers, then decided on using the birthday word across the panel.  I'd cut it in white with a gold shadow.

Card Info:

Flower Dies - no name I'm afraid

Sentiment - Alex Syberia Birthday Wish Die Set

Distress Oxides - Saltwater Taffy/Candied Apple/Peeled Paint

Crimper Machine

Gold Mirri Card

Hope you like my card today - I have quite a few more of these dies to use in the near future - I got a bargain!

Big hugs...

MFT Stitched Garden

Hi Peeps...

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my lovely daughter's birthday which was on Friday, so I'm safe to share!

Firstly, I created a background panel by using a scalloped border die on white card, over some blue card that I'd stamped with Versamark using a background stamp from MFT called Circle Celebrations.  This left a darker image which I thought suited the card.  I stamped the 'happy birthday' and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  I'd used a stitched square die on both of the panels, and was careful to attach the pieces together to the right size for the panel.

I die cut some flowers from the Stitched Garden set by MFT..  then some small ones from Memory Box, and some leaves from a set I'm not sure of.  I attached the larger flowers with foam pads, then the smaller flowers and leaves with liquid glue.  I added gems to the centre of the larger flowers, and some stickles to the centres of the smaller ones.

Card Info:

Dies - MFT Stitched Garden, Leaves, 

Memory Box Perfect Petioles

MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges

MFT Background Stamp - Circle Celebration

Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments

My daughter loves her card - hope you like it too!

Big hugs...

Daisy with Slatted Circle

Hi Lovelies..

Well, despite it being exceptionally hot in my craft room yesterday, I enjoyed making this card!  The daisy is unbranded (you probably know what that means!)  I diecut it, then coloured with Copics.  

Then I used a circle slatted die on my card panel.  I smooshed a smaller panel for behind the slats, using Distress Oxides, splattering with gold watercolour paint.  I adhered that with foam tape behind the slats.  Then I added the flower to the front of the slats, using sticky dots.  I used a tiny sentiment tag tied on with a bit of cord, then matted it all onto blue card.  Finally, I added some gold tiny dots, and some glitter glue on the flower centre  and it was done.  

Card Info:

Flower Die - Unbranded

Circle Slatted Die - Craft Addiction UK

Sentiment - Craft Addiction UK

Colouring - Copics

C0/1, Y18 YR24

Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, 

Blueprint Sketch

Gold Watercolour Paint

Hope you like my card today!

Big hugs

Lawn Fawn Spring Flowers Backdrop

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card I made after being inspired by a card I saw on either Pinterest or Instagram..  but I can't find the post now, so I don't know who to thank!  If it was you, I'm sorry,  but thank you for the inspiration!

I used these flowers from the Lawn Fawn Spring Backdrop die set, leaving them uncoloured apart from the centres.  I cut some leaves and stems from green cardstock, then adhered them and the flowers to some dotty pink card.  I adhered the panel to a stitched rectangle, then added the hugs word which I'd cut in silver cardstock, with it's shadow in white.

Card Info:

Dies - Lawn Fawn Spring Backdrop,

Concord & 9th Big Type Greetings,

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Pink Dotty Cardstock

Silver Mirri Card

Hope you like my make today... it was a quick and easy card and I love making those!

Big hugs

The Greetery Silly Goose

Hi Lovelies..

I'm sharing a card today that reminds me of my lovely Mum...  when I was a child and I'd done something silly.... she'd call me, lovingly, a 'silly goose'!  So when I saw this die set from The Greetery called Silly Goose, I had to buy it!

I played putting the bits together and giving them a bit of colour - then created the background using a cloud stencil and some Distress Oxides.  I used an elongated oval die to cut a gold frame, then created a sentiment on the PC, and it was done.

Card Info:

Die Set - The Greetery Silly Goose 

Waffle Flower Elongated Ovals

Papertrey Ink Little Sun

Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass and  Twisted Citron

Copics

N0/1, Y38 YR04

RV17, B21/24/32

Hope you like my card today as much as I enjoyed making it!

Hugs...

The Greetery Botanicals Soapwort

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing another card I made using the Botanicals Soapwort dies from The Greetery..  this time I decided to make it the focal point on a lattice die.

I diecut it and coloured the leaves with Copics.  The flowers I cut from some smooshed card that was in my scraps.  Then I die cut the lattice background and adhered it to a smooshed panel, adding the flower on top.  Lastly I added a tiny sentiment embossed in gold and backed with some gold mirri.

Card Info:

Dies - The Greetery Botanicals Soapwort,

Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice

Sentiment - MFT Bitty Buzzwords

Smooshing done with Distress Oxides

Hope you like my card today..

Big hugs..

LOTV Ballerina

Hi Lovelies..

Today, I'm sharing a card made using a digi image from Lili of the Valley - I think I bought six of these gorgeous girlies - which allowed me 50% off - bargain!!

I coloured and fussy cut her, then used an embossing tool to give her some rounded shape.  Then I created the background using an Elegant Impressions Oval die from Craft Addiction UK.  This die doesn't actually cut as you can see, but leaves a dotty area for your image to be adhered to.  I thought it was the perfect background for this ballerina!

Lastly, I heat embossed a sentiment from with gold embossing powder on a pink strip of card.. which I backed with a white strip too.

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Ballerina

Sentiment - MFT Itty Bitty Sentiments

Die - Craft Addiction UK Elegant Impressions Oval

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E0000/000/00/11 R20

Hair - E40/41/43/44

Dress and Shoes - R81/83/85

Flowers - RV52/63/55

Paper - E30/31

Hope you like my card today as much as I enjoyed making it!

Big Hugs

The Greetery Shortbread Shapes Rectangles Spring

Hi Lovelies...

Today I've been playing with some new stash by The Greetery... using their Shortbread Shapes Rectangles Spring Embossing Folder.

I felt it cried out to be coloured delicately with pastels, so I tried to achieve that.  Then I separated the rectangles, and adhered them to a panel, before adding that to a blue card base.  

Lastly, I added a sentiment cut from mirri card, and layered three times to give depth.

Card Info:

The Greetery Shortbread Shapes Rectangles Spring Embossing Folder

NB Crafts Sentiment Die (about 10 years old!)

Colouring - Copics

G21/000/20, B000 

RV00/10, V20/93/000

Y32, YR000/01

Hope you like it as much as I loved making it!

Hugs

Altenew Piped Floral Lace Embossing Folder

Hi Lovelies...

I've tried a little something different for my card today... but I was really happy how it turned out!  

I used this gorgeous 3D embossing folder onto some darker pink cardstock.. then after embossing, I wiped a white ink pad over the raised flowers and leaves. It obviously makes the pattern stand out much stronger than just embossing.

Then I stamped a sentiment onto some vellum and heat embossed in silver embossing powder.  I tore the vellum before adhering it to my embossed panel, then I adhered the panel to my card base.

Card Info:

Embossing Folder - Altenew Piped Floral Lace

Sentiment - Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments

White Ink Pad - Hero Arts

Vellum

Pink Cardstock

Hope you like how it turned out too!

Big hugs...

Simply Graphic Cadres Fleuris 2

Hi Lovelies...

For my card today, I've used another of the Simply Graphic Cadres Fleuris dies - there's two in the set, and this is the second.

I diecut the frame and flower from gold mirri card, also cutting a couple of layers from kraft card.  I layered them up to give it depth.  I then adhered it onto some patterned paper that I'd splattered with gold paint to give it more sparkle.  Then I created an embossed panel with a flower embossing folder, which I then matted and layered onto more of the patterned paper, and lastly onto my card base.  Finally I added a tiny sentiment embossed in gold on white, backed with the patterned paper again.

Card Info:

Image - Simply Graphic Cadres Fleuris die set

Daisy Embossing Folder

Patterned Paper

Sentiment

Hope you like my make today...

Big hugs and Happy Crafting...

Penny Black Buddy and Duck 3

Hi Lovelies...

OK, I'm back again with another of the gorgeously cut ducks from Penny Black's Buddy and Duck stamp set..  I can't decide which is my favourite!

Again, I coloured and fussy cut the image, including the two tiny hearts.  Then I created the background using a stitched circle background and the stitched square that I often use.  I used foam tape to adhere that to some blue card, after adding some printed digi blue paper in the aperture.

I adhered the image with foam tape behind the bit that was in the aperture, and just glue on the rest.  I created the little sentiment from a set by Avery Elle, but I had to cut one of the stamps so I could get the words that I wanted.

Card Info:

Image - Penny Black Buddy and Duck stamp set

Sentiment - Avery Elle

Dies - Lil' Inkers Stitched Circle and Stitched Square

Paper from Png.wng

Colouring - Copics

Duck - Y15/18/38 YR24/04/18

Hearts - R24/27/46

Hope you like my make today... I promise I'll put this stamp set away for a while and give it a rest!!

Big hugs

Another Penny Black Buddy and Duck

Hi lovelies..

Today I'm sharing another card using the Penny Black Buddy and Duck stamp set.. these images are so cute, they have my heart!

I coloured and fussy cut the duck and balloon, then created a background for him.  I did a bit of Distress Ink Blending for the sky, and added a couple of die cut clouds.  I diecut a stitched square, then used a Craft Addiction die to cut the centre square... I love the frame effect that gave.  I added it to my card base over the sky, using foam tape for depth.  Then I adhered the duck and balloon (after shaping them with an embossing tool).  I added a bit of sparkle to the balloon... then added the sentiment that comes with the set.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Penny Black Buddy and Duck Stamp Set

Dies - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square,

Craft Addiction UK Stitchcraft Fusion Frames Square

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky

Colouring - Copics

Duck - Y15/18/38 YR24/04/18

Balloon RV52/63/55

Hope you like my ducky make today - I'll be back with another from the set soon!

Happy Crafting...

Penny Black Buddy and Duck

Hi Lovelies..

OK, I fell in love with this duck I saw someone use a little while back, so had to order it!  I think I was lucky, as it's an older set from Penny Black, but I found one in stock and popped it in my basket quickly!

I coloured and fussy cut the little duck, then created a stitched rectangle background with Distress Inks blended over a straight edge.  I attached him and a couple of diecut clouds with foam pads, then stamped a sentiment in the white space.

Card Info:

Image - Penny Black Buddy and Duck

Sentiment - CC Designs

Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky

Dies - MFT Stitched Rectangles

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Colouring - Y15/18/38 YR24 YR04/18

Umbrella - B16/26

Hope you like this little guy as much as I did!

Happy Crafting...