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...

Tiddlyinks My Super Boy - Sam

Hi Lovelies...

It was my lovely Grandson's birthday at the weekend... so I made this Superboy card for him - he loved it!

I printed the digi image, and coloured it with Copics before fussy cutting, so it was ready for the card.  I used some alphabet dies to cut the words from glitter card, then cut the 6 using gold mirri card.  I dug out some 6 x 6 paper pads and found just the right one for the background - he loves bright colours and also rainbows, so this covered both! 

I adhered the image and the 6 with foam pads, and the words I just adhered with glue.

Card Info:

Image - Tiddlyinks My Super Boy

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E30/31/33/34

Cape and Boots - R24/27/46

Suit - B16/26 Y15/18/38

MFT Alphabet dies

Papertrey Ink Numbers dies

Paper Pad

Glitter and Mirri Card

Hope you like my make today!  Sam had a fabulous birthday and loved his card and gift!

Big hugs...

Simply Graphic Cadres Fleuris

Hi Lovelies..

Today, for my card, I've used one of a pair of aperture dies that come in a set from Simply Graphic..  the set is called Cadres Fleuris.

I diecut the image three times and adhered them together to give depth.  Then I used a scrap of card that was left over from a card I made a little while ago.  I'd blended Distress Oxides, then splattered with white and gold watercolours.  I added the diecut to the inked square, then added that to a scalloped  square die cut in white.

Lastly, I added all that to a stitched large square and then onto my card base.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed in gold.

Card Info:

Dies - Simply Graphic Cadres Fleuris

MFT Stitched Scalloped Square

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Clearly Besotted Sentiment

Gold and White Watercolours

Hope you like how it turned out as much as I do!

Big hugs

Kristina Werner Concord & 9th Framed Script Hello Die Set

Hi Lovelies..

Well today I'm sharing a more 'modern' for me... at least that's what my lovely man said when I showed it to him!  

I spotted a card made using this fabulous diecut sentiment which had the black background, but the flowers were stamped and coloured.  As I didn't have a suitable stamp, (yes, can you believe it?!) I decided to diecut some of the MFT Stitched flowers that were in my stash.  There's two sets which are similar so I used the sizes I wanted from each, and cut them from pink shades of cardstock.

I adhered them to the black, then trimmed around the edges to make it the size I wanted on the card leaving the top and bottom white.  I adhered the sentiment with foam tape, then added gems to the centre of each of the flowers.  I added the panel to my card blank and it was done!

Card Info:

Dies - Concord & 9th - K Werner Framed Script Hello Die Set

MFT Stitched Flowers

Black Cardstock

Gems

Hope you like what I did today...

Happy Crafting...

Tiddlyinks Flower

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing another CAS card - this time using this fabulous flower from Tiddlyinks which is a digi image.

I blended pinks through a circle stencil to start with, then printed the image over the top.  I coloured the image, and highlighted the petals with while gel pen.  I then diecut the rectangle so the image was in the right place.  I added a diecut 'hello' that I'd cut three times from white card, adhering them together to give a thicker sentiment.  Lastly, I matted the card panel onto deep pink card to match the flower.

I did at a little bit of sparkle to the centre of the flower, but it's not seen easily on the photos!

Hope you like my make today...

Big Hugs....

Altenew Lush Botanicals African Daisy

Hi Peeps...

Well, today's card is really quite simple - but I've got to say it myself, very effective!

I recently bought a new die and embossing folder set from Altenew - it's the Lush Botanicals African Daisy.   It's a really small set, with just three of the petal dies, and two of the centre bits.  It's very easy to put together, as it has their 'keyhole' in the centre to match up with each part.  Anyways, I cut the petals from pink cardstock, then darkened their centres with an alcohol marker.  I coloured another scrap of card with yellow, then diecut the centres (not sure what they're called) from that.

Now the exciting bit!  I popped them into the embossing folder that comes along with the dies, locating them into the correct position, and run them through my machine!  Wowzers - I was amazed how they turned out!  I adhered the flower together, then popped tiny bits of foam tape on the back of each of the petals to give shape... then adhered the flower onto a circle of white card.  I added a circle of gold mirri card onto the back, so it was showing a gold border, then I used dottie cardstock in pink and a pink mat to finish.

Card Info:

Die and Embossing Folder set - Altenew Lush Botanicals African Daisy

Other Dies - MFT Pierced Circles, Waffle Flower Nesting Circles

Pink Dottie Card

Copics

I decided not to add a sentiment, as I'm not sure what I'm going to use this card for - I may just leave it without, just to brighten someone's day!

Hope you like....

Hugs...

Tiddlyinks Celebrate Joyfully

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card I made with an older digi image from my stash... this is from Tiddlyinks and is called Celebrate Joyfully - she's always been one of my favourite images back from the time I was a DT member with Tiddlyinks some years back!  

So out she came, I printed and coloured her up (in pink of course!)... then added some dottie card, some cord and some diecut flowers with gems at the centre.  I then added a tiny sentiment from Craft Addiction UK.

  

Card Info:

Image - Tiddlyinks - Celebrate Joyfully Digi Image

Dotty Card

Dies - MFT Stitched Blooms

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Craft Addiction UK Mini Tag Collection

Colouring - Copics

Hair - E11/13/15

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Dress - R81/83/85

Shoes - E13/15

Flowers - RV91 YR21

Glitter for sparkle!

Hope you like what I made...

Happy Crafting....

Single Tulip Easter Card

Hi Lovelies..

Well I know I'm late with this one, but it slipped by and then I spotted it patiently waiting on my desk!

So...  I used another of those tulip dies that I got from Amazon - this time for a card just with the one tulip in centre stage.  I cut and coloured it, then created a background using an embossing folder from which I cut a rectangle.  I matted that with gold mirri card and adhered the tulip with foam pads.  I chose an Easter sentiment to use - stamped and embossed in gold.  Then I used a stitched rectangle for the background - matted onto my card base.

Card Info:

Tulip Dies - From Amazon a year or so ago

Embossing Folder

Easter Sentiment

Gold Mirri Card

I think that's the last of my tulip card this year..... they're still flowering in my garden so I don't feel too bad that it's so late!

Happy Crafting...

The Greetery Bigger Botanicals Soapwort

Hi Peeps...

Today I have a very simple card to share...  I used a gorgeous new die from the Greetery's Bigger Botanicals range - this one is called Soapwort.  

I diecut it from white cardstock, then coloured the leaves and petals.  Then I used the separate flowers die, to cut from some pink smooshed card I'd made previously and had left over.  I adhered these flower heads over the original ones.

Then I created a small square panel for them to be adhered to.  I used my crimper tool to create a square background, then I adhered that to a plain square, and then onto the card base.  I added the coloured diecut with some gems in the flower centres,  and then a tiny sentiment, and it was done.

Card Info:

Die - The Greetery Bigger Botanicals Soapwort

Colouring - Copics and Smooshed Background 

for flower heads

Sentiment - sorry, it was in my box of bits so I can't remember!

Hope you like! 

Hugs

Paper Rose Studio Gum Leaf Border Die

Hi Lovelies...

I saw a fabulous card by Natalie Bowers on You Tube the other day and I had to try something similar.  

I did some paper smooshing and gold splattering on a panel, which I then laid this border die on and popped it through the diecutting machine but with a foam sheet behind, rather than the cutting plate.  This gave the shape of the border die embossing into the smooshed panel.  

Then I die cut a stitched rectangle, and  used the border die again, this time with the cutting plate.  I laid the smooshed panel behind, matching the pattern...  this give the effect  of the smooshed panel actually coming through the leaves....  know what I mean?

I then added this all to a panel of blue card to match the smooshing, then a little sentiment embossed in gold.

Card Info:

Dies - Paper Rose Studio Gum Leaf Border Die, 

MFT Stitched Rectangles

Sentiment - Paper Smooches

Hope you like my make today and can see all the detail...

Big hugs and Happy Crafting...

The Greetery Chocolate Bunnies Die Set

Hi Lovelies...

Well, this week I'm going to catch up sharing some Spring/Easter cards that I made.  Honestly, I've been a bit lazy on the sharing, but not the making, so I have a little pile still to share with you!

For this card, I used the Chocolate Bunnies Die Set from The Greetery, together with a filigree egg frame.  I loved creating the bunny and seeing it come to life, but I haven't decided yet whether a sentiment is required or not!

I cut the filigree egg shape with one of the smaller dies from the set using brown cardstock, then cut it again from white, so I had a centre to add to the border.  I then sat the bunny in pride of place with foam pads!  I adhered it to a square of dotty cardstock and then matted it onto a white square card base.

Card Info:

Dies - The Greetery Chocolate Bunnies Die Set,

The Greetery Golden Egg Filigree Border Die Set

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square Dies

Dotty Cardstock

Hope you like my little chocolate bunny... there is still chocolate left in this house from Easter, so the bunny feels at home!

Hugs and Happy Crafting...

 

Waffle Flower Rose Bouquet

Hi Lovelies...

Today I've been feeling summery (even though it's only Spring here!)  So I chose to use these gorgeous roses - they're from Waffle Flower and come in a die and stencil set.  

I used the stencils first, blending through with Distress Inks for stronger colours.  After finishing the colour blending, I then used the die to cut the bouquet.  I decided I wanted it in two halves for my card, so went ahead cutting it for the corners.  Once I'd cut for the top corner, I used what was left to place in the bottom corner.  Before I adhered them I created a background using the Lattice Embossing Folder from Spellbinders for the roses to sit against.  

I used a Waffle Flower sentiment die which I cut from rose gold matt card, backed with a white shadow.  I placed it diagonally across the card.

Card Info:

Image - Waffle Flower Rose Bouquet Stencils and Die

Embossing Folder - Waffle Flower Lattice Work

Sentiment - Waffle Flower With Love Word Die

Colouring - Distress Inks

Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry

Hope you like my make today and are now feeling summery too!

Hugs...