Taylored Expressions Sunny Days

Hi Lovelies...

I've made my card today using a fabulous layering stencils and embossing folder from Taylored Expressions called Sunny Days. 

I did the stencilling first, then used the embossing folder on top to give this amazind 3D effect for the flowers and leaves!

I matted the panel onto kraft card, then added a diecut sentiment in gold mirri to finish the card.

Card Info:

Stencils and Embossing Folder - Taylored Expressions Sunny Days

Sentiment - Spellbinders Yana's Layered Script Sentiment Dies

Colouring - various inkpads

Gold Mirri Card

Hope you like my make today as much as I enjoyed making it - it really gave me joy when I saw how it came together!

Hugs

Circle of Flowers

Hi Lovelies..

I’m sharing a card today that’s using another gifted to me (by my lovely man!) die… so no name I’m afraid! I diecut a stitched square of white card, then cut the scalloped circle part of the set in the centre. The flowers and butterfly are separate to the circle, to be placed where you like.

I added the square with foam tape to a deep pink card panel then added the flowers and butterfly with tiny foam pads.

Lastly,I added a tiny sentiment and some stickles, and it was done!

Sorry, no name for the die...

Sentiment - Wow Happiest Day Set

Deep Pink card

Stickles

Hope you like my make today!

Big Hugs...

Colorado Craft Birthday Blessings

Hi Peeps...

I have another card today using a Colorado Craft image - this time from a different set - this one is for birthdays.  

Firstly, I coloured and fussy cut the image.   I created a square using masking paper - so I was able to blend ink through the square onto my card panel.  I used Distress Oxides - then splattered with gold watercolour paint. 

I had already die cut the square panel with a stitched square die, which I then matted onto pink card, adhering that onto my card base.  Lastly, I added a sentiment from the stamp set.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Colorado Craft Birthday Blessings

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square Die Set

Masking Paper

Distress Oxides Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo

Gold Watercolour Paint

Colouring - Copics

Rabbit - W0/1/2/3 R01

Balloon - R81/83/85

Hope you like my 'stash' make today - I'm enjoying finding sets I'd forgotten about and putting them to use again!

Big hugs...

Colorado Crafts Lots of Love

Hi Lovelies...

I have a quick Valentine's card to share today, using an older stamp set from Colorado Crafts.  These critters are having a cuddle in the corner of my card panel - and are definitely still cosy!

I created a cloud background with a stencil, then matted that onto some silver glitter cardstock.  I then matted both onto a scrap of blue dotty card, then onto my card base. 

I coloured and fussy cut the images, then added them with foam tape onto my card.  I also added a couple of tiny die cut hearts - well, they had to be there!

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Colorado Crafts Lots of Love

MFT Cloud Edge Stencil

Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass

Colouring - Copics

W0/1/2/3 and C0/1/2/3

Grass - G24

Hope you like my card today... I'm still using my older stash!

Big Hugs

from

Circle of Flowers

Hi Lovelies...

Sorry I've not been around for a little while, I had a tooth extraction a couple of weeks back and it's caused some problems for me, so although I've been making cards, I've not been feeling like sharing.  Hopefully it's on the mend now..  

For my card today, I've used a die which has no name - that was a gift to me, along with some others.  I love how it turned out.  

The die is cut from a panel that I'd already die cut with a Stitched Square die (which I use often!).  For the background behind the flowers, I used some patterned paper, which I'm afraid I also don't know the name of - I wish I did!  It was a digital download, but for the life of me, I can't find it again!  Anyways... I splattered it with gold watercolour paint, to catch the light.  

I finished up with a tiny sentiment on the corner, heat embossed with gold, before adhering the panel to my card base with foam tape.

Card Info:

Sorry, don't have a name for the die or the digi paper!

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square Die set

Sentiment - Wow Happiest Day Sentiment Set

Gold Watercolour Paint

Hope you like my make today....

Hugs from

Half Circles - Just Because

Hi Lovelies...

I spotted a card last week by @itsacardknocklife and was so inspired, I had to try the design!  She'd done a bit of a tutorial and was happy for others to be inspired - it just shows what we can make with very simple bits of stash and a clever design.

It's done with three different size circles... cut in half.  Then as you can see, they're adhered to each other in the opposite way.  Again, I dug out my older embossing folders and found this one for the background.  Then I adhered the half circles so the middle ones matched each other, with foam tape.

Lastly I added a leaf sprig cut from the same pink I'd used on the card, again with foam tape under the leaves that needed a lift.  A tiny sentiment was the finishing touch,

Card Info:

Dies - Waffle Flower Layered Circles Die Set

MFT Greenery Leaves

Small Sentiment (sorry, can't remember where from)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

I'd like to again thank Melinda for the amazing inspiration - I know this is going to be a popular card that I'll be making more of for lots of occasions!  And it uses up lots of patterned paper scraps.  Hope you like it too...

Happy Crafting

Spellbinders Layered Anemone

Hi Lovelies..

Today my card is made with a lot of my older stash!  After seeing a similar embossing folder used, I dug out this one that I've had for years and years, it's from Stamping Up.  I cut it down to a small square, then added a couple of die cut flowers that I'd coloured and added glitter to.  I added the embossed square to a stitched square, and then matted that with foam tape to my card panel.

Lastly, I added a tiny sentiment from an old Clearly Besotted sentiment set, and it was done.

Card Info:

Dies - Spellbinders Layered Anemone

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Stamping Up Vine Street Embossing Folder

Clearly Besotted Fancy That Sentiment Set

Colouring - Copics

Stickles

Hope you like my make today....

Happy Crafting...

Digi Darla Blessing from Heaven Baby Boy

Hi Lovelies..

For today's card, I have used an older digi image (I have LOTS on my PC!), to make a new baby card, which my daughter wanted to sent to her sister-in-law.  

I've used this image lots before, I love how clean the image is and it makes for a very simple card.  It's from Digi Darla - and has probably been in my stash for 10 years or so!

I printed the image then die cut the square around it, colouring the image then adding glitter to the moon.  Then I created a background with dotty blue card, matted onto a white card base.  I made a tiny sentiment on the PC which I added at the base.

Card Info: 

Image - Digi Darla Blessing of Heaven (no longer available)

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E31

Blues - B91/93

Sentiment done on PC

Hope you like my card today..

Big hugs

Joe's 40th

Hi Peeps...

Today, my card is a very simple one for my son-in-law's 40th birthday!  

I die cut the numbers, adhering them to a die cut square of white.  Then I diecut a larger square for the background, smooshing it with some Distress Oxides...  I was really happy how the colours turned out.

Then I did the matting and layering onto a white, square card base, and it was done.

Card Info:

Dies - Numbers - Papertrey Ink

Squares - Li'l Inkers Designs

Distress Oxides - Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon, 

and Faded Jeans

Silver Mirri Card

So very CAS, but I think quite effective for a card for a man - I think he loved it.

Happy Crafting

Concord & 9th Blissful Blooms

Hi Lovelies...

Firstly, apologies that I've not been posting much lately.  I have actually been making and creating, but seem to struggle to get to actually posting them here or on Instagram!  Goodness knows why...  but I promise to put more online!

Now my card today is inspired by one that Kristina Werner made using her gorgeous Blissful Blooms Stencil Set from Concord and 9th.  I saw the card she'd made with it, and HAD to have a go!  I must admit, it took me a couple of goes to actually get it right..  but I was determined!  I created a 5" x 7" card, and stencilled through using the colours she suggested from C & 9. 

The card was for my daughter who reached this milestone birthday in December., so I used gold mirri card to die cut the frame and the numbers to adhere to the background.  

Card Info:

Stencils - Concord & 9th Blissful Blooms by Kristina Werner

Dies - Papertrey Ink Numbers, Birthday Wishes, 

MFT Stitched Scalloped Frame

Concord & 9th Inkpads - Ballet, Briar Rose, Powder, Harbor, 

Creamsicle, Buttercup

Gold Mirri Card

I have to say a big thank you to Kristina for the inspiration - I hope now I've mastered using this stencil set to use it in different ways in the near future...  but I do find it's always better to firstly use what's been used by the designer to 'get it right!'

Big hugs...

LMMS Olive - Need a Hug?

Hi Lovelies...

As this is my first post this year, I'd like to wish you a Happy 2026 to you all!

Now...  my card..  I have a lovely friend who is struggling at the moment, and I wanted to send her a hug.  So I used this fabulous older image from Little Miss Muffet Stamps called Olive..  she certainly looks like she needs a big hug!  I coloured her with Copics, then did a bit of die cutting and embossing on a bit of card that I'd created by smooshing, before adding the image and a tiny sentiment I'd made on the PC.

Card Info:

Little Miss Muffet Stamps Olive (sadly no longer available)

MFT Double Stitched Rectangles

Papertrey Ink Ric Rac Border Die

Tiny Heart Die

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo

Colouring - Copics 

Hair - E30/31/33/35/37

Skin - E000/00/11

Ribbon - R81/83/85

Jeans - B93/97

Bear - E51/53/55

I've started as I mean to go on this year, by using my stash!  I used to be a DT member for LMMS, and I'm very partial to their images, so you'll see more!  Hope you like today's card...

Big Hugs... from me, to you if you need one!

Yes... it's another Snowman!

Hi Lovlies...

Well, this is my last Christmas card this year, and again, I’ve used my favourite Snowman! This time, I created a background by blending distress inks, then using a @tayloredexpressions twinkle large stamp.. heat embossed with sparkly white. 

I coloured and fussy cut the snowman, shaping him with an embossing tool and adhering him to the card with foam pads. Lastly I added a tiny sentiment from MFT.

Now… I’d just like to wish all of my crafty friends and followers a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a wonderfully crafty new year! Thank you for all the likes, comments, love and support I’ve received throughout 2025! ❤️ 

Card Info:

Snowman Die (unbranded)

Distress Inks

Taylored Expressions Twinkle Background stamp

Sparkly White Embossing Powder

Let it Snow stamp from MFT

Love and Hugs....

LOTV Reindeer Trio

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm back with a few cards I made with an older stamp set from LOTV - the Reindeer Trio!  I have lots of LOTV stamps... I really must get around to sorting them!  Anyways... this one caught my eye, so out it came to be coloured up...

After colouring, I die cut the images, using the 'out of the line' technique, where you use scissors to cut up to the inner circle around the scarf etc, so that it doesn't get cut with the die... sorry that's not a good description, but hopefully you get it!

Then I added the reindeers onto a card panel that I'd stamped with a small sentiment from Poppy Stamps.  I matted that onto coloured card stock, then onto my card.  I added some glitter to the image too, but it's not showing on the photo.

And this is the red version!

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Reindeer Trio

Sentiment - Poppy Stamps

Dies - Li'l Inkers Stitched Circle

MFT Stitched Rectangle

Glitter

I made a few of these cards, as they were so easy.. think they may have to be put in my 'to use' box for next year now!

Happy Crafting..

Winter Scene Eclipse Card 2

Hi Lovelies...

I'm back with a second eclipse card today, this time a slightly different scene, but with the same circle slats used... and adding the diecut reindeer.

To make an eclipse card, the image (which I found online), is printed twice onto card, then one is diecut with a circle slatted die from Craft Addiction UK.  This diecut image is then adhered with foam tape over the uncut image, and finished with glitter (which unfortunately doesn't show on the photo), and matted onto navy card.  I love these reindeer dies, so I added one in the corner.  Again, I didn't think a sentiment was needed.

Card Info:

Image - found online

Dies -

Craft Addiction UK Circle Slatted Die Set

Craft Addiction UK Festive Reindeers

Lil' Inkers Stitched Squares

Glitter

Hope you like my make today!  I think I'm getting to the end of my Christmas makes - time to get them posted!

Happy Crafting...