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...

LOTV Easter Tricks

Hey Peeps...

Happy Easter!  

I'm sharing a card that I made twice, one each for both of my daughters and their families.  It's an older LOTV digi image, and I really enjoyed colouring it! 

After colouring - I added it to my card base, then adhered some silver glitter card, and some patterned paper down one side.  I also used the silver for around the sentiment, which I'd created on the PC using a clear font. 

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Easter Tricks Digi Image

Sentiment - Created on PC

Colouring - Copics

Mouse - W0/1/2/3 R00

Bird - T0/1/2/3

Eggs - BG11/13 B01, V000/01/04/95

RV52 R85

Grass G21/24 YG17

Shading - B0000/000

I hope you're all having a wonderful Easter, even though the weather isn't the best here in UK!  There are lots of Spring flowers in our garden, so I'm happy!

Big hugs

Waffle Flower Daisies Stencil

Hi Lovelies...

Today I am sharing a very simple card to make, using two stencils - a circular one, and a daisies stencil.

All I did was diecut a stitched rectangle panel, then used the circle stencil, blending a pale pink Distress Oxide through the shape.  Then I used Pixie Spray on the back of the daisy stencil - adding it over the circle stencil, blending darker colours through.  It felt like magic when I removed the stencils to see the effect!

I adhered a gem to each of the flower centres to create sparkle, then added a tiny sentiment which I thought was perfect for the design.

Card Info:

Stencils - Taylored Expressions Circle, 

- Waffle Flower Daisies

Sentiment - Wow Designs Happiest Days

Distress Oxides - Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, 

Saltwater Taffy, Seedless Preserves

I hope you like my card today - I was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest a while ago - but didn't save to my 'inspiration file' at the time, so I can't say thank you to whoever it was.

Big hugs