I'm playing along with MFT Camp Create today, with a card for the 'Divine Dry Embossing' challenge. This isn't a technique I've really explored before so was fun to try something new. I used a tan embossing mat with my Cuttlebug machine, to dry emboss on white card the 'happy birthday' words from the MFT… Continue reading Divine Dry Embossing
I'm joining in with the MFT Camp Create today, with a card for the 'Monochromatic Magic' challenge. I started by looking at papers and inks that I own, to try and find a good colour match. I settled on a teal colour scheme, using Memendo Teal Zeal dye ink, a lovely teal chevron paper from… Continue reading Monochromatic Magic
I've been enjoying making cards with geometric patterns recently. I thought I'd share two very different cards I've made with the Mama Elephant Trifecta stamp set. This set features triangles and arrows to make your own patterns with and is very versatile. I started by heat embossing in white the triangle outlines from the set.… Continue reading Geometric cards with Mama Elephant Trifecta
I have a thank you card to share today, using this week's sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. To get good stamped impressions, I decided to use the mini Misti for this card. I'm using the fabulous Wplus9 Summer Blooms stamp set. I started by stamping the sentiment in memento tuxedo black dye ink. I added a… Continue reading Thank you with WPlus9 Summer Blooms
Today I'm sharing a musical geometric patterned card I made for my brother. I ran some dark grey card through my die cut machine with the Lil'Inker Designs Woodgrain cover die. I blended distress ink in green and yellow onto white card, then used the Lil'Inker Designs Quilted Stitch cover die to add detail. I… Continue reading Musical Geometric Card
I'm playing along with this week's MFT sketch challenge today. I used the MFT Fall Florals stamps and dies which, combined with the coral background, gave the card a very Hawaiian feel. On watercolour card, I blended abandoned coral distress ink, flicking with water and pink perfect pearls before drying with a heat tool. I… Continue reading Hawaiian Florals
I've been wanting to work with Kraft cardstock for a while, and finally got some A6 Kraft cards and white pigment ink. I decided to try the MFT Big Balloons stencil to do some shadow stamping. I started by using white pigment ink to stencil four balloons across the card front. Layering colour over white… Continue reading Balloons on Kraft
I'm playing along with the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch today. I began by die cutting a template for the branch using the Spellbinders Cherry Blossoms die set. Making your own stencils using dies you have is a great way to stretch your supplies further. I used gathered twigs distress ink to stencil the branch onto white… Continue reading CAS(E) This Sketch #183
Creating my own backgrounds for cards is one of my favourite techniques. I find it relaxing to choose some colours and a stamp set, then sit stamping whilst watching something on television. I created this card using the WPlus9 Summer Blooms stamp set and some Altenew inks, stamping the flowers and leaves repeatedly on a… Continue reading Blue Floral Background
When I saw the Lil'Inker Dual Stitched Triangles dies, I thought they would be great for creating lots of different cards. I think geometric designs really lend themselves well to masculine cards. The card I'm sharing today was quick and simple to make. I started by drawing a faint line in pencil across a piece… Continue reading Lil’Inker Dual Stitched Triangles
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