I'm joining in with a couple of challenges today - Addicted to CAS, whose code word is 'Inlaid Dies', and the MFT Color Challenge, which has a palette of oranges, blue and grey. I thought I'd use the MFT Delicate Pretty Poppies stamps and die set. I die cut two poppies from a piece of… Continue reading Inlaid Die Challenge
My niece is celebrating her 1st birthday this month. Her mum (my sister) and I created a very special card for her. We wanted the card to feature a fairy surrounded by poppies. My sister sketched out a fun design and then I started work creating the card. Fairy: As I don't have a fairy stamp… Continue reading Poppy Fairy
I'm joining in with the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge today. I thought I'd combine their sketch with the colours from the Color Throwdown challenge. When I saw the sketch, I thought a butterfly and trail would work well. I cut a rectangle of white card slightly smaller than A6, on which I die cut the… Continue reading Butterfly CAS Card
A slightly different card to share today. I thought I would create a clear embossed background, and this dark grey cardstock is perfect for a sophisticated masculine birthday card. I used an embossing powder tool on the cardstock first, to prepare it for the embossing powder. I chose a striped stamp from the Clearly Besotted… Continue reading Embossed Stripes
I'm following the sketch on CAS(E) This Sketch challenge blog today. I started by stamping ice creams and an ice lolly from the Altenew Way Too Sweet stamp set on to white card. I used Memento tuxedo black ink, and then coloured them with promarkers. I used Karisma colouring pencils to add shading and detail. I also… Continue reading Ice Cream and Sprinkles
I had an idea for a simple Easter card, with a white cross on a hill and a sunset sky behind. It was surprisingly quick to make. On an A6 card base, I blended distress inks in barn door, spiced marmalade and squeezed lemonade on the lower portion of the card. I left most of… Continue reading Easter Card
I have a simple watercolour card to share today. I stamped the blossoms image from the Clearly Besotted Beautiful Friend stamp set on to watercolour cardstock with Versamark ink, then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used distress inks to watercolour the image, first adding plain water to the image and then adding… Continue reading Thinking of You
I've been making so many cards this year, that I'm getting a surplus to my needs! To allow me to keep making cards without drowning in them, I've started making gift boxes to give away cards to family and friends. I think a box of handmade cards makes a wonderful gift. The gift box: I… Continue reading Giving Cards as Gifts
It's always sad to have to make a sympathy card. This is the first one that I've made since I've started making my own cards again and, I must admit, I found it difficult. I had searched for inspiration on Pinterest but struggled a bit to find many sympathy cards. I suppose it's not something… Continue reading Sympathy card with Altenew Oriental Orchid
I'm following the MFT sketch challenge today. I stamped flowers from the MFT Delicate Pretty Poppies stamp set on to white card and coloured them with promarkers. I then die cut these with the matching dies. Next, I took an A6 piece of card and cut a strip off one edge to make it narrower.… Continue reading Poppies and Sketch Challenge
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