Spring is my favourite season. I look forward to the tree blossom and daffodils, and hopefully some warmer weather! My card today has a spring feel to it, with the sunshine yellows, complimented by a touch of soft grey. I began by stamping some flowers from the MFT Brushstroke Blooms stamp set. I used MFT… Continue reading Spring Brushstroke Blooms
Tag: avery elle
A Wave or Two
The Avery Elle Waves Elle-ments die is the star of the show on my post this week. I've created two very different cards to show how versatile cover dies can be. For the first card, I blended on blue ink to create an ombré effect, I added stick it to the back of the card… Continue reading A Wave or Two
Spring Bouquet
When I saw the new Spring Bouquet stamp set from Avery Elle, I couldn’t wait to colour the beautiful flowers. One of my favourite ways to colour images at the moment is to use a mix of alcohol markers and coloured pencils, for a no line colouring look. I began by stamping the large bouquet… Continue reading Spring Bouquet
Year of the Dog
I’m ready to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my card today. 2018 is the Year of the Dog, so I got out the cute dog from the Mama Elephant Lunar Animals set, ready for some colouring. I seem to be reaching for my zig clean colour real brush pens more lately, as I’m enjoying… Continue reading Year of the Dog
Cheers to the New Year
This year seems to have gone by so fast! Hard to believe we'll be in 2018 in a few short weeks. With that in mind, I have a New Years card to share today. I began with a square card base, then die cut a zig-zag square to go on the top. From that, I… Continue reading Cheers to the New Year
Little Cat Agenda Thank You
I had an important thank you card to make recently. The vet that I took my cats to for many years was closing down, so I wanted to send them a card to show my gratitude for all they have done for me and my cats. I created a light distress ink blend on a… Continue reading Little Cat Agenda Thank You
Big, Bold, and Gold Happy Birthday
I'm sharing another typographic card today, featuring the Concord & 9th Double Cut Alphabet die set. I went for a striking colour combination of black and white with gold for this card, and ended up making several of them. I die cut the letters for 'happy birthday' from the MFT Black and White basics paper… Continue reading Big, Bold, and Gold Happy Birthday
Rainbow Stripes
I'm a big fan of cover dies. The Reverse Confetti 2-way Stripes cover panel die is really versatile. By keeping some or all of the stripes in the die cut, it offers lots of design possibilities. Please join me on the Seven Hills Crafts blog to read more about this card.
Ahoy Matey
When I saw the Lawn Fawn Ahoy Matey stamp set, I just knew it was a must have. I love all the images in the set and the sentiments font is fantastic. Please join me on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today to read all about this card.
Pegasus Duo
Today I have a shaker card to share, featuring the adorable Pegasus horses from Avery Elle. This is such a lovely set to colour, and the sentiments in the set are great too. I hope you'll join me on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today to read all about this card.