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
I've started thinking about Christmas and making my own cards this year. If I don't start making them early, I know I won't be ready. For this card, I've used the colours from the Seven Hills Crafts July competition. Although it's a summery colour scheme, I think it works well for an alternative Christmas colour… Continue reading Christmas in July Part 1
I hope you are all having a great Father's Day. Sending big hugs to those of you who are missing their dads today. When planning a card for my dad on Father's Day card, I wanted a colourful music theme. The Clearly Besotted Text Me stamp set has a couple of musical notes in the… Continue reading Father’s Day
I'm playing along with the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge today. I started by stamping on watercolour card the large floral image from the WPlus9 Watercolour Anemones stamp set. I used pumice stone distress ink. As distress inks aren't really meant for stamping, it gives a much looser watercolour style to the image. I then stamped the… Continue reading CAS(E) This Sketch #175
My nephew is a fan of the Studio Ghibli movies, and 'My Neighbour Totoro' is a favourite. For his 2nd birthday, I made him a Totoro card. I sketched a design based around Totoro sitting amongst leaves, as if in a tree, holding two balloons. I drew Totoro as a vector illustration and printed him… Continue reading Totoro 2nd Birthday
My niece, who is 2 years old, asked me to make her a card. She said she wanted a purple and pink card, with flowers and sequins and glitter. How could I resist such a lovely request? I started by blending distress ink in the top left and bottom right corners of a piece of… Continue reading Hello Darling
A special birthday card to share today. This is for my gorgeous nephew, who has just turned 2. He adores the Disney Cars movie so I made this card for his parents to give him for his birthday. I started with the background, blending distress inks to make a night background. I then flicked it… Continue reading Lightning McQueen Cars 2 Birthday Card
I've had a card in mind for a while to create a background using the Avery Elle Dotted Borders die set. It's a great way to create a clean and simple card, and use up some off cuts of paper that you might have. I like the colours from the MFT Colour Challenge this week, so… Continue reading Waves Background
I'm joining in with the Altenew May inspiration challenge today. The destination this month is Australia, and the image has a lovely colour palette. I chose the navy, yellow and white colours for my card. The Seven Hills Crafts challenge this month is to feature embossing, so I'm combining these two challenges. I started by… Continue reading Altenew May Inspiration Challenge
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