I was really looking forward to making this card as I wanted to use the bold colours that are associated with Chinese New Year. I wouldn't normally choose black for a card base, but I'm so glad I did as I love the contrast with the red and gold. How I made this card: I… Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year
The new Oriental Orchid set from Altenew is very versatile. This is the second card I have made using this set, and it's completely different from the first card. How I made this card I cut a piece of card using the largest stitched square from the Lawn Fawn set. I then stamped an orchid… Continue reading Birthday Orchids
I made this card a while back but was waiting for it to be received before sharing on my blog. How I made this card: I have the matching dies for the fall florals stamps, but to keep things simple, I decided to just stamp this time. I created a background, using various flowers and… Continue reading Love Fall Florals
The Clearly Besotted 'Sweet Rose' stamp set and dies have been discontinued so I grabbed them when they were on sale recently. How I made this card: I stamped the rose, leaves, and vase using memento dye inks. I then added details with promarkers. I also used some Wink of Stella glitter pen for a… Continue reading Sweet Rose
Another thank you card to share today, this time using the fabulous Fall Florals set from MFT. How I made this card: I used a similar card layout to this card, as I liked it so much, but I really must get myself some square die cuts. It would make things so much quicker! I stamped… Continue reading Thank You with Fall Florals
I had a very important thank you card to make. I wanted to use a watercolour stamping technique I'd seen others use, and the WPlus9 Pretty Peonies set is perfect for this. How I made this card: After adding distress ink to the stamps, I spritzed them with water, then stamped them on card. This… Continue reading Thanks with Pretty Peonies
I saw this great technique called recessed stamping on the MFT website, demonstrated by Barbara Anders. I'll add the link at the end of this post, as the instructions she gives are really helpful. Barbara uses the delicate poppies set with this technique. I thought I'd have a go myself. How I made this card:… Continue reading Recessed Stamping
The WPlus9 Watercolour Anemones set is another set that I love but haven't used much yet. It's a really beautiful building stamp set. How I made this card: The stamp set comes with a large stamp of a bouquet of anemones and leaves. It's perfect for when you don't want to think of a flower… Continue reading Watercolour Anemones
I've had the Dandelion Dreams stamp set for a while, but haven't really used it much yet. So, I decided to make a special birthday card using this stamp set, some distress inks, and embossing. How I made this card: I used the ink blending tools to add distress ink to a piece of watercolour… Continue reading Dandelion Dreams Embossing
I've got a lot of pins on my Lawn Fawn Party Balloons board on Pinterest. My card was inspired by one of those pins - this card on the I'm in Haven blog. Here is my version of the card: How I made this card: I chose some dark background paper, then some bright card for… Continue reading Inspired by Pinterest #3
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