Sometimes it's nice to make a stamp the focus of a card. The Woodware Going to Seed stamp is a beautiful large intricate stamp, that really works as a focal point. I started by making my own rectangle stencil from white card, using a rectangle die. I taped the stencil over another piece of card,… Continue reading Sunset Distress Ink Background
I'm joining in with the MFT Sketch Challenge today. I started by die cutting a frame and rectangle using the MFT Single Stitched Line Rectangle Frames. On the right edge of the frame, I die cut an MFT Inside/Out Oval off the edge. I won't be needing the inside oval for this card. On the… Continue reading MFT Sketch Challenge 300
Today I want to share in more detail a card from my 2nd post as guest designer on the MFT blog this month. It features the Harvest Buddies stamp set, a really cute set from their new release for September. Check out my post on their blog here. Gathering friends When I saw the squirrels… Continue reading Gathering Friends
I'm joining in with the MFT colour challenge today. I created a stencil with the MFT Birthday Candle die-namics, then used distress inks to add candles on a white card base. On another piece of white card, slightly shorter than the card base, I die cut the candles again. I used the MFT Stitched Strip… Continue reading MFT Colour Challenge 54
I'm following the sketch challenge at Seven Hills Craft blog today. The Happy Hedgehogs stamp set was definitely my favourite from the latest MFT release. I think they will be featuring on a lot of my cards. I die cut three white square frames using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Squares dies. The images from the… Continue reading September Sketch Challenge
This is the second card that I shared as guest designer on the MFT blog this month. It features the MFT Happy Hedgehogs stamp set, a fantastic new release for September. Check out the original post here. Hedgehog spin and slide card The sentiment ‘I like how you roll’, from the MFT Happy Hedgehogs set,… Continue reading Hedgehog Spin and Slide
I'm thrilled to be a guest designer for My Favorite Things this month. Thank you so much to all the team at MFT for having me. Please check out my blog post on the MFT blog here! As a huge fan of My Favorite Things, I am always excited to see their new release countdown… Continue reading MFT Guest Designer Day 1 – Happy Hedgehogs
Today's card features the MFT Big Balloons stencil. On watercolour cardstock, I used distress inks and the stencil to add three balloons. I flicked water over the distress ink to remove some colour for interest. I used a heat gun to dry the card. I added a sentiment from the MFT Birthday Greetings stamp set and… Continue reading MFT Big Balloons Stencil
I wanted to do a watercolour leaf background, but don't have a set of leaf stamps to heat emboss. Here's how I created this card: I used the MFT Leafy Greenery dies to create masks from full sticky post it notes. I stuck these down on a piece of watercolour card. I chose some colours… Continue reading Die Cut Watercolouring
For my nieces birthday back in April, I created a poppy fairy card, with help from my sister, who designed the fairy. My eldest niece had her 3rd birthday this month, so we thought she should have a fairy card too. This time we made a fuchsia fairy card. Most of the steps for this… Continue reading Fuchsia Fairy
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