I had a lovely stamp set for Christmas and have been waiting for the opportunity to try it out. There is a large floral stamp in the set, and this is something my collection had been lacking. I have a few ideas for techniques where a large stamp is ideal. For this card, I wanted… Continue reading Woodware Watercolouring
My 'Inspired by Pinterest' series is designed to showcase great ideas from other card makers, and demonstrate that you do not always need the same products to recreate a design you love. A great card appeared on my Pinterest feed the other day and I loved it so much, I just had to have a… Continue reading Inspired by Pinterest #4
I love orchids and always have one in the house. When I saw the new Altenew Oriental Orchid stamp set, I knew it was a must have for me. How I made this card: I used distress inks and added a little water to the stamps before I placed them down, to give the watercolour… Continue reading Oriental Orchid
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
The new 'Delicate Poppies' stamp set from My Favourite Things is perfect for watercolouring and I couldn't wait to try it with my distress inks. How I made this card: I stamped the images in black pigment ink, then heat set them, so the ink wouldn't run when I started painting. I used distress ink… Continue reading Delicate Poppies
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 thought it would be fun to try some word die layering on a card. I've admired cards where it's been used to good effect, but not tried myself until now. I had sketched the idea for this card, knowing what I wanted to do but not really knowing how it would turn out. It's… Continue reading Happy Planet
I thought I'd have a go at creating a galaxy background with distress inks. I was pleased with my first try at this technique so made a card using it. How I made this card: I blended distress ink in various colours on to a piece of watercolour paper. I then spritzed it with perfect… Continue reading Galaxy Card
My beautiful niece is 2 this month. She's such a fun, sweet, bright girl, and I'm so proud to be her auntie. I wanted to make her a special card for her 2nd birthday. As Elmer is a favourite of hers, I thought I'd have a go at an Elmer card. It was a fiddly… Continue reading Elmer Birthday Card
I recently got the supplies needed to start heat embossing - a Ranger heat tool, Ranger craft sheet, Versamark ink, and WOW embossing powder. Heat embossing is something I've wanted to try for ages but it also felt a little daunting, so I've been holding back until now. Distress ink backgrounds are a real favourite… Continue reading Pretty Peonies and Embossing
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