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 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
The August challenge from Make the Day Special is a sketch challenge. I went back and forth with this but finally decided I would flip the sketch a little and created this card: How I made the card: The background is distress ink seedless preserves with perfect pearls mist spritzed all over. I heat embossed… Continue reading August Challenge
I've been away on holiday and then been so busy since I've been back, that I haven't done anything craft related. I've really missed it and so it was great to get working on a new card. For this card, I lightly marked a heart shape in pencil as a template for stamping. I used… Continue reading Back to crafting
The WPlus9 Pretty Peonies set is a building stamp set with a lovely artsy style. The layers of stamps are designed not to line up perfectly, which adds to the look. I stamped several flowers and leaves, then tried to die cut them out. Unfortunately this proved tricky, as the dies aren't outlines only so… Continue reading Pretty Peonies
I had some special birthday cards to make this month as it's my Dad's birthday. I made this card for my Mum to give to my Dad. I love the background paper. It's from a book of papers that I've had for a while and the music theme is perfect. I ran the birthday word… Continue reading A Special Birthday
I've been playing with my new WPlus9 Watercolour Anemones stamp set. I tried stamping with traditional colours, then thought I'd try a more stylised look. I love the blues and how it gives a completely different take on the stamp set. I stamped most of an A4 sheet of card with the blue flowers and… Continue reading Watercolour Anemones card
I love the Make The Day Special Stamp Store!! They are based in the UK and stock so many of the great brands from the US. I'm always impressed with how quickly I receive my orders too. I have a favourites list several pages long of things I'd love to get! The popular items sell… Continue reading Make The Day Special Haul #1
Its been a while since I've used a sketch when creating a card, and I really enjoyed it. Its a good way to start thinking about a new design for a card and maybe try something different. The fabulous 'Make the Day Special' stamp store have a competiton blog and this month they have provided… Continue reading Using a Sketch for May
The Lawn Fawn 'Party Balloons' die set is a fabulous collection of different size and shape balloon dies. What I love about this set is that it comes with dies for cutting the balloon strings. There are even dies for the piece of string where it 'ties' to the balloon. A lovely touch. The… Continue reading 60th Birthday Balloons
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