Birthday Chic

Hi, a card I made recently using papers and image which were a free give from a Making Cards magazine.

The birthday sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp and the flowers are handmade using some of the papers with pearls in the middle.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers 1 image, 2 papers (red and blue dots I'm counting the white with red dot as a mat for the image) and 3 embellishments (flowers, pearls and lace) - hope this is ok.
Allsorts - Red, white and blue
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Flowers in parchment

Well after having had the parchment starter kit since last November I've finally found the time, and courage, to have a go after buying a a floral plate at the Northern Papercraft show in York. I won't say its my absolute first attempt because I had a practice with the starter kit (which was a disaster) and then did a practice piece similar to the one below, but it's my first finished piece and you have to do some practicing don't you. I'm not completely happy with the outcome but for a new starter I don't think its too shabby.

I really enjoyed making this card and have since joined the Groovi Design club because it's something I know I want to do more of.  

I am entering this for the Clarity Blog Challenge.  I hope it fits the theme of masking as I used the plate to extend the design and covered over both the outer frame and the word banner.  If I had been stamping the design I would have had to use a mask.  

The thing I've discovered I need to practice most is the white work because I feel I am being too heavy handed/impatient, and setting the word banner was quite challenging as well having to work backwords but it looked presentable enough in the end I think.  

I hope you like this card any comments, tips etc will be very welcome.

All about the girls

My first post for quite a while.  It's been a hectic few weeks with a few family matters taking up a lot of my time and having a kitchen extension built and new kitchen installed leaving little space for crafting, but things are nearly back to normal now.

This is my entry for the March Clarity Stamp Challenge. It's a card I made recently for my Sister's birthday using a Clarity sunray stencil and butterscotch and mountain rose inks in the background and  the Iffle Tower and lady stamps. I stamped and cut out the lady and placed her so that she appears to be standing on the letter tile outside the frame. The outer background has been done with some inks blended onto white card and embossed with a crisscross embossing folder and pearls added around the edge.

Thank you for looking, your comments will be greatly appreciated.

A floral bouquet

As this is my first blog of 2016 a belated Happy New Year to anyone who is kind enough to read this blog.

My first card of the year is a 90th birthday card for my Mother in Law.  Its a shaped card using the lovely floral bouquet stamps from Clarity Stamp and also my entry into the January Clarity Blog Challenge Say it with flowers.

Ive used some light blue card for the base, the outside panels are made by stamping the flower heads onto Clarity card with Versamark and then shading with some blue and pink inks to get the watermark effect.  I've decoupaged 3 of the flowerheads coloured with pencils onto each side panel and some die cut swirls and finished off using the Clarity letterbox kit.

 On the inside I stamped the full bouquet coloured with pencils onto some white card and although its not easy to see from the photo the bouquet is framed by a Clarity oval stencil shaded with pink around the outside.

Thank you for looking, your comments will be very welcome.

Christmas Words

Another of my Christmas cards using  Hobbyart stamps, Christmas words this time heat embossed with gold WOW powder.  The little robin and holly are also from this set and the pointsettia flower is a Creative Expressions stamp which I stamped onto red card and heat embossed with the same gold WOW powder.  

Thank you for looking, your comments will be very welcome.

I am entering this card into the following blog challenges:
Fussy and Fancy - Words
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas Card

Christmas Robin

Well this is hopefully the last of my Christmas cards, the last few I've made using the lovely set of Hobbyart Robin Stamps and this is one of the styles I've made.

The robin and foliage were heat embossed using Versafine sepia ink and coloured with promarkers.  I die cut a circle out of the red dotty card and used a smaller fancy edge circle die to cut out the robin.  The pointsettia is die cut from some lightweight card coloured with a ruby promarker and the foliage is a Heartfelt Creations die. Sentiment also from Hobbyart.

I hope you like this as much as I do, and would love to hear your comments.

I am entering this card into the following blog challenges:
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Thats Crafty - Seasons Greetings
That Craft Place - Christmas
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy - Christmas
Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Snowflakes

I've been keeping busy this week working on some more Christmas cards using these lovely stamps from Hobbyart.

I stamped the snowflakes with versamark and think the pad is running out as I had a few attempts that didn't quite give the best results.  I used some silver wow powder to heat emboss onto some white card which I've inked first with Adirondack Stonewash then matted onto dark blue card.  The snowflakes on the side panel are stamped with Faded Jeans Distress ink. The sentiment and little robin are also stamped with Hobbyart stamps.

Thanks for looking, your comments will be very welcome.

I am entering this into the following blog challenges:
Country View Challenge - Colour Blue
Natalie and Amy - Winter Scene
Crafting When We Can - Dont forget the animals