Sea View

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week so far.

Today's card was made with the June 2018 My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts. I used the layering stamps and the inks that came with the kit to stamp the sea.

Then underneath the sea I used Copic Markers for a sandy look. I cut the panel down across the top of the waves, and then used another piece of card to stamp my dolphin and clouds on.

I stamped them with Versamark ink and heat embossed them using silver and white embossing powders. Then I used Distress Oxide Inks to blend a sunny sky behind them 

For the card front I used an old Britannia Die with an opening window, that I could set my scene behind, then I added it all to an A2 note card, using foam tape. A very simple sentiment finished it off nicely.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

The amigos three

Almost the weekend again and hopefully some time will be spent in the craft room.

Today's card is another made for Charlotte's birthday on Wednesday.

When I was thinking of a stamp set to use that was suitable for a 3 year old and had cuddly critters, this fabulous Mama Elephant set came to mind.  This is Three Amigos.

I used the MISTI to stamp the three characters using Versafine Onyx Black then embossed with WOW Ebony.  I added sentiments from the same set to the outer two images and number from Avery Elle's Fly By.  For this I used Hero Arts Fiesta Red, then I coloured the critters with Copic markers.

The niece sentiment is made with a die from Britannia Dies.  I cut three in a matching red card stock and stacked them for dimension.

To finish I added the panel to a piece of the same red card with a strip of silver glitter paper for some bling.

I really like this card and hope you do too.  Have a good weekend.  TTFN Jude xx

Faux Shaker

Good morning all, and Happy Halloween. I hope you had a good weekend and are having a good start to the week. Unfortunately there was no blog yesterday as our craft room was unusable due to working on the kitchen again at the weekend. Why is it that when you do anything with the kitchen the whole house ends up a mess????? 

Anyway, we did treat ourselves on Sunday by going out for lunch and 

 then to the cinema to see Thor. Chris Hemsworth, need I say more?😊.

Right, on to today's card, this one is a faux shaker, using printed acetate instead of sequins or beads. I used the small Snowglobe Die from Clearly Besotted, and a Simon Says Stamp Circle Christmas Greeting stamp, which I stamped on dark blue card and then dusted over with Mica Powder.

Then I added a circle of pre printed acetate to give it the look of a shaker card, but without any of the depth or weight for posting.

For the background I used a piece of pale blue textured card and then a dark blue mat, which was cut out with a Lawn Fawn, Stitched Squares die.

The smaller square was an off cut I had left from a stamped background I had made using Distress Inks and a snowflake stamp.

Then I added some sequin snowflakes and a Britannia die cut sentiment.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

You Rock

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. We have had a great couple of weeks with our grandsons here, but today they are off home, so they can go camping for the weekend with their mum 😘. It's been so lovely having them here and we will miss them terribly, but I know they are going to have a great last week of the holidays and then back to school, with the eldest starting high school 😲.

Anyway, today's card is another that I made for mum's friend from her line dancing groups, this time I went with a musical theme.

I used my Silhouette Studio software, and found a guitar image that I altered to fit a 5 x 5 square and changed it to solid black so I could print it with the laser printer.

Then I used Silver Decofoil and ran the image through the Minc Machine. I also printed a plain laser sheet so that I could foil it and cut a few sentiments. This one is a Britannia Happy Birthday die.

The guitar and second sentiment are stamps from a Creative Stamping magazine, which I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then cut out the guitar by hand.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Relax it's your birthday

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. Today's card is one I made for a friend who needed a 60th birthday card for her dad.

I used a digital stamp for a change, this one is by Heather Ellis and is simply called Garden.

I sized and printed it to fit on to a 5 x 5 background, and then coloured the image with Copic Markers.

I used a mixture of  stamps and dies to make up the sentiment, the Happy Birthday is a Britannia die and the Dad is a Clearly Besotted stamp. Then I added little sparkly silver stickers for the 60 on his hat.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

More Christmas Cards from 2016...

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. Today's post is all about catching up on the Christmas cards I never got to share with you from 2016, plus maybe a couple from 2015 that I had forgotten to blog 😊. Oh well, better late than never!. There isn't any write-ups today, just pictures, so it is very pic heavy, but I hope you like them.

As you can see I have very, Very eclectic tastes, and I don't really have a style when it comes to cards, I just make what I like, and what seems right for that person. Which seems to work for me lol.

Thanks for stopping by, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Poinsettias All Around

Good morning, hope you are all well and had a great weekend. I have had my grandsons over for a quick visit, as it's the youngest's birthday on Thursday. It was so lovely to see them, and for them to spend some time with their cousins. 

Anyway, on to today's cards. I have three for you today as they are all using the same diecuts, just done slightly differently.

The poinsettia is a Memory Box stamp and die set, that we have had for a couple of years. For this card I heat embossed it with Simon Says Stamp Rose Gold Embossing Powder.

For this card I stamped it straight on to a red shimmer cardstock and then layered it with a red sparkle cardstock. I love the red and gold combo, and the tiny yellow brads in the centre.

The Embossing folder is the same on these two cards. It's a Crafter's Companion, split snowflake and snow folder with a plain strip in the middle, which is perfect for adding tape or ribbon. 

For this final card, I stamped the poinsettia onto plain white card and then coloured two layers with green and red Wink of Stella pens. Then I layered them onto a red glitter layer, and added tiny homemade enamel dots to the centre with Nuvo Crystal Drops.

For all the cards I used a Merry Christmas die from a Frozen Forest set and the fern leaves are a Britannia die.

       

Hope you like them, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx