Sparkle and shine

Good morning all, today's card is made using the December Simon Says Stamp Cardkit. I took inspiration from one of their designers for this card and just adapted it to make use of the supplies I have. 

I used a SSS silver card for the background cut with a Dynamics Stitched Rectangle die. Then I used a Paper Smooches balloon die to cut the balloons. I used the largest balloon from the set and cut it three times. 

On the third time of cutting it, I used a plain pale blue card and then used a spot mask to stencil through some Versamark Ink. Then I heat embossed the spots with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

Then I used one of the stamps from the kit and embossed that with the same embossing powder. 

I stamped another of the sentiments on the inside using black Memento ink.

I raised the balloons on foam pads and then tied some silver/white string to the bottoms and glued this down with Cosmic Shimmer glue. 

Then I just finished it off with a few sequins in silver, bronze and gold. 

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

xxx

Then I just added a few sequins in silver, bronze and gold

Family

Good morning all, hope you had a good weekend.

Today's card is another Mother's day one, this time it's the one I made for my granddaughter's to give to their mummy. 

I tried to replicate their little family with two girls and two dogs. So I used an old stamp for the 2 little girls and then part of the Lawn Fawn, Critters at the dog park set for the dogs. 

I stamped the girls with brown ink on to Kraft paper and then heat embossed them with fine detail embossing powder. Then I watercoloured the images with Distress Inks.

I stamped the dogs on to some light brown card and cut them out with the matching dies. Just colouring their noses and leaving the rest plain.

I used papers from our What A Hoot pad by Trimcraft and backed it with a mid pink card. 

I used some dies from the MFT Dynamics range for the stitched panel and bow and then added lace and ribbon from the stash.

I found some coordinating flowers and grouped them in the bottom corner, then added a few flat backs to the ribbon.

I finished it off with a sentiment from the Crafters Companion, Sentimentals Greetings - Female set stamped in Pink Archival ink.

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

xxx