Dainty Bouquet - Amazing Day

Good morning all, and happy hump day, I hope you are having a great week so far. Today's card is one I made for mum's birthday, using the Dainty Bouquet stamp set from Altenew.

I loved this set as soon as I saw it, so just had to have it lol, I also loved the examples that they give in the guide that comes with the set, so I tried my best to copy one of them for this card.

I used Altenew Crisp Dye Inks in the following colours, Morning Frost, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Volcano Lake and Emerald.

I layered the images as per the instructions which makes it so easy to follow, then I cut my panel down to fit an A2 card base using an MFT Stamps Stitched Rectangle die.

I used a sentiment from another Altenew set, and stamped this with Jet Black ink, then I added a few pink and clear gems which came with a Simon Says Stamp kit last year, before popping it on to a pink card base.

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

xxx

Alcohol Ink Background

Good morning all, I hope you have had a great weekend and are having a good week so far. Today's card is one I made for mum's birthday last week.

I blended different shades of blue Alcohol Pearl Inks on to Yupo paper, and before it was completely dry, I pressed gold foil randomly over it, and just let it stick where it wanted.

I cut a panel of white card with an MFT Stitched Rectangle die to fit an A2 card base, and then I used a large circle die to cut a window in the front.

I placed my Yupo paper behind the aperture and then cut a few leaves and berry stems from plain white card, using M & C Boutiques dies.

I arranged the stems behind the window and then glued them into place before snipping off the ends. I also added a die-cut Mum sentiment using a Cut and Make die and the same white card.

Then I heat embossed a simple Happy Birthday Sentiment with Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder, and added this to the front using foam tape, before I added it all to a plain blue note card.

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

xxx

Sending You Hugs

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

Today's card is a really simple one, that could be used for many occasions, simply by changing the colour scheme or sentiment.

I started by cutting the Fancy Square Frame dies from M&C Boutique, using white textured card stock.

I added these to an M&C Boutique Stitched Square Die cut, which I cut using a textured silver card. Then I matted this piece with black card and added it all to a 6 x 6 side fold note card.

The Hugs sentiment is a Lawn Fawn die, which I cut three times from black card and stacked them together for dimension. Then I added a sentiment strip and a few black pearls and clear gems to finish it off.

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

xxx

Tri-Fold Birthday Card

Good morning all, I hope you have enjoyed the long Easter weekend. We have had a lovely one spending time with family and getting out and about.

Today's card is one I made after watching another of Jennifer McGuire's videos, featuring tri-fold cards. I started with 2 yellow A2 note cards, and glued them together. 

Then I cut a circle window in the front of the card, and used a fancy circle die set from The Works  to make a frame around it. Before sticking this on I used an MFT Stamps Confetti Background Stamp, and inked it with Altenew Crisp Dye Ink from the Pocketful of Sunshine set.

The image inside is from a Simon Says Stamp set from earlier this year, and I coloured this with Copic Markers. Then I added it to the first fold of the card so that the flowers poked through the window on the front.

I added a sentiment strip to the front, and then finished it off with another sentiment over the top of the flowers on the inside. Being careful not to let it show through the front window.

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

xxx

Hugs and Kisses

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. Today's card was made using the Hugs and Kisses Turnabout Stamps and Die set from Concord and 9th. 

I started by stamping the images on to plain white card using Altenew Crisp Dye Inks, from the Cherry Blossom and Tropical Forest Collections.

Then I decided there was too much green so I used the coordinating die to cut out one of the turns instead. Then when I put the panel onto my note card, the pink background could show through.

I used the same pink inks to blend on to some scrap card, and then cut my sentiment from them, stacking them with plain white die-cuts for dimension. Then I finished the card off by adding some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Honeysuckle, Nuvo Dream Drops in Supernova, and some white gel pen dots to my sentiment.

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

xxx

Re-using pretty things - Bambi Tag

Good morning all Thursday at last, not long now until the weekend, I hope you are looking forward to a crafty one.

I thought I would share with you today a very quick card that I made by re-using a gift tag. I received this beautiful Bambi gift tag on a Christmas present from my brother, and because it was so cute I didn't want to just throw it away.

So I decided I would use it on a card and then someone else can enjoy it too. I went with a very simple design, and used some rose gold satin card to cut a small stitched rectangle from, then to one side I used a double stitched circle die from MFT Stamps to cut a half-circle aperture.

I lined this up on my card base where I wanted it to sit and after lightly marking it with a pencil I stamped my sentiment using Archival Jet Black Ink. The sentiment stamp is a Make and Create stamp from The Works, and I based the size of the circle cut on the size of this stamp.

I added my little Bambi tag on to the rose gold panel, and then finished it off with a few soft peach  sequins and clear dew drops.

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

xxx

Fairy Wishes

Good morning crafty friends, I hope you are having a good week so far. Today's card uses some new to me supplies along with the My Monthly Hero December 2018 Kit from Hero Arts.

I started by using the Altenew Sunburst Stencil with some Altenew Crisp Dye Inks, from the Sweet Dreams collection. I applied the inks through the stencil with a soft brush working from lightest at the top to darkest towards the bottom.

The little fairy is from the MMH kit, and was stamped with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with a Silver Glitter embossing powder from Wow, onto white Vellum.

Then I coloured her from the back with Copic Markers. As she was a little too see-through when I put her against the card, I decided to cut her a few more times from white card, and stack these behind, to give her some dimension.

I added her to my background panel with foam tape, and then added a sentiment from the kit. Then to finish off I added lots of dots with a silver pen and some silver sequins, before I put it all on to a teal note card.

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

xxx

Swinging by

Good morning folks, I hope you are having a good start to your week. Today's card is one I made back in the summer but never got around to sharing.

It uses the My Monthly Hero Card Kit for May 2018 from Hero Arts. I love the silhouette stamps in this set, and there were lots to choose from. But as I was making this for a young lady, I used one of the girl images on the swing.

I stamped the image onto plain white card using Archival Jet Black ink. Then I cut the large aperture die from the same white card.

I used watercolour paper for the background and blended a few shades of blue Distress Oxide inks. Which I think included, Broken China, Stormy Sky, and Tumbled Glass. But to be honest I can't remember if I also used Iced Spruce lol.

I cut the background down to fit an A2 card blank, and then added my images on top. Then I finished it off with a few drops of Nuvo See Breeze Jewel Drops, and Wedgewood Blue Crystal Drops.

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

xxx

3D Embossing Folder Background

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. Today's card is another 30th birthday card, but to be honest, without the numbers and a different sentiment, it could be used for many occasions.

I used a We R Memory Keepers, 3D Embossing Folder in a basket weave effect for the background. I've used this one before but not on coloured card, and I do think you see the effect better.

The flowers and leaves are from a recent Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine, I love the size and shape of them, perfect for focal elements. I stamped them with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and coloured them with Copic Markers. 

After I cut the flowers and leaves out, I cut the background panel to fit an A2 note card and then laid out the flowers and leaves onto the background until I was happy with the placement.

I stuck the leaves with wet glue, and layered the flowers using 2 different depths of foam tape.

Then I heat embossed a simple sentiment on to black card, using white embossing powder, and finished the card with the black number stickers and a few pale green pearls.

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

xxx