Welcome Little One

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week so far. Today's card is another of the ones I made to welcome baby Willow last week.

I started with the background and used the Hero Arts Star Light Star Bright Bold Prints Background Stamp. I stamped this with Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink and then heat embossed it with Wow Metalline First Frost Embossing Powder.

I cut the panel to size with an MFT Stitched Rectangle die and then used a Paper Smooches Rainbow die to cut a rainbow from a piece of Alcohol Pearl Inked Yupo Paper. I also cut the Heart Border die from Simon Says Stamp out of the same piece of inked Yupo paper.

The little clouds are from a Lawn Fawn set called Hello Sunshine, I cut these three times each and sandwiched them around my rainbow so that I could raise the rainbow with foam tape.

The little Giraffe is from the MFT Stamp set called Wild Things, which is an oldie but goodie set, especially for cute cards. I coloured this with Copic Markers and added it to my card along with a sentiment from a Creative Stamping magazine set.

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

xxx

Baby Shower

Good morning all, and happy hump day, I hope you are having a good week so far.

Today's card is one I made at the last minute on Saturday for a surprise Baby Shower for my daughter K. The shower was arranged by her work friends, and although I knew about it for a week before, I forgot about making a card lol.

I used stamps from an older Creative Stamping Magazine, Issue 38, called Whatever the Weather. I started by heat embossing the umbrella with Versafine Onyx Black ink, and Wow Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder.

Then I added the pattern to it with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink and more of the embossing powder, before cutting it out by hand.

I cut a plain white panel using a Wonky Stitched Ellements die from Avery Elle, and added three clouds cut with the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine set. Then I stamped the little rain drops and hearts with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

I added the Baby Shower Sentiment, and then popped it onto a pink A2 note card.

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

xxx

Sending Hugs

Good morning folks, I hope you are having a good week. Today is mum's birthday, but as she hasn't had her cards as yet, I thought I would share one I made for my eldest granddaughters birthday tomorrow! Yes birthday fever is in full swing now lol. But hope you have a great day Mum - love you lots 😘😙😘 xxx

For today's card, I used the Creative Expressions Hugs and Flowers stamp, I stamped it with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

I coloured the letters in with Copic markers and then added some Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen over the top, to add a bit of sparkle.

The remainder of the sentiment came from the Clearly Besotted set - Sentimental Type, and the cute bees are from the Hello Sunshine set from Lawn Fawn.

I cut the panel out with the largest of the Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Ellements dies, and then put it all on a green card blank.

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

xxx

Shaker Polaroid

Good morning crafty friends, I hope you have all had a nice weekend. We have had a busy and very dusty one, thanks to an orbital sander and a dining table that needed refinishing lol. But it does look good now 😊.

Right, today's card was an attempt at a bead shaker, and while I like the style, I am really not happy with my little pug !!! A bit too heavy handed on the colouring poor thing 😳 which I didn't notice until he was securely behind the acetate, but never mind.

I used MFT Blueprints Dienamics for the frame and MFT Grassy Edges for the layered grass.

The pug is from the Lawn Fawn set called Critters at the dog Park and the bee and sun are from the Lawn Fawn set called Hello Sunshine.

I stamped them all with Memento ink in Tuxedo Black and Cocoa, then after colouring the little dog I cut them out with their matching dies.

For the background I used white card and very lightly blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over it, to make a sky background.

I added everything together and then mounted the acetate and frame on foam strips, just leaving a small gap to pour the seed beads through. Then I sealed the gap with a final piece of foam strip.

I added the frame to a white linen card blank and then used a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn set, Scripty Sayings.

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

xxx

Gnome place like home

Good morning, I hope you have all had a good week. I am looking forward to a bit of a rest this weekend, after the hustle and bustle of the last few weeks, and hopefully I may get to spend a bit of time in the craft room too 😊.



Today's card was one I made some time ago for a friend who moved into a new home, but I never got around to sharing it.

I used the Lawn Fawn Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp and die set, and coloured them all with Copic Markers.

I did some very pale inking to the background using Distress Inks and cut the hillside with one of the Mama Elephant Stitched Border Trio dies.

I cut the grass with an MFT Grassy Edges die from a sticky cardstock and then layered it all on to an A5 card blank.

Then I used Gold Embossing Powder on the Sun from the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine set, and stamped the sentiment with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

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

xxx

Bee-you-tiful

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week. Today is my oldest granddaughters 8th birthday, and this is one of the cards I made for her. Happy Birthday Lily May, hope you have a wonderful day. xxxxxxxx

I started by typing the sentiment on the PC and then printing it with the Laserjet printer. Then I used gold and platinum foil half and half over the words and ran it through the Minc machine. This gives the letters the two-tone look.

I used a Marianne Designs hexagon die and paper from the stash to create the honeycomb pattern. I stuck some of them flat to the card and raised some of them on foam pads.

Then I used an MFT die called Grassy Edges for the grass border and a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set called Hello Sunshine, for the big bees.

I coloured these with Copic Markers and then used a tiny bee from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March kit, to stamp here and there around the card.

I did add a granddaughter word under the sentiment before I gave it to Lily, but after I'd took the photos.

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

xxx

Dare to dream

Good morning folks, hope you are having a good week. Today's card is one I made for a friend who left work last week. She has gone off to pastures new so I made her a little card and gift to take with her. 

The bunny is from the WPlus9 Wishing You set and the little birds are from the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine set. I coloured them all with Copic markers and then cut them out with their matching dies. 

The sentiment is from an old stamp set by Joanna Sheen but is still one of my favourites. I stamped it with Jet Black Archival ink and then drew a circle around it with a black fine liner. 

I used Mama Elephant's Landscape Trio for the grass bank and then assembled it all on a 6 x 4 cream card blank. 

I added a little message on the inside too, 

and then finished it off with a bit of glossy accents and a few sequins. 

This is the little gift I made. I have been working on making some wire jewellery and this was my first attempt at an adjustable bangle bracelet. 

I used 14 gauge silver plated wire and then added a couple of charms that are very suitable for my friend. 

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

xxx