What: Friends of ours have just had their first baby; a little girl. I don't have any baby-themed stamps, so I had to find something suitable — I think the bunny works well, and it is certainly my most successful attempt at no-line watercolouring so far. Inspired by: This one was definitely inspired by Kristina Werner's… Continue reading New baby: Pink bunny shaker
Category: greeting cards
Birthday card: Camper van polaroid
What: A birthday card for my brother's other half, another VW camper van fan. I've used the camper van stamp before, for my brother, and that time I used Copics to colour it. I wanted to do something different for this one, so I got out the foil and, after much fiddling (it was the… Continue reading Birthday card: Camper van polaroid
Birthday card: Eighteen
What: A birthday card for my nephew who, by some weird effect of the passage of time, has just turned eighteen. I don't have any large number dies, so I found a font I liked (far harder than it should have been really), printed it out and used it as a template to cut the… Continue reading Birthday card: Eighteen
Blank card: Butterfly shaker
What: This wasn't made specifically for anyone; I just fancied making a shaker card and using the Clearly Besotted butterfly dies that match their equally lovely dragonfly dies, which I have used before. Inspired by: The idea of using a partial die cut to create the shaker window came from seeing Michelle Short's wonderfully clean birthday shaker… Continue reading Blank card: Butterfly shaker
Birthday card: Gilded feathers
What: A birthday card for one of my other half's nieces - something brightly coloured and shiny. Inspired by: I've made Distress ink watercolour backgrounds before, but I liked the idea of combining it with the popped-up die-cut lettering that Kristina Werner used for her "hugs" card. Supplies: stamps: Hero Arts - it's your day… Continue reading Birthday card: Gilded feathers
Birthday card: Party hat
What: A birthday card for my other half's nephew. And a good excuse to expand my stash further by acquiring a set of the Tim Holtz blueprint stamps; I've liked this range since I first saw them, but this was the first time I could really justify (for low levels of justify) picking some up. Inspired… Continue reading Birthday card: Party hat
New Year: Fireworks
What: Pure experimentation with the Versamark pen and various embossing powders. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - Milo's ABCs colour: Judikins - gold detail embossing powder Judikins - silver detail embossing powder Judikins - iridescent sparkle embossing powder Lindys' Stamp gang - hyacinth blue jade embossing powder Papermania - tinsel red embossing powder Ranger - liquid… Continue reading New Year: Fireworks
New Year: Snow mouse 2015
What: Yet another cute mouse. I don't normally do New Year cards, but this stamp has been sitting on my desk waiting to be coloured for a while and I knew mum would like it. Supplies: stamps: Lil' Inker - snow mouse Lawn Fawn - Smitty's ABC dies: Lawn Cuts - Quinn's 123s numbers colour:… Continue reading New Year: Snow mouse 2015
Xmas card: Squares
What: As usual, there were a couple of people who got overlooked in the process of putting together the Christmas card list, so I made a couple of these at the last minute. Supplies: stamps: Art Stamps Tinchies Mini Clear Stamps - Christmas Squares colour: Copic Sketch markers embellishments: gold embroidery thread clear Wink of Stella
Xmas card: Penguin
What: Cute penguin! You can't tell from the photo, but the front snow bank is covered in clear embossing powder; this is the second attempt as I got a bit ahead of myself the first time and embossed it before remembering that I needed to stamp "Christmas" on there... Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - winter… Continue reading Xmas card: Penguin
Xmas gift card: Snowflakes
What: My eldest nephew has just passed his driving test and is collecting cash towards his insurance. This was a good excuse to make a small envelope and a simple card for it to go in. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - Frosties Lawn Fawn - joy to the woods colour: Stazon - cloudy sky Hero… Continue reading Xmas gift card: Snowflakes
Xmas card: Glitter baubles
What: More of the lovely microfine glitter. Supplies: dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps - folk art Christmas additions colour: Elizabeth Craft Designs Silk Microfine Glitter -Â antique silver embellishments: Doodlebug - sprinkles - silver assortment white embroidery silk
Xmas card: Masculine baubles
What: The only deliberately masculine card I have had to make this year. Supplies: dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps – folk art Christmas additions colour: Judikins - embossing powder - gold detail paper and card: Dovecraft - premium vellum Hunkydory Crafts - paper pad - Eastern Promise First Edition - paper pad - Noir et Chic
Xmas card: Snowflakes on glitter
What: Embossing, die-cut snowflakes and gorgeous gorgeous microfine glitter. Supplies: dies: Clearly Besotted - snowflake trio colour: Elizabeth Craft Designs - silk microfine glitter - solar gold Elizabeth Craft Designs - silk microfine glitter - spring peridot Elizabeth Craft Designs - silk microfine glitter - ruby texture: Crafter's Companion - Embossalicious - embossing folder -… Continue reading Xmas card: Snowflakes on glitter
Xmas card: Feliz Navidad
What: I may not like tying ribbons, but I am determined to learn how to do it well with less fiddling than it currently takes. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - Milo's ABCs Lawn Fawn - frosties dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps - pretty panel #1 Joanna Sheen - lace edger 2 colour: Avery Elle - pigment ink… Continue reading Xmas card: Feliz Navidad
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