Category: greeting cards

What: My first experiment with using Distress inks as watercolours with an embossed outline stamp. Supplies: stamps: Crafty Impressions - happy birthday Penny Black - delightful colour: Distress ink pads Judikins - embossing powder - gold detail embellishments: Doodlebug - mini pearls - lily white assortment ribbon

What: Just seeing how well felt die-cuts in the Big Shot. Surprisingly well, even without being glued to paper first (which also works, but I need to do some more testing to find the best adhesive to use). I was very pleased with how well the Distress ink coloured the vellum. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted… Continue reading Birthday card: Die-cut felt

What: Experimenting with making a pair of cards using the positive and negative pieces from die-cutting. Supplies: stamps: Avery Elle - Cake and Candles dies: Creative Dies - stars colour: Judikins black detail embossing powder Judikins gold detail embossing powder embellishments: Papermania - adhesive stones capsule monochrome paper and card: Doodlebug - kraft in color

What: A birthday card for my brother who is just a bit keen on VW camper vans. Supplies: stamps: Avery Elle - Surf's Up Lawn Fawn - Sunny Skies dies: Avery Elle - dotted ELLE-ments colour: Copic Sketch markers Judikins - iridescent embossing powder Memento - tuxedo black embellishments: washi tape paper and card: Bo… Continue reading Birthday card: Camper van

What: I really like this stencil and I'm pleased with how well it worked with the die-cut swirl edging. I'm not sure about the sentiment being popped up on the label; I suspect it would would look better if it were stamped directly on the card. Supplies: stamps: Sizzix/Hero Arts - floral Clearly Besotted -… Continue reading Birthday card: Stencilling and swirls

What: An experiment in tone-on-tone stenciling and embossing on vellum. Supplies: stamps: Mama Elephant - make a wish stencils: Hero Arts/Basic Grey - leaf and flourish colour: Distress ink pads Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder embellishments: sequins Anita’s – gemstone wheel – multi-coloured pearl – white paper and card: Dovecraft - premium vellum

What: An excuse to play with the Copics and to have a go at assembling a scene from die-cut elements. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - Smitty's ABCs Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest dies: Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest Mama Elephant - creative cuts - landscape trio colour: Copic Sketch markers Ranger -… Continue reading Birthday card: Fox

What: Another simple card with coloured stamping; Copic for the owl and pencils for the log. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest Crafty Impressions - happy birthday dies: Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest colour: Copic Sketch markers Caran d'Ache supracolor soft embellishments: Purple Peach hearts/stars stickers

What: The first of two cards designed with a much cleaner, simpler look in mind. My first attempt at Copic colouring. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - Smitty's ABCs Lawn Fawn - sunny skies Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest dies: Lawn Fawn - sunny skies Lawn Fawn - critters in the forest colour: Copic… Continue reading Birthday card: Kites