What: A cute mouse stamp, ripe for some Copic colouring. Supplies: stamps: Wild Rose Studios - mouse on bauble Clearly Besotted - ornamental style dies: Mama Elephant - creative cuts - landscape trio Sizzix - framelits - circles 2 colour: Copic Sketch markers Papermania - embossing powder - tinsel red embellishments: Doodlebug - sprinkles -… Continue reading Xmas card: Mouse on bauble
Birthday card: Watercolour flowers
What: I've had the Persian Motifs stamps sitting unused for a while, along with the Gansai Tambi watercolours that I treated myself to. I finally got around to putting the two together and I'm very happy with the results. Supplies: stamps: AlteNew - Persian Motifs colour: Gansai Tambi watercolours Ranger - embossing powder - liquid… Continue reading Birthday card: Watercolour flowers
Xmas card: Purple stars
What: I picked up some pretty sparkly purple gel medium on a whim and this seemed like a good use for it. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted - ornamental style dies: Creative Dies - stars stencils: Dutch Doobadoo - A5 stars colour: Imagination Crafts - sparkle medium - amethyst Delicata - pigment ink - golden glitz… Continue reading Xmas card: Purple stars
Xmas card: Tag and stars
What: In a short embossing paste phase, while I test out the various pastes I picked up; this one is Dreamweaver metallic silver. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted - ornamental style dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps - stitched tags Lil' Inker - stitched stars Creative Dies -Â stars stencils: Imagination Crafts - embossable stencil - random stars colour: Judikins… Continue reading Xmas card: Tag and stars
Xmas card: City snowfall
What: Another embossing paste background - snow this time instead of stars. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted - sweet little sentiments dies: Clearly Besotted - cityscape Lil' Inker - stitched stars stencils: Imagination Crafts - multi snow dots texture: Dreamweaver - embossing paste - white paper and card: Hunkydory Crafts - centura pearl - deep purple
Xmas card: Red holly
What: So many things on one card: embossing paste, die-cut sentiment, scored vellum, stickles, and a ribbon bow. This is where I learned that I'm really not keen on tying bows. Supplies: dies: Clearly Besotted - Merry Christmas word dies stencils: Tim Holtz - holly bough texture: Dreamweaver - embossing paste - white embellishments: Ranger… Continue reading Xmas card: Red holly
Xmas card: Green holly
What: A simpler card this time, using the Ranger texture paste which is really easy to colour with Distress inks. Supplies: stamps: DoCrafts - Gorjuss - clocks (label background) Get Stamping magazine – cosy Christmas (sentiment) stencils: Tim Holtz - holly bough colour: Avery Elle - pigment ink pad - aquamarine Distress ink pad - peeled… Continue reading Xmas card: Green holly
Xmas card: Red felt baubles
What: Another experiment with die-cutting felt, this time using the negative space left by the die cut. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted - mini basic banners (bonus set) dies: Clearly Besotted - mini basic banners die Clearly Besotted - ornamental style colour: Delicata - golden glitz Uni-ball Signo - white embellishments: Cosmo Cricket - bling bling… Continue reading Xmas card: Red felt baubles
Birthday card: Mice and blackberries
What: My mum likes cute little mice on cards and also blackberries, so this Penny Black stamp fit the bill perfectly. Supplies: stamps: Penny Black - make a wish Clearly Besotted - simply quilled dies: Spellbinders - wonky rectangles colour: Copic Sketch markers Uni-ball - Signo gel pen -Â silver embellishments: ribbon clear Wink of Stella
Xmas card: Sparkle trees
What: A set of six matched cards with individual colour combinations. Supplies: stamps: Clearly Besotted - Christmas sparkle dies: Clearly Besotted - Christmas sparkle die Clearly Besotted - Merry christmas word die colour: Delicata - golden glitz Delicata - silvery shimmer Hero Arts - hero hues dye ink - black embellishments: Papermania – adhesive stars… Continue reading Xmas card: Sparkle trees
Blank cards: Inlaid die-cut owls
What: Another pair of cards using a single die; this time with much fiddly paper piecing. Supplies: stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - woodgrain dies: Joanna Sheen - beautiful owl colour: Avery Elle - pigment ink pad - cherry Avery Elle - pigment ink pad - sapphire embellishments: sequins
Birthday card: Distressed flowers
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
Birthday card: Doodle dots
What: Much fiddling and doodling. I used a stencil to emboss the dots and coloured the raised areas with Distress inks, then I doodled on and around them with a white gel pen. Supplies: stamps: Paula Pascual - all year round stencils: Imagination Crafts - bubble background colour: Distress ink pads Uni-ball - Signo gel… Continue reading Birthday card: Doodle dots
Xmas card: Snowflake die-cuts
What: Snowflakes! The first, but highly unlikely to be the last this Christmas... Supplies: dies: Lawn Fawn - stitched snowflakes colour: Wink of Luna - black Wink of Luna - copper Wink of Luna - silver texture: Quick Cards Made Easy magazine - embossing folder - merry Christmas embellishments: Papermania - adhesive stones - capsule… Continue reading Xmas card: Snowflake die-cuts
Xmas card: Snowflake shaker
What: My first shaker card. My other half didn't want to give this one away... Supplies: stamps: Get Stamping magazine – cosy Christmas (sentiment) dies: Lawn Fawn - stitched snowflakes colour: Wink of Luna - black Wink of luna - silver Memento - tuxedo black embellishments: multicoloured mini star sequins
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