What: A simple one-layer card with a big, bold sentiment. Inspired by: Many moons ago I saw a card which used some simple ink swipes as its basis, but unfortunately it's not one that has survived in either my local inspiration folder or on my Pinterest "interesting cards" board. How: So simple. Choose three inks,… Continue reading Birthday card: Ink swipe
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Birthday card: Copic camping
What: The always tricky problem of creating cards for men - luckily I managed to find a cute digi stamp that works just perfectly for my other half's dad, who runs a scout group. Supplies: digi stamps: Lilyboo Designs - let's go camping colour: Distress - ink pad - mowed lawn (for edging the card)… Continue reading Birthday card: Copic camping
Birthday card: Monsters
What: A birthday card for my nephew. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - monster mash Hero Arts - it's your day Uniko Studio - classic numbers dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps - gift card it colour: Colour Bloom - spray mist - gold foil Judikins - embossing powder - black detail Copic markers: Monster 1 - R24, R27,… Continue reading Birthday card: Monsters
Birthday card: Make a wish
What: I recently got some new stamps from Uniko Studio, including one multi-layer flower, which I really wanted to try out. This is the first time I've used Versamark as an ink in its own right rather than to stick embossing powder to. I didn't originally plan on putting the stripes on the background, but… Continue reading Birthday card: Make a wish
Birthday card: Copic girl
What: A birthday card for a friend who writes erotica for fun and profit. The original digital image has a small dog sitting in front of her, but my friend isn't really a dog person and I also wanted to simplify it a bit so the dog had to go (apologies to JadeDragonne for editing… Continue reading Birthday card: Copic girl
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
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
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
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
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
Birthday card: Die-cut felt
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
Birthday card: Inlaid stars
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
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