Cute Baby Boy!

A friend of mine recently gave birth to a gorgeous baby boy, Ollie.  Ollie was born in the evening of 23rd December!  I was lucky enough to meet him shortly after and he is adorable!

This is the card that I made for my friend

I covered the card blank using Crafters Companion papers.

I then die cut and layered.  On the smaller star I stamped a star cluster in co-ordinating ink.

I stamped the baby gro image onto card and then coloured it in using alcohol markers before cutting it out.

To finish I used a corner punch and stamped 2 sentiments.

Simple, but cute!! 

Wedding Bells

My sister and her boyfriend got engaged on Christmas Eve.  What a fabulous Christmas surprise.  I set about making an engagement card for them....

I wanted to keep the card simple. 

I use a Kraft blank and adhered a strip of patterned paper to the centre.

I also added a length of pink satin ribbon to this.

Next, I die cut the heart in pink glitter paper.  I die cut extra flowers in a darker colour, added them to the heart and added a gem in the centres.

I stamped a sentiment on Kraft card and cut this into a banner.  I added a string of pearl beads to this.

To finish I added a few sequins in a random fashion.

Due to the seasonal post it took ages to arrive.... but finally did!

Thanks for looking........

My Love Of Alice Continues!

I love Alice In Wonderland - I cannot get enough of it - or teh stamps!!

Last year I came across the Alice stamp from Carabelle Studios.   I have used it loads, but also used it to create a journal page.

I coloured the background using Fresco finish paints from Paper Artsy (can never get enough of these!!).

I then set about stamping using various background and border stamps...... and some washi tape.....got to love washi tape!!  I highlighted some of the stamping using a white gel pen.

The image was stamped onto card and coloured using watercolour pencils.  This was then cut out and adhered to the background/

The quote was stamped using a rotary stamp...... which I adore!!  (It means that I always have the rights words when I need them!).

I don't do much art journalling but when I do I love it - I can just get lost in paint and creativity!!

Thanks for looking......

Happy Birthday Mum

Today is my mum's birthday.... so ... I had to make an amazing card for an amazing woman!!

I decorated a card blank with patterned paper.

I then die cut a border and added this and a ribbon trim to the card blank.

The image was stamped and coloured with alcohol pens and die cut using a label die.  This was then mounted to the card with foam pads.

I stamped the sentiment onto pink card using coffee archival ink. I just love this sentiment!!

I then started to embellish using a gold heart doily, a ribbon bow paperclip and lots of pretty flowers.

To finish I added a couple of heart pins.

I am hoping that Mum loves her card...... and has a fabulous birthday!

Thanks for looking....

Nothing Beats A Bit Of Kindness

I am very fortunate to have great friends.  And last year one of my besties showed me an incredibly generous act of kindness.  So I wanted to say thank you - and there was no better way than a handmade card and it's own little box!!

The card is no bigger than the size of an atc and the box big enough to hold it (though there was plenty of room if I wanted to embellish the card more).

I decorated the card and box with pretty papers, doilies, trim and a resin heart.  The image was stamped, embossed and coloured (as in my previous post).

This is the back of the box

I really enjoyed creating this and, hopefully, the recipient enjoyed receiving it!!

I have a bit of a theme going as a couple of months prior to this I wanted to send a 'hello' to 2 of my besties.  So, I made them a card in it's own little gift wallet!

The card design was case'd but altered from a design I saw on Pinterest.

I think it is lovely to receive a handmade note in the post - especially in the day when we have this amazing technology!

Thanks for looking!!

Bad,Bad Blogger

Happy New Year!!

I am soooo sorry for my lack of posts over the last year.  I really don't know where 2015 went.  Work was incredibly busy and in the blink of an eye Jools Holland was on and we were seeing in 2016!

I hope you all had a great Christmas.

So, I thought I would start by sharing some note cards that I made as Christmas gifts.  The technique was the same but in different designs.

I started off by trimming the background paper to size and punching 2 edges using a corner punch.

I used ribbon and trim as a border.

The images were stamped using Versamark then embossed using white embossing powder.  These were then coloured in using ink pads and a water brush.

Once completed I fussy cut around the image and adhered them to the note cards using foam pads to give them some lift.

Easy, eh?!  Thankfully the recipients loved them!

Here are the other designs that I made....

So, a quick post to start me off.... but I promise to try better this year!

Thanks for looking.....

Exam Success

A friend of mine recently passed her exams and now has new initials after her name!

I made her a card to say congratulations.

The background is from the backgrounds that I created at the Kate Crane workshop that I went to in May.

The image was stamped, coloured and cut out then mounted onto the background.

The flowers were stamped and cut out. After adding them to the card I added gems to their centres.

I finished with some dotted ribbon which I tied into a bow to the side of the card.

Quite a short post - but thanks for looking!