Parchment Flowers

Hi Everybody,

I have gone back to vellum/parchment for todays flowers and this is a video and card I did a long time ago but I thought it was a good idea to play it again.

Parchment Flowers

Because it is an older video it shows dies from the original "Christina Collection" that I designed years ago but you may have bought the set or maybe just some of it.

If you do then you can make these beautiful parchment flowers but if you don't then just use any floral die and stamps set that you do have.

The card in the video has leaves that are created from Acetate and that is another way to add interest to your designs. 

You will need heat proof acetate though or it will shrivel as you heat emboss the powder

Give it a go the effect is really lovely and will suit many different occasions.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Die Cut Flowers

Hi Everybody,

I missed another day yesterday but I had to go out of town to see a physiotherapist for my knee and it was right smack in the middle of the day.

Todays card is a really old one created with coloured card and a die and the frame is another old one that I think is from Spellbinders ... but I could be wrong

It is an A2 size card, which is a USA size and it is that that makes me think it is from SB.

I have used a pink card blank to create the base and white for the frame and the flower is made from three layers of petals.

Here is a similar design just in a different colour way

I don't know where the leaves are from and they have just been slotted under the flowers.

The centre of each of the flowers is an enamel dot and I haven't used those for such a long time.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Staying With Denim

Hi Everybody,

These denim roses are created from strips of denim and I am quite pleased with the result. But I have to say they are quite awkward to roll up.

I have added them to silver mirror card and blue and the finished card is a 5x7 with the fold at the top.

The little silver butterflies I have had for a long time and they were sent to me by one of my readers.

There are so many on the roll that I still have lots left over for more projects.

The card is really pretty in the hand but it will need a box to send or give it because of the flowers.

Thank you for your concern over Ruby and I am pleased to say she is eating well again.

She still likes to spend her time under the bush in the back garden but I suspect she is doing that to get away from the puppy ... who is going home today !!

Bye for now ..

Hugs xx

 

What a week ….

 Hi Everybody,

I am sorry for my absence but I have had a truly awful week. My Ruby has been really poorly again and I have had to take her to the vet twice and nurse her back to being ok again. I thought she had a recurring bout of pancreatitis but blood tests showed that wasn’t the case. 

But she wouldn’t eat and was very lethargic and kept hiding under the bush in my back garden, she wouldn’t come inside at all. I am happy to say that she is now much better..

I have also been with without internet connection. I couldn’t use the computer, my iPad or my phone and there was no tv in the evening either, so very quiet but a bit too quiet !!

There has also been a visitor here for ten days in the shape of a Dachshund puppy that I have been looking after and she has driven the others crazy. I have Dougal during the day while Vickie goes to work and the pup has taken a real shine to him and will not leave him alone, and she chases my cat, who now stays up stairs out of the way.

The pup goes home again tomorrow and so peace will reign again, and my internet is restored and Ruby is eating again.

I too will be back to normal hopefully and can get some videos and blog posts done.

So see you then

Bye for now …

Spiky Denim Flower

 Hi Everybody,  

I am using one of the other flowers that I made in the last video and this a die cut one that I have flipped the layers alternatively.

Into the centre I have glued a blue pearl and dotted some more around the card front

I splattered it all with gold paint to match in with the sentiment and this card is an A6 size.

I have added a cut out panel to the card and surrounded the flower with some leaves.

It was very quick to make and I am not un happy with the result even though it is not my favourite size.  

Using old jeans is a perfect way to get some flowers that are different from the rest and saves them going to the landfill site.

So I hope you like them

Bye for now ... 

Hugs xx

Using Old Jeans

 Hi Everybody,

Do you have some old jeans that you no longer wear or can get some from someone else who wears them and now doesn't need them anymore.

You can make some lovely flowers from them to add to your projects and it doesn't take a lot of material to make them.

It is another fabric that can be put to good use in the flower making department and there are lots of ways to use it up. 

Making Flowers - Denim

This is just one way that denim can be used and I hope you will stay with me as we try some more from the same material.

Just use any dies that you already have for the flowers and leaves and experiment and come up with a different design if you would like too.

Have fun with any of the flowers that have been covered over the last few months, they certainly make for pretty cards.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Lace Flower

Hi Everybody,

I could have sworn that I scheduled this post to go live this morning ... but clearly not. So better late than never, here it is.

I don't have a video for this flower but if you would like one then let me know and I will do one.

I have used some Guipure Lace to make this flower and added a lovely centrepiece that is from a bracelet that I have dismantled.

The background has been inked and then embossed in a folder and the pearls have been dotted around the flower.

I have added it to some large fern leaves and then adhered the sentiment on its parchment at the bottom of the card.

So there is my card and sorry it is late 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Three different flowers

Hi Everybody,

Here I am using three different types of flowers again and this time they are Fun Foam, Die Cut and Homemade pattern on paper.

I have inked the background and I meant to emboss this panel in a folder .... and I forgot !!

I have splattered it with gold paint and dried it all off with my heat gun. I have added it to a gold mirror card panel then added it all to the base card.

It is a 5x7 and the white leave are some that I have had for a very long time.

Its been very noisy here over the weekend as it has been Blackpool's Air show and the place has been teeming with visitors.

Ruby and I went into the peace of Witch Wood on Saturday and it is always calm in tranquil in there and Ruby loves having a good sniff about, then on Sunday we went down to the beach in Lytham and Ruby went into the sea. She has to be bathed when we get home again as she is full of salt water and sand.

But at least she smells nice again now.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Last of the Crochet Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

So today I am adding in the last of the crochet flowers and next week I will move onto some other material to make some more.

This card has two flowers glued together to make a larger one and the stamen is one of the pretty ones that I have in my stash.

I have used a variety of dies to make this card, some from my own designs and others are from Spellbinders.

They are all really old dies now and I have used shades of turquoise and teal tamed with white to get the look. 

As usual it is a top folded 5x7 card as that is my favourite size to work with.

The layers have been raised with cardboard, as a cheap alternative to foam tape, and then wrapped with ribbon.

This is another pretty card but it will need a box to send it in because of the height to the flower.

Well worth it though so as not to spoil the design.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Creating a Crochet Rose.

Hi Everybody,

Today I am not creating a card instead I am adding the vidoe on how I made these beautiful roses and the technique is very easy to do.

I used  two hooks, a 4.00 mm and a 5.00 mm hook and just everyday DK yarn that is acrylic. 

The stamens I have had for a long time and although I have used them in lots of flowers they never seem to diminish

They don't take a lot of yarn either so it is a good way to use up end of rolls that you may have left over.

Crochet Roses

These are a little too big to add to a card but if you made them smaller they would fit perfect.

What I have been doing is crocheting myself a blanket and I have picot stitched the edge and then added some of the flowers I have made over the past few weeks.

I am very pleased with it and the cat loves it too. The finished size of the blanket is 3ft wide  x 4' 6" long and it blends with the furnishings in my lounge

I have managed to put most of the flowers I have made to good use in one project or another and so nothing has been a waste of time or effort.

Hope you like 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Mixing Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

This card has a mixture of some of the flowers we have created over the past few months and it includes a Felt Flower, one made from Fun Foam and the other is a Crochet Daisy

(These are the links to the relevant videos in case you missed them.)

I have added some fancy stamens to the centres of two of the flowers and glued them to the card front with a hot glue gun.

The white pearls have  been coloured to blend with the  scheme and I have used an alcohol marker pen to do that.

I have also splattered the front of the white panel with Picked Raspberry and wrapped it with a matching ribbon.

The finished card is a 5x7 and is much prettier in the hand.

The sentiment is from one of my older stamp sets and it comes complete with several sentiments and the dies to cut it out. I have added this with foam pads underneath to raise it up a little.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx