Fun Stencil ...

Hi Everybody,

I have been having a splurge with stencils just lately and there are so many designs that I like.

This one was so unusual and I couldn't resist. I tried it in two different colour ways and I really like both of them.

The options are endless with this one. For this card I used Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Shaded Lilac and I edged the layer with gold Gansai Tambi

On both cards the dies are from Sevenhills Crafts and there are accompanying sentiment stamp with them both

The colours on this one are Fossilised Amber, Twisted Citron and Tumbled Glass

I have added Glossy Accents to both sentiments words

This stencil makes for a look that is modern and would suit any age group male or female ... so altogether a useful addition to my crafting stash

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

More All Occasions ...

Hi Everybody,

Here are the latest additions to the All Occasions Collection and this is part of their Christmas range

This card features in a new video and the link is here ...

All Occasions - Winter Snow   

 and it is easy to recreate.

I used Distress Oxides for the background and the wave die in the set to create the channel.

The snow flakes are all glittered and the card is really pretty in the hand

This one is from the Merry Christmas folder and the die set and that video can be found here ..

All Occasions - Merry Christmas  

 and is the Letterpress technique

I hope you enjoy all the vidoes that I am adding this week 

More tomorrow ...

Hugsxx

Apple Blossom - All Occasion Collection

Hi Everybody,

This post was added a while ago but due to a technical hitch with Craft Stash it had to be removed. That is why there are already comments at the end of the post. But now that things are sorted it can be reintroduced.

It is to tell you about the additions to their All Occasion Collection (AKA "That Folder") which sells out time and time again.

Now they have decided to extend the

  All Occasion Collection 

and so there are more folders that will mix and match with each other,  and lovely dies that can aid that process.

There are also some stamps that will cover all occasions and they will fit into the wave die to add to the card

I also have two new videos featuring this new collection and I hope that you will enjoy both.

The first video uses the Letterpress Technique and one of the new folders and I show you how easy it is to mix and match them for another look to your designs

Apple Blossom All Occasion Collection 1

The second one shows you how I created the flower from the die set 

  Apple Blossom All Occasion Collection 2

There are lots of ideas in the videos and here is another that I did way back in February 2016

  Craft Stash Video    

So grab yourself a cuppa and relax as you view the three short tutorials and I hope you enjoy the extended

 Apple Blossom - All Occasion Collection

 that is available from Craft Stash now ... and there is much more to come soon

More tomorrow ...

Hugs 

Tonic Studios Cute Critters

Hi Everybody,

I am absolutely delighted with the new dies from Tonic Studios as they make the cutest of cards for any age group

This is Percy Panda and I have sat him in amongst some bamboo and he has eaten all the leaves already !!

The Bamboo and Prickly Pear die are from Spellbinders and they just add more to the card.

I played all day with these dies and created some really pretty cards and videoed the making of Leo Lion for you to view.

The video is here ...  Tonic Studios - Cute Critters  and I hope you enjoy it.

This character is Hetty Hippo but if you leave off the fluttery eyelashes you can turn this into a boy.

I am sure that you will come up with many more ideas if you start to play with these dies and I will certainly be using them a lot for children's cards in the future.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Fuzzy Lemon Collection

Hi Everybody,

This has been a busy week for me and in it I have added five new videos to the blog pages. 

 Yesterday saw the addition of  Lavish Label Layers and today I have four more featuring the new dies from the Fuzzy Lemon Collection at Craft Stash

For the first video I thought I would stick with a male theme as this is one I am often asked about.

 I know that many of  us can make ladies flowery cards all day long ... but when it comes to men we scratch our heads.

So here is one that is easy to do and the idea can be adapted to produce any style of jacket for your recipient

Fuzzy Lemon - Fancy Bow Tie 

 The next one is using the

 Fuzzy Lemon -  Cocktail Glass

This can be used any way you like. Either as a single glass of adding several to your card as I have here.

The video will give you more ideas that you may like to try for yourself

This one is prefect for any engagement or wedding celebrations you have coming up and for my card I have kept to gold and white.

This card was really easy to make and yet is very effective.

The video shows the making of this one

Fuzzy Lemon - Ring Duo

Then last but not least is this really pretty card.

This was my favorite from the cards in that set and I  used pearls on the dress of the 

Fuzzy Lemon - Ballerina

It was added to a simple stencilled background and coloured as if the dancer is facing away from us.

I hope you will enjoy all four of these videos and of course the one from yesterday too.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Magazine Freebie ...

Hi Everybody,

So tomorrow, 10th August, sees the sale of
 Simply Cards and Papercraft 166
 and this is a magazine that I have been subscribed to for years.

There are some fantastic articles in it each month and it is the relaxation that I need each time it pops through my door

The gift this month is 

 Lavish Label Layers
 and the video shows you how I made this card using the Labels as a frame 

It was designed to co-ordinate with the gift 

Die Cutting Essentials 27 - Finest Vintage

That magazine was on sale last week, 3rd August,  and it was a wine bottle and glass.

Here you can see that I have added the Label to the wine bottle and stamped a sentiment into it

Two free gifts that work really well with each other ... but in case you missed that wine bottle there is a template on the back of the Labels package  for you to hand cut your own

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Spellbinders Ooh La La !!

Hi Everybody,

These are some new dies coming to Spellbinders and they make really feminine cards with a French feel to them.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-803 Paris Skyline
• S4-801 Eau de Perfume
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Distress Inks
• Sponges
• Sequins
• Black Card

Instructions:

Create the card base with the largest Matting Basics A 

Cut another piece with layer with the largest B die from water colour card

With Distress inks create a splatter background with your inks to look like a night sky

Cut the Paris Skyline in black card

Add this to the inked sky effect and then add to the base

Cut and colour with Distress Inks the perfume bottles of your choice and add foam pads to the backs

Position on your card front as you like them and add the words from the die set Ooh La La

Go over the bottles with a clear glitter pen

Dot with sequins

Add a tiny red bow to one of the bottles

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

New Pretty Quick Dies ...

Hi Everybody,

I have been really busy this week with some of the newest dies from Craft Stash. These are part of their Pretty Quick range and these will be on sale TOMORROW on the Craft Stash website.

But these videos will give you a preview of what there is and some ideas of what you can do with them.  I am showing you one card from each collection.

The first one is this Pretty Quick Stained Glass Robin   and in the video I have given you several ideas that you may like to try.

This one is my favorite and I simply used the die cut, done in gold card, as it is and added it to some white card with a Distress Ink effect added

I then coloured behind the Robin with alcohol markers and then added another gold die cut over the top.

For the video  Pretty Quick Stained Glass Wise Men   I used the die cut as a stencil to create a soft pastel card.

But the card shown here is how to keep them simple and easy to make .. no techniques just gold die cuts and white card for an elegant look to your Christmas card

This was the one I created from making a stamp with the die
with the Pretty Quick Stained Glass Candle

This is a soft water colour and I really liked this one once it was done.

I shall keep this one to send to someone over the Christmas period

And last but not least for this card I  used the
 Pretty Quick Stained Glass Angel  to create this card with a stencilled background

So there you have four videos to view and the dies will be on sale tomorrow .. Friday ... with Craft Stash

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Papercraft Essentials 149 - Cottage Garden

Hi Everybody,

This months Papercraft Essentials magazine will be on sale tomorrow and with it there is a really pretty die and stamp set.

With the gift I have tried to show you some ideas that you may like to try and all are relatively easy to re create.

Having a floral background and adding a sentiment is one of the easiest ways to make a quick card and it is something I like to do with any of the floral stamps in my collection

Keep them altogether and then whenever you need to make a quick card you will have a ready made background all done and waiting

This is the video link that you may like to click to see some of the ideas I have had with this gift 
    Papercraft Essentials 149 Cottage Garden 

And if you have more time then maybe you would like to try this idea with some buttons.

I bought them from the £££ shop and I added them to a heart shape with a hot glue and then onto a Scalloped heart with foam pads

Then everything was added to a Distress Oxide panel and the floral stamp from the collection used to add more detail to the background

I really liked this card as it is different from my usual style. 

But I do like to mix thinks up a little every so often then I don't get bored

Hope you like and enjoy the video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Spellbinders Venice Lace

Hi Everybody,

The card I made for todays tutorial features one of the new dies from Becca Feeken who is a designer for Spellbinders. This is her beautiful Venice Lace Collection and it is so intricate and elegant.

I didn't have card in the shade of pink that I wanted so I used Picked Raspberry to blend white card for my backgrounds and flowers

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-131 A2 Matting BasicsA
• S5-311 Emmaline  Venice Lace
• S4-792 Cinch and Go Venice Lace flowers
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Distress Ink from Craft Stash
• Pearls from Want2Scrap

Instructions:

With the largest die from Matting basics A cut two pieces in white card 

Score down one of them by about half an inch 

Add glue along this small scored panel and add the two cards together to create the base

Cut another panel in white slightly smaller

With a blending tool ink over the panel with Pocked Raspberry to create an Ombre effect and leave to dry

With both parts to the Venice Lace Emmaline die cut one in white

Add mini foam pads to the back of each of the tiny flowers

Add to the Ombre panel

Cut as many flowers and leaves as you like and with Picked Raspberry ink through the die to the flowers before you remove the card

Shape the petal with a ball tool to give dimension

Assemble the flower with a Brad and off set the petals as you go

Stamp a sentiment of your choice and sketch a black line around it

Cut out into a banner shape and add larger foam pads to the back

Assemble the pieces by adding the Ombre Vnice Lace panel to the base card

Add the sentiment where you would like it and arrange your flower and leaves to the left side of it

Add a pearl to each of the flower centres in the Venice Lace

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ink Smooshing Technique

Hi Everybody,

This is a fun technique that has been around for a long time and I have done videos on this in the past.

But here is a new video on how I created three cards that all look different with this idea

Ink Smooshing & Die Cutting Essentials

These colours, Picked Raspberry and Shaded Lilac,

work so well together and produce a really vibrant card for any occasion.

I have used the kit that came with

Die Cutting Essentials Special Edition 5

called English Country Garden and it was featured in another video a while ago

So there you have two videos on using this kit and if you bought the magazine you will see even more cards from me on the pages in the book

I hope you will try this technique as it is fun to do and not too messy and you will be delighted with the different looks you can achieve.

Try other colour combinations and see which you like. 

Make a note of them in a note book so that you will remember the ones you liked.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Fluer de Circle

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I have used one of the newer dies from Spellbinders. 

To create this look I have used a quality white card and then simply inked through the die with the card still in place to bring out the detail. This way I am sure that everything matches my desired colour scheme

Links to all the suppliers are now listed at the end of the blog post

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-276 Fluer de Circle 
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Card from Papermill Direct
• Distress Ink from Craft Stash (Lucky Clover)
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Dried flowers from Anna Marie Designs
• Paper Flowers from Wold Orchid Crafts
• Adhesives from Craft Stash

Instructions:

With die #3 from the Fluer de Circle cut one piece in white and ink through the die whilst the card is in place

Ink the solid centre with the same colour ink

Cut the filigree die in white and add the sentiment to the smaller centre part in the same colour ink

Create a card base to fit the Fluer de Circle

(All I did was fold in half an A4 white card and then cut to the size of the die cut panel)

Create a smaller layer in white and ink around the edges with the same colour as before

Create another smaller white panel and emboss this in any folder you have.

(Not a lot of this panel will be seen so you can skip this step if you prefer)

Flat glue the embossed panel on to the one with the inked edges 

Add pieces of foam pad under the filigree layer and add this to the card front making sure that when you add the sentiment panel the words will lie level

Use a double layer of foam under the sentiment 

I have used a mixture of dried flowers on the left and paper flowers on the right

Add the layers to the base card and dress with the flowers. I use a hot glue gun to keep everything in place. Dot with wet glue and sprinkle with glitter

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nestabilities Fleur de Circle Etched Dies from the Rouge Royale Deux Collection by Stacey Caron	Distress Ink Lucky Clover	Chameleon Glitter	Wild Orchid Crafts
PICK & MIX	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	A4 Adhesive Foam	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Dried Flower Bundle - Anna Marie Designs

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