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

Crochet Daisies

Hi Everybody,

Here is the video I promised on how I made the daisies and they are very easy to do.

The video is not too long and I hope it helps you in the making of these flowers. 

Making Flowers - Crochet Daisies

The yarn I have used is a DK Acrylic in white and it was very inexpensive. I got three balls for the price of

two so I chose white, yellow and pink and they cost me £2.

The hook I have had for years and it is a 3.50 (Old size 9)

In the video I show you how I made the five petal flowers but if you add a couple more stiches to your magic circle you can get six petals. There are six petals to the ones on the card

 Just play around and see what you can do.

The card is a 5x7 but I have used it with the fold at the top in Landscape ... for a change !!

I have a beautiful crochet rose to show you next and that is also easy to create. Please join me for that one.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Making Flowers - Crochet Yarn

 Hi Everybody,

Another idea for your crochet hook and this looks so pretty on my card.

The yarn I have used is a DK Acrylic  and the hook is a 4.00 (Old Size 8) and this is not very thick at all. 

There is a vast choice of yarn, hooks and books to teach you how to do it on Amazon and they have a full kit of yarn, darning needle and hooks  really cheaply which is a good starter kit.

I have enjoyed making these flowers and I now have a box full of them ready to add to my projects, whatever they may be ...

I am hoping the video will help in some way though I have seen that sometimes my hands drop very low, so I apologise n advance for that and if it it too distracting then I will do it again.

I have more to do yet and will keep my hands lifted when I do another style of flower.

Making Flowers - Crochet Circle Flower

It is not hard to do and I know that some of you have tried crochet before,  so maybe you will give these flowers a try and see how you like them .

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

More Flowers - Crochet ...

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created with a crochet flower and to the centre of it I have added a silk bloom. This flower has been crocheted with white DK acrylic yarn and I have used a 3.50 hook.

It is sat on a wooden fence with leaves and sprigs coming up behind. I got this fence from AnnaMarie Designs and I have had it for a long time.

I have also stencilled a brick wall for effect and added the Sorry sentiment, and the edges have been inked with the same colour ink as the wall.

The leaves and the sentiment are cut in green card and layered together.

The finished size is a 5x7 with the fold at the top and it is very petty in the hand.  

On Wednesday I will be adding a new video with crochet for the flowers using yarn as it is easier to crochet than the twine and gives a more delicate flower.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Waste Not - Want Not ...

 Hi Everybody,

For this card I decided to make some smaller flowers from the Gilded paper I made in the last video and to the centre of these smaller ones I have added a pearl.

The centre of the large rose has got a silver stamen in it and that blends with the colour scheme

I have also dressed this card with silver mirror card and a selection of leaves and flourishes to complement the display.

The Birthday sentiments are from my own collections and they are big enough to  make a statement.

I have used some of the inked and gilded paper to make the background as I had some left over and I created some silver frames to add to the top of the 5x7 top folded card.

This is another card that I am pleased with but it will need a box to send it to my recipient.

I will be staying with flower making for next weeks video so I hope you will join me for that.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Gilded Blue Roses

 Hi Everybody,

In Yesterdays video I made a blue spiral blossom as an examples of dies to create your flowers from so in todays card I have used them to show you yet another design for the Gilded Flowers.

In the middle of these flowers I have added some white stamens that I have in my embellishments and I have used silver  mirror card as an added extra.

I have also used a stencilled back panel but this time I have not traced over the flowers, and I have tucked extra leaves and flourishes around the display.

The cards is a top folded 5x7 with an embossed panel added to the front that is slightly smaller, and it is a very pretty card but it will need a box because of the depth of the flowers.

I was very late adding in the video yesterday because I forgot to publish it and so it didn't go live until about 1pm. I will add it here again in case you missed it ...

Making Flowers - Gilding Flakes

I hope you like the flowers and enjoyed the video too. 

Thank you for being here xxx

Bye for now 

Hugs r

Making Flowers - Gilding Flakes

 Hi Everybody,  

Adding flowers to my cards always makes them feel more feminine and it is something I love to do.

These are quite low so will no interrupt them going into an envelope and they look really pretty with the stencilling behind them.

The gilding flakes I have used are some that I have had for a long time and because you use so little of them each time they seem to last for ages.

They come in many colours and combinations and they are not expensive but they are messy and do get everywhere.

They can also be used in other ways too so get your imagination going and see what you can come up with.

So this video will show you how I made these flowers in the blue and silver. 

Making Flowers - Gilding Flakes

Just use any flowers or leaf die that you already have, and any stencil that can give you a background for your base card.

Have fun 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Crochet Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

These two cards have flowers on them that I have not filmed and they are made from the twine I used in the Hessian series.

But for these flowers I have crocheted the twine into floral shapes and added a pearl to the centres. I used quite a big hook to do the stitches and they didn't take long to make.

Now if you crochet then let me know how you go on with them, and if you don't would you like me to do a video on making these simple flowers ???

The cards are both 5x7 and each one has a panel added to the front that is slightly smaller . 

One is in landscape and the other is portrait 

Both have got a letterpress technique added to the panel but the top one has been sprayed with water for a more watercolour effect.

The second one I have kept as it was, and I used Seedless Preserves to colour them both.

I have used other bit and pieces that I could find on my desktop and the flowers I made a while ago.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

More Flowers ...

 HI Everybody,

Today I am adding the first video for a little while but it stays with the flower making theme and once again I have used ribbon.

These flowers are so easy to make and all you ned is a needle and thread to gather the ribbon up

You can use nay width of ribbon that you have and any colour to make your flowers but they always make such a difference to your designs.

Have a flower making session while watching TV one night and keep them all in a box until you are ready to add them to your cards. 

Gathered Flowers 

These are just A6 sized cards and they will fit into an envelope. I use a larger size to accommodate the flowers so for these I would use a 5x7.
Or alternatively make them a box.

I have used odd die cuts that I found on my desk and any leaf dies that I have, I also used and old aperture die to cut the pattern into my card.

I hope you like the cards and the video is not long either.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Out of the box ...

 Hi Everybody,

It is taking me some time to get back to crafting as I have become so lazy and can't seem to get going at all.

It is good to be able to see the computer screen though now that my eyes have been lasered,  and that make  things a lot easier for me. 

For this little project I have used some flowers that I made and I have added them to a head band for a child.

I have also added some lace along the side to hide the head band and here ....

... it is beautifully modelled by my lovely Ruby.

She is the one that is guilty of all the snoring that goes on in my videos and I love her to bits. 

She was not too happy about this situation and couldn't wait to shake it off.
But you get the idea anyway.

Tomorrow I am adding in a new video that continues with the theme of making flowers and I am using ribbon again to making some small flowers to add to cards.

They are very quick and easy to do but you will need a needle and some cotton.

I hope you like them and the cards they are added too. 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Large Ribbon Rose

Hi Everybody,

This large flowers rose is created in exactly the same way as the smaller ones shared with you in the video last week.

It has been done using the ruler method and separating out each overlapped petal as I twist it togehter  to create this really large flower.

This is obviously too big to go on a card and so for this one I have added it to a box instead, and the box is big enough to add  a gift to if needed.

The only difference is the width of the ribbon used to create the rose and you can try any size ribbon that you may have to give your different effects for your designs. 

I have added mine to the box top with some silver leaves underneath to complete the look

This rose has ben created with a silver threaded, wired ribbon that is 2" wide.

In the video coming this week I will show you how to create a smaller flower for your cards using a different way to use the ribbon.

I hope you will join me for that video.

You will have to excuse the lack of videos and blog posts for the next few weeks  as everything just looks grey to me until  I can get my eye seen to.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Yesterdays Roses

Hi Everybody

In yesterdays video I made two cards with different flowers on them and the photo to the right shows the second one with the two pink ribbon roses attached to it.

Now although it was a pretty card once it was done I really didn't like it when I looked back at it later.

There was too much of the ribbon flower visible around the base and it showed up really well when the card was titled to the side view.

So I got out some  Mulberry flowers and with the glue gun I filled all the gaps around the bottom, and I liked it much better once I had done that.

The photo below gives you some idea of what I did to the design and once the other flowers are in place I glittered the whole lot

It may be too much for some of my readers but I know there are those of you out there who like the embellishments that I add to a card.

And as I always say ..."I never know when to stop"

Maybe you will think differently when you see  the next photo which shows the same card  from the same angle but with the added extras and let me now what you really think of it.

The floral display has spread quite a lot over the card from two flowers tucked into the corner, to lots of them  cascading out on each side.

Nothing else has changed, the colours are the same. the layout, background, diamante flourish, the bow and leaves and the size of the card

I like it so much better now. ... more my style of make

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Flowers with Ribbons

 Hi Everybody,

Ribbon roses are something that I have covered in the past and I added a video to YouTube about 14 years ago so its a bit old fashioned now but still gets the idea across for you to follow

It does have a little tip in it about storing the flowers you make in an ole egg carton so I will add the link in case you wanted to view it.

Old video ... Ribbon Rose

Today I am adding in the new video and this will show you two ways in which to get the flowers. 

I would warn you though that they will need boxes and if your ribbons is wider than mine then your flowers will be a different size.

They are a lot of fun to make though and so here is the link to the 

new video  ...    Making Flowers with Ribbons

I hope you will enjoy the videos ... both of them if you watch them and I thank you for your support.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Inked Flowers & Gilding Flakes

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using ink smooshing with Distress Oxides and adding extra shine with Gilding Flakes.

 It is one I intend doing in the Making Flowers series and so this is a sneaky peak of what one of the cards will look like..

I have also stencilled the background but it is very light and I have used a homemade stencil with flowers and leaves. It is just visible in the photo but in real life it does show up really well.

I have edged the card, leaves and flowers with a black fine liner pen and the finished size is a 5x7. As there is not too much depth to the flowers it will fit into an envelope.

Tomorrow I will be adding some flowers made from ribbon and I have found some lace leaves in my stash and so they will be added to the blooms also.

It is a lovely day here today and so now I am going to take Ruby and Dougal for a walk. He is with me for day care as Vickie mow goes out to work 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Yellow & Orange Brusho Rose

Hi Everybody,

I was particularly happy with the way this Rose turned out using the red and yellow Brushos. The colours have gone together really well .

I didn't use water colour card but you can if that is what you have. I found that the ordinary 300 gsm card worked just as well.

I am glad that these videos have prompted some of you about the Brushos that you already have and are preparing to get them out and use them again for your flowers.

It is amazing how much stuff we buy and then put away in a cupboard and forget about it, and maybe go and buy more of a similar item.

Shop your own stash and use what you already have .... it is far more satisfying than buying more items that you will forget to make use of..

This is the other card in the video from yesterday and I think both cards are really pretty.

The only problem is I now have a kat of boxes to make !! 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Making Flowers - Spiral Roses

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is complete with video and once again I am using the Brushos.

They are such and easy way to colour your card and they last for ever. 

In this video I have used the Spiral Blossom Die Set and this is such a versatlie die and can be used with lots of different materials.

Here is the new video ...

Making Flowers Spiral Blossom Roses

I hope you enjoy this video and next week I will be looking at ways to make flowers with ribbons so I hope you will join me for those and perhaps send me photos of the ones you make.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx.

Making Flowers 2-4-1

 Hi Everybody,

Today we are staying with making flowers but using the simple material of Brushos.

This is the powder that bursts into life once the water has been added to it and one small pot can last you for years as you need so little of it

It comes in many different colours and it is fabulous to work with, and there are other brand names too that will give you the same result

Here I have created two cards from one die cut session and I am so pleased with all of them..

They will fit into a standard envelope too so no extra bulk for the postman to carry..and no extra postage costs to pay either.

This is an extra video this week and there will be another one on Thursday though I don't know what I will use for that, but it will still be a flowers of some sort.

I have more ways to make flowers that I want to cover yet suing different materials so I hope you will stay with me for those.

Making Flowers with Brushos

Bye for now 

Hugs xx

Making Flowers - Felt

 Hi Everybody, 

It is time to get out the felt that has ben sat in your cupboard for such a long time and also the flower dies that haven't been used for ages. and make some really pretty textural flowers for your cards.

This video will show you the cards that I have made and each one is different.

Making Flowers with Felt

Use your dies to give you different shaped cards  to add interest to your designs.

I used white felt and coloured it myself with Distress Oxides and I am very pleased with the results., but you can buy it in many colours to suit your needs.

I got mine by the metre and it will last me a long time and as well as flowers it can be used for other things also.

Try your local hobby shop to see if they sell it. I know that Hobbycraft in the UK do and there are some lovely colour.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx