Botanical Swirls ...

Hi Everybody,

 This pretty card uses the  Botanical Swirls  from Spellbinders and it creates a really  intricate background for you in one simple pass.

It is an extendable die and so has no cutting edge around the outside of the pattern and once it has been cut it still needs to be hand cut some more to release all the beauty of the pattern.

The video will show you exactly what I mean and then all will become clear if you are not used to this type of die.

Look at any of your dies carefully and make sure that they are those with a cutting edge before you start to worry that they are faulty or that you are not using them correctly.

Not all of them will cut ... some will emboss and now some will deboss and add extra pattern to your designs.

The flowers on this card are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have been sparkle with Glamour Dust.

The Diamante is from Want2Scrap  and I have used just a tiny piece to decorate the sentiment.




So over the next few weeks I will try to show you how I use these dies and the difference in the edges and hope fully it will help you to see what you can do with them as you work.

Grab a cuppa and a biscuit or two ... or three ... and enjoy the video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Baby Card Tutorial ...

Hi Everybody,

This cute card is ideal and is so easy to make and in the video we will create our own template to be saved and used over and over again.

It is all hand cut and there is not a die cut in sight ... so anybody can make it easily.

If you have lots of invites to baby showers to make then this would be ideal ... or as a card to welcome a new baby into the world.

Every part of this card to the left is hand cut and the video takes you step by step through it all so you can get the look you want.

I hope you enjoy it and the finished card will fit into standard size envelope so no extra postage costs either.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Parchment Front ...

 Hi Everybody,

Elements from three sets of dies have been used to produce this pretty card.

But the focal point to it has been cut from Parchment.

I have used Parchment Paper from AnnaMarie Designs  and it is a really good quality.

I added it to the A4 embossing folder Ornate Butterflies from Crafters Companion  

Once the base card was created with layers of white and lilac I cut the parchment in half, and cut the shaped panel for the front.

I used the other half and cut out just two of the butterflies and then decoupaged them onto the main panel

The verse is stamped and heat embossed in silver and add to Labels Thirty Three.

The butterfly has a pearly body and trail cut from "Bling" from Want2Scrap


A really pretty and easy to produce card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

*LF-347 Spellbinders GRAND LABELS 23 Twenty Three Nestabilities Calibur Dies New 2011

*S5-187 Spellbinders LABELS THIRTY-THREE Nestabilities Dies

*PREORDER S5-177 Spellbinders A2 FILIGREE DELIGHT Nestabilities Dies NEW 2013

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How about a Birthday card ...

Hi Everybody,

I thought I would move away from Christmas for a little while and add this pretty birthday card.

It is a 7" square and has lots of layers using the Grand Squares ... and I have added it to my Etsy Shop

The filigree panel is from Adorning Squares and the flower corsage ha been added to one of the ovals shapes and then added to the panel.

The ribbon is a beautiful satin and tied in a large bow with a pearl and silver centre to cover the knot.

The inside has been embossed with the new Ornate Butterflies Folder from Crafters Companion

It is an A4 folder and I really like these bigger folders.

The pearls have been added around the edge of the card and the inside and  they are from Want2Scrap 


The pretty organza butterflies I already had in my "Stash"  and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment, which has been heat embossed in silver,  is one that most of us have

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they have been sparkled up with Glamour Dust.  I added a white feather to the display as well as a lovely pink pearl hatpin.

More tomorrow...

Hugs xx

Baby Cards ...

Hi Everybody,

I thought I would go back to making some baby cards this time.

I have Grand daughters in their twenties whose friends are now of that age where they think about starting a family.

So now I have cards ready for them to give when the time comes.

This image is Mulberry Wood from  Crafters Companion

I have made the puppy look different  each time by changing the colors.

The addition of the ribbon also alters the look of the card and of course it wouldn't be me if I didn't add in some "Bling"

Here I have taken just one of the pearl flourishes

from Want2Scrap and cut it up between the three cards.

A little goes a long way 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx