Card with a Difference

Hi Everybody,

We probably have all made Easel Cards of some description and then added in the Twist to change the look.

I have tutorials on all ... single, doubles, triples, twisted variations  and this the Quad Easel Card

This different style of card has been very popular with a lot of people and it has had over 11.000 views on YouTube since it was added.

It's claim to fame was that it was once featured on Create and Craft and I was named as the maker.

Can't tell you how chuffed I was about that .... oh yes!! cat and cream had nothing on me for a whole week.




 Anyway here is the video tutorial just in case you should want to try it for your self ... and it is only 10 minutes long.

I was using  flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts back then too and still do ... love 'em ...  Hope you enjoy

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Lilac Dreams

Etsy Shop

Hi Everybody,

Here is another card for my Etsy Shop and this is another that is far prettier in real life.

I have used many layers and quite a few dies to get this look.

The ribbon is from Reasonable Ribbons and the pearls are as always from  Want2Scrap

The flowers are a mixture from Wild Orchid Crafts and they have been sparkled with Glamour Dust

 I also pushed in some of the twigs I had left over from the Wreath card that I made using them the other day.

I used the same embossing folder for the front and the inside and it is one of the A4 folders from Spellbinders ... Dainty Dots

The sentiment is from an A5 sheet of mixed ones from the Sentimentals Range by Crafters Companion.

I stamped it in an ink to match the card and then heat embossed it in clear powder.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Memories Card ...

Etsy Shop

Hi Everybody,

Yesterday I added the tutorial on how I made the "Keepsake" box and I am so honored to have had a comment from Marisa Job ...  the talented lady who designed the die that I had used.

Marisa makes the most wonderful cards and I love to visit her blog ...  Designs by Marisa   ... whenever I can.

Pop over there and take a look at the wonderful things she makes.

And she likes my idea of the box so much she is going to make one for her Grand daughter.

So for todays card I have used a really pretty shade of pink silk card and it is so smooth. I have used it to cut the layers and the flourish trim which is just under the ribbon.

On the front of the card I have used a large stamp and Versamark.

I have heat embossed it in a clear sparkly powder and it looks  lovely in real life.

Click the photo to enlarge the card and you can just make the effect out.


The inside is embossed with the Elegant Swirls folder from Crafters Companion

I have used the matching pearl "Bling" from Want2Scrap on the labels and also around the flowers.   The newest pearls from them are the tear drops in the corners and they come in two different sizes and they are lovely.

The ribbon that I have used is from Reasonable Ribbon   and my beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts ... and they have been sparkled with Glamour Dust ... I really like this card Mmm Mmm !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Keepsake Box Tutorial

Hi Everybody,

I have had an email from a lady this week who made the grown up version of the Advent Calendar last year when I first did the tutorial ... and now she wants to do it again.

So here is the tutorial on how I made it and the dies used are listed at the bottom of the page.

It was a pleasure to make and went for storing all a new babys' first in

I wrote "Keepsake Box" on the top and used Distress Ink to color the Centura Pearl card.

The pink one was another version of the box and both have been well loved since they where made.

So take a little "Me Time" and get your cuppa and a biscuit and relax for a short while .... and  I hope you will enjoy this little tutorial and make some of these lovely boxes for yourself.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Green and White

Etsy Shop 

Hi Everybody,

I have made this card to a 7" square using the Grand Squares and then layered it with the Diamond Effects.

I have used small green pearls on the cross sections with a flourish alongside the ribbon.

The sentiment if from Crafters Companions Sentimentals set and I have heat embossed it in silver

The ribbon is from Mei Flower and is tied in a double bow and the pearl and Diamante centre is from The Hobby House

My flowers are a selection from Wild Orchid Crafts
and they have been sparkled with Glamour Dust.

The flourish embossing on the inside is from an 8" folder also from Crafters Companion

The card is much prettier in real life and is one I have added to my Etsy Shop

New Class

My new class ...  Lesson Four with Spellbinders  ... is now available to purchase with The Art Studio.  This class covers three more cards and ideas for you to try and it incorporates the dies that we have already got or have  added to our collection.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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