Distress Ink Stripes

Hi Everybody,

The featured card is the one that is going "Live" on the YouTube today so I hope you will pop across and take a look.

It is titled Ink Stripes and shows you how to get this pretty look for your self with Distress Inks and some masking tape

I have used the Classic Bracket edgeabilities die to create the heart pattern in the card but sadly this die is now retired See what you have in your collection to recreate the effect.

It needs to be a die that keeps the pattern in the card and not cut it out completely.

It is a very simple and easy card to make and I am sure that you will make it your own with the embellishments that you add to it.

I stamped and heat embossed  my sentiment onto parchment and wrapped it around the panel then added in some enamel dots .

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Birthday Bears

Hi Everybody,

Today I have a few water colour cards to show you using the Birthday Bears from My Favorite Things

For the first two I have used the stamp as it is to create a one layer card.

The grass was hand drawn in the first card

The sentiment stamp for the first one is  That is All   from WPLUS9

The second one has used the words from "Blessed" by Mama Elephant and there are many ways to create the verse or saying that you want

The reason I am showing you these first two is because apart from colouring them I have done nothing else to them

But for the third card I have used the Birthday Bears matching die set to cut them out and add them to the front of my card.

I have also added clothes to them with a fine liner pen and then coloured them in

Just a fun effect that is easy to do and can help you to get even more from your stamps

You can see how different the Bear with the parcels looks once I added in a pretty top for Mama Bear

I bought all my stamps and the die from Sevenhills Crafts  for excellent service and a good price

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Decorative Labels Eight

Hi Everybody,

Todays tutorial is a really quick and easy card to make and uses one matting basics and one Decorative labels to complete the look.  The thing that makes the card look interesting is the layers, and the height to each of those layers gives depth to the card.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-148 Decorative Labels Eight
• S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B 
• PL-001 Platinum Die cutting machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Ribbon from Mei Flower
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Pink Polka Dot card from AnnaMarie Designs
• Diamante from Want2Scrap
• Foam tape 1mm depth

Instructions:

With #8 from Matting basics B cut two panels in white and create a hinged card

With #3 and #4 dies from Decorative Labels Eight cut one of each in white

(Die #1 is always the smallest)

Hand cut another layer for each of the fancy ones in the color of your choice

I have used pink Polka Dot card

Add foam tape to the back of each of these layers and wrap them with ribbon before adding them to the base card

I stamped my sentiment  in silver onto some yellow parchment and added the glue so that it will be hidden by the ribbon

Adding in the foam tape raises each of the layers up and gives depth to the design, so if you haven't tried adding in foam tape/pads or sheets then give it a try and see what a vast difference it makes.

I buy mine from the £££ shop and get three rolls for my £1

I added in a mix of pink and yellow flowers and doted them with glue and sprinkled with glitter 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Believe ...

Hi Everybody,

Thanks you for all the lovely comments for yesterdays Pink Romance Card. 

Here is another in the same vein and this time in lilac.  It is a 5x7 sized card in a soft and gentle color and the flowers all blend in with the scheme. 

The flowers, lace and pearl embellishments are all from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have the added sparkle from Glitter Magic

The die I have used is a sneaky peek from the new Contour collection from Spellbinders being launched later this month. This is Bye Bye Birdie and it creates a good sized bird cage. It is not on the SB website yet but I will link to it once it is

 I have cut it out six times,  and the top layer is in white glitter card,  and then glued them altogether to make a really solid bird cage

I have added in Guipure lace and cut leaves from the Foliage set also from Spellbinders. 

This is another card that I have enjoyed making and adding all my pretty bits to it.  I feel like a Magpie collecting all these sparkly "Blingy" pieces.

I will be adding a new video to the Inspirations page today and I hope you like this selection for you to view 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pink Romance ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a real romantic one and I thoroughly enjoyed making this one.  It has all the elements that I like to add and some more as well.  I have used several different dies to create my look and the finished card is 5x7.

Th centre piece has been cut with the Decorative  Fancy Diamonds  from Spellbinders and is one of the Victorian Garden Collection that was launched last year. I cut this out five times and then glued them all together to create a really solid piece for my card.

I have used some of the leaves  from the  Stack and Fan Flowers  and the Flourishes from the  Cinch and Go  Flowers

The beautiful flowers and the green leaves are a mixture from Wild Orchid Crafts The floral lace and the silver corners are also from WOC  The silver leaves I have had in my "Stash" for a long time and I can't remember where I got them from.

I used the edge of my scissors to roughen up the edges of the paper for a shabby chic look and then once the card was completed I added some white Gesso and glitter to those edges.

I am pleased with the result and this is definitely on the same street as me ...

Don't forget to check out YouTube this week as I have two videos going "Live" one tomorrow and the other on Thursday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx