Friday Freebie - Textures

Hi Everybody,

Today I have more dies and a paper pack to give away and this one is from Textures by Lou Collins.

The die is one piece with lots of words written onto it and this will fit the whole front of a card. 

You could just cut into it if you wanted the words for your project.

The paper pack is  from the Art Deco Collection and there are some lovely patterns in this set that can be used to decorate your card front or die cut into it.

So if this is something that you think you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

From those comments one name will be drawn as the winner and shown in a blog post over the weekend so please be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is there.  

I have no way to contact you so you will need to let me know your email address, if you are the winner, and you will have 72 hours to let me know where you are

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Floral Tag Card

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is in really pretty colours of Saltwater Taffy and Shaded Lilac. 

I blended them over some white card and then added some heat embossing to the top. 

The video will show you how I got the look and I am very pleased with the result. Blending my own colours onto the paper always gives a lovely effect.

The flowers are created from the same coloured card and topped with gold mirror card and the finished card is a 5x7.

I didn't want to waste any of the card that was left and so I made another DL card using the bits I had left over.

The butterfly was cut from the back panel before is was added to the base and no one will ever know that there is a hole in this panel.

The background for this card was created with a Ribbler and it is something that I have had for absolute years ad not used for a long time,

If you are seasoned card maker then you will probably know what one is.

It is just a peice of equipment that the card is run through and it produces the rippled effect. 

Very simple but very effective and I should use it more seeing as how I  have it in my stash.

I hope you enjoy the video and you may have noticed that I am trying to remain consistent with my YouTube Channel and I  have been adding two videos every week, on Monday and Thursday, for the last few weeks.

If you  would watch them in there entirety. including the short adverts ,  it is really big help so that YouTube will promote my channel on a regular basis and it gives me a little money so that I can continue to make more videos for you to enjoy. 

Thank you for your support

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Inked Background

Hi Everybody,

For today's card I have used a background that I have created with inks and then cut into a smaller panel that has been framed with a stitched white card.

I have added this to an embossed panel and the finished card is an A6 size and is reasonable thin to go into an envelope for posting.

The blue gemstones have been added in random areas and the sentiment has been cut from the same inky background.

I used silver mirror card to cut the leaves and added them to a white base layer.

Looking back at the card now I would do the butterfly differently because I have cut it from the same inked card and it does not show up in the design.

So I decided to swap it out for one that would stand out more on the card .

Everything else is the same just the central focal point and I think this looks much better than with the blue one that was there before.

This is fast becoming my most favourite butterfly die and it is one I am using such a lot just lately.

What do you think ??? Was I right to swap it out ??

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 
 

Blended Backdrop

 Hi Everybody,

This is another card from yesterdays video and the background for this card is ink blending. 

I started lightly in the middle and worked my way outwards fading the colour out even more as I went.

I have used Shaded Lilac in the Distress Oxides and then splattered the panel with gold.

It is a separate panel that has then been added to 5x7 card with foam tape to raise it up, and to leave a wide border around the edges.

The leaves have been cut in white, gold and some left over ink smooshed card using an assortment of leaf dies that I already have.

They have been arranged behind the ink blended  and gold detailed butterfly. The wings have been left loose to give the appearance of fluttering on the card.

And again no sentiment has been added as yet because this card would suit many different occasions.

I am deliberately using older dies and products to see just how many ways I can make my cards look interesting without buying more items to swell out my already extensive stash.

I hope you like some of my creations.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Use Your White Scraps

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created using some of my white scraps and an inked background that has been cut into heart shapes. 

I have used the same background for the gold detailed butterflies too.

They have all been added to some gold card and then layered onto an embossed panel that has gold splatters on it.

The finished card is an A6 and I have not added a sentiment as yet because it can be for any occasion .

I like to keep some cards on one side that are ready to send, for any that I am asked for, and  all I need to do is just add a sentiment  for the occasion the person wants

This is the other portion of the inked panel and this has been used to cover this card.

I also created the flowers and some of the leaves to go on this and I added them to the gold netting.

Some of the leaves are white and others are gold as are the flowers centres.

Both are very pretty colours and just need an A6 envelope to send them

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx