Pink and Blue ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is mainly to show you the sentiments from JustRite Stampers.

It has all been stamped and embossed in silver and is part of the set that is offered to you in the   September Give Away

Click the link and add your name to the list for your chance to win the goodies ... but only once please as duplicates will be removed.

There are lots of sentiments and little flourishes with the stamp set and it will make all the difference to your cards.

I have cut mine out with two of the Labels Four and twined the Twisted Metal Tags around it.

I used a   blending tool   to add some Victorian Velvet Distress Ink before I took the card from the die.

The card is made to the   Hinged Style  and I have   Created a Frame with Spellbinders   for the front and filled it with Grateful Lattice.

The pink pearls are from  Want2Scrap   and the beautiful flowers are as always from  Wild Orchid Crafts. ... and they have been sparkled with Glamour Dust.

The Hatpin is pushed in to the knot for extra effect.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

This Day I feel ...

Hi Everybody,

This is a card that I made to show Griff how much I care for him.

It is for no particular reason ... it's a  ..."Just Because" card.

It is using the Mix and Match sentiment from JustRite Stampers and is one that will mix with the set that is on offer in the September Give Away 

It is quite a large card and I have used the extending Crisscross Pattern for the inside of the frame.

The leaves are from Crafters Companion and are one  of their Christmas release dies.

I added pearls to all the cross sections  of the card and added some pretty paper under the frame.

The inside of the card has been lined and the photo shows the number of layers to it

It may have pink on it but he loved it anyway ...

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

Creating an Alphabet Stencil ....

Hi Everybody,

Here as promised is the tutorial on how I created my stencil background for the baby card I showed you a few days ago.

You will need a set that die cuts the letters out individually for you so that you can place them randomly on your cutting plate.

But once you have your letters then you can create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Spellbinders Alphabet  Tutorial  will show you what I did.

An Alphabet  will allow you to add any name you wish to your cards and make them truly unique.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts   and they have been sparkled with some Glamour Dust.

And the pearly flourish is from Want2Scrap  and I have just cut  off the portion that I need for my card.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Cute Character ...

Hi Everybody,

The little girl is from the pen of Maurie Manning and the image is called in the Bath.

She has been colored with   Spectrum Noir   and the link will take you to their Tutorials page where you will find some from me.....

The colors used are ...

Skin FS2, FS3, CR2, EB2
Hair TN2 EB3
Teddy GB2, GB8, PP1
Bubbles TB2 and glitter
Bath/soap/towel IG2, PP6, PP4 and blender
Floor EB2
Zen-tangled edge to card

I have added the cut out image to a paper doily and added some ribbon from my "stash"   and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley

The beautiful corner Diamante "Bling" is from  Want2Scrap  and there are two corners in each pack.  

The   September "Give Away"     is still on till Saturday so click the link to add your name for the chance to win some gorgeous goodies.

Pretty image ... pretty card 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Stamped and Colored ...

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created from the stamp sets that coordinate with Spellbinders Bella Rose and Sun Kissed Fleur

I have used the Bella Rose stamp set  and the Sun Kissed Fleur Corner and Border set.

I stamped the corner image onto some white card and cut the shape out with Grand Labels ... then matted it all onto some lilac card.

The added flowers were cut from the matching die and decoupaged onto the stamped image

The flowers and leaves have been colored with Spectrum Noir and the colors used are .....  PL1,  PL2,  LV2, DG2, DG4

The verse is from JustRite Stampers and is one of several on the set that match Labels 29

The  flower centres have the addition of pearls from Want2crap in  them and the ribbon is from my Stash

The stamp set matches the die and all you need to do is place it over the image and cut it out.

Once shaped with your fingers to curl the petals it makes a very pretty addition to your cards.

I bought both the Sun Kissed Fleur stamp and die from Sunrise Crafts.

If you still haven't entered your name into the draw then now is the time to do it for your chance to win the "Goodies" in the ....   September Give Away  .... add your name to the list and the winner will be announced on Saturday. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx