Delighted to share

 

 

 

Hi

I'm just making a quick visit to my blog to share the card I made for my daughter in law's birthday.

 

I used the stencil, Flower petals, from Alexandra Renke for the background and the flower stamp and die, Delighted for you by Pink Fresh Studio.

The flowers are coloured with various brands of marker pen.

I added some Mother of Pearl sequins to finish.

Thanks for popping in

Art Deco Male card

 

 

Hello,

I'm popping in today to share a more masculine card.

 

I'm not very good at man cards but this die, Geo Tile from Pinkfresh Studio, made me think man straight away although in different colours it would also be great as a feminine card.

I used 3 different shades of green pearlescent card on a gold background for this one. I used double sided adhesive paper on the back of each sheet of colour which made life a little easier.

I did find it quite theraputic actually although a bit fiddly.

Thank you for visiting

Birthday card

 

 

Hello!

Remember me? I'm the old biddy that promised to blog more often way back in March. That went well didn't it?

 

So...I'm not making any more promises but I do have a few cards to post.

 

 Starting with this one that I made for mu sister in law.

I used Diamond Tiles stamp from Pink Fresh Studio  and Versacolour cyan ink for the background.

The flowers are Lush Peonies stamp and die also from PFS and coloured with marker pens.

I added some blue gem stones to finish.

Have a good day and I'll see you soon.

Mothers Day card

 

 Hi There,

 I'm Popping in to share the card I made for my mum in law for Mothers day this Sunday. She'll be 99 years old in July and, although she now in a care home, she's both physically and mentally very well.

I used a stencil from Honey Bee Stamps with Nuvo embellishment mouse on the card base.

The stamp is Lush Peonies from Pinkfresh Studio coloured with various marker pens

The sentiment is from an old Flourishes stamp set now retired cut out with a banner from Catherine Pooler

 

Thanks for popping in

Chrysanthemum

 Hi there, 

It's been a while.

I know I said I intended to blog a lot more than I had been doing but that obviously didn't work out.

I have been crafting and building up quite a collection of cards. I was lucky enough to receive some new stamps and dies for Christmas which means I spent lots of time playing but not a lot photographing and blogging.

I will try harder!

So my first show is a stamp I had before Christmas but didn't use much,

I've used the 'Chrisanthemum slimline stamp' from Pinkfresh Studio coloured with various marker pens.

I reduced the size of the stamped image by using the Ornate Banner die, also by pinkfresh studio.

The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio Artistic Dahlia stamp set.

I've finished it off with a smattering of lilac gems.

Just a word quick about alcohol marker pens.

I have always used either Promarker pens or Spectrum Noir and, apart from the odd early drier, have always been happy with them. I do wish Promarkers had a wider range of shades but thats not a fault. However they can be quite expensive when you have to keep renewing the pens you use regularly. Just before Christmas I bought myself some new pens from Amazon just to try them out really, thinking that if they weren't that good I hadn't wasted a fortune. They are wonderful. A huge choice of shades, double sided and lovely and juicy. I'm not giving up on my Promarkers or Spectrum Noir but these are a lovely addition. Apparently they sell them in B&M too (UK)

Have a lovely day x

Birthday card

 Hello there,

It's ages since I posted anything other than a challenge card. This card is for my daughter in law Sabine.

I used this gorgeous rich green pearlised card from Papermill Direct. The flowers are Altenew Pen Sketched Flowers simply stamped in clear ink and embossed in gold EP.

I added a strip of gold mirror card along the right side and a sentiment by Mama Elephant.

I finished off with some jewels from Pink Fresh Studio.

Thanks for popping in, I'll try not to leave it so long next time x

Less is More # 491

 

Hello there,

We have a super new challenge for you at Less is More this fortnight.

Any goes is always a thrill to see when you have free reign. Just remember to keep it CAS. Lots of white space and few embellishments.

 

This is the first outing for me, for this die set from Alexandra Renke called Artist Leaves curly. I teamed it up with a leafy stem from the Magnolium die set, also from AR.

The pink solid leaves are cut from a piece of card I'd smooshed ages ago.

The sentiment is by Avery Elle.
 

My second card is using an aperture die from Pink Fresh Studio.

I cut and aperture in the card panel very slightly smaller than the die then adhered the die cut carefully.

I used another piece of smooshed card, this time in greens and probably made using Twinkling H2 O's behind the aperture.

The sentiment is, again from Avery Elle, stamped in clear ink and embossed in white powder on black card.

Please visit the Less is More blog for some super inspiration from the rest of the DT

Thanks for popping in

Less is More # 486

 

Hello there,

It's time for our latest challenge at Less is More. We are giving you free reign with your designs with our Anything Goes challenges but please remember to keep them CaS, not too many layers and lots of clean space.

I started with a piece of card I'd smooched with Twinkling H2O'S ages ago and saved in my little box of bits. I like the colour and the way the paints have moved around reminded me of a pond.

I cut it out with a circle die and adhered it to my card with foam pads,

I then cut two dragon flies from gold mirror card and a Memory Box die and placed them on the circle.

The sentiment is by Visible Image, stamped in Versamark Onyx.

I finished off with a few irridescent gems from Pink Fresh Studio which luckily were almost the same shade as the card.

Please check out the inspiration from the DT on the blog and join in with us. Please don't forget to keep it CaS. We have some super entries that, unfortunately can't be showcased because they are not clean and simple enough.

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #485

 

Hello there,

It's time for another new challenge at  Less is More and it's a colour challenge.

I started by cutting out my 'stars on sticks' ( Amazon) from plain white card, then cut out just the stars from 3 different shades of light purple card. I adhered the coloured stars over the top of the white ones and when the glue was dry I placed each die cut with a foam pad.

The sentiment is PC generated. I cut a strip of sticky back foam and place it under the sticks so could be sure of getting them straight and placed the sentiment strip over the top.

I finished off with some light purple gems from Pink Fresh Studio.

Please pop over to the Less is More blog and see what the other DT has to show, you won't be disappointed.

Less is More #480

 Hey Limettes,

It's time for our latest challenge at Less is More

 

 I have two cards to share with you this time,

My first card is a reminder that we all need to relax and unwind sometimes especially in these uncertain times.

I used Pink Fresh Studio's Ocean Breeze ink to sponge a piece of card.

The grass stamp is one I bought from a craft fair years ago and never had a brand name. I stamped it with VersaMark black ink.

The sentiment is PC generated.

My second card is a design I've used before but I've played around with it a bit.

I used the Pink Fresh Studio ink again to stamp some textured stamps from Papertrey Ink, before cutting them out with triangle dies.

I placed the triangles at different angles making sure the leaf die fit correctly.

I used the Memory Box leaf die and some black glitter card.

No sentiment yet because I'm not sure when and who will get it

I think the last time I used this design but using circles instead of triangles, was for a LIM challenge and I won a GD place.

Please check out the blogs of the other teamies for some great inspiration.

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #472

 Hey LIMettes

We have a fabulous new challenge for you at Less is More ,

I love using vellum although I don't use it as often as I should. Luckily enough I bought a pack only a few weeks ago.

This is my card,

My lovely and very clever blog friend Viv posted a card using this reverse stamping on Vellum technique a couple of weeks ago with a link to a video tutorial by our wonderful founder Chrissie.

I simply cut a square of vellum slightly larger than my window and stamped a few small snowflakes in clear ink and embossed them with white embossing powder. On the reverse side I stamped the same snowflakes in versacolor blue ink.

While the ink was drying I cut my window using Pink Fresh Studio Blanket stitched squares die from a square of card slightly smaller than my base card.

I placed the vellum under the window and stuck it all down with foam tape.

The sentiment is Mamma Elephant Holiday Messages

Snowflakes are by Inkadinkado ( I think ).

 

 

A close up of the stamped vellum.

While I had the vellum on my desk I thought I'd make a quick gift tag.

I used a gift tag die to cut a tag from vellum and another from teal card and attatched them with an eyelet.

I stamped onto the vellum this sentiment from Gina K in clear ink and gold embossing powder and again with a small flourish stamp from Papertrey along the bottom of the teal tag.

I marked the vellum tag with a pencil before cutting at an angle along the bottom edge.

I look forward to seeing your creations. Thank you for popping in...

Less is More # 471

 Hello there,

It's that time again, a brand new challenge at Less is More and it's the dreaded One Layer card.

It is a nice easy one though. We want you to share your favourite flowers with us.

Just remember to keep it one layer only. No die cuts or extra layers please and keep it clean & simple.

I don't think I have a 'favourite'  flower. I love all flowers really, although I do have a fondness for the daisy family. They have such a large range from the humble lawn daisy which we used for daisy chains, to the large brightly coloured Gerbera's.

So I've used a part of this stamp from Pink Fresh Studio. I stamped it on watercolour card in Versamark black ink and gave it a sprinkling of clear embossing powder.

I used watercolour pencils for a change to colour my image. I think I need a bit more practice but I'm reasonably pleased with the result. 

The background wash is very pale yellow IRL but the photo makes it look brighter.

I finished off with a simple sentiment from Visible Image.

Please check out the main blog for some fab inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thank you for popping in...

Less is More # 461 Pink and Gold

 Hello there,

It's time for another super challenge at Simply Less is More and this time it's a colour challenge,

I do love a colour challenge and I loved this combo so much I made 2 cards.

I made this card as a DL to accomodate the flower. I made a panel with a scallop die and used a stencil with some embossing paste as background.

I cut the flower, from Alexandra Renke out in gold and chopped it's head off, then cut the flower head again in pink card and attached it to the stem.

The sentiment is from Sugar Pea designs Birthday wishes set

My 2nd card was a lot more simple to put together. 

I started by scoring some lines with my box maker onto a snippet of white card, then cutting it out with stitched square die.

The leaves are part of a large leaf branch die from Pink Fresh Studio, cut from gold mirror card. The flower is 2 punched daisies laid on top of oneanother and the butterfly is another punch. The flower is dark pink in reality although it looks red on my screen.

The sentiment from Personal Impressions is stamped in Versamark ink and cut with a stitched rectangle die

I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations. Don't forget to check out the blog for more inspiration from the team.

Birthday card

 Hello there,

It's my sister in law's birthday this week so I've made another cards using the new Pink Fresh Studio

stamp, this time in bright spring colours.

 

 Stamped and embossed in silver EP and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, then mounted onto a piece of silver card with a waifer thin border.

I'm entering this card into the current challenge at Inkspirational Challenges

 

 Thank you for popping in

Anniversary Card

 Hello there,

It was my daughter and son in law's 21st wedding anniversary yesterday so ofcourse there had to be a card.

I gave myself a little treat and bought this gorgeous new stamp from Pink Fresh Studio. I just know I'm going to be using it quite a lot.

I stamped and embossed in gold EP and coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

The sentiment is from Avery Elle.

Thanks for popping in