Hi There

Well That was some break from blogging!

I had lots of things going on in life and decided to take a break from blogging for a week or so ! ! ! OK it was a little longer than that :)

Hopefully things are on the up now, and I should have more time to craft and even blog!

So to get me back into the crafting frame of mind I went 'back to basics'. Using some of those toppers  which I'm sure we all have sitting there feeling unloved. This one is one which I had stamped out and coloured in but then it sat in a pile waiting to be made into a card.

The image is from Lili of the Valley

 The image has been coloured in with Promarkers.

It was die cut using Nesties Labels 2, then gently inked with Fired Brick distress Ink, whilst still in the die.

The papers come from the LOTV Candles and Cake Paper Pad.

The buttons in the top right and bottom left corners are, I think from Papermania, with Spots on them.

I hope this card has enough spots on it :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

Crafty Sentiments - Spots or Dots

 Crafty Little Fairies - Shopping (for a present)

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Awol Mojo

Good Morning

Sorry I have been sporadic in posting recently, I seem to have misplaced my crafy mojo :(

So to try any revive the said mojo, I have been to a Christmas Card workshop with the talented Gwen at The Stamp Pad in Saddleworth. Well I'm not sure what she did, but my mojo has come back :) Thank You.

For this first card, we used a 6x6" square card blank. The papers came from one sheet of double sided paper, great trick if you want your papers to match!

The stamp is from an InkadinkadooChristmas set.

This was stamped and then embossed with some frantage embossing powder.

This was on some card which had been die cut using Nesties Labels 4 (Still a great favourite)

The holly flourish in the top right hand corner is a Cherry Lynn Die, as we didn;t have the right colour card, we used white pearl card and then coloured it with Distress inks.

A few red gems for the Holly Berries, and you have a simple yet stunning card.

For the second card we used a new Stampendous Snowman and friends stamp.

He and his friends are divine! Loving colouring in at the moment.

The 'Merry Christmas' sentiment is from an Inkadinkadoo set.

Snowman was stamped and then coloured in,

To get teh arched top to the image, we placed a circle nestie on the image, but only cut half way.

Some blue glitter starry card on the top half of the card.

Then at the bottom we tore four strips of card to create the snow drifts.

The back two were stuck flat to the card, then we stuck snowman on.

Then the front two were stuck on with foam pads. We then glittered the top edges.

Call back later in the week for a look at the last card from this class. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

White Christmas

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a couple of White Christmas cards. Now this was quite difficult for me as with Christmas I usually throw lots of  colour at it.

This is an A6 landscape card blank.

The white card was embossed with a cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder to cover 3/4 of the card.

Then using my score board we wmbossed three straight lines (only two show up in the photo).

Then we wrapped some spotty organza ribbon around the card and knotted it.

The embossed card was matted onto Silver card.

This was them matted onto the card front.

A silver peel off greeting and there you have a simple yet stylish card.

This card was made using a 6x6" card blank in a mushroom colour.

The white pearl card was embossed using a bauble embossing folder.

This was then gently inked with Pumice Stone distress ink.

The Snowman was stamped in Pumice Stone onto the same pearl card stock.

The image was then die cut using nesties Labels 4 die.

This was also gently inked with Pumice Stone.

A fabby silky crush ribbon bow, and there you have it!

Sounds easy, and it was until I got to the bow! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Cute Christmas

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you anothe cate I have made for Christmas! I have used a gorgeous Hobby House die cut topper on this card.

For this card I have used a 6x6" Kraft brown card blank.

The die cut image was not the right shape for my card, so I die cut it with Nesties Lables 26.

Whilst the image was still in the die, I gently inked it.

I then die cut the pearlised blue card in the next size lables 26 die.

The background paper was one that I have had in my stash for a long time! The reason it was still sat there was becaused I didn't really like it. So I got out my distress ink in Stormy Sky and a swirly dotty stamp.

This on top of the paper really brough it to life.

The papers were layered up flat as shown.

Some larger red pearls in the corners of the card.

Some small red pearls in the corner of the image.

And I have a card I really liked from a piece of patterned paper I really didn't like!

I would like to enter this card into this weeks Cutie Pie Challenge

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Shhh the 'C' word!

Good morning

Today I would like to share with you some cards I have made in readiness for Christmas ! !

This first card is a 7x5" Kraft brown card blank.

The backing paper is a red paper with some script running across it.

The Hobby House image was die cut using an Oval Nestie in Pale Blue card.

I have then simply layered the red, blue and Kraft brown to make the strips which run up the lft hand side and across the bottom.

The message is from Craftwork Cards matted onto a scalloped pale blue.

A few pearls in the corners and the card in done! 

Fairly quick and easy.

For this next card I again used a 7x5" card blank.

This time in white card.

Onto this I stuck some red paper which had snowflakes all over it.

The Image was then die cut using Nesties Marvelous Squares.

The background is also from the Marvelous squares, cut in pearlesent Blue.

The smallest die was used again with the pearl Blue and a sentiement attached.

A couple of green gems in the corner finish this card off.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

More Hobby House

Good morning

Today I would like to share with you another card made using the fabby Hobby House die cut sheets.

This card ws made using a Pink 6x6" card blank.

Some swirly organza ribbon arounf the spine of the card.

Some white peel offs in the corners.

The image was die cut in a circle and then matted onto a scalloped circle of the pink card.

As you can see from this next shot, as the card opens, the die cut swings in the apeture! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Hobby House

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you some cards made with my new obsession! Hobby House die cut sheets, and wonderful embellishments.

This first card is a 6x6" sqaure mint green card  blank.

The backing paper reads Happy Birthday and was mounted onto white card.

The image was a circular image which wsa matted onto white card and then die cut using the spellbinders hexagon die. As well as cutting the hexagon shape, this also made the diecut flater to the card.

Some peel off corners and a message finish this card off.

This second card is also featuring a Hobby House die cut.

Again it is using a 6x6" white card blank.

This is the same image only a different size.

This has been die cut using a scalloped circle die.

The backing paper is vellum, which has been attached using some fabby pearl brads to some mushroom coloured card, before sticking to the card.

Some spotty ribbon around the middle and another embelishment from the Hobby House.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Good morning

Good Mornign 

Today I would like to share with you another card suitable for a weddin gor an anniversary.

This is a 7x5" card blank.

The topper is from a Hobby House die cut sheet.

We then die cut the topper with a scalloped square nestie.

We then also die cut a mat from pearlescent card with the next size nestie.

The border at the bottom was puched and then trimmed to size.

We added some gorgeous ribbon and a dangley heart charm.

Embellished with a few gems and flowers in the top corner.

Also some glitter on the flowers and the bears.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Lili's Little Faires

 Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card made for the latest challenge over at Lili's Little Fairies. I love this challenge as it gives me chance to play with my (Few!) Lili of the Valley stamps.

This card is a 7x5" card blank used landscape.

The stamp is Bumble Bee Fairy.

The was stamped and coloured with Promarkers.

Then Die cut using nesties Labels 30.

Whilst still in the die, I inked with Rusty Hinge Distress.

The paper for this card is from a First Edition Paper Pad.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Fathers Day

Good morning

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. My grandad died two weeks ago and things have been all over the place.

Anyway, on with todays card. This is one I made for Fathers day for my dad.

Again I am leaning towards 6x6" square cards. 

The blue background was embossed with 'Heavy Duty' embossing folder. 

The blue panel was die cut using nesties Labels 18 and then embossed using a herringbone folder. 

The banners were simply cut from a blue and green patterned paper.

The card was assembled with a brad throught the ribbon and a peel off on the panel.

Not sure if they show up to well on the photo but I then usaed some small circle peel offs to accent the card.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Patterned Paper

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a couple of cards I made at a recent workshop at The Stamp Pad, in Saddleworth. I don;t know about you but I seem to have far to much patterned paper. You know how you buy a set and you love 80% of the papers and use them then you are left with the other 20% which you are not that keen on, or they are the wrong shade, just not quite right!

On this first card we used some patterned paper for the background and then stamped the mannequin image onto cream cardstock. We then stamped the image onto patterned cardstock a further three times. From these images we then cut out the dress and stuck it onto the cream cardstock. The we cut out just the skirt down to the bottom ruffle ad then again to the top ruffle. This then allowed ut to layer the dress up and give it dimension. The same patterned paper from the background was cut for a border and a flourish stamp added to it.

For this second card, we used shade of the same colour and then inked all the edges to bring the card together. Here we used a couple of nesties and die cut flourishes. The panel across the middle was cream carkstock which had been embossed with an embossing folder and then inked with the same green distress ink to tie the whole card together.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Hello

Hi There

Wow where did that week go???

Todays card which I am going to share with you is a Lili of the Valley one.

This is a 6x6" card blank.

Both the papers are from First Edition Boho Chic.

The Image is Fairy and Bumble Bee from Lili of the Valley.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Inked through the die with Distress Inks.

Die cut with Nesties Labels 26.

Flowers and leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I would like to enter this card into this weeks Lili of the Valley Challenge.

Also this weeks The Cutie Pie Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

More Fathers Day

Good Morning

Well today I would like to share with you the rest of the cards I made up using the die cut toppers I found during my tidy up.

 Again all the cards have been made using 7x5" card blanks.

This card was quite simple to make. The checked paper was cut and matted onto the blue cardstock Then the decoupaged image was also matted onto the same blue card stock.

There is room for a sentiment at the bottom if needed.

 This second card was also very simple. The stripy paper was matted ontothe blus bazzil card. The I die cut a Nesties Labels 11 to put the topper onto.

Again there is room for a sentiment if needed.

For this card I really was using the scraps :) So I die cut a nesties Labels 11 from the stripy paper and then the next  size up from Kraft brown card. Then I matted a long thin strip onto Kraft brown (I had run out of the blue card !) from my bit box. Stuck this down the left hand side. 

Matted a rectangle of the checked paper also onto Kraft brown and placed this just below half way. I then attached the topper onto the stripy nestie and then onto the Kraft brown Nestie. 

As I had no more Forever Friends toppers left, I used a Tatty Ted one instead.

Then I added 6 brown Card Candi's to the card in the corners.

My last Forever Friends Topper was a square one and didn't fit onto a 7x5" card. 

So with this one I used a 6x6" card blank. By now I had run out of both the stripy and checked papers.

 So I used a sheet from First Edition Boho Chic. This had a fabby wood effect on it and seemed just right for the image. I matted this onto some scraps I had of the peachy/pink paper from the same pad. Again I used strips of the same papers to make the added detailed strips on the left hand side and across the bottom.

To finish I added 3 candy dots top left and bottom right.

There is room for a sentiment if needed later.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Fathers Day

Good morning

Following on from yesterdays post about using up your leftover papers from your scrapbooks, today I would like to share with you another idea I had recently.

Whilst tiding my craft room recently I came across a folder with a lot (lot) of die cut decoupage which I had sat, cut out and made up over the dark winter months. So I challenged myself to use only cardblanks, one colour of Plain cardstock and one or two patterned papers to make all six cards up. All the toppers were Forever Friends Male toppers, so that helped as I knew they would all go with the same papers.

I decided to use 7x5" card blanks for all of the cards as the toppers were quite big and overwhelmed an A6 card.

In this first picture I matted the checked paper onto the blue bazzil cardstock. Then I die cut the same paper with a nesties labels 11, and then matted this onto a larger die cut from the same blue card.  There is room for a sentiment, but not sure what I am using it for yet so haven't put that on.

For this next card I kept things very simple, I matted the stripy paper onto the blue cardstock and put onto the card. Then I matted the decoupaged image onto the same blue card.

Again there is room for a sentiment at the bottom if needed.

For the last card today I matted the checked paper onto the blue cardstock as a base. I then matted the decoupaged image onto the same blue card.

Then with the narrow (1/4") strips of paper I matted these onto a 1/2" strip of blue card and placed them along the bottom and down the right hand side.

This card was then finished off with three blue candy dots top left and bottom right. 

Again there is space for a sentiment.

Pop back tomorrow for the rest of the cards made.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Anniversary Card

Good morning

Today I have to share with you an anniversary card which I was asked to make for a collegue of my mum to give to her hubby. The stipulation was 'He doesn't do red!'. Aaaah most of my anniversary or Love cards have red in them somewhere. So I asked about his favourite football team, Leeds United, hmm they play in white so not much to go on there. Any way this is what I came up with.

This is an 8x8" scalloped card blank.

The papers are from Lili of the Valley Bear Essentials paper pad.

The image is from Lili of the Valley, Love Balloon.

Coloured in with my Promarkers.

Image die cut using NestiesFleur De lis Rectangles.

Sentiment printed from my computer and then die cut with a matching die.

Ribbon was a satin edged organza from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Another Spring coloured Card

Good Morning 

Are we all enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather outside? I am, it seems so long since we had any sun I have been trying to make the most of it. This card made me think of spring with its lovely lilac colours.

This card is again a 6x6" card blank, cut from Bazzill Bling.

The image is Bumble Bee Fairy from Lili of the Valley.

Stamped image coloured with Promarkers.

Die cut with Nesties Labels 11.

Background papers from Promises paper pad.

Gems from Stash.

Delicate doily cut from a Joy Crafts Italian Flourish Die

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Weekend Card

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I have recently made in readiness for my mums birthday at the end of April. I know I am never normally this organised :)

This is a 6x6" square card blank cut from Bazzill cardstock.

The backing paper of from Kaisercraft Forget Me Knot papers.

The image is Lili of the Valley.

Stamped and coloured with Promarkers.

This was then Die cut using Nesties Labels 11.

The paper under the image is from a First Edition Pad, Boho Chic.

The strip down the left hand side is made from the card, a strip of the backing paper 

and a strip of the paper the same as used for the mat under the image.

The gems top left and bottom right are by Kanban.

The ribbon was from my stash (I think by Rico)

Ooops just noticed that I haven't stamped the Happy Birthday, better do that now.

I would like to enter this card into the Cutie Pie Challenge, Favourite Film, 

My fav film is Mamma Mia, so Mamma / Mum ?? or is this pushing it a bit 

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Birthday Card

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I have made for a neighbours birthday from her Hubby. Apparently it had been discussed by him and my hubby in the pub on Saturday night. Only I only found out about this yesterday (the day before her birthday!). So here is my creation.

This is an A5 card blank.

The papers are from the Bonnets and Bowties Pape Pad.

The stamped image is 'Love Balloon' from Lili of the Valley.

The image was coloured in with my Promarkers.

The layers have been ,atted onto Pale Blue Bazzill Bling.

The image has been die cut using Nesties Labels 26.

The sentiment was printed on my computor and die cut with Nesties Labels 30.

The gems are from my stash.

I would like to enter this into this weeks Lili of the Valley Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Crafty Sentiments

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I have made using a Crafty Sentiments stamp. This is a fairly new company to me. For this card I have tried something new. 

This is a 7x5" card blank. 

The paper is from my stash and was cut to 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 and attached to the card.

I then cut some purple Bazzill Bling to the same size and then cut some coordinating paper 1/4" smaller.

These were stuck together around the edges.

I then die cut a Nesties Labels 4 from the middle of this panel.

 I stamped the image and coloured it in with my Promarkers.

I then cut closely around the image.

I then added the top of the cut out image to the back of the die cut panel.

The Die cut panel was then attached with foam pads to the card base. 

This gove the illusion that she is swinging on her swing.

I then added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

And the flourish was die cut with a  Memory Box die.

I hope this photo shows more the effect and dimension of the card.

I would like to enter this card into the Crafty Sentiments Challenge 'Flowers'

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

A Swinging Teddy

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I have mede recently with a stamp of a Teddy on a swing. I am trying very hard to make a male card for every female card I make. The problem is I love my flowers and flourishes on cards and you can't really put them onto a boys card!

This is a 7x5" card blank.

The background papers are from Bear Necessities Paper Pad.

The image is Springtime Bear from Lili of the Valley.

Image coloured in with my Promarkers.

Die cut using Nesties labels 4.

Buttons and peel off were from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill