Happy times

 

• LOTV- happy times
• SU!- remembering your birthday
• Craftwork card- man made paper pad
• Momento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Copics- E30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 47, 49, 50, 51, 21, 93. YR07, 18, B99. N1, 3, 4, 6. W00. W1, 4.
• Silver pearl paper
• White 5x7" cardblank
• Brown button 

 

I cut a mat of pearl paper and a layer of patterned paper to fit the card blank. I then stamped and coloured the image on a mat of white card. I layered this onto pearl paper and glued it onto the card. To complete the sketch, I stamped the sentiment onto white card and shaped it into a banner, before matting onto pearl and adding onto the card. The finishing touch was a button secured in position with a glue dot.

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Ribbon girl 'use an image'

Sketch Saturday #459

Mx

both for baby...

main supplies:

• SU! big news 
• craftwork cards Amelia & Jacob papers
• lawn fawn- stitched square stackables dies
• mama elephant- stitched landscapes dies
• 5x5"card blank & white cardstock
• memento black ink pad
• wink of stella- clear
• American crafts white twine

for the baby boy card you will also need:

• tim holtz 'squeezed lemonade' distress ink pad
• promarkers- pastel blue& denim blue
• big yellow button

for the baby girl card you will also need:

• tim holtz 'spun sugar' distress ink pad
• promarkers- cocktail pink & pale pink
• white paper flower & small pink button

 

to make these cards, I inked my card blanks with the coordinating colours. I die cut the stitched square from white cardstock. I added my large sentiment stamp to this, placing it near the bottom. I coloured the open areas in the sentiment to match some paper I had chosen. I added wink of stella over the colouring for a bit of added sparkle. I cut a strip of the patterned paper and die cut with the same stitched square die so this detail would follow right around the edge of the card. I then used a landscape die to create a curve on the bottom edge to follow the sketch. i threaded some twine through the button and tied in a knot. I glued all the layers on to my card blank before finally adding my button. to finish the card, i also stamped a matching 'congratulations' sentiment inside the card.

 

i made a slight change on the girl card, using a white paper flower and a small pink button instead of the large button. i still added the white twine, but tied this in a bow to be more girly.

Mx

 

i would like to enter this card into the

sketch Saturday challenge blog-#396

two by two...

• 6 x 4 kraft card blank craftwork cards digi cardstock and yellow pearl linen cardstock
• SU! 'two by two' stamp
• memento ink and promarkers
• a brown button and twine

 

I decided to create a vibrant, gender neutral baby card and thought this Noah's ark stamp would work well with the kraft and yellow colour scheme. Following the sketch, I cut my cardstock on an angle to create my mat and layers. I stamped the image (not inking the sentiment attached) and coloured this with promarkers. I then cleaned the stamp and inked only the sentiment this time. this was cut into a banner shape and layered onto more yellow. I curled the edge for a bit of dimension before gluing down all of my layers onto the card blank. the finishing touch of a button tied with twine was added to complete the sketch.

 

Sketch # 349

Mx

pretty with puppy

 

I stamped the LOTV 'Annabel tug of war' stamp using memento ink. I coloured this using copic markers. I used sizzix ticket dies to cut this out and framed it by tracing the outer edge of the die onto pink cardstock to create my mat. Both pink mats were embossed with polka dots. I layered the background up with paper from LOTV 'pastel dreams'. I stamped the niece sentiment from 'for my family' SU! onto the main image. I also used the happy birthday from this set, which I cut out with the bitty banner die set. I layered this onto pink, and finished it off with American crafts twine tied through a button. I stuck these onto my 5 x 7 card blank following the freshly made sketch. The finishing touch was stickles clear glitter around the topper and background paper, completing my choices for the craft hoarder challenge. 

markers, twine, stamping, embossing and button

 

sketch #169

 

Mx

 

 

 

a tweet little treat !!

 

these pegs are a fun and easy to make gift idea. I bought some plain wooden pegs, painted them and then hot glued an embellishment on. I choose these little wooden bird buttons I got from homebird house. (of course you could use whatever you liked... the idea is to customize them for yourself or someone special !!)

I added a strong magnet (cut into a strip) onto the back of each peg, making them perfect for holding notes on the fridge. as I was sending them as a gift, I made a presentation box/ packaging. for this I used a piece of card, cut into a strip and scored and folded into shape. It was very handy as they were a perfect fit for a 4x4 card bag.

Mx

padded puddings!!

 

I've been hand sewing some tree decorations. these are my christmas puddings.. they are so cute and really simple to make. I took 2 felt circles (find a lid or any good size circle to draw around then cut it out). I also added a white half circle to make the icing, with the wiggly edge secured using satin stitch. I used french knots to create some texture on the main body of the pudding. the holly leaves were cut from some green felt and stitched into place at the top of the pudding with buttons for berries. I chose some gingham ribbon to be able to hang the puddings from the tree or cupboard handles. once everything was in place, I stitched the two halves together, (padded out with some wadding for nice fat puddings) using a decorative blanket stitch. 

 

I'm really pleased with how these have turned out. If you like them too, keep checking my blog as I'm busy stitching and creating more little bauble designs !!

 

Mx

a barrow of wishes...

the main image is from the summer afternoon stamp set from stampin up!, i stamped it with memento and coloured using copics and promarkers. i added a scrap piece of patterned paper to the side of my mat and hid the joint was some twine and a button. the sentiment is an SU! express yourself stamp. i added the topper onto a kraft 5x5" card black, using foam to add dimension.

# use kraft

sketch #219

Mx

say it with flowers...

 

this is the first card I have made in my new craft room. the craft room is by no means finished and tidy but usable all the same (I will take pictures once I have finished decorating and have unpacked fully)

 

I have used a 6x4 white card blank, coffee archival ink pad, express yourself stamp set from stampin' up! the paper flowers and buttons were from my stash and the patterned papers were bits out of my scrap drawer...

I cut the patterned paper to the right sized mats and cut the smaller piece into a banner shape. I then inked the edges, glued the mats down and stamped my sentiment underneath, following the sketch. I choose some paper flowers and buttons in colours to match the patterned papers. I arranged them and when I was happy, I glued them all on to the card.

 

 craft hoarders anonymous #14: button it up!

freshly made sketches #151

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pretty purple panels !!

stamps: cardio stamps pretty impatiens

ink: archival ( leaf green and deep purple)

card: 6x4 white card blank and craftwork card digi cardstock

other: papermania button and bakers twine

 

I masked out 3 panels on my cardstock following the sketch. I then stamped the flowers, creating depth by stamping the image multiple times after each inking. I then filled in the spaces with the green leaves using the same technique. after removing the masking tape to reveal the panels, I matted this card onto a piece I had inked in the purple. I tied twine around the topper with a green button fastened with a bow for embellishment. I then glued this onto the card blank for a neat finish. for that extra special touch, I decorated the envelope, to co-ordinate with the card, using the same stamping techniques with the flowers and leaves.

 

the paper players theme challenge #207
 'cute as a button'

freshly made sketch #147

Mx



sprinkled pink !!

stamps: remembering your birthday, a cherry on top (hostess) from stampin' up!
inks: tim holtz distress ink pads (brushed corduroy, spun sugar worn lipstick & tattered rose) also need the markers (brushed corduroy & worn lipstick)
cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, 6x4" kraft card blank plus kraft cardstock 
extras: bakers twine(I used stampin' up! calypso coral, because it was the best match for this card), a pink button (this one is papermania), I also used the stamp-a-ma-jig.



I started by cutting a mat for the front of my card, I inked this using a pale pink then glued it down. I cut the white layer next, ready for stamping onto. I used the distress markers (from tim holtz) to ink up sections of the stamp I wanted different colours, to add emphasis to some of the words in the sentiment. I then stamped the three cupcake wrappers in a row above and added the cupcake frosting tops using three different shades of pink ink pads, (the stamp-a-ma-jig was used to help line everything up.) I inked strips of card using the darker shade of pink and added these to my top white layer, placing one behind to create a thin border and one in front. I then wrapped bakers twine around the bottom pink panel and secured it at the back. I cut a small banner out of a scrap of kraft cardstock and added this to the topper. I knotted some more bakers twine through a pink button and glued it to the top of the banner. I added the topper to the card to complete.

 

inside

for the inside of the card I simply cut a mat to size, in white digi cardstock and stamped my sentiment in centre using brown ink. for a special touch I added a cupcake at the bottom corner, by stamping the bun case in place then lining up the frosting top with the stamp-a-ma-jig.

 

 

'clean & simple #277'

 

 

' anything goes with twine or string'



 

'colour Q #226'

 

Mx

 

full of beans !!

 

stamps: perfect blend, positively chevron & French foliage from stampin up!

ink: memento (rich cocoa), tim holtz distress ink pads ( mustard seed, spiced marmalade), promarkers

cardstock: craftwork cards digi cardstock, landscape 4x6 kraft card blank, corrugated cardstock

others: a brown button & some twine

 

I based my design on the sketch below. I decided to go for a coffee theme, with some wide- awake yellow and orange for the paper players colour challenge. I used a piece of corrugated cardstock for the strip across the card, coloured with orange distress ink. I added a backing of the stampin up! chevron stamp to give a vibrant burst of yellow. the coffee cup was coloured with promarkers, then suck down with foam pads to make it stand out. I stamped the splats onto the Kraft for an added touch. I finally stuck on the button and twine to finish.

 

 

 

Mx

 

sew on!!

i love this card i have made. it has texture and a vintage feel which looks sooo nice, or at least i think so...

i used an old piece of dress pattern paper and glued it to a piece of ranger manilla cardstock (i wasnt too neat and added creases) . i then stamped over the top using archival ink pads (in vermillion & cobalt) with stampers anonymous (tim holtz collection)  haberdashery stamp set. i stamped the main image with a tim holtz distress ink (black soot) and heat embossed to do a nostalgic batik technique with the iron. i used a little paper distressing tool to really texture the edges and then used tim holtz distress ink pads (brown tones) to  ink the edges. i made a happy birthady topper using my stampin up! memorable moments stamp set and matching dies. i stamped once on to kraft cardstock and once on to manilla. the kraft one just gets cut using the dies and added to the card with foam pads. the manialla one gets coloured using distress ink pads and a blending tool, then stamped with "happy 30th birthday" using black archival ink pad. then cut around the stitched detail and tape to the kraft one. add a few buttons to the corner to finish.

Mx

valentines day cards!!

 well since im not the worlds most mushy person, i enlisted the help of mum to whip up this batch of valentines cards. hope you like them all, i know i am pleased with how they all turned out!!

 first is mums card, im so proud as she did it by herself. she used a stampin up! stamp set (you are loved) and some embossing and cutting dies on the big shot. the page out of an old book, kraft card stock, an archival ink pad in verillon, some bakers twine and a button.

 i made a no glue box to match using kraft cardstock, then decorated it with a page of old book, archival ink pad in vermillion, and the stamp set (you are loved)

from stampin up!

 this is my card i used the owl builder punch & the bird builder punch both from stampin up! kraft cardstock, brown,white & cream cardstock, pages from an old book and various tim holtz distress ink pads.

 i looked for certain words to spell out a valentines message for the front of my card instead of stamping one, it did take a long time but i think

it was worth it in the end.

this card was a combined effort, the base is an acetate card blank i made, shaped dies from stampin up! and oval dies from sizzix, stamps from the you are loved set from stampin up! and some ribbon to finish.

(the paper was out of a 12x12" scrapbook pad

which i dont have the name of now)

inside, the acetate card is finished off with the same diecut shapes and a message from the you are loved stamp set by stampin up!

 

Mx