Sunflowers are so bright and cheerful, I have them growing in my garden – not because I planted them but they are in the bird seed we put out in the winter months, so it is the birds that plant them for me!
Did you know July is World Water coloring Month? Today’s card features the Celebrates Sunflowers Stamp Set with some quick and easy watercoloring – there is a video to show you how quick and easy it is!
Continue readingI have fallen in love with the Pretty Medallion background stamp, I have used it such a lot and will be sharing more with you over the coming weeks.
Today I have given the card a vintage/shabby chic spin with some sponging, die cutting with the Split Card Textures Dies, distressing and crinkled seam binding….. oh and there is a video to pull it all together 🙂
Continue readingFriends are one of our greatest treasures – sending them a card makes sure they know that. Today’s card is one you could make and send to let them know they are in your thoughts.
Continue readingToday’s color combination was inspired by an RV (recreational vehicle) that pulled along side at some traffic lights, they looked so good together, Crumb Cake, Basic Grey and Merry Merlot, so it came together for this Thank You card.
Continue readingLast week I shared my technique for creating daffodils with the Daffodil Dies. As I explained in my video at the time I chose to use some ‘off the wall’ colors for my demo so that it would be easier for you to see how the different pieces went together.
As you know – I hate waste – and seeing those two ‘wild’ looking daffodils sitting on my work bench troubled me! so I pulled out some Basic Black card, did a touch of heat embossing and attached them to create this thank you card.
Continue readingThe Happy Hedgehog Stamp Set has just the cutest little hedgehogs, blossom tree, birds, butterflies and a toadstool – perfect for making some spring time cards. I have used it to make a thank you card and chosen Garden Green and Flirty Flamingo for my colors.
Continue readingToday I am combining a new product – Vellum Layering Designs with one about to retire, Expressions in Ink decorative paper. I had a bunch of scraps of the decorative paper and not one to waste anything as pretty as this decided I was going to create some thank you cards, featuring those scraps.
The Vellum Layering Designs is in the Spring Mini Catalog (pg 33), a set of pre-printed 12 x 12 vellum sheets that make a very interesting background for my panels.
Continue readingHappy St Patrick’s Day !!
A pretty and very feminine Thank You card today, featuring the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set. The flower images are so delicate and detailed thanks to the DistINKtive design of each stamp, allowing depths of color by stamping just once. The set also has a great selection of greetings, perfect for making this a birthday or ‘Just Because’ type of card.
Continue readingI found some scraps of decorative paper, I know they are from a long retired pack but I could not bare to waste them! I know many of us have ‘old stuff’ waiting patiently to be used, waiting their turn after we have played with the ‘new stuff’ – so let us not waste them – pick out a few of the colors for your ink and card and turn them into a pretty thank you card.
Continue readingAs I explain in my video, today’s card color combination is inspired by one of my face masks, I think it works perfectly with the Sentimental Swirls Stamp Set which has lots of small images that allow you to build up different designs and introduce different colors to create your design.
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