Heartfelt Wishes

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a card which features dies and stamps. I love the detail in the Altenew stamps and in particular one of my favourites is the Vintage Roses set. I have made a few cards in the past using this set and I manage to find new ways to showcase the stamped flowers in a configuration that I am pleased with.

My first layer is a complimentary pink cardstock followed by Spellbinders die cut which is adhered with foam tape. A pink oval followed by a white oval and then the two fishtail flags are layered on top. I adhered the ovals with foam tape, as well as the leaves to add dimension and depth to my card. Finally I added the flowers and some sequins to complete.

Supplies

Stamp: Altenew Vintage Roses, Hero Arts Everyday Messages

Paper: Kaisercraft Coconut and Musk Cardstock

Ink: Altenew Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen, Versafine Onxy Black Ink

Dies: Altenew Vintage Roses, Die0namics Fishtail Flags, Cheery-Lynn Horizon Fishtail Banners,  

Other: Darice Crystal Cup Sequins

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Floral Easter

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing another Easter card that I have made. I am playing along with Mojo Monday this week. I really liked the sketch and felt inspired by it.

Supplies:

Paper: Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Dies: Poppy Stamps Grand Egg and Ornate Egg, Cheery Lynn Horizon Fishtail Bannners, La La Land Leaf Flourish

Flowers: Prima Salvage District #586423, Petaloo Forget Me Nots Pink, Green Tara Roses, Hooked On Craft Chrysanthemums

Other: Morgan and Finch Buds and White Lace

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Parisian Gardens Card and Envelope Card Box

Hello friends of Meg's Garden. I am thrilled to have returned to the Meg's Garden Design Team. It's great to back creating with such beautiful papers and products. Today I have two projects to share which use papers from the Parisian Gardens Collection.

For my card, I have used two sheets of the patterned papers and used one of the vintage images from the ephemera sheets as my focal image. I used lots of foam tape between my layers to add dimension.

The 'love' sentiment also came from the ephemera sheets. I fussy cut some tags from the ephemera sheets to frame the focal image. The edges of my base papers were distressed and all of the papers were inked with vintage photo distress ink. I used a variety of paper flowers to frame my image, varying the size to add interest and depth. The butterflies, doilies and chip board elements came from my stash.

I used up some of my left over paper to embellish this card envelope box so that it would coordinate with my card. Again, I used pieces from the ephemera to frame and create layers. This box accommodates my embellished 6 inch card perfectly.

The sentiment was a stamp and die set from my stash by JustRite. The doily is from Prima. The paper flowers are all available from Meg's Garden.

Below I have video tutorial showing how to make one of these envelope card boxes.

Supplies:

Parisian Gardens Collection
Paper Flowers 

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More Bauble Cards

Hello everyone! I am happy to say that the school year has finished for me and I have been busy preparing for Christmas. As a teacher, everything is left to the last minute so I have managed to do my Christmas shopping in two-three days and I have spent the last few days wrapping presents, getting the tree ready, setting up the Christmas lights and cleaning!!!

Tonight I have decided to catch up on some blog posts. I have been on a roll with bauble cards and these are the last few that I have made.

I incorporated an inexpensive wooden tree ornament from Go-Lo as an element in this design...I have has it in my stash for ages!

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft  Turtle Dove

Ink: Distress ink walnut stain

Stamps: Kaisercraft Turtle Dove

Dies: Kaisercraft Mini Christmas Foliage, Cheery Lyn Merry Christmas Set

Punches: Sullivans branch punch, Martha Stewart branch punch

Flowers: Ulimate Crafts large mixed poinsettias, Poinsettia duo, mixed primrose flowers, small mixed poinsettias

Other: Wooden hanging ornaments, Zing Metallic embossing powder, Kindy Glitz Red and Gold, Kaisercraft sparklets crystal, Liquid Pearls opal

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Happy Birthday

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. School went back this week and my head is in a spin. So to help ground myself I decided to play along with Mojo Monday. Here is the sketch.

I used Altenew's Persian Motifs stamp set and water coloured it with Distress inks. I selected papers from Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 6 inch paper stack. I have some close ups below....

Supplies:

Stamp: Altenew Persian Motifs

Paper: Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Ink: Distress Ink Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage, Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx

Dies: Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax, Cheery Lynn Fishtail Banners, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch, Spellbinders Ornamental Tags One

Other: Celebrations of Australia Satin Pearl Embossing Powder

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Joys of Christmas ~ Maja Design ~

Merry Christmas everyone!  This is my final card that I will be sharing with you as a Creative Team member of Maja Design. It has been a dream come true being able to create with the wonderful collections this year and I certainly will continue to do so in the the following months. I hope that today you are enjoying the time with your family and friends and that Santa has been kind to you!

I die cut Spellbinders Fleur de Elelgance and while the paper was still in the die, used a distress ink applicator and sponged weathered wood distress ink. I selected the sentiment from  a Kaisercraft St Nicholas clear stamp and used my MISTI stamping tool to position and stamp it onto my die cut.

To form this cluster, I used a Cheery Lynn fanciful flourish die and used a Green Tara azalea and some Wild Orchid Crafts roses.

To add fullness to my bows, I used two widths of rayon ribbon on my peg bow maker.

As my card reads, I do wish you the joy of Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year. I would also like to thank Marie, Camilla and Jenny for the wonderful opportunity of being part one of the Maja girls this year. I have loved every moment.

Maja Design papers used:

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Happy Birthday ~ Maja Design~

Hello everyone! Today and I am sharing a masculine card that I made for my brother (I am behind in my birthday cards as I have another birthday card to make!) I always struggle to make masculine cards and it takes me a while to create one. This one is a bit grungy/steampunk inspired.

I used the CreaDiem Collection as I was drawn to the muted tones of the papers. I also used foam tape to add definition to the layers. 

I used two Tim Holtz stamps, Simple Sayings and Odds and Ends as well as a memo pin. The steampunk clock is by Cheery Lynn. I also fussy cut a clock from Vintage Autumn Basics XVI papers to add to the centre of the clock as shown. I distressed the edges with walnut stain and black soot  distress inks. 

I usually machine stitch around the edges of my cards, but I used Bobunny’s stitches stamp on my card and tag instead. I love the distressed pattern of the stamp.

Maja Design Papers Used

 

Life is very busy at the moment. Right now I am moving into a new house, hence I have been a little bit quiet. I have just about finished my school reports and I am still breathing!  Once I unpack and find my craft supplies a new home, I'll be back!

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