Celebrate Today

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a wedding card that I made for a family friend. I selected navy blue as it was the colour of the brides maids.

I added some vintage touches that I hope added something special, so that this card can be a keepsake for the special day. I used Maja Design papers, Prima flowers and goodies from my stash!

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Kindness

Hello everyone! Happy September to you and Happy Father's Day to all in Australia.  Every now and then, I pull out some stamps and colour, for relaxation and also to practise techniques. I had finished this card a few weeks ago, but felt it needed 'something.' I added some extra flowers and now I am satisfied.

I have had this Kaisercraft clear stamp in my stash for a long time. I bought it specifically for colouring practise. I used copic markers and then I masked my image and used distress ink to blend around the background.

I used some dies to create the branch, flowers and leaves for the owl.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Rose Avenue Paper Pad PP1030, Cardstock Coffee Bean CD108, Forest CD 114, XPress It Blending Card

Stamp: Kaisercraft CS951 Owl

Ink: Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink

Dies: Hero Arts Infinity Oval, Memory Box Flower Mound, Impression Obsession Die and Leaf Cluster, Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance

Copic: R81, R83, R85, V12, V15, V17, Y18, YR14

Other: Kaisercraft Pearls BR202 Latte. Lace, Double Sided Tape, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Prima Flowers, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers.

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Friends ~ Meg's Garden

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing a layout that I have made using some papers from Meg's Garden. This collection is called Sherlock II A New Case. It very vintage with some grungy elements to it. If you would like to create some masculine projects, this is the collection for you! However, it can still be used to create very pretty projects accompanied with flowers and vintage embellishments.

I fussy cut this cluster from an ephemera sheet from the collection and adhered it using foam tape. I used some Blue Fern Studio chip board as an embellishment and altered it with some Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder.

I used lots of Prima flowers in this layout as well as their textured stamps in my background.

The title is a chipboard piece from 2Crafty.

To add a vintage feel to my layout I inked all of my edges using distress ink and also added these metal cogs.

Supplies:

Meg's Garden: Sherlock II A New case, Ephemera Sheets and Metal Cogs

Other: Prima Flowers Vintage Emporium 586539, French Riviera 586171, Wild Free 594688,
Distress Ink Ground Espresso, Archival Jet Black Ink, Versamark Ink, LSG Embossing Powder Midnight Bronze, Prima Color Bloom Worn Leather, Magic Stone and Vintage Coal, Finnabair Grungy Grid Stencil, Blue Fern Studio Flutter Page Dangles, Scrap FX Chicken Wire, 2Crafty Chipboard Word Circle 2, Prima Stamps #960926 and #960964 Book

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Remember - Kaisercraft Moodboard

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing a layout that was inspired by the Moodboard Challenge over at Kaisercraft.

The elements are aspects from one of this months collections Pen & Ink which I love.  Here are some close ups of my layout.

If you would like to play along, go to the Kaisercraft blog to find the details.

Kaisercraft Products: P2510 Wallpaper|P2507 Chandelier| P2509 Journaled| CT934 Collectables | Cardstock – CD114 Forest| Textured Stamps - CS752 Script and CS802 Postmarks| Ink Pad - IP724 Bark| Wooden Flourish Pack – FL619 Trinkets |Paper Blooms – F666 Black and F628 Honey |Mini Paper Blooms F661 Black |T321 Craft Glue| T302 Mounting Foam

Other: Gesso | Kaiser Mist- KM113 Coffee| Brad| White Embossing Powder| Flowers| Black Archival Ink

 

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Audrey Doll Tag

Hello everyone! Today I have a tag to share with you. I bought a few of the Julie Nutting doll stamps a while ago, and I haven't used them for ages. As I had some left over papers from some Meg's Garden projects, I thought it would be a great way to use both!

Firstly, I stamped the image twice and die cut them out using the coordinating dies. I stamped the dress onto left over Lavande paper and the face and legs section onto text paper. To colour the face and arms I used copic markers E000, E000, E11 and R20. To colour her hair I used E50, E55, E57 and E59.

To accent areas of her dress, I used copic markers BV000, BV11 and V17. I did some random stamping of butterflies and script over her dress to add some texture. I coloured her waist band in using some clear wink of stella. These flowers are from my stash, and they complement the doll and the papers.

I used the same skin tones to colour her legs. I used a black copic marker and the clear wink of stella to colour her shoes.

Some ribbon, seam binding and butterflies complete the tag.

Supplies:

Meg's Garden : Lavande Collection and White Flowers on Green

Stamps:  Prima Marketing Audrey stamp and die, Prima Marketing Read to Me #960841
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Ground Espresso
Dies: Memory Box Banner Parade, Cascadia Butterfly Trio, Leavenworth Butterfly Trio
Flowers: Prima #577360, Green Tara
Copic Markers: Skin: E000, E000, E11 and R20
Hair: E50, E55, E57 and E59
Dress: BV000, BV11 and V17
Shoes: Black 100

Other: Hug Snug Seam Binding,  Distress Spray Shaded Violet, Wink of Stella clear, Scrapinec Chipboard Frame

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Enjoy The Day

Hello everyone! Today I would like to share a card with you. I have returned to school after a restful break and needed to do something creative to unwind. My card follows the latest sketch from Mojo Monday which is shown below.

Here are some close ups..

I am also entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes for this week.


Supplies:

Paper: Prima Tales of You and Me

Flowers: Prima Tales of You and Me #586317 and Green Tara Roses

Ink: Distress Ink Walnut Stain

Dies: Joy Crafts Open Heart and Butterfly

Other: White Lace

I hope that you all have a great week!

Hugs from

Easter Card ~ Meg's Garden ~

Hello everyone. Easter is on its way. I was so inspired by the beautiful new collection from Meg's Garden White Flowers on Green to create an Easter card.

I have used three papers to create my base. The papers compliment each other beautifully. I started with a 6 inch square and decreased each layer by a 1/4 of an inch before adhering with thick adhesive foam. I fussy cut this butterfly from one of the ephemera pages. My sentiment is stamped and heat embossed on vellum.

The ribbon and lace create a shabby chic/vintage look to a card which I love. These are available from Meg's Garden.The floral vine was fussy cut from one of the ephemera pages. The chippies are from my stash.

I used a combination of green and white flowers to complete my card.

Supplies from Meg's Garden:

Paper: White Flowers On Green

Ribbons and Lace 

Other:
Ink: Distress Ink Pumice Stone
Chipboard Scrapinec 3949 and 3556

Flowers Prima Salvage District #586423, The Scrapbook Store paper Daisies

Other: Morgan and Finch buds, We R Memory Keepers punch, 1/2 inch punch, Hero Arts White Embossing powder, Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Sentiments Clear Vellum.

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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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Baby Boy

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing a layout that I have made which is for the challenge over at Prima at the moment. It's called March Make It Prima. I has a moodboard with lovely inspirational colours and images.

Here are some close ups...

Supplies:

Paper: Vintage Emporium Collection and Lyric Collection

Flowers: Tales of You and Me, French Riviera and Item #577407

Ink and Sprays: Dark Bark, Color Blooms Pearl white, Cotton Candy, Soft Teal and Dragonfly Blue

Other Prima Products: Stencil #960162, Resin Icon #573324 and Say It In Crystal Heaven Sent #586126

Other productsChippies: Twiddleybits vintage keys, WOW title and clockframe, Stampin' Up! banner punch and white lace

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Easter Cards

Hello everyone! It was so lovely to finally see some sunshine this weekend after having such a wet and dreary week. It activated my creativity and I began making some cards for Easter. I have admired shaped cards for a long time and decided that I would make some.

I used two patterned papers from Lemoncraft and used my Spellbinders dies to create my shaped cards. I used lots of dimensional foam tape between my layers and distress ink to add definition between each layer.

I used Prima flowers and Green Tara roses to decorate as well as die cut leaves.

My second Easter card also uses papers from Lemoncraft. This collection is just so  beautiful!

I used some die cuts and added some bling with some liquid pearls.

Again, I have used flowers from Prima and Green Tara.

Supplies:

Paper: Lemoncraft House of Roses

Stamp:Stampin' Up! Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink: Distress ink Vintage Photo and Versafine Vintage Sepia

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves, Memory Box Forget Me Not, Spellbinders Curved Border two and Grand Ovals

Flowers: Prima and Green Tara

Other: Liquid Pearls white opal and hemp

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Love

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a layout that I have made of my cousin's sons...and yes it is pink because I'm playing along at the challenge over at Prima this month. They have a mood board for inspiration and I think that you can push the boundaries a bit with colour.

I have quite a number of Prima art mediums in my stash now so it was great to have a play. I used chalk inks to alter the chippie title and circular frame, and I used the wax crayons with a water brush to colour the chippie on the right. Having two coats of white gesso is vital so that the mediums have something to grab onto.

I used some color bloom sprays, stamps and stencils to create my background. Once everything was done I added some glass beads here and there.

Supplies:

Paper: Tales of You and Me 6" collection kit, Vintage Emporium Verona 847616

Ink: Color Bloom 2 Wild Berry 588779, Vintage Pink and Blossom Tress chalk ink, Water Soluble Oil Pastel, Worn Leather Color Bloom

Flowers: Tales of You and Me 586317 and 577407

Dies: Crochet doily and forest leaves

Other: Say it in Crystals 586126, Glass beads plum 961718, Stencil grungy grid 961718, Stamp Read it to me 960841

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