Alternate Wedding...

Happy Monday,

I thought I would share one of the alternate wedding cards I made for the Wedding I went to at the weekend!  This i thought was too busy and not in the correct colour so I went with yesterdays but every card and project deserves it';s day in the sun ( or on the blog in my world lol)

I used pieces left form recent workshops for the background and frames using pixie powdered watercolour paper with Pewter, Midnight blue and Rich gold powders to make this which was used for the flowers, frame and background as well as the sentiment.

The central panel is using the new white glitter kiss through a mask ( a random one from my box sorry) onto acetate and used this in the frame.  I then added die cuts in silver and white using the spellbinders elegant ovals with a Creative Expressions sentiment die in the centre.  The flowers are the orange blossom topping seam binding made coloured with the pixie powders.

A complex looking card however hopefully harmonious and great for many occasions if not for a wedding!


Enjoy...

Glass Pixies...

Happy Wednesday,

The card I'm sharing today is the workshop Card for the last month and as the last workshop join this card is this weekend at Essential Crafts at Washington ( Im there Friday, Saturday & Sunday with a demo day on the new Christmas Dies pin Friday) Then I thought I would share it.

AS this is a workshop card then Im not detailing the steps however below is an ingredient list.

Over the weekend I will update the demos and workshops so that everyone in the Blog Family can see where I will be for the next couple of months!















Ingredients:
Prism Striplet Die
Double Pierced Squares
Samantha Frame
Hibiscus Flowers

Pixie Powders
Microbeads

Enjoy...

More Stamping Shows...

Happy Thursday,

If you were able to join me last night for the ,launch of the One Day Special on Hochanda I hope you enjoyed looking through the samples from my Language of Flowers collection as much as I did.  I know I have far too many samples but I have just loved working with these stamps!

I'm back today with shows at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and Final Call at 7pm.  I thought I would share a few more samples today if that ok!

these showcase the Honeysuckle and the Daisy as well as the circle sentiments which I have found so useful!

Enjoy...

Tumbling Leaves...

Happy Wednesday,

Today Im flying back from the Paperworld show in Germany I hope you managed to see some of the pictutres I shared form the show and Instagram and Facebook!  I have got so much inspiration and ideas form the show I will be sharing over the coming months!  In that spirit I wanted to share today a card I made based on one made by Sue Wilson.  WE all gain inspiration form those around us and from other crafters and as long as we credit the inspiration we should hare these!


In sue's original card she cut the outline leaves into a pice of card three times and backed this with acetate before dropping the outlines back in.  I loved this ideas and this is my version.

I decided to make my version with panels added to the card so I cut 3 squares using the double pierced squares dies and cut the leaf into the centre.  I backed it with acetate and added pixie powder pair ( made using the autumnal shades) behind this with mounting cushion.  I then spray glued the outline leaves I cut from coconut white card and added these into the aperture.

I made up the card using dark cocoa foundation card stamped in gold embossing powder at the bottom and added some seam binding coloured with the pixie powders.

A simple card inspired by another but effective I think and it shows we all get ideas form everyone else!

I will be back tomorrow with a special Sneak Peak and 4 days of Die giveaways so don't forget to join me at 6am to see whats going on and be in with a chance of winning a new die set!  There are 11 to be given away!


Enjoy...

Below Pixie Nasturtiums...

Happy Monday,

Due to the problems with pictures disappearing form my blog I can't be sure if I have shared this card but I don't think so lol

I stared by making a sheet of pixie powdered watercolour card using the Burnt Orange and straw yellow colours.  I sprayed water all over the card and took a print off using a piece of bright white card. I used a pice of blue white seam binding to mop up the excess liquid which creates the beautiful shaded ribbon used on the front.

I started by cutting a square of bright white foundation card with the linear elegance edger die.  I rotated the die 90' and cut it again repeating the process until I got the square pattern around the edges.  Next I cut the edges of this piece using the edge die from the same set.  I backed this with the watercolour card show that the patterns and colour shows through the die cuts.

I then cut the outline and detail die ( dos 1 and 2) from the Tahiti die set in bright white and backed it with more of the pixie powdered paper.  I cut the die again in reverse with pixie front and white background and rotated it behind the first die cut.  If you look carefully you can see this opposing out its more obvious in real life!

I cut the next dies in the set in white, backed with the paper and layered these up with foam tape.






I tied a messy bow using the seam binding I made and added nasturtiums over this cut in the pixie paper and topped with the open petal dies in white adding stamens in the centre.  I cut the autumn leaf trio swirls in the pixie pare and added these behind the flowers.


Enjoy...

Frosty Aqua Pixies...

Happy Sunday,

Today's card is another sample from last weekends shows on hochanda this card was demoed in the configurations shows on the Sunday so take a look on rewind at www.hochanda.com if you would like to see how it was made.

The brilliant thing I love about this card is the mixture of the Diamond Frost against the backdrop of the pixie powdered paper the interference in the diamond frost just makes the paper shine.

The dies used are the Cepheus Gemini die along with Hannah form the frames and tags collection.





















The flowers are simply the requisite poppies cut in pixie powdered velum ( I used Teal Wash, Pewter and Aqua Lagoon) which are scrunched up to look carnation like.  I finished the flower with a sprinkling of the Diamond Frost adhered with cosmic shimmer dries clear glue.


Enjoy...

More Purple...

Happy Thursday,

Another quick share today with a rad made using the tahiti die and matching stamp to die for.  I used my favourite combination of Purple Violet and Midnight blue pixie powders on paper and velum tied together with silver and combat.

Just a few more pictures today again!

Enjoy...

Lotus Pixies...

Happy Thursday,

I had  a fab day yesterday at a workshop run by Lisa Horton on colouring with the new Graphmaster alcohol pens.  I learnt so much I'm sure you will see lots of colouring coming up in the early new year as I launch my 2017 ranges of stamps!  Today I am in Solihull making a calender in MDF at another workshop.

Back to today and I thought I would share a card made with the Pacific Ocean islands dies and the pixie powders 2 of my current favourites mixed together.

I stared by colouring a piece of watercolour card with purple violet and midnight blue pixie powders. I took a print off the sheet using foundation card which makes the colours smooth and gives a great coverage.  I used this for all the mats of the die cuts as well as the flowers.

I cut the outer dies in the lotus striplet in bright white mounting this over the coloured card and added a thin border of deep cocoa foundation card.  Next I cut the outer and eat die from the Bora Bora die mounted this over more coloured card and backed with a die cut of the bora bora in deep cocoa.



Next I cut the inner detail die from the Fiji die set in the deep cocoa and added the centre panel form the Tahiti die set in white backed with pixies.


I then cut the striped nasturtiums in pixie paper adding the open petals over the top in bright white.  I added CE stamens in the centre .  I mounted these over foliage cut form the family tree die covered in pastel blue gilding polish.

The colours just shine on this for me so a simple card black in vanilla pearl card with deep cocoa and a layer of white.

Enjoy...

Pixie Flowers...

Happy Tuesday,

I hope everyone that managed to catch yesterdays shows enjoyed them as much as I did!  I tried to get in as many demos as I could but still came home with a pile of them undone!

Back to today and another idea what to do with your new Pacific Ocean collection dies.  I know I always say this but a relatively simple card today just using the striped nasturtiums and the Tahiti die.

I stared by cutting a panel of cobalt card using the noble double pierced background dies and added cosmic pearl PVA one every other pierced hole around the outside.  I cut the outline for the Tahiti in this and added a panel behind with the detail suite cut in white.  I then added apiece of acetate and a scrunched up piece of kitchen roll coated in pixie powders behind this.

For the flowers I simply cut the nasturtium dies in velum again coloured with pixie powders attaching a set of each size of flowers with a silver brad in the centre.

Enjoy...

Pixie Double win...

Happy Thursday,

A double card giveaway today as both of these cards are demos on my Hochanda shows today!  Just leave a comment and 2 will be chosen air random to receive one of todays cards.


Both of the cards today were made using the Candy Pink and silver dream pixie powders and I am planning to demo at least one of the at 9am this morning.

This first card is with a new technique which is a variation of one of Sue Wilsons techniques so tune on to find out what!

This card features the doodle rose wreath as well as the blossom edger die I have really enjoyed using the edger dies and these will be popping up all over the place in the coming weeks!

The second card is another burst of colour!  This is made using the same pixie powders but with my kitchen roll technique which I will be demonstrating today.  Here I have teamed candy pink and plum twist with the star flower spray and just the pierced flags ( told you you would be seeing a lot of these!)

I love the way the flowers look with the handmade paper of the pixie powdered kitchen roll.  I will be demoing this technique today so tune in at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7!

Enjoy...

Purple & Blue Wednesday...

Happy Wednesday,

I thought I would make a change and go with a blue card lol ok that's not much of a change for me to be honest lol but this is with purple and pixie powders so its a little different.


Today I am running my regular monthly workshop at Crafty Corner in Breedon Priory  .  Its going to be a day with the pixies in the Indian ocean lol a bit like today's card.


I stared by making a pixie powder background using m,midnight blue and purple violet mixed which gives this rich colour and the stunning mica shrine.  I took a print from the water clout card with a piece of vellum which I used for the flowers.

I cut the detail and outline using the Mauritius die set form the watercolour pixie paper.  I backed this with double sided adhesive and added white opaque microbeads over the top to fill the gaps.  I cut another of the outlines using white card which I cut in half to make a drop shadow behind.  I repeated the process with the other detail die in the set and foam mounted this in the centre.

Next I made a spare of the cape daisies ( I love these so much I have bought a second set!) in the velum, shaped them and added the centres in  pair and microbeads in the very middle.

For the foliage I letterpressed the bold scroll dies using perfect medium and then cut them out.  This leaves the debossed area with perfect medium allowing me to fill it with detail white embossing powder its a lot easier to show this so I will demo this technique on my Hochanda shows next week.

Finally I frames the card as shown and added matts a layers of amethyst and white and finished.


Enjoy...

Autumn Colour Pixies..

Happy Tuesday,

A peak at the new autumnal colours of Pixie Powders today which make this subtle yet shiny background.

I stared by spritzing watercolour card with water then added Burnt Orange, scattered straw and Aubergine dream pixie powders before adding more water.  I the took a print form the watercolour card using a sheet of vellum.


I cut a larger panel of the scalloped trellis die by slotting the die back into place got make a large piece.  Next I cut a frame using the stitched dies that come with the lattice using the largest and smallest in taupe foundation card and the 2 medium dies in the pixie powder papers.  I then  mounted the piece left from the frame behind the lattice.

I then cut the cape daisies in the coloured velum, shaped them with my ball tool and mounted them with centres cut fro the pixie powder paper.  I added white microbeads in the centre of the flowers.

I stamped the sentiment from my autumns child stamp set onto a strip of the velum and cut not with the stitched flags die adding a white mat.

Finally I arranged the flowers around foliage made with a selection of the festive foliage dies ( I love dies that last all year)

Enjoy...

Simple Pixies...

Happy Sunday,

A simple christmas card today just featuring white pearl card and purple violet pixie powders that couldn't be simpler.

I sewed by spritzing a piece of watercolour card with water then added pixie powders in purple violet, I know its annals for me too use just one colour but I wanted the intensity and of course the pixie powders contain more than one colour in each bottle.  I smoked the acrd with water and left the piece to dry naturally this let the different colours spread and colour thew whole sheet.

Next I cut the background die, from the festive collection, into white pearl acrd and cut around the edges of the die to get a piece the same size of the die.  I then mounted this onto a pice of the piece powdered paper.  I next used the snowflake filigree frame and cut the detail of both main dies in the set in white and backed these with more of the purple.

I added 2 strips from the triple merry christmas, using just the negative pieces, and added these to a strip of the purple.

Finally I made up the card as shown and studded 3mm rhinestones to highlight the detail and add to the bling.  This card really shines in real life thanks to the pearl card and the mica in the pixie powders.

Enjoy...