Simple Lattice...

Happy Tuesday...

After yesterdays opulent card I thought I would share a simpler card today made using the Bora Bora die and the scalloped lattice die.

To start I cut the lattice die over a sheet of vanilla pearl foundations card slotting the die back in to repeat the pattern.  I then used the hexagonal die from the set into this to cut an aperture.

I cut the outline and detail die from the Bora Bora set in ivory pearl foundations card and backed this with vanilla.  I then cut the centre out using the hexagonal die in the set.


 I adhered this over the aperture cut in the background.  Next I used the centre die form the Fiji set and cut this into a piece of blue dusk foundation card and foam mounted the top piece over this.  I the  added a layer of ivory cut with the final die in the Fiji set foam mounted this behind and added stick on pearls in 3m and 5mm,

To kale up a the card I made a set of frames using vanilla and ivory and the noble double pierced dies set A and B and added layers of the colours used to make yup the card as shown!


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...

Saturday Colouring...

Happy Saturday,

The show starts properly today over in Frankfurt so hopefully I might get a look around If I see anything exciting I will share it on Instagram and hopefully Facebook.

Its Saturday which means another go at colouring and todays card is another stamp to die for as I have had so much fun colouring these in and the fact the die cuts them out really appeals to me!












I chose the matching stamp to the Bora Bora die for today and a stamp to die for called the Spring Flower Wreath ( perfect name really lol)  I coloured it with my Graphmaster alcohol pens using the following colours...
Yellows - 32, 45 & 49
Pinks - 26, 28 & 29
Blue / Purple - 77 & 84

I used warm grey to highlight the flowers and four the background in WG1 and WG3

Once coloured I cut the image using the matching die and stamped the sentiment in the centre in black.

I made the backing by cutting the centre panel from the Butterfly background die four times in white card.  I backed these in primrose foundations card and foam mounted them as shown to make this square of squares background.

I added a few stick on pearls ( white 5mm) and a messy bow of lemon and purple.

Enjoy...

Saturday Colouring...

Happy Saturday,

I love the stamps to die for that match the dies and yet I haven't coloured them much.  Now I have learnt some techniques from Lisa Horton ( and when stuck I text her for colour choices!) I feel like I can give colouring them a go!

For today's colouring Saturday I chose the  Cherry Blossom Branches stamps which matches the Tahiti die perfectly.

I stamped the image in black then coloured it in using the following Graphmaster colours
Flowers - 77, 84 & Blue Grey 3 Leaves - 46, 47 & 48

I used the Blue Grey ( This is a fab range of colours as the grey has a blue tone to it making it match perfectly) to run around the inside and outside borders.

I wanted a simple card to set off the stamped image which I had cut out using the matching die.  I cut the squares section from the Lotus striplet for times into a piece of bright white foundation card and from mounted this over a piece of blue dusk matted with iris.

I cut the lotus striplet separately in white and backed this with the iris and placed it, as shown, across the pattern and added the Tahiti stamped image in the centre.




For the focal element I didn't want to take away form the flowers so i simply added 2 pearl swirls to a Craft Consortium heart charm and added this in the centre.

Enjoy...

Colouring Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

As Lisa Horton mentioned on her recent Graphmaster show on Hochanda I attended a workshop with her at CE Towers and ended up buying the whole set of pens as I loved them so much.  This has meant that I have been trying more colouring and thought I would share a coloured image or card every Saturday.

I stared with the garden song stamp to die for that matches the Bora Bora die.  I stamped the image using
black ink and coloured it using the following Graphmaster pens
Flowers yellow 45 & 47 and warm grey 4.  leaves green 48 & 59.  Outline Warm Grey 4 cream 36 & yellow ochre 101.

I used the warm grey for the centre with a little of the cream 36 around the edges .

I made up the card as shown using panels of Kraft card embossed and set with black and white mats and layers.

A simple image to start as there isn't a great deal of space for shading but Im pleased with this as a first attempt!

More colouring next week,

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...

All year round gold...

Happy Tuesday,

I know we use Gold a great deal for Christmas but to be honest that and silver are colours or shades that I use all year round.  Whilst I know it is soon Christmas I wanted to show an alternative way to use gold card that doesn't look like a leftover from the festive period.


U stared by cutting the linear elegance edger central die 4 time down a piece of antique gold foundation card rotating the die each time so that it faces a different direction with each cut. I mounted this over a piece of coconut white foundation card which I had cut the edges using  the smaller looped edger die from the same set.

Next I cut the first three dies in the Fiji set in coconut white and backed this with antique gold.  I then cut the third die form the Bora Bora die set in gold and added this with the next die in the Fiji set cut in white.  The great thing about the pacific ocean set is that each set of central dies in a different design and size across the 3 shape sets ( the pacific Ocean islands)

I mounted this over the centre of the background so the central pattern is visible through the centre ( well its a waste to make a nice background and fully cover it!)

I finished with the three striped nasturtiums cut solid in gold and open petals in white.  I arranged these over a spray of the SW Ivy die and added Olympic gold PVA in the centres of the flowers and around the background.

Another layer of gold cut with the final edger die in the Linear elegance set and a few layers of gold and white to frame the piece.

Enjoy...

Black and white Monday...

Happy Monday,

A strong Black and White card today using the centres of the Pacific Ocean collection.  I simply love the way these tessellate together to make complex or simple patterns.














I simply used a variety of the hexagonal shapes to make the pattern in the black foundation card. I then mounted the other shapes within the Tahiti die set to layer through the black and white.

I just love the simple way the Black and white works although I know it's not everyones cup of tea!

I made up the starflowers using variegated black and white adding stick on crystals ( form Craft Consortium) to add some shine and shimmer.

For the foliage I used the Family Tree die cut in gloss black and gloss white snipping the tree down to make the foliage.

The sentiment is from my Rose elements clear stamp set which is one of the first sets I designed and use my favourite font the Draft Handwriting which has the lines on as if it has been drafted.

I thought he black and white would be a good antidote to the bright Christmas colours that are everywhere at the moment!


Enjoy...

Royal Purple...

Happy Saturday,

I'm sure as the last shopping day for Christmas most people will be out shopping today as its any first stray off for quite a while I can promise I won't be braving the crowds toady!

I thought I would share a royal purple card today ( I believe Purple was considered royal as the die was the most expensive and so was reverted for royalty?!?)

This  card also makes use of the purple violet pixie powders I coated a piece of watercolour rad with pixie powder and then spritzed it with water before adding another piece of card to take a print and to smooth out the colour.

I cut the Tahiti die in the amethyst card and cut the successive layers in still pearl and the pixie powdered paper.  I layers these to with double layers of foam tape to show the definition.  The final layer is cut using the noble double pierced square dies.

On the pixie powdered paper I stamped the matching shaded nasturtiums in perfect medium and heat set them using silver shine detail embossing powder.  I cut these with the matching die, shaped them and added them onto a spray of olive branch die cut in steel.

A few layers ( as always with me) of the amethyst and steel and finished.

Enjoy...

I missed this one...

Happy Wednesday,

I can't believe I missed posting this card as it was one of the first cards I made with the Sue Wilson November release of dies.  I think because I made it first I thought I had posted it!

Its in my favourite colours of periwinkle and coconut white, with a bit of pearl added of course!

I stared by cutting the trellis edger die by fitting it back in at 90 degrees to make a squareof trellis.  Sue Wilson has filmed a whole you tube video on this on the Creative Expressions youtube channel where she explains this technique.

I backed the trellis with periwinkle and used cosmic white dimensional PVA at every junction.

I then cut a larger mat using the edger from the same set and offset all of these panels onto a panel of card embossed with the Provencal lace A4 embossing folder and coloured with pearl lustre metallic gilding polish.

The central panel is cut using the Tahiti die set in periwinkle and adhered to a piece of double sided adhesive covered in diamond sprinkles.  I layered up the other dies in the set finishing with a l;are pearl centre and studded with PVA.



I made up a set of the starflowers cutting each size flower twice each in the 2 colours.  I mounted these along with the matching swirls that come with the set.

Enjoy...

Midnight in steel...

Happy Tuesday,

Another card made using the Pacific ocean collection today and a few more shots of my Christmas Decorations at the bottom.

I cut the inner die form the lotus striplet into a piece of midnight pearl foundations card and mounted it onto steel pearl foundation card.

I then cut dies 1, 2 and 3 in steel and midnight card and backed them with the alternate colour.  I mounted them over a set of the double stitched flags cut again in alternate colours.


Where the frames meet a new diamond pattern shows which gives the perfect frame for the flags alternating colours.  I added a crystal flower in the centre and a few l;ayers of midnight and steel.

Finally a few more pictures of my chroistm,as decorations.  I have to admit I really like the wreath and the ivy over the Stags Head ( a precut stack from DCWV)

Enjoy...

Classic in Cobalt...

Happy Monday,

I thought I would freshen the palette today with a classic card in cobalt and bright white after spending yesterday Christmas Shopping and gift wrapping ands Saturday night dressing my tree I wanted smarting fresher!

I have added picture of my Christmas Tree at the end of the post if you want to see it!

Today's card is made just using the Tahiti die form the Pacific island collection and the Lotus striplet ( you know I love a striplet)

I started by cutting the outer, detail and inner die form the lotus striplet into Cobalt foundations card.  I then cut the outer die from bright white and adhered the blue cut over the top.  I then cut the final detail panel form the centre of the white.

 I repeated this three times and placed them down the side of a piece of card I had cut the detail form the striplet down the side adding cobalt at the back.



For the main element I cut the Tahiti die in white card and carefully took the die cut out leaving the 'waste' in the die.  I cut the outline die form cobalt card that I added double sided adhesive sheet to.  I pulled off the protective coating and added this to the die with the pieces in place.  This transferred the 'waste' pieces to the cobalt and I added diamond sprinkles to the exposed adhesive.

I cut the centre die from the set in white and threaded cobalt thin ribbon from my stash through the slots finishing with a stamped sentiment on cobalt cut with the smallest die in the set.


I finished with tail of the ribbon and a crystal pearl heart embellishment form Craft Consortium.

No flowers so would work as a men's card or for many occasions.

Enjoy...

I forgot earlier so heres the tree! x

I used a colour scheme of Glass, Crystal, Copper, Silver and Duck egg and I have to admit I Love the look.  I'll add the rest of the decorations through this week!