Special Day...

Happy Saturday,

I am workshopping today at JGD crafts with the fabulous Janet and friends in Sutton in Ashfield.  I have planned 4 projects so I hope to keep everyone busy!

Todays card is another sample from my shows the other week and was a planned demo but the die sold out before I got to do it!  I thought it deserved its day in the sun regardless.

I stared by stamping the background stamp with perfect medium before heat embossing with Bright gold detail embossing powder. I cut the background into a piece to fit ion the spellbinder fancy ribbon threader die living a strip which I threaded through the ribbon thread loops.

I simply then stamped the sentiment, from my Larkspur everyday sentiments set, in gold and added this with a border of white with mounting cushion.

It was then simple to add a few layers of white and vintage gold pearl card to a 5 x 7 top fold card bank and added a bow of seam binding and gold thread.

Simple but prefect for an anniversary card or for invitations to a Golden wedding party maybe?

Remember I do workshops or demos around the country every Saturday ( I only have 2 Saturdays off now for the reminder of the year!)  I try to update the workshops and demo page on the address bar above but I'm not the most efficient lol so keep an eye out in your locality.

Enjoy...

More easy Pixies...

Happy Friday,

Finishing the run of simple cards I thought id share another easy pixie powder card today.  I love making the elegant and intricate cards that I do so often but sometimes its nice to make an easy card now and then!

As with Wednesdays card I stared with a piece of watercolour card which I added a mix of pixie powders to and spritzed with water to make them burst.

Next I dried the piece and embossed it with the eternal ivy embossing folder.  I then added pearl lustre gilding polish over and buffed off the piece to make it shine.  Buffing the golding polish makes the mica lay flat and removes any excess pigment allowing the colours underneath to shine.  This picture shows perfectly what I mean as the pearl makes the embossing show above the powders but doesn't cover the colours underneath.

I stamped the Happy Anniversary stamp from my Nasturtium everyday sentiments clear stamp set onto coconut white card.  I coloured the flowers using my Alcohol pens and cut out the image with the Antwerp die.  I used the larger dies in the antwerp die set form white card and backed this with Primrose cut with just the outline die from the set.

A simple frame from primrose and bright white card made with the sue Wilson double pierced rectangles set A and B added.  I finished with a messy bow and strip of ribbon made with seam binding coloured with more of the pixie powders.

Hopefully you've enjoyed this weeks trips into colour and simplicity

Enjoy...

Keeping it more simple...

Happy Thursday,

I thought I would share another simple card, this one is easier than yesterdays!

I stamped the poem form the Peony elements clear stamp set in the centre of a piece of coconut white foundation card in watering can archival ink.  I then cut this to a square and stamped the leaves from the set in one corner.

Next I cut a larger square and stamped several more of the elements around this before mounting both panels with layers of baby pink and black.








Using the spellbinders spiral blossom four die I cut tree of the roses in blush and ivory rolled them up and attached them in front of the leaves.

For the large background I cut the New York collection background die designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions twice.  Next I cut these in half and overlapped them to make a square.

As i said its simple but doenst look too simple!

Enjoy...

Keeping it simple...

Happy Wednesday,

A simple to make card today that looks like it took a lot longer!

I started by making a pixie powder background onto watercolour card using midnight blue, teal wash and peacock.  Once dry I cut this down to an A5 size and embossed t with the Rose Blooms pinpoint embossing folder which added the additional texture and the roses.  To bring the embossing to the front i rubbed over the surface with the Cosmic Shimmer metallic gilding polish in Pearl Lustre.  I then cut a panel for the front of this card using the number 2 die in the Australian background die.

Next I cut the number one die in the Australian set form a piece of coconut white foundation card cut bigger than the die.  I mounted this onto baby Blue card and added mats an players of the white and blue to frame the card.

I stamped the peony from my Peony elements clear stamp set adding one of the sentiments from the set as well.  I coloured the flower with my Alcohol pens and cut this out leaving a strip with the sentiment.  I mounted this with more of the blue and simply added this across the front.

Although it may not look it its a simple card to pull together Honest lol

Enjoy...

Thinking of you...

Happy Tuesday,

Another sample from my stamp launch this time a mix of the Larkspur and Nasturtium sets simply stamped in jet black archival ink.

I stared by stamping the flourishes form the Nasturtium set around a rectangle of bright white card.  I layers this with black and more white.  Next I cut a larger rectangle and stamped the nasturtium flourishes at each corner and added black lace and white seam binding down the centre before adding the smaller panel with mounting cushion.

I then stamped the sentiment from the larkspur everyday sentiment set , which matches with the Swiss die collection, and cut it out with the matching die form the Bern set the  added the other die cuts form the set behind.

A bow and Craft Consortium pearl embellishment and finished.

Enjoy...

Silver Beads...

Happy Monday,

I have been playing with the brand new Coloured microbeads from Creative Expressions I can't believe how well they stick and what different looks you can get with them.,  Todays card is the first I have made using these and I chose, of course, the silver to use first. Hopefully you can see the picture well enough to see all the beads that make up the negative space on this card.

I stared by cutting the Atlas mini striplet three times in bright white foundation card using the outline and detail die.  next I added sheet of Creative Expressions double sided adhesive sheet to a pice of the card and then cut three of the striplet dies just using the outline die.  I simply then peeled off the backing and added the detail to the backing.  I then poured the tiny silver microbeads over the exposed adhesive where they stuck down really well with no shedding one I burnished the pieces.

Next I did the seam with the Gillian die outer and detail and added the beads cutting a preparing a separate section for the centre which I foam mounted on.  I added a 5mm stick on pearl to the centre points and all the areas on the gillian die where they fitted ( you will see with Sue Wilson designed dies there is always an obvious place to put a pearl or gem)

I then cut a Silver Shine pearl foundation card rectangle and mounted two of the striplet die cuts at each side with mounting cushion.  I added 2 layers of mounting cushion to the third and added this in the centre so that it sits proud.








I added a thin white mat and added this to the top of a further piece of the pearl which I embossed with the treasure box A4 embossing folder.  I then added a strip ion white seam binding and a bow before adding the gillian die cut and a couple of stick pins made with the Stick Pin elements from Creative Expressions.

A couple more layers, of course, of the pearl and white and finished.  A simple looking card with loads of texture and detail, if you look closely, and really card you want to stroke!

Enjoy...

A little pink..

Happy Sunday,
Another card from my demo day yesterday at Newton Wycliffe which was fab! I met and re met some wonderful crafters .  I wasn't able to get round to this card the day seemed to fly but I have left it inshore if anyone wants to see it in person lol

Its hard to believe bot this card was made just using the Centaurus triple Gemini die from Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  I cut a piece of card to a 41/4"strip and used the lattice and outline die at the top and bottom in white.  I then cut a strip at 41/8 and used the other cutting edge and the second filigree section on the die to make the pink panel.  I will be demoing this technique on Hochanda soon and will let you know when as it is a little complex to explain.















I used the centre die form the Antwerp die for the sentiment panel and one of my sentiments form the peony elements clear set for the centre.

A quick write up I'm afraid but the three hour drive home has left me little tired lol