10th June 2015

A La La Land Card

Good evening to everyone, where has the day gone ?  I was up bright and early today, with the wishful thinking that I could get such a lot done today......no such luck !  Although it still was a lovely day, just things didn't turn out as expected  !   So here I am showing off this pretty La La Land card that I did a week or so ago.  I really loved colouring in Marci using Copics and Prisma pencils,

 

 Don't you just love the bumble bees, they are also from La La Land dies, as well as the pretty bunting.

 

 

I am so in love with  La La Land at the moment, the butterfly is also from them.

 

 

 

I used a Magnolia Doohickey Daisy die for the flower and layered up with some Tattered Lace Filigree flowers. The pretty spray leaves are a die that I have had for a long time, again a Doohickey one, it get's used over and over, a good buy !

 

 

 

Here's the inside of the card, with a bumble bee just to add that little bit of interest 

 

 

Hope you like my card, I so enjoyed doing it, until next time, hugs !  xx

 

 

3rd June 2015

Lovely rose Shabby Chic style card.

Good morning on this very mixed weather day, will the sun shine  ?  will it rain ? not sure, anyway after I have done this posting I am off out for the day, not sure where, but hopefully there will be some lovely shops.  I am lucky to live not too far from a number of lovely cities, so have a superb choice !   So fellow crafters here is my pretty rose card to show you.

I used a number of different dies for this card, some that I have had for such a long time. Had a sort out and put them all into labelled boxes....small leaves....flourishes...etc., So hence finding this pretty Magnolia Doohickey half doily.  The roses have been made from white coffee filter papers, misted with a touch of pink spray then dried. I used just a tad of white paste across the petals to give the Shabby Chic look.

 

 

Here's a closer peep at the roses, pretty aren't they ?

 

 

 

The butterfly is a new addition to my dies, it is from La La Land, and I just love it !

I die cut out two and glued them together down the spine ( is that what they call it  ?  ) and added a few flat backed pearls.

 

 

Here is a photograph of the inside of the card. I really like the pretty hearts, they are from , I think, Memory Box dies. There are two in the set and come in very useful to add just that little bit of something else .

 

 

27th May, 2015, Positively Pampered !

Good Morning to all on this very lovely day. Today I would like to show you a Lili of the Valley card that I have just finished , Positively Pampered. Which is just how I feel at the moment so is very appropriate.

All my family and friends have looked after me so well after my operation, chocolates, flowers and lots of hugs and cuddles. What more can you ask for ?  Wonderful  !

So here is the card, done in pretty shades of lilac, turquoise and a touch of pink

 

I have used lots of different dies for this card, Spellbinders for the large stamped frames, Joy Craft for the butterfly border and a large ornate oval border along the top which is from Marianne.

 

 

I hand decorated a stick pin with pearl and crystal beads in lilacs and turquoise to match the card.

 

 

I put just a little glitter on the wings of the butterfly border and popped a tiny rose in the middle of the largest one.  The die cut leaves are so pretty. I must have had this die for ages and use it over and over again, one of my favourites !  It is by Marianne.  There is a larger filigree leaf in the set but somehow always use this one.

 

 

I added some small butterflies along the top of the card, which were glittered by using a very sparkly glass type glitter called Twinklets Diamond Dust, not much like dust as it is very gritty, but lovely !

 

Here's a peep at the inside of the card.

 

 

Thank you for taking a look at my card, have a wonderful day, hugs xx

17th May 2015

Something different 

Well what a busy few weeks I have had.  First a beautiful new addition to the family, a lovely grand daughter, Eliza.  She was born on the same day as I had to go to hospital for my pre-op appointment.

Anyway the operation is over and done with, carried out on 6th May and I am doing fine.  I was looked after so well I cannot give the hospital staff enough praise.

So here is my latest craft creation, or should I say my other granddaughters creation as she put a lot of effort into the making of this door hanger.  She is a very creative child and loves to get in my craft room and use all my things.

So this is what we came up with for her to take home....I really liked the finished result and must have a go at making another one.

It was a plain MDF door hanger, white Gesso, crackle paint and pink acrylic paint.

I had some pretty heavy white guipure lace, cut it up and glued it here and there.  The large flower was hand made from organza material, heated with a hot heat gun to make the edges curl and white pearl beads sewn into the centre.  Easy Peasy  !!

Other bits and bobs added , die cut leaves, paper roses etc. 

 

This is a closer look at the organza flower, quite pretty !

 

 

 

Hope you like the door hanger, itching to have a go at another one, thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day  , hugs  xxx

A White card, with lots of lace

Hello everyone and welcome, here's my very latest card that I have done, an all white on white card with lots of pretty lace.

I cannot resist lace, collect it when ever I see any as I have lots of projects that I can use it on ( which never seem to get done )  but I can still look at it !

 

So I think that the lace does all the talking on this card, beautiful white heavy guipure lace, put across the bottom of the card.

 

 

 

 

Here's a closer peep at the lace.

 

 

 

I embossed the back ground white card, added some white die cuts and a Tattered lace Doily flower. 

 

The bling in the middle is very sparkly without ' going over the top' too much 

 

 

This is a look at the card from a side view.

 

 

And the inside, left quite plain, plenty of room to write your message.

 

Thank you for taking the time to have a look at my cards, you are so much appreciated, hugs xx

24th April 2015

A Sarah Kay card.

Good morning !  What a wonderful day it is, the sun is shinning and here I am up bright and early whilst hubby is still fast asleep !  No doubt as soon as I get doing this posting he will chirp in the background,  " any tea please "  For some reason they have a habit of knowing that you are doing something........told you so......he has arisen !   Yes, there it is...." Any Tea Please "  So will finish this later.  We are still waiting for the phone to ring any time for a new addition to the family, baby should have arrived two days ago.  We don't know if we are going to be the proud grand parents of a girl or a boy. I think it's really nice not to know.

So here is a pretty little card that I did recently using Sarah Kay, My Sweet Lily , which I have used before, but she is so pretty.

It really was a doddle to do, just matting and layering pretty card stock, and as you can see the rest is plain straight forward.

 

 

Here's a closer look at pretty Lily, I used Copic's to colour her with and added a touch of heavy white embossing power around her to add a little dimension

 

 

 

 The roses were rolled roses with a pearl bead popped in the middle.

 

I used the Sue Wilson filigree bow die in the same cardstock as the card with a little embellishment in the middle.

20th April 2015

Shabby  Chic again  !!

Hello and good morning to everyone that is up bright and early on this lovely Monday. The grand children have been back at school for over a week now but I still seem to be catching up on things that need doing.   Well it's really nice to be able to get into my craft room after having done a tidy up, you all know the feeling when the grand children get into the craft room and have a go at different stuff, under supervision I may add !!

So here is my pretty Shabby Chic card to show you, I so love doing this type of card, but at the same time it's nice to alternate between styles. As I don't work on any design team or represent any product I can do my own thing !!

The roses were die cut on a light weight pearl card, I find it easier to roll them. I used a touch of distress ink on the roses before rolling. When done I just lightly touched the edges of the petals with light brown, to give a little dimension.  The other flowers were hand made, die cut, coloured, wet and scrunched then pearl stamens in the middle.

 

The butterfly is a Joy craft die ( I think ! ) but whatever butterfly you use would look just as pretty.

 

I popped some flat backed pearls down the spine. 

 

 

Hers' a closer look at the roses.

 

 

I used lots of different dies for the leaves, was going to do them in a very pale green but changed my mind as I guess they look quite 'chic ' in white, with the pearl sprays here and there