20th January, 2018. Loving Foamiran Flowers.

Hi Good Morning, I have been playing with Foamiran over the last few days, trying different ways to colour them, I really do prefer to buy the white sheets or pale cream as they can be coloured on the edges so much more easily. There are lots of information out there on You Tube how to colour and shape the flowers. These are a couple of card toppers that I have made using Foamiran.

                                       A Lili of the Valley stamp, coloured with distress inks

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A down loaded image from Crafters Companions. I used a rolled rose die to make the Foamiran flowers.  Thank you for taking a little look at my work. Hope you are all having a lovely day xx

12th January, 2018 So in love with Lace.

Hi, Happy New Year to all, yes I know it's now the 12th January, but I have been so very busy and I hope that each and everyone of you are having a wonderful New Year.  At the moment I am addicted to lace. I bought some stunning applique lace to use for my crafting, but end up looking at it and have not got the heart to cut into it. However , I have managed to do a few cards so far. hope you like the results.

This applique lace had lovely silver thread and sequins sewn into it.

This applique lace was more ivory coloured and I added a few ivory pearls.

Thank you for taking a look at my work, xxx

30th December, 2017 Romantic Wedding.

Hi , the days are going so fast that I even got my last posting date wrong. So here we are with the year almost gone and into 2018. I guess a lot of wedding preparations are on the way for Spring weddings.  I would like to show you a pretty wedding card topper that I have made using a digital download from forever ago, hidden away in my computer. She is adorable and so romantic.

I used Spellbinders dies , white roses and dried gypsophilia. I wanted to match the foliage up with something that was light and gentle in colour and had nothing in my stash. So the sprays came out from Lindy's, two sprayed on top of each other to get the desired colour. A light beige pearl gold.

                                                    A closer peep of the roses and foliage

Thank you for looking at my work.  I wish you all a very happy and wonderful New Year for 2108.

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21st November, 2017, Romance and Lace

Hello everyone.  At last I have done and finished with making Christmas cards, as much as I have enjoyed making them there comes a time when you want to concentrate onto something else. Valentines Day is just around the corner and I feel sure that there are lots of lovely couples making wedding plans for next year, so that inspired me to do some romantic style cards, This is what I have come up with and hope you like them.

The first one is a Wedding card topper done with a LOTV stamp and coloured using Copics.

The lace applique was from my stash, bought some time ago from an oddment of bridal material.

The lace set me off on making the heart shaped topper. I made the Foamiran flowers and buds. Using the lace applique in the first one set me off searching for other pieces of lace. This one came from a milliners shop . I must admit I sat and looked at it for some time before cutting into it.

Isn't it beautiful ?  The applique piece has little beads, slightly larger pearl beads and edged in silver thread.   Thank you for taking a peep at my work, always appreciated. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year xx

11th December, 2017 A Stamping Bella Birthday Card.

Hi, from what seems like the only part of the UK that has no snow. I would like to show you a birthday card that I made using a Stamping Bella stamp.  The recipient of this card loves her morning coffee so thought this was so appropriate.  I used Copics to colour the image.

I like the idea of having a matching die for the image as it makes it so much more versatile.

The flowers are hand made using Foamiran.  I still prefer to colour the edges using water soluble crayons after having tried all different kinds of colours.  The pretty gem in the centre was from a bracelet that I found in a cheap store and took it apart. 

Thank you for stopping by, have a lovely evening, xx

3rd December 2017 Make a Wish Card

Hi, good morning . I was asked by my cousin that lives in Florida to make her a card, which at the moment is on it's way across ' The Pond ' 

It is from a stamp , LOTV, that I have had for some time, but never fails, just love it.

I coloured the cute little girls with Copics and of course it  has to be pink. all the flowers are handmade including the pink Foamiran rose made using a Spellbinders rolled rose die.

I always like to decorate the inside of the card to compliment the front.  Hope you like my card, thank you for stopping by, have a lovely day, hugs xx

27th November 2017 Pretty Hearts with Foamiran Flowers

Hi, today I have some pretty die cut hearts to show you embellished with Foamiran flowers.

I added a little ivory dried gypsophilia  which I think gives it that extra special touch.

Very similar , but different. Again a pink Foamiran flower was used , but other embellishments. Hope you like my pretty heart card toppers, thank you for taking the trouble to take a peep, xx