26th February 2019 , A LOTV Ballerina.

Good morning, today I have a pretty ballerina to show you. She was a digital down load from LOTV, as I have said before not so keen on these as the printer inks are not always compatible with using alcohol pens to colour with.  This time it seems to have worked out alright.

Isn't the lace pretty ?   The flower is made from silk Foamiran. I was told it was better to shape as you do not need to use a hot iron. So here is one with using the silk type, and yes they are right.

I do have lots of the ordinary Foamiran in my stash and of course it will get used.

The bow is a die from Doohickey's , called bridal bow. The peeping out doily is a die purchased from Poland. I saw it used on a few cards and researched who had one and it turned out I could only buy it from a company in Poland.....had to have it !  

Thanks for taking a peep at my work, have a lovely day, hugs xx

2nd February, 2019 Lilac and Daisies.

Hi,  good morning.  Woken up again to a snow, so pretty to look at. I will not be going very far today, keeping snug and warm indoors and will perhaps enjoy reading a good book later on whilst curled up on my sofa with a lovely log fire burning in the hearth.

I have done something a little bit different from my usual work.  This card topper is just that bit less fussy. I have had the daisy die for ages and hardly used them and I am quite pleased at how they turned out.  The white frame is from Spellbinders, a lovely set of layering dies. Hope you like it.

A closer peep at the daisies

Enjoy your weekend, Take care xxx

27th January 2019, a onochrome Wedding Card Topper.

Hi good morning.  I am up bright and early, well not so bright as the rain pounding on my bedroom window kept waking me up. But we need the rain to fill up our reservoirs which have still not been replenished after the wonderful hot Summer last year.

Today I have a pretty circular wedding card topper to show you. the lovely bride is a down load from a CD purchased many years ago , work done by a lady called Christine Haworth.  The peony flowers are a Doohickey die. I did them in white and added just a touch of grey to the outer petals so they would tie in with the pretty picture.

I popped large and small flat back pearls into the centre of each flower,

Have a lovely day,  xx

12th Janaury, 2019 A Little Bit of Cheating.

Hi , today I have a card topper to show you using an already printed image from the Hobby House. Love these printed images as they are so pretty and ready to go.  Most annoying though when cards & toppers that are often listed for sale and they state that they are hand made, but...…. do not say that they are using these pre-printed images. Naughty  !   All my work states what I use and more often a stamped image and coloured with Copics.  If using a pre-purchased one, I say so.

The flowers are all hand made with Foamiran except for the little white bunched stamens.

A closer peep at the flowers

I do struggle a tad making these flowers with Foamiran, but getting better ! ( hopefully )

Thank you for stopping by, have a super weekend, xxx

6th January 2019 Another filigree Hinged Card.

Good morning and a very Happy New Year to all in 2019.  I have done another hinged filigree card using my Spellbinder dies. I just have to think of another way to use the Emmeline die. Probably die cut , then cut out......so watch this space.

Here is my filigree hinged card with hand made roses.

The roses were made with the Spellbinder circular rose die using the three different sizes.

I added the pretty dried gypsophilia to add to the Shabby chic style.

A closer peep of the roses.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope that you like my work, take care xx

27th December,2018, So Pretty & So Easy to Make.

Hi, Hope that you have had a lovely Christmas. I have a simple easy peasy card to show you, stamped onto lovely white linen card.  I used a very old Hero's Art stamp set of three roses and  coloured them with Copics.

The simple sentiment of ' For You ' makes it ideal for any occasion.

Hope you like it, thank you for stopping by.  My best wishes to all for 2019 xx

18th December, 2018. Just so in love with this card.

Hi, I am so getting the hang of making these filigree cards and enjoy making them. As before the secret is in the thickness of the card used, 220 gsm works for me, thicker and it just will not go through my Sizzix, the folded part for the hinge.

I used  Spellbinder dies for this one and some really nice ivory pearl paper to make the flowers. To get the right colour pink I used a pink Copic pen on the petals before a light spritzing with water and then scrunching them up.

Love those flowers.

If feeling adventurous , have a go, once one is done and you have mastered the technique then it is pretty easy to do.

Have a lovely day, xx