28th May 2019 Lilac again

Hi, good morning.  I am up bright and early again but certainly not down to any sun shining through the bedroom curtains.  Another typical cloudy rainy day again. Such a shame as it is the school holidays and it would have been extra nice to have lovely weather so the children could get out and about.

I seem to be always drawn to lilac and turquoises in my colouring for Foamiran flowers. So again another card topper featuring lilac flowers.

I used Pan Pastels to colour the flowers as I found that the two colours easily blended into each other

A closer peep at the flowers.

I added some white organza ribbon, pretty die cuts and a lovely embossed background.

Thanks for looking at my work, have a lovely day xx

24th May 2019. A Whimsy Fairy Card.

Good morning !  Such a beautiful day today, sun is shining, skies are blue...perfect !  I would like to show you a pretty fairy card using a Whimsy stamp.  I kept seeing these lovely stamps and took forever to track some down and like most crafters, got them and with one thing and another took ages to use them. So here is my card, coloured of course with my favourite Copics.

The large pink flower was in my stash, made ages ago. A simple die cut layered flower, painted pink then covered in glass glitter.

 A closer peep at the flower.

I die cut the fancy corners and embossed them in white and whilst still hot added just a touch of blue and did a bit of re-heating to make it set on top of the white.

Here is the inside of the card done to compliment the front and you can see clearer the embossed corners. The butterfly was fussy cut from some card stock from my stash.

Hope you enjoy this card, thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day xx

13th May 2019 Shabby Chic Mr & Mrs. Wedding Topper

Hi, Just returned from an amazing Florida Disney World holiday . Beautiful sunshine, if not a little bit too hot on some days, but guess us Brits are not quite used to it.  Must say that it was lovely to return home, a holiday is lovely but your home is always the best place to be. After catching up on the holiday washing, well almost !  I have had time to do a bit of crafting. Nothing too challenging , quite simple and elegant. I did the colour coffee and cream with Foamiran flowers in a pale peach to match with the cardstock.

I used Tattered Lace Pin Dot squares, the largest, and embossed the other cream cardstock. The Mr & Mrs die is from ( I think ! ) Crafters Companion, I threw away the packaging ! 

The lace applique leaves are from my stash as are the large pearl stamens.

Just loving those lace leaves !

I used off white Foamiran and coloured the edges of the petals with oil pastels.

Thanks for taking a peep, take care, xx

15th April, 2019 Magnolia Tilda Card.

Good morning. I have been so busy over the last couple of weeks getting organized for a family holiday also including lots of family events.  I have finally got around to showing you a pretty Magnolia Tilda  easel card.

Tilda has been coloured with my favourite medium, Copics.  I have tried distress inks which seem to be very popular, sadly with not much success !  Must try harder !

The rolled roses are a Spellbinder die. I have added a touch of white paste to the edges

Among the flowers are some lovely white organza flowers from my stash. I have had them forever and found them when my craft room was having lots of lovely new storage.

Hope you all have a lovely day, thank you for stopping by xx

28th March, An Elegant Card

Hi good morning, the sun is shining and it is a beautiful day here in South Yorkshire, UK. Lets hope that this cold snap we have been having is finally on it's way and Summer is just around the corner.

I have a pretty elegant card to show you that was done with some Foamiran flowers in a pretty shade of lilac with cream and pale turquoise card. The die used for this card is a Tattered Lace large die set.

I added some dried gypsophilia to the flowers.

I did the inside of the card to compliment the front.

A closer peep at the flowers.

Thank you for having a look at my work and hope that it gives you some inspiration.

Have a lovely day, xx

17th March 2019 Colouring Foamiran Flowers.

Hi, well it has been a fair time since I last posted anything due to family commitments , other stuff and having a terrible cold. I have been playing with colouring Foamiran. I have all types of colouring stuff in my stash, from distress inks to Gelato's... you name it, I have got it.  I have been doing up my craft room, new shelves and found my Pan Pastels. Never used them for colouring but was really, I mean really pleased with the results.

The Foamiran used was the type you heat with your iron. The Foamiran was white, my favourite as you can colour them to any shade to match your work.I used a turquoise with lemon on one set and lilac with pink on the other set, using the twisting method and them shaping the flowers. I found that the two colours blended in together. Looks pretty.

I only have a few different colours in the Pan pastels, so had to purchase more pastels but went down the line of a boxed set of soft pastels, 48 different colours, loving them.

 Thank you for having a peep, enjoy your weekend, hugs xx

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