Paperwanderings

The tide always turns

2012-02-01T23:23:00.001Z

Hello and welcome to my first card for the month. I used this lovely angling
Tilda with a cut from the Cricut cartridge Animal Kingdom. The papers I used are from K&Co Wild Saffron. The image is coloured with Polychromos colour pencils.

I do love the shading and blending possibilities I have with these Polychromos pencils and I had fun applying several shades of Stickles too.

I have you in my heart

2012-01-29T15:09:00.000Z

Just got to love those adorable Magnolia stamps. My fondness for them has grown over the past year and I have bought a few more. What I like is that they are so cute and one image lends itself for multiple occasions.
I have made another Valentine card with Tilda holding a heart.

The image is painted with Cosmic shimmer paint. The branch swirls are a stamp from a collection by Making Memories. The flowers are from Magnolia and sprayed in Cherry blossom pink Glimmer Mist. Little pearl pen dots decorate the image.

The edges of the image are distressed with Antique Linen crackle paint and the corrugated card has the Picket Fence version.

I used October afternoon paper and stamped the ledger paper with LOVE YOU. This is a gadget stamp from the sweet brand that makes these love sweets. I found the stamp at Waterstones'.
The sentiment stamp is one by Hero Arts and stamped in red Memento Ink.
This card is for the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love challenge .

You're my sweetie pie

2012-01-27T16:04:00.000Z

Another Valentine card for today with a very simple design.
I used an Inkadinkado stamp and kept the colours to brown and blue. The blue images are stamped on ledger paper from October Afternoon Let's fly a kite. The brown spotted paper is also from the same pad.
The ribbon is from American Crafts.

The squares are just punched with Woodware punches. The blue star paper is from another paper collection by Jillibean Soup.

I don't make many of these clean & simple cards, because I like to fluff things up. Gives me a break from my daily routine where work keeps me strict and in line. I love to see the work of other card makers who do keep it to simple straight lines, but for me this is quite hard to do.

Happy Birthday with Tilda

2012-01-26T20:25:00.001Z

Little cook Tilda is sending you a sweet birthday cupcake.
Meet my new Magnolia card with soft pastel colours!

The image is coloured with Polychromos pencils. The lace is from Polkadoodles, the design paper is from Melissa Francis 5thAvenue and so are the pearls.

I made my own flowers with paper from the 100th Womans Weekly edition. It had a copy of the very first edition in lovely brown paper. I sprayed it with Perfect Pearls. The leaves are made from tissue paper and sprayed with Cherry Blossom Glimmer mist.The sentiment is a stamp by Inkadikado.

The brads are from Making Memories.

I love colouring with my new pencils. I have always loved colouring and it is definitely my preferred medium.

Get ready for Valentine

2012-01-26T19:08:00.001Z

Hi,
I am back after a while. Where does the time go? I find it harder to keep up with my posts. Having moved my laptop away from my craft desk, hasn't helped.
I spend less time on the internet, although I still browse but use my I pod. It is a very small screen, so I try to keep my online time to a minimum.
Here is my card for today. With Valentine on the way, it had to be with red and a heart.

A lovely Magnolia stamp with Tilda holding a heart, colored with Polychromos pencils and Sansodor. The sentiment stamp is from Kaisercraft. Pretty velvet Petaloo flowers with white Prima flowers and Marianne Design leaf. Cute little button brads pop through the holes of this Martha Stewart border.

Gorgeous Websters Pages paper form a 6x6 mixed pack.

The ribbon is from Dille and Kamille, which I bought on our last trip to Belgium in the city of Brugge.

Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart

2012-01-06T17:38:00.001Z

Hi,
today I will share with you the birthday card I made for my sweetheart's birthday.
I used my all time favourite stamp brand Crafty Secrets and choose this happy Kewpie set. They look so cheeky and cut and were just the neatest thing for a funny card for my man.

All the paper used is from October Afternoon. My DH loves green, so I picked that as the main colour.

I stamped all the images with Memento ink and then coloured them with Polychromos pencils.

Love these cheeky ones!

Celebrate the New Year

2012-01-05T00:13:00.001Z

Wishing you all a prosperous 2012. Hope you had a lovely time.
Here is my first card for the year with a Lili of the Valley image, which I thought was quite suitable for the theme.

I used my new Polychromos pencils and Sansodor to colour the image. I used Basic Grey Kioshi papers.

Handmade tissue paper flowers, which I sprayed with Glimmer Mist, the die I used is from Marianne Design and the leaves are from Spellbinders.

Kioshi brads for the centres and vintage silver glass glitter on the edge of the bottom flower.

Love my new pencils. My Christmas present from my sweetheart, 120 Polychromos from Faber Castell in a mahogany box.

Hugs with a Motivet stamp

2011-12-26T18:38:00.001Z

Hope you all enjoyed a lovely Christmas together.
I have a sweet and soft pastel shades card to share with this cute little hippo from Motivet.

I made the card from Tim Holz's Kraft resist paper and lined it with soft pastel pink card. The other papers are from Melissa Frances.

The image is coloured with Cosmic Shimmerz.

The flower is made out of plain white paper with a Spellbinder die and the sprayed with Glimmer Chalk in Mint Choc Chip. The leaves are a die from Marianne Design and also sprayed with a few shades of Glimmer Mist. The sentiment is a stamp from Lili of the Valley.

Hark the herald angels sing...

2011-12-25T18:35:00.000Z

Wishing you all the merriest Christmas ever. Hope it brings you peace, love and joy.
Sharing this Christmas card with you today with a new stamp from Lili of the Valley.

I used a kraft card as base and K&Co Que Sera Sera papers. I made a stamped background paper with a Hero Arts Cling stamp and Memento ink and covered the image with Glamour Dust.

The main image is coloured with pencils and Cosmic Shimmer paints.

The sentiment stamp is also from Lili of the Valley. The little iridescent rounds are stickers by Paperchase.

More Christmas cards with Lili of the Valley

2011-12-23T12:35:00.000Z

Two more Christmas cards with a stamp I bought last year from Lili of the Valley. I am into these watercolour paints at the moment and so you will see a lot of cards painted with Cosmic Shimmerz paint.
I have made 2 similar cards with just a small difference in the colouring.

I used Making Memories paper for the background and embossed the white card and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist.

Christmas Carols

2011-12-23T12:01:00.000Z

Time is drawing near and Christmas is only 2 days away. I have a card ready for you to share with a stamp from Lili of the Valley. The image is painted with Cosmic Shimmerz so the have a lovely shine.

I used my Cuttlebug quite a bit for this card. I have embossed the base card with a Tim Holz folder. I used Spellbinders snowflakes on craft paper. The flower was made from Making Memories Ledger paper with a Spellbinders die and added Viva Pearl pen in the centre.The leaf is also a Spellbinders die and the branch is from Marianne design.

I have used Melissa Frances paper and Making Memories Ledger paper for this card. On the inside I have stamped with Distress ink and Tim Holz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stamps.

A winter bunting with Whiff of Joy

2011-12-20T20:45:00.001Z

Finally! I know it has been a while. December is most hectic at home and at work. I am praying that I will find the strength to tackle everything that is thrown at me.
I have not had a lot of spare time to craft and it has seriously bugged me, but I did manage to work on some things that I had going already.
I made a little home décor piece for the winter season and used Whiff of Joy stamps. Well, they might not be all the same brand, but they are definitely by Elisabeth Bell.
Here it comes;

3 triangles from grey cardstock covered with Marianne Design Vintage Christmas papers.

Spellbinders snowflakes covered in Glimmer Glaze in Waterfall and white pompom trim embellish the banner.

Melissa Frances snowflake border punch with cream coloured dewdrops in the centres A little puffy stuff from Woodware to create a fluffy effect on the clothing..

I didn't take a picture of the hanging banner, but you get the idea. I have hung this from the banister of the stairs in our hallway.

Just some close-ups of the 3 images which I have painted with Cosmic Shimmerz paints.

Just look at that lovely sparkle! It adds so much more to the festive season, don't you think?

Have a lovely Christmas time. Hope I get more time to post some other stuff.

Gretel with cupcakes

2011-11-30T18:49:00.000Z

Welcome to my last post of the month. I can't believe how fast the year has gone; almost December.
I have used my first ever CC Design stamp and coloured it with Copics. Still not 100% sure about Copics, can't seem to get it right.
I made a birthday card with this stamp and used a Tim Holz woodgrain embossing folder.

The DP is BG Cupcake; a very cheerful paperline as always with Basic Grey.

Nitwit Christmas cards

2011-11-24T21:24:00.000Z

I want to show you two easy peasy Christmas cards that I made with some Nitwit papers. These papers came free in the Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine and I think they are rather cute.
These papers are from the Heavenly Collection and in the set were some stickers and diecuts, so no stamping on my cards this time.

Just some Stickles, Card Candi and bakers twine with gingham ribbon to embellish these cards.

The wonder of winter

2011-11-21T20:57:00.000Z

I have another card with a Gorjuss stamp and I have turned it into another Christmas card. Sorry, I can't help myself. I think it's the best season to make cards for.
I have used Webster's Pages; this paper is just adorable. I only have the 6x6 packs, but they are still so versatile and double sided.

The scalloped background has been distressed with Stormy Sky and Milled Lavender Distress Inks.

The little stipples are done with Ranger's Bisque Pearls.

Lovely Prima flowers all glazed with Tattered Angels' Glimmer Glaze in Waterfall, Champagne and Icicle.

Decorated matchboxes

2011-11-19T19:48:00.000Z

Hi,
I have a simple idea to share with you.
Yes, sometimes I like it simple and easy too, especially when life has been busy like today. I have just finished another 11.5 hour shift and I am tired. My DH is in the kitchen preparing diner; steak, chicory salad and fries and I am starving. Glad I don't have to cook it.We are Belgians and just love chicory, prepared in different ways.
My project for today are these simply decorated matchboxes. I have covered them in paper by Webster's Pages and made rosettes from K&Co paper decorated with BG buttons, Card Candi and a dew drop. I adde some tiny drops of bisque pearl. The edges of the paper are painted with Picket Fence Crackle paint and Glamour Dust.

These are nice to keep or give as a present with a candle or so. Give some warmth this winter... from the heart.

Gorjuss with blue bird

2011-11-16T20:57:00.000Z

A new stamp from Gorjuss and I just love it.

I coloured this image on watercolour paper with Shimmerz paints and Glimmer Glaze and just tiny dots of white gel pen and colour pencil, so everything is really sparkly. The paper is from Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen.

The flower is from Spellbinders on MM ledger paper with Distress stain and Stickles. The little felt branches are also Spellbinders. A lovely ribbon from Websters Pages and some extra wide lucious ribbon from John Lewis.

The star circle die is from Marianne design sprayed with Pearl mist . The corner punch is from Xcut. Wooden embellishments coloured with Distress Stains and then I added Glamour Dust after using Heat 'n Bond powder.

Another close-up of this lovely stamp. Stinking cute.

Ooh! That sparkles. Thanks for visiting.

Christmas decoration with Magnolia (3)

2011-11-15T09:00:00.005Z

Hello,
I have a Christmas ornament to share with you today.
I made the ornament with a die from Marianne Design out of the Wedding Papers by K&Co. I cut the shape several times and attached them with mini brads from Making Memories.
It's difficult a clean shot while it is hanging, but here it is with 3 cute Tilda's decorating 3 of the 8 sides of the ornament.

All Tilda's are coloured with Distress Inks and have added sparkle with Glossy Accents and Glamour Dust.

Tilda with heart chain.

Tilda with teddy.

Tilda with Christmas presents.

The ribbon is from Marianne Design. Little snowflake sequins behind the brads.

Tilda collecting apples

2011-11-14T16:00:00.000Z

Hello,
I have been crafting, but I haven't been posting and I am a bit behind.
I have this cute little harvest card to share with Tilda and her bucket full of apples. I used Basic Grey papers to give this card an autumnal feel, but of course it had to sparkle...
I used a Cricut cut from the Give a Hoot cartridge and added layers to give this tree dimension.
I went to the NEC and overspent a bit, but who cares. I found some wooden embellishments to which I added Glamour Dust after inking. The butterfly is American Craft's and I have added crackle accents and more shimmer and shine.
Ready? Here we go:

I used also Tim Holz Kraft resist paper to stamp Tilda on and to cut the Spellbinders frame.

Tilda is coloured with Caran d'Ache Supracolour pencils, but I haven't used water to blend, but a blender pencil from Derwent.

More of the details: Distress stain in Spiced Marmelade.

These wooden accents look like little biscuits to me and you can do all sorts of stuff with them. I like the sparkle.

Hope you like it and thanks for coming to visit. Leave a comment if you like and I will come and visit you...

Autumn foxy

2011-11-07T17:49:00.000Z

Hi,
I made another autumn flavoured card. 'cause although I hate the arrival of the darker days, I do love the changes in nature and the autumn colours.
I have used my Cricut and Gypsy for this card and the Give a Hoot cartridge to cut this swirly fox. The leaves are a cut from the Flowershoppe cartridge.

I used Basic Grey papers for the card and some old cardstock which I coloured with Distress inks to make it match the paper.

I particularly love this frame from Spellbinders and you'll be seeing this quite a lot on my cards. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and the flourish stamp is from TCP studio. I embossed it in dark brown ink and added Antique linen stain to the punched label.
I am off to prepare diner and if I am not too tired, I might play with my goodies from the NEC or we'll be watching a movie; The Pacific series.

Friendship is a together thing

2011-11-03T09:36:00.002Z

Hi, I am back with a new card. I used my new Crafty Secrets stampset "Wizard of Oz".
I guess everyone knows the story of Dorothy and Toto, the Tinman, Scarecrow and the Lion. My DH is very fond of the movie as he saw it as a child and has bought it again to recollect his happy memories.
I found a 8x8 inch paperpad from Graphic 45 that is all about the Wizard of Oz. Every paper is double sided and so beautiful, it took me a while before I could make myself cut into it.
Here is how my card started:

Stamped on watercolour paper and painted with Distress inks.

Prima flowers sprayed and painted with Glimmer Chalk and Glimmer Glaze in Mulled Grape and Champagne, sprinkled with fine glitter dust. The small flowers are from Marianne Design and the brads from Basic Grey Lime Rickey. The binding has also been painted with Glimmer Glaze. The leaves are cut with Spellbinders dies in felt as are the frames. The group of leaves are also painted in Glimmer Glaze Wicked.

The background is made with Black Magic card from Coordination which I have embossed and then sanded. The gems are coloured with Copics in Emerald Green -very fitting for the theme-. The label is painted with Antique Linen Distress Stain. I added some red Stickles as a border to the card.

Another close-up of the 2 friends.

This finished card is one for the collection. Some of my card never get posted and this one will also go in my 2011 box.

Merry Christmas Poinsettias

2011-10-28T10:37:00.000+01:00

Lovely Spellbinder dies! They always have something tempting on the market and I am getting use out of my Poinsettia dies.

I made these Poinsettias from simple coloured card and added the accents with Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint and Mustard Seed. I added Flowersoft in the middle of the flowers which I coloured with Glimmer Mist to darken the pastel yellow shade it originally had.

Card 1: paper: MM Christmas pack, Spellbinders frame die with Antique linen Distress Stain, K&Co ribbon, Stampers Anonymous stamp in gold embossing powder, Viva pearl pen.

I like the worn detail of the stamp and as you can see, I have used 2 shades of Pearl pen Gold and Bronze.

Card 2 has a cut from the beautiful Marianne Design die with 2 Poinsettias from the Spellbinders die. The paper is again MM and the ribbon from K&Co. The background yellow card has been distressed for both cards with Mustard Seed ink.

Christmas with the penguins

2011-10-24T18:56:00.000+01:00

I have a larger rectangle Christmas card on show today, made with a stamp from Penny Black Mimi's Christmas. It has these silly penguins in the snow with their snowman.

I used My Minds Eye papers and decorated the edge with dripping Crackle Paint in Picket Fence.
The sentiment stamp is from Tim Holz which I stamped in Walnut Stain and added Stickles over the top.
The snowflakes are cut with the Cricut and from the batch I made weeks ago. I love the puffy stuff over the top of them that makes them squishy, I just added some bling in the centres.
I coloured my main image with Copics, but found it quite difficult to be neat and get the blacks to work for the penguins. Next time I might go for my pencils again.

25th of December with Magnolia

2011-10-21T14:20:00.000+01:00

It has been a while since my last post due to a busy schedule at work, but I am back with a vengeance and I have 2 similar cards to share.
I have 2 cards with Tilda stamps from Magnolia.

For both card I used Webster's Pages Botanical Christmas papers.

I coloured my stamps with Caran d'Ache pencils and added Stickles in their hair.

The poinsettias are die-cut with Spellbinders in felt with gold Stickles in the centre.

The border and corner dies are from Joy! Crafts an which I used white gel pen and Distress Crackle paint in Picket Fence.

The little date stamp is from Lili of the Valley.

The die cut poinsettia in Cranberry felt.

I loved using the kraft card stock and wish I could find it in a big pack rather than cutting up small cards.
Hope you like my cards and thanks for visiting.

Christmas decoration with Magnolia (2)

2011-10-06T20:46:00.001+01:00

A shadow box with Magnolia for Christmas home décor.
I had this frame lying around for a couple of years and sometimes I would change the picture in it, but now it had been waiting for me with a project inside and never completed. So as I am into making Christmas decorations, this little frame is going to be part of it.
I used 2 Magnolia stamps ans 2 stamps from Lily of the Valley and 1 stamp from Just-Rite, all stamped in Distress inks and coloured with them.

How I started my initial idea; My Mind's Eye papers for the backdrop and the snowflakes. the snowflake are made with Spellbinders dies and I also cut them out of felt.

The shadow box, finally finished with all the details added. Little flowers from Kaisercraft sprayed with Glimmer Mist and some McGill punched branches. The girls are all ready for the party, dressed in blue.

I just had to add some Stickles for sparkle on their clothing.

I did a little paper-piecing on the gift box and used the same paper as in the background circle.

The snowflakes have got a little pearl as centre made with Viva pens. The oval stamp has been embossed with holographic powder and then distressed to make the sentiment stand out.

Almost everything has been distressed and I have put Picket Fence Crackle Paint on some edges for a snow-look

I had fun making this, I hope you like it too and had fun visiting.

Snow days with Mimi (2)

2011-10-04T20:49:00.000+01:00

Enjoy another Christmas card with Mimi.
Sure you'll be seeing more Christmas stuff on my blog. I have been stamping a few more Christmas images.

Papermania papers for the background with white embossing powder on the edges to resemble snow.

Stamping with Versamark to create the green background paper, fluffy stuff from Woodware to create the snowflakes.

Petaloo flowers with extra thick Lime Ice Stickles.

My own home-made puffy snowflakes with Doodlebug gem.

The sentiment is from the same stampset by Penny Black.

Christmas decoration with Magnolia (1)

2011-10-04T11:53:00.001+01:00

Hello to you all out there,
Interested in the world of papercrafters, cardmakers and scrapbookers? You are more than welcome on this visit.
I have turned a new page in my crafting life. No, I 'm not stopping with cardmaking, but I have come into another kind of mojo, where I want to make home décor and turn my stamped images into something for the home. It might be, because Christmas is the next festivity up and that always brings a good reason to decorate. These days I am just looking for things to recycle, re-use and alter.
I am itching to show you my next project; Santa's little helper from Magnolia. It's an altered candle tin.

The completed altered tin. I bought my Magnolia stamps at Crafts U Love. The image is stamped on 300gms watercolour paper so I could use Tim Holz Distress inks (tattered rose, spun sugar, victorian velvet, peeled paint, pine needles, barn door, pumice stone, brushed corduroy and vintage photo)

The star and the tree are cuts from the Cricut. The tree is cut 3 times and scored in the middle and glued together.

I put Tilda on an acrylic tab so she appears to be sitting on the edge of the tin. I stacked some pompoms behind Tilda, so you better be carefull, because she might snowball you :)

The roses are from John Lewis. Yes, I do get my craft stuff everywhere... Look at the "all natural wonky" tree. Fine piece of art :) The edges are painted with picket fence crackle paint from Ranger to look like snow.

The paper is from a collection by Papermania and the border is made with a Martha Stewart punch. At the end I sprayed the whole piece with Glimmer Mist Dazzling Diamonds. Sparkle!

Goodbye from cheeky Tilda!

It's an unbirthday party

2011-09-30T15:54:00.000+01:00

Tea with the Mad Hatter is anything but usual. This is my 3rd and last card in the series tea with Alice from Crafty Secrets.
Again I use the papers from Eline's Babies as they are so lovely and soft and match the theme for a tea party.

The completed card with all the embellishments.

I coloured all the images with Copics, the ribbon is really old from when I was a baby : )
The frills in the corner are made with dies from Marianne Design.

The flower is made with the Flower Shoppe cartridge and distressed with Adirondack Latte ink, then I added roses, distressed with stain, some pearls and lace.

The inside panel of the gate fold card.

Come to tea with Alice

2011-09-27T02:08:00.000+01:00

I have been playing with my new stamp set from Crafty Secrets; Tea with Alice and this is another gate-fold card to share.

The outside of my card. It's hard to get a good shot as the card keeps opening.

I used Marianne Design ribbon border die with ribbon from Paperchase and some Ranger pearls.

The letters are also from Marianne Design and the little tags are punched with Fiskars..

I coloured the images with Copics and added a shadow border.

Just a few more shots of the completed card. I am busy working on a 3rd one in this series as I can't get enough of these stamps.

Hope you like it and thanks for visiting.

Crafty Secrets: Tea with Alice stampset

2011-09-26T11:44:00.000+01:00

It's a very important date... with this lovely gate fold card. I used this adorable stamp set from Crafty Secrets, who have the most darling stamps I have seen. So glad they sell this side of the ocean.
I used my score-pal to make the card from a 5 1/4x 12 piece of American Crafts cardstock. I bought a score-mat this weekend at Crafts U Love and it's my best tool ever.

I used Eline's Babies paper from Marianne Design and Ledger paper from Making Memories. I stamped and inked with Adirondack Latte.

The doily is sprayed with Old Lace, Crème de Chocolate and Vintage Rose Glimmer Mist. The ribbon is from Marianne Design.

I stamped little roses on tea pot and cup.

The flower is made with the Flowershoppe cartridge and sprayed with a remainder of pearl Glimmer Mist to which I added water and used to wet the paper to be able to mould.

The completed card with added pink pearls in the cut-outs from the Platin Schoolbook cartridge.

Baby shower gift and card

2011-09-25T16:38:00.000+01:00

Hello,
I just want to share with you the gift I made for my colleague's baby. It is a baby bouquet made out of baby clothing and silk flowers. I rolled all the little clothes and wrapped them with floral tape on to wooden dowels.

When I bought all the stuff, I didn't know if it was going to be boy or girl. It's a girl and I am pleased with the colour scheme.

The items are: a velvet jumpsuit with a little hat, 4 pairs of socks, 1 pant, 1 long-sleeved onesie and 1 bib.

The card I made when the baby was born. I used a Sizzix Hello Kitty die with October Afternoon paper.
The flower is from Prima with Glimmer Mist and faux stitching with a Making Memories eyelet and Doodlebug velvet brad.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the trim from Making Memeories. The card is cut with my Gypsy and using Accent Essentials.

I used Glossy accents for the eyes and nose and coloured with Copics.

Acrylic baby album

2011-09-20T10:56:00.001+01:00

A baby album for a colleague.
I made this album for one of my colleagues who was expecting a baby, but did not know if it was a boy or a girl. Tricky scans... She has now given birth and it is a lovely baby girl Laura.
I tried to make the album "gender neutral" and used Little Yellow Bicycle papers called Baby Safari. In the end, my album turned out looking more girly, so I was really pleased when she finally did have a girl. I hope she will love her baby album.
I used a Srappy Cat 6x6 clear acrylic tab album.

The completed album with ribbons on the book rings.

I sprayed Prima flowers with Perfect Pearls Pearl. Note: the glitter is not so permanent as the Glimmer Mist. You get very shiny fingers. It is the first time I have bought this brand, but won't be buying it again. The chipboard and cork letters are from Making Memories. The rub-on from American Crafts, buttons by Basic Grey, flock sticker by DCWV spring stack. All trims and ribbons by Making Memories. Here I added some Viva pearls on the trim.

A cute little flocked owl.

Artemio clear stamps to stamp all the little animals in the album. All puffy stickers in this album are by Accessorize. American Crafts rub-on and flock stickers from DCWV.

Rub-on by 3 Bugs in a Rug, Artemio tree stamp.

Puffy monkey stickers.

Rub-on sentiment by DCWV and glazed branch sticker by DCWV.

I created a photo frame with Nestabilities and used American Crafts eyelets.

A DCWV rub-on with a sweet sentiment and a really cute pink elephant.

More puffy stickers.

A tag for the inside of the book. The back has got lined paper to journal on.

An autumn Leaves clear stamp. The loose tag goes in front of this and can slide behind the sweet cheeks tag.

American Crafts rub-ons with some Viva pearls.

Stamped crocodiles, too cute to bite and an American Crafts rub-on. I added 1 page in paper on top of the 5 page acrylic album.

More puffy giraffe stickers and an American Crafts rub-on on the ribbon.

I left the last page simple, using the effect of the decorated paper and just adding trim and a rub-on.

Back of the book, were I might right a little note for the mum.

The finished album.
It has been a picture rich post, but thanks for visiting.

Merry everything with Mimi (1)

2011-09-19T12:04:00.000+01:00

A Penny Black Christmas card with the little character of Mimi. I made several in this range and this is the first one I am going to share with you.

I used a Marianne Design die cut to make the frame and put the image on dimensional glue. I used Cricut Christmas snowflakes with liquid appliqué and added the same for the snow on Mimi.

The design paper is from Papermania and I used old cardstock from my stash. I stamped the little presents with Versamark on the green cardstock and distressed with Distress Inks all the white paper. The flowers are from Petaloo and I added Lemon Ice Stickles as the original glitter kept falling off the flowers.

The image is coloured with Copics and I have added Star Dust Stickles to her wings and the berries on her hat.

Season's Greetings

2011-09-13T08:43:00.000+01:00

Welcome to my first Christmas card of the year with this sweet image by Bells and Whistles from Elisabeth Belle.
I had already coloured this image in June during my holiday in the Lakes. I actually coloured a whole stack of images then and kept them for when I had more time to make cards.

I used a Nestabilitie frame called Fleur de Lis with absolutely beautiful details and a scalloped oval to cut the image. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

I used Viva Gold pearl pen to make the little gold dots on the frame and the background and added blue Stickles to her eyes.

The flowers are made up out of white roses and Prima hydrangeas sprayed with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist and gold Stickles on the roses.

I made the snowflake from a cut from the Christmas cartridge with my Cricut. I actually made a whole batch, so you will be seeing them a lot more on my cards. The snowflakes are cut on white cardstock. I then covered them with Liquid Appliqué and let them dry. When heated with the heatgun, they turn all puffy. I added some Stickles for the glitter and distressed the edges with ink. In the center is a Doodlebug gem.

The inside of the card has also been decorated with the remaining frame from the Nestabilities and a Hero Arts sentiment. All the papers are from Marianne Design called Eline's Vintage Christmas.
Hope you like it and thanks for visiting.

Give your troubles to God

2011-09-07T08:25:00.000+01:00

Another lovely image from Elisabeth Bell on this Sugar Nellie stamp.
The image is stamped on American Crafts textured cardstock and coloured with watercolour pencils.
The edges are punched with an Xcut multiframe punch.

The frame is embellished with flower sequins. The design paper is Eline's Vintage from Eline Pelinkhof in blue and green.

The sentiment is from TCP Studios, some Glossy Accents on the apples and Victorian Velvet to distress the edges.

Another shot of the completed card. The pink background paper is made by spraying Vintage Rose Glimmer Mist on white card. I have used this same technique paper on the inside of the card, so it is nice and shimmery, but you can still write a message. I made the 4 pearls in the corners with Ice White pearl pen from Viva.

Celebrate

2011-09-02T19:22:00.000+01:00

Another card with an Elisabeth Bell image.

I coloured with Caran d'Ache watercolour pencils, but adjusted the colour to fit with the K&Co paper.

I made a larger card this time and used a cut from the Damask Decor with the little tea-cup and tea-pot.

A close-up of the detailed cut with added Stickles. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

The inside is also decorated with the DP from K&Co paper Que Sera Sera.

A close-up of this very cute image by Elisabeth Bell.

Apple shaped card

2011-08-31T13:39:00.000+01:00

Hello and welcome to my blog,
I have a card to share with you today; it's another shape card made with my Cricut and Gypsy in the shape of an apple. I used another Magnolia stamp coloured with Distress inks for my card and used K&Co Que Sera Sera paper to decorate interior and exterior.

I used Patina Stickles and distressed the edges of the paper. The sentiments are from Hero Arts and I used a Fiskars squeeze punch to cut them out. The flower and leaves are also made with punches.

The lace is sprayed with Spring Rain and Moonlight Glimmer Mist. I used gunpowder pearls from Papermania for the flower center and some accents.

A close-up of Tilda with her apple bucket. These images are really fun to colour and I am finding my way with the Distress inks from Tim Holz, so much that I have even bought more colours.

The inside of the card with Hero Arts sentiment.
We went on a short break to London this weekend and had a lovely time. We stayed in the absolute center of London between baker Street and Oxford Street. We visited the National Gallery, Camden Market, Fortnum and Mason, The Royal Academy of Arts, Covent Garden, Soho, the Liberty department store and so much more until our legs ached. We ended our days in China Town where we went for dinner and had a very good time. Just some pictures to share, we actually didn't take many and I didn't bother at all.

The Stables Market with lots of stalls and food and drinks.

Lovely sculptures at the Stables.

The railway bridge above the Lock and barges

The locks.

A lot of shops at Camden High Street are decorated with this type of artwork, making it a really fun street.

Outside the Royal Academy of Arts.

You are truly amazing

2011-08-25T08:33:00.002+01:00

Hello,
My Magnolia card for today is going to be entered at Just Magnolia Week 120: sentiments - challenge.

I have used BG Kioshi paper for this card and American Crafts textured cardstock. I have used the wrapped gift cut from A Child's Year for the front and the interior of the card and decorated it with Stickles. All other cuts are made with Spellbinders. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I sprayed my ribbon with Glimmer Mist Chalkboard Grape Ape.

The interior of the card with a little note-card to hider a gift card in. The little card is a cut from the Damask Décor cartridge.

It is very detailed design and a bit hard work for the Cricut, especially if you don't get the settings right the first time.

Sweet

2011-08-24T11:19:00.000+01:00

How time flies! It is the last week of August already and I haven't been posting.
I have got some card ready and I am halfway through making my holiday album which I have made from scratch.
My card for today is made with an Elisabeth Bell image and a cut from Doodlebug cartridge welded with the Gypsy.

I have used October Afternoon papers and the image is coloured with watercolour pencils.

The SWEET sentiment is from the Stamped cartridge. I have added some green Stickles around the wholes to highlight. Distressing is done with Pumice Stone and Peeled Paint.

Some leaves cut with Spellbinders and some lace and Basic Grey buttons.

I used American Crafts textured cardstock and left the inside blank apart from the sentiment.

You shine a light -Webster's Pages-

2011-08-14T16:34:00.000+01:00

Hello,
I have been missing for a while. I have had the week off work and I have been crafting.
I just didn't get round to blogging as the weather has been nice and I have spent time outdoors.
I made this card with a Stamps Happen stamp. It is such a cute image and makes me wish that summer would last a wee bit longer. Isn't it lovely to have the sun and long days...

Webster's Yachtclub papers and Marianne Design dies, EK Succes flower punch and sealife rub-ons from my collection.

Colouring with Distress inks, paper sentiment from Webster's pages.

Another close-up view; the dress is Milled Lavender and Stormy Sky.

The inside of the kraft card has also been decorated with DP papers and rub-on.

Sending warm fuzzies

2011-07-30T21:30:00.001+01:00

Last card for July?
It might be this one using a Hampton Art {foot.longs} stampset by Kelly Panacci. It contains cute little animals and fitted just nicely in my new EK Succes label punch.
I used Making Memories paper from Fresh Anthology collection - Sydney. I used Watercolour pencils and Distress Ink to colour the image.

Two vintage buttons with twine sit on top of two Prima flowers. The ribbon is sprayed in Frost and Moonlight Glimmer Mist.

The inside of the card is decorated with paper from the same collection and the same stamped image.

Dream

2011-07-28T10:55:00.001+01:00

Hello there,
Are you up for a picture heavy post today. I have a card ready that took a bit more effort to make, but I had a ball and good hardly stop. So for the minimalist card makers out there -I love that style too-, just have a little patience with this happy card maker. This card is going on the PDCC92: coral, petal pink and antique gold. I think I have nailed it : ) and what they have to win is really up my street; Glimmer Mist! Mama!
Here we go:

The card front: the stamps are from Wild Rose Studio Fairy Kira and Kaisercraft. Melissa Frances paper from the Vintage Attic Treasures pack. I cut the kraft card with my Gypsy using Wild Card to get the torn edge look and the Nestabilities were also put to good use for the frame.

Colouring with Distress Ink from Tim Holz and a little metallic white paint from Docrafts. EK Succes flowerpunch and Fiskars oval punch. Some old eyelets with charms and a bird charm from my necklace.

I scrunched the flowers and gave them some though love. The swirl is from the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge.

The wings are sprinkled with glitter and just shine.

Some twine instead of ribbon.

Viva gold pearl pen for the flowers.

Another close up of Fairy Kira.

The inside of the card is also decorated using more designer paper and an EK Succes punch, flowers and more lace.

I also decorated the envelope with little flowers to make it all fit together.

Live full the life you have imagined

2011-07-26T11:22:00.002+01:00

Hello bloggers,
I haven't been blogging lately. Work is very, very stressful at the moment and it has made me feeling mentally exhausted. I just did not have the energy to get to my blog.
Nevertheless I have 2 cards that have been hanging around for more than a week. I tried something new, which is stamping on black card and colouring with metallic colour pencils from Derwent. I bought these pencils last year at the pencil museum in Keswick, but did not use them much because they don't seem to have much effect on white paper.

I stamped in Brilliance white ink, but touched up with white gel pen after colouring. This background is done with pencil.

This background is done with white metallic paint wash. The stamps are from Hero Arts. The sentiment stamp is from Kaisercraft.

The full image cut out with Nestabilities.

Another detail of a butterfly. I stamped on black cardstock from American Crafts; this is a nice heavy weight card but the pores are large/ textured, which doesn't simplify colouring on it.

October Afternoon ledger paper and Coordinations cardstock Black Magic, but I used the reverse on both cards so I could use the colour.

Prima music sheet paper for the background and both cards on kraft card. I prefer the second one with the coloured background. The painted one becomes a bit too misty.
Hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Motivet stamps - Shy Hilda, little hippo

2011-07-13T12:20:00.000+01:00

Motivet stamps seem to have disappeared of the radar.
They only have a web-shop now and are waiting to move to the US. The Craft Barn use to sell their stamps, but have stopped doing this for over a year, I think.
It is a pity though, I really like them. They have very cute images and good quality.
I dug one out of my stash to make this little card.

Oh yes, another scalloped card made with the Cricut. The DP is from Papermania Rose Garden, BG Euphoria Chips, Joy Crafts butterfly dies with distress ink and pearl Glimmer Mist, a paper doily with Glimmer Mist, some bling and a EK Success border punch.

Hilda is coloured with Warm Grey Copics, a lttle bit of Flesh and a bit of light blues. Some BV31 and BV02 added to the blues in the background and some Sakura white gel pen for the highlights.

The inside also has some DP and BG Chips with a bling butterfly.

A doily card

2011-07-10T20:06:00.000+01:00

A sweet little card made with a Crafty Secrets stamp.
The card is cut using the Gypsy. I used a pre-scored card and the Gypsy is perfect to allow you to position precisely where you want to cut. I used the Wild Card cartridge, as I just love this scalloped circle card.

I inked the edges with Memento ink and die cut more circles with Nestabilities and my circle cutter from We R MemoryKeepers. The image is cut using a die from Marianne Design giving it a nice doily look. I am entering this card in Cute Card Thursday Challenge 172; Lace. I have used 2 types of lace on this card, just love lace and doilies. This card is also going in the Basic Grey Challenge 48; Doilies and ribbons.

The image is coloured with Caran d'Ache watercolour pencils. I also used some white metallic paint for the dress. The flowers are from Marianne Design and the designer paper is from Basic Grey Kioshi. The flower centers are done with Viva pearl pen and Stickles.

The inside of the card got some decoration too. There is something about Basic Grey papers that makes every card special.

Get Better

2011-07-10T12:00:00.003+01:00

This post is dedicated to my dear friend Loretta.
I know you are having a rough time sweetie. I wish I could do something for you.
At times like these I feel so useless. Just know that I am thinking of you always and praying for you.
I made a card for you on my Cricut to let you know I am missing you. Actually I know of a lot of people missing you... They are missing your jolly personality.
Ever seen such a blingy Band Aid? I had to add glitter, 'cause we 're girls isn't it?

The cuts are from the Wild card cartridge, cut in 5.59 inch. I used DCWV and Coordinations cardstock.
The paper is from the Nonsense collection from We R MemoryKeepers.

The inside of the card reads:" missing you" and is a cut from the Stamping cartridge.

Every good card comes with a matching envelope, how else?
Hope to see you this week and you 're feeling better soon.
Lots of love and a big hug from me.

With love

2011-07-09T19:17:00.000+01:00

I am back!
We had a lovely time up in the lakes. So happy we managed to get 3 weeks this year. The weather wasn't bad for UK standards, I can't complain.
We did lots of things, but I only managed to make one card. I brought along my craft tote, but most of my craft time I stamped and coloured images. I did a lot of colouring with distress ink, watercolour pencils and paint.
We had no reception on our mobile and no internet. I did not miss the mobile at all, but missed the internet at times because I wanted to look at all your crafty creations out there. I have a lot of catching up to do.

I made a card with a stamp from The Greeting Farm, stamped on a pre-scored kraft card and coloured with pencils.

I used Papermania Rose Garden paper and some lace sprayed in Spring Rain Glimmer Mist.
The flowers are from Prima and Kaisercraft and painted with Shimmerz paint. I made the flower centers with Viva Pearl pen in Yellow and Ice White.

A close up of the coloured image. I didn't use my blender pencil this time, but blended with a cottonbud. Just added some Stickles and Glaze for a finishing touch.

On a blog break

2011-06-08T21:12:00.001+01:00

I will be back in July. Thanks for your visits.
Blog hugs,
Margaret.

A little loopy

2011-06-08T21:09:00.000+01:00

... that 's what I am. I have had 3 very hectic weeks at work.
We have been hit with so much sickness at work, I ended up being inundated with work and didn't know whether I was coming or going. I have been acting manager at our clinic for the past few weeks, but it felt more like a Jack-of-all-trades.
This is my last post, before my summer break. I am off to have a good time. I hope you can say the same.
Here is my card; it is the lovely "Dexter in a puddle" stamp by Motivet. I got this one at the Craft Barn. Pity they don't stock Motivet stamps anymore. So cute.

I used Basic Grey Junebug papers on Kraft card. Dexter is coloured with Distress inks.

The sentiment is a K&Co rub-on from Wild raspberry collection. The background stamp on the tag is from Kaisercraft.

Some distressing of the papers and some loopy ribbon and voila... holiday deserved.
See you.

Stampavie card 3: Owls in the night

2011-05-29T12:07:00.000+01:00

Hi,
This is probably my last card for the month. I did use another Stampavie clear stamp; 2 cute little owls looking very interested at a glowing caterpillar.

Once again I used my colour pencils on kraft card. I had a bit of a play around to decide what a night sky should look like and also how the night light would change the colour of the owls.

I did not use any black, but made my own with different shades. The swirl border is from Efco stamps and is dotted with Viva pearl pen in Ice White.

Some Glimmer Mist in Flower Power and Spring Rain to colour the white Prima flowers. A Basic Grey Kioshi brad for the center to match with paper from the same collection. The sentiment is from TPC Studio.

Just another close-up of the colouring. Hope you like it. Don't forget to enjoy the Bank holiday weekend.

Stampavie card 2: Wonderful friend

2011-05-22T22:17:00.001+01:00

Hello and Happy Birthday to my darling mother. Love you, sweetheart, looking forward to our holiday together.

I am on a roll and in the mood for colouring with my Caran d'Ache pencils.
So good to have YouTube at hand. Thanks to all the people sharing their gifts with others, because I am good at stealing with my eyes... Not sure if I would ever make a YouTube upload, but I appreciate every bit of it.
I have used another of my long-time-ago-purchased Stampavie stamps, never inked this one before.

At first I was thinking of making a baby card with this one, but not many newborns in the neighbourhood. Although 2 colleagues have announced their pregnancy, but are not due until October and December. I am not going to start on their cards yet...

I love colouring on Kraft card, such a happy medium. If you have never tried it, please do, you 'll be surprised at what effects you can achieve on this cardstock. It is much easier for me to work with pencils and get shadowing and layering than with Copics.

The DP is 5th Avenue from Melissa Frances with some inking on the edges, Ribbon, lace and 2 little lace flowers give this card a soft feel. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and die-cut with Nestabilities tags.
Something else; you probably have heard of Adele, singer/songwriter? I love this song of hers and dedicate it to the love of my life. "These words are for you, mannetje, 'cause I love you.".

Thanks for looking and all your kind comments.

Remember...

2011-05-19T18:03:00.000+01:00

...that something incredibly wonderful is always possible.
I have made a card with a new style, for me that is. Where I would normally stamp the image and then cut it out to put on a card, this time I have stamped directly onto kraft cardstock with StazOn.
The stamp is from Stampavie and coloured with pencils Supracolor II soft from Caran d'Ache and a bit of Derwent Metallic pencils.

I actually love how the image looks and I like it better than Copics so far.

The paper is from October Afternoon.
Ribbon from American Crafts.
The sentiment stamp is from Kaisercraft.
Some Papermania pearls and Glossy accents to finish.

Hang in there

2011-05-17T15:19:00.001+01:00

My first Gorjuss girls stamp!
I have seen these images for a while, but never decided on getting one. I finally bought one at the Market Gallery.
I have coloured with Distress Inks on watercolour paper and used Nestabilities to frame it. Another first for me is using Melissa Frances paper 5th Avenue collection. This is such soft toned paper, so pretty, I hardly dared to cut it.

I used a paper doilie behind my image and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist Key Lime.

The flower is made with some lace and a brad. The leaves are a Prima hortensia flower that has been cut in 2 and sprayed with Glimmer Mist.

The butterfly is decoupaged and I have added a little glitter powder on its wings.
Inside the card is a sentiment from the Wild Card cartridge that reads:" Hang in there".

Your love and friendship is a precious gift

2011-05-08T08:41:00.000+01:00

Hello,
I have this last card in the Kanban series to share with you.
Again I have used Distress Ink to colour. It is still not the easiest medium for me to use, but I will keep trying to improve on it.
I kept this card nice and simple without DP -how is that possible?-.

Make a special birthday wish

2011-05-05T15:09:00.000+01:00

Here is my next card in the series with Kanban stamps. I don't know who the artist is, but it seems very similar to Lili of the Valley stamps.
I wonder...
So here comes a little fairy girl waving her wand over the frog in the box. Cute, isn't it ?

The star border stamp is from Efco stamps, a German manufacturer. I got it from a bargain corner at Emerald Crafts. I think it works wonderful with this image.

Everything is coloured with Distress inks which I hugely enjoy. They are not as forgiving as Copics, but I am learning.

I just called to say...

2011-05-03T13:24:00.000+01:00

...I love you!
Another card with Kanban stamps to share with you all.
I just love working with Distress inks and watercolour paper. It die-cuts so nicely too.
I am quite limited with the distress inks as I only have 9 colours, but it seems to make the challenge all the better.

I used a Marianne design die for the frame, EK Success punch for the flowers and an X-Cut corner punch.
The paper and trim are from Making Memories.

I used some Viva pearl pen for the flower heart and a little Glossy Accents on the image. The inside of the card is also decorated with the DP and another die-cut from the same set. The sentiment is also from Kanban and I added some Stickles around the edge.

Sending you a little TLC

2011-05-01T16:54:00.000+01:00

It is May! One more month before my vacation and I can't wait. I am on a countdown.
I have dug out some stamps I have been hoarding and finally decided to get some ink on them. The main image is from Kanban and the flowers are from Making Memories.

The card started out with a handmade background in an unusual colour combo for me.
The main image is coloured with Copics and I used Memento inks for all the stamping.

The ribbon weave border is from Marianne Design and the ribbon too. Some Viva Pearl pen dots are used to embellish.

The inside of the card has a Joy! Crafts frame together with a Kanban sentiment punched out with a Fiskars label punch. There is one thing I changed after taking these pictures; I rounded the corners of the kraft card.

Live, Laugh, Love

2011-04-29T19:52:00.000+01:00

Hi there,
Another card with Tilda from Magnolia as it is such a sweet little image with her little spring lamb.
The DP is from Doodlebug and is flocked, so very nice that I didn't have to do this. I have Doodlebug flock, but find it so dusty and it makes me sneeze.

The cardstock is from Papermania and I coloured it with Copics to match the blue from the image.

The flowers are EK Success punches with Basic Grey and Doodlebug brads. The tag and photocorner are from Spellbinders and the border is from Martha Stewart. The sentiment used is from Papertrey Ink from the set I won.
Thanks for visiting and hope you like my card.

Home Sweet Home

2011-04-28T10:54:00.000+01:00

Good morning,
It 's a sunny day with clear blue skies, but a bit cooler than previous days. I think we are having the loveliest April since a long, long time.
I have the day off work after a late shift last night. I enjoy being at home and the peace and quietness I have here. I can see the mini lilac tree in full bloom and little goldfinches come feeding on the bird-feeder.
I have made a very small card, a note-card, with Crafty Secrets stamps. I just kept it very simple as it is a beautiful stamp on its own.

I used American Crafts cardstock.

The sentiment is stamped with Archival Brilliance in Peacock and I added some Papermania sparkles.

A close-up; just coloured with Copics.

To my friend

2011-04-23T22:18:00.001+01:00

My dear friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Such sad news. She is such a dear girl and my heart weeps for her.
I wish I could hug her and hold her tight and tell her that everything will be all right.
Next Thursday is her op and I have dug out a card I made a very long time ago.
I am going to give it to her to encourage her.

I am thinking of you, honey, so often and want to let you know that I am here for you.
Hugs and kisses.

Gable Box

2011-04-23T16:43:00.000+01:00

Hello,
Another effort, courtesy of the Scor-Pal. This time I have tried a gable box.
I used DCWV cardstock and Basic Grey paper.
The stamp is from Just-Rite and coloured with Copics, Glossy Accents and some glitter powder.

The sadle stitch ribbon is from Papertrey Ink.

The flower is from Kaisercraft and sprayed with GlimmerMist in Lemon, Bronze and Creme de Chocolat.
The button is from Basic Grey.

Best wishes

2011-04-22T13:08:00.000+01:00

Hello to a lovely sunny Good Friday,
I hope you all have a chance to enjoy at least some of this nice weather. I am working a late shift, but will have 2 days off work this week-end.
I finally got myself a Scor-pal and I made this easel card from an idea I got from Beata Johns at Splitcoaststampers.
I used my new stamp set from TCP Studio, which I found @ Emerald Crafts in Lyndhurst. It is dangerous for me to visit that shop. They always have something new. I found some Melissa Frances papers. I hope they will get her stamps too. I am absolute fan of the sentiment stamps with Sherelle Christensen's handwriting. It is on the paper Kitschy Kitchen too.
Here comes the card:

The card is made with Papermania Rose garden paper and American Crafts cardstock.

I coloured with Copics and put black Coordinations cardstock behind the image.

I even made a matching envelope with the Scor-Pal.

And this is the lovely stamp set from TCP studio.

Have a great day!

2011-04-17T09:54:00.001+01:00

Hello again,
My next card is on entry for the Lili of the Valley Challenge blog; Challenge 92 - Happy Birthday.
It is the same stamp as used in my previous post and also coloured with distress inks, but this time fewer colours and stamped with Staz-on.
Here is the sneak peek I did earlier on.

The full image, cut with Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles.

I used a pre-scored blue card and Papermania papers and die cuts, and also some Ledger paper from Making Memories.

Prima flowers with Glimmer Glam and Doodlebug jewels. A MS butterfly in 3 layers with glitter powder.

The wave cut on the paper is done with my Cricut Plantin Schoolbook.

Some Papermania die cut letters on the inside of the card spell Celebrate.

And once again the complete card.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a nice day.

Dreaming of everything wonderful

2011-04-17T09:32:00.001+01:00

Hello everyone,
I have neglected my blog a bit. I have had a few hiccups with my internet connection. So I finally decided to give the wireless router a try.
When it finally arrived, it didn't seem to improve the connection or the speed, although my computer was saying it had excellent strength. After a few days of just browsing on my iPod, my service provider seems to be up to scratch and I can now use my laptop without extra stress of losing connection.
My next card has been ready for a while, but unable to post.
I am using a Lili of the Valley stamp and coloured with Distress ink.
Here is the sneak peek I posted earlier.

I stamped the image with Adirondack Latte ink.

I used just 9 different distress inks to colour the whole image. It is my first time trying this, but I must say that I love the result. It really gives a less clean and crisp finish than the Copics, but it is so much fun to do.

I finally found some small doilies on the craft fair and I have used Glimmer Mist to colour it.

The sentiment is also from Lili of the Valley. The butterfly is from MS with a thick layer of Stickles.
The DP is from Making Memories Just Chillin'.
Thanks for stopping by.

Sneak peek

2011-03-30T17:46:00.002+01:00

Hi,
Just sharing a little peek into my next project. I coloured the same image twice with Distress ink. One image is stamped with Adirondack Dye ink and the other with Stazon. Both worked but gave a completely different effect.
I' ll be making 2 cards with these Lili of the Valley images. Hope you 'll come back to have a look.

Spring has Sprung

2011-03-30T16:34:00.000+01:00

Hello,
A soft toned card for springtime in just 3 colours; white, pink and blue.
The stamps are from Autumn Leaves and the paper is from K&Co.
The frame is cut with the Cricut from the Storybook cartridge.

Glimmer Misted flowers from Kaisercraft.

Making Memories trim around the image and EK Success border punch.

Happy Birthday to me

2011-03-29T09:00:00.003+01:00

Another year older and hopefully a bit wiser.
This cute card is for anyone else who is celebrating this month.

The little Doraline stamp is from Motivet and the sentiments are from Inkadinkado.
The DP are from Making Memories.

The image is coloured with Distress inks on watercolour paper and I used some Glossy Accents on the balloon and cake. The border punch is from EK Success.

Mumu's Bicycle

2011-03-25T10:45:00.001Z

Hello,
Finally I can get back to my internet! We had an "outage" on the landline. Hopefully this time my connection will last and the speed will be up to scratch.
Besides from that; what a lovely sunny and warm day. The forecast is 17Celsius, very good for this time of the year. Our goldfinches are enjoying this weather. Robin and the blue tits are in territory fighting mode.
I took my bicycle for its first spin of the year and might do so again today.

My card is Mumu on her bicycle and the stamp is by Mo Manning. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

I made a spring card and found the how-to here.

Lovely papers from Jillibean soup.

Prima flowers coloured with Glimmer Mist and green silk flower from Petaloo.

To all of you; just believe that you are wonderful,... no matter what your age is.

Buds Box Card

2011-03-19T21:23:00.000Z

Hello,

I have been missing for a couple of days, but only because I have been working on this sweety.

It is a box card, well actually a shakerbox with my card attached to the front of it.

I have made my own felt roses and leaves. I coloured the ribbon on the front with Copics and the lace with Glimmer Glam in Pink Lipstick.

I love Glimmer Glam and Glaze and the Mists, so glad I discovered them. This little stamp is from Sugar Nellie and of the artist Elisabeth Bell.

This little felt flower is from MM.

Inside the box is my flower garden. I have changed all the flowers with Glimmer.

On the tag is a Hero Arts Friends sentiment stamp.

So lovely these Prima leaves.

A butterfly border with Glimmer Glam. Really good stuff as it makes the embellishments a bit stiffer and sturdier.

Even the back of the box is decorated.

Another detail of the flowers. You can click on them to enlarge.

All the glitter used and some...

And some of the items used.
Hope you like it.

Spring baskets

2011-03-10T09:10:00.000Z

Hello,
I have been in a crafty mood and now that Spring is drawing near, it is time for Spring baskets.
I do not call them Easter baskets, because for me Easter is about something else.
But for the kids in us, who like colourful chocolate treats, here are my Cricut popcorn cups.
The cut is from the Tags, bags, boxes & more cartridge.

The bunny and basket cut are from the Doodlecharms cartridge and the grass is from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.

The DP is from DCWV glittered spring stack and American Crafts.
All embellishments are from Making Memories; brads, flowerbrads and ribbon trim.
All chocolate figures, hollow and filled eggs are from Aldi.

Love

2011-02-28T11:16:00.000Z

Good morning dear people,

Don't you feel like spring is in the air? I do and I like it. Although it has rained hard and a lot recently, there is nothing in nature to depress me. The days are getting brighter, birds singing, buds appearing,...Yahoo!

My first Sugar Nellie stamp and isn't she cute? Elisabeth Bell is the artist and she designs for several companies. Whiff of Joy, Belles and Whistles, Sugar Nellie are just the ones I know about. Meet the artist, her gallery and blog over here. I am sure you will like it.

Showing off some of the goodies I bought at Make-it; Glimmer Glam in Tutu Pink was used on this white Prima flower. It not only gives it a glittering, which really sticks to the flower, but it also makes the flower look waxy.

These cork letters are from Making Memories. I sprayed the lace with 2 shades of Glimmer Mist Moonlight and Frost. I added Viva Pearls to the lace.

I used the Glimmer Glam also on the image frame. I also bought some Glimmer Glaze in a few colours. Maybe I 'll show you on my next card, but if you want to buy some, you can find it here at Sugar and Spice.
I love Glimmer products and I know they are a bit pricey, but hey, I don't buy any jewellery so a girl 's got to have some bling. Yes?

Wishing you sunshine all year through

2011-02-27T15:43:00.000Z

...and don't we need it!
Welcome to my 3rd post of the day. A boy card, wohooo!

We went to the Make-it craft fair in Farnborough. We left the sunshine at home and as we drove up the M3 it became wetter and darker and windier.
I had not been to this fair before and it is actually quite good. Don't know why they sell clothing on a craft fair though? I am hoping to see the Cricut machine on a show in the UK. Someone had Pazzles, yet sold some Imagine ad Cricut cartridges? I see the Dutch are taking over the UK craft market, especially Eline Pellinkhof. Well done! After they sold their 3D decoupage to the UK -more than 10 years- late, the Dutch are starting to fashion things up a bit here.
Do I seem frustrated? Yeah! We can't all go on a CHA shopping spree, but the UK crafting ladies (and men) are definitely not oldy worldy! Please update what you sell over here and no,... we don't all want to buy from the TV. I like to go shopping, but have you seen the Hobbycraft store...??? (but a sad face here)
Enough with the grumpy old woman, on to my card.

DP: Making Memories on craft card.
Stamps: Stampies, Lily of the Valley sentiment coloured with watercolour pencils.
Embellishments: raffia, black marker, fish brad, Prima flower with Glimmer Glaze Icicle, white gel pen.

I masked 2 stamps together so the bear would sit on the bridge. A fitting card for a little boy. Hope you like it.

Springtime gift box

2011-02-27T15:21:00.000Z

Hello to you,
You are know looking at my second post of the day; a gift box.
I was wondering if I should post this one as I realized I had used the paper in the wrong direction. Well, there is no right or wrong in the artistic world... Maybe if I said that it was a Valentine box, then the hearts should be the right way up.
But it is a Springtime box and will probably hold Jelly Belly beans for my big boy.

All paper and chipboard is from DCWV the Spring Glitter Stack and Springtime embellishments.
The box was cut with the Cricut Tags, bags, boxes and more. The little button brad is from Making Memories.

Friends Forever

2011-02-27T15:04:00.000Z

Hi,
I have 3 posts today for you. I have been a bit busy, so I didn't get time to take pictures and post what I have made.
First up is a cute Magnolia card with some lovely Prima papers from the Annalee pad.

I used a ready made peach coloured card and covered it with blue pearl paper. The little Spellbinders tag is also cut in this pearl paper. The little pearls are Viva pearl pen. Tilda is coloured with Copics and a lot of Stickles.

I used a rose cut from the Gypsy; Indie Art cartridge. This is one of the 5 cartridges that was downloadable for free, when registering the Gypsy. Great! I hope Provocraft will do this more. I added Diamond Stickles on the rose, thus allowing it to stand out more from the background.
Hope you like it. Keep looking as 2 more posts are coming up.

Wallpaper card

2011-02-13T21:02:00.000Z

I made this little card for my mother. I have just been on the phone with her for over an hour.
Told her some good news, so she has something to look forward too.
My dear mother, she so far away from me. I miss her terribly.
I am the youngest and lived with her until I was 30. I know, not many children do these days, but "us" was all we had for a long time. We were the bestest friends and still are. I am blessed to have such a good mother.
And now she is old and frail and too far away from me, it hurts.
I have just released some news to her and need to give her time to think.

The card is made with a piece of wallpaper border from her apartment. Once it went up on the wall, she didn't like it so much. So I made a card to show her it is still pretty. I decoupaged some flowers out of the paper and used hot glue to give it dimension.

DP: Webster's Pages
Stamp: TPC Studio
MS punch and Stickles, MM brads and Nestabilities label with Distress ink.

Happiness walks on busy feet

2011-02-09T08:33:00.001Z

I have another Magnolia card today to share and this one I am entering in a challenge on Magnolia-licious.
They have a card recipe as challenge, completely girly this month with pink and hearts, silver and white.
It has been a long time since I did a challenge. Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn't.
Most of the time I am too busy to check for challenges.

DP: Making Memories, printed vellum, kraft card from Papermania.
Stamps: Magnolia, Autumn Leaves, Making Memories flowers stamped and embossed on vellum.
Embellishments: MM brads and tag, Prima flowers, little roses from Hobbycraft, satin rose and lace from Veritas, chipboard heart and butterfly from American Crafts, satin ribbon from Marianne Design, butterfly punch Martha Stewart.
Colour: Copic Ciao, Silver Ice and Stardust Stickles, Viva Ice White pearl pen.
I am so glad I bought a little hot glue gun. Now I know at least that my efforts won't fall off the card : )
Hey guess what? This is my second Magnolia card in a row. Don't worry, I have a 3rd image already coloured and waiting. I truly have Magnolia-itis at the moment and the cure I am looking for is mooore...

Hello with Tilda

2011-02-08T09:24:00.000Z

A Magnolia card from me today in a shabby style.
I had good fun making this one, trying to give it a lot of texture.

I have a new desk light from IKEA, but I haven't managed to get a daylight bulb from my craft store. So the light coming from the right is yellowish until I can fix it.

The DP is from Making Memories. The flowers are Prima and on the white ones I used an Autumn Leaves flower stamp in walnut stain Distress ink. The brown lace tags are from K&Co.

The white tag is stamped with a Hero Arts Clings text stamp. The corners and flowers are from Autumn Leaves. The little Hello stamp is again from Hero Arts and of course Tilda is from Magnolia.

Coloured with Copics and Stickles. I made little pearl dots with Viva pearl pen and as you can see. I used another kraft card. Just like white card, it seems to work with anything.

You make me happy

2011-02-06T11:16:00.000Z

A Valentine card from me today.
I am not sure if the stamping went well. I used American Crafts stamps and Pixie Dust Dew Drop ink.
I have had these inks for a while, but they don't seem to stick very well to the clear stamps.
I wanted to make a minimalistic card and used a cut from the Sweetheart cartridge and popped it with some 3D-foam.
This is my first time using craft card from Papermania. It is recycled paper, so I don't really know why they charge so much for it. Fashion, I believe...

DP: Making Memories ( I love this paper and was very glad to find it in a mixed pack at TK-Maxx)
Stamps: American Crafts.

Handmade just for you

2011-02-05T11:12:00.000Z

So many ideas, so little time.
Have you also got that feeling sometimes where you want to do so much, inspiration comes flooding in, but time runs out. It is happening to me lately and most of the time work is sucking the energy out of me.
A weekend off should be holy to me, just for me to indulge in my hobby. Then housework calls me... Keep dreaming, girl, you 're not in paradise. Oh, if I ever win the lottery.... I 'll be papercrafting with revenge. Snigger, snigger.
To cheer me up, a very pink card, he he.
Everything cut with my dearly beloved Cricut and Gypsy; Wild Card and Home Decor.

DP: American Crafts, Making Memories Cheeky collection -Abby.
Stamp: Elisabeth Bell with watercolours
Embellishments: Prima white flowers, Cosmos and Flower Power Glimmer Mist, Purple jewels, diamond Stickles, 3D glaze.

Count your blessings

2011-01-30T18:38:00.001Z

Surely I need to start counting them, I am sure it will make me less gloomy and all the more thankful.
Here is my last card for this month and I made it an elegant one.
A lot of things going on, so I opted for just 3 colours; rose, yellow and black with just one red accent to break it up.
Hope you like it, thanks for visiting.

I used Tattered Rose Distress Ink on the embossed background. The stamps are Hero Arts and coloured with Copics. I used Coordinations cardstock which I sanded.

The sentiment is from The Paper Company Studio.

Sending you sunshine and laughter

2011-01-28T08:30:00.000Z

It has been long while since I did a Cricut card.
I felt like something a bit more summery, to beat the dreary drab.

Lovely October Afternoon papers; Fly a kite collection.

I have no cartridge with a flag banner, so I made my own heart banner with the Gypsy and Plantin Schoolbook.

The children are cut with A Child's Year and the Gypsy on Coordinations cardstock black/pink, so I would have a soft shadow.
The sentiment is Hero Arts' stamped with Dew Drop Brilliance ink. I added some Distress ink, 3D foam and used MS border punch to finish the card.

To be loved by you is a blessing

2011-01-26T17:08:00.001Z

Isn't this the most wonderful saying?
And now with Valentine coming soon, it would be very useful. It is from a set from TPC Studio found in my lovely New Forest craft shop.

Frame cut with the Storybook cartridge, flowers with Accent Essentials. As you can tell, a lot of Glimmer Mist was used. Courtesy of my sweet mother sending me another lovely parcel.
Stamps: Penny Black, TPC Studio and American Crafts border stamp.

DP: Coordinations cardstock black -but I used the blue reverse-, MM Ledger Paper. My stamped image is coloured with pencils.

For You

2011-01-18T11:44:00.000Z

A good doggy this is.
A very short post today. Too busy - freezer decided to start leeking- ...
Everything soft and simple on this card.

DP: Papermania Rose Garden
Stamps: Penny Black Critter Party, Label stamp from Limited Edition Rubberstamps
Stardust Stickles and Nestabilities.

Make a wish

2011-01-16T18:29:00.000Z

A fresh looking card for today.
Soft springtime colours as I have had enough of dark gloomy winter.
I think I 'm suffering with daylight deprivation,... I crave sunshine.
So a card to cheer me up. Love Penny Black stamps, especially this little Critter Party set.

I liked the faded look of the background.

My ink is almost finished, so it wasn't moist enough for the stamp.

Would get the same effect with a brayer.

DP: Making Memories Fresh Anthology - Sydney
Nestabilities: Lacy Squares.
Stamps: Penny Black, Hero Arts Cling background
Ink: Old paper distress ink, Memento Tuxedo black
Copics, Anita's 3D clear gloss finish
Hero Arts flowers with Glimmer Mist Pearl and Old Lace, blue vintage buttons

With Sympathy

2011-01-09T19:09:00.000Z

A sad occasion, it is. We heard yesterday that our neighbours have both lost their mothers.
No matter what age they become, I don't think it is ever easy loosing your parents.
I don't know what I would do if I lost my mother. So I feel deeply for my neighbours and wish them all the best, together with our sincerest feelings of sympathy.
I made a card to let them know we care.

DP: Papermania Rose Garden, American Crafts
Stamps: Hero Arts, Papertrey sentiment
Colours: Caran d'Ache watercolour pencils, Stickles, Distress Ink Walnut stain.

Happy Birthday, darling.

2011-01-06T09:40:00.003Z

To my sweetheart,
Wishing you a lovely day and many more to come. Love you.
Made this little card for you. Hope you like it.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley
Cricut: Plantin Schoolbook, Printing Press, Gypsy Wanderings
Nesties: small labels
DP: Making Memories
Colour: Copics, distress ink
MakingMemories eyelets

New cards for the New Year

2011-01-03T11:16:00.000Z

I finished my cards with the tissue flowers and felt leaves.
It has become a set of 4 cards made with K&Co paper. Love that paper, so very elegant.
I used MM Ledger paper to cut tags with Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and I cut the swirls with the Storybook cartridge.
I added some lace and pearls and kept the design simple.

Tissue paper flowers

2010-12-29T20:23:00.001Z

A sneak peek of a project I am working on; tissue flowers.
I had some red tissue paper lying around, actually 3 different ones, one was waxy and all 3 were different shades of red.
I folded the tissue and cut 2 different sized circles with my Spellbinders. The advantage of tissue paper is that you can cut several layers at once. I tried a punch, but it just ripped the paper.
I folded the circles in 4 and then cut some waves on the edges to get an irregular shape, rather than just a circle.

Then I stacked up to 8 (4 small on top of 4 larger circles) and punched a hole with my Cropadile in the middle.
I then stuck a big brad in the middle, just an ordinary one from the stationers 'cause you can't see it at all when the flower is finished.
Then I sprayed Glimmer Mist on the circles, just lightly so it is moist, and started scrunching up the inner layers upwards. A bit fiddely, but the end effect is lovely. You can work it as much as you like.

When finished, I gave it a final spray with Glimmer Mist. I tried several colours, but the iridescent gold worked best.

I also cut some leaves out in felt using a Marianne design die.

The felt was a bit too thick and would hardly go through my Cuttlebug. It didn't cut the leaves out completely, but left an imprint deep enough to make it easy to cut with scissors.
I used Olive Vine Glimmer Mist to colour the white felt.
Stay tuned, I 'll be making some cards with these lovelies.

A tag for Christmas

2010-12-27T19:11:00.000Z

I made a tag by stamping and embossing little images together and brayering ink over the top.
The stamps are from SEI and the paper is from Marianne Design.
The tag is cut with Nestabilities so I could weave a Joy! Crafts sparkly ribbon through it.

A set of 4 Christmas cards

2010-12-26T10:38:00.000Z

This might be the last of the Christmas cards I will be making this year. I said might...
I chose some K&Co papers to go with some tags I had from K&Co. It is not from the same set, but they still work together.
Green and blue is the main theme and 2 little images from Penny Black.

I used Viva pearl pen to make little berries on the punched out leaves. The seam binding is coloured with Moonlight Glimmer Mist and I added some vintage buttons. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

The star die-cut is made with Plantin Schoolbook and Stickles. The sentiment is Tim Holz from Stampers Anonymous and distress Stickles. The seam-binding is sprayed with Old Lace and Sand Glimmer Mist. The button is from Basic Grey.

Chipboard butterfly from American Crafts with glass glitter and Copics. Sentiment from Hero Arts and Basic Grey button.

The sentiment is again Tim Holz and coloured with Copics. Some Paperchase grossgrain ribbon with a lace sticker on top. I got these stickers from my mom in the parcel she sent to me for Christmas.

Noel

2010-12-25T10:35:00.001Z

A Merry Christmas to all of you and a blessed time with friends and family.
My heart goes out to all of you who are lonely today and confined due to age or sickness.
Lots of love to my dear mother who is at home, but luckily warm and well. There has been a lot of snow in Belgium and it is quite cold.
This is a card specially for you who are alone on this day. Hugs and kisses.

Stamp: Lili of the Valley
Die-cuts: Christmas cartridge, Storybook cartridge, Plantin Schoolbook, Blackletter cartridge, Nestabilities
Embellishments: American Crafts chipboard heart, glass glitter, Copics, white embossing powder, distress inks
Paper: My Minds Eye

Hohoho!

2010-12-20T10:00:00.006Z

Another fun stamp from Penny Black Jolly Friends set. Two little hedgehogs meet each other during their Christmas shopping:" Ho! Ho! Ho!".
All papers are by Marianne Design and image stamped on cotton rag paper is coloured with watercolour pencils.

The embossed background is done with Versamark ink and holographic embossing powder, so it glistens like snow. Some Frosted Lace Stickles around the feet makes it look as if they are really standing on snow.

We have had some snow again yesterday morning, about 5 cm. Luckily it hasn't snowed again like they were forecasting. Tomorrow is back to work and I might have to walk otherwise.

Warmest Wishes

2010-12-19T11:13:00.005Z

I love making Christmas cards, especially if I can do my own thing. That is exactly what I have been doing lately. I have not bothered with any challenges or contests, I just wanted to decide for myself.
I have used Making Memories papers. Nothing Christmassy about it? I do disagree, just love the unusual combination of it.

The blue background is actually K&Co Que Sera Sera paper, then some ledger paper from Making Memories and papers from the Just Chillin' range of MM. The bauble border is from the Doodlecharms cart and cut with the Gypsy to get the correct length and size for the card. I am getting more used to the gypsy and using it a lot more. The flowers are sprayed with Glimmer Mist and the spruce is a Marianne die, which I coloured.

The image is stamped on cotton rag from Paperchase and coloured with watercolour pencils and some Sakura white gel pen. I love colouring with pencils, ever since I was a little child and my all-time favourite brand is Caran d'Ache. When I was 6, I had a little box with the Matterhorn in Zermatt on it and I am so happy they still sell them like this. Best pencils ever. I have tried Staedler and Derwent, but they don't feel the same even.

The stamps are ofcourse Penny Black Jolly Friends and Hero Arts.
A sentimental note to end with, Christmas is coming.

Penny Black Christmas window cards

2010-12-18T11:08:00.000Z

I love Penny Black stamps, so funny and cute.
I have made 2 window cards, by cutting out a part of the front of the card with Nestabilities.

The cat is from the PB The Wonder set and the sentiments are Hero Arts Holiday Sayings. I kept the cream card base and decorated inside and outside with snowflakes. This time I coloured with pencils. The DP is from My Minds Eye Wonderful Winter.
Next up is the little snowman from the Jolly friends set.

The sentiment and snowflake stamps are from Stampers Anonymous Tim Holz collection and I used Distress embossing powder and Distress Ink.

The Snowflakes are from Spellbinders. Ribbons are American Crafts.

The DP is Making Memories and October Afternoon. This image is coloured with Copics.

A gift for you

2010-12-17T10:47:00.001Z

Short and sweet as I 'm off to do some Christmas shopping.
This is another Elisabeth Bell stamp and she is so cute. I used a bauble cut from the Christmas cartridge and embellished it with lots of sparkle.

Some unusual colours for a Christmas card, he? The DP is October Afternoon, some Viva gold pearl pen and hurray.... for Stickles.

Little nurse

2010-12-14T13:23:00.001Z

Another card to share today. I found this cute little nurse stamp from Whiff of Joy.
I used October Afternoon papers and some cuts from the Home Décor cartridge. She is coloured with Copics.

She is stamped on watercolour paper, which allows a more vintage feel when colouring. The downside is that it soaks up a lot of the Copic ink. The little flowers are also Marianne design and the pearls are Papermania.

A special day

2010-12-13T20:10:00.001Z

Oh dear, it is December 13 and I am too far behind in my posting.
I 've been making cards in my own time and not for any challenge, but still I like to post them as a souvenir for me in days to come.
I have used one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps for a very girlie card.
Hope you like it. I used Marianne papers and dies for this one and coloured with Copics, the butterflies are Joy! dies.

Joy

2010-11-23T10:00:00.000Z

I had to make a batch of Cricut Christmas cards. I usually make a few, but this year I made a dozen.
It just happened that 12 Rudolphs could be cut in 3" on a 12x12 piece of cardstock with the auto fill feature.
And I just was itching to use the Create a Critter cart again.

I cut the cards with Plantin Schoolbook on DCWV Mariposa glittercard in soft green and cream, I also used the DCWV Holiday Collection for the other cuts. And then their wasn't much else to it than glueing and assembling. These cards fit the small brown wage envelopes from Ryan. My way of considering the environment... On the inside I stamped a Hero Arts sentiment and that is it, 12 in total.
Not so long anymore and it will be Christmas...

Merry, merry, merry

2010-11-14T11:08:00.003Z

Last weekend, we went to the NEC in Birmingham for the first time since we 've been living in England.
It wasn't really what I expected, but I was very pleased to be able to buy some Lili of the Valley stamps - and I do mean some-.
I also got 1 Whiff of Joy nurse stamp and some Spellbinders Nesties on a good deal and Hero Arts stamps on special offer.

DP: Making Memories, Paperchase cotton rag paper for the stamped images and white flower.
Embellishments: organza ribbon, sprig punch, Stickles, Prima flower, pearls.
This little card is entered on The Lili of the Valley Challenge blog "anything goes" and you can find it here.

Kindness feeds the heart

2010-11-14T10:44:00.000Z

I got quite a few new goodies, -so called for Christmas-, but I 'm already using them.
No, I couldn't wait...
I got 2 new Penny Black slapstick stamps. This little cutie is one of them.
I made 2 cards with it but in 2 different color settings.

The flower is made with a Marianne Design Creatables and cut in white felt and then distressed. The paper is My Minds Eye and the self adhesive ribbon is from K&Co.

The papers on this one are from Basic Grey and the brad too.

I love this stamp, although it is quite big. It might become a challenge if I want to use it for my usual 5 x 5 cards.