...and makes my way perfect.

Today it is time to share my final card with the Elisabeth Bell stamps.
She is very elegant with her hat and flowers.

Paper and Card: American Crafts Crate Paper with Paper Hearts collection, American Crafts and Royal Langnickel.

Colour: Copics, Glimmer Mist and Distress Ink.

Shiny little flowers and some paper piercing add the fine detail to this card.

The inside of the card holds a sentiment which I consider ever so true. I love this sticker pack that I bought during our holiday in Florida.

A friend loves at all times

Welcome to my second card made with my free Elisabeth Bell stamp set.

Paper and card: American Crafts Crate Paper with the Paper Hearts collection, Cardstock by Royal Langnickel and American Crafts.

White Prima flowers have had the Glimmer Mist treatment, including the lace. I love it!

Colour: Copics, even the feather die has been coloured.

The inside holds a simple sticker sentiment.

Great strength comes from faith in God

Another free stamp set! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a Elisabeth Bell stamp set with a craft magazine.
I just love Elisabeth's drawings, so whimsical. I had to buy the magazine as I needed these 3 stamps in my collection.
Here is the first card I made and I dug out my Copics again to colour.

Paper: Crate paper by American Crafts with the Paper Hearts collection.
Card: American Crafts and Royal Langnickel.
Punches and dies: Martha Stewart, Magnolia Doohickey, Spellbinders, Woodware inverted corner punch

The inside of the card holds the sentiment. Not stamped this time, but just a sticker from a collection pack.

Ribbon rosette made with blue Paperchase ribbon, folded in two and stitched along the length of the edge, then the ribbon can be gathered (pulled) into a rosette shape,

The whole image has been sprayed with Glimmer Mist to give it some shine factor.

A winter bunting with Whiff of Joy

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.

Season's Greetings

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

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

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.

Sweet

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.

Buds Box Card

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.