Home Sweet Home

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.