Miss Molly's tea parties

A very small card inspired by the Kitchy Kitchen stickers from Melissa Frances.

Tiny little circle dies from spellbinders are used to make these tissue paper flowers that are sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I used an acetate frame which came as a free gift in a crafting magazine.

The paper is also from Melissa Frances Kitchy Kitchen collection and I stamped the little teacup and saucer on the paper to paper piece the whole image from Crafty Secrets. It is a stamp from the Tea with Alice collection. Some Distress Paint around the sticker that has been mounted on 3D foam.

The flowers look purple in the picture, but are actually more of a deep red and match the red cherries on the paper. Funny what pictures can do. The card is only 4x4 inch and is a perfect size for using small card toppers or stickers.

Another year older?

Dust it off, suck it up, press on.
Sometimes you don't want to hear that your getting a day older, but it just so happens.
Here is an easel card to congratulate you on your birthday. Older or not, you still look fab, so enjoy what is still to come.

The paper is from Papermania Rose Garden on Bazill Basics cardstock folded into an easel card. The little doily is sprayed in 3 shades of Glimmer Mist to match the paper. The stamps are from a collection from Crafty Secrets Domestic Godess. The flower is made of tissue paper with a sparkly We R Memory Keepers brad in the middle. The border is cut with a lattice die from Spellbinders and the corners are made with the same set.

White poinsettia card

Almost the end of September and I have hardly posted any of my cards. I best hurry now.
This is a Christmas card made with the Spellbinders poinsettia die and iridescent gold Glimmer Mist. I used October Afternoon papers and a little bit of Bazill cardstock with a border sticker.

I used Tim Holtz Kraft card pad to make the card. The only negative being that the kraft card quality does not allow neat scoring. It starts to look like material.

The sentiment is from Crafty Secrets held down with Making Memories square brads. At the center of the poinsettia sits a lovely Melissa Frances pearl. All dies used are from Spellbinders.

Websters Pages Thank You card

One of the prettiest papers that I know of are Websters Pages papers and I buy the 6x6 packs.
My card is made with some of these papers.

A background stamp from Hero Arts has been embossed in white embossing powder and then sprayed in red Glimmer Mist.

The roses are from Spellbinders and have a Melissa Frances pearl in the middle. The leave are also Spellbinders and embossed in pearlescent cardstock. The black leaves and swirls are from Magnolia. The sentiment stamp and swirl is from Crafty Secrets.

This patterned paper is perfect for creating sentiments inside the card.

Tilda with flag

Summer is almost gone and autumn is on the way. The days are getting shorter, so lets throw in another sunny card.

Bazill Basics yellow cardstock and My Mind's Eye papers for the base and backgrounds.

 Little Tilda is coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils in colours to match the papers. The doily is sprayed with Lemon Zest and Bronze Glimmer Mist.

Tim Holz kraft cardstock to make the Tim Holz paper rosettes with a metallic sticker from Paperchase in the centers. The sentiment is from Crafty Secrets and stamped on a Marianne design tag.

Simple, but lovely card with enough sun in and on it. Happy day!

There is no place like home

Love Graphic45 paper? I do.
I have made a set of different cards using the Magic of Oz papers.
So if you want to bear with me, here comes the first one.

I have cut out 4 different images after colouring them with pencils. The sentiment has been stamped on white cardstock and cut it out with an oval Nestie. Tim Holz kraft cardstock is used for the background and leaves. The flowers are made with circle dies from tissue paper and coloured with Glimmer Mist spray. I just love these sprays and they work really well with the tissue paper.

Greetings

Here is a Christmas card that I would like to share with you.
It makes a difference to make winter greeting cards in summer. I quite like doing this. I have a whole lot of inspiration, but just not time enough to craft.

Cosmo Cricket papers from the Tea for Two collection seem quite a nice fit for a Christmas card.

The little stamped image is from a Crafty Secrets and coloured with pencils, some glamour dust adds a bit of sparkle to the snowy landscape and Glimmer Mist pearl spray adds extra shimmer to the snowflakes and the background paper.

The card is made from Bazill Basics cardstock.I decorated the interior of the cardstock with more paper by Cosmo Cricket and a matching tag from the same collection with some metallic round stickers from Paperchase.

Sweet Tilda with curls

I found some delightful paper from Cart US when I was on holiday. It looks very much like it has been designed by PIP Studio, a Dutch company. I know there household range very well and it is nice to have some paper in the same design. It looks like a very "happy" paper style to me.
I made a card with this paper and used my new Tilda stamp with curly hair. I like all the little ribbons in her hair.

I used a kraft card base from Tim Holz, but it doesn't score very well and leaves the card cracked. The flower die is from Marianne design and I used light blue tissue paper for the flower wit a glittered Making Memories brad. The tag is also from Marianne design, stamped with a flourish and sentiment from Crafty Secrets. The leaves are from Spellbinders with some Diamond dust added.

I found some yellow pompom trim in The Works when on holiday. The small pink border is made with a Joy Craft die. My image has been coloured with Faber Castell pencils, which I use a lot now. I am embarrassed for buying those Copic markers as I don't like colouring tiny images with them. I do not get the desired effect.

The inside of the card, decorated with more of those lovely papers and trims. I like the sparkle on the paper too.

Lilac and white card #2

Softer than soft, are these lilac and white cards. I wanted to make something simple and beautiful.

Just using Spellbinders dies could give you the ability of making a stunning card. This is how good they are. I used another handmade flower layered on one Spellbinder die-cut. The little round sentiment is from Crafty Secrets. The leaf is now made from Tim Holz's kraft card.

The inside has a simple sentiment stamp from TCP Studios. I used Copics to add a little more colour to the flowers and border.

Lilac and white card #1

Soft lilac and white card #1, made for my loving mother, who sent me a lovely parcel. Thank you darling.

Several layers of white paper tissue circles are sprayed in Timeless Lilac Glimmer Mist with a purple jewel brad in the centre. I can't stop making these flowers, I so love them.

Crafty Secrets stamps in amethyst ink on a cute little doily, all made with the Cuttlebug and Spellbinders. The leaves are sprayed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist. I love all these new shapes from Spellbinders. The background was simply embossed using the Scor-Pal to create the diagonal embossing lines.

TCP Studios sentiment stamp on the inside of the card.

Hang in there

Hang in there if you 're struggling.
This too shall pass, that is what I have to tell myself when the troubles of life get me down and tired.

These papers of My Minds Eye are getting well loved. They have such a vintage feel, so I was inspired to make these little tea towels. I decoupaged them, so I could create a 3D card. The stamps are from Crafty Secrets.

The scalloped oval Nestabilities die made my cloud sponged with Distress ink. The Memory Box flower die from the previous card, is now my sun with a button in the middle. Loving it.

Sweet Crafty Secrets card

A little hello card is always very usable.

The stamp is from Crafty Secrets' A Couple of Cuties set. I coloured her with pencils and matched the colours with the paper from My Minds Eye. The flowers are made with Papermania card from a Memory Box die.

Light blue American Crafts cardstock to frame this little image. The flowers have inked edges to give them a vintage look.

Dedication

Two long months off the blogging radar, that is how long it's been. Have I missed my crafty time!
All for the dedication to my new job role. I have spent so many hours at work in order to pass and audit  and prove to myself that I could do it. In doing so, I have missed many hours of card making and blogging.
Ahh, but don't despair, I am back and have a load of cards to share. I had a fortnight vacation in the Lake District and it rained, poured and stormed for most of the time. To be honest, I didn't care. I was so tired from work and the stress that came with it last year, that I had no energy left. I used my vacation to rest and craft and almost cried when it was time to go home.
My first set of cards have been made with the Cricut and Cuttlebug. I don't know what to think of the Damask Decor cartridge. Beautiful, but very challenging to use.

 Mariposa cardstock and glitter card from DCWV.

 Yes, a Christmas card, you can't start early enough.

More DCWV Mariposa papers and card with punched Martha Stewart butterflies.

The stamp is from Crafty Secrets set on a tag die-cut with Spellbinders.

Wedding card with Lili of the Valley stamps

I am finally back online after several days without any internet. Many phone calls and whatsnots later,... I can finally post another card of mine.
My friend got married on the 25th of May and this is the card I made specially for the newly weds.

An exquisite border die by Heartfelt Creations. If I could redo the card, I would have woven the ribbon through the die. I love the sparkling ribbon slide, just the right card to use it on.

The labels are coloured with pencils to match the main image. K&Co wedding papers.

Prima flowers, who needs more, but I did. I added Fruitpunch Stickles to the edge of the flower petals to get more sparkle. Some Melissa Frances pearls in ivory and pink.

The inside of the card with more K&Co wedding papers.

Frame made with Heartfelt Creations die by Spellbinders fits around the oval. The sentiment is from a wedding set by Hero Arts.

 I used Tim Holz Distress inks in vintage rose and spun sugar to stencil the frame and oval.

A shiny little trail, oh so pretty.

Faber Castell Polychromos pencils with Stickles and Ranger Pearls in Bisque.

Tilda with egg basket

Finally, I did it again, ...another Magnolia card. I don't get much crafty time lately and this one has been lying around for a while waiting to be finished.
I love my new stamp from Magnolia, it matches with other stamps I have from the collection. It has a rural feel to it and matches with my other Tildas holding baskets and flowers.

Lovely Webster's Pages papers used on the front of the card. The red and white dot and green gingham papers are from Lidl. Green silk Petaloo flowers used as leaves and Prima flowers sprayed and painted with Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glaze. Sunflower and red roses from John Lewis.

Adorable little Tilda is coloured with Faber Castel pencils. These are very easy to use and are very blendable.

I used a sentiment from the paper collection and cut it out with a Magnolia tag die.

Another view of the completed card.