Card series #3 and #4

Here is a follow up into my card series made with a set of pre-scored cards and Shrinkies images.

I love putting sequins on cards and colour misting my paper flowers.

Card series #1 and #2

I have made a few cards which are part of  a set of  similar cards.

This is number 1 and 2. All cards are made on American Crafts pre-scored cards, with images used from a pack of Shrinkies. I liked these vintage girls so much that I copied and scanned the Shrinkies for future use as stamps. All sentiments are from the same stampset and images coloured with Faber-Castell Polychromos.

And this is the second card:

Christmas card with LOTV stamp

Another card from the many different ones that I made, but did not get to post on time.

Something a bit different and in soft colours for Christmas. I have coloured the stamp with water colour pencils and the papers are from Melissa Frances.

The sentiments are from Crafty Secrets.

Christmas card series

Ahhh, it has been a while that I have posted. I mean a long while. So much has happened in that time,  I thought never to have time again for this blog.
But I have been crafting, card making and coloring, especially coloring. When I had no energy to sit in my craft room and make something, I still coloured many stamped images.
Last week, we re-arranged my craft room and added a large Kallax book case from Ikea. I wanted the Expedit, but waited so long that now it has been renamed to Kallax. I still use my second hand Bisley drawer cabinets as they are so handy and hold so much.
Let's show you some cards I have made with Crate Paper pre-scored cards and a stamp from Penny Black.


I made 4 cards in total, and all are different. Colored with Copics and pencils.

The inside carries a sentiment, with some washi tape as decoration. All cards have a white card insert.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!
We woke up to another wet and windy day. This has been our winter with just the odd day in between with some frost.
My card says it all! It is still autumn and I just hope winter is not going to end up in March like last year.
This weather has cost us a some misery at work with power failures. Luckily we are running on a generator now.
You would think in a country where it always rains a lot, they could deal with the rain and wind.... No, they can't, but they are very good at finding excuses, that is one thing for sure. Just pay your bill and the service provider will provide you a service? No thanks to Southern Electric and the monopoly market of the UK! Bleh.

Paper: Basic Grey and American Crafts
Stamp: Ladybug

Colour: pencils

Dies: Spellbinders

Glad tidings

Hope your day is special.

Stamp: Crafty Secrets

Colour: pencils

 Dies: Spellbinders

Paper: Nitwit Collection, American Crafts cardstock.

Merry Christmas to all

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas...

Stamps: Lili of the Valley, Hero arts
Paper: |American Crafts Crate Paper
Dies: Spellbinders, Sizzix icicle embossing folder

Embellishments: Prima flower in Ice Queen Glimmer Mist with Stickles, holly leaf punch from Woodware, red satin button

Colour: Faber Castell polychromos pencils, Ranger liquid pearls and Stickles.

My little fairy tale (6)

A fairy birthday card with stamps from Crafty Secrets.
The surprise is on the inside of the card, but I forgot to take a picture of it. The inside has paper from Websters Pages with the exact image printed on it but in reverse.

I like the layering of the Spellbinders die cut outs.
The seambinding has been coloured with Copics, it's a shame the bow is a bit wonky in the picture. I am not that good a picture taker.

My little fairy tale (5)

I can't stop, I have to just create more with this stamp set.

Stamps: Penny Black
Colour: Copics, Distress Ink
Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi and American crafts card

Embellishments: flat back pearls loose and on a string, white Prima flowers have been Glimmer Misted in various colours, yellow resin dahlia, fine lace, Glimmer Dust glitter.

Dies: Spellbinders and Magnolia Doohickeys

My little fairy tale (4)

Not a Penny Black stamp, but another from my favourite brand Crafty Secrets.

I masked 2 stamps together to create this scene of the fairy sliding off the mushroom. Everything is coloured with pencils.

The paper is from Basic Grey Kioshi and the flowers are punched and glittered with Stickles. The one Prima flower has been sprayed green with Glimmer Mist in garden fairy green. I made a triple bow with white organza ribbon.

My little fairy tale (3)

I can't get enough of this stamp set.

Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi
Card: watercolour card and American Crafts
Dies: Spellbinders

Colour: Copics
Embellishment: flat back pearls by Anita's, Stickles
Stamps: Penny Black

My little fairy tale (2)

Mo Manning is the artist behind these cuties. I love her artwork and I am glad they are being used for stamps.
Here is another of my cards in the fairy series.

 Stamps: Penny Black

Colour: Copics

Embellishments: lace, flat back pearls from Anita's, resin dahlia's from Crafty Destinations at the Market Gallery.

Paper: Websters Pages and American Crafts.

Dies: Spellbinders

My little fairy tale (1)

After my last upload directly on the Ipad, I have decided to go back to my laptop. I did not like the quality of the picture and the poor options of the Blogger app. Perhaps Blogger can improve that.
However I have found the cutest stamps and I want to share some cards I have made with them.

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Websters Pages, watercolour card and American Crafts

Colour: Copics

Embellishments: Websters Pages Sparkles

Dies: Spellbinders and inverted corner punch from Woodware.

Lillibet card making with my mother

My mother is over for Christmas and we decided to craft a bit together. 

I had bought some items from the Lillibet set by Dovecraft. These little images are just too sweet.

Not much stamping involved with this card and mother had to help with the layout and colours.

I am hoping to make more cards this week, but let 's see as there is so much we plan to do and mum gets tired quickly.

Folding birdcage card

I tried my hand at another folding card, its design derived from my previous card.
Apologies in advance as there is a lot to see on this romantic card.

Cardstock: Bazill Basics and American Crafts.
Dies: Marianne Design and Spellbinders.
Embellishments: frilly pink ribbon, lace and pink organza ribbon from stash, pearls from Anita's.

Paper: Prima design.

Sentiment: Prima paper design.

Stamps: Crafty Secrets and Hero Arts.

Molly Blooms boy birthday card

With another stamp from the Birthday Parade Magazine and the inspiration taken from the magazine, I created a boy birthday card. This card is a special fold and I must say that even with the explanation at hand, it still took me a while to put together. There was a lot of measuring involved, but the end result is worth the effort - if I may say so myself.

Cardstock: American Crafts and Joy! Crafts kraft cardstock.

Stamps: Molly Blooms and Lili of the Valley sentiment.
Embellishments: Molly Blooms and Marianne Design twine.

Paper: Molly Blooms Birthday Parade.

Colour: Copics.

Dies: Spellbinders

Inks: Memento ink in dark cacao brown and walnut Distress Ink.

Now waiting for one cute little boy's birthday to come up.