40 & Fabulous!

I was asked to join a friend celebrating her 40th birthday to spend a week in Bali (with no kids and no husbands!) How could I resist that invitation! And to mark the occasion I created this fancy stepped card.

Card ingredients:

Stamp: Saturated Canary Night Out
Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E11  E13  R20
             Hair:  E74  E77  E79
             Dress: Y15  E95  RV23  RV25
             Shoes: RV23  RV25  RV09
             Purse: Y13  Y15  E95
Papers: American Crafts 'Happy Place' paper pack, cardstock
Dies: Taylored Expression Champagne Flutes, Memory Box Platform Pumps
Other: ric-rac, flowers, Ivory Seashells Nuvo Crystal Drops

You Rock!

Forgot to post this when I made it but this was a special card for a special young fella who celebrated his birthday recently. I had fun playing with a recent magazine freebie stamp set & Distress Inks to create this fancy fold card.

Card ingredients:

Stamps: Sheena Douglass Music & Dance Collection (magazine freebie)

Distress Ink: Carved Pumpkin, Cracked Pistachio & Salty Ocean

New Home

A couple of friends moved house this month so I wanted to create a simple but fun card as a welcome to their new home.

Card ingredients:

Dies: Apple Blossom Ornate Window Die & stencil

Other: Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Cosmic Brown & Mother of Pearl), twine, flowers, sequins, rhinestones, house chipboard.

Special in every way

A recent make, just for fun.

Card ingredients:

Stamp: The Paper Shelter Sunshine
Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20
             Hair: Y21  YR23  E35  E37
             Dress: BG70  BG10  BG11  BG32
             Hat: YR000  YR00  E95  RV23
             Flowers : Y13  Y17  YR14, E33  E37  E18
Papers: Create Paper Bloom paper pack, cardstock
Other: Lace, flowers, doily, pearls

Treasure Hunt

I loved this cute image from the Paper Shelter and thought is would make a really cute scene with one of the backgrounds from and old Kit & Clowder monthly class (January 2016). It took me a while to figure out colours but am so happy with the final result!

Stamp: The Paper Shelter Treasure Hunt

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20

Hair: E07  E09  E18  E49

Top: R35  R46  R59, W1  W3

Pants: BG93  BG96  BG99  G99

Boots/Belt: E11  E08  E09, C3  C5  C7  C9

Hat:  C3  C5  C7  C9  100

Bird: R35  R46  R59, Y11  Y15, B12  B06

Map: E50  E51  E53  E33, BG000  B00, E43  E44, YG23  YG63  YG37

Gold: Y11  Y15  Y26  E27

Wood:  E31  E35  E57  E79

Spade: C1  C3  C5  C7

Tree: E43  E44, YG23  YG67  G99

Sand: E50  E81  E53  E84

Sky: B12  B14  B16  B18  B39

Clouds:  BG000  B00

Water:  BG45  B16  B12  E81 E84

You are amazing!

Playing around with my pencils on kraft to create a simple card with the focus on the sentiment. This card is for a special and incredibly talented friend who created the masterpiece pet portrait I gave to my Dad for his birthday.

Card ingredients include:

Stamp: Kit & Clowder freebie
Prismacolor Pencils: Pinks: 1014  930  195  937
                    Purples: 1083  956  932
                    Greens: 289  1020  1097
Other: Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Nuvo Crystal Drops (crushed grape & sweet lilac), twine

This is the pet portrait that was created using mixed media (and yes this was hand done!)

70 years young!

So my wonderful, hard working father turned 70 this week so I had to create him a special card with a different fold, as he loves all of the wonderful creations that I make him. This time I went with a tri-fold shutter card. Needless to say that he loved it too!

Card ingredients include:

Stamp: Mo Manning Fixer Boy, Timeless Moments (magazine freebie)

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E11  E13  R20

             Hair: E25  E59  E49

             Overalls: W3  B93  B95  B97

             Belt: E11  E13  E08  E09

             Hat: R22  R24  R27  R29

             Top: G00  G02  G05

             Tools: C3  C5  C7

Papers: Basic Grey 'Bowties' paper pack, cardstock

Dies: Memory Box Man Tools, Die Versions Socket

Other: white & chrome embossing powder, twine, wooden numerals

Reach for the Star*s

I finally found some glow in the dark embossing powder, but I didn't realise that it would emboss clear so I'm playing around with how to use it.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Upon a Star & Out of this World

Dies: Enjoy the journey trees, Lawn Fawn grassy border, Annelies Karduks Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Stitch Squares

Distress Oxide Ink: Seedless Preserve, Faded Jeans, Black Soot

Other: White & glow in the dark embossing powder

Baby Girl

The impending arrival of a much awaited first child was imminent so I got creative and came up with this sweet little card for the little girl.

Card Ingredients include:

Stamp: Lili of the Valley Rocking Horse

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20

             Onesie: RV11  R83  RV34  E04

             Horse: W00  W1  W3  W5

             Mane: W7  W9  100

             Rockers: E31  E35  E57  E79

             Background: YR30  E50  E51 

Papers: Kaiser Craft 'Pitter Patter' paper pack, cardstock

Dies: Memory Box Banner Parade, Die Versions A little mint alpha, Paper Smooches Onesie

Other: Shabby Pink embossing powder, lace, twine, button, ribbon, pearl strand, doily, flowers, pearl brad.

Hey There!

Somehow I ended up with 6 kids at my place, so I hid in my studio with the door shut and create this sweet little scene with one of my new digis!

Card Ingredients:

Stamp: The Paper Shelter Kitty Acrobatics

Copics: Skin:  E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20

             Hair: R32  R35  R39  R59

             Overalls: BV20  BV23  BV25  BV29

             Top: BG70  G00  G02

             Socks: BG70  G00  G02, B60  BV000  BV00

             Kitty: E50  E31  E35  R32  R35

Paper: Hunkydory Boutique Chic paper pack, glitter cardstock

Dies: Lala Land Heart Border

Other: Nuvo Crystal Drops in Caribbean Ocean, Sweet Lilac & Ivory Seashells), flowers.

Sweet Day

Having a play with this gorgeous, sweet new digi from The Paper Shelter and coloured her up nice & bright. I then made my own background paper with Distress Oxides and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.

Card ingredients:

Stamp: The Paper Shelter Mad About Goodies

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20

             Hair: RV23  RV25  RV19

             Purple: RV63  V15  V17  V09

             Green: G00  BG34  BG72

             Chair: C3  C5  C7

             Background: BV31  B60  C00  B0000, E50  Y23  Y26

Paper: Cardstock, watercolour paper

Distress Oxide Ink: Seedless Preserve, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick

Other: White embossing powder, Royal Aubergine Nuvo Embellishment Mousse. twine, lace, flower, metal heart brad.

I'm playing along with:

The Paper Shelter #328: Add some metal

Through the Purple Haze #142: Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks #392: Add a Sentiment

Aud Sentiment #198: Anything Goes + add a sentiment

Dream Big

I love getting my hands on craft magazines, not only for their endless inspiration, but also for all of the great freebies. I used some new freebies to create this.

Card ingredients:

Stamp, embossing folder & die: Boho Chic magazine freebie

Distress Inks: Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers & Seedless Preserve

Other: twine, flower.

You're Purrfect

Today I got the chance to have a good play in my studio & this is what I came up with.

Card Ingredients:

Stamp: The Paper Shelter Oh My!
Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E21  E11  E04  R20
             Hair: E43  E44  E47  E49
             Jumper: E95  RV23  RV25
             Pants: V91  V93  V15  V17
             Timber: E31  E35  E57  E59
             Bow: B000  B53  B57  B78
             Cat: E41  E43  E44  E47
             Background: E50  E51  E53, B0000  C00  B60  BV31
Paper: Create Paper 'Love Notes' paper pack
Other: Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, Pearls, flowers, wooden crown, ribbon, lace, doily.

Dew Drops

Another month passes by, another Kit & Clowder class done. This time it was one of the freebie classes and it was all about dew drops. I was amazed with this quick class and how simple yet effective these little drops are! The results speak for themselves.

Plant dreams, grow miracles

I'm a subscriber to Krista Smith for her gorgeous artwork. This was one of the digi's in her latest release, and I love it so much!

Card ingredients include:

Stamp: Saturated Canary (Krista Smith) House Plant

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E11  E13  E15  R20

             Hair: YR02  YR07  E09

             Dress: B60  B21  B32  B34

             Apron: W00  W1  W3

             Gloves: C3  C5  C7

             Pot: YR16  YR18  E15  E18

             Leaves: G82  G94  G99

Papers: Kaiser Craft Blae & Ivy paper pack, cardstock

Other: Gathered Twig Distress Ink, wooden leaves, flowers, pearls, burlap, twine.