Apothecary Art Easel card

This card would be the perfect accompaniment to yesterdays gift box don't you think?
Using the Apothecary art stamps and coordinating framelit dies, it is upscaled somewhat by the use of antique brads and lace ribbon. I coloured the image using marker pens and a blender pen. 

Distressed Flower Embellishments

The card I am sharing today is not one of my own designs, I bought it as part of a kit from a team colleague, Hayley Gillie, you can find her blog here.  She has other kits available for you to buy from her website.

This card uses a designer paper that is sadly retired now but I wanted to focus on the lovely distressed flower that takes centre stage.  It is made using one of the Stampin up punches, several flowers are punched and then layered.  By crumpling the card and smoothing out again you can create a wonderfully distressed 3d flower.

Completing the set

We have reached the end of our sea voyage with this card. Again this card looks so much more tricky to create than it is, simply layer the card and stamp on the top layer. Then, before adhering to the base card pop it inside the textured embossing folder and run through the Big Shot. Some ribbon and an antique brad and there you are :)

More Open Sea

Another Open Sea card. This one uses the "negative" of the top note i.e. the piece of card that is left after you have cut out the top note shape. It makes a great window don't you think?

No Sew projects

These are the projects that I made in the No Sew class that Elizabeth ran at the Worthing craft weekend. We made a fleecy mug warmer, decorated a jar lid and made a fabric bookmark.

We used the Twitterpated fabrics, which coordinate perfectly with the Twitterpated designer papers, and we added some lush pleated ribbon, buttons and some Antique brads.

All the shapes were cut using the Big Shot which makes it so easy. Some of the fabric needed to be attached very firmly i.e. to the lid of the jar.  To achieve this Elizabeth had provided the new adhesive sheets from Stampin up.  I hadn't used these before and was a little unsure but one I got the idea it was great, they certainly stick well :)

More SAB

I am off to team training tomorrow so I need to finish my swaps and hopefully some team gifts today.  I didn't think that I was going to be able to attend this time so I'm really looking forward to it and seeing everybody; I just love all the swapping and sharing of tips and inspiration.


Today I have another card that I made at Sale-a-bration time.  The designer papers had a lovely vintage feel and so I used a piece as backing and distressed the edges.  I took a sponge dauber to some paper daisies  and attached them to the card with an antique brad.  Quick and easy!

Pretty Pink Flowers

Monday morning again, they come around quickly don't they. Today's card is definitely one for the ladies I think, pink and floral but very pretty.  The stamps were from a set in the Spring mini, I coloured the flowers with marker pens so that I would get the two colours together and stamped onto whisper white card stock.  The image was matted onto Pretty in Pink and then onto a white layer of card that I had embossed with the textured embossing folder in the Big shot.  The ribbon is Stampin' Up! satin ribbon and is knotted beneath a large antique brad.

Birthday Wishes

I must just wish my niece a very happy 10th birthday today, I will share her card over the weekend cos I don't want her to see it here before I have a chance to give it to her at her disco party tomorrow.

Here is another card from last weekend's boxed set.  Again from Teatime Simply Scrapping kit, I do love the colour combination of Early espresso, Lucky Limeade and Pink Pirouette.  The sentiment is punched using the designer label punch and is attached using one of the new yummy antique brads.

Must dash, I have another card to make for a friends birthday party tonight.  Now, what am I going to wear?!!