Couple of creations for today

First project today is a butterfly card. 

The stamps are from Creative Expressions "Natures Wonders" by Sam Poole

I used Brilliance Copper inkpad throughout to keep the monochromatic look.

The ribbon was white and I inked it over with the copper inkpad, dried it and stamped over it with black archival ink. The butterfly die is from Marianne and whilst in the die, I used an ink duster to add a touch of copper colour to them. To make the toppers pop a bit, I went around the torn edges with "spice" promarker.

This little fella has been made from the pocket from an old denim skirt that a client of mine was going to throw away and she asked if I could so anything with it.

The Hogwarts Rehoming Centre for Raggidy Owls already has a home lined up for this one so he'll be winging his way to his new home soon. 

1st birthday card for twin boys

I had been asked to make a card for a lady to send to her grandson who are 1 soon.

The digistamp is from Redonkulous designs

coloured with promarkers 

New home card

Sometimes, I like to think "outside" the box when it comes to creating a card.

So I am hoping the buyer likes what I have come up with for this

'New home' card.

2 commissioned birthday cards

This one is for ... well it says who it's for - a trucker who will be 50 soon.

Digi image is from Kenny K designs coloured with promarkers 

& highlighted with metallic markers & sakura clear star.

Die cut cogs from Papermania Chronology

This card is for a man to send to his niece.

Chronology card for a man's son

Have been asked by a gentleman to make a card for his son

I used the Chronology set from papermania throughout for this one along with

antique linen & brushed corduroy distress inks & ink dusters

My mums birthday card

Its my mums birthday on Tuesday 15th and here is the card I have made for her

Base card - Kanban Kandi Kore, gutted to give me the top section.

White card stock - Touch of Mica Butter fly mask, inked over with an ink duster using Victorian velvet distress ink

X-cut doily die

spellbinders oval die

spellbinders asian accent die cut in half & tapped behind the oval

Joycraft corner dies

marianne butterfly die

creative expressions sentiment stamp

Stitched business card holder

Who says that business card holders have to be dull & boring? 

Following Melanie's tutorial  I have made this for myself

This is the 2nd one I tried. The first one I followed the direction to the letter and I personally found it a bit tight for the business cards so when I did this one, I added  1/4" to the 4 1/2" side as stated in the original measurements. For me this works fine now. I was wondering if there is a slight difference in size between American cards and ours here in the UK. Who knows, all I know is, I got a better fit.

Also, the original uses a button and an elastic hair band. I don't have any hair bands so on this occasion, I have used ribbon. One side to create a loop, the other with the loose ends. It works for me. Next time, I might do something different.

Happy Crafting everyone and thank you for looking x 

"you're sew special"

"You're sew special" 

All papers and stamps are from the "Sew Pretty" collection featured as 

a free gift with current issue of "Cardmaking & Papercraft" Magazine

With the exception of the "blanket stitch" stamp which is from Steph Weightmans range

Cranberry adirondack inkpad & archival blank inkpad 

"chronology" birthday card

Here is a commissioned card that I was asked to make.

The papers are all from Papermania's chronology set

The stamped image is from Sam Poole's vintage transport set.

The "duties of a shop steward" part was taken from t;internet,

taken into Serif Craft Artist and placed on top of a embellishment that looked

like a page from an A4 notebook. It was printed out, the edges torn with a 

distress ruler and inked over. Then stamped over with a chronology set stamp.