Quick Trip Back in Time..

to 2017.

I made the following cards

& thought I'd lost the photos.

Found them tonight.

First up a birthday for my

Dad's friend ( & now neighbour)

Front

Inside. 

Materials:

Stampin' Up One Wild Ride stamps

Papers: Mr Smith's Workshop.

Stampin' Up Cardstock;

Sahara Sand / Crumb Cake

Next is a thank you for my

friend, Sam. 

 Stampin' Up Beautiful You stamps

(I luckily received as a gift.)

Coloured with Inktense pencils

my "go to" favourite medium.

Below is the handmade envelope

as the card was too tiny.

Paper Lucy Cromwell.

Label Magazine freebie.

Lastly, a Christmas Card. 

I truly thought this photo

was gone for good.

This was made for my

very dear friends

Donna & Rod.

Sheena Douglass Cottage

Easel card with shimmer

& my favourite paper collection

Time to Sparkle.

Truly glad I can finally share

these designs.

More cards.

This first card was made for

Laura at Queen Bee.

She shares her birthday with me.

Stamps are free Creative Stamping 53

Die cut from Ali Express.

Sentiment free stamp from

Die Cutting Essentials 32

This next card was for my neighbour, Rose.

Paper Craft Consortium Tell The Bees.

Sue Wilson Delicate Adornment die cut x4

to make a frame.

Die cut Memory Box florals.

Banner stamped & die cut.

Previous Month's Cards

The first two photos are of Jenny's

Birthday card. The front decorated

with watercoloured stacked tea cups

(Lucy Cromwell stamp)

Tim Holtz Doily stencil & light

texture paste. Completed

using a placard for the sentiment

which was from a free stamp set.

 This is the inside.

Decorated with more of the

Free stamps.

Card die cut to give a pretty shape.

 Next up, a birthday card for

my beautician, Hayley.

Stamps were free with issue 53

Creative Stamping except for

the floral background I made using

Gold Brilliance ink & Tim Holtz stamp.

This last card is for Freya.
She is the nail wizard at my beauticians.
She loves glitter & shine!
Card was made using masking
to get the bottles close together.
Coloured using Inktense pencils
& Wink of Stella.

I embossed a shape into the
Card front & added a scroll detail.
Stars were added in the background & sentiment.
Stamps- Hunkydory For the love of stamps.

Happy Birthday, Dad

This is the second attempt at

a birthday card for Dad!

Having been a bit under the weather

with a sore throat, I managed to ruin

the original galaxy idea.

So, instead, I give you the Garden Shed.

Here is a peak inside.

All products used were in a 

Hunkydory kit.

Here's Dad enjoying his 

requested birthday meal.

Traditional Grimsby Fish & Chips.

New Creations

Two cards created using

Papermania papers,

Die cut doilies,

Embossing & stamping.

This first card has Viva Decor stamps.

This second card features

embossing from a free folder

I love the design.

January Cards

First up is Lisa's card.

I used up some paper coloured

during a different project for the

ridiculously gorgeous Tonic tag.

Which proves you should keep scraps!

For movement & added colour 

I created a shaker pocket.

This was made using a glassine bag.

I added two mini Xcut fairies & butterflies 

& finished with Altenew stamps.

 This next one is a 21st birthday for Caitlin.

I stencilled with texture paste.

Added a doily to give a backdrop for my main feature.

Using a cabinet die, I added patterned paper

with stamping. I covered the piece with

Anita's gloss & dried overnight.

I then gently cracked it & to emphasise

them more I added gilding wax.

Finally adding Eiffel Tower die cut, which

had also been treated with gilding wax.

Splashes of Goldshine & 21 completed the piece.

Happy Birthday, Martin!

Today is my brother in-law, Martin's birthday.

Here are two images of the card front.

The bike is heat embossed in Rangers Platinum.

I decided on two images so you could see the detail.

Depending on how the light hits, is what you see.

This image is of the inside design.

Materials used;

All Stampin'Up except

the Rangers embossing powder.

Crumb Cake/Sahara Sand

Very Vanilla cardstock.

Stamps - One Wild Ride.

Merry Christmas / Happy Birthday

My message for 2017

Happy birthday to Anne.

Today is her day.

The design was based on a

card made by Shari Carroll

Unbranded die

Paper: Dear Lizzy Lovely Day

Family Christmas Cards

This card is for my sister,

Tracy & Martin.

Made & posted two weeks ago.

My sister is a fan of CAS

They are not the easiest to make.

But I stuck to a limited palette

& elegant script.

Paper: Time to Sparkle

Focal Tree/Sentiment - Inkylicious

Shapes die cut with Xcut dies

Rangers Platinum embossing powder

Inside stamping: free stamps

Creative Stamping Magazine

This card is for my Dad.

This was made last after a week

of planning & waiting for the

handmade ornament to dry!

Papers were free - Silent Night.

I adore the softness of them!

Snowflake ribbon - Sainsburys

Die cut bauble - free with a magazine

from a few years ago.

Star stamp (free - C/Stamping)

Embossed with Rangers Platinum powder.
Top die is Unbranded, purchased from
either Wish or AliExpress.
Similar to the Memory Box die.

Inside stamps free Creative Stamping
Also Platinum embossed.
While it doesn't call the powder
Detailed, I think you agree
it deals with fine images well.

More Christmas Cards

Here are a few more I made for 

friends & family.

This one for Colette.

I inked the sky & once dry,

covered it in shimmer.

 This one for Roger & Jayne

I used to work for them for a long time.

I didn't like the sky to begin with

but once the gesso splats had dried

it suited me better.

This one is for my cousin, Paul & his family.

I wanted to capture a snowy scene

viewed from a window.

 This one is for my ex train buddy,

Claire. It is a wreath handmade using

two different dies.

The embossing is a favourite new folder.

 Claire is a huge fan of my cards 

so I try to make them really different

each year & because I love the

paper & embossed detail so much

I decided to decorate the inside

more than I usually do.

Santa Bear

I made this card for my

dear friend Kate.

I took 3 shots so you

can see him ride across

the card on his bike.

Stamps;

Bear -Good day to be happy

by Waffle Flower (Bear & Bird)

Gifts - old magazine freebie

Trees at back -set from Wish

Santa Hat - Papermania

Chalet & pine trees -

Free from Creative Stamping

Snow hills dies - Lawn Fawn

Let it Snow dies 

by Tim Holtz / Sizzix

Hidden slider card inspired by

Laura Bassen

Jennifer Maguire

Christmas Cards

Here are two designs

I made for craft friends

& ex.train buddies.

I used Stampin'Up

Merry Cafe & Merry Christmas

Stamps & dies.

 The first card also uses

Tim Holtz Garden Greens

& Winter knits dies.

The second card uses

The same Tim Holtz dies

plus Die'sire die snowflake.

I love how versatile this set is.

I used them for Autumn & now Winter.

First Christmas Cards

These have reached their recipient

& so now I can share.

First up is for friends who

just want to be Home for
Christmas this year.

Easel Card using;

 Time To Sparkle paper, 

Sheena Douglass;

1 Mockingbird Lane Stamp,

Our House Die 

Sentiment - Glad Tidings

Adornments Dies

Acetate for the windows.

Lawn Fawn snow border

Fussy cut stamped trees (Creative Stamping)

Door step made from Tim Holtz bookplate die.

I backed the house by drawing around the die.

Next Card is for Queen Bee

My Beautician & Hairdresser

situated in Scunthorpe.

The shop Front die was from the

Die Cutting Magazine Box Kit  

 

 Papers - Time To Sparkle

Gorgeous collection of glitz for

the inside of the Salon.

 And just in case you wondered

why I chose the paper I did for

the walls, see this picture

below which is one of the walls

in the hair section of the salon.

 See more photos of

Queen Bee

30th birthday

 Created for my friend, Kate who was 30.

Lots of dies cuts, texture paste

Lindys and stacked card to 

look like chipboard.

 

Below is a close up of

the frame. It was made from 6 pieces

of white card to give depth. 

Plus all the gorgeous glimmer!

Tim Holtz Trellis

Jardene frame

Floral Scrapbook Paper

Gold paint

Lindys sprays.

Such a rush to complete, I

did not write the exact products

down and so can not gues.

October Offerings

This October, I have been busy

making all my Christmas cards.

But I also had two events to create for.

First up, my sister's Wedding Anniversary.

She likes clean & simple.

I think I achieved it!

Stamps used were all free from

various magazine covers.

 This is the inside.

I made the frame from another

magazine freebie.

 The other event to create for was a

friends birthday on 02 November.

I decided on a detailed card which 

took quite a bit of time to put together.

However, I enjoyed it & would do

someting similar again.

Here is the first view, 

the card when closed.

 This next view is when opened up.

 This final view is sideways on

so you can see the other trellis work.

Materials;

Crate Die - Stampin' Up.

Trellis, greenery & flowers on trellis

arched embossed area & image behind 

all from Special Edition of

die cutting Essentials

All other stamping (teapot/

table/chair etc) free cover magazine gifts.

I used a large die cut circle to

place on the back for my birthday message.

All floral clusters in the crate are stuck in on acetate strips.

 I am very pleased with the finished result. 

I am also very pleased with the 38 Christmas cards

I have made so far. (6 to go)

Hope to share these at the end of the 

first week in December once sent.

 

Welcome Autumn

What better way to welcome

this amazing, colourful season, than

to send cards to friends.

Below are two of the four

I made & sent along with

a sachet of Latte for

each recipient.

Except one, & she had tea.

 While the cards are the same,

each are put together differently.

Plus, they had a different 

inside design. 

Supplies;

Prima Amber Moon paper strips

Stampin' Up; Coffee Cafe,

Merry Cafe

& matching thinlits.

Word die; Latte & coffee beans,

 Sugarpea Designs

Leaves, acorn dies,

Embossed folder, leaves

free on magazine cover.
Spotty orange paper from stash.