My Step Grandmother turns 100 this weekend a very special Birthday! She still lives at home with a little assistance from my Step mother but she is amazing! I really wanted to make a very Special Birthday Card. Cathy keeps a beautiful garden and loves Birds so I have combined the Peony Garden with the Birds and Branches Suite. The Wreath is created with the Christmas layer Dies. The colours I wanted were soft so I spritzed some card stock with Petal Pink then once dry some Shimmer paint ... VIEW POST
100 a Very Special Birthday
In the Pines Emboss Resist for Wow
One of my favourite Techniques is Emboss Resist and I have used Stampin' Ups! In the Pines beautiful Christmas stamp set to highlight this Wow technique. Christmas is fast approaching as they say and it really is never too early to get your cards started. It certainly saves that last minute rush! When I saw Embossing for the first time, I was amazed! Then when I learnt about the Emboss resist Technique I was sold! The In the Pines Stamp set was perfect to highlight this Technique ... VIEW POST
Gold and Silver Embossing with a Shimmer Spritz.
Gold and Silver Embossing together is gorgeous and add some Shimmer Spritz as well, Beautiful! For this project I have done this and highlight versatility and getting the most out of your stamps. I have combined In the Pines and Christmas Gleaming with the Stampratus. I always like to know fabulous alternatives to any of my products and this certainly does with this great idea. By using the Samparatus I have embossed the Bauble in the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set around in a circle ... VIEW POST
Teenage Boys Birthday Card Ideas
Teenage Boys Birthday Card Ideas is something close to my heart. My youngest turns 14 this week as does his friend. Making masculine cards is a challenge, but Teenage Boys Birthday Cards, even more so. This is the card I created for my son and has a distinct grunge look, keeping the colours to blacks and greys except for the pop of red. The dots are coloured Embossing Paste using the Dotty Decorative Mask. A few stamp sets were used to create the background. My Thoughts were A Teenage Boys ... VIEW POST
Clean and Simple Cards with Spritzing Tips
Clean and Simple Cards with Spritzing Tips, was this weeks Live. Generally I struggle with creating Clean and Simple Cards. When I see Clean and Simple I always love the fresh look. But when I am creating them I seem to want to fill in all the white space! But this time, I was really pleased how these turned out, and I resisted temptation. The card with the Pine tree I used the In the Pines Suite, the white background and the pop of Shaded Spruce worked well. For the card I shared ... VIEW POST
Water Colouring to Create Beautiful Leaves
Water Colouring to Create Beautiful Leaves with love of Leaves. This Suite Gilded Autumn and Love of Leaves Bundle is SO beautiful. I am so in love with its versatility and all the stunning Elements For this card I have water coloured a piece of Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper. This became the insert for the negative Die cut. Wow the dies not only cut but also emboss. The negative image from the dies is stitched and I have used it here. The insert for the leaves not only cuts but embosses. ... VIEW POST
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