My last two cute cards (for now)

I had a really busy weekend going to a great workshop at The Stampman in Skipton with my friend Jo and having my favourite visitors over the weekend too. I was absolutely shattered by last night so didn't get to post the last two cute cards I made in the batch from a couple of weeks ago, so here they are now.

The format of this card was pretty much the same as the previous ones, just a different image from Whiff of Joy and different colour combination. I do think their images are so sweet and they stamp beautifully, even though I used textured watercolour paper.

And now for the last one

This time I used a semi gloss card to stamp my image onto but still used the DIs to colour it. The result was much more muted but I still like it. I decided to keep this one clean and simple except for the layered flower and the lovely stickers which have tiny gems on. I think I mentioned before that I found these on a stand at the NEC but it's the first time I've used them. I hope I can find some more when I've used them all because they are really dainty.

Although I think I like doing more 'arty' cards, with lots of inking and stamping, best I have enjoyed making this batch of cute cards which is a good job as I have two little granddaughters who I don't think will appreciate 'arty' for quite a few years yet.

I'm hoping to finish my makes from the workshop last Saturday tonight and post them in the next couple of days.

Hope you've all managed to stay comfortably cool today. It's been a bit on the warm side for me and going to get warmer over the next day or two by all accounts!

Two More of My Cuties

This is another of the cute cards I've made recently and again coloured using Distress Inks, this time the image is a Whiff of Joy stamp which I bought from The Hobby House stand when I went to the Harrogate Papercraft show earlier this year. The papers I have had in my stash for a long time along with the flowers and gems. The Nesties labels die and CB embossing folder were again from Once Upon a Stamp. Finally the paper lace ribbon was from Graphicus.

and here's another one using the same pretty image

The only things I used that were different from the first card are my Fiskars Threading Water border punch and some lovely little stickers I found at the NEC in March.

My daughter and little Granddaughter are coming tomorrow and staying for the weekend and I'm also going to a workshop at The Stampman with my friend Jo on Saturday, so my last two cute card makes might have to wait until Sunday evening.


Have a lovely weekend everyone!

A Welcome to Baby Ava

This is a card I posted today to my niece to welcome her new baby daughter Ava.

The pink pearlised 8" x 8" base card is from Craftwork Cards together with the co-ordinating card candy which I've used in the centres of the flowers. First of all I used Versamark and a Rollagraph design down the left edge of the card and embossed with clear detail EP. Of course, this is so subtle you can only just see it IRL let alone on a photo.

Next I stamped the image (which is a lovely Whiff of Joy stamp called Melinda blowing kisses) onto plain white cardstock using Black Onyx Versafine ink and coloured it with pencil crayons. I actually used some really cheap crayons (£1.50 for a set of about 30) from what used to be Partners because I loaned my good set to my son and, of course, he still has them. I used OWS to blend the colours a little. I used plain Rectangle Nestabilities to cut out the image and then added a little Tattered Rose DI to the edges. Next I used the scalloped Rectangle Nesties to layer the image onto ivory pearl card.

I cut a strip of design paper by HOTP and used a Fiskars border punch down both edges, attached this to the card just to the right of the clear embossed border and then tied co-ordinating ribbon from my stash. I positioned the image and used 3D foam tape to attach to the card. Next I positioned the Jones Craft flowers and the Paper Shaper Wave Flourishes which were also punched from the ivory pearl card. Finally I stamped the little sentiment which is from the Aspects of Design : Little Trumpettes stamp plate.

In my hurry to get this in the post, I forgot to photograph the inside where I stamped the other half of the sentiment - Sugar and spice and all things nice - and added a couple more swirls.

I enjoyed working on this size card and I was really pleased with the end result which I think made a change from cuddly animals or booties and rattles.