Phoenix frame

Hello Everyone


For todays card I have used Sue Wilson Gemini Phoenix die again but created a frame around the card.
I made the card for my mother- in -laws birthday, she really like it.

I used some pattern paper from my stash- its a sort of terracotta colour. I used the classic adorned squares from Sue Wilson's noble collection in the centre. Then cut 4 of the Phoenix dies out of white card and backed them with glitter card.

Have a great week.

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I have entered this card in the following challenges:
crafting from the heart -104 anything goes
crafting-with-friends -Challenge 16
glitter n sparkle -Anything Goes
crafty calendar challenge -Mum's Day/Special Female
QKR Stampede Challenge #183 Add a Sentiment

Pink Lily

Hello Everyone

Another week has gone by. Where does the time go too.
At least the weather is slowly improving.
I was pleasantly surprised when found out I made the top three at Crafting with Dragonflies for a birthday card I made a couple of weeks ago you can see my creation here

For todays card I have used a stamp that I just adore. I purchased it a few years ago at a craft show, I don't know the make of it, but lilies are one of my favourite flowers.

 As spring has started I thought I would use pink for this card.
I stamped the Lily with Black Archival and heat embossed with clear powder.
I then used  my watercolour pencils to colour it in. I added a Wink of Stella in the clear in the centre of the flower to add touch of glitter. I am not sure if you can see it in the pictures.

 I cut the image with Sue Wilson's Classic Adorned die from her Noble range and then used the Ornate Pierce die cut in pink card.

 I finished the card with a ribbon and a flower made from the open Camellia flower from Sue Wilson and added a small clear dazzler which I coloured with a hint of pink with my promarkers.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
crafting-with-friends challenge 16
allsorts challenge -354 - spring is in the air
polkadoodles week-10-spring colours
eclectic ellapu flora & fauna
alphabet challenge - A for Anything Pink!

Teal Dress

Hi all

I hope you have all had a good weekend. Its been really cold here and we have had all the season's over the past two days.

I hope all the Mothers out there enjoyed a fantastic day yesterday and you were all thoroughly spoilt.
I had a lovely time with my two daughters and their partners,

Here is today's card.

 I stamped the Fantail dress from Creative expressions and coloured it with watercolour pencils. (My new favourite colouring medium)

I used Sue Wilson Ornate Pierced  Noble dies to create the frame from teal card.
I cut the Gemini Phoenix die from Sue Wilson to cut into the white card  without actually cutting it out of the card and mounted this on to teal card.

I finished the card off by using pearls in the corners and in the centre of the flower.

Thank you for popping by and if you leave a comment thank you.

I have entered this card in the following challenges
dragonfly-dreams-challenge
crafting-with-friends challenge 15
allsorts challenge Week 353 - International Women's Day
crafting-with-dragonflies #52: Girly Cards
catch the bug - anything goes
cardz 4 galz - # 17 Woman or Women

Happy Easter

Hi All

I hope you all had a good weekend.

I had a lovely day at the Farnborough craft show on Friday and bought more supplies. Pic at the end of this blog.

For today's card I decided to go with an Easter theme.

 I stamped the Regal Blossom Outer frame  from Creative Expressions and  coloured the flowers in with my colouring pencils

 I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the inner die from the Heraldic Square from Sue Wilson.
I cut the largest die from Spellbinders Floral Assortment out of the green card and used the aperture to mount my focal element on. I used a self adhesive sheet on the back and sprinkled it with glitter from my stash, so it just peaks out from behind the stamp.

 The butterfly I made from a Spellbinders die which a snipped into to make look like a butterfly. I added the Graceful Peach gilding  wax to it from Phil Martin.
I then finished the card with a Glue pearl dot in each corner and on the butterfly.

 More supplies added to my ever growing crafty stash.

.I have entered this card in the following Challenges

addicted to stamps - challenge #121glitter/bling
dragonfly journeys -Challenge No. 46 ~ Flower Power ~
penny black at allsorts - die/stamp challenge
Stamping Sensations - anything goes
crafting with friends -Challenge 15
allsorts challenge-Week 352 - Sentiment in focus
moving along with the times - 14.Words Only - No Image

Best Wishes

Hi all

I hope you all had a great weekend. 
 I am going to the Make It show in Farnborough on Friday, so I'm looking forward to picking up some crafty goodies and hopefully a bargain or two.

Here is todays offering

 I started with the PVA glue in silver, pink and purple and used the scribble technique on a piece of coconut white card from Creative Expressions. I created  a frame from some purple card from my stash. I used the Tattered Lace Kew border to die to go around the frame and mounted this on to a piece of pearlised baby pink card

 The flower I created from Spellbinders Cinch and Go dies which I inked with Tattered Rose distress ink. For the foliage I used a die from my stash (not sure what it is called) I inked through the die with Shaded Lilac Distress ink.  I then  I snipped into the die cut  it as its quite large to create a variety of smaller leaves.

 The sentiment was cut out with another Tattered Lace die from the Eltham range and backed with the pink pearl card.
I finished it off with pearls in each corner and created another mat  made using Tim Holtz piercing ruler.

Thanks for popping by.


I have entered this card in the following challenges:
crafting from the heart - anything goes
BSCB-186 - anything goes
chocolate coffee cards #103 ~ ANYTHING GOES 
simply papercrafts for all occassions - anything goes
allsorts challenge - Week 351 - Birthday Wishes
crafting with dragonflies -Birthday Card

Shop till you Drop

Hi fellow crafters

Here is the card I made for my youngest daughters birthday in December.

Like most girls both of mine love shopping..

I've used a Creative Expressions stamp and coloured it with Promarkers and cut it out with one of  the Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25 diee.
For the background I used a mask and inked through it with my Versamark ink pad and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.
I finished the card by adding the pearl PVA dots round the border, along with the bow.

I have entered my card into the following challenges
simply papercrafts - challenge 23 - anything goes
Reasonable ribbon - challenge #134 - Anything Goes with Ribbon or Trim Theme
Brown sugar challenge - Challenge #185 - Favorite Color Combo
Crafting-with-friends- CHALLENGE 14
Alphabet challenge - Y for You Choose
 my sheri crafts challenge #175- bold colour

Mothers Day

Hi all

Sorry I have not posted for a while life has been hectic...

I have being making some Mother's day cards as it will soon be here.




I have use one of my favourite colours peach.

For the background I inked through a mask on white card with peach ink and mounted it on the peach card.
I used the dies from Paper Artist called 'love and 5 hearts', a wonderful set of dies that I cannot seem to put down at the minute.
I stamped my sentiment with Versamark ink  and used Phil Martins Graceful peach lustre embossing powder.
I coloured some white satin ribbon with the peach ink so it created a tone on tone with the rest of the card.I finished it off by adding a dazzler that I made to the bow.

I hope you like it.


Thanks for popping by
I have entered this card in the challenges below:

crafting with friends challenge 13

allsorts challenge - clean and simple

brown sugar challenge - valentine/love

creative corner challenge - valentines day/love