Awww!

Firstly, a warm welcome to my new followers - I hope you enjoy your visit to my blog :)

I had so much fun making these cards - the stamps are so cute and the K&Co paper pack is one I received in a swap and they seem to go perfectly with this shabby chic style.

I used my Nesties to cut out the images, the swirls are cut with a Marianne D die and the little roses were cut on my Cameo.  See the little soft red buttons?  They are Card Candi chips coloured with Distress Ink and, in 'real life', they look like velvet ... lush :)

Hope you're all having a good week

Hugs xx



Are you ready for Valentine's Day?

Here are some cards and boxes I have made for Valentine's Day, although all of them could be used for other occasions too, like anniversaries.

I used my fabby new Cameo machine to cut out elements for each card.

Why is it so difficult to get good photos of mirri card?  Grrr!

I cut the heart background with the Cameo and the heart embellishment was part of the 'waste'!

The stripey heart motif was cut using the Cameo:

... and so were the welded hearts:

These heart handle boxes were also cut using the Cameo along with the heart embellishments...

... and so was this cute heart-handled bag

 

Did I mention that I love my new Cameo??? lol!

I have only used it for basic designing so far but the possiblities are endless ... I cant wait till half term to have more time to explore it!

Hope you're all having a good week and the snow has gone in your part of the world.

Keep warm hugs xxx



Look what I've found!

I have just been looking through my photos and I've stumbled upon some cards I made for Little Claire.  This is a collection of 6 garden themed stamps.

Birdhouse Garland:

Birdtable:

Deckchair:

Garden Set:

Trailing Birdhouse:

Although all the stamp sets are beautiful, I think my favourite one is the Garden Set.  Which is your favourite?

Most of the cards were used with Craftwork Cards paper and embellished with Card Candi.

Hope you've had a good weekend and the snow has almost gone now.

Hugs xx



Tags...tags...tags!

After a little tidy up of my craft desk, I discovered some pieces of card, which I made at Amy Shaw's workshop last year.  They were made using an Alcohol ink and water technique.  I really loved them but at the time, I couldn't decide what to do with them.

Anyway, as soon as I 'rediscovered' them, they shouted 'TAGS' at me.  So I got busy with some Tim Holtz and Craft Stamper stamps.  I added a Wow embossed edge and some sparkle with gems (on the butterfly and atyou Spica pens highlighting some words and images ... et voila ... a set of bright, colourful tags!

I made this final tag for a lovely blog buddy who recently send my some lovely candy!

Hope you're keeping warm ... it's gonna be even colder tomorrow :(

Hugs xx



No image!

I seem to be trying new styles at the moment and they are all out of my comfort zone!  Last week, it was no backing papers and this week, it is no image. 

This really was a challenge for me as it seems that ALL my cards have an image as the focal point.  However, I decided to play with a new punch and some papers I bought last year and here is what I made:

Simple but effective - what do you think?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay warm next week, looks like it's going to get very cold :(

Hugs xx



No papers!

At the weekend, I went to the lovely Amy Shaw's workshop, where we made a series of one-layer cards.  I've always admired other people's one-layer cards but have never been able to ditch the backing papers and layers!  Anyway, after a morning with Amy, I have put my own spin on a series of cards and this is what I came up with:

 I coloured a red circle with Distress Ink through a circle mask ...

 ... stamped and embossed the stamp (free with Craft Stamper mag), stamped and embossed the sentiment and added a gem.

The next three cards are made the same way but the images are stamped with Archival Black Ink ...

 ... Bird (Tim Holtz)

 ... Hummingbird (Inkadinkado)

... and car (Tim Holtz)

Hope you're all having a fab week xx



A Sad Farewell

It was with a heavy heart that I have decided to step down from the Little Claire Design Team. I have enjoyed working with their beautiful stamps and embellishments so much. I have also enjoyed getting to know the rest of the extremely talented Design Team and I have made some lovely friends.
However, nothing stays the same forever, if it did, we wouldn't have butterflies ...
I'm planning on spending more time on my own personal projects and can't wait to share them with you soon.
Hope you'll come back and visit my blog again,
Hugs
Louise xx