Scrapbook Sisters - Online Tutorials

At last I have found time to upload my photograph album stand. I produced this after subscribing to the Scrapbook Sisters online tutorial classes, all the materials were provided andthe videos took you by the hand so that you could work at your own pace. I thoroughly enjoyed making it and am now waiting for the next tutorial to become available. If you are interested in learning new techniques and being able to purchase online then pop along and have a look at the extensive website, it really is worth a visit. Thanks for looking.

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SSP Guild Circle Swap Book

I have finally managed to make the covers for my SSP Guild circle swap book. I so enjoyed doing this and am looking forward to the next one. Thanks for looking.

60th Birthday card

I was totally without any inspiration to make a card for my cousin's 60th this week - then my Graphicus Guild paper pack arrived and I was 'up and running' ! I love the autumn colours of this paper, I added some gold mirri card, embossed a gold tag and added some of the large flowers from Joanna Sheen and here is my finished result. Thanks for stopping by and hope you like my efforts.

Copic marker pens

Hi - it's a long time since I updated my blog but hopefully I will now be able to keep up-to-date with it. I have just treat myself to some Copic Markers and I love them. They are very expensive though and am quite limited with Set A of 36 colours and tones - but wow they are lovely to use. I have used them twice with some new stamps from Elusive Images which I just love. Thanks for visiting and hope you like the cards. I have entered this card into the Stamp Something challenge.

Graphicus Plum & Gold Challenge

At last, my first piece of work for weeks after suffering a bout of the dreaded flu ! This is for the Graphicus Guild challenge to use plum and/or gold - I love this paper from Graphicus and have decoupaged the two main flowers and bud, although this is hard to see from the pic. I then added plum glitter to the centre of the flowers and also gold glitter glue. The congratulations peel off has been added to plum and gold mats. A ribbon bow to finish. A really simple card, which is all I could manage at the moment, but I love the colours. Thanks for looking.

Another girly card today for my friend's daughter - I used a lovely bright Sandylion paper called Hoopsy Daisy and added an element sticker from the Two Scoops range. The image I printed from Pink Petticoat and coloured using pens, mounted onto yellow card and then gold mirri and finally mounted onto card with foam tabs to give some dimension. Two flower elements with gold brad to finish. Thanks for visiting.

Another card using the resist technique - I thought I would go all girly and
use pink as I have a friend whose birthday it is next week . I love the effect this
technique produces. Now to get back to making some Christmas cards !
Thanks for looking.

At last, a new technique for me :) I found this technique fully explained on Deby's website - Just Add Love - and think the finished card is just lovely. I stamped the cow parsley image from the Elusive Images set with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I then overstamped the image with a brown pigment ink pad. The card was then sprayed with Creme De Cocoa Glimmer Mist which allowed the stamping to bleed and give a softer image. The tag was misted with the Glimmer Mist and stamped with a saying by Picasso. I then added the ribbon and mounted the cream card onto beige card and just touched the edges with the brown ink pad. This was then mounted onto the cream card - I really enjoyed making this card and will post pics when I have played around some more with different stamps and colours of Glimmer Mists. Thanks ever so much to Deby for her instructions and inspiration. Thanks for visiting.

It seems quite a while since I updated my Blog, I have been quite busy making christmas cards and christmas atc for swaps but have now managed to try out some more new stamps from Graphicus. I stamped the snowflake stamp and embossed with gold powder onto cream card. I then stamped the town image stamp on the first card with gold powder and with clear on the second card. The gold image was then mounted onto brown card and then gold mirri card and mounted onto card along with greeting. The clear image is mounted onto gold mirri card, snowflake embellishment added which gives a lovely sparkle and a greeting mounted onto gold mirri card. I am really pleased with the finished results. Thanks for looking.

Fat Book pages for CSF October 3x3 swap

I have really enjoyed crafting these 3 Fat Book pages for a swap I am in on CSF. The stamps are from SSP Guild 1 & 2 mags. I have used the stamps as background stamps and also stamped part of the image onto stampboard. I have stamped the main image onto another piece of card using Versamark ink and spritzing with Gold Shimmer spray. I used Tim Holtz Distress inks which give a lovely finish. Thanks for looking.

Christmas stamp - Creative Expressions

These are two cards made using the christmas stamp, which was my first purchase at Ally Pally - I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I love the simplicity of the cards, one I embossed in silver and the other in gold, mounted onto corresponding mirri card and finished with a star brad. Thanks for looking.

Graphicus Guild stamp

This is another first use of a stamp - Graphicus Guild tree stamp. I inked the stamp using Versamark and embossed in silver onto dark blue card. I then mounted onto gold mirri card, painted the ground and hill using Stargazer water colours - these are so shimmery, not sure it comes across on the pic. I stamped and embossed the leaf with gold powder onto brown card and then stamped the acorns and Fruitfulness banner onto gold mirri card with Versafine and embossed with clear powder, these were attached to the card with foam pads. I am sure I shall get some 'mileage' from this lovely stamp. Thanks for looking.

Dragonfly Dreams stamps - SSP Guild

This is my first card using the Dragonfly Dreams stamps from SSP Guild - I didn't have all the colours which were given as examples on the Guild page but I was so impatient to use the stamps that I decided to improvise...and I am quite pleased with the result. A simple but pretty card I think. Thanks for looking.

Birthday Fat Book page and cards for Craft Swap Forum friends

I haven't had much time for blogging for a few days but these are a couple of birthday cards and Fat Book page for friends on Craft Swap Forum. I have also made a couple of Halloween cards for a Trick/Treat swap on CSF - I can't post at the moment though as I don't want to spoil the surprise or shock - as the case might be ! Thanks for looking.