Wandering Boots...

 Hey there, crafty friends! I picked up some more great bargains in the latest Spellbinders sale (well it would be rude not to!) and used a couple of the sets to make this fun, walking card...

 I used the sets 'Wander Boots' and 'On Cloud Nine' and paired them with the cloud paper from Storytelling Sunshine Prints 12x12 paper pad (which I also picked up in the sale). I created a compass from a cog die, eight pointed star, bobbin die and some gold flat backed pearls and used the fence die from Heartfelt Creations Rustic Western Elements...

 I also decorated the inside with a few of the elements and an apt sentiment stamp that I found in my stash...

Hope you like my nature themed card, thanks for popping by to have a look and I hope you find inspiration...

Crafty hugs,

 

Butterfly card...

  Hey there, crafty friends! I'm back again to share the second card that I made using the same layout as my gaming cards, but this time, I've gone with a butterfly theme...

 I always love the way you can make a card look so different, despite using the same layout and overall technique and I was really pleased with how this pretty card turned out, so much so, that I made another one!...

I must admit that I love the black outline on the butterflies - something I would never have thought of doing before, but I am slowly but surely embracing the bolder side of colour and the impact that it can give.

I hope you are inspired by my butterfly makes and will hopefully be back later in the week to share some more creations from over the Summer...

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Gaming cards...

 Well here's a turn up for the books! Can't quite believe that it was May when I last posted, but here we are in the middle of September and I actually have a card to share...or three!

I hope that you all enjoyed the fabulous Summer that we had, it was quite the shock to the system when it abruptly ended, and Autumn seems well and truly set in already...although it's nice when we still get a glimpse of sunshine and there's a softness to the colours of nature. 

I decided to make use of the atrocious weather that we had yesterday and sat at my crafty desk for a few hours...inspired by the uber talented Inge Groot (who always makes such fabulous creations) and one of her card layouts, I found it was a great starting point for my creativity...

My inspiration came from this card from back in July 2016...(if you click on the image, it should take you to Inge's original post)...

 And this is what I came up with, using a die set that I picked up from Ebay...

 ...a bit different to the original! And then I decided to make another two in different colour ways...

 It's amazing how a layout or a colour combination can be the spark of creativity that you need to sit down and create, and I did enjoy my couple of hours of crafting....

But today the sun is shining, so the washing is out on the line and the grass could do with it's final cut of the year, so no crafting for me! I will be back with another couple of cards in the week - two more using the same layout as this and a couple of cards I made a few weeks ago when I thought I should at least try to make something!

Thanks for dropping by to see me and I'll be back soon...

Crafty hugs,

 

Navy blooms...

 Hey there, crafty friends! Today's make is inspired by the work of the super talented Yana Smakula who often uses bold colours for her backgrounds, especially when using florals...

 This card evolved rather than was made with any plan! I began with the embossed leaf panel, edges inked with black and dark blue base card, and cut out some large leaf dies that belong to my very underused pile! (These were from Paper Discovery's Harvest Leaves die set and the flowers were from Cardmaking Magic Layered Florals set) I cut a gold frame using Sizzix Geo Floral Frames to frame my favourite script sentiments (from Yana Smakula) and added the 'wishes' part with a stamp...

The gold frame is a little 'skew-whiff ', as it's really fiddly to attach, especially as I had multiple layers to try and adhere to, but as my Mam would say, "A man on a galloping horse wouldn't notice!"...I finished with some pearl sprinkles and in the flower centres...

I am determined to use all of my many die sets at least once, so this has put a couple more ticks in the boxes - now to learn NOT to keep buying more in the sales!

Thanks for dropping by today and I hope you're having a lovely weekend, whatever you're doing...

Crafty hugs,

Dies - Paper Discovery Harvest Leaves DIOB1507

Cardmaking Magic Layered Florals DIOB0480

Sizzix Geo Floral Frames 664377

Spellbinders Yana's Layered Script Sentiments 

Tiny flowers - Sizzix Tea Cups 665898

Berry Sprig die

 

Watering Can flowers...

 As promised, I'm back with a new creation to share! This time, I'm back on the floral bandwagon with a Spring inspired card using Spellbinders Sprinkle and Grow die set...

 

I cut the watering can twice from grey pearl cardstock, snipping away the main body from one so that I could ink the edges to give more dimension. I assembled the can and elements, then cut multiples of the flowers and stems before arranging them in the watering can and mounting onto a scalloped rectangle panel with a white centre. I added the teabag label and heart from the Sizzix Tea Cups die set and a couple of tiny butterflies (I can't for the life of me think which brand the set was from)...

I cut the bottom of the card front with a scalloped rectangle die and added some strips of patterned and coloured cardstock in coordinating colours then finished with a stamped sentiment and some enamel dots...just because!

Thanks for popping in to see me and I'll be back again with another floral make tomorrow!

Crafty hugs,

 

Dies - Spellbinders Sprinkle and Grow

Craftstash Stitched Scallop Nesting Rectangles

Sentiment stamp - Cardmaking Magic Layered Florals 

Spellbinders Badges of Honor...

 Hey there, crafty friends! I have been having a play with the new dies that I got in the Spellbinders Spring Clearance (and there's me not spending on craft supplies and trying to use what I've got!...But I can't resist a bargain!)...

 I decided to go with a masculine make and cut out and assembled these cool "Badges of Honor" dies. As it's Father's Day next month, I thought that these would make a great card for the occasion, especially for those Dads that serve either in the forces or Police...although I chose the 'You're my Hero' sentiment thinking that it could be for any Dad who is there child's hero...

Thanks for dropping by today and I'll be back with some more makes soon...honest! ;)

 Crafty hugs,

 

Dies - Spellbinders Badges of Honor

Generic Stitched Square Nesting dies

Sizzix Hand Drawn Alphabet 665182

Star dies 

Floral Heart...

 

 And just like that, I'm back again! This time to share a pretty floral creation which was inspired by the cards I made case-ing Mindy Farmer's creations...

 I started by inking up this pretty Waffle Flower layered stencil using Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral, Speckled Egg, Iced Spruce and Broken China Distress Oxides. I decided to go with a heart shaped aperture and cut this before attaching the panel using foam tape for dimension. I added a narrow strip of green pinstripe to ground the floral elements, then layered up my flowers and foliage dies in a corsage...

 

 I love the tulip style flowers that are from the Sizzix Tea Cups die set and think I will be turning to these quite a lot. The little flower sprays are a berry sprig with flowers cut from the hydrangea style flower of Tim Holtz Funky Florals #2. I finished with some small enamel dots (my latest obsession thanks to Marianne) and a few pearls...

Hope you like my floral creation and I may even be back with another masculine make tomorrow?!...

Crafty hugs,