Poppies for Poppy

I was asked to make a card with poppies on it for a lady called Poppy.  I remembered I had this Woodware stitched poppy stamp which I coloured with Copics.  I wanted to go for  distressed look to match the grungy stamp and knew I wanted to use burlap.  I love this one with the lace across it.  The sentiment is LOTV teenage girls and I added a burlap butterfly and some tiny dots using red liquid pearls.

We have decided to have a trip into the city today.  We don't go into Norwich city centre much unless we have an appointment or we are going to the theatre.  Going to do some Christmas shopping and have a browse round the shops and some lunch no doubt.

 

New home, new stamps

I sold a large new home Woodware stamp on Facebook as it was so big it nearly took up the whole card. Just after I sold it I saw someone selling a Woodware set for the same price but this one has various patchwork stamps. I love their patchwork stamps and had great fun paperpiecing the house, tree and sign. The papers are Craft O'clock home sweet home. I just added some little banners and used the paper with MFT stitched cloud dies.

So looking forward to our back massages today. It has been so long since we had them and we both really feel in need of them. We have really missed going once a month.

Growing Up

I have my first cardmaking workshop of the year next Wednesday and have produced a sketch for the class to use. It is a favourite sketch of mine and I want to show how you can take a sketch and change it to make a variety of cards both for men and women.

I used some old papers and ribbon and a Woodware stamp. The stitched circle die is Lawn Fawn and I made some little banners with a Fiskars punch.  I inked the paper edges for a bit of definition.  A nice easy card to start of the class and one mainly aimed at men but no exclusively.

Happy Birthday Hubby and a new home card

Yes today is Graham's Birthday so I won't be around to visit you today as we are off out to celebrate. 

I bought this Woodware stamp the other day and I was going to make a vintage style card but decided on a modern bright one this time. It is a rather large stamp so didn't need to much embellishing. I used MFT papers and pierced banner dies and added an enamel heart.

Paper piecing at cardmaking class

This is the second card that my class made last night. I wanted to show them how to paper piece and this Woodware stamp is perfect for that. For this one I added a white glitter backing and for the one below an embossed card. I knew it would take them a while to paper piece the image so kept the design simple. I used a Woodware holly punch and card candi.

Sparkly Snowman

I have my next cardmaking class tonight and this is one of two cards they will be making. The snowman is Woodware and I used Nuvo glitter pens to colour him which is what the class will be doing. I added some doodling using a Nuvo fineliner script pen. The papers are some old Wild Rose ones and I used Martha Stewart snowflake punches.   I have to keep the cards simple enough for the non cardmakers amongst them to make in an hour. Tomorrow I will be sharing the second card they are making.

Paper pieced robin

I love paper piecing and this Woodware stamp is perfect for it. I kept the colours very muted using some LOTV papers from last year for the backing and Paper Addicts for the paper piecing. The sentiment is LOTV and I added some card candi for the berries.

I have my next cardmaking class on 23rd October and will be teaching them to paper piece. Well that's another card for the Christmas box, still plenty more to be made and cards and gifts to make for my craft fairs next month.  It is good to be busy making things I love making.

Growing up is optional

I made this card for a male friend's Birthday. I think this is a great quote and one we can all follow if we wish. It is from Woodware. I love using bright papers especially spots, stripes or checks. A simple layout, just using a wonky stitch oval MFT die. I don't always think to use dies on papers to create interesting shapes on layouts.  I used a Fiskars tag punch too.

The start of a new month already and the weather is definitely changing. Last week was a real mix of sunshine and showers with several rainbows. It should be turning cooler this week apparently so time to get out those jumpers and sweatshirts. I must admit ankle boots are my favourite footwear.

Much better in real life

Believe me, this card looks so much better in real life. The purple is so rich and the colours very sparkly. It just wouldn't photograph well and I couldn't improve it much in photoshop. Still I know how much nicer it really is.

It's another card for my cardmaking class. I wanted to try using something they could colour with glitter pens. I used a Woodware stamp and Nuvo glitter pens. The embossing folder is an old one from Crafter's Companion I think. I added a bit of interest by using a MFT inside and out corner rounded die and a Xcut corner rounder punch. The butterflies were diecut with Joy dies.  I think they will have fun making this.  I have a selection of glitter and sparkle pens in lots of different colours for them to use along with different coloured card, twine and charms as I like them to express their individuality not just all make the same card.

Happy Birthday

Sometimes I have an idea in mind for a card and mostly it works but I am not very happy with the way this one turned out. Still hubby said he liked it and maybe someone will want to buy it. Sometimes the cards I like least surprise me by selling quickly.

I used some old First Edition man made papers to create a starbust effect.  I diecut the Woodware sentiment with a MFT wonky stitched rectangle, added a frame and some punched stars. A great way to use scraps.

It's that snowman again

Isn't it funny that I have used this stamp twice since I bought it at Doncaster yet I have other stamps I bought ages ago and haven't used yet. I decided to paper piece his umbrella and coloured the rest with Copices   I coloured the sky with chalks and used a new MFT mini cloud stencil. The papers are LOTV Nitwits 'Twas the Night. I used a stitched square die from The Works and Marianne snowflake dies. The sentiment is one of the new LOTV ones. I added some fun flock mixed with glitter on the snow and used a Viva pearl pen.

I am so glad the weather is a bit cooler as I feel more like colouring again. I have missed it and am really hoping the temperatures don't get so high again. The highest we recorded in our car one day was 36.5 and it was unbearable.  The garden has really benefited from some welcome rain at the weekend and start of this week.

Snowman falling

I couldn't resist buying this new Woodware stamp at Doncaster and it didn't take long for me to stamp him up and colour him with Copics. The paper is Bo Bunny Altitude. I coloured the sky with chalks and used a MFT cloud stencil.  The dies used are Lawn Fawn forest border and let it snow and MFT layered snowflakes with blue glitter card. I also added some glitter to fun flock for the snow on his hat and umbrella.

Challenges

Simon Says use a die

Purple poppies

I used this Woodware stamp a while ago for a magazine commission and coloured the poppies red. I stamped another as I wanted to see what it would like coloured purple and here it is.  The card is 7x7 so I used an old HOTP scrapbook paper which is the perfect colour to match my image. The corner die is Sue Wilson and the sentiment is LOTV. I also used some old raffia lace. I used to use lots of this and still have several colours in one of my ribbon boxes.  It seems to be a week for using old favourite embellishments.

Challenges

Allsorts Happy Birthday Allsorts 

Stamping Sensations close to nature 

Crafteezee pretty in purple

Poppies

This is one of two cards I made for the latest Crafts Beautiful magazine. I used a new Woodware stamp I bought at the Thetford craft show. I coloured it with Copics and teamed ti wit some MFT papers. The lace is from Crafty Ribbons and I used a MFT stitched scalloped border die and a Joy butterfly die.  I went for red but would love to try it in purple too. We are off to the theatre tonight with friends to see Halfway to Paradise, the Billy Fury Story.

Challenges

Simon Says anything goes 

Crafteezee flowers 

Wrap up warm

I am doing well so far with making some Christmas cards. I bought this Woodware stamp at the last Sincerely Yours show in Thetford and didn't get to use it for last Christmas so I thought I should use him before I go to the next show on 28th Jan. He has been coloured with Copics. I experimented with some different colours as I have some colours which are real favourites and others hardly used. 

The papers are Bo Bunny Altitude. I used a MFT forest border die and various tree dies. The sentiment is part of the stamp set and was cut with a MFT tiny tag die.  I used fun flock on his hat bobble.

Challenges

Stamping Sensations cold and frosty colours 

ABC Christmas B for birds 

Creative Inspirations new (stamp)
Simon Says add a sentiment

Ppppink Pppppenguin

Yesterday’s craft fair was a great success. Such a lovely Christmas atmosphere and great footfall. This is the second stamp my friend bought me for my Birthday knowing that I also love penguins as well as snowmen. I haven't made a pink Christmas card for a while so here we have a pink penguin. The penguin stamps black which is why there isn't any shading. The rest is coloured with Copics.  The paper is MFT and yes I used my new MFT layered snowflakes again with some new pink glitter card I bought at Peterborough show. I added some doodling and silver glitter acrylic paint.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK Winter 

Creative Inspirations sparkle

In the pink spots and/or stripes
The Ribbon Girl any image

The Paper Shelter a Christmas card

Looking forward to another theatre visit tonight, this time just with hubby, to see an Alan Ackbourn play.   Should be a good laugh.  Going to Pizza Express first using some of our Tesco vouchers.

Birthday time

I really need to build up my stock of male cards before I am next at the hospital shop so expect to see several popping up over the next few weeks. This is a Woodware stamp which I stamped in brown on kraft and diestressed with vintage photo DI. he papers are some old ones from a couple of pads and the sentiment is one of my last from Craftwork Cards which I bought years ago. I remembered I bought some wooden cogs which were just what I needed along with the burlap.

I would like to enter this into the anything goes challenge at Stamping Sensations.

Card Candi

When I went to the Peterborough craft show last November I did a make and take with a Woodware Christmas tree stamp with added card candi and gems. I have always liked these stamps so I bought this one which means some of my box of card candi will get used more quickly.  I coloured the leaves with Copics and added various plain and patterned card candi to the stamp. The flowers are some of the last few pieces of First Edition Floral Pavilion and I used an EK Success flower punch, MFT pireced banner die and a sentiment from LOTV.  I used a sketch from a Facebook challenge and as I love using banners can see me using this again.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK Spring 

Stamping sensations close to nature

My candy will be drawn later.

Robin Redbreast

I like making a variety of Christmas cards and this Woodware robin teamed with the new Dovecraft Winter Blooms papers makes for a traditional style. I used my MS holly PATP set and added some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I coloured the image with Copics of course and I am really pleased with the way it turned out.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK Christmas in August 

Sparkles Christmas shaped Christmas card 

Simon Says go wild

ABC N is for Noel

Let it Snow

Another of my cute new Woodware snowman stamps which has been coloured with Copics. I used MFT stitched dies for the image and frame. The papers are discontinued LOTV ones, snowflakes punched with old Martha Stewart punches and glitter card and the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. New Christmas ribbons coming from them soon, looking forward to that.

Challenges

Noor! Design UK Christmas in August
Stamping Sensations anything goes
Bizzy Becs anything goes
Allsorts spots and stripes