Inkylicious - Bird on a Wire

This is a Hero Arts card with score lines top and bottom.  The dies are from the Spellbinders set Resplendent Rectangles with the orange paper being a scrap from a Creative Memories pack.

The Inkylicious stamp Bird on a Wire was purchased at a recent craft show here in the UK and I will say it was not a good idea to stamp it onto watercolour paper.  I think a smoother surface would do the stamp more justice.  I coloured the birds in using Distress Ink and a blender pen.  The sentiment is one from Gina K Designs Purr-fectly Delightful.

Joy Crafts - Butterfly Border

Prior to moving to the UK I had not heard of Joy Crafts dies.  I first saw this beautiful Butterfly Border at a craft show and knew it would be ideal for a quick card.  Think I will be getting a lot of use out of this one.

The sentiment is from a Gina K Designs set called Lovely Labels 2 stamped in Berry Purple Archival ink and punched with a Stampin Up oval.  The paper used is from my stash - I cut up a lot of 12 x 12 sheets into card toppers before we moved and did not note down where I took them from.  The upside is it is really easy to get my hands on a large variety of papers all cut to size in one packet.  Should have thought of that years ago !

Marij Rahder - Suzy 2

After not being able to craft for so long it was a bit of a challenge as to what to start with.  Seeing we are currently living on a farm with lots of horses I thought a horse stamp would be appropriate.

It is such a pity there are no more Marij Rahder stamp sets around, I just love her quirky images.  The horse and the fence are separate stamps from the same set and I just made a mask of the horse (with a post-it note) to stamp the fence in the background.  I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic paper which I bought from 7 Kids College Fund.  My Copic colouring in is very rusty so I decided just to stick to just browns for the horse.  The images were die cut with Go Create Plain Ovals using Antique Linen Distress ink sponged along the sides.  Not sure of the background paper as I cut a whole lot into card size before we moved and did not note down where they came from.

The sentiment is from the Gina K Designs Purr-fectly Delightful stamp set and was die cut with a Whimsy Notables 2 die.  Have a great week.

Memory Box Die - Serene Bird

Memory Box dies are amongst my favourite with this one being no exception.  I have been experimenting with Zentangle  and thought the bird would have a different look if I squiggled a couple of patterns on it.  After that I used Distress inks and a sponge to pop a bit of colour onto the cardstock.

Underneath the bird is a MFT die called Fishtail Stax.  The background paper is a scrap from my stash and the sentiment is a Gina K Design one punched out using a Stampin Up oval.

Cottage Cutz - Eiffel Tower, Lamp and Poodle

The background striped paper is from a local store and is very thin, almost like tissue paper.  The vertical dies are MFT Fishtail Flags cut using Creative Memories paper.

The sentiment is Gina K Designs Enjoy the Sunshine also die cut with MFT Fishtail Flags.  The grey card stock die is from Cottage Cutz Eiffel Tower, Lamp and Poodle.

Kaszazz - Beach Chairs Large

Going through my leftover paper stash I found this interesting background which was begging to be used.  No idea what the manufacturer's name is but I think I have had it for quite some time.

I teamed the paper up with the simple Kaszazz Beach Chairs Large image stamped in Archival Sepia and matted it on brown and yellow cardstock.  The image is from the Gina K Designs set called Lovely Labels 2 and it was punched out using one of the Stampin Up Ovals.

Stampin Up - Pocket Fun

Small cards are quick, easy and fun to make.  I have had this Stampin Up image from the set Pocket Fun coloured in for years and it seems perfect for this size card.  The sentiment is from Gina K Designs Friends.

Peachy Keen - Girl Penguin

The background is Gina K Designs Fun Year Round set and it had been sitting on my desk for ages.  I thought it would make a different background for the Peachy Keen Girl Penguin die and stamp set.  The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Wishes Come True set.

Go Kreate - Owlets #1

This box was custom built to house the Memory Box Jasmine Frame notelets from my last post.

The paper is from DCWV Stack 7, the sentiment is Gina K Designs Lovely Labels 2 and the owl is from Go Kreate Owlets #1.

Sentiment Notepad

I have a pile of 79 x 110mm notepads in my cupboard and I thought I would give DH one using different sentiments on each page.

Note sure just how many pages there are but I went through all my stamps and still had some over by the time I had finished the notepad.  I thought it could be plain and simple, no covers (which I suspect would get discarded, anyway) and it is a great way to go through all the sentiments one seems to collect.



Cottage Cutz - Splish Splash Ducky

I thought this was a cute figure and made up a birthday card for a friend with her.  I cut out the duck using different colour papers (great way to use up those scraps) and sponged the pieces with Distress Inks.

The sentiment is a Gina K Design one. 

Gina K Designs - You know you're old when .....

Here is one of two birthday cards made for my brother's 50th birthday.  He is adament he is 40 (again) - so it makes it even more fun to exagerate his age.  By the time this post appears my sister from Australia and myself will be in London.  We have been planning this trip for over a year now and decided to surprise my brother.  Just hope he does not have a heart attack when he sees us !!  It is 12 years since we have all been together as the 3 of us live on 3 different continents.  Here's hoping for 2 weeks of fun and laughter.

Down to the card - a Cuttlebug embossing folder with 2 Nestabilities Ovals in the middle.  The Gina K Designs stamp called You know you're old when  ..... has been partly paper pieced and partly coloured with Copics.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and it is on a Clear Dollar die called Designer Label.

Hero Arts Sizzix Classic Frame die

I am loving the new Hero Arts dies and when I realised that the Nellies Rectangle die fitted into the Hero Arts Classic Frame one I was well pleased !

The background paper is also left over from a recent project and the sentiment is from a Gina K Designs set called Inside and Out.

Kaisercraft - Duchess Clear Stamp

I do not have much in the way of Kaisercraft stamps but when I saw this one over at Simply Creative I thought it may have potential.  Using maroon Archival ink the image stamped out first time.  I then die cut it with Spellbinders Labels Twenty.

The sentiment is from Gina K Designs Tag Lines set and it was die cut with Clear Dollar dies.

Gina K Designs - A Beautiful Life

This is a simple but elegant stamp set with a whole host of greetings you can use.  It also requires a minimum of colouring in and can be used for when you need a sympathy card in a hurry.

I used Archival Ink for the image and sentiment and coloured the flowers and leaves in using markers.  The card size was cut down to fit the stamp.

Gina K Designs - Block Greetings

Every now and again I go on a mission to make quick and easy cards.  This is the last of the current series and I was going to post a more lively one but have not yet photographed it.

Using Cobalt Archival ink and a stamp from the Block Greeting set from Gina K Designs, I stamped the image and used a Nestabilities square to frame it.  The sentiment is also from the same set.  Underneath the square is a Nestabilities Eyelet Square die.  The embossed border is from a CB embossing folder.

Not quite sure what went wrong on the photo but the white card and inner square are almost the same colour when I look at it in real life. 

 

Gina K Designs - Dreams

Another quick and simple card using the Gina K Design set called Dreams.  The image and sentiments are all stamped using Archival Plum ink.  The striped paper is from a SU pad.

Dies used are Nestabilities Deckled Edge Rectangles and Clear Dollar Tabs and Tags.

Funny Farm & Bildmalarna mix

I have used the Gina K Designs Funny Farm set numerous times as it makes for a good background stamp.  In this instance I had stamped out Bildmalarna's Sitting Mimosa and coloured her in using Copics.  Her hat and shoes were paper pieced.

The Funny Farm background was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured in using Distress Inks.  I made a mess of the green foreground so paper pieced a new one on.  The cow was stamped, coloured in and cut out before placing it on a mound of 'grass'.

The sentiment seemed so pertinent for the scene but when I came to find it again I had no idea where to look.  When I locate it I will update this section.

GINA K DESIGNS - FUNNY FARM

These two smaller cards are also from the Funny Farm kit.  Again, not normally colours I would put together but sometimes you have to try new ideas.

The background embossing folder is from CB, the scalloped edge border punch with a hole in is an EK Success one and the plain, larger scalloped edge punch is from SU.  The scalloped heart is a Nestabilities die and the corner punch used is from CM.

The stamps were coloured in using Copics and the jury is still out on the pink used for the pig - I think it is way too bright and need to get some softer pink colours in Copics.

GINA K DESIGNS - FUNNY FARM

This card was another in the card kit and only once I got started with it I realised just how fiddly and involved it was.

The colouring in is all with Copics (the kit provided paper specifically designed for use with Copic markers).  The ribbon came with the kit and I used a SU scallop border punch underneath it.  I did use chalk around the trees as I had allowed the Copics to bleed a little over the line and could not get rid of it.  The chalks seem to hide the problem.