Cape Craft Crazy

I am back making single layer tags using the Go Kreate Concentric tag die.  It is a great way to use stamps and a box of tags makes for a ...

I did this basket for a young girl in my art class.  The cardstock is Abbey Road from My Mind's Eye, the die is MFT Woven Basket and t...

This is a stencil from The Crafter's Worksop used with a sponge and Dusty Concord Distress ink.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts - Hug...

Another card with the sentiment still to be decided.  I like to have quite a few cards which I can choose from and, depending on the occas...

This card is still to have a sentiment stamped on.  When I know what I am going to use it for I will find a suitable sentiment. I love t...

I find this quite a powerful image and it was a delight to colour in with Distress Stains and inks.  For the hair I used Adirondak dabbers...

This such a sweet stamp to colour in.  Lots of detail required and one which I thought might best be done in Distress Stains, inks and var...

Another small card using a Creative Memories paper background with Stampin Up Fox & Friends punched out with a Stampin Up Scallop Circ...

Having been so busy lately I totally forgot Easter was this month.  This MFT Woven Basket is good for a single marshmallow egg or some of ...

This is a new image which I recently bought and I think the little hedgehog is rather cute.  I coloured him in using Distress Stain, Pumic...

This plain card was decorated with a Creative Memories strip of paper and a sentiment from Hero Art Find Joy.

Whilst re organising my stamps I found a couple of un named background stamps.  This one was stamped using Archival Olive and topped off w...

I first stamped this image from Inkadinkado Everyday Expressions in Archival ink Maroon then I sectioned off the card with post it note co...

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 ...

This offcut of paper is quite thin and transparent which gave me the idea of layering another piece of plain cream cardstock behind it and...

Flower - unknown stamp found in my stash stamped on watercolour paper in Archival Olive and lightly coloured in using Marvy le Plume Olive...

When I made the last card with this template I did not do the first attempt properly but managed to save a small section to use on a card....

I had quite a few narrow strips of card stock left over and decided to make a series of small cards. This card is 70mm x 70 mm decorated...

A belated Valentine's day card using, from the background up : Spellbinders A2 Polka Dots on Creative Memories paper stamped with Pe...

I am on a thank you card mission at the moment and wanted plain and simple ones.  I have some offcuts of decorative paper from a local pri...

A Crop Stop video showing how to use stencils with Distress Ink gave me an idea for a simple thank you card.  I tend to not use too many s...

This simple card uses an un named Sizzix embossing folder.  If I ever come across the name I will update the post.  The sentiment is a Her...

Yet another Go Kreate Concentric tag this time with the Art Impressions Tree and Leaves stamp in Archival Olive ink.  The sentiment is fro...

I have had this topper lying around for ages so am unable to remember what dies were used behind the image or how I coloured it in but thi...

The older I get the more I appreciate the images and sentiments from Art Impressions.  They have some wonderful Golden Oldies characters !...

I do not believe I have made a sympathy tag before.  I thought it could be attached to flowers, a gift of food or even a box of thank you ...

I have another pillow box die which has never really worked and when I saw this Tim Holtz / Sizzix Pillow Box w/labels was a little larger...

I wanted to try out a new technique I had seen - dust chalk over a dark piece of card stock and stamp an image over it using Perfect Mediu...

Another Go Create Concentric tag die stamped using JustRite Vintage Travel Background in Archival Sepia.  The Distress inks used are Brush...

I was recently excited to get my first QuicKutz die - Pocket.  The die is cut from a beige piece of cardstock and coloured with Distress...