Thursday 28 February 2013

Little Lady Bug Tag


Hi Everyone ... Penni here !!

I have a tag to share with you today.


This is quite a large tag, which I cut from Kraft Card using my Silhouette.  The image is stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and, as usual,  I coloured the stamped image using my Copic Markers - here's a close-up:




RECIPE

Stamp - Little Lady Bug by Saturated Canary
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies - X-Cut Vintage Doily Die (10% off this weekend!) and Memory Box Fairytale Flower Border
Papers - From Docrafts Country Companions Sunshine Meadows Pack (10% off this weekend)
Buttons - From Pink Button Mix
Ribbon - Berisfords Satin Ribbon in Pink Azalea
Pearls
Card - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Bazzill Pinkini


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Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs
Penni
X

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Vintage Bloomers...


Hello everyone,
I have two cards to show you today that have been made using some left overs scraps of paper from the Papermania Vintage Notes range of papers.  This is a fabulous range of papers, full of soft, muted shades which co-ordinate beautifully with the Papermania Vintage Notes bloomer flowers and vintage style lace, perfect for giving any Mother’s Day card or project a special touch! 
 
 
Finding time to craft is not always easy but the simplicity of these cards meant that they were very quick and easy to make - both cards together took less than 20 mintues tops!
First, I cut a piece of Bazzill French Vanilla cardstock measuring 4.5 inches x 9 inches. I then scored down the middle and folded in half to make the base card.  I then cut a piece of patterned paper from my left over scraps and stuck to the base card, using Collall All Purpose glue.  
I prepared the flowers using Hi Tack All Purpose glue, first sticking a rose to the mauve Prima Meadow Lark Essential petal and then sticking the petal to the Papermania Vintage Notes bloomer flower. I then left the prepared bloomer on one side to dry.
Meanwhile, I cut the lace and attached using Ranger Redline Wonder tape.
The leaves where die cut using the gorgeous Memory Box Lorelai Leaf – this die creates such lovely foliage! I then positioned the leaves (using the bloomer as a template) and stuck them in place. Both sentiments were computer generated, printed on to Vintage Notes paper or French Vanilla card and then positioned and stuck on the base card. I then stuck the bloomer in place.

Recipe

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Hugs,

Janet XX

Monday 25 February 2013

"Geekin' It" - Saturated Canary

Hello ladies... Natalie's here,
Today I want to show you my new card which I've made for 
For my card today, I used new gorgeous stamp Geekin' It from Saturated Canary, and coloured it with copic markers.


Recipe:
 Stamp: Saturated Canary "Geekin' It"
Paper: Prima "Song Bird"
Dies: Memory Box "Pine Needle Border"

Sunday 24 February 2013

Geekin' It Note Book

It's Annette here today, and I've got a cute decorated note book to share today using one of the new Saturated Canary images.  I thought that this image was perfect for a note book.

I've added a bit of lace, some ribbon, a pine needle die and then I've added my text in white gel pen.  That's it.  I didn't want to add any 3D embellishments because I thought they might get pulled off if the note book was slipping in and out of a handbag, so I kept this project flat for that reason.


All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
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Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday 23 February 2013

Thursday 21 February 2013

Bella


Hi Everyone

I chose to use Bella - one of the fabulous Saturated Canary Stamps - for my card this week.


I coloured Bella using my Copic Markers, here's a close-up


Items used on this card are: 



Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs
Penni
X

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Flower Hearts


Hi,
I have a card to show you today using a stamp from the new Wild Rose Studio Love and Wedding Collection called ‘Flower Heart’. This is such a cute stamp! I was so pleased when I discovered that the shape and size of this image and some of the other new Wild Rose Studio releases too (e.g. Bella with Bouquet and Floral Hugs), lend themselves beautifully for use with the Spellbinders Lacey Squares!  

 
I cut the background panels first before mounting the image onto a separate piece of Bazzill, keeping the inside very simple... 






...then added some small pearls and voila…a lovely little card for a Birthday or Mothers’ Day!

Recipe:

Embellishments: 3mm ivory pearls

Hope you have a lovely evening!

Hugs,

Janet

Monday 18 February 2013

Raining Roses..

Hi everyone.. 
Natalie's here.. with my new DT card for The Stamp Basket..
For my card I used new stamp from Wild Rose Studio Love and Wedding Collection 2013 "Raining Roses".  As always I colored my image with copic markers. 

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Recipe:
Stamp: WRS Raining Roses
Paper: WRS Always and Forever

Sunday 17 February 2013

Cherry Blossom Baggie

Hello everyone, it's Annette here again today, but because I've still not been feeling 100% lately (still recovering from that nasty flu bug that's been going around), I've not managed to get a card made for today.  However, I do have another little project to share with you.

The Stamp Basket stocks the gorgeous Saturated Canary rubber stamps and I've been playing with one of my favourites from the new release which is Cherry Blossom.  I've stamped it onto a cotton baggie and coloured it with mainly purple marker pens. I added some sparkly accent with Sakura Stardust gel pens, and then decorated it with matching purple embellishments.

Colouring on the cotton is really difficult as the ink spreads out over the fibres, but I don't think she's turned out too bad.

Hopefully you will agree....


I've sewn ribbon around the top edge, added a crocheted flower with a button centre, a couple of die cuts and some liquid pearls.

Here's a close up of the image. You'll see the ink did run quite a lot, but it has still made a pretty little gift bag.



All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
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Happy crafting and have a great week.
Hugs
Annette
xx

Saturday 16 February 2013

Heart Pockets

It's Annette here today, and I've got something a bit different to share with you.

I've been playing with a gorgeous new die, which is Heart Pocket and I've made 2 different projects using this lovely die.

My first is what I had originally planned to be some heart bunting, but in the end I only hung 2 hearts on it, one for hubby and one for me, each with our own little note on a tag inside the pocket.



I inked around the edge of the heart, punched two holes in the top, threaded some gingham ribbon through, used some little stamps to decorate the heart, and added some pearls.

Here's a piccy of one of the tags peeking out of the heart pocket....


And here's my second project.

This time I've only used one die on patterned paper, and added the ribbon to hang it from the middle of the heart.  I inked the edges in pink and added a stamped sentiment in Rich Cocoa Momento ink (which I find is softer than black), but otherwise just kept it simple with some white pearls, as the paper is quite fancy and I thought it didn't need anything else to decorate.



And here's a close up of the tag inside, with some red burlap twine so that it can be pulled out easily...



All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
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Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Thursday 14 February 2013

Flower Heart


Hi Everyone and Happy Valentine's Day 

I decided to use a lovely Valentine's Stamp for my card today - Wild Rose Studio's Flower Heart. 


I coloured the image using my Copic Markers, here's a close-up:


I love this stamp, the two little elephants are sooooo cute!!

Items used on this card are:

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio Flower Heart
Dies - Memory Box Silverdale Heart  and Pippi Butterfly
Papers - From Docraft Country Companions Summer Meadows Pad
Pink Sheer Ribbon
Charms and Brads from my stash


Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs
Penni
X


Monday 11 February 2013

Flower Heart...

Hi everyone.. Natalie's here..
Today I have a new card to share with you.. For my card I used new stamp from Wild Rose Studio Love and Wedding Collection 2013 "Flower Heart"
and colored it with my copic markers. 

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Recipe:
Stamp: WRS Flower Heart

Sunday 10 February 2013

Chloe

It's Annette here today sharing Chloe from The Stamp Basket.  I've also got a new die, Lavish Branch, and it's lovely. The leaves are really detailed and it makes a lovely spray of leaves underneath some flowers.  I can see I'm going to be using this one quite a bit!



Items are from The Stamp Basket where linked below:
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Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Saturday 9 February 2013

Rebecca

It's Annette here today with another pink creation, and another Saturated Canary image, this time it's Rebecca.  

I've kept the layout quite simple as I've used a Martha Stewart border punch to create some interest and didn't want too much fuss to detract from the image and pretty papers.  I've just added a couple of simple pearls, a charm from my stash and of course some gorgeous satin ribbon.


All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
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Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Thursday 7 February 2013

Little Lady Bug

Hi Everyone

For my card this week I've used one of the gorgeous Saturated Canary images.


This image is called Little Lady Bug, as usual I coloured the image using my Copic Markers


Items used on this card are:

Craftworks Card Blank
Image - Little Lady Bug
Die - Memory Box Hollyhock Stem
Vintage Style Ribbon in Limoges
Papers -  From Docrafts Country Companions Sunshine Meadows Pad
Pearls


Thanks for visiting today.

Hope you like it.

Hugs
Penni
X



Sunday 3 February 2013

Bella

Happy Sunday everyone.  It's Annette here again with some gorgeous items from The Stamp Basket.  And again, there is a small bit of pink on display.



All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.



Happy crafting
Annette

Saturday 2 February 2013

Apple Blossom

It's Annette here today and I'm so glad that it's Saturday.  I've had a couple of days off work sick and am only just starting to feel human again.  I've been alternating between overheating and shivery cold sweats along with a swollen sore throat and a thick head.  But I hope that it's on the way out now.  (famous last words!)

Anyway, onto more exciting news, it's my day to showcase for The Stamp Basket today, so here's a card I've made using some gorgeous new Wild Rose Studio papers and a pretty Elizabeth Bell image.




All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:
Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.


Happy crafting
Annette