Batch made and personalised

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Today I'm sharing one of a batch of identical cards I've made...just waiting to be personalised.

 

The stamping was done using a platform so it was easy to replicate the design. I started by stamping the meerkat, masking it off, and then adding the other stamping around it. A quick bit of personalisation with the birthday date on the calendar and job done.

I ended up with ten cards in the end. This should sort me out for a few masculine birthdays over the next year. 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day xx

Night flight

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A quick one today sharing one of the designs I've been playing with for a craft night. I'm hoping to introduce the group to heat embossing. One or two may have done it before, but I think it will be new to most.

I've made two cards, nearly identical, with both black and white embossing. The first using watercolour...

...and the second with marker pens and Distress Ink.

I really can't decide which I prefer. What do you think?

Thank you for taking the time to stop by xxx

Hello

A quick one today to share another card using the same technique as the last couple of posts. You can read more here. 

I really love these quirky cats from Katzelkraft. I've left some space on this to give me the option of adding a sentiment later on.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great week xx

Cats in pots

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Today I'm sharing a couple more cards made using my current favourite technique...

...stamp the image, mask it off, swipe the card through spritzed Distress Ink...

...add some stencilling...

 ...add some stamping...

 ...and finish off with some colouring and a few splatters.

I think I like the second border better. What do you think?

Have a lovely day. Thank you for stopping by xx

Strut your stuff

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I've been off on holiday to Sicily, being inspired by the magnificent landscapes and ancient monuments. Plenty to draw and paint...sometime...in the future...when life is less busy. Now I'm catching up with a bit of crafting as the birthday card box is looking a bit empty. 

I wanted to batch make some cards but not have too many the same, so I stuck to one technique and repeating colours.

First step was to stamp the Katzelkraft cat on watercolour paper and mask it off using sticky note paper. Next I smooshed the Distress Ink on the mat, spritzed it with water and swiped the card through it. I added some splatters in the same scattered straw and also peacock feathers.

Next step was to stencil swirls using a Giogiocraft stencil in scattered straw and picked raspberry.

I masked off the centre of the card and added a border before adding colour to the cat with watercolour pencil.

I've left space for the option to add a greeting at a later stage.

I tried a second one and added in a little extra stencilling with one of the lovely Giogiocraft gates.

I love these jaunty cats. Now I wonder where she's off to? 

I hope this week brings a spring to your step. Thank you for stopping by xxx

Spring time

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A quick share today of a couple of cards made for family. My lovely husband recently brought me back some stamps from his travels to Lille. Even though a craft shop is far from his natural habitat he always pops in and tries to find me something he thinks I won't have.

This time he spotted some cute Easter bunnies which I combined with some Katzelkraft fungi.

 

I couldn't decide which colour scheme I preferred. Which do you like?

I hope you have a great week. Thank you for stopping by xx

 

 

Hello

Hello

Today I'm sharing a tag made for the monthly challenge with Isa. The challenge is to use some kind of see through pocket with the prompts and colours from the moodboard. 

I started by 3D embossing a tag with a wood effect embossing folder and used Distress Inks to colour it.

I stamped the vases on acetate and coloured them on the back with alcohol markers. A quick blast with the heat tool helped to set the ink. The flowers were stamped on card, fussy cut and coloured with brush markers. It was definitely tricky just gluing around the edges of the acetate.

The flowers just about poke into the tops of the vases...

...fingers crossed acetate vases count as a see through pocket!

Thank you for popping by. Your comments are always welcome. xxx