Nature Walk Collage Card

Back again with another card using the Nature Walk set of stamps. Today's card has been made using the same colour scheme as yesterday of Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Old Olive. I have used a sponge dauber to ink the edges of the card and also 'stippled' ink in the blank areas of the card to bring everything together.

To add dimension I have fixed the front birdcage with foam pads, and added a metallic brad to each cage.

Back soon,

Julia





Nature Walk

Back at last - today I am sharing with you two cards made with the Nature Walk set of stamps. This was a set that I had overlooked, but I am so glad I decided to buy it. 

And on the inside .....

My colour scheme for both cards is Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Old Olive which I will admit is an unusual combination, but I think they actually work quite well together.

And again the inside ......

I hope you like these cards, will be back tomorrow with another card for you.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Julia 





Very Vintage 3 - Tiny Tags

Hi everyone and welcome back. Here is my final card using the Very Vintage stamping wheel, and this time combined with the Tiny Tags stamp set.

The background strip has again been stamped with the Very Vintage wheel in black ink onto Whisper White card.

I then stamped three images from the Tiny Tags set onto Whisper White card with Versamark ink, embossed these with clear powder, and used my Sponge Dauber to add colour around the images. The circles were then cut out with a punch and layered onto a slightly larger circle of Rose Red card.

I tied some silver Elastic Cord around the top of the card, and finished this with a couple of small tags made with the Jewellery punch and a cut out heart again from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

If anyone has any questions or would like to order any of the products used please contact me by phone or email - details on my blog.

Back soon, Julia x



Very Vintage 2 - Fun Flowers

Hello again, here is a small square card using the same colour scheme as my last post of Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Rose Red and Basic Black.

In this card I have stamped a strip using the Very Vintage stamping wheel in black ink onto Whisper White card, and cut out a square to make the background for my flower.

The flower has been cut using the Sizzix Fun Flowers die and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. It is not obvious from the picture but I have made the flower from two layers of Rose Red card and used dimensionals between the petals to add depth. The small flower for the centre is from the Boho Blossoms punch and this has been finished with a Rhinestone brad.

For the sentiment I used the Jewellery Tag punch and the Tiny Tags stamp set, and tied the tags to the flower using some of the Elastic Cord in silver.

Until next time, Julia x

Very Vintage 1 - Stamping Wheel

This evening I visited my 91 year old Dad in hospital, he is very poorly - all my love Dad and get well soon. Crafting is a wonderful way of helping you cope at times like this as you can loose yourself in a craft project for hours.

I have a class for 8 lovely ladies tomorrow and (for once) that is all prepped, so I have been having a little play and here is what I have made.

Please note that the title of this post refers to the name of the stamping wheel I have used and not my lovely Dad.

On this card the borders have been stamped using the Very Vintage Standard Wheel with black ink onto Whisper White card.

The elaborate sentiment uses stamps from the Style Beautiful set, cut out with the Extra Large Oval punch and mounted onto a Scallop Circle punched from Rose Red card. This has all been mounted with dimensionals onto a fancy square made from Basic Gray card with the Scallop Trim Corner punch.

Tip for using the Scallop Trim Corner punch:

Cut out a square 5cm x 5cm and holding the punch upside-down punch all four corners - your will have a lovely little fancy square to use for sentiments etc.

My next post will be a second card using the Very Vintage stamping wheel - I just couldn't stop rolling and made several cards with the same colour scheme.

Thank you for stopping by, Julia x

Nursery Suite Cards & Projects

Hello and apologies for neglecting my blog lately, but I have been busy with workshops and family events. Hope you had a good Easter and have enjoyed some of the beautiful sunshine covering most of the country.

Today I am showing you some cards and projects made with the Nursery Suite Speciality Designer Series Paper pack together with the Accents pack. For the images I have used the Fun & Fast Notes stamp set, this is probably a set that can be overlooked but if you like to do a little bit of water colouring these designs work very well.

These cards and projects show that the papers work well for any event not just 'baby' related.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I will be back soon with some more card ideas and I do appreciate your comments.

Julia 



Springtime Vintage Tag

Wow, the Mini Catalogue is now in full swing and we can enjoy lots of fabulous new products, plus the 'star of the show' the Big Shot. Please click on the image to the left the view the Mini Catalogue, which runs alongside the current Idea Book and Catalogue until the end of September 2011.

For the tag I am sharing with you today I have used the following new products from the Mini Catalogue :

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper pack

Seam Binding Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz

Four Frames stamp set

Decorative Label punch

Big Designer Buttons

Glass Glitter in Baja Breeze

The inner layer of the tag has been made by adhering torn pieces of Spingtime Vintage paper to a tag shape cut from Baja Breeze card, and this has then been embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder to give a 'quilted' look. 

My colour theme for the cardstock is Pear Pizzazz and Baja Breeze, and I have used Pacific Point ink for stamping and edging the sentiment.

So many of the new products on one little tag!

Julia