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Monday 18 March 2024

Hoppy Easter

Good Morning everyone

Another little batch of easter cards today, using these fabulous bunny stamps from aall&create

Approx card size 6"    I first made my cardblank for yellow cardstock and my hexagon dies.  I stencilled over it with fossilised amber & spiced marmalade oxide inks to soften the bright yellow.  I die cut a smaller hexagon from white linen cardstock and die cut the floral circle into it.  I then lightly stencilled on foliage with lucky clover and evergreen distress inks, keeping it subtle, i attached this panel flat to the card front and stamped the sentiment.

I then stamped the rabbits onto white card, added little touches of colour with my fine liner pens - leaving the rabbits fur completely white.  I then cut them out and attached with glue gel for a little dimension.  Dots of stickles glitter glue added to the flower centres for a little sparkle.

Version 2 - just different colours on the bunnies

and little batch of bunnies🐰  The last 2 weeks we've seen more rabbits about in the fields which is a lovely sight

Items Used:
aall&create stamps 'hippety hoppity' #678
XL Hexagon dies
Floral circle die
Stencils
Distress & oxide inks
Staedtler fine liner coloured pens
Ranger Stickles 'crystal'

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you have a good week. Hugs Emmax

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Thursday 14 March 2024

Easter Birdies

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Today is some Easter cards made using these lovely bird stamps from Katkin krafts - a new company to me, loved these birds among the cherry blossom. .

Slim DL approx size: 3.25 x 8.25"  I went with this size to fit some envelopes i have and thought it would work well with the images.

I first die cut a white panel to fit the card front and stamped the birds & branches onto it, i stamped them again onto more white card.  The 2nd images i watercoloured and cut out the birds and nests and some of the flowers.

I folded and cut a piece of spring green cardstock for my base card and stamped over it using the smaller stamps in the set and similar colours to those i used to colour the images.  I also stamped the word 'spring' in orange oxide ink randomly.   

I then adhered the white panel flat and added the birds & nests with glue gel for a little dimension.  A few added flowers to finish.

Version 2 - the birdie on the right is slightly different.  I watercoloured the flowers with a shimmer ink so when they catch the light they sparkle.

My little flock of spring birdie cards.  Spring is well on its way here in Cornwall as I had 3 hedgehogs come out of hibernation in the last week,just need some encouraging weather😀 

Items Used:
Katkin krafts stamps 'love nest' KK0013
aall&create stamps 'seasons' #455
Distress inks
Lisa Horton cloud 9 interference ink 'fruit salad'
DL dies

Thank you for popping by once again.  Emmax

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Monday 11 March 2024

Mothers Day

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Today is the card i made for my mum for Mothers day yesterday

A5 in size.   I first die cut the poppy die from silver mirror card and then coloured them with alcohol markers in green, orange & red.

I made my white card blank using the largest nesting die.  I then took another piece of white card and embossed with the 3D lace embossing folder, i did the letter press technique and inked one side on the folder with tumbled glass and cracked pistachio distress inks and then run through my machine.  Doesn't show up well in the photo and more noticeable in real life but its gives a subtle background colour. 

I then used the nesting dies and using every other size die to cut the embossed panel into frames.  I adhered the largest outside frame to the card front with 6mm of foam tape, the next size down with 4mm of foam tape and the next size down with 2mm, i then added the smallest piece flat in the middle. This card was hand delivered so i could put as much foam tape & dimension as i liked on it.  Its just a way of adding interest to what is essentially a very simple card. 

I then arranged the mirror card poppies, using 3 of them and cutting up the various stems/flowers to alter them and build them up, i tucked the ends into the frames so it looks like they are growing out of it. 

Stamped sentiment to finish



You can really see the colour on the poppies here, when the light hits the mirror card them really do shimmer and shine. 

Items Used:
Crafters companion 3D embossing folder 'ornate lace'
XL Nesting dies
Pennyblack poppy die
Clearly besotted sentiment stamp
Silver mirror card
Alcohol Markers
CraftUK ltd smooth white cardstock
Distress Inks ' tumbled glass & cracked pistachio'

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Thursday 7 March 2024

Orange flower

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the 2nd card i made for my sis-in-laws birthday

approx size 6x6"

I was sent this lovely flower die cut by a friend which i used as my starting point, i coloured it with alcohol markers. 

I made my base card using nesting dies from white card. I then die cut a frame to fit and from the inner part i embossed this with a 3D lace embossing folder, i lightly inked over the embossing with tumbled glass distress inks and around the outside edge.  I attached the white frame to the card front with 2mm foam tape and adhered the embossed panel flat into the centre. 

I adhered the flower stem into place with pva and then added the petals with glue gel for dimension, then attached the stamens.  Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval and i lightly inked the edges orange to pick up on the orange of the flower and help it stand out. Finished with some Gold gems to add some sparkle

Items Used:
Crafters companion 3D embossing folder 'ornate lace'
XL nesting die set
Sizzix oval die
Clearly besotted sentiment stamp
Distress inks - tumbled glass, wild honey
CraftUK ltd white linen cardstock

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Monday 4 March 2024

Kirstys Birthday

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Today im sharing a card i made for my Sister-in-laws birthday.  Her fav colour is orange so i used this lovely orange floral paper from a 12x12 pad from the works and teamed it up with a cream cardstock so a bit softer than white.

I made a 6x6" card blank from light cream cardstock, with the fold at the top i die cut the spellbinders fancy edge die from the card front.  I cut a piece of p.paper slightly smaller and die cut the fancy edge and inlay and then adhered it to the card front. 

I added a strip of the cream card across the top edge and added alphas die cut from the same p.paper.  Birthday sentiment die cut from copper satin mirri card to finish.  

This shows the card closed, to the inside of the back of the card i added another strip of the p.paper so that when the card is closed you can see it - you can make out the sentiment a bit better on this photo too



Just showing it stood up side on

Items Used:
Spellbinder dies
Memory box alpha dies
Sizzix sentiment die 
12x12 Paper pad from the works 'nature is my home'

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Thursday 29 February 2024

Toucan talk...

Good Morning everyone

This is the 2nd card i made for my niece Kitty-Bea 6th birthday for my parents to give to her.  Ive made my 2nd attempt at a balcony fold card and used these fab toucan stamps from Funky fossil designs.

5x7" card base made up from white cardstock following this tutorial beccysplace.blogspot.com/tutorial-balcony-cards

I used an old 6x6 paper pad with all these green foliage papers and matted onto the panels.  I stamped the images onto white card, watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils, cut them out and then got arranging them onto the card.

I added touches of glitter glue to finish.  On taking the photos i realised id not put the sentiments on which i rectified but no time to new photos as had to deliver the card

Showing it from above with the different panels, it folds flat to go into an envelope

Just a close up on the vibrant toucans - this patterned paper is ideal to make them look like its the jungle


Items Used:
Funky Fossil designs 'toucan talk'
Kaisercraft paper pad 'botanica'
Derwent inktense pencils
Ranger stickles 'diamond'

Thank you for all your amazing comments on my wiper card.  Kitty-Bea loved this card just as much.  Emmax

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Monday 26 February 2024

Kitty-Bea is 6

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My niece Kitty-Bea was 6 at the weekend and i made this fun frog wiper card for her.  Its my first attempt at a wiper card.  I dug out the 'happy' aall&create frog stamps which are just ideal for Kitty-Beas sense of humour

A6 size.  I used step by step beccysplace.tutorial-wiper-cards. to make my base card for white cardstock, i added to 'wiper' tabs using acetate.  I then decorated all the sides with water themed papers.

I stamped all the frog and elements in green ink, watercoloured with distress inks and cut out.  I then got arranging my scene.  I stamped the words again in the green ink on white card and cut out.  I added gold glitter glue to the waterlily centres and diamond glitter glue to the damsel fly wings

I computer printed my sentiment and die cut into circles, i die cut 2 extra circles and attached to the wiper element, one each side of the acetate to give them strength and hide the glue

as you pull out the side panels the sentiments start to flip upwards

Showing them fully up


Just showing from above

Items Used:
aall&create stamps 'be hoppy'
12x12 paper pad 'feeling fresh' from the works
Distress inks - twisted citron, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, lucky clover, rustic wilderness, evergreen bough
Ranger stickles 'diamond & copper'



Thank you for stopping by, i hope you all have a good week.  Hugs Emmax

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