Crocus for mum

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the card Ive made for my mum for Mother's day

Approx size 7x7" I first die cut my cardbase using these fab inverted corner dies and then cut a smaller layer from cardstock coloured with brusho's, from this brusho piece i die cut the memory box circle burst from the middle, i added rose gold mirror card behind this aperture and attached the panel to the base card.  I then die cut 2 frames using the same shape dies and white cardstock, one i adhered flat to the base card and one i added with 2mm foam tape.......I ended up with the smaller inner frame which i added flat as after die cutting my frame I felt the aperture was too big.

I then stamped lots of the Chocolate baroque crocus stamps and watercoloured with distress inks, added some detail with posca pens and then cut them out.  I then got building up the arrangement with glue gel, tucking them behind the frame.  I then added a big bee that i had left over from previous project but it was the ideal touch as mum & I were watching the bees on her crocus the other day. 

Computer printed sentiment die cut into a circle to finish.

Just a close up, this lovely rose gold mirror card is from Crafters companion and the memory box circle burst die is still one of my most used and ive had it about 10yrs now. 

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamps 'spring is in the air' & 'honey bee'

Memory box dies 'circle burst'

Circle & Inverted square dies

Brusho's - turquoise,lime

Distress inks - wild honey, vintage photo, evergreen bough, seedless preserve, shaded lilac

Posca pens - white, lemon, lilac

 Thank you all for popping by once again.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the week and then weekend.  Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-101-for-girls.html

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http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge-spring-blooms.html

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/beautiful-blossoms-floral-challenge-3.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/03/39-spring-and-or-easter.html

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http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/sweet-stampin-spring.html

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Spring Daffodils

Good Morning everyone

Its not often these days that I buy a craft magazine but after seeing crafters using these lovely daffodil stamps from 'simply cards & papercraft issue 240' i did go and buy the magazine. 

Ive made a start on my Easter cards, teaming the daffodil stamps up with colourful backgrounds and a new die set i was lucky enough to get for Christmas.  I first made a few backgrounds using brushos and pixie powders, once dry I stencilled over the top with oxide inks. 

Card size approx 6x6"  I first die cut my base card from white cardstock.  I then used a smaller die to cut my inky background which i then stamped my sentiment into place with black ink and then dry embossed with a raindrop embossing folder, I then adhered to the base card.  I then die cut a frame from white card and added on top with foam tape.

I stamped the daffodils onto more white card and coloured with alcohol markers, cut them out and arranged in place using pinflair glue gel for the flower heads and normal tacky pva for the stems which i tucked under the frame edge.  I added a single daffodil to the right hand side. 

Just a close up of the background, i used honeycomb, floral & umbrella stencils - i had the idea of April showers bring may flowers in my head with the umbrella stencil and raindrop embossing. 

Version 2, no embossing on this one and a different sentiment from the stamp set

 The magazine came with several papers too so i used some for the inserts and stamped more daffodils from the set with oxide inks.  

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and this 2nd set came about after having the white negative left over from cutting the frames on the 1st set, so they are smaller cards at just under 5"

Ive gone with a mix of daffodil colours this time,  

I first die cut my base card, then a piece of brusho/pixie powder card and dry embossed with a sun ray embossing folder, sentiment stamped in the middle before embossing.  The piece that was left over from the previous cards I added with foam tape after cutting a smaller die from the middle.  I then stamped the 3 daff image onto more white card, coloured with alcohol markers and cut out and attached to the frame so that they are slightly overlapping the inside edge. 

again i used some of the papers from the magazine for the inserts

Items Used:

Daffodil stamp set ' simply cards & papercraft mag 240'

Clearly besotted sentiment stamps

Crafters companion raindrop EF

Sunray EF

Funkyfossil umbrella stencil

Honeycomb & sunflower stencils

Brusho powders 

Cosmic shimmer pixie powders

Oxide inks

CraftUk ltd 300gsm white card

Thank you all for popping by, i hope its a good week for you. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter my first card in the following:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/crafty-catz-challenge628-anything-goes.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/spring-season-march-2023-challenge.html

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https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/03/march-challenge.html - spring is in the air

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http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-72.html

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http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2023/03/188-spring-colors.html

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Hello Fungi

Good Morning everyone

I got this fab fungi stamp in the black friday sales and this is his first outing, Ive teamed him up with kraft card to make a happy mail card. 

5x5" kraft card base.  I stamped the fungi twice, once onto the base card and a 2nd time onto more kraft card.  On the base card i stencilled a leafy burst with oxide inks fossilized amber, crackling campfire & candied apple.  I added some cosmic shimmer glaze through a mushroom stencil - i was trying this new me product out but it added a different finish to the card for interest. 

On the 2nd stamped fungi I watercoloured with inktense pencils, cut out & decoupaged onto the base image.  I added some white highlight with a posca pen.  Stamped the sentiment and added 3 extra toadstools to the finish. 

Items Used:

Pink Ink stamp 'oyster frills'

Technique tuesday sentiment stamp 'hi there'

Altenew stencil

Derwent inktense pencils

Oxide inks

Kraft card

Cosmic shimmer glossy glaze 'daydream yellow' 

Thank you for popping by once again.  No sign of snow here but if you do have snow then keep warm.  Hugs Emmax

 

Spring birthday

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the cards i made for my sister in laws birthday this week.  Her favourite colour in yellow/orange so i started off with a spring crocus

4.5x6" White gold pearl card base.  I embossed the base card with a swirly embossing folder.  I then die cut 3 cross stitched rectangles, on one of them i stamped the chocolate baroque crocus stamp,  i stamped the crocus again onto more of the pearl cardstock.  I added a watercolour background with distress inks tumbled glass & cracked pistachio, i them stencilled swirls onto all 3 panels using the same inks.  I watercoloured the extra crocus in shades of yellowy orange and cut it out and attached to the base image with glue gel.

I attached the extra 2 rectangles to the card front top left and bottom right with foam tape and then mounted the crocus panel in the middle with more foam tape.  I die cut the sentiment from scraps of burnt orange satin cardstock and added some orange gems to finish.  

 

Here you can really see the burnt orange satin card, its a shame the pearl of the cardstock doesn't show up.

I had some left over pieces so made a little happy mail card to brighten a friends day, made the same way just a lovely sentiment from magazine

and onto the 2nd card i made for my sis-in-law 

DL white base card.  I first made a background which you can see below.  Using these lovely DL dies i was given for Christmas i die cut the biggest one from my yellow background and a smaller one from white linen cardstock.  From the yellow one i cut the middle out (gutted it) as i usually do as this then gave me enough to die cut my leaves from.

I arranged the leaves onto the base and glued into place and then stamped the sentiment.  I then attached to the base card with foam tape.

and this is the background i made.   I first used brushos - lemon & gambage with cosmic shimmer pixie powders in 'mango' &  'scarlet mist' Once completely dry I then stencilled over the top with a mix of distress inks & oxide inks so it has alot of different finishes and lovely shimmer when the light catches it which makes it more interesting on the eye once die cut than just a flat inked panel.   

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamp 'spring is in the air'

Simply cards & papercraft mag 240 sentiment freebie (step into spring)

Birthday sentiment stamp

Cross stitched rectangle die

DL nesting dies

concorde & ninth layering leaves die set (the leaf)

A4 swirly embossing folder

Stencils

Brushos

Pixie powders

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

Id love to enter the following with my first crocus card

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/inkspirational-challenge-284-designers.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge.html  - using blooms

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http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2023/03/188-spring-colors.html

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http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-72.html - spring card

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https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/03/march-challenge.html - spring theme

 

Get well Soon

Good Morning everyone

Today is a little get well card using this happy dog image from aall&create and umbrella stencil from funky fossil which i was lucky enough to win in a challenge

5x7" white card blank.    I inked through the umbrella stencil with oxide inks in a rainbow effect and then die cut into a rectangle, i matted onto grey pearl cardstock die cut rectangle and then the base card. 

I stamped the dog onto white card and watercoloured with distress inks, i cut him out & attached to a small white die cut rectangle with glue gel and matted onto more of the grey pearl and added to the base.  Stamped sentiment die cut into inverted scallop circle and added with glue gel. 

I added 5 raindrop shaped AB gems to finish to give the effect of falling rain. 

Just a close up, you can see the lovely raindrop gems

Items Used:

aall&create stamps 'happy dog'

Funky fossil stencil 'umbrella'

Double stitched rectangle dies

Oxide inks - blueprint jeans,salty ocean,clover, squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade, candied apple

Distress Inks - black soot, chipped sapphire, tumbled glass, cracked pistachio, persimmon

Thank you all for your amazing comments on my last projects, its great getting such encouragement.  Big hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the following:

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-294-feel-better.html

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-72-anything-goes-with.html

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https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-stencil-fun.html

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Say cheese

Good Morning everyone

Today is the 2nd card I made for Kitty-Bea's birthday for me to give to her.  I used the fab mouse Katzelkraft stamp i got for Christmas to make a cheese shaped card and afterwards decided to make a matching box for a few sweets for her.

Card size approx 6x4" .   I folded yellow card in half and then cut to size, first a rectangle and then i just used my guillotine to cut the top edge at an angle.   I took a brighter yellow card and cut to the same size as the base and then die cut lots of small circles into it, with a bigger one to the right to add my sentiment too.  I then mounted this panel onto the base with foam tape after inking the edges.

I stamped 3 mice and watercoloured with distress inks 'blueprint sketch' 'peacock feathers', cracked pistachio & picked raspberry.   I then cut them out.  Gently adding some shape to the body i attached one whole mouse to the card front.  The 2nd one i cut up and slotted into the 'holes' on the cheese.  Glossy accents to the mouse nose, eyes & camera. Computer printed sentiments to finish using a very apt font called 'grilled cheese'.

and the box - i found a cake slice box template on my craft artist which i printed out, cut out and then drew around it onto the yellow cardstocks to build up the box the same way as the card.  I put the closing flap on the bottom edge and sealed with red liner tape.

and i made a 2nd card for a friend who loves Katzelkraft stamps as mush as I do, this time i also cut the right hand edge of the card at an angle to give an even more cheese wedge shape and some bling to embellish.  

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'solo 179' 'La souris photographe'

Circle dies

Speech bubble die

Distress inks peacock feathers, blueprint sketch, cracked pistachio,  picked raspberry

Yellow cardstock

Id love to enter Kitty's card in the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/week-717.html - matching pair card and giftbox

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/sweet-stampin-no-squares.html

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https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/crafty-catz-challenge-626-anything-goes.html - optional twist - spots - my cheese 'holes'

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/84-birthday.html

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http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2023/02/488-birthday-wishes-all-dressed-up.html

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Fluttering butterflies

Good Morning everyone

My 4th niece Kitty-Bea will be 5 this week - thats scary where the years go, I got to spend some lovely time with her and her sister last week for half term and they are getting so grown up. 

For Kitty-bea's card from my parents ive gone for full on butterflies with a surprise hiding inside with a spiral pop up design

6x6" white cardbase.  I picked a paper with subtle rainbow hues for the front and die cut lots and lots of butterflies from patterned papers in a rainbow of colours.  Die cut the birthday sentiment and 5 today from white card matted onto gold glitter card circles and then arranged the butterflies.  I added a touch of glitter glue to the butterfly bodies.

and inside.....I actually did the inside first and then decorated the front.  I used panels from the same soft rainbow hued paper.  I then die cut a circle from acetate Id saved from some plastic packaging.   I then used scissors to cut a spiral into the middle of the circle.  Using red liner tape I attached one end of the acetate spiral to one side of the card, once that was secure i added red liner tape to the other end and closed the card onto it, doing it this way meant it was lined up perfectly so closed nicely without catching. 

I added large die cut gold glitter flowers over the ends of the acetate spiral to hide the glue and help keep them in place, i added a few more of the gold flowers around the panels.

I then arranged the butterflies onto the acetate spiral, gluing 2 back to back so that they clamped the acetate between them and looked nice from all angles.  I added lots of little butterflies and some flat orange gems to the centres of the flowers. 

Computer printed sentiment die cut into an oval to write the greeting on to finish. 

You can see the flying butterflies better here

Not having made anything like this before i was rather pleased with the effect and i think Kitty-Bea will have hours of fun opening and closing it

Items Used:

Sizzix  butterfly die set

memory box mini butterflies die

flower & birthday sentiment dies

Sizzix  oval die

Ranger stickles 'unicorn'

Papermania orange glitter dots

12x12 make&create paper pad 'ombre'

Thank you all for stopping by once again, I hope you all have a good week. Emmaxx

Id love to enter the following:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/week-716.html

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http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-71-babykids.html

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http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-201.html

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http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-232-happy-9th-birthday-time.html

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