creating cards

Today's card features a technique that we learned at card class a wee while ago. This is the first time I have tried it at home. I s...

I made these tags to go on two of the presents at Christmas. I ran them through my cuttlebug with a sizzix folder, and then swiped with a...

My second post today! I made the background by stamping with stars and swirls from one of my Christmas sets. I then stamped 3 cupcakes (...

..since I have made a card that is not for Christmas. I was playing around yesterday and came up with this CAS card. The bird is paper pie...

Sorry for my slightly crooked scan!! I have based this card on one we did at class this week, as I really liked the style. I cut a circl...

The current Craftroom challenge is  le Chic Francais I have followed this theme by using 2 stamps from CHF - key elements,  and the Eif...

This weeks challenge at the Cuttlebug spot is to use a feather. I have added one here to highlight the lovely hat on the model. The sta...

The challenge this month at Penny Black Saturday is for Cute Christmas. I have used a PB stamp and coloured it with Promarkers and copic...

I am afraid my scan does not show the beautiful gold 'sparkliness' of this card. It looks so much nicer in real life!! I stamped ...

The challenge at Joanna Sheen is for 'Cold and Frosty' I printed the image and attached it to the blue card, which I enhanced wi...

The current challenge at Crafts and Me is 'red' I have gone with this colour and combined it with a pale cream to make this Chri...

The present challenge over at Polkadoodles is for sparkles. Unfortunately my lovely sparkly EP does not show up very well in this scan. ...

The challenge this week at One Stop Craft Challenges is to use a fireworks theme or colours. I have used an embossing folder on my handm...

I had fun making this one today - orange background edged with DI Walnut Stain, and stamped with images from Cornish Heritage Farm. The po...

I have been such a bad blogger - over a month since I have had anything to show. Today I spent most of my time in my craft room and manage...

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I have made this canvas collage for my granddaughter, using a wonderful stamp set from Lindsay Mason. I have added a doiley flowers, a butte...

The challenge this week at Sweet Stamps is to use acetate. I cut a rectangle in my card, and taped the acetate on the reverse. The image ...

Hel at Pinkleart   is celebrating her 5th year of blogging and is  celebrating with this candy. It closes on 14th September, so be in quick

The Joanna Sheen Challenge this week is 'going dotty' so I thought this was a good entry for it. I have made it for Max's 17th...

Today's card includes several techniques. The background was embossed and then the raised swirls were lightly coloured with Brilliance ...

Candy #1 Recollections I'm a Little Monster stamp set, Kelly Panacci rub-ons, Ranger Distress Inks Fall 2011 LE set. Head on over to...

This cute little girly card is made from bits and pieces from my stash, and trimmed with paper flowers, and a lovely little butterfly charm....

I'm not going to list every thing in there, but I'm sure you can spot a lot of yummy products....  die cuts (I see Tim Holtz's ...

I have made this card from one of my favourite colour combo's. The background is stamped with Penny Black  'Penmanship' an oldi...

I am needing some children's birthday cards, so thought this one filled the bill for a few challenges as well. The card and papers are f...

Today's card features a stamp set that I have had for some time, by Dawn Houser at Inkadinkado. I have stamped with Memento Tuxedo black...

Today's card features one of the very first stamps that I ever bought. It was one of a set of 4 by Provo Craft - all little beach scenes...

A pretty card I made this morning before going out. The card is a pale pink mottled colour (from my stash) The background is randomly stam...

Unfortunately my scanner has made this a little pink - IRL it is more into the mauve shades of the ribbon. I have used a lovely new (to me...

I have used a number of layers here, background stamped with Crafty Individuals music dotty paper from Basic Grey - Out Of Print 6x6 Litt...

Today's card features a gorgeous stamp from Crafty Individuals, and a new background technique. It was done bt dabbing distress inks ont...

This is a super-easy Christmas Bauble card to make using Spellbinders Scalloped circles, and a Christmas embossing folder. Add a shaped tab ...

I have been having a crafty day, as it is so wet and miserable outside. I have cut this on my cuttlebug, using scalloped circles, and plain...

Who wants some Tim Holtz candy?! Up for grabs: Tim Holtz Alterations - Crown & Fleur Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Accoutrements Tim Ho...

It has been over a month since I have been able to make any cards, as we have been away on holidays! I have been having a little play with o...

I love black and white, so when I saw this challenge at Just Some Lines , I knew I had to enter. I have used a white diecut shape that was ...

I made this recently for a thank-you item. The pink background has a lovely texture with a gold fleck through it. The sentiment is gold emb...

Hi everyone. Today's card uses a gorgeous digi from Saturated Canary, which I have coloured with Promarkers. The pretty paper in the ba...

I was rather pleased with the way this one finished. I found a lovely background to print from Astrid's site, and have layered it onto...

I have been having fun creating a series of these. The top is the birthday embossing folder, and the lower half is a piece from my stash. Th...

I have been having a messy play with some old stamps, new stamps, and distress inks. I have had this Tim Holtz stamp for a year now and sad...

Just a quick card today for the challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot     The stamp is from Hero Arts, the sentiment is a rub-on, and the scallope...

Today's card is a very simple one - A piece of pink card embossed with my paisley folder, and lightly 'smooched' with Impress ...

The challenge at Sunday Stamper is for blue and brown so have made this card using the two colours. The brown is Adirondack Expresso and I...

This circular card was made with scalloped circles by Nestabilities. I cut a smaller size to layer on the front.. The stamp ( a lovely prize...

This is my first post in nearly a month as we have been away. I saw the challenge at Papercraft weekend   was for monochromatic and I was ke...

This is a tag card that I made for my daughter and SIL who celebrate their anniversary on the same day as we do. It is partly embossed and ...

Today's card has a background that is embossed in my cuttlebug. The image (a magazine freebie) was stamped on a scalloped circle, and c...