Paper Star

Another all paper card today and this one uses the lovely Cosmic Cricket Get Happy Paper Pack available from Sassy Crafts. I've distressed the papers with paper files and then inked the edges with the Tim Holtz Distress Inks Soot Black.

Thanks everyone for the lovely birthday greetings :)


Really I should be showing lots of cards with coloured images seeing as I have some copics now LOL.

Materials:
Papers - Cosmic Cricket Get Happy
Stamps - Studio G Alphabet
Ink - Tim Holtz Ditress Inks
Usual Suspects - double-sided glue; Scissors; Silicone glue

Show Me Ya Knickers

Mmm I wonder if that title will end up getting me a lot of strange hits on the blog? LOL.

A Sassy Crafts card today and have you seen the Third Coast Stamps over at Sassy Crafts? They have a sparky personality of their own with humour and quirkiness that is very cool. The papers are Basic Grey from the Eva Collection and I've done a touch of sewing and finished with lovely buttons from Buttons Galore.


Materials:
Stamps - Third Coast Stamps
Colouring - Prismacolor; Sansodor
Paper - Basic Grey Eve
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Buttons; Sewing machine; thread

When Inspiration Calls

Something slightly different for you today - a scribble book for when you get that hit of inspiration.

I've painted the covers with acrylic paints and a touch of varnish then decorated the front with Basic Grey papers from the Ambrosia collection, added a fab large felt flower and some distressed circles and a brad. The letters have been 'blinged' with glitter glue and I've added a small matching paper charm on a ribbon.

The book itself was put together using the fab Bind-It-All which I love to bits :)

If you feel inspired, pop over to Sassy Crafts to get what you need.


Talking about notebooks take a look at this yummy notebook from Wendy over at Paper Therapy.

Materials:
Papers - Basic Grey
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress inks
Usual Suspects - Double-sided tape; Paper trimmer
Other - Fun felt venti daisy; Brad; Zutter Bind It All, Wires and covers; Acrylic paints; varnish; Ribbon; Glitter glue; Cuttlebug; QuickKutz Sophisticate Alphabet

It Is Hot On The Savanna

These look like happy lions don't you think? They are from Alota Stamps over at Sassy Crafts and it is a birthday card for a friend who likes his safaris. The papers are good old Basic Grey from the Off Beat collection and the buttons are from my favourite Buttons Galore. I don't know what it is with me and buttons at the moment I am just besotted with them :) A bit of distressing and a bit of sewing to finish the look.

I had started this card a couple of weeks ago and then set it to one side to finish later and completely forgot about it! Bless me! I only found it again after a bit of a tidy. I wonder what other projects I have half-finished dotted about the place? Maybe I need to do a big sort out? Mmm?



Materials:
Stamp - Atota Rubber Stamp
Colouring - Prismacolor; Caran D'ache; Sansodor
Papers - BasicGrey OffBeat
Usual suspects - Silicone Glue; Paper trimmer
Other - Buttons; Sewing Machine; Seam ripper

Is It Spring Yet?

It is very sunny here, no snow, although we did have a sprinkling last night. So again I'm looking forward to the spring time with the lovely Two Scoops papers from Basic Grey. I think the colours in this paper pack just scream spring to me.

The stamped image is the Country Girl Standing with Flowers from Alota and I've coloured her with some prismacolor pencils and Caran D'Ache pencils.

The ribbon slider is an acrylic blank that I've stamped onto with StazOn and painted with green, pink and white acrylic paints.





Materials:
Stamp - Alota Rubber stamps; Stampendous
Inks - Stazon; Colourbox chalk
Colouring - Prismacolor; Caran D'Ache; Sansodor
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape
Other - Acrylic blank; Acrylic paint; Beads

Flying High

I think we need some colour today don't you?

With the lovely bright colours from Cosmic Cricket 'Get Happy' and the cute little Alota stamp. I've masked the heart tail on this stamp as I only wanted the airplane for this card. Coloured with my Promakers and highlighted with a white gel pen.

The edges of the papers have been coloured with Black Soot Distress ink and finished with some hardware and some string that I coloured red with my promarkers.



Materials:
Stamp - alota Flying Airplane
Inks - VersaFine Onyx black; Tim Holtz Ditress inks Black soot
Colouring - Letraset Promarkers gold, ruby, pastel blue, cyan, agean, burnt sienna, pastel pink, ivory, blush
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; 3D-foam
Other - Brads; Frame hooks; Crop-a-dile; eyelets; string; white gel pen

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane?

No it is Superkid, and how super is he? :) I reckon this is probably for the bigger 'super' boys in your life, what do you think? He is just so adorable and is from the Alota range of stamps. I've used Dream Street Papers today and coloured in my image with Prismacolor pencils and sansodor.



Materials:
Stamp - Alota
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Prismacolor pencils; Sansodor
Papers - Dream Street
Usual Suspect - Paper Trimmer; Silicone glue
Other - Ribbon; Buttons; Cuttlebug; Nestibilities

Last Minute Christmas Card

A quick and easy Christmas card that has been totally inspired by the wonderful cards Emma has made, if you have a minute go take a look. This one uses those left over scraps of your Basic Grey Wassail papers with the smallest bit of distressing and a little bit of fun flock, but you could use your snow writers or glitter or even a bit of fibres or ribbons.

Wish me luck, I'm off to Ikea. I have searched high and low through the streets of London for some basic kitchen equipment and utensils and could I find any? It seems the simple basics have disappeared from the high streets of London and all you can get is your £30 for a single teaspoon, high-end stuff, probably made by the lesser-spotted, highly trained kitchen elf who only makes one teaspoon a year then takes a year off. Ok perhaps I exaggerate. Slightly :)


Just to add: The stockings were hand-cut using a sketched template.

Materials:
Papers - Basic Grey Wassail
Stamp - Papermania
Ink - Ranger's Distress inks; VersaFine Onyx Black
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Silicone glue; Glue dots
Other - Fun flock

Flowery Donkeys

It has been quite dreary outside weather-wise so here is a colourful, cheery card for you today. It uses the DCWV Blossom and Butterflies paper pack and the Alota Stamps Sweet Little Donkey stamps from Sassy Crafts.



Materials:
Stamp - Sweet Little Donkey Alota Stamps
Papers - DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils and sansodor
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper Trimmer
Other - Glitter glue; Epoxy brads

Forever Friends in Spring Time

I don't know why but I am often drawn to yellows and greens together. As I was working through the sample of DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies I have from Sassy Crafts these papers just jumped out of the pack at me. I thought the papers matched the sweet Forever Friends stamp just perfectly and I adore the glitter finish on the papers :)


Materials:
Stamp - Forever Friends
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils and sansodor
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Ribbon; Sewing Machine

Sweety Jar

Today's make is a decorated sweet jar. I've used the DCWV Winterstack papers from Sassy Crafts, I love the purples and blues in this stack. The image on the tag is the Sarah Kay 'Joy of Giving' stamp.

And the sweets? Well they are all mine of course!



Materials:
Paper - DCWV WinterStack
Stamp - Sarah Kay
Colouring - Letraset promarkers
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; 3D-foam; double-sided tape
Other - Stash glitter snowflake; Ribbon; Silver string; eyelet; Crop-a-dile; Recycled jar; Glitter

All Dressed Up

What is this? Another card that has nothing to do with Christmas? Mmm there must be something wrong with me. Emma from Sassy Crafts sent me some Dream Street Papers for me to play around with, I hadn't come across them before but now that I have I really like them. She also has a sale on the papers this week so go check them out. So what do you think of this classy lady? She makes me think of a little girl dressing in her Mummy's shoes.

BTW there is still time to join in the fun over at Friday Sketchers which this week is being sponsored by Sassy Crafts and there is a gorgeous Sarah Kay stamp, papers and ribbons up for grabs - Fab!


Materials:
Papers - Dream Street Papers
Stamp - Stampabilities Happy Hopper
Colouring - Prismacolor pencils and sansodor
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Usual Suspects - Trimmer; double-sided tape; glue dots
Other - Glitter glue; Cuttlebug and embossing folder; Pearlescent hearts

Birthday Wishes

A birthday card for you today, a slight tangent from Christmas cards and thank you cards, but don't worry I still have a lot more to do! This cutey is for a man and uses the Basic Grey Wassail papers from Sassy Crafts. I've coloured him in with Tim Holtz Distress inks and some 3D-Glue on the nose (don't think you can see that in the photo). To finish the card I used wire, ribbon and a crystal brad from my stash but Emma also stocks crystal brads.


Materials:
Stamp - Whipper Snapper
Paper - Basic Grey Wassail
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Colouring - Tim Holtz Distress inks
Usual suspects - Trimmer; Scissors; Glue dots; Double-sided tape; Computer and printer
Other - Brads; Ribbon; 3D-glue; wire; Cuttlebug and tag die

Friday Sketchers Christmas

A simple card for you today, using the fab sketch from Friday Sketchers. I've used the BasicGrey Wassail (Ah BasicGrey) from Sassy Crafts with a bit of stitching and a bit of distressing. The holly berries are needle felted.

It was fun to get my sewing machine out. I always feel really happy in front of my sewing machine for some reason - weird I know!


Materials:
Papers - Basic Grey Wassail from Sassy Crafts; Dovecraft Victorian Christmas
Stamp - Papermania
Inks - VersaMark
Usual Suspects - Trimmer; Scissors; Double Sided tape; Silicon Glue
Other - Needle; Brads; Wool top; Embroidery thread; Sewing machine; Ribbon; Copper embossing powder

Christmas Decorations

So as a break from Christmas cards I have made some tree decorations with me new stash from Sassy Crafts (Thanks Emma), well I just had to get stuck in now didn't I? These ornaments use papers from the yummy Winter Matchstack from DCWV, and if you follow the link you will see that these papers are on sale. Well you can't say better than that now can you?


Materials:
Papers - DCWV Winter Matchstack from Sassy Crafts
Ink - Rangers Distress inks Dusty Concord and Faded jeans
Usual Suspects - Scissors; Glue dots
Other - brads; silver elastic

Sassy Crafts DT Call - Round Two

I got through to the second round of the Sassy Cafts DT call. How cool is that? So the next challenge is to make a project without using any ready-made embellishments of any sort. So, for example, you can not use ribbon unless it is to turn into an embellishment. Mmm - Interesting!

I think I went a little mad and decided to do a little embroidery. So the sentiment is stitched onto card and the edges distressed then covered with crackle accents glue. The flowers where cut from the papers, edges distressed and then the centre is an embroidery knot. Just had to stitch a swirl in chain stitch and a buttonhole - a desire to put a buttonhole on a card had just overtaken me :) The two mini-buttons are also cut from the papers, edges distressed and covered again with crackle accents.



Materials:
Papers - K&Co. Classic K Bailey, McKenna and Life's Journey
Inks - Distress inks Walnut Stain; Tea Dye
Other - Embroidery thread; Needle; Pin; Inssentials Crackle Accents; White hammered card; silicon glue; Scissors; Paper trimmer; Cut-N-Dry Foam

Sassy Crafts DT Call

I thought I might have a go at the DT call going on for Sassy Crafts. The challenge is to make three projects as outlined on the Sassy Crafts blog:

1 - A stamped project:
A new Christmas card for you.


Materials:
Stamp - Sugar Nellie; HOTP
Papers - Basic Grey; note paper
Colouring - Derwent pencils and sansodor
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Adirondack Rust
Other - Glitter glue; Fimo clay; brads; Flower soft


2 - A favourite piece
It is difficult to pick a favourite piece, my thoughts change daily on the matter! But here is one I made a few months ago. I love how the embossing works on the designer paper and highlighted with inks. Then there was the fun I had with the flower, wire, tab and beads as well.


Materials:
Stamp - Sarah Kay; HOTP
Colouring - Letroset Promarkers
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black; VersaColor pink; Distress ink Walnut Stain
Papers - BasicGrey Sultry
Equipment - Cuttlebug and embossing folders; Crop-a-dile
Other - Beads; eyelet; metallic thread; wire


3 - A project that contains 4 squares, 3 small and 1 large
And not that I'm getting Christmas obsessed or anything but here is another Christmas card :)


Materials:
Papers - BasicGrey Mellow; 7Gypsies
Inks - Distress Inks Walnut Stain, fired brick; tea dye; peeled paint
Other - Shapes designed by me; Cardboard; Seam ripper