Paper Pieced Floral

This is a large Lisa Horton floral and it just screamed paper piecing to me, I have used it before and i think I paper pieced it then as well. I had recently found an old MME paper poad with no full sheets so I wondered what I could use it for and then I saw this stamp and an idea was born. I did add shading to one of the cards with copics but decided against it on the other one. I had forgotten how much I like this technique, I very rarely get to just play with paper anymore so this was a great start to rediscovering old techniques.

Blender brushes the final one…..for now

You might recognise this design from much earlier in the year and that is because I was showing my friend the cards during a video chat and she asked for her birthday card to be a teal version lol.

Pink Wreath

A pink version of the previous wreath not much else to say except where is the month disappearing. How is it the 14th already and how am I yet again not ready for the big day lol.

Daffodil Delight Version 2

I made this card and indeed wrote this blogpost way back in March when I made the other daffodil delight card, i used a different background die as the other one was a bit of a nightmare and I had also just found this one amongst my stuff lol. I also prefer the sentiment on this one, card making is definitely an evolving breathing thing to me.

Altenew Wreath

I bought a magazine because this stamp and die set from Altenew was the free gift. This wasn't the card I set out to make but I was running out of time so I went with a quick and easy option. 

Blender Brushes the return of the rainbow

Another blending brushes card and one made in the sections of the rainbow theme, as I’m writing this post I can feel the urge to make more returning but the million dollar question is monochrome or rainbow lol

Daffodil Dreams part 2

I wish I had a reason for my absense but I don't, my mojo went on vacation without me and I have been decorating my bedroom which seemed to take a really, really long time so I apologise and hopefully I can get back on track with my posting.

This is the other version I mentioned a while ago, this time I used the ink colours from the packaging and I really like that it reads as white not yellow.

Altenew is phenomenal in supplying packaging with ideas, colour combos and actual panels you can make quick cards with, plus I really like flowers and layered stencils lol.

That stencil the sequel

Not another one I hear you say, but it is the last for a while. I might break out the MFT shark etc and make more though lol.

That stencil again

Another outing for this water stencil from altenew, do you ever start a project and then can’t stop and you are looking for images to make more, this stencil did that to me, I might have made quite a few and only stopped because I didn’t know who they were for lol

I like you axolotl

A different style for me but I will say I like the effect, I used a new to me stencil from altenew and it looks like water. It’s another of the creative fabrica images and I am so happy with how it turned out.

Gaming Boy Version 2

I made this at the same time as the previous card and I just spotted that the sentiment didn't stanmp properly.... oh well too late now its already posted lol.

Gaming Boy

You might recognise this design from last year and you would be correct lol. I am still in my well it worked why not make it again phase. The moving rooms which has taken over six months sapped my creativity and a lot of the cards I have made have been variations on a theme, I am hoping that my mojo returns with a bang soon and I can create some new designs

Daffodil Dreams

I really like this altenew set and I am not sure if its the stencil layering, the image or that I am Welsh and its the national flower or a combo of these things lol.

I am still making two cards, mostly so there will be another variation of this one but not until after their birthday.

Unicorn Wishes

Another of the creative fabrica images but a totally different style of card, I made these in my new craftroom and I enjoyed it so much I couldnt wait to get back in there and make more.

Not sure how I have a room 4 times the size of my original room but I still can not fit everything in lol. I do have all my craft supplies in one place now though, they are no longer scattered throughout the house.

Beer Glass version 2

A different glass shape and a different sentiment and a new card is born, I did make quite a few of these and now have a stash of ready made guy cards. 

 

Beer Glass

This stamp was thankfully able to fit on my normal US A2 card size and I went with a style I’ve used before, I love the look of the spatter and spills. I love supporting UK companies but I do struggle with how large the stamps are sometimes and this set was no exception. Will that stop me buying, of course not but maybe I need to start using up some of my mountain of larger card bases…

 

Metallic Pencils are Fabulous

In a previous post I mentioned I had made more with the B&M pencils and here it is in all its glory, I am not sure why I hadn’t used this MFT set before but I am hoping it’s not long before I use it again.

I also think I need more sentiment stamp sets that cut the words out like a bubble, I am loving being able to stack them to make them more prominent

Monochrome Blender Brushes

If you have seen my previous posts with this design you will have noticed the evolution of the design. This time I went for shades of the same colour and I had to make a purple version for my friend Kathy, There may be more to come as I am obsessed lol.

Funky Fossil

Not my normal style or my normal photography style either but try as I might I couldn’t capture the shine from the colouring unless I laid the card down. 

A while ago I purchased a papercraft society box from craftstash and this was the first time I used it, I really should try and use stuff more lol. I also purchased a set of metallic pencils from B&M for £3 for 12 so I wasn’t expecting miracles but they are stunning, so vibrant and blend like a dream. I might have made more with them already lol. 

 

Beer Bottles

So my new 7x5 dies arrived and wow they are amazing, I was surprised by how many I got especially as I only paid £5 for them from craftstash…I will definitely miss that store.

Apart from the new dies and using black instead of brown card panels these cards are the same as the previous one I made. I’m not sure if I like the brown bottles or the green more.