Alex Syberia Magazine Freebie

As soon as I saw this magazine I knew it was coming home with me and much to my surprise I used it immediately.... I had also just received this spellbinders plaster Simon Hurley embossing folder and it seemed a perfect match to me. 

Eclipse saves the day

I do think the eclipse technique is amazing and even after all the cards I’ve made with it I still love making them. Seeing peoples reaction when they spot it is worth all the work. 

I was searching for a lovely large floral when this magazine arrived, I really love the Uk magazines for the gifts included. Sometimes they help kick start the old mojo.

More Gnomes

After I used the free gnomes from Creative Stamping I bought the full set from Crafters Companion, I really love the way these ones are drawn and they are a decent size too. I had a few snowglobe backgrounds left over so rather than waste them I used them for these cards.

I hope you are all ready for the big day, I have delivered all my cards and presents and am just waiting for the turkey to arrive and I am done.

Yeti in a snowglobe

I got this idea after buying the simply cards and papercraft magazine. I did cut the snowflake part out of the snowglobe but I had a blast using it.

I couldn't work out how to show the bottom of the globe so I drew around the whole thing, later on I realised that a bit of shaded lilac would be better but these cards were already made and posted.

By now I hope they have reached their recipients.

Cheers to Beers

I got the idea for this card from one I saw on instragram but I can’t remember who made it ( if you know please send me a message so I can give credit) 

Of course this is inspired by not a copy because I didn’t have any of the items she used. The beer bottle was from a magazine freebie months ago and the cheers die is an old Mft one.

I did enjoy making this card and it is one I will definitely be having another go at in the future

Dies: bottle  - simply cards and papercraft freebie, blueprints 13 and cheers die both MFT

Card: pear pizazz from stampin up, ocean tides from Papertrey ink cement from MFT and silver mirri from B&M

Sentiment: drinks party from Simon Says Stamp

Snowflake Embossing Set 3

The final set of these snowflake cards and I am torn on my favourite colour, these were a pleasure to make and I ended up making 20 of them. Sometimes a simple design is all you need to spark creativity. 

Sno Cone from MFT

Berrylicious from MFT

Ingredients

Embossing folder: Sizzix

Dies: The Works

Sentiment: Altenew freebie from SImply cards and papercraft

Snowflake Embossing set 2

After I had finished the last set of cards I decided to be organised and start writing them out which was when I decided I needed more of this design, I’ve used three new inks for these and I like them a lot but the mint is still my favourite lol. 

Pixie Dust from Catherine Pooler

Sweet Sixteen from Catherine Pooler

Grape Jelly from MFT

Ingredients

Sentiment: simply cards and papercraft altenew freebie

Embossing folder: sizzix

Snowflakes: The Works

Gems: Studio G

Snowflake Embossing

One of my friends attended the Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy online event and they showed their creations during a zoom call, I was really taken with one of the designs and decided if I could make something similar with supplies I already had and this is the result.

Summer Sky Memento

Mint to Be Catherine Pooler

Speckled Egg Distress Oxide

Ingredients

Embossing folder: sizzix

Dies: Dovecraft

Sentiment: free from simply cards and papercraft designed by Altenew

Card: silver from snippets and glitter from The Works

Gems: from papermania

Altenew Roses

Once again the UK magazines have out done themselves, the March issue of "simply cards and paper craft" contained an altenew build a rose die set, three layers for the rose and two for the leaves. I couldn't wait to create with it and I wasn't disappointed either. It cut like a dream and when assembled was even more effective than I expected.

My only difficulty was deciding on how to assemble the card, in the end I went back to a style I have used before and will probably use again lol.

Ingredients
Image: "altenew layered rose" Free sith Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine
Sentiment: "say it in style" Clearly Besotted "blu raspberry" ink from MFT
Card: "grout gray" MFT, "dark charcoal" from Micheals
Yellow Rose: "summer sunrise", "lemon tart", "harvest gold" all Papertrey Ink
Leaves: "new leaf" Papertrey Ink, "sour apple" MFT
Blue Rose: "blu raspberry", "berrylicious", "sno cone" all MFT
Background stamp: "wood plank" MFT, "grout gray" ink from MFT

Best Wishes

I have been umming and ahhing over the Zig clean colour brush markers and I asked my friend Jane to bring them to bristol payday so I could see if I needed/wanted them.

I had this magazine and free stamp with me so I decided to try this first, I picked my colours and started, my oh my they blend like butter. I didn't use any water with them only the pens themselves and they are so bright and vibrant, I might have convinced two other ladies they needed them as well lol.

Ingredients
Image: "free stamp" Simply cards and Papercraft
Sentiment: "brushed greetings II" clearly besotted
Dies: Blueprints 21 mft stamps
Card: "hibiscus burst" Papertrey Ink
Gems: dewdrops from Michaels