Sow Summer - Copic Markers

We had a bit of Sunshine and so the summer colours got an airing.

I used a pale blue base card then using a piece of lemon card embossed it using the Swiss Dot cuttlebug folder and and wrapped a sheer blue ribbon around this and tied a bow on the back of the lemon card (I decided to use it with the reversed debossed side).

I stamped the wheat stamp onto white card stock and coloured it with copic markers then used the nestabilities to cut it into an oval (2 little pieces of low tack tape hold the nestabilities in place whilst cutting out) I cut out a blue oval with the scalloped die. The sentiment stamp was from a Papertrey Ink stamp set cut out with the SU word slot punch.

Fleur De Li's - Passion

After sitting at my craft desk for many hours with a crafting block and panicking that I'd lost my MoJo this is what I came up with. It was the punch that inspired me, I just punched out the shape from a piece of black card and slowly I started to build up the image of what I wanted.

Panic over...

I punched four more Fleur De Li's from black card stock and arranged them onto a square of red card stock I used a black button and tied red and black ribbon and knotted it at the front of the button.

I added black diamond stickles glitter glue to accent the shapes then matted and layered onto a piece of black card to form a frame.

Attention to detail; the punched red shapes that popped out of the card have been sponged with black ink and added above the punched Fleur De Li's holes to mirror the image, the black pearls were added to the red sponged shapes.

If you are wondering where the black pearls came from well I have to admit to cheating, I only had normal pearl colours but used a permanent black marker to colour them.

Dandelion & Flourish Card

I started with a Black base card 14 x 14cm and using a Stamp around wheel and So Swirly Jumbo wheel by stamping up I rolled it down one side of the card with versamark and heat set with black embossing powder.

The rectangle shapes were cut using the nestablities dies and stamped the Dandelion in black ink onto the smallest of the rectangle shapes.

Finished with a sheer white ribbon tied into a bow.

Acetate card

I've yet to figure out how to take a good picture of an acetate card, it always seems to catch the light.

The little birds were stamped directly onto the acetate card using white Stazon, I using matting a layering with the Nestabilities Label dies and pretty papers I stamped the sentiment onto the top layer then the bird onto a scrap piece of white card and cut it out before adding it to the card, a pretty ribbon and a blossom to finish.

I think the hardest part of making a clear acetate card is hiding where you attach the pieces to it, I get round this by adding the same to the back of the acetate to mirror the front and this seems to work well for me.

My Star

I thought I would share a family moment with you all, Picture the scene.
Natalie set up her Mixer equipment up in the loft and started singing, I'm sure the rest of the street will have enjoyed it as much as I did, this was the result, I love sitting with her while she sings.

Please be patient, the video takes time to open, there is no picture just the song itself.

either on You Tube here

or play below

Melting Pot Beads - Suze Weinbrrg

I bought this little beauty at Graphicus after seeing it demo'd on Friday

I have to say it is a learning curve as I have burnt fingers and at one point even managed to burn and discolour the UTEE.

However I persevered and ended up with some pretty unusual bead charms see images below.

I will now invest in more colours of UTEE to satisfy my craze.

A few of the beads I made with the Melting Pot

ScorPal Handbag

I needed a little something to pop a gift voucher into to a handbag it was.

I love playing around with the ScorPal and this was the result of playing with score line.

Flowersoft - Life

A card using Flowersoft and the Papertrey Ink Life stamp set.

I used the Cuttlebug Swiss dit folder to emboss the base card then used Martha Stewart punches to add a fancy edge to some green papers, The life wording and the flowers were stamped onto card cut out with a Nestabilities Label die and the edge of the lable sponged in the same green ink, I then added some Flowersoft to the sprigs and added a tiny bow to the corner of the card.

This shot give you a close up of the flowers, just a dab of glue and a sprinkle of flowersoft.