Monday 29 March 2010

Green and Blue Tilda

Decided I'd done way too many pink cards recently, not all from choice but it seemed to be the requested colour for about 5 of the cards i've done recently so have decided that i'm going to try to avoid it for at least the next half dozen projects.

This is the first one still playing with my new prisma pencils, my plan is to stick to colouring Tildas with them for a few cards then when i'm happy with them to change to another type of image for a few cards.

Products used:

  • Papers - DCWV Nana's Nursery (Boy) & DCWV Cardstock
  • Stamped Images - Tilda wearing trainers, Papermania greeting stamp
  • Embellishments - Prima & paper flower, silver bead, brad and green pearls
  • Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Distress inks (Bundled sage & Pine needles), Border Punch, Paperstumps (for blending), glue pen, glitter pen & stippling brush.

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador, edged the main image and greeting with distress inks and finished it with a touch of glitter on the wings and a prima flower, bead and brad.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Carolyne

Saturday 27 March 2010

Baking Tilda

I've finally finished making all the cards that have been ordered and the wedding invitaitons i'd promised to do, so this weekend i've had a chance to play with the new set of prisma color pencils and some gorgeous My Minds Eye paper that have been sitting in my craft room untouched for the past 2 weeks.

I think i need to practice a bit more with the pencils to get an idea on how much colour to put down before blending but over all as a first attempt i was very happy with it.

Products used:

  • Papers - My Minds Eye & DCWV Cardstock
  • Stamped Images - Baking Tilda from a previous stamp club, Woodware Cupcake
  • Greeting - Printed from computer
  • Embellishments - Paper Roses, Punched out leaves
  • Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Distress inks (Pumice stone & Antique linen), Leaf Punch, Paperstumps (for blending)

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador, edged the main image and greeting with distress inks and finished it with punched out leaves and paper roses.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Carolyne

Thursday 25 March 2010

Knitting Bunny

I was asked to make a card with knitting at the theme for a 70 year old lady (bingo was my other option but i didn't have anything related to that) so decided this Happy Hopper would be just about right.



Products used:

  • Papers - Paper Boutique and Coredinations
  • Stamped Image - Happy Hopper
  • Embellishments - Card Candy
  • Tools used - Nestabilites, Rototrim, Curvy Cutter, Marvy Le Plume Pens, Inkssentials white pen, cuttlebug embossing folder.


I watercoloured the image using Marvy le Plume pens and highlighted using a white pen and finished it with card candy.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Carolyne.

Monday 15 March 2010

Baby Girl Christening Card

I was asked to make a card for traditional Catholic Christening so thought this image was just right.

Products used:

  • Papers - K&Co Babby Girls Stack.
  • Stamped Image - PSX baby on moon.
  • Embellishments - Cross charm, glitter and statin ribbon

Tools used - Cuttelbug, embossing folder, nestabilities, stipple brush, ink and watercolour pencils.



I coloured the image using watercolour pencils and a water brush and highlighted it using clear glitter and used the stipple brush and ink whilst the nestability was stil in place to give the image a soft frame. The greeting was printed on a laser printed and foiled using a laminator and the card was finished using the ribbon and charm.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Carolyne

Happy Hopper Baby Card

This card was made using 2 of the Happy Hopper baby stamps, as they are quite small i have include some text to make the main image larger.




Products used:

  • Papers - K&Co baby girl stack.
  • Stamped Image - Happy Hoppers by Stampabilities.
  • Embellishments - Pearls, organza ribbon, cuttlebug letters, pin embellishment, glitter and gems.
  • Tools used - Cuttlebug,Marvy Le Plume pens and embossing folder.


I watercoloured the image using Marvy Le Plumes and highlighted it with glitter and finished the cards with gemms pearls and ribbons.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Carolyne

Sunday 7 March 2010

Very Pink! Rose Mothers Day Card

Hopefully this is the last of the cards I have to make for Mothers Day this year. (Although after she saw this one i now have to give my mum a hand to make one similar to this for her to give to my Nan.)

This is for a friend at work, she chose the image from my stamp catalogue and told me she would like it to be pink (not really my colour) and sparkly. Again this was ordered after someone saw the card i'd made for my mum so I didn't want to stray too far from the original design and it is a variation on a theme from the other mothers day card i've done.



Products used:

  • Papers - Unkown pink distress paper fro stash, deep raspberry DCWV card and pearl card.
  • Stamped Image - Rose - Creative expressions, Flourish - Fancy Pants.
  • Letters - Cut using cuttlebug dies.
  • Background mat embossed using cuttlebug embossing folder.
  • Paper Lace - Cut using Martha Stewart doily border punch.
  • Embellishments - Pink gems, ribbons, flowers and stamens from stash, leaf punched from card
  • Greeting - Printed from computer and glossed with sakura pen.
  • Tools used - Cuttlebug machine and dies, Oval Nestabilites, Leone M leaf punch, Prima ink (Pink), Rototrim trimmer, water brush, Shaving brush for shading, Marvy Le Plume Pens and Martha Stewart Doily Punch.


I stamped the image a number of times and water coloured it using Marvy Le Plume pen and cut out the leaves and 2 layers of the rose which were cut, shaped and layered onto the base image and added some irridescent glitter to highlight the rose petals, i added gems to the corners of the image for a bit of added sparkle.

I printed the greeting from the computer and traced the letters with a sakura glaze pen and embossed the background mat using a cuttlebug embossing folder.

The main background paper was stamped with a large flourish and versamark ink and rasperry sparkle perfect pearls was brushed on to it. The edges of the image, greeting, mats and papers were all edged with a the pink ink and the edge of the image, greeting and the mat for the "MUM" letters were stamped with a small flourish stamp they were then all edged with a deep rasperry card and then pearl card and were then cut with a scallop blade on a rototrim trimmer.


I cut two strips of co-ordinating pearls and raspberry card and used the Martha Stewart Doily punch to create a paper lace effect and added cream and pink ribbon and pink gems.

I covered a piece of mount board with some of the pink stamped and perfect pearls paper and cut the "mum" letters out and stuck them onto their mat.

It was then assembled using ribbons, pearls, stamen and flowers from my stash and punched out leaves to embellish it.

I am entering this for these challenges:

Carolyne

Thursday 4 March 2010

Gold and Cream Mothers Day Card

Someone i work with saw the card i made for my mum for Mother's day and asked me if i could make something similar for her to give to her mother.

She left the image up to me and the only clue i was given with which way to go was "her living room is soft yellow/cream and gold" so i started from there.

Products used:
  • Papers - Papermania, matt gold foiled card and pearl card.
  • Stamped Image - Lilli of the Vally.
  • Letters - Cut using cuttlebug dies.
  • Background mat embossed using cuttlebug paisley embossing folder.
  • Paper Lace - Cut using Martha Stewart doily border punch.
  • Embellishments - Pearls, ribbon, flowers and pearl pins from stash, leaf punched from card
  • Greeting - Printed from computer and glossed with sakura pen.
  • Tools used - Cuttlebug machine and dies, Oval Nestabilites, Leone M leaf punch, Distress inks (Antique Linen), Rototrim trimmer, Marvy Le Plume Pens and Martha Stewart Doily Punch.

I stamped the image and water coloured it using Marvy Le Plume pens, printed the greeting from the computer and traced the letters with a sakura glaze pen. The gold background layer was embossed using the paisley embossing folder. The edges of the image, greeting, mat for letters and papers were all edged with a the distress ink and the edge of the image and the mat for the "MUM" letters were stamped with a small flourish stamp they were then all edged with cream then gold mirror card ut with a scallop blade on the rototrim trimmer.

I cut two strips of co-ordinating gold and cream card and used the Martha Stewart Doily punch to create a paper lace effect and added cream and green ribbon and pearls.

I cut the MUM letters twice, once from mount board and once from gold card embossed with the paisley embossing folder and layered them together.


It was then assembled using ribbons, pearls, stamen and flowers from my stash and punched out leaves to embellish it.
I am entering this for these challenges:

Carolyne