Boys birthday wishes

Post 121

A fairly simple boys card today. This was inspired by a card done by Kristina Werner. 

I've used the Paper Smooches stamps from 'Teen Routine'.

A simple grey and white back drop, using one of the accessory stamps for the detail along the bottom edge in grey ink. The game controllers were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. The wires drawn free hand. And the greeting embossed in white. And there's always time to doodle some faux stitching around the edge of the layers.

A drop of glossy accents on each button just adds to the card.

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

Clair xxx 

Thinking of you...

Post 119

A 'Thinking of you' card.  Always a difficult one to do are sympathy cards.

This one, I feel, is enough for the occasion.

I used the Stampin Up stamp set 'Hopeful thoughts', for both the tree and the sentiment image.

I found some grey card for the mat,and  at the base of the tree is some scrap decorative paper, which I cut with the Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside borders' dies, which cut in that fabulous stitched detail.

A scattering of silver sequins and gems finished the card.

I thought I'd also share the same card made for a birthday, using a beautiful purple base colour.

Hope you like todays cards.

Nice comments are always welcome!

Happy crafting.

Clair xxxx

Back to it.....

Post 118

 Good grief is it really 4 months since my last post....., well the evidence is all here!!!! WoW!

My hours at works increased and my mojo took a real nose dive just before Christmas, ...I managed to rally a little , thanks to the Alpine Carolers from Mama Elephant which I'll share at some point in the future (probably when the crafty inspirations have abandoned me again Ha!)

Today I thought I'd share a card I made using the Bokeh technique, Lovin' this technique at the moment, it's seems everywhere you look there's a bokeh back drop....check out you tube for techniques and Pinterest for the fabulous inspiration. This is where I first saw the technique.

For my background I used my watercolours....new best friends the Gansai Kuretake watercolours...blooming marvellous!!!! I used Tim Holtz watercolour card, as I was using lots of water , and this card really holds it's own. Once the colours were dry I die cut a piece of acetate with various circle dies and punches (5 circles in all), and used Hero arts Unicorn white pigment ink, to sponge on to the card to create the effect, after heat drying several layers of the pigment ink....making sure to over lap the circle for a better effect, I stamped and embossed my sentiment, and finished it off with some random sequins.

I'm kind of addicted to this technique at the moment and if I maintain my blog!!!!!, this will be seen quite alot!

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

It's good to be back in blogland.

Clair xxxx

Anniversary wishes!

Post 117. Good Day to all my blogland friends.

Today I've got an Anniversary card for you.

The main cup images are from the Paper Smooches stamp set 'Cyber Cafe', the green cup is a mash up of 2 images , to make the handle be on the right side.

The papers I used are from Pink Petticoat called 'Pink Grapefruit'. I stamped and paper pieced the cups, then cut the top panel with Lawn Fawns 'Speech bubble border die'.

I used the Lawn fawn stamps  'Claires ABC's', for the anniversary word and the 'Happy' is from the 'Winter Gifts' stamp set.

I used my sakura star dust pen on the hearts and steam.

One of the  smilie faces is from 'Plus one' stamp set, and I drew the lady face with a fine liner pen.

Inside is the off cut from the decorative paper on the front of the card. And the sentiment is from Paper Smooches 'Blossoming buds' stamps. All finished off with some faux stitching inside and out.

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

Clair xxx

It's always nice to here what you think of my cards....many thanks xx

How could I forget.. Happy World Card Making Day... ENJOY!

'The Other Bride'

Post 116

Todays card is a commissioned card, the brief was the 'colour aubergine'.....the rest was up to me!!!

So when it comes to wedding cards I tend to start looking for images in my digi stash, there were a few options but I don't need much of an excuse to go looking on my favourite digi stamp site Mosdigitalpencil. Of course she came up with the goods and I found this beautiful bridal image called 'The Other Bride' , coloured with my alcohol markers, with dots of star dust stickles added.

The card base is 8x8 , made from centura pearl card stock. I found various shades of purple in my co ordinations card, and some co ordinating paper flowers, all from Wild Orchid Crafts. Along with some ribbon to add extra texture to the card.

A box was made from centura pearl card, with a greeting and flowers added to the front.

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

Clair xxx

All comments welcome.

Pocket of Blossoms

Post 115

Todays card, I'm back to the wonderful 'Blossoming Buds' from Paper Smooches, teamed up with another fabulous set from Paper Smooches called 'Denim and Daisies'.

I'm still in the A6 card size rut, this one is a tent fold with it's bottom corners rounded with the corner chomper. 

I stamped the flowers on some water colour paper and gently coloured it with my water colour pencils, using my water brush to smooth it out. I stamped 2 of the smaller arrangements and cut one out in full, and selected various leaves and flowers from the other. Arranging them together spilling out of the pocket. The pocket I had stamped on some decorative script paper and die cut it out, with the co ordinating dies.

I knew I wanted the pocket on some kraft card, but it looked too plain. So, using the individual flowers from the set I stamped them randomly all over the kraft using versamark ink for the watermark effect (looks especially good on kraft I think!)

The sentiment is from the Clearly Besotted set 'Say it in Style', embossed in white.

To finish off the card I wrapped some blue bakers twine around the kraft card, and embellished the card with sequins, gems and some faux stitching.

Inside , another greeting from Clearly Besotted's 'Make a Wish' set. And some more of the blossoming buds in opposite corners.

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

Please leave a comment, it'd be good to hear your opinion.

Clair xxx

Get well soon!!

Post 114

Todays card is by no means my original design Lydia Brooke Evans on Pinterest is one of the first shaker cards using these stamps and dies I saw. Thanks Lydia for the idea.

The stamps are from Lawn Fawn, 'Get well soon'. And the dies, my new favourite, are also from Lawn Fawn, the 'Stitched Party Banners'. 

The card base is smaller than the usual A6, I slimmed it down to exactly fit the large banner.

I stamped and coloured the images using alcohol markers and cut the out with the coordinating dies. 

I used a , now unavailable, paper pad from Stampin up for my papers. I cut out both the Banners, cutting the aperture out with the circle die included in the set. I cut a piece of acetate slightly larger than the acetate and adhered it to the reverse of the banner. I covered the back of the small banner with foam pads, paying particular attention to the edge of the aperture....to ensure none of the contents escape. 

Within the shaker are 3 pill bottles and several coordinating sequins.

The front of the card was finished with some ribbon and a sentiment from the  Clearly Besotted stamp set 'Say it with style', And some obligatory faux stitching!!

Inside, another sentiment from the 'Say it with Style', followed by some cute hearts from the 'Get well Soon' stamps, also a couple of plasters I'd stamped and coloured (plus one more on the reverse of the card)

Hope you like todays card.

Happy crafting.

Clair xxx

All comments welcomes...be nice!!!