sending smiles

Hello. I'm back as promised with another Penny Black card to share. This time the stamp is from a Transparent Set called 'eat cake'. Again, I coloured with my ZIG pens - loving those pens!

The little envelopes and sentiments are from a Reverse Confetti stamp set called 'mouse mail'. I think they match the Penny Black stamp perfectly!

happy birthday

Hello. I am, hopefully, back to my cardmaking and blogging a bit more often than of late. I had a little false start early on in January but I feel fairly confident that old Mr Mojo is back! So what better way to test his powers than have a go at a bit of watercolouring.

The stamp is 'scented garden' a woodmounted Penny Black stamp. I coloured using Zig Clean Colour Real Brush pens. The paper is from a 6x6 pad 'spring fling' by Pebbles.

I am entering three challenges....
Creative Inspirations - cute critters
Penny Black and More - anything goes
Penny Black Saturday - anything goes

I'll be back tomorrow to share another Penny Black card, see you then!

Quick and Easy

Hello. Using pre-coloured Lili of the Valley image panels making a card doesn't come much easier than this! A simple background of patterned paper (maybe add a doily), paper flowers, a button or two and a pre-printed sentiment. Job done!

Ahoy there - goal!

Hello. 

I have two quick and easy cards for kids to share. 

Both using decoupage sheets and papers from the Whiz Kids collection by Trimcraft. Not something I'd usually use but I thought they were really cute and colourful.

Magazine Articles - creative stamping issue 38

Hello, and happy new year! Creative Stamping has just hit the shelves. It is jam packed full of inspiration for your cardmaking. The free stamp set is all weather related and includes rainbows, brollies and clouds! My article is all about cards and gift tags for kids.
 

magazine articles

Hello. Just popping on to let you know I have two articles on the shelves at the moment. The first is in Papercraft Essentials 139 using some gorgeous products from Craftwork Cards. The free gift with the magazine is 'The Festive Elegance' set - an embossing folder, a stencil and a super Christmas stamp set.  

The second article is in Designer Cardmaking - Joanna Sheen special. I used the stamps and die that are free with the magazine.

Both mags are great crafty reads and packed with inspiration. Go on, treat yourself!

be merry

Hello. I treated myself to some new Christmas stamps. Love these houses and couldn't wait to have a play. I gave them the watercolour treatment, trimmed around and job done. The background is a simple watercolour wash. Wait a minute, the background behind the background is patterned paper!

Still to crack open the Santa/Reindeer set.

happy halloween

Hello. Am I behind? Or just really early for next year? This is the card I sent to my swap partner for Halloween. The stamp is from a Penny Black set called 'spooky'. I think it's the only Halloween set I have so you will probably have seen a card similar to this on my blog last year!!

Gorjuss set

Hello. Today I have a quick and easy set of four birthday cards. All using Gorjuss girls, the same dies and the same paper pad. I simply wanted to sit and watercolour without having to rack my brain over layouts and what not. So the answer - keep them all the same!

I think the green one is my favourite. Love that sagey shade of green!

merry christmas

Hello. Another one for the Christmas box. The background is a paper from the My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad 'Sugar Plum'. The gorgeous ted is 'aiming to please' by Penny Black. I used watercolour pencils to colour. The tree is die cut - a Memory Box one (I think).

with a bang!

Hello. Here I am. And I have a fun card to share. The stamp and sentiment is from 'Your Next Stamp' and the papers are 'fun and frolic' by My Favourite Things.

I coloured using Copic marker pens and then sat for at least 20 minutes deciding googly eyes or not! And as you can see it was not! And the reason? The googly eyes were slightly smaller than his 'real' eyes and left an unsightly (sorry) border. Anyone else this fussy?

magazine article

Hello. The new issue of Papercraft Essentials is now on the shelves. My article is all about using decoupage to make quick, easy and adorable Christmas cards.

It's a fabby issue packed full of gorgeous inspiration and a grea free gift.