Connie Stewart has a wonderful series on her blog using flash cards. These are a great way to quickly make a card by having a supply of small pieces precut in coloured and neutral card stocks. Connie recently made a wedding card which I have CASED making a few minor changes. I used Marina Mist … Continue reading Lacy Brocade Wedding
Category: Perfectly Penned
Twisted Card in Lucky Limeade
Today, I have a card using a new [to me] technique from a Splitcoaststampers Technique Challenge. This technique is known as 'twisted card'. It is quite a simple way to make a double pocket card which can be used for birthdays, Christmas, thanks, etc. Take half a piece of A4 card stock, cut vertically [10.5cm … Continue reading Twisted Card in Lucky Limeade
Stippled Blossoms Midnight Blue
I am so loving this new Stippled Blossoms set. Today, I have used Bashful Blue and Midnight Muse for the roses and Lucky Limeade for the leaves. The card base is Midnight Muse, and the layers of Whisper White and Midnight Muse have been cut and embossed with the Adorning Accents Bracket Edgelit and TIEF. … Continue reading Stippled Blossoms Midnight Blue
Exploding Box
At last night's class with Crafters Anonymous, Dee showed us how to make a cute little exploding box. I made mine using Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla card stock. The bird and branch image from Serene Silhouettes was stamped in Stazon Jet Black on all sides, inside and out. The lid of the box was … Continue reading Exploding Box
Perfectly Penned Woodgrain Starfruit
Crafters Anonymous is having a Colour Challenge this month. The colours are Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White. I have combined this with the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. The base card stock of Summer Starfruit was stamped in Basic Gray with the Woodgrain background. The sentiment from Perfectly Penned was stamped in … Continue reading Perfectly Penned Woodgrain Starfruit
Autumn Days Wasabi Framelit
Wild Wasabi, Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise and Soft Suede - too bright for a masculine card? I don't think so, at least not how I have used them here. The base of Wild Wasabi and the layer of Whisper White were cut with a Labels Framelit. These colours created the images from Autumn Days … Continue reading Autumn Days Wasabi Framelit
Lavender Thoughts 