i say for now because I have been busy stamping this week, and we will get the camera out this weekend and take some photos!. On this card I have used two stamp sets from stampin up – Gorgeous grunge and By the sea shore. I used four ink pads ( stampin up daffodil delight, vherry cobbler, night of nave an early espresso. I stamped the crab seperately and fussy cut it out and layered it on top of a piece of hessian. i would like to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas to you all, and I hope you have a lovely, safe festive season surrounded by your nearest and dearest, and maybe manage to squeeze a little relaxing crafting in there too! I will take a couple of days break from my blog, and I will see you all at the end of the week…Til then…
Stampin Up male card number 2
Using the same stamp sets as the previous card ( Stampin Up The Open sea and Gorgeous Grunge) I made this one layer card. The ink pads used are Stampin Up cherry cobbler and night of navy, and I added a charm and some hessian to finish. Til tomorrow…..
A stamped Mens card idea number 1
mens cards are always a challenge as there doesn’t seem to be so many paper collections released for this genre, so when I have to make mens cards I often reach for my stamps, and I am always on the lookout for more to increase my stamp collection.The stamps I have used here are from Stampin Up – The Open Sea and Gorgeous Grunge as well as a sentiment stamp. I used a plain white card as the base, and stamped straight on to it using stampin up inks – Cherry cobbler, night of navy and daffodil delight ( this is where I used one of the gorgeous grunge stamps-little spots under the anchor – it reminded me of grains of sand). In the top right hand corner I glued a charm, some string and hessian , just for a bit of texture, and stamped the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner to finish. I have some new stamps to play with tonight, so may spend an hour or two in the craft room experimenting! Til tomorrow….
kaisercraft Butterfly kisses number 4
Here is the last of my Kaisercraft butterfly Kisses card series. I embossed the cardstock base with cuttlebug swiss dots folder, added a layer of paper from the paper pad and a srip punched with martha stewart lace doily punch. A chipboard piece from the same range and a length of spotted ribbon to finish. Tomorrow I think we will have a look at some mens cards I have been working on. Today I have ahad a lovely day in the craft room, completing an order, making a start on february lessons and playing with my new graphic 45 couture collection papers – I will have to get Nathan busy with the camera this weekend! til tomorrow…..
Kaisercraft Butterfly Kisses number 3
All I have used here is a small amount of patterned paper from the kaisercraft butterfly kisses paper pad, and one of the tags from the same pad.It is the layering on this card that adds interest and this is one of my favourite sketch ideas. I rounded the corners on the right hand side of all the layers, and added ribbon and rhinestones to finish. The card base is stampin up cardstock, and the other plain layer is Kaisercard.looking forward to 3 days off and some time spent in the card room this weekend setting up classes for February! til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft Butterfly Kisses number 2
Quite a late post tonight as it has been a very hot day today, and is only now starting to cool down just a little. The papers I used for this one are Kaisercraft Butterfly Kisses , and I used a piece of stampin up cardstock for the base ( bermuda bay )the butterflies were fussy cut from a 12 x 12 sheet – and I am sure those of you who have done my classes will remember the day we used this sheet on our cards – my name was was mud that day with all the fussy cutting we did!I used Kaisercraft rhinestone strips on the butterflies, and a chipboard piece down in the corner. Til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft Butterfly Kisses number 1
Here are some bold and bright cards made from a Kaisercraft collection that was released a few months ago – Butterfly Kisses.I used the 6″ pad here, and the pretty bird is a chipboard pice from the same range. I ran two lengths of ribbon across the card, above and below one of the border strips from the paper pad and added a lovely big bow to finish! Til tomorrow…
Kaisercraft True Romance number 12
This is the final Kaisercraft True Romance( I think) and tomorrow we will move on to something else… Here I have used a piece of paper from the 6″ paper pad on my base, and fussy cut a couple of pieces from some of the 12 x 12 papers. I used some of the matching collectables, and a ribbon bow and sentiment stamp to finish. A very busy class this morning, and back to work to face the christmas rush shoppers tomorrow.. til tomorrow…
Kaisercraft True Romance number 11
the last paper collection i used for my order was this one from Kaisercraft – True Romance . One of my favourite collection from this year, love the delicate colours. Here I have used the 12 x 12 papres and matching collectables, a few Kaisercraft rhinestones and kindyglitz, and a stampin up sentiment stamp to finish. Spent today wrapping xmas presents and playing with the new graphic 45 paper.. its beginning to feel a lot like christmas… Til tomorrow…
Kaisercraft Tea Break number 3
Yayy!! My weekend has officially begun!had a terrific morning with my lovely ladies, and my christmas came easrly when I discovered the new graphic 45 collections in the shop, I can’t wait until after tea when I can sit down with my scissors and start fussy cutting. meanwhile… todays card is kaisercraft Tea break 6″ pad and the matching collectables, with a ribbojn bow and some liquid pearls. That’s all I have managed to make so far wuith this series of paper, tomorrow we revisit an old favourite for the rest of my order. Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 