We are back to kaisercraft Lake House collection, which was their paper release last month, and I have enjoyed coming up with lots of different cards using this paper. For this one I covered the front of some Stampin Up Blushing Bride cardstock, after punching the right hand edge with my martha stewart lace doily edger, and decorated it with a couple of pieces from the matching collectables.Just added a greeting stamp and ribbon bow to finish.Things are coming along nicely in the craft room regarding the boys cards, so now I am thinking of having a rummage and bringing out some older papers to see if I can finish off a collection or two to make room in my shelving system for more new papers which are going to hit the shop shelves soon due to all the gorgeous new releases coming out in America.Til tomorrow….
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Stampin Up Baby Prints
I have had this stamp set ( stampin Up baby prints) for a while, but really haven’t had time to properly play with it – this is my first card with it – I have used stampin Up bashful blue ink, and I also tried out another new toy – my sizzix tim holtz alterations embossing diffuser set #1. This is a great ideas, that lets you use your embossing folder ( in this case Cuttlebug swiss dots) and still keep part of the card un – embossed, which is where I stamped the feet. I just added a ribbon and dummy to finish.This week I have been working on some xmas card designs for my village ladies big xmas cards for the troops marathon which happens next Friday… til tomorrow…..
Vintage london market
Todays card is still using Pink Paislee london market, but I have given it a bit of a vintage twist, easily done with the muted colour tones and a bit of lace. The flourish is my Cheery Lyn Tropical Flourish die, run through my cuttlebug and I just added a pastel ribbon and flower in the top corner to decorate. there are a few layers to this card which all adds to the vintage feel, as does swiping all the edges with my Victorian rose ink pad. I have been busy today creating wedding cards, but tonight I might make a start on designing some new xmas cards… til tomorrow…
Lacey Dress card…
I still have a couple of male themed cards to show in my last series, but I have abandoned them for the time being, as i felt in the mood for something really girly! I thoroughly enjoyed making this card, as it fulfills all my crafting enjoyment requirements – a bit of fussy cutting ( the bodice was cut from an image from Stampin Up attic Boutique paper collection) and lots of lace and bling! The background paper is also from Attic Boutique ( stampin Up) and the cardstock is Stampin Up baja breeze. I tied a narrow ribbon and flower around the waist, and the skirt was made from a very wide piece of lace that I picked up from Spotlight.I added Kindyglitz to the bodice.
Tigerlily and scraps number 2
For number 2 in my Kaisercraft tigerlily series, I used some of the butterflies I had fussy cut from one of my 2 sheets, and the other sheet for the background paper. I punched a brder with Martha stewart lace doily die, and added ribbon and lace.The cardstock is Stampin Up pink Pirouette.Today has been a funny day in the craft room. I hit a creative roadblock – possibly because I have spent so much time over the last week coming up with original lesson ideas – so when that happens i set myself challenges, and todays was to make a clean and simple card ( they are called cas cards) which is basicly one layer cards – a big challenge for me not to reach for the lace, ribbon, bling etc. Anyway I did it and as soon as nathan photographs it I will post it to see what you all think! Another thing I did today was to experiment with die cutting material – I had heard you could do it, but didn’t believe it, so tested it myself. And it’s true! Now this opens up endless possibilities for me as before I became a cardmaker, before I was a cross stitcher, and before I was a tapestry person ( don’t know what they are called), I was a seamstress – it’s true – I have the sewing machine and cupboard full of material to prove it. Now all that remains is to find some time to go through said cupboard and sort out what is going to be used on cards! Til tomorrow…
Tigerlily and scraps…
This card was made a little differently to the way I normally create – I usually have my collection as the base, then gather cardstock, ribbons, flowers etc that I think will go well with it and start from there. with this one I had only bought 2 sheets of the collection – ( Kaisercraft Tigerlily) unusual for me but it offended my eye with the strong orange mixed with pink ( just a personal thing – I don’t normally like orange and pink together) so I didn’t have too much paper to play with but… there were lots of odds and ends on my table from other projects, and so that is what I used on this card and the next couple that I will show you over the next couple of days.The white embossed oval which I inked around the edges was given to me by one of my ladies when she was showing me her new cuttlebug die purchase, so I can’t tell you the name of it, and then I just added a few flowers and a dainty pink bow to finish.The gorgeous butterfly was fussy cut from a sheet full of butterflies from Kaisercraft Tigerlily. I have been very good and stuck to making my Fathers day cards, still a few to go, but I am seriously missing my ribbon, flowers and bling so tonight I am going to treat myself and make the blingiest card I can think of!Til tomorrow….
The Lake house 3
Still using the 6″ pad from Kaisercraft The Lake House,I fussy cut around the flower sheet, and also cut a couple of extra flowers to pop on top with mounting squares. I added some ribbon, a stick pin, and flower, and used some liquid pearls and kindyglitz to decorate, and also slipped in a die cut from the matching collectables pack.The cardstock is Stampin Up Early Espresso.I am busy this week coming up with some lesson ideas,but also very busy at work, so a bit tired when I get home, already looking forward to the weekend when I intend to craft a lot! Til tomorrow….
Lakehouse number 1
Today we start a new series, using the new kaisercraft papers – Lakehouse. I haven’t really had enough time to play with this paper, but I have done a few cards which I will show over the next few days. This was the first one I made, using the 12 x 12 papers, and also added a flower die cut rom my Stampin Up Blossom Party die, and added some ribbon. The cardstock is stampin up Blushing Bride.Another cold day here in adelaide, so it will probably be another craft free night in front of the heater! Til tomorrow….
Some stamping fun..
Now and again when I have a bit of time I like to get out all my stamps and inks and just see what happens and this is the result from the other day. I used stampin Up cardstock – early espresso, blushing bride and very vanilla, and some lace and ribbon, then went to town with the stamps from my Established Elegance set ( Stampin Up)I think I used all the stamps in this set – oh except for the typewriter stamp.. that was used on another card which I will show tomorrow. The papers are from Stampin Up Attic boutique.Very wet and cold day here in Adelaide. Its a heater night tonight! Til tomorrow….
Now for something completely different….
This morning I taught my class over at Paper flourish, and I want to thank my ladies for their patience today – I am suffering from a sore throat and fuzzy head, but we muddled through and got there in the end – Thank you all very much.Today I have put up 2 photos, the bottom photo is a close up of one of the cards. The story behind the cards – I picked up a bag of little dolls from my local cheap shop thinking they would look great on cards, brought them home and had these cards done in no time! the paper I used on all the cards is from the same 6 inch paper pad – Prima Yuki for Ruby Violet. It had all the colours I needed in the one pad – always exciting when that happens, and the only other thing I added was assorted ribbon. The sentiments were stamped with Stampin Up labels stamp and the punched out with stampin Up Decorative labels punch.No crafting for me tonight – just a quiet night in front of the T.V. with a hot lemon and Honey drink! Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 