Vintage gingham garden

IMG_8878 (Medium)The paper I used on this card is from Stampin up – Gingham garden. Although the colours are quite modern I couldn’t resist giving this one a bit of a vintage twist – by adding ribbon, lace, a flower and a doily which I coloured with my squeezed lemonade distress ink pad. I am quite liking the yelolow/ pink colour combination at the moment1The sentiment is also from stampin up. Til tomorrow…..

kaisercraft true romance 9 and 10 – stepped up..

IMG_2878 (Medium)This is an interesting one tonight – Kaisercraft True Romance paper collection, and matching collectables on both cards, but the card on the left is a simpler card, and for the card on the right I stepped it up by adding lace and a doily, and making a tag.I inked around all pieces with a pink ink pad.Thats it for this collection for now, tomorrow we will have a look at something new! Til tomorrow….

kaisercraft true romance 7 and 8…

IMG_2876 (Medium)IMG_2877 (Medium)two very similar cards tonight – I couldn’t choose between them so decided to put them both up! the paper is Kaisercraft True Romance and I used the matching collectables. i inked around all my edges with pink ink, and added a little kindyglitz and ribbon bows. the flower on top is one we ( my sister and I) made and coloured when playing with the new moulding clay from stampin Up.There is also some lace on the top card!Must go – tea is very nearly ready, til tomorrow….

true romance 3 and 4

IMG_2872 (Medium)IMG_2873 (Medium)These two cards are made with Kaisercraft True Romance – the 6″ paper pad, and some fussy cutting from a couple of the 12 x 12 sheets.I added a delicate ribbon bow,  lace,and some Kaisercraft pearls to finish. The sentiment stamps are from Stampin Up.The top ard uses some of the colectables from the matching pack.Must go before dinner is cooked to a crisp! Til tomorrow….

Kaisercraft true Romance number 1 and 2..

IMG_2870 (Medium)IMG_2871 (Medium)This set of cards are made using Kaisercraft True Romance paper collection by Kaisercraft. I love this paper, and have made many many cards with it – I can’t believe these are the first I have posted – this is how far behind I am in the whole posting thing! The card just above makes use of some clear dome stickers stuck over the top of the little images which I cut out of some of the paper in the  6″ pad.The die used is spellbinders Picot circles, and added lace, ribbon and a flower to finish.til tomorrow….

Prima Divine 7 and 8

IMG_8862 (Medium)Here are the last two cards in my Prima Divine series. I have used the same sketch to create these two – I love this design and can’t wait to try it out some other papers.Lots of layers, some cut into oversized banner shapes, and every edge distressed and inked with Tea dye ink.I made the flowers with Spellbinders bitty blossom dies, and the flourish is memory box La Rue flourish.A tiny bit of lace finished this design which as I said previously I actually saw in a cardmaking magazine! Til tomorrow….

prima Divine number 6

IMG_8861 (Medium)This is the second to last card in my Prima Divine series, and here I have used all the bits of strips that were left on my desk when I made all these cards.I inked around all edges with ranger Tea dye ink, and distressed most edges. I added a little lace and some kaisercraft rhinestones to this one. A lovely class with my ladies this morning, and now three days off to spend some time working on my June lessons! Til tomorrow….

Prima Divine number 4

IMG_8859 (Medium)Prima Divine paper, the a4 size pad, with a little fussy cutting, and just two ribbon bows. The sentiment is a stampin up stamp. I inked all edges with tea dye ink, and cut the bird out twice and put the second one on top of the first with a couple of foam pads.The banners were already shaped like that on the paper so it was just a matter of cutting them out – too easy!Til tomorrow….

Prima Divine number 3

IMG_8857 (Medium)Prima Divine paper,and just a lot of fussy cutting! I edged around most pieces with tea dye distress ink, and just added 2 ribbon bows and a little flower. the sentiment is a stampin up stamp. The banners are also fussy cut from the paper collection. Taught a class this morning then went through a new box of paper to choose some bits for upcoming classes – there are lots of new new paper collections from Kaisercraft to look forward to! I had such a hard time choosing. Til tomorrow…..

Prima Divine number 1

IMG_8855 (Medium)Today we start my Prrima Divine series – This paper is right up there with all time favourites, it has a distinct vintage flavour and lends itself well to shabby chic as well – my favourite styles! It distresses well and so I did a lot of that…..I bought the a4 pad in this collection, because its tailored made for cardmakers, the size means each sheet can cover 4 cards comfortably with no waste, and I also purchased a sheet of chipboard pieces – the tea cup on this card is one of them. I inked aroung all my edges, added a ribbon bow and  flowers and stamped a sentiment with a stampin up stamp.