In The Garden

Morning Crafters, It is lovely when all us crafters can help each other out and view each others work, it's even more lovely to get a special mention on another crafters blog like I did the other day from a very talented Lady so I am now returning the favor, Patricia THANK YOU you have a lovely blog showing off your talent so please crafters do take a look, you can find it on
http://patricia-summerhousecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Another talented Lady is Mrs Duck, I must give her blog a mention too so do please take a look you may be inspired to start your own.

 http://theducksdoodahs.blogspot.co.uk/



Now a very girly card for you today, I'm not normally a 'Pink' person but I do like this card.

Items Used:

• Justrite Background Stamp - Elegant Fronds
• Justrite Stamps - Large Fancy Sentiments
• Crafter's Companion Crisalis Classics Christine Haworth
• Creative Expressions Fancy Pearl Embellishments
• Creative Expressions Foundation card - Blush
• White Card 
• Create and Craft Pearlescent 12" x 12" Card
• Papermania Embossing Powder - Seafoam White
• Own Stash Pink Ribbon
• Spellbinders Dies - Blossom Three
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Grand decorative Circles One
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Petite Labels One
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet
• Versamark Ink Pad

I matted a piece of White card on top of the base card, I then stamped up  Justrite Background Stamp - Elegant Fronds using my Versamark Ink Pad and heat embossed it with Papermania Embossing Powder - Seafoam White, I did this twice to extend the pattern over the card, I cut the card to the correct size, rounded the corners then I covered the join with my Own Stash Pink Ribbon, I matted this onto my base card.

I chose an image from  Crafter's Companion Crisalis Classics Christine Haworth, printed it off and cut it out using Spellbinders Dies - Blossom Three, I then embossed a piece of Create and Craft Pearlescent 12" x 12" Card- Pink with the same die and cut around the edge, as I had used the larger die, doing it this way means I have that little edge of pink showing under the image giving it a boarder. I matted and layered this onto some more Blush card that had been die cut using the smaller die from Spellbinders Nestabilities Grand decorative Circles One.

I printed my sentiment from Justrite Stamps - Large Fancy Sentiments  onto some white card using Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet, I then inked through the die with the same distress ink and die cut with Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Petite Labels One. I placed a bow under the image as shown using same ribbon as before and placed a Creative Expressions Fancy Pearl Embellishments on top, I added my sentiment underneath and there you have the finished card.

Thanks for looking, Jacquie xxx

Bare Forest

Morning Crafters, A very simple Man's card for you today, perhaps a bit plain but I liked the trees!

Items Used:

• 8" x 8" Basic White scalloped card stock
• Grey Card
• Black Card
• IndigoBlu Stamps - Bare Forest
• Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA - Dark Bronze
• Tim  Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• Dreamweaver Stencils - Happy Birthday
• Papermania Embossing Powders - Copper
• Versamark Ink Pad

On top of my base card I matted and layered Grey, followed by Black, then another piece of Grey card. On a piece of Black card I stamped IndigoBlu Stamps - Bare Forest with my Versamark Ink Pad and heat embossed using Papermania Embossing Powders - Copper, this gave a really nice affect of woods at night. On the edge of the base card I inked through the Dreamweaver Stencils - Happy Birthday, with my versamark ink pad and embossed that too with Papermania Embossing Powders - Copper. This is a vertical stencil and the word is quite big so it fits into a large space really well.

I then inked round the edge of the base card with  Tim  Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and around the edge of the outer Grey card I placed little pearls using Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA - Dark Bronze.  Once dry the card was finished.

A very simple card to do, one that would look completely different in a different colorway and suitable for most occasions.

Thanks for looking, Jacquie xxx