Butterflies all the way!

This card really was very simple.  I used a new stamp set by Chloe Endean.  It comes with a matching die, but for this card I just used the stamp.

I stamped it in black and then used my aqua sparkle pens in pink and purple, and then matted and layered up with a Happy Birthday stamp.  This one actually looks better in real life than it does in the photograph!

The second card I made I used the die without the stamp!

As you can see I used a very simple patterned cardstock and then offset this with a plain border.

A few pearls and I decided to leave it at that as it looked really pretty!

I hope you like the cards and will be back soon with some more of the cards that have found them at my son-in laws shop!

Until then, I hope you have all survived storm Doris and got to stay home and enjoy your crafting!

Love and crafty hugs

Ginny x

A little bit of inkylicious

I have two takes on this card where I used the Inkylicious Aspen Leaves, aqua pens and sparkle pens, with a little bit of gloss accents thrown in!

For this card I stamped lots of leaves using the Aspen Leaves stamp and then coloured them in using the Spectrum Noir Aqua pens.  I initially put the ink from the pens onto my craft sheet and then applied the colour with a paint brush.  I really like the way you can apply the colour gently and build it up to add shading.  On some of the leaves I put a covering of sparkle using the clear sparkle pens. I hand cut the leaves out and then applied glossy accents, which is not overly visible from the photo I'm afraid, but it gives the impression of rain drops!

The second card is using the same leaves, but this time with a different sentiment, this time using a Visible Image stamp from the 'This is me' stamp set.

I love the simplicity of these cards and they were incredibly easy to make, so you may see some more of these being featured in the future.

Thanks for dropping into my blog and please feel free to comment.

With love and best wishes

Ginny xx

Baby Girl

Well I am back, this time with my love of cards!

My son-in-law and daughter have recently opened a convenience store called Slates in Menai Bridge (North Wales) so I have been busy making cards for them to sell so should have lots to share with you over the coming weeks.  I have tried to make lots of variety and even managed a baby card - which is a first for me!

I used dies and stamps from the Sara Davies' Signature Little Angel collection and absolutely loved the gentle giraffe!  I used the Creative Expressions Real Checkerboard embossing folder to add a little extra detail to the back of the card, and then kept it really simple using pink cardstock for the baby die. 

Clean and simple which is just how I like it, so just have to hope someone else likes it enough to buy it!

Until next time, love and crafty hugs

Ginny xx

For this card I used the following:

Sara Signature Little Angels collection - Gentle Giraffe

Sara Signature Little Angels collection - Beautiful Baby Die

Sara Signature Little Angels collection - paper pad

Creative Expressions foundation cardstock

CE Regal Checkerboard embossing folder

Felting!

I have been absent from my blog yet again, but have been really busy.  There has been lots going on both at home and work, so today decided that I would share some bits that we have been doing at work - and that is felting!

I work as the Manager at Reading Association for the Blind and twice a week we run craft clubs for our sight impaired members.  I have a wonderful craft tutor who thinks up some amazing activities for our members and a few weeks ago they made felt which she subsequently made into a variety of items from brooches to some little purses.  I know our members are really excited that we are making wonderful items from their hard work!

I am sure you will agree that they are beautiful and they look far better in the flesh than they do in the photographs!

I hope you have enjoyed me sharing something a little different, and I will be back to cardmaking soon!

Happy New Year!

It's all been a bit quiet here recently as life got sooo busy with Christmas.  We had Christmas parties galore at work, as well as a craft fair which all took up masses of time and then I managed to sleep my way through most of the Christmas break!

Anyway, I thought I would kick off 2017 with another simple card which is a card for any reason.  I have left it blank so it could be a thank you, birthday or just because card!

The card is slightly smaller than my normal cards and is 5" x 7" card in cream.  I cut a piece of card in burgundy cardstock which was slightly smaller than the card base.  I then used the Sue Wilson Stacked Diamond Striplet and cut this twice.  I had some ribbon in the same colour so placed this down either side with some Hobby House ivory pearl oval sliders.  I decided to make this card quite flat so it was easy to post 😊

Unfortunately the colours in the photograph do not really do the card credit as it all looks quite dark.

I promise I will not leave it so long next time before I post again! I have a few more cards in the pipeline so should be back soon,

In the meantime I would like to thank my regular viewers and also  welcome those new to my blog.  I would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2017.

With love and crafty hugs

Ginny x 

Merry Christmas

Another share from my Anna-Marie weekend!  As I had such an amazing weekend I have treated myself to another weekend with her in March 2017 😁

For this card we used a piece of printed cardstock, distressed the edges and then put a small amount of distress ink to soften the edges.  We then used our own templates which had been cut out of card to form the heart, which we then added texture to the card by using glitter and the polystyrene balls - I love these polystyrene balls!!!!

We then layered up the flower and leaves, again using distress ink to soften the edges, added a small amount of glue to the petals and used glitter to highlight the edges.  The flower was then layered up  on top of some natural fibre and a few berries added.

Finally the mdf Christmas tree was glued and glittered and placed under the flower and the mdf Merry Christmas added with some moss and a flower.  The very last piece to be added was a small twig that was placed under the flower.

This is such a lovely card and would work at any other time of year with a different sentiment.

I hope you have enjoyed my Anna-Marie cards as much as I enjoyed making them.

Roll on March 2017 for my next weekend away 😁

With love and crafty hugs

Ginny xx

Let It Snow

Well, hello again!  Sorry I have not been around for a few weeks but life has been a bit manic and there have been lots of changes.  We have had illness in the family and that has taken up a fair bit of time with hospital visits and caring and then we have had new additions to the family.  I have just taken on a pair of small driving ponies, so I had a few days away with them getting to know them.

Anyway, back to crafting.  Following on from my weekend with Anna-Marie I thought I would share another of my projects which is a Let It Snow wreath.  I really enjoyed making this one and think it will be coming out year on year! 

It was incredibly simple to make and involved gesso, a small amount of distress ink, a small amount of natural fibre which was mixed with modelling paste and then some of the polystyrene snow balls mixed in with it.  Once the natural fibre had dried then this was placed around the wreath and then the flowers were placed on

top.  We had a string of gold balls which were strung around the wreath to add some additional details.  The outer part of the wreath was shaded with distress ink and then some glitter was added for extra bling.

I hope you like the wreath.  Lastly I just have to share my new additions with you ........................ so here are Leeroy and Ruxpin, my new boys!  I may not have quite so much time for crafting now but have no intention of giving up just yet.



So on that note I hope to catch up with you again soon - I promise!

Take care and until next time

Ginny xx