Anniversary Card 2!!!

Well this is the second anniversary card from last week.  This one was for my daughter and son-in-law for there 7th wedding anniversary.  She really isn't a girly girl and likes her fairies, so decided to mix it up a bit but tried to keep it in a fairly classic style. I did manage to get some ribbon in there even if it wasn't a bow! I also needed to post it so couldn't have too many layers in it.

I think this card would look good in almost any combination of colours  I hope you will agree that it is simple but effective.

Anyway, here goes:

For this card I used the following

Celtic Dreams Hide Away die

Foundation Cardstock - Amethyst, Iris & White

Sue Wilson Pierced Circles

Sue Wilson Pierced Rectangles

Die'Sire Only Words die

Ribbon from my stash

My daughter really liked her card and I hope you do too.

Until next time

With love and crafty hugs

Ginny x

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

This is a similar card that I made a few weeks back and I ran in a recent class, and they really loved it!

I started by cutting lilac (foundation cardstock) and some pearlescent white cardstock layers with the pierced squares.  In the top white layer I cut the Bellin Butterfly Collage die and then on a piece of coconut white foundation card I used the Inkylicious inkdusters to apply some pastel inks.  This was then placed underneath the top layer.  To finish the card I used the Sue Wilson  Daisy Cluster die cut in the pearlescent card twice and placed the lilac flowers underneath to give a contrast.  To finish it off I used a sentiment from the Pierced Flags sentiment set.

I hope you like it!

Look forward to catching up with you again soon.

Ginny xx

Visible Image cards

Well today's post is something a little different, but I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed doing these cards.

I recently purchased some stamps from Visible Image as I absolutely love some of their sayings/quotes.  I decided to mix these up a bit with the pixie powders as I really need a bit more practice using them.  Well I got all messy and really enjoyed myself!

This is the first card I made. I used the purple violet and peacock green Pixie Powders, with the 'Live in the Moment' stamp set.  I heat embossed with Creative Expressions black detail embossing powder.

The second card I used the sun yellow and scarlet mist Pixie Powders and the 'Vision Inkognito Set' again by Visible Image.  Once again I heat embossed with Creative Expressions black detail embossing powder.

On both cards I used the Sue Wilson Pierced Squares for my mats and layers, and I thought the black set off the embossed areas really nicely.

It is a shame that you cannot see the shimmer from the Pixie Powders and the texture from the embossing powder, as they really do look impressive, even if I say so myself!

I think I might find myself doing more work with the pixie powders as you can get so many different effects with them.  Watch this space!

Until next time, take care and please feel free to leave a comment when you visit my page.

Ginny xx

Wedding Card

Well it never ceases to amaze me how many people pop in to look at my blog on a day to day basis, and just how worldwide they are.  I have people who have dropped in from America, Portugal, Russia, Mexico, South Africa, Romania, Ukraine, France, Ireland, and of course the UK.  I would like to thank each and every on of you for popping in and it is always lovely to receive comments on my cards.

At the beginning of the week I was asked by a friend to make a last minute wedding card, which was a challenge as I didn't have any specific wedding dies or stamps, so had to make the most of what I had!  I hope she likes it, as I am always nervous when making things for people as you never know exactly what they are going to like.

As you know I like the clean and simple look so stayed true to this!  I started by cutting my matts and layers, including the die cut elements before putting them together, with two layers of foam tape added to give a bit more dimension.


I stamped the sentiment and then added the Sue Wilson Delicate Daisies complete petals and just layered these up to create this effect and finally I used the Creative Expressions white pearl corners which I think just finishes it off nicely.












The recipe for this card is as follows:

Foundations Cardstock - Coconut white & Iris
Sue Wilson Pierced Squares
Phil Martin Scribbled Sentiments stamp set
Sue Wilson Heraldic Square
Sue Wilson Herald Square
Sue Wilson Delicate Daisies Open Petals
Creative Expressions Corner Pearls
An assortment of small pearls from my own stash

I hope you have enjoyed this card and look forward to catching up again soon.

Until then, take care

love

Ginny xx