Sending hugs

Hello!  I actually have a card to share with you today.  Since this whole pandemic started, I find it very hard to make cards.  Not sure what the whole reason is, but I actually forced myself to make a card last night. It was a struggle at first, but once I got into colouring I was good.

I'm using a stamp from Altenew called - Paint-a-flower Poppy.  I'm not very good at watercolouring for the most part, but over the last month I have watched various videos on you tube from some of the best to pick up some tips and tricks!

I embossed the image with white, and then watercoloured with distress oxide inks.  Smooshed various colours onto my TH glass mat and then watercoloured away. I really like the softness of the colours once they dry. I stamped one of the sentiments from the set using black versafine.

I used SSS A2 Thin Frames to cut it out, then layered it onto a soft green base.  Added some pearls, rhinestones, and glitter from Art Institute and voila!

Thank you for stopping by, keep well my friends.

Pauline

Anniversary wishes

I hope everyone  is doing well.  It's been a week or more since I last posted.  Work has been extremely busy working from home, lots of overtime, which leaves no time for crafting.  And even if there were time, I can honestly say I've lost my mojo. 

Lucky for me I made this card back in the middle of March for my sister's anniversary.  I  didn't want to post it until she has received it, and she has.

All the flowers are stamps and dies from The Greetery.  Sentiment is from Verve.

All the flowers were stamped using Distress Oxide inks, as well as the sponged background.
I used MFT scallop rectangle, then I used SSS A2 thin frames to cut out the center.  Love this die as it has a very thin border that cuts, so I cut this again from gold mirri paper, and then placed it all back together.

Once the flowers were where I wanted them I lift them off using Press N Seal to hold it all together, then placed my card front in my Misti and stamped the sentiment using black versafine.

To finish off I added some pearls and rhinestones from Little Things from  Lucy's cards. I just love how this turned out.  I also made the exact same card for a friend instead using Happy Mothers Day for the sentiment.

Keep well everyone, wishing you a wonderful day!

Pauline

Fresh picked for you

I hope everyone is doing well.  I can't believe it's been a month since I've been working from home.

My mojo has not returned, but lucky for me I still have a few cards I have not shared with you yet.  My card today is one using products from one of my favourite stores The Greetery!

All the flowers and mason jar have been stamped weeks ago.  I took a few weekend afternoons and just stamped and die cut until I had an assortment to put to use later on.

For my background I sponged distress oxide inks in these colours:  scattered straw, spun sugar, worn lipstick, pumice stone and hickory smoke.  I then cut the paper to fit just inside the pierced edge of the postal frame die cut. The postal frame die is just short of being an A2 size and I wanted to make it longer so I die cut another piece and adhered it to the main piece by adding another couple of inches or so.  Hence the twine around it, to cover up the seam.

I then arrange different flowers and leaves to fill my mason jar.  The Mason jar is popped up with some fun foam.

I added some TH rock candy glitter to the centers of the flowers, some sequins and pearls.  I was really pleased on how this turned out.

Dies: The Greetery - Postal Frame, Fleur Impressions, Inside & Out berry branch, Just mason around, Oopsie Daisy
Stamps: The Greetery - Fleur Impressions, Just Mason Around, Oopsie Daisy, 
Inks: distress oxide for background and flowers, as well as polychomos pencils for highlights on the flowers


I wish everyone a very Happy Easter.  It won't be same without spending it with family, but we have to do to keep everyone safe and healthy.  I appreciate your time today to stop by for a visit.  I hope I inspired you today.

Till we meet again, stay well, keep being creative!

Pauline

Stronger Together

Hello! I hope everyone is doing well. Last week was hectic work wise (working o/t), hence that I didn't post.  I haven't made any cards last week either, but I did have this one that I made a couple of weeks ago for my BFF friend, (Happy Retirement Nancy!) and I couldn't post it until I knew she received it. 

My card today is using the stamp set from Simon Says Stamps called Stronger Together. 

Anything leaves, flowers, birds basically nature related I love.  I have see some beautiful samples out there using this set.

I started by stamping the image onto some white cougar 100lb c/s using distress linen.  To colour I used Polychromos pencils and blended with gamsol.  Once done I cut it out using MFT Inside & Out stitched round rectangle.

For the background I used some purple marbled c/s.  I tried matching the image up with some dp but it just seemed to busy and took away from the image.  I also cut a decorative edge (Aliexpress) from white cardstock.I adheared the two together then wrapped a piece of purple seam binding ribbon around it.

To finish off I added some soft pretty pearls from Lucy's Things and some crystal butterflies and clean baubles from Studio Katia..  And if I remember correctly I used my Nuvo clear glitter pen for the flowers.
I also added some foam tape behind the image for some dimension.

Well, that's it for me today.  I spend most of the day outside in the gardens, so nice to be able to get out there and do some yard work.  Temperatures were around 50, the sun felt so nice and warm.  Today, overcast and it is only 28F or -2C with the wind, quite a difference a day makes.  But.... I am going back outside to do some more, a little bit each day.

Wishing you a very happy day! Take care everyone, stay healthy!

Pauline