Sunshine and smiles

 Hello!  For my card today, I am using SSS sunflower die The leaves are die cut from The Greetery - Botanicuts Rose die set.  All the pieces were cut from white cardstock, then I added SSS positively inks to all, spritzed with water and viola!

After this was all layered together, I cut my panels down using Gina K Master Layouts 2.

I then adhered the sunflower to the  panel, and flicked black paint onto it. I then adhered to the card base.

For the sentiment, this is an oldie from "Verve".  I still have so many of their stamp sets, just can't part with them.  

To finish off I added some coppery gold rhinestones and some flat  glitter drops from PFS.

I also made an exact replica of this card, but added Anniversary Wishes to the front instead, - a request from a friend who wanted an Anniversary Sunflower card!

Wishing you a wonderful!  Thank you for your visit.

Pauline

St. Patrick's Day

 Hello everyone! Well it's been a terrible week her in SW Ontario weatherwise.  Last Wednesday we were hit with an ice storm,  approx  7-8 hrs of freezing rain, lost power for 5 hours, went to go to work on Thurday, and was unable to get out of my street.  We live in a parkway (circle) and there were huge tree branches across the roadway, so no one was getting in or out! The City came around noon hour to remove them, so I was able to get into the office shortly after that.

Today, another ice storm, I just hope we don't loose any of our 35-40 ft cedars, I will be so sad if that happens.  Just looked out,  lots of ice on the ones on the far side of the yard, really bent from the east winds, fingers crossed they can hold up to the to the weight of the freezing rain!

I had an eye appt this morning, a follow up for some laser treatment I had a few weeks ago, so I took the day off.  So glad I did so I don't have to be out in this weather.

Today I have a couple of St. Partick Day cards I made for a friend.

I am using products from The Greetery & Flourishes & Gina K Designs.

For my main focal point I pulled out the matching stencil & die from The Greetery - Print Shop Spring Mix.  I used various inks from both  Pinkfresh studio & Simon Says Stamps.  Once all the stenciling was done, I used the matching stamp set to stamp the centers of the flowers, then the matching die to cut it out.

The first card is a very dark hunter green background, although it does look black in the picture.

I used a sentiment from Flourishes - called Irish Blessings, die cut it with a flag die from Gina K.  I also cut a glittery green shamrock, also from Gina K

To finish off I added some gold pearl, as well as a border strip of green cardstock along the bottom.  The die cut is not a straight cut, there are some little divots, so this just finishes it of nicely. 

For the second card, done the same, just a different sentiment and card base colour.

That's it for me for today, hoping to get a few more cards made for my friends order.  I need to take advantage of the days I'm off work, as I never feel like making cards once I get home from work and dinner is done throughout the week.

Hope everyone is keeping well.  I'll be back soon with another share.

Thanks for you visit today,

Pauline

Sympathy x 2

 Hello friends!  I've been busy over the last couple of weeks working on a card order for a friend.

Today, I have a couple of sympathy cards for you.  

For my first card, I used a stencil from Gina K.  I had this stenciled since last fall, but it just never made it into a card.  Since I was asked for Sympathy, I went through my partial done basket to see what I could use, and came across this.

Not sure of the inks I used but do believe they were Gina K inks.  Once the flower was stenciled, I left the stencil in place, then laid onto top a dotted stencil and taped it down.  I applied the inks using the same colours and once lifted it provided the dots onto the image.  Gives it a little more interest then just a plain stenciled flower.

I cut out the image using an MFT scalloped rectangle die, stamped the sentiment and then added some small pearls to finish it off.  I was going to add glitter, but decided to leave as is.

For my second card, a little more moodier in appearance, but like the depth of the blue inks. I sponged some Simon Says Positively inks for my gradient look.

I then took the SSS stamp set called Vintage Garden  and stamped the bottom and up the sides with a variety of stamps from this set. 

Stamped the sentiment in the middle also from the same Vintage Garden set.

To finish off I added some bluish sequins.

Thank you for you  visit today, have a wonderful day!

Pauline

Birthday Wishes

 Sorry, I haven't posted in a bit, having some health issues.  My RA seems to have flared up again, making my knees very painful to walk, and when you have that type of pain it's hard to concentrate, so needless to say  I have not been in the mood for much.  Feeling better yesterday and much better today.  It's one of those things where you just never know when a flare up can happen.  You just have to deal with it.  It's been about 4 years since my last flare up. Enough about that, lets get on with the cards.

Today, I have a couple of birthday cards to share, using the same stamps but changed up the colours and design.

All products are from Gina K - A little love kit. Love her kits, they come with stamps, dies, sentiments and stencils - so fun.  I also used a die from Pinkfresh Studio which I used on my first card for the gold foil leaves.

I used the stencil in my Misty to create the backgrounds. Once completed, I then used the rectangle stitch die from  Master Layouts 2 to cut out  a part of the stenciled background, leaving enough to die cut an extra floral and leaves.

I added some gold foiled leaves (die from Pinkfresh Studio) in behind my pop up floral.  Sentiment is also from Gina K - stamped in black versafine.  Added some SSS fine glitter to the centers of the flowers and also some pearls to finish off.

For my second card, basically done the same as the first, except I used some of the leaves that I stenciled on the background for behind the popped up floral.  I used the die cut 'love'' from the "A little hello" stamp kit and then stamped the sentiment below.

Glitter was added as well as pearls to finish off.

These were fun to do, I should of kept on creating with different colours, but I didn't. 

 That's it for me today.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Pauline

Two mini slimline cards

 Hello  friends! Today I have a couple of cards to share using some Gina K products. 

Both cards are mini-slimline.  Products used on these 2 cards are elements from the Wastercolouring Spring card kit and Master Layouts 7.

My first one, I used some Watercolour Floral Ephemera, the Botanical Duo dies, and  pieces from the Master Layouts 7. I started by sponging some light grey ink through one of the stencils that came with the kit to give a bit on interest on the background.  Paper behind the 'hello friend' is also from Gina K - watercolour floral pack.

The rest is pretty explanatory, so won't bore you with how I put this together. Added some sequins and a little black heart to finish this off.

For my second card, I used the Bodacious Blooms Stencil.  This is a 3 layer floral stencil as well as a plaid stencil, which I used the plaid in the card above. For this card, I just kept it simple. Used the master layout 7 for the slimline die.  For the sentiment I used one of my extra Spellbinders glimmer foil sentiments I had on hand. Finished off with some rhinestones.

That's it for me for today. As always, I appreciate your visits.  Have a wonderful day and keep well!

Pauline

Sympathy cards

Good day everyone!  It's another cold and gloomy day here today, a bit of rain this morning with a high of 3C (37F) and then it turns bitterly cold again for Monday & Tuesday (feeling like -17C & -15C).  We had a bit of snow last week, but with the rain it will be almost gone. All I can say is bring on the Spring!

I had to make some sympathy cards  to go along with one of my Christmas card orders, so today I will share a couple of them with you.

For my first one, I am using Gina K's Wild Blossoms.  Using my Misti, I lined up the stamp to my paper, then inked the vine with green ink.  I then added the flowers one by one using a stamp and acrylic block, these were very easy to line up along the vine.  I then stamped the sentiment in black, then cut out the image using Gina K's master layouts 2 stitched rectangle die and matching layer.  To finish off I added 3 tiny white pearls. 

For my second card, I'm using an embossing folder from Altenew - this one is from one of the Life Project kits - Hello Beautiful.  Not sure if you can tell by the photo, but the side I used is the debossed side.  To achieve this look, I added a pigment ink to the raised side of the embossing folder, added my paper, run through my Spellinders Platinum 6 and voila.  So beautiful! I then stamped 'with sympathy' (stamp from Papertrey Ink).

To finish off I added a pearl to the center flower, and some layering foam behind the image to give it some dimension.

Well, that's it for me for today, I need to start working on some Valentine Day cards for my friend.  Hope you all have a wonderful day, whatever you are up to.  Keep well,

Pauline

Embossed resist sympathy cards

Hello!  Today I'm back to share a couple of sympathy cards.  

For both cards I started by heat embossing the image in white, onto some white cougar c/s. I then created a rectangle mask out of some thinner cardstock, so I could sponge on some ink. I used distress oxide inks for both - sorry I did keep a list of colours as I did these a while ago.

First card I used an image from Gina K - Natural Silhouettes, sentiment is from SSS.

Second card, image is from Woodware - Scandinavian Spray, and sentiment is from PTI.

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To finish off I added enamel dots and tiny coloured pearls.

Thank you for stopping by.  I know I have some blogs I need to catch up on, will visit very soon.

Take care and have a wonderful day!

Pauline

Peaceful Florals

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well.

Today's card is one that I don't need, but always good to have on hand.  I'm using a stamp set from Gina K, called Peaceful Florals.  I had thoughts of water colouring this image, but changed my mind and decided to use my Polychromos pencils and a bit of gamsol for blending.

Since I always tend to go with pink or purple flowers, I decided to go with a yellow/orange this time around.  Once coloured I sponged a bit of light yellow from Altenew, but as you can see I have a bit of a pinky/orange glow, so I think my brush with the yellow ink picked up some of the orange from the pencil colouring, which I really don't mind at all.

To finish I cut it out using a MFT scallop rectangle die.  Sentiment is from a set from Simon Says Stamps.  Now it looks crooked, but I tell you when it was flat and I used my Misti to line up and stamp it was perfectly straight.  Maybe it's the way the script is written.  But it's stamped now, so gotta go with it!

I added some Pretty Pink Post diamond rainbow rhinestones.  For my card base I used a piece from my scrap bin, but I think it might be baked brown sugar from SU.

I appreciate you stopping by. Have a fabulous day!

Pauline

Sparkle and Shine

 If you are ever in a hurry and need some quick Christmas cards, my cards today are just that.  And so easy to mass produce.  Everything today is from the Gina K Sparkle and Shine card kit.  I've never bought her kits before and for what was included in the kit was well worth the money. 

I have 4 cards to share, using images from 2 of the 3 stamps sets that are included in the kit.  These pictures seem a bit dark, lighting was terrible, dark and gloomy day, but they are so pretty in real life!

For my first one I embossed the ornament in gold, these are 3 stamps to this, the ornament, the hanger and then the bow.  I embossed the sentiment onto some white c/s, trimmed it out using a MFT flag end die, then added some gold sequins.

I'm using the Christmas tree for this one, again embossed in gold, and also embossed the sentiment in gold onto the same dark green c/s.  I sponged some distress ink rustic wilderness around the edges. Added some red rhinestones to finish off.

 

The next 2 cards are the same, except one is embossed in gold and one in silver.  I embossed the tapestry stamp twice, once from the top and the other from the bottom onto some SU Bermuda Bay c/s.  Once embossed I sponged the same ink around the edges for the embossed piece to darken it up.  The sentiment I used for this one is actually from Papertrey Ink  from the Beautiful Berries: Winter set. To finish this one off I added some gold pearls

same as above, but I used silver embossing powder some silver pearls to finish off.

Thank you for stopping by.  Keep well and be safe!

Pauline

Snowflake Cascade

Hi there.  I'm back today to share a few more Christmas cards.  Today's stamp set that I'll be sharing is one I purchased during the Stamptember release by Simon Says Stamps in collaboration with Gina K. I missed out on Gina K's Stamptember release last year, so I made sure I grabbed it early this time around because when they are gone, they are gone!

One of the stamps in this set is a half snowflake, which allows you to adjust the space between each half when you stamp them in order to place a sentiment between.

My first card I embossed the snowflake in white ep, then sponged distress oxide peeled paint, then tumbled glass. I then sprayed the front of the card using Shimmer Craft spray - sparkle, and boy does it sparkle! I embossed the sentiment in white onto some navy cardstock, which was then popped up for a bit of dimension. This was then layered onto some navy c/s, then onto the card base which is a shimmer light blue.  I've had this for so long I don't even know who makes it or where I bought it.  To finish off I added some Prismatic Sky Pearls from Studio Katia. 

For my second card, I embossed the snowflake top and bottom along with the sentiment in white ep.  I then sponged distress oxide worn lipstick and a bit of candied apple.  I then splattered the card with bit of water then laid some paper towel to soak up the splatters.  I then embossed the ornament holder in silver and the bow in white.  I then sprayed the front with Shimmer craft spray. Iridescent bubbles- Studio Katia were added to the ornament.  I cut a couple of strips of silver mirror c/s and added to each side and then onto a white card base.

There are a few more stamps in this stamp set I want to use, not sure I'll get around to using them this year, if not for next year for sure.

I've been working on a lot of Christmas cards for my orders but they are already ones I have posted, hence the lack of postings over the last few weeks.  I do have some new ones to share, just need to take pictures.

I'm off on vacation this week, so I hope to get all my orders completed and mailed out to my friends, so they have time to mail them off.

I appreciate your visit today.  Whatever you are up to today, have a great one!

Pauline