In Colour - Day 4

Today I have used the beautiful Berry Burst and Whisper White card.

As most people know, I love monochromatic combinations.

  

I used the beautiful NEW stamp set called Good Morning Magnolia 

which will be available to order from the 4th June. The end of this week.

Another card which is only half a sheet of A4 card which has been folded at 

5.25 cm from each end of the card.

 I used the Tufted Dynamic embossing folder for this one. I embossed both white mats from each side of the card after stamping the long image along the card.

I stamped the Large Magnolia (my favourite plant) and coloured it in using 

Watercolour Pencils and an Aquabrush.

I finished off with the small magnolia and the simple message.

Colour - In Colour - Day 3

Hello. Today I am showing a card using the lovely Fresh Fig in the In Colour family.

 

 

This one Is half a sheet of A4 card folded at 6 cm.  

Then I added a 10 by 10 cm panel with an embossed White panel.

 I used the NEW Button Button embossing folding for this.

The images are from the Follow Your Art Suite. The stamp set is called It Starts With Art.

The stamp set is in the Stampin' Up! NEW catalogue on 4th June.

I used a piece of the DSP from the retiring IN Colours for the inside and the front flap. 

I added a little sparkle using the Wink of Stella clear ink. It gives a gentle sparkle.

I finished off by adding some sequins from the NEW pack of 

Woven Threads Sequin Assortment.

 

 

 

Christmas Day -Day 5 

This is my last card for this week. 

I hope you like it. 

The last of my samples made for our all day class. 

This one is an easel card only it doesn't have the extra panel on it.

Using the Santa's Workshop DSP, I trimmed the outer edge which is scalloped and fixed it on the front corner.  I scored the front panel of the card and a white mat too.

Then I embossed the mat using the Softly Falling embossing Folder. I fixed 1 half of the mat before sticking the other side to make sure it had a nice crisp fold. 

I added the word SNOW then decorated.

Beautiful Blizzard stamp set is gorgeous. I love it.

Christmas Day 4

Today's there is only 1 card. This is one of the last of my sample as made for our all day classes.

This again is a C6 sized card but this time a Z fold design. Still using the lovely  silver foiled edges cards but I used the card 'inside out'!

Using a piece of white A5 card I cut it 

With a very wavy edge. I embossed both pieces with the Softly Falling embossing Folder and put both straight edges together. Through other hand of the A4 sheet, I stamped snowflakes in Balmy Blue all over and cutting them to size placed them onto the card base.

Adding a few of the previously due to Snowflakes from the Blizzard Thinlits.

Then with a dauber I sponged frost white Shimmer Paint very randomly all over.

It gives a lovely sheen to the card.

I'm glad to say that the card folds nice and flat into the envelope still.

Apologies for today's post as I'm using my mobile! My pc has what is called the black screen of death!!!!

Weekly Inspiration

Wonderful Moments

This week I have the pleasure of playing with a lovely stamp set called,
 yes, you guessed it,

Wonderful Moments.

This lovely stamp set is perfect for all of those events that need a card for a lady.
The first of course is a birthday.

I ued Coastal Cabana cardstock, Basic Gray and Bermuda Bay Ink Pads.
The flourish is from a previous die cutting day and is from the Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies.

As you can just see from the side view, I stamped onto the card mat and coloured it in and
then did another image which I fussy cut and fixed using Dimensionals to add an extra dimension.
I used a Aqua Brush and ink from the ink pads to colour in the images.

I used the Pretty Label Punch for the message and Rhinestones to decorate.

A simple Happy Birthday to complete this first card.

Heat Embossing - Day 5  

Well, this is my last day for this week and I made a very simple but fiddly card.

(I always seem to like fiddly).

As I started stamping the bees and Dragonflies over this I could see that using 

clear embossing powder would work beautifully on the Smoky Slate. 

I started with a Whisper White card base and stamped and embossed the gray.

Bee Thankful is the stamp set for the Thanks. 

Why I decided to fussy cut this out I have NO idea! 

It took about half an hour but I think it was worth it.

I added the 'so much' to the front and You are the Best.

They are both from A Big Thank You.

Yes, yet another lovely stamp set!

Thank you from me for joining me this week, 

as usual, Cary will be back on Monday with some of her beautifully clever designs.

Have a great weekend, 

xxx Gill

Heat Embossing - Day 4

With this card I tried to have fun.

I wanted to cover the whole background with an image/s and made this.

Using Big Wishes stamp set, I heat embossed the Enjoy Today using 

White embossing powder. I just covered the whole mat.

Adding the vellum was a sort of plan for this as it gives a steamy effect to the card.

I embossed the bath and lady twice, once on Balmy Blue and the other on Blushing Bride.

As you can see I only wanted the lady and the water so paper pieced over the 1st one.

The stamp set for the lady in the bath and the messages is Bubbles and Bubbly. 

I love this one too!

Just simple messages to finish this one off.

Mission accomplished!

Heat Embossing - Day 3 

Like yesterday, today's card is another that turned out different to what I had planned.

I embossed the Whisper White card base with the Layered Leaves embossing folder.

Doesn't that give a really lovely effect?

 

This time, the only Heat embossed area is the Frame. I used Swirly Frames stamp set. 

A 9 piece stamp set with different shaped frames and some you can make your own up with.

Lovely as a Tree is the design stamp set.

 

The messages once again are from Better Together. 

A simple card that is good for any occasion.

Heat Embossing - Day 2

I made this card for today by mistake!

It started out to be something completely different but I prefer this one thankfully.

 For a change I used Very Vanilla with the gorgeous Rich Razzleberry card and ink pad.

The mat was stamped using the Touches of Nature and Daffodil Delight Ink pad.

The flower from the set was crying out to be a single bloom on this mat.

I heat embossed the flower in silver embossing powder and heat set.

Yes, I did fussy cut the flower and the stem out too.

I find fussy cutting very relaxing. I know. I'm very strange!

The message is from Better Together, one of my go to stamp sets for different messages.

Weekly Inspiration

Heat Embossing - Day 1

This week I am playing with Heat Embossing as it makes such a statement when 'cooked'.

I've chosen this as today is my son and daughter- in law 

(I really dislike the in law bit as she is really amazing),

Jonathan and Jemma. 

It's their 2nd wedding anniversary and they're spending the day with their children.

Jonathan says that they were there when they were married and should be with them today too.

Anyway, here is the card that I made them.

I die cut the flourish from the Springtime Impressions Thinlits onto Highland Heather 

then gently stamped each with Versamark. Sprinkled White Embossing powder over then Heat set.

I actually like the way that the lavender shows through in places.

I embossed the Whisper White mat with Oh My Stars TIEF folder and added it onto the

 Highland Heather mat and card base.

Using Graceful Garden, I stamped in Versamark again, 3 of the flowers. 

Once again I used White embossing powder. Then using daubers, I covered them in Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover Ink Pads. 

Giving them a little buff after to get off the excess ink from the embossed areas.

 The messages were from Another Wonderful Year for the inside.

Beautiful Bouquet for the Happy Anniversary

and Celebrate was die cut from Celebrate You Thinlits.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you pop by tomorrow to see what I get up to next.

Sketches - Day 5

This last card from me for this week was again very straightforward and simple.

Some stamping, Die cutting and colouring in. 

I used Serene Garden and the matching Framelits on this.

Using Pear Pizazz and Highland Heather Ink Pads, I stamped 

the images onto Whisper White cardstock.

 

I added a Highland Heather mat under the White to make it stand out.

The bird and the flowers were die cut and fixed using Dimensionals.

I used Itty Bitty Greetings for the messages on this one.

Here is the card that inspired me. 

It is by bloglovin.com

Sketches - Day 4

The card that I made today, I really loved playing with.

 

Using Tropical Chic stamp set, the coordinating DSP and only Whisper White cardstock.

I added a small strip of paper then embossed the white strips of card. 

I used the really lovely Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

They were then fixed with Dimensionals onto the card base.  

I went on to cut one of the flowers from the remaining piece of DSP and added that too.

Both of the messages were from Petal Palette and inked with Shaded Spruce Ink.

This is the lovely card made by Shari Carroll that inspired me today.