Grunge Water Colour Thank You Card

I have been wanting to dabble in proper water colour paints on cards for a while now, but never owned a paint set to do so. My kids recently bought me a large 'Winsor & Newton' set for my birthday, so now I have all the tools I need to give it a go.

I was very eager to test out some of the colours and found the perfect card to case from Iris Huber. This card has such a bright and summery feel to it, and it makes me happy just looking at it. The water colour paints are so much brighter than I thought they would, which I absolutely love and the orange really pops on this white background.

Products used

 

Stamps: Dictionary & gorgeous grunge
Dies: Non SU
Cardstock: Whisper white, & water colour paper
Inks: Basic black, versa mark, white embossing powder & water colour paints (non SU)
Sentiment: Petite pairs

Embellishments: Linen thread & enamel dots

 

Count on Me Valentine's Day Card

I'm making an early start on some valentine's day cards, and couldn't resist using the cute little bear from the 'Count on Me' stamp set. I was inspired by Helene Den Breejen's card, but made some minor changes to make it my own. This is also one of my favourite colour combinations, using a pale blue with real red, crumb cake and white to help balance it out.

Products used

 

Stamps: Count on me
Dies: Tailor made tags
Cardstock: Whisper white, crumb cake, basic black & real red
Inks: Basic black

Markers: Crumb cake & real red stampin blends
DSP: Neutrals

Sentiment: Well said
Embellishments: Resin hearts & crumb cake thick bakers twine

 

Wreath Builder Christmas Card

I cased this card from Steffi Helmschrott from a few years back. She is one of my favourite designers and makes stunning cards. I did use different dies for the wreath and sentiment. I also didn't do any stitching on my card, as that was just too fiddly for me.

Products used

 

Stamps: Christmas gleaming
Dies: Wreath builder
Cardstock: Whisper white, sahara sand, emerald envy & vellum

Inks: Basic black & sahara sand 

Sentiment: Christmas gleaming

Embellishments: Gold glimmer stars & red pearls

Tidings & Trimmings Christmas Card

Sharing a card featuring the star and foliage dies from the 'Christmas Tidings' die set. I loved this bundle in last years catalogue and will be sharing many more cards made using these stamps and dies in the coming months.

Products used

 

Stamps: Tidings & Trimmings
Dies: Christmas trimmings & finishing touches border
Cardstock: Crumb cake, soft suede & cherry cobbler, 

Inks: Crumb cake, versa mark & white embossing powder
DSP: Season of style

Sentiment: Itty bitty Christmas 

Embellishments: Gold brushed metallic dots

Tidings & Trimmings Christmas Card

This card uses several items from the 'Tidings of Christmas' Suite.

I was inspired by Berdien Weideveld's card but made a few subtle changes. I used a different swirl die (non SU) that I already owned, changed the sentiment and didn't use any bling, as I wanted to tone the card down a little.

Products used

 

Stamps: Tidings & Trimmings
Dies: Christmas trimmings, stitched rectangles & non SU
Cardstock: Whisper white, soft succulent, evening evergreen & real red
Inks: Real red & evening evergreen
DSP: Tidings of Christmas

Sentiment: Peace & joy

Come Sail Away Birthday Card

I have seen many of these life ring cards on the web, so decided to make my own version. I used the stamps, dies and embellishments from the 'Come Sale Away' suite.

Products used

 

Stamps: Sailing home
Dies: Smooth sailing & stitched circles
Cardstock: Whisper white, sahara sand, night of navy & pool party
Inks: Night of navy
Markers: Sahara sand & pool party
DSP: Tasty Treats

Sentiment: Bird banter
Embellishments: Sail away trinkets, bakers twine & clear epoxy shapes

Candy Canes Christmas Card

Who doesn't love a delicious candy cane at Christmas...I know I certainly do, especially the fruit flavoured ones! When I saw Mikaela Titheridge's card, I knew I had to give it a go.

This card looked easy enough, but to my surprise it was actually more difficult than I thought it would be. I had a few issues blending the red ink on the edges of my background piece of card stock and then getting the white embossing candy canes to stamp well over the top. 

The end result looks great, but it took me about 6 attempts to get it right. This was a hard stamp to work with, so either I need some more practice with this technique or I need to chose a different technique altogether.

Products used

 

Stamps: Candy canes & Christmas season
Dies: Seasonal labels & stitched rectangles
Cardstock: Real red, poppy parade, garden green & basic black
Inks: Real red, garden green, versa mark & white embossing powder 

Sentiment: Wrapped in Christmas

Tidings & Trimmings Christmas Card

I think my favourite Christmas DSP of all time would have to be the 'Tidings of Christmas' paper. I just love the colours and the patterns of this paper. The DSP looks best when it is used with minimal embellishments to really bring out the detail in the paper.

I was inspired by a card that Teneale Williams did for a sketch challenge, but used completely different products altogether. I love the simplicity of this card and how the sentiments pop against the light background.

Products used

 

Stamps: Peace & joy
Dies: Christmas trimmings
Cardstock: Whisper white & evening evergreen
Inks: Real red
DSP: Tidings of Christmas

Sentiment: Peace & joy stamp set, and non SU Christmas word die
Embellishments: Linen thread, and mini red Christmas bells

Candy Cane Season Christmas Card

So Christmas is one week away today, so I will be sharing a few cards to get you into the Chrissy spirit!

The stamp set I used is from a little while back, and is easy to use to create some quick cards. I love how the colours pop against the crumb cake background.

Products used

 

Stamps: Candy cane season
Punch: Candy cane builder
Cardstock: Whisper white, crumb cake & silver glimmer
Inks: Real red, cherry cobbler, mossy meadow & old olive
DSP: Non SU

Sentiment: Candy cane season
Embellishments: silver rhinestones & mossy meadow thick bakers twine