Here is a card I made for my friend Jane, who’s birthday it is today!
The image I have used is a LOTV Coffee Break and has been coloured with ProMarkers. The card base was made following a tutorial on the LOTV ideas to inspire blog.
I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
Here is a card I have made following the sketch at stamping 411.
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Spun Sugar
Stamps: LOTV- Garden of wishes
Colouring: ProMarkers
Papers: Dovecraft Eastern Bloom 6x6
Embellishments: Ribbon, Button and glitter
Here is a card I have made following the sketch at Friday Sketcher.
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress- Shabby Shutters and Spun Sugar
Stamps: LOTV- Christmas Sentiments and James Bear Wrapped in Tinsel
Colouring: ProMarkers
Papers: Dovecraft Fancy Christmas 6x6
Tools: Martha Stewart Boarder Punch
Here is a card I made following the LOTV sketch which can be found by clicking here. The sketch is gorgeous and so is the the bunny rabbit stamp titled “The Night Before Christmas”. The image was stamped in rich coca Memento ink pad and coloured with ProMarkers. The background papers are from a dove craft pack titled “Fancy Christmas” and I used spun sugar distress inkpad around the edges.
This card is also entered into the following challenges:
Here is an owl I made using felt, ric rac ribbon and a couple of buttons. I hand drew the template to make this and then marked it on the felt and cut out. I then stitched the pieces together using blanket stitch.
Thought It was time I posted my Guest Design post that I gave you a teaser of on the 15th January. I produced this for the Cricutolics Forum.
Perfect for those special loved ones on Valentine ’s Day. If you would like the cut file to create this project just email me and I will happily send it to you.
To complete this project you will need:
• Cricut Expression
• Cricut Cartridge Love Struck
• Cricut Cartridge George and Basic Shapes (Only needed for scorelines)
• A4 paper and card in at least 2 different colours
• Gems
• Foam Pads
• Sentiment Stamp
• Thin Ribbon
1. With Design Studio cut a card blank with the cut file and before unloading your mat turn the pressure and blade to 1 and then go to the mat called scorelines and click cut. You can now unload the mat and remove the cut.
2. Reload the mat with paper, I have used Ice white and go to the mat called Focal Image- Ice white and click cut. Again unload your mat and remove the cut.
3. Next reload your mat with card and use the Matt- Card part of the design studio file. You can then unload mat and remove the cut.
4. Now all that is left to do is assemble your card.
5. First take the card blank and fold on the score lines then cover the bottom half of the heart below the score line with adhesive then stick on the cut out of the heart that you have done in card.
6. Then put adhesive on the back of the focal image and stick this on top.
7. Next add the other heart don e in card to the inside base.
8. Take the white small heart and stamp on the front with a sentiment and then attach a foam pad to the bottom and stick on the base of the card so that it will keep the easel part of the card upright.
9. Now all that is left to do is add the finishing touches, I have added gems and a bit of ribbon.
Here is another Forever Friends Easter card made using the new stamp sets. The sentiment is also from the set and reads “bunnies, chicks and daffodils… the first signs of Easter!”
The paper is dove craft cupcake collection, boarder made using a Martha Stewart punch and the buttons were made with a Woodware punch.
I have been asked by few readers how I take my photos of my cards.
My other hobby in my spare time is photography therefore my photos are taken with a Nikon D80 and a macro lens. The rest of my set up is very cheap and inexpensive. The materials I use are a tray with sides from pound land, 4 pieces of mount board and a day light lamp. Please see the picture below:
Once I have taken my photos, I then edit them. Here is what an image looks like before editing:
I then take my image and edit using windows live photo gallery. The tools I use are crop, straighten image, adjust exposure and adjust colour until I am happy.
It is now ready to be blogged about and all I now do is add a watermark via Windows Live Writer (program I write my blog posts in). Hope this has helped.
This is the last calendar I have to share for 2011. This year I used the whole pack of 10 calendars. lol what an achievement.
The image is of dandelion clock by LOTV, is coloured with ProMarkers and has a few touches of glitter and flock. The background is from a dove craft 6x6 paper pack.
Just checked the Forever Friends challenge blog and I am pleased to see that my card is their favourite for the current challenge.
Here is the card I made for the challenge which was spots and dots:
You can view my original post by clicking here. I would also like to take the time to both thank the Forever Friends design team and all the lovely people who posted comments on my card.
Here is the second card I have made using the Disney classics cricut cartridge.The image is of flower (from Bambi) and is paper pieced.
The card above is made using the new Disney Classics cartridge. The image is of the adorable Bambi and is paper pieced. The brown parts of Bambi were cut use ice white paper and then inked with ink dusters and distress inks. I am really pleased with the result and look forward to creating a few more Disney cards.
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