Shout Out to SheetLoad

Whilst blog hopping the other day I came across http://sheetload.blogspot.com/. Each month they release a free ezine which you can download in pdf format. Go on, pop over there and have a look. For this month, May they are giving away Bella's and other things too.

Here are a couple of cards I made using this May issue - as I don't have any Bella's I've used a Cuddly Buddly stamp and a Magnolia tilda. I used Glossy blue cardstock for the main card and then used cream card, DCVW paper, yellow cardstock and white card onto which I stamped and then watercoloured the images. I've also left off the sentiment (from the bottom of the card) until I know what I'm using these for.

What a Charley

This card I made using Cuddly Buddly papers and rubber stamp - the stamp is called Charley and is soooo cute. I stamped the image in versamark and embossed it with gold embossing powder on white cardstock and then I did the same on some patterend paper. I cut the dress out of the patterend paper and placed it on top of the stamped image. I used marvey le plume pens for the colouring of the rest of the image. I matted the image onto some peach card and then gold card and I added a strip of the background paper with a strip of gold underneath and added a few flowers, held in place with little gold brads.


This card is for a challenge on My Time to Craft, this weeks challenge is to use flowers on your project.


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First BIA Book

Another wet day here today - I think I'll have to grow webbed feet :-)

Here is my first proper Bind It All project. I am quite pleased with the results and have learned quite alot of things for when I do my next one.

This is the front cover of the book, I didn't think it needed anything adding to it as it is quite a "busy" paper. The paper is from K & Co Garden Collage pad.

The inside cover of the book is again covered with scrapbook papers and the "imagine stamp" is a Heidi Swapp one, which I stamped and heat embossed. The next page was stamped using a brilliance 3 colour ink pad and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The stamp is from Crafty Individuals.

The left page is again stamped and heat embossed and the stamp is another Crafty Individuals one. The right page is covered with Anna Griffin paper and the "Smile" stamp is from DMD. The butterfly is one I bought from Dawn Bibby's shop and it comes already glittered.

The left page I stamped in encore metalic ink and heat embossed it. I aslo re-stamped one of the butterflies onto yellow card and decoupage it to put a little colour in the page. The right page is a DMD stamp, which I stamped onto yellow vellum and heat embossed again. I just added a few papermania die-cut flowers.

The left page again I stamped using encore metalic ink and heat embossed. The "dream a little dream" is a stamp by Anita's which was stamped onto yellow vellum. The butterfly stamp is another Crafty Individuals stamp, again stamped onto yellow vellum and again I re-stamped the butterfly and decoupaged it. The right page is a DMD stamp, stamped with Versamark pale blue ink and embossed. I attached this to the page using little flower brads and then just added a couple of Papermania flower stickers.

The right page is part of a download scrapbook page / set from Cuddly Buddly. I inked the tag using versamark ink and stamped Smile on it in a darker purple ink. I then added two pieces of twill ribbon, which I also inked with versamark purple ink. The last page is the inside of the back cover and I just covered it with scrapbook papers and stamped and heat embossed the saying - I think it is an Anita's stamp.

The back of the book is basically the same as the front. When the book was finished I just added a few bits of fibres and ribbons onto the o wires.

I made a box and covered the lid with the K & Co Garden Collage paper. I decided to send this book to a forum friend who has been feeling a bit down in the dumps lately. I hope she likes it.

Now I have completed my first book, I can't wait to start on my next one :-)

Computer made Christmas Card

Well I've not had any time for crafting the past few days with the run upto Christmas. I have however, ordered myself some Alcohol inks to have a play with in the New Year - can't wait for them to arrive now.

This card was made for all my friends on the Cuddly Buddly web forum. The images were a free download from DAISIE.

My First Posting

I have been busy recently making Christmas cards - they are all quick and easy ones as I had a lot to do and little time to do them. Why do I always leave things until the last minute? Above are just a few cards which I made using Cuddly Buddly sets.