Where did April go?!!

The last time I blogged was April and now we're nearly half-way through May!  I've been really busy with orders and making a start on my Father's Day cards.

I found some fab digis from DigiStamp Boutique and made these cards:

 

 

 

 

Aren't they such fun images?

 

I'm entering these cards into the DigiStamp Boutique customer competition

 

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend - despite the rain!

Have a great week x



Raindrops!

Did I mention that I love this stamp from Ryn? !!

It is so effective and the raindrops really do look 3D:

 

I used Glossy Accents on some of the raindrops on the flower and added some glitter to the flower centre.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat and looks stunning in a fancy frame.

 

Hope you've had a fab weekend! Hugs xx



Recent makes

Just popping by to share some cards I made last week.

The first uses a Creative Expressions stamp set that I got at a work shop over a year ago and it's had its first outing!  And just to be different I decided that just because it features a ship, it doesn't have to be just for men!

 

 

I used a soft colour palette to make this a feminine card and I think it works.  What do you think?

 

The second card has been made with a new (to me) Indigo Blu stamp:

 

I embossed the background with a heart mask and brayered it using coordinating Adirondac inks.  Then, I stamped and painted the heart with the same inks. 

 

Have a great day!



Love this heart!

Just stopping by to share the card I made for my hubby on our very special 20th First Date Anniversary.  Soppy, I know, but we do celebrate this every year :)

 

I embossed the black background with a heart mask and then used my beautiful heart flower stamp from Indigo Blu with Flitterglu and Winter Dawn gilding flakes.

I added some gems to the centres of some of the flowers and added a computer-generated sentiment.  Simple but effective!

 

Hope you're having a good week ... two days till the weekend!!

At last ... a Clarity card!

I have been looking longingly for a long time at my new 'Best of' stamps which I bought at Harrogate several weeks ago.  Finally, I have had chance to use them today:

 

This was a bit of a rush job really, as it's my mother-in-law's bithday today!!  However, we wont see her till tomorrow as she has been away ... phew!

 

I've been wanting to make a card for the Clarity Blog Challenge 2 all month (where does the time go?) and as this is the only one I've managed to make so far, so I really hope it will be OK.

 

The theme is In the Garden.  Mmmm, I suppose if you wanted you could have a vase of flowers outside on a garden table and the flowers have come from the Garden.  Fingers crossed it doesn't get booted out!!!

 

Hope you are having a lovely weekend and the sun is shining where you are xx

 

Thinking Cap Required For This One!!

Just stopping by to share some cards I made recently.

The first one was a bit of a challenge to say the least! 

I had to learn how to do some new things with my Designer Software for my trusty Cameo and managed to produce this near-perfect Jack Daniels bottle:

 

When I had finished the card, my next thought was "What about an envelope?" Mmm, it was far too big for any envelopes I have, so I used my Hougie board to make a custom box that measures just 1cm deep.  I dressed it with a slider and a tag that I designed and cut on my Cameo.

 

This next card was again designed and cut on my Cameo.  I think this black/hot pink colour combo is my absolute favourite!  I made some tissue paper flowers to match, sprayed them with pink sparkle and added a flourish:

 

 

My Cameo has had a busy week!! This card was again designed and cut using it:

 

 

Well, it was back to work for me today and I'm exhausted now (and the kids weren't even in school as we had an Inset day!!)

 Roll on the weekend :)

 

Have a good one my crafty friends xx





Big, Exciting News!!!

Hello lovely bloggers and crafty friends.

I'm so happy to announce that my website is now LIVE!! 

After a lot of hard work, both by me and especially by my web designer Jason, it has all come together and I'm really pleased with it.

If you have a minute, please stop by and take a look.

 

The link is here: www.cardsbylouise.co.uk

 

Now, on to today's card.

This is one I made last week and forgot to post it on here:

 

I love this shoe stamp!

My brayer, paintbrush and Spellbinder dies were the only tools I used for this card and the lush colours are Distress Inks.

 

The garden is beckoning me now, the sun is shining and I may get the dead-heading and pruning finished today!

Have a nice weekend xx