Birthday

Sunset Potpourri Flowers

Hello again everyone!

This week’s Color Throwdown challenge has a sunset combo which is quite similar to last week’s – yellow, orange and red (instead of fuchsia) so I was determined to create something that I felt was quite different to last week.

I chose a white base, oriented it as a landscape card, pulled out the Potpourri Flower Set die by Poppystamps and got crafty!

I quickly coloured the flowers with distress inks but I have to confess that it took me FAR TOO LONG to arrange the die cut flowers…. I love this style of card but I can never seem to get the positioning right when I create them!

Eventually, I found an arrangement that I felt was OK, adhered the die cuts and added some coordinating Nuvo Jewel Drops to the centres of the flowers. The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Aerial Beauty

Hi there!

This morning I received some beautiful products kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their latest release, Scent of Spring.

My package had spent a frustrating week enjoying the hospitality of British customs at Heathrow, and so I could not wait to get crafty! The first products I reached for were the amazing Aerial butterfly stencils (25-024) and die (51-811). I cut the butterfly from white cardstock first before using the stencil set. I inlaid the die cut back into the card that I had cut it from and kept it in place using masking tape on the back and then simply laid the stencils on top. It worked well for me as it meant that I could balance the white edging on each wing.

Anyway, I used various distress inks on the wings and then added glitter around the edges of the wings – this is so sparkly in real life!

For the background, I used the pretty new All-in-one Oval (51-815). I blended more distress ink on my card base before adhering the Oval background panel and then Miss Aerial on top.

To complete my card, I added a sentiment from the Delightful Day set (30-955) and a few sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Birthday Clara Blooms

Hi there!

Today I’m playing along in this week’s Color Throwdown challenge where the colour palette is burgundy, rose and sage. What a pretty combo! I decided to showcase a new die set that I just bought – the Clara Blooms by Memory Box. This was a last minute addition to my basket but I’m so glad I got it – funny how it’s the first die set I’m using from that order.

Anyway, I coloured the die cut pieces with distress inks (Aged Mahogany, Tattered Rose and Bundled Sage). I did try a couple of deeper inks for the rose shade, but decided I preferred the lighter effect of Tattered Rose. I added the pretty Florentina Wreath die to anchor the pretty flowers plus a Memory Box stamped sentiment and lots of stickles!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Die cuts only – delicate floral buds

 

Hi there!

It’s been a long time since I played along with a Just Add Ink challenge and now that work is calming down, I have more time for crafting and decided to play along this week.

The challenge theme is no stamping so I pulled out my new  Delicate Floral Buds die set by Birch Press Design and got busy with my Gemini Junior!

The sentiment is by Simply Graphic and the embossing folder is by Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Record Birthday Card

Hello everyone!

Today I’m inadvertently playing along in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge !

I started off by making a card for my brother using the Sugar Pea Designs Greatest Hits stamp and die set – but it was only when I was arranging the die cut records and CDs on my card base that I realised that this week’s sketch would provide the perfect layout!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.