not long now

a little bit of spot lighting and resist going on here with the silhouette stamp from our Sheena
by the way have i mentioned they will be on create and craft this Sunday
do try and watch Sheena she is one very inspiring talented lady in craft

more heat embossing with gold wow powders straight onto the pre printed paper

matted on to a silver and gold mirri card from my stash then onto core dination card stock
with some card candi

 thank you for popping by 

hugs linda xxx

another little digi

here is the second digi stamp from Cuddly Buddly called (do i look good on this ?) i just had to have as you do ...
coloured in with spectrum noir pens i added a spotty tree back ground  so the image came forward...
hugs linda xxx

new digi image from cuddly buddly

i just had to have this digi stamp it so reminds me of Sophia in her winter hats
she loves these type of hats..... which is unusual for little ones to keep a hat on in winter
so i got out my spectrum noirs and went pink!!!!
this image is from Cuddly Buddly called (a card for you)
heavens above i am having so much trouble today getting pictures to upload correctly
 hope it sorts it's self out soon
hugs linda xxx

it's friday not long now

good morning all  it's a lovely sunny morning here
i got to lie in so my battery is fully charged  ready to crack on

here is the large tree stamp from sheena  heat embossed with sheena's sparkly blue wow powders onto acetate
the actetate stands proud of the pale blue pearlised card and silver mirri by wrapping it around the back and sticking into place  i then matted it onto royal blue mirri added the ribbons and card candi with a flora doodle flower

water coloured onto crafters companion water colour card matted and layered onto pearlised card stock and a pre printed paper i had heat embossed the sentiment and layered onto one of the spellbinders fancy tags  added the ribbons and a carnation from wild orchid.
i hope you have enjoyed your visit
thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

day 4 sneeky peeps

have no idea why the earlier post wasn't showing pictures so here we go again
hope you can see them this time
i did some heat embossing with brilliance copper ink pad used my nestie boeder dies and a spotty ribbon with card candi

more heat embossing onto acetate in gold wow powders matted onto a nit wit paper with some gingham ribbon
onto gold mirri onto a 6x6 card blank
thank you for popping by today sorry for short post watching my grand daughter today so it's timmy time for me lol...
 hugs linda xxx

my new LOTV stamp

good evening all
had to sit and coloured in with my spectrum noir  while watching TV tonight as you do lol .....
 i do love this stamp so different from the norm...
i hope you approve
hugs linda xxx

another sneaky peep

good evening all wow where has the day gone?
i first made the 2 tags....  got messy with distressing inks and water to blend the colours together  with the  walnut stain  stamped on the sentiment (remember when) in random areas on the back one
  i then stamped the silhouette stamp and heat embossed in gold once that was cool i went around the edges and embossed .added the spotty ribbon and matted and layered onto  cream core-dination card stock from the neutral range added the flowers from wild orchid onto a 8x8" card blank
i do hope you have a lovely evening
thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

not long till santa arrives

thought i would share my colouring in session with my spectrum noir pens
its a new stamp for me from joanna sheen's Giordano range
hugs linda xxx

day 3 sneaky peeps

good morning everyone
here is another water coloured card using 3 of the sheen'a douglass new sketchy stamps they really do mix and match so well together..

i stamped the boat house then with white embossing powder heat embossed the moon and the birds it gave the moon and the birds a pearly look and of coarse it meant i could paint over without worrying about loosing the white of the card stock....
water coloured the picture as a late evening feeling ...............well hopefully lol ....
then with a spectrum noir pen added alittle shading to the birds wings and in the clouds
matted and layered onto silver mirri and contrasting core-dination card stock to frame the main image....

we have geese flying over every evening at this time of year...... thats what inspired this card
thank you for popping by today
hugs linda xxx

warmest wishes

Good afternoon
another card from the new Sheena Douglass sketchy stamps
the boat house done in water colour paints onto crafters companion water colour card
i really have had so much fun with these stamps and paints it made a lovely change from pens ....
afew flowers from wild orchid and the gingham ribbon and card blank from joanna sheen
thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

a furry friend

had a play with water colours again last night here is a stamp from Joanna Sheen
he is so cute perfect for this time of year
hugs linda xxx

day 2 Sheena Douglass new sketchy stamps

 

i had to do a winter card

using the trees and mountain stamp

 stamped and water colored the image with water colour paints in cobolt blue... burnt sienna and a touch of green mixed paint 

i find these the best colours for a winter  picture...got my acrylic white paints out to add the instant snow 

matted and layered onto a pre printed backing paper from nit wits then onto core-dination card stock in complimentary  colour die cut the snow flakes from white card stock added  card candi and distressed the edges  with a touch of crystal glitter and glossy accent  to add a touch of sparkle....

i hope you will see how just changing the colours you  have a card for every season with these stamps 

they really are  so versatile  i love being able to mix and match

more sneaky peeps later i hope you will join me

hugs linda xxx

greeting stamp from sheena douglass new sketchy stamps

good evening to you all....
i though i would make a little white on white card ........with just one of the sentiments from the sheena douglass new sketchy stamps
there are some really usefull sentiments on these stamp plates..... i do tend to forget to use the senitments at times !
so i thought i would show case just one ......it a perfect sentiment....

crafter companion white pearlised card worked a dream for this card
using dies and embossing folders you can get a super effect
heat embossed the sentiment in sheena's gold wow powder added a few flowers onto a 6x6" card blank
thank you for dropping by
hugs linda xxx

3 cards with the New Tim Holtz Krafty core-dination card

firstly i must say i did get different Darci embossing folders
but they got put in my craft room and i caunt find them !!!truley my room is a tip the only way i can get in is by crawling the walls im so naughty
so mega sorry Sara and Leann !!
but was asked to make a few cards with the core-ination card and folders.so i grabbed folders i could lay my hands on
the colours in this pad of tim holtz Kraft core are stunning
it embosses a dream sand to pefection and inks just coz you can
a crafty dream come true
i love it!!!
thank you for popping by today
hugs linda xxx

another sneaky peep

i just love this image from Sheena's new sketchy stamp set to be launched on sunday ......
so versatile
i went for Autumn colours for this card.... got abit crafty with my crafters companion water colour card
i inked up the stamp in smoky grey versafine ink for the trees on the left hand side...then used the brayer to get the mirror image of the trees and just rolled it over it came out lighter but i liked the effect gave the image some distance then stamped and embossed the sun with clear embossing powder

water coloured the sky with layers of different strenght yellows and orange with a tiny touch of brown to get the dark edge to the sun and shadows in the clouds once it was dry i distressed around the edges in spiced marmalade and walnut stain
made my own backing paper using the offcut from the sizzix leaf die as a stencil coloured the leaf shape leaving a bit of white paper here and there
the leaves i just blended all the colours together then cut and embossed matted and layered onto gold mirri card added card candi onto a 8x8" card blank

new Giordano stamps

hi everyone
while i had my water colour paints out  last night i thought i would colour in my new stamps from Joann Sheen

birds and berries in water colour
onto crafter's companion water colour card stock

 had to wait for the little snowman to be back in stock...... well worth the wait....he is so darn cute..
i love the Giordano images
more sneaky peeps of Sheena's new stamps later
hugs linda xxx

Sneaky peep day 1 Sheena Douglass new sketchy stamps

aren't these stamps fabulous  you can mix and match 
there are 6 new stamp plates in all

here i have used 3 different images to create this picture ....
the tree stamp  mountains stamp and bird stamp
onto water colour card stock and painted with water colour paints matted and layered onto mirri card then onto crafter companion core-dination card in a dusty grey all onto a checked backing paper on a 8x8" card blank  with silver edged  the ribbon
a great men's card i think...

here i got messy with tim holtzs alcohol inks onto heat able actetate with the new floral silhouette stamp
 heat embossed in gold wow powder
attached with heart brads onto white card stock then onto gold mirri card
added the ribbon bow just for that extra touch of bling..

hopefully you will pop back again to see even more of Sheena's brand new stamps that will be launched  next Sunday 30th on create and craft
i have had so much fun painting and crafting with these stamps
hugs Linda xx

floral die cut decoupage

three more cards made from the reddi die cut decoupage from crafters companion
have you checked out the birthday offers free gifts and treasure hunt ?there are lots of goodies in store
through the week sara will be on create and craft tv... show casing some of the reddi die cut

the cutting is perfect .......look at the stems phew!!!! there is no way i could ever cut those out thats for sure....
you just pop them out and layer up i dis these in a few mins left to dry over night and them assembled the cards. the butterfly's were also on the sheet so had to use them lol....
couldnt be easier
hugs linda xxx

monocromatic die cut decoupage

good morning everyone
here are some Reddy die cut decoupage from crafter's companion
so easy to do they really are! just  push out and layer up with your 3d glue gel or foam pads....
the colours are very soft with a touch of gold on edges  matted and layered onto core-dination card stock in contrasting colours
they may be quick to do but you get a beautifull card...
thank you for popping by today
hugs linda xxx

socks

another card using the exclusive Humphrey stamps that are part of the crafter's companion 6th birthday celebrations..

i coloured her in with spectrum noir pens matted onto core-dination card stock.
added a couple of paper doilies some feathers card candi a few small crystal gems and flowers

this image always reminds me of when my two son's where at home i was always sorting socks
i swear my washer ate them.....   always had an odd sock left lol
hugs linda xxx