Scents of Arabian Nights

Sounds quite exotic doesn't it? and I hope that my latest card reflects a scents of the exotic!!! Carrying on with using up bits and bobs, I decided to make a backing paper using all those kanban borders that I mentioned in my previous post. Using a christmas bauble cutting die from the Tim Holtz range I diecut the shapes with acetate and mirror card for the top and bottom, turned them upside down trimmed off a couple of bits added a couple of tassels and gemstones and hey presto - perfume bottles!!

This is an 8" x 8" easel style card as you can see from the pics below. I added white twinkly organza ribbon to give a stark contrast then added the white feathers with silk flower and ornate button as the centre to balance the card. Rather lavish in colour I know but I was fairly pleased with the end result. 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. xxx

A Touch of Eastern Promise

Good afternoon everyone from a sunny East Kent!! I've been continuing my 'being a good crafter' and using up the cutoffs etc from my scrap box, and whilst tidying up my card and paper drawers, came across some egyptian themed borders that I had forgotten about!
And it was these borders that inspired me to create the card below . . . .

The base card is 8" x 8" (my favourite card size to work with) layered with cutoffs of Tim Holtz grunge paper and gold mirror card, all edged on two sides with these borders from kanban.

A couple of diecut flourishes, marabou feathers and some contrasting turquoise blue gemstones with white pearly hatpins give it the bling factor, and the flowers (from my local pound shop) and an organza bow finish this card off a treat and hopefully I've captured a little taste of the eastern mediterranean with the design and colour choices.

Thank you as always for popping in. xxx

Orchids, Ferns & Fancies

I suppose most of my cardmaking projects start off with a general idea that pops into my head, and they seldom turn out completely as planned. In truth, my cards nearly always develope as I go along and this latest creation is no exception!! In fact it nearly ended up in the bin as before the topper and embellishments went on it definately looked like a pair of ladies knickers stretched over the ironing board!!
But as I added the topper and the embellishments, the knickers seemed to disappear - at least I hope they have lol. Anyway, enough mutterings - the bits and bobs that I used are listed below.

The base card is 8" x 8" and white semi glossy covered with a blue coredinations cardstock inked around the edges to 'take the newness off'. The backing paper and topper were created in MCS using their cd rom Tinkering with Steampunk. Black lacy edging was from my local haberdashers, glitter ferns from a local florist and the orchid was from ebay.

The faux black gemstone hearts, gold flourish and shell centre border hopefully bring it all together.

Thank you for visiting. xxx

Card entered into the Power to the Flower challenge at - So Artful

A bit of a mess!!

At least that is what my craftroom looks like especially when I've been stamping which is a rarity indeedy. But I do have a few stamps and on this card I have used one of my Kanban steampunk stamps with Tim Holtz distressing inks. I do think I was a bit heavy handed going round the edges of the topper and this kind of thing is what puts me off stamping more often. The topper was almost complete, I liked the main image so didnt want to waste it, and there I go . . .once on the ink cant be taken off!!!

The figures themselves were stamped onto white card and then I stamped the images repeatedly on some Tim Holtz grunge papers which I then cut out and decoupaged onto the original stamped image.

I also used Tim Holtz grunge papers for the backgrounds then finished off with ribbon, feathers, cogs and clock from stash with a couple of glittered roses that I made by twirling paper!

Thanks for stopping by, it's been great having your company. xx

So different to my 'norm' !!

I dont often make baby cards etc (unless it's comissioned of course), but I am trying to be a good crafter and use up all my bits and bobs!!
The image here was printed from MCS cd rom Faith, Hope & Charity (paper library), Martha Stewart border punch and one of my many spellbinder cutting dies. Card size is my favourite at the mo 8" x 8"

Thank you for visiting xx