Cat Cards featuring Woodware Craft Collection - Les Chats...

Hello,

French for the cats, les chats is a stamp featuring 6 cats. When I have used the stamp on the following cards, I have only used a section of it...

As the patterned Kaisercraft paper is quite detailed, I have kept the colour of the cats very simple - just outlining the images with jelly-roll glitter pens.

The punched edge that the cats are sitting on is a Fiskars punch and rhinestones are the only embellishment used on these cards.

This looks like a little group of happy cats, almost mischievous looking, don't you think?

Back again soon,

Shell

xox

Bags - Totes and Cross Body

Hello

A further selection of our bags is the subject of todays post.

The above four bags are fully lined with both internal and external pockets. All have adjustable straps long enough to be worn cross body. All are sized to fit a tablet or and iPad in a folder, if required. Bags are washable and have Velcro closures.

The totes are of various sizes, lined with internal pockets and have Velcro closures.

Enjoy

 Till next time

be happy

BaRb

Birthday Cards - Make It Crafty - 60s Fashion Girls...

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Bright, swirling colours, psychedelic colours, tie-dye shirts and long hair - all commonplace in women's fashion history in the 1960s. Make it Crafty's stamp set - 60s Fashion Girls is a great representation for these signature fashions!

Above left is Holly Rose and above right is Cynthia.

Above left is Crystal and above right is Melody.

Lastly, this is Felicity. There is one more stamp in the set - Desiree. I have used coloured card bases for all of the cards, layering with white cardstock and patterned papers from a selection of  Kaisercraft Paper Pads. Flowers are also from Kaisercraft and the Happy Birthday wording is a Stampin' Up Stamp - Itty Bitty Banners. I have also used a couple of tags for layering and a punch from Fiskars to create these cards.

How many of today's fashions were influenced from the 60s style and trends?

"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak" - Rachel Zoe.

What does your style say about you?

Shell

xox

Roses & Daisies - Stampendous

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This group of bright cards, feature stamps and dies from Stampendous. Rose Bouquet and Build a Bouquet sets designed by Fran Seiford.

Images were stamped on to smooth watercolour card, die cut, and coloured with watercolour pencils. 

Card bases and matt layers were chosen to coordinate  with the coloured images. The matting layer was embossed using various folders.

More rustic colours were chosen for the daisies.

A variety of stamps, dies and punches were used for sentiments.

Ribbons, gems, pearls, stickles and glossy accents were added to finish the designs.

Have a bright and cheerful day.

Till next time

be happy

BaRb

Birthday Cards - Make It Crafty - Tress...

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I have purchased quite a few Make it Crafty stamps over the years - they have rubber stamps as well as digital stamps available. These following cards were created using Make It Crafty's rubber stamp set - Tress. There is four images of Tress in this set and here are all four...

Top Left is Skating, Top Right is Joyful, Below Left is Winking and Below Right is Dancing.

Tress is a busy girl! Background papers are from a selection of Kaisercraft Paper Pads. Happy Birthday is Stampin' Up's Itty Bitty Banners. Decorative Punch edge is a Fiskars Punch. Images are coloured with a ink patted on a stamp block and a waterbrush.

Thank you for visiting us,

Shell

xox

Birthday Cards - The Greeting Farm - Miss Anya Hats Off...

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Today's cards feature the ever so cute Miss Anya from The Greeting Farm's Miss Anya Hats Off Stamp set. There are three images in this set and I have used two of them here...

Using patterned paper from Kaisercraft Paper Pads (various) and layered cardstock shapes, I created these cards with stamped and coloured images - coloured using a selection of inks and a waterbrush. I pat some ink on to a stamping block and pick it up with a wet waterbrush and colour the image with co-ordinating colours to suit my background papers.

The Happy Birthday on the above left card is from Kaszazz's Mini Messages Happy Birthday and the above right is from Stampin' Up's Itty Bitty Banners set. A selection of flowers and some rhinestones add a further touch of femininity.

Depending on your choice of papers, I am sure you could use these stamp images for any age 'girl'.

Good to see you again,

Shell

xox

Birthday Cards - The Greeting Farm - Miss Anya Collection...

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Another one of my favourite type of images is girl stamps - I must admit I have collected a few - The Greeting Farm, Magnolia, Make It Crafty, Deep Red, Prima and the list goes on...

Today's cards feature some really cute images from The Greeting Farm - Miss Anya Collection. There are three images in this set and I have created cards using all three.

I stamped the girl images onto white card, coloured and cut them out, then added to layers of card, patterned paper and a base card. The patterned paper on all three cards is from various Kaisercraft Paper Pads. Flowers are mostly from Kaisercraft and Kaszazz. Happy Birthday is from Stampin' Up's Itty Bitty Banners.

Back again soon with more girl cards,

Shell

xox

Hipster Girls & Bella Donna - Kaszazz

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These classy ladies have been created using products from Kaszazz.

Bella Donna was stamped on white card, coloured with watercolour pencils, and die cut using a label shape. This was backed with a larger label shape cut from patterned paper. The rose and perfume bottle (from Nostalgic ladies set) were stamped, coloured and fussy cut. Patterned paper was embossed in the rose folder, wrapped with ribbon and layered on to a white square card base. The Bella Donna panel was fixed on top and the rose and perfume bottle added. Rhinestones were added to complete the design.

The Hipster girls were stamped on white card and coloured with watercolour pencils. They were then matted on to coloured card to match the colour of their outfits. The image panels were attached to paper covered white gatefold card bases. Sentiment labels were added, and gems to finish off.

Have a lovely day

Till next time
be happy
BaRb

Best Birds - Stampin'up

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For these cards the Best Birds stamp set and coordinating Birds and Blooms dies, from Stampin'up were used.

The birds, branch, and flowers were stamped and die cut, then coloured with watercolour pencils.

The sentiment was stamped on to the background paper (from Kaszazz) and gold embossed. This panel was matted on to white card, then on to a green card base.  The die cut pieces were arranged and layered on top, with a twine bow and a pearl. Gems were added to the birds eyes and the flower centres.

For these two cards the branch and flowers were stamped, die cut and coloured. The birds were die cut from both blue and yellow card, and the opposite colours were inlaid in the negative spaces.
On the orange card the pieces were arranged on a die cut white label, with a stamped sentiment, then on to the papered, ribbon wrapped background panel, before adding to the card.
The second card has the pieces arranged on to the background paper, which was partially embossed, wrapped across with washi tape and a die cut sentiment added.
Gems were added to both cards.

Have a chirpy day

Till next time
be happy
BaRb