Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Brightest Beauty - Stampin'up

 Hello

Brightest Beauty stamp and die sets from Stampin'up were used to create these cards.


Olive card was matted on to a white card base. The image was stamped and coloured with pencils then matted on to a panel of card  cut with a die from Textured notes set. This was wrapped with a knotted ribbon, then mounted to the base. The sentiment was stamped and cut with a die from Something Fancy, layered with both yellow and olive card and attached.



The centre of the white card base was stamped with the image. Frames were created using dies from Gallery Blooms set then mounted over the stamped image on the base. The image was then stamped, coloured and die cut and fixed to the frames. The sentiment was stamped and die cut then added along with a ribbon bow.



The negative frame pieces from the previous card were attached to a white base, The image was stamped, coloured and die cut. The die cut blossoms were fixed in place and the piece then mounted to the card. The sentiment from Natures Prints set was stamped and cut with dies from Unbounded Love set.

Gems and bee trinkets were added and Stickles glitter glue applied to flower centres on all cards.

Have a great day

Till next time
be happy
BaRb




Sunday, 10 August 2025

Sunrise Sailing - Stampin'up

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Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder, dies and stamps from Stampin'up were used here.


The background panel was embossed then shaded with inks. The large sailboat was stamped, coloured, die cut and embossed then mounted on the folder along with the small die cut and coloured sailboats, and some die cut clouds and birds. Gems were added and Wink of Stella pen applied to the waves.


This is a smaller version of the above card, featuring only the single sailboat and some die cut gulls. Gems were added and Wink of Stella pen shaded through the centre of the design.



The boat  image was stamped using black and grey inks, then die cut with Perennial Postage dies, and layered onto a larger die cut. This was mounted on to a black base layered with black and white patterned paper. A twine knot was fixed to the bottom front along with black sparkle gems.

Have a great day

Till next time
be happy
BaRb


Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Woodland Deer - Crafters Companion

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Hope you are well.

Woodland Deer stamps and dies from Crafters Companion Nature's Garden collection feature in these cards.




The deer was stamped centrally on to the card front. The patterned paper piece (Kaszazz paper) for the card inside was placed behind it and the deer die cut. The front of the card and the inside paper panels were stamped with the leaf images, which were then coloured with pencils, and fixed in place.
The deer is coloured with pencils. The stamped label is die cut with the die from Brightest Beauty by Stampin'up.


Images were stamped on the left side of the background panel and the right side was embossed in Stampin'up Woodland folder. The deer is stamped, coloured with pencils and die cut, then mounted to the card front.


The blue panel was stamped then fixed to the card base. Foliage border die from Crafters Companion was die cut then embossed in Stampin'up Pressed Flowers folder, then attached to the base along with the stamped and die cut branch. Deer was stamped, coloured and die cut and mounted to the card.

Glossy Accents was applied to the nose of the deer on all cards, and gems and brass butterflies added to the designs.

Enjoy your day.

Till next time
be happy
BaRb