Sparkly Joy

Just posting another quick snowy themed Christmas card today. For this kitsch little number I used October Afternoon papers, rub ons and labels plus the glittery Thickers are back!

Finished with a splash of pain and glitter. Wishing you all a great weekend!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

...Christmas! Time is indeed flying and we're only a few weeks away from it! This year I'm trying to be somewhat more organised that usual (well for me anyway) and get a few cards under my belt before December arrives. 

 

Here's a cute little "quick and easy" set I created using washi tape, American Crafts glitter alpha stickers (love, love, love!), Spellbinders snowflake medallions and PTI dies ("Joy" and “Fancy Flakes”), which are quite frankly, awesome.

I've also added some of my customary messy cotton and and ink splats... 

TFL!

July PPP

Hello and happy Friday! I'm back again (so soon I hear you say ;) ), this time to share a card I created for this month's Prima Product Pick challenge.

 

I was loving these colours, and went for a male-themed card using papers from the Craftsman range and some grungy metal embellies (a mix of Prima and old clock parts!). And voila, one grungy, steampunk card!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Time Flies...

Yes, I admit it. I've been a lazy blogger again. Ooops! Anyhow, I'm back to show you two layouts I created for Prima's challenges last month.

This is the sketch and this is what I did...

Vintage, neutrel colours that I accented with some icy blue. Can you see I've found a fun use for zips! These are my new favourite thing ;) The best of the rest include lots of masking, Prima resist canvas doilies, mists and of course lots of lovely Prima goodness

This layout is follows the above colour scheme, using masking, lots of layers, more zips (!) and flowers cut from a sheet of Blue Bayou paper (from the Lifetime range).

Me, Myself & I

Hello! I realised it's been a while since I popped on here, doesn't time fly?! Anyhow, here is a layout I created for Prima's Build A Page sketch from March.

The sketch:

I did lots of paper prep on this one, using masks (Sunset Sunrise range), stamps, mists, black net and clear embossing paste. I've used lots of rich toned flowers and embellishments plus resist canvas among the many accents. And my current obession with burlap continues... 

I hope you enjoy! I've lots to do so better get on with it!!!

A {belated} Happy Easter!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Easter break. I have a few Spring / Easter themed cards to share today.

For this bright and breezy card I've used Prima's Hello Pastel flowers and paper, a canvas bird and a hand painted polystyrene egg. I've used canvas as the backing with added texture from a chevron mask used with embossing paste and highlighted with paints.

For my second cardI've used a decorative round card blank, ruffled crepe paper, organza trim and a mix of  Prima papers. I cut a polystyrene egg in half and painted with acrylic paint and a splash of mist.

 

 Eggy details:

The last card has a similar theme, this time using Melissa Frances papers and tissue trim. Plus pom poms!

 

Build A Page sketches

Hey there, hope you are all having a good weekend. I'm back with a couple of lay outs to share with you today!

The first one is January's Prima Build A Page sketch.

I've used a relatively plain background paper (from the Yuki collection) along with swipes of gesso paint, black netting, resist canvas and of course a (small) selection of Prima blooms. The cool colours are prefect for the icy picture!

Ready for a close up:

My next lay out is using papers from the Firefly collection (Prima again!) which is a current favourite. I've distressed the paper with swipes of pink and white paint and a polka dot mask. I've layered up the photo   and added lots of texture and popping colour from the flowers and resist canvas.