Something new, something blue!

Blue isn't a colour I use very often, and I don't know why, as I love the blue palette, but after buying some new blue inks I decided to put them to good use.  

Another shaped card, as I fallen in love with this style. I used papermania docrafts products- simply floral paper, bellisma die cuts, embossing folder and the textured cardstock I reviewed in my previous post.  Finished it off with some gemstones, ribbon, crochet lace, and a tiny bit of glitter on the butterfly's wings and edge of ribbon. Hopefully the birthday girl will be pleased at the end of the week.  Thanks for visiting again, tam

Wedding preparations

Well it's not long till the wedding now, and I've started to make some thank you cards to give to those special people who have so kindly helped us with an element of the wedding.  I made this card for my lovely friend Marie, who had kindly volunteered to do my make up, as I don't have a clue! 

I picked up some new bits this week, which I decided to have a play with, I love the new flowers I purchased from hobbycraft, and based the colours around these. I used bellisma papers from papermania and my new dollie die cutter, scrummy!  The image is by Santoro, and the other items are just odds bits I had in my craft room. 

Thank for looking and come back soon tam xx

Review an item! Papermania premium textured cardstock

Well I've decided to start a new feature on my blog, every week I'm going to review something and today it's this wonderful stuff ....... 

Once upon a time I use to think plain cardstock was one of the most boring things I had to purchase, the colours were never quite right, there was no texture and you'd be left we've several pages you just would just never use, not until these I discovered these bad boys! There are 72 sheets per pack, and each one is a slightly different shade, meaning you can find exactly what you want, theyre a superb weight and have a grainy appearance.  They edge ink amazingly well, and work wonderfully with embossing folders.  I am completely smitten.  They also come in three difference size as well.  The only downside is you only one of each shade, but I'm not finding that a problem at all.  Price is ok, I paid just over £3 for a small packet, and just over £4 for a medium.  So all I can say is go get yourself a packet! Thanks for reading

Having fun in the conservatory!

Well, it was beautiful and sunny yesterday, and I've had plenty to do with wedding planning, so  I didn't get to any crafting till the evening, which is was sorry about as it was so hot in my crafting space.  Although it has been hot today, the sun has been hidden away so I managed to do some more crafting this afternoon with the door and window open lol.  

I've been busy making a thank you card for some family members out in Canada, and it had to be something special.  I had so much fun making this card, it is the first shape card I have ever made, and it all went well, apart from joining at the top the card doesn't open all the way, but that doesn't matter.

Unfortunately the photos aren't wonderful as I had to 'launch camera' as for some reason my previous photos didn't save.  

I used mostly docraft products, the coloured papers are amazing, every shade of the rainbow, I used simply floral papers for the background and flowers, sentiments from hobby craft (there own range), and I inked the edges with ink, I so love that technique right now.  The die cutters I used are also from docrafts. The image is a tilda stamp, unfortunately I don't know the name of this one, but I know I need to buy more of them they are a joy to work with.  The flowers I embossed the edges with holographic embossing powder. 

I would like to enter this card into simonsaysstamp Wednesday challenge because I have used one of my favourite products and used one my favourite techniques.  The product is docrafts premium textured cardstock, and the technique is inking edges, loving that at the mo! 

Thanks again for looking tam xx

2 new cards

Hi, well today I have two new cards, the first is a box card for my daughters birthday, I'm really pleased how this turned out using my new santoro gorjuss girl papers 

And secondly I have a card I made using natures gallery papers, and stamps.  I also used a new embossing folder, which I think is gorgorgeous.  I spent quite a while inking edges, and adding a bit of glitter to the flower.  It didn't turn out how I expected, but I am fairly pleased with it.

Well that's all for now folks, more wedding planning is calling! Only 4 weeks to go! 

Tam xx