Daisy and Dandelion

I love sales and in the latest one - the one they call the January sale but it actually starts in December, I bought myself a CD Rom of Daisy and Dandelion. For all those crafters out there they will already know that this is a popular brand of card making supplies and the CD allows you to print out your own characters, background papers borders and greetings.

I have only just scratched the surface with these cards as there are endless possibilities to what cna be done with the disc. Here is what I have done so far:

There is still loads more to go so watch this space!

Crafters Companion 3 bird stamps

I received these stamps as a Christmas present and suddenly had a burst of inspiration earlier on what to do with them. They are only small stamps so make quite minimalist cards but I think they look stunning:

I don't think the pictures do them justice really as they look better in real life. I really love the last one as it looks so sophisticated. It's finished with glitter that doesn't show up in the photo.


Back to the drawing board for tomorrow.

Holiday card craft

I had some really nice stamps for Christmas and as I was a bit bored of making Christmas stamps I thought I would try something a bit more cheerful to take away the winter blues:

This one could be an Easter card I think as they look like chickens, but it could be used for any occasion and was very simple to make with a stamped flower border at the bottom.

This one again features birds and I created the paisley background by repeatedly stamping a square of paisley onto a purple background. The ribbon hides the gaps quite nicely!!

Although this one has rain in it I still think it's quite a cheerful card. I chose thank you as the greeting but it cold be used for a variety of occasions or could even be left blank.

I am not too sure about this card, it's quite wintery with the green and brown colouring and could be used to any occasion. I do like the border which was repeatedly stamped round the edge and features a small acorn.

I absolutely love this one and it's perfect for children. It has a comedy cow stamped in the front and is actually a double card. The front lifts up to reveal the words 'Happy birthday' and the inside is blank. Gives the young child something extra to play with.

I then decided to use up some old bits and have a go at re inventing some cards I had made previously and here are the results:

I hope you like them!

New Stamps

I am always on the look out for new things to use in my card making and also things that can be used over and over again.

I found these stamps from the Woodland range yesterday and made a few cards:

What I like is that even though the stamps are all separate they can be stamped together to create a variety of images such as the one below:

Weekend of Christmas Card making

In amongst trying to write my book I have rewarded my good work with some crafting time. Here is what I have made. I think I've made too many cards for what I need now so some of you may receive these next Christmas now!!

Stamping Fun

I had a weekend of stamping fun. A friend had some new clear rubber stamps and pens, so we sat on the floor colouring in and sharing our card ideas and here is what we came up with. Some are Christmas and some are just general, but I think they produced some very high class looking cards. See what you think: