Friday, 24 June 2011

New cards

I've been doing a few cards and thought I would show you. One of the stamp sets I put aside for me is the Stampendous Daisy Thanks clear stamp set. It's gorgeous and it really doesn't need a lot adding to it to make a very nice card.



I started off with a cream coloured card and stamped the Darkroom Door Flourish background stamp with embossing ink onto it. Sprinkle on gold embossing powder and heat it with a heat gun until it melts.

Ink up the Daisy from the Stampendous Daisy Thanks with  Archival Jet Black ink pad (it won't run if you use watercolour pens or pencils) and stamp onto either watercolour paper or thick cardstock.

Using Marvy Markers colour in the flowers in whatever shades you like. Stamp the saying in a black ink. I've used a gold leaf pen to go around the edges but you could use a gold ink pad. Attach with double sided tape to the base card.




These two cards were done using a Hero Art stamp that they've taken off the range recently which is such a shame as I've had it sitting in my stash for months and I've only just starting using it and realizing what a lovely stamp it is. Oh well I'll wait and see which of the new ones I have to have.

I've also done a couple of cards using the Wild Rose stamps but that's for next time.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Brisbane Papercraft Show

This year I managed to get down to the Papercraft Show & Textile Expo held at the Convention Centre in Brisbane (sorry to anyone who went to the PCYC markets only to find I was missing).

It's funny when I downloaded my photos I had taken hardly any and yet it felt like I had taken lots. Anyway its a great way to lose 2 days and learn new things. I only did one class and that was booked on the day and funnily enough it was to make a "can can" scarf, when it gets a bit longer I'll show you (you can't get much done in 1 hour).

They had lots of fantastic displays and the scrapbooking I saw was almost 3D. They also had free half hour talks that you could sit in on which I did a couple of times.





A talk on art journals.

A competition piece for designing a sewing machine cover. Amazing to see up close.



From the textile expo - these were designed and made to fit in with a circus theme.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Birthday Cards

Just a couple of birthday cards I made using scrapbook paper and a little stamping.



Sorry the photos are so bad I wanted to get them in the mail.