Snail Mail for Andrew

Andrew's birthday card for today - a snail - his favourite!!

I used another SVG file from My Scrap Chick, this was the snail from a selection of Garden Critters. The idea was to make mini books from these designs, but I made the images bigger and made a card. I like the way the design is on the back and the front.

I used a selection of cardstock scraps, Distress Ink, 3D foam pads and a white Gel Pen. I scored a fold line in the back section so the card can open, and stand.

Happy birthday Andrew, sorry we can be together, but look forward to catching up next weekend.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Birthday Bookworm for Emily

Happy birthday Emily!

I made this card for Emily using a My Scrap Chick SVG file, and a combination of Graphic 45 - Rare Oddities papers and Bazzill cardstock. I used a Lili of the Valley stamp for the greeting and that is layered up using circle punches.

I loved the fact that the papers had a library print and the book titles and other images in this collection Emily's sort of thing!

Happy birthday Em.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Experimenting with Fusible Film and Fibre!

While looking for something else (acetate sheets), I found my box of fusible film and fibre! I decided to have a play with some recent stamps. I made these two cards with the results.

I tried out using fibres sandwiched between two sheets of film and I then using the fibres on their own.

Here you can see a comparison of the finished effects, the first item in each photo is fibres only and the second is film and fibres:

The bird stamp is from Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Set 

The Stamps are from JOFY. The flowers were all made with fibres only.

I also used:
Black Staz-On Ink pad
Sizzix die Spring Greenery
Black Bazzill Cardstock
White Gel Pen
Liquid Pearls
Distress Paints
Distress Ink Pads
Water colour paper
6" x 6" card blank
4" x 4" card blank
Memory Box Thank You Die
White flowers from an Easter egg

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Spring Faces

Back to the cards made using My Scrap Chick SVG files and the Cricut.

Again I used downloaded SVG files again and decided not to add greetings so I can use them as note cards.

More patterned papers, cardstock, chalk and distress inks, together with a few highlights and details drawn in with gel pens.

These cards were simple to make but effective and fun.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Simple Stories - Carpe Diem Collection

Hello, Hope you all had a good Easter 

My post for March will be published today on Papermazes blog - Scrap, Paper, Scissors. Here is a preview of the three items I have made using the lovely Simple Stories - Carpe Diem collection. Please take a look on the Papermaze blog for details on how the layouts and card were made. 

Scribbler Extraordinare

Honey I Shrunk The Kid

You Colour My World

All the products used can be found at Papermaze

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Pigs with the SVG files

Happy Easter to you all.

Following on from yesterday's selection of Easter cards, here are some of the other finished cards I cut at the same time.

These little 5" x 5" cards are made with two of the designs from the Trio of Piggies SVG file.

The card blanks are cur from thick patterned papers.
As before I inked all the edges.

The second one was intended to be a tag, but I mounted it on a card instead.

I used lots of stickles and liquid pearls as well as gems to add some sparkle. A couple of ribbon bows were added too.

Thanks for looking, more to follow.
Lynn x

A day with the Cricut for Easter Greetings

I dusted off the Cricut the other day as I decided I would make some Easter cards and needed quite a few. I had already downloaded a few SVG files from My Scrap Chick and thought these would make quick, cute cards. The other benefit was to make me use up lots of scrap cardstock and patterned papers.

Here are some of the creations:

I used a greeting stamp bu Lili of the Valley, and circular punches by Stampin' Up and Woodware. All the pieces were inked with either Chalk Inks or Distress Inks. I used a selection of card blanks from mys stash. All of these cards are 6" x 6".

I also cut many more images while I was busy cutting these, and I will show you these another day.

My Scrap Chick have recently improved all their SVG files for better cutting and fold lines with the Cricut, so if you tried before will limited success it is now worth trying again.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x