Ruby Red Anniversary

Hi Crafters,

I'm glad it's the weekend, aren't you?

Each week I think 'this was a busy one' but then the next week proves to be even busier! I guess this is the pattern for the run up to Christmas as I try and get my cards made for orders, craft fairs and of course, my own cards to send out to family and friends. Even though last year I found it a struggle to get enough made for my own use I refuse to buy any and so will be up into the small hours beavering away in my craft room :)

Anyhow that's enough of my little crisis, lets get down to business.

I'd like to join in the challenge at Moving Along with the Times, their theme this week is 'Dies - Numbers or Letters.

Recipe

Dies - Tonic First Dance & Deco Numbers

Spellbinders Pierced Heart Die & Embossing Folder

Organza Ribbon

Heart Brad

This is such a lovely die set to use with the three panels that can be left in the card or cut out completely as I have here.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Moving Along with the Times - #33 Dies - Numbers or Letters

Deep Ocean - #141 Use Die Cuts/Punches

Crafty Catz - #346 ATG

Craft-Dee Bowz - November - ATG +Bow

Well that's all from me today, I'll be back again tomorrow with my Christmas Club Card to share with you.

Lorraine

xXx

Happy Anniversary!

Hi Crafters,

What a gorgeous day we had yesterday and today is set to be even better :)

I've just looked at the date and we are half way through April! - where did that go?!!

I have been busy in my craft room though completing lots of orders and thought I would share a couple with you today.

They each had certain remits to fill and I am pleased to say that both customers were very happy with their respective cards.

 

 With this one I used lots of Spellbinder dies to create the layers and a very pretty glittered rose background card. The corners are a La, La Land die.

Challenge:

TTCRD - ATG

 

This next one uses an ample sized Inkylicious stamp which I have heat embossed with silver EP.

The die is also from Spellbinders and is called 'Gold Elements One'. I have cut the corner die four times and turned it around to make a complete background with it. The inner mat that has the sentiment stamped on it is from the Deco Oval Trellis Base die set from Tonic.

This card was a devil to photo with all the silver mirri card on it, I kept getting a reflection and glare from my light, but after a few attempts I managed a decent picture I think.

Challenge:

Papertake Weekly - Words, Words, Words.

 

Well I hope you all have a great craftylicious day!

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

 

 

 



Flat for posting

Hi Crafters,
I have a lot of customers who ask for a card that is flat enough to send through the post. That means less than 5mm thick which by the time you take in to account the folded card blank and the envelope there isn't much scope for embellishments. Yesterday I blogged a flat card with a pattered paper background so today I thought I would make my own background pattern.
I started with a white piece of card and inked it with Distress Inks in Dried Marigold, Tumbled Glass and Rusty Hinge in a random blotch pattern. Then I inked my 'Secret Garden' background stamp from Justrite with Versamark clear ink and stamped over the card. I sprinkled clear embossing powder over the card and heat embossed it which trapped the colours of ink under it leaving certain parts of the pattern uncovered to be inked again with deeper colours. I then used Fired Brick where the flowers were exposed and Peeled Paint for the leafy areas.  Now I had a colourful, glazed background for my Tonic sentiment to be put on to which is still flat enough for the post.

I matted this on to some very thin cardstock.
Here is a close up shot where you can hopefully see the glazing.

Maybe I should have given it another coat of clear embossing to fill in the pitted parts but I liked the texture so I left it at that.
Hope you liked my little project today?
See you soon,

Lorraine