Spring is here.....I think!

Hi folks, Barbara back again with my regular weekend post using BEE CRAFTY stamps & products.

Because it's Spring, (or supposed to be) I've done butterflies....again! (I saw some in my garden last week) And, not only one card for you this weekend but TWO......how good am I? LOL

Anyway, both cards were made using the same design and stamp, but because I've used different colours, they look totally different!

Black embossing powder and 'watercoloured' with Adirondack inks. I've covered each butterfly with Glossy Accents to make them shine, and added a few sequins.

The cardstock is white 'hemp' from PAPERMILLDIRECT which I love because of the texture.

This card has the butterflies embossed in gold, then mounted onto gold mirri-card. Again, it has been 'watercoloured with inks.

So, two totally different colour schemes, which do you like best??

With this blog post  I'm supporting the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays 

Back soon with more cards using brand new stamps from Lavinia Stamps & Bee Crafty...yeah!

Barbara x

A Rainbow of Feathers

Morning everyone, I'm back with my usual Saturday post for BEE CRAFTY......did you miss me last week? I was still on holiday, but it's the very first weekend I've missed blogging in over a year of being on the Bee Crafty DT, so I didn't think anyone would mind  ;-)

Anyway, I'm here today with a card using the feather stamps from 

HERE

ALL THE GORGEOUS CARDSTOCK IS FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT

I stamped in Versamark and heat-embossed with white ep, then simply inked around the image with various colours of Adirondacks.

A sentiment and a few jewels and I was done.  ( less is more, as they say ) 

Lots of matting & layering onto the same colours of cardstock, enabled me to turn this into an 8" x 8" card, for more impact.

 Hope you like it.

Back soon xx

'Bubbles Background' stamp from IndigoBlu

Hi folks ...just a quick blog to show a couple of card made with the brilliant 'Bubbles Background' stamp from IndigoBlu......so versatile, I love it!

All card stock is from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

including the fabulous yellow 'COLOURFLUTE'  on the rocket card.

 This card only uses the bubble stamp on a background of Brushos, with a smalll sentiment.....

 This one uses a 'rocket set' of stamps from Clearly Besotted, with the bubbles acting as planets.

Again, Brushos background.

Back soon,

Barbara x

Bee Crafty - Weekend Post

Hi everyone, I'm here again with my regular weekend post for BEE CRAFTY....this one has been scheduled, as I'm on holiday in the French Alps at the moment.

It's a very simple technique of masking & stamping, the whole card only took 10 minutes.

Mask off the bottom half of a piece of white cardstock.... I've used 'Hemp' from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

as I love the texture.

Stamp the BEAUtanical images (find them HERE ) in various coloured inks, then do the same for the bottom half.

Stamp & heat emboss a sentiment onto a strip of black card and adhere to the centre.

Smother with Ranger 'Stickles

Mat onto black then white card and voila! finished .......

Thank you for all the wonderful comments and likes on the Bee Crafty Facebook page for last weeks butterfly card, they were amazing!

Catch you soon,

Barbara xx

Lavinia Stamps - March Challenge

Hi everyone, just a short post as we're off to the French Alps today for our first holiday of the year....Yeah! 

The March challenge at LAVINIA STAMPS 

is now 'live'.....and there is a £40 prize for the winner!

The theme for March is Sparkle & Bling

 Make sure to "Like" the Lavinia Stamps Facebook page

 to be notified about the challenge details.

Lavinia Stamps Web Shop is HERE.

They ship all over the world! 

Here are my DT samples for March....

Still my most favourite butterfly in the World!

 

 Well, it's 'FAIRYLAND', isn't it?? Who says they can't have a bright blue glittery cat??

 I've used TONS of glittered embossing powder on this card.

 Well, that's all for today, see you in a couple of weeks.

Barbara xx