Purple Balloon .....

This cute bear Birthday Card with a bear holding a Birthday balloon is for sale in my Etsy Shop ..... click HERE to go there and have a look....

It's handmade and designed in a Clean & Simple modern style .....

Sid xx

Blue Bear .....

A new Birthday bear card from me today .....

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop ..... click HERE ato have a look ......

Clean & simple but cute too !

Sid xx

Rosy Urn ......

Made a collaged Birthday Card based on roses & urns .....  I have use a variety of printed papers, some stamping (green spotty plate, urn), Washi tapes, words, gems & a gold embossed sentiment.

This Birthday Card is for sale in my Etsy Store ...... click HERE to go there .....

Sid xx

Cupcakes ......

Another Boxcard in the theme of Celebration with lots of fab glittery Cupcakes ..... ideal for anyone who loves them ....... and who doesn't ?

The second shot shows how the glitter really shines and lights up all those floating cupcakes.

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop ..... click HERE to go have a look ......

Sid xx

Unicorns & Rainbows ......

Made a folding Boxcard with a theme of magical sparkly Unicorns ..... ideal for a little girl or Unicorn lover .... and it folds flat to go in an envelope !

Plenty of glitter, cakes, clouds & rainbows too !!

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Foliage Butterfly ......

Made a Birthday Card featuring a die-cut butterfly ......

I started with a white card blank and die-cut a brown spotty frame which was centred on the card blank.

I then stamped a plate in black Archival ink, trimmed this out and coloured with Lyra Brush Markers.  I then die-cut a number of different leaves out of green papers with different designs.  These were gathered into a sprig and applied on the plate as shown.

I then die-cut a butterfly from blue card, applied two pale blue gems, raised the wings and applied in the centre of the leafy sprig.

The sentiment  (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped in black Archival ink, matted on more blue card and applied to the plate as shown.  The plate was attached in the frame on foam pads to give some dimension to the card.

This card is available for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go there to have a look ....

Sid xx

Big Flower ......

Made a bold & bright Birthday Card using Dylusions & Uniko stamps, with a little die-cutting, watercolouring, gems & glitter.  I have used foam pads to raise the flower and banner.

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Quirky Feathers .....

A set of ATC's made after being inspired by Kate Crane.  The backgrounds are made with a Gelli Plate.  The feathers are diecut and coloured with Chalk inks and the whole lot decorated with watercolour brush pens, white pigment marker, stamps in various inks & gold paint.

Really enjoyed making them too !

Sid xx

Floral Box ......

Made a Floral Garden Birthday folding Boxcard in blues, creams, pinks & green ..... it folds flat to go in an envelope - it's for sale in my Etsy Shop..... click HERE to go have a look ....

Have also entered this into The Crafters Castle Challenge #4 whose theme is 3D .......

Sid xx

Long Time Young .....

Here is a simple Birthday card I have made ....

It's available for sale in my Etsy Shop ...... click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Wildflower Garland ......

Another Wildflower watercolour Birthday Card ......

This card is available for sale in my Etsy Shop .... click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Believe .....

Made a mailart postcard for a Monthly Swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

If you fancy joining in the Swap why not join the Forum ..... click HERE to go to the Forum ....

Sid xx

Candles & Cake .....

A fun candles & cake Birthday Card .......

Made with Washi tape, punches, stamps & glitter .....  it's for sale in my Etsy Shop .... click HERE to go have a look !

Sid xx

Flamingo Birthday ......

Good Monday Morning to you all  & hope your day is brilliant !!  Made this very pink Birthday card the other day .....

I used a C6 white card blank and cut a matt out of pink card.  Onto the matt I attached a die-cut oblong in white card and applied a die-cut flamingo which I had coloured with Copics. 

The banner at the bottom was made by layering dark pink recycled packaging, white card and flamingo Washi tape and applying a die-cut heart garland.  The heart was attached onto the flamingo matt and glittered with Stickles glitter glue.

I applied a vertical strip of the dark pink card and stamped the sentiment 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' onto white card which again was die-cut and matted as shown on foam pads.  The pink matt was then attached to the card blank on foam pads to finish.

This card is for sale in my Etsy Shop ...... click HERE to go have a look !

Sid xx

Tick, Tock ......

I run a monthly Gothic Arch Challenge in UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group ....

This is my effort for the April/May 2018 challenge whose theme is 'Time'.

If you fancy joining in then click HERE to go to the Forum where you can join and then take part !  Besides that it is a small, friendly craft group and we would love to have you on board .....

Sid xx

Wildflower Sympathy .....

A tasteful, simple bereavement card made with die-cuts a stamp and watercolours ....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and then die-cut a white matt.  I used one of the Tim Holtz (Sizzix) wildflower dies and cut the flower out of more white card.  I then used a waterbrush and a variety of Adirondack dye inks to watercolour the flower as shown.  This was then stuck in place on the matt.  The sentiment was stamped in Archival black ink as shown and the matt attached to the card on foam pads.

This card is for sale in my Etsy Shop .... click HERE to have a look .....

Sid xx

Unicorns & Rainbows ....

Here is a handmade Unicorn Birthday Card ........

It uses die-cuts, alcohol ink markers, gems, stamps & inks put together in a card that any child (especially if they love Unicorns) would love to receive on their Birthday !

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Bear -in-a-Box .....

A brand new cute Bear-in-a-Box Birthday Card ......

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Beary Birthday ......

A brand new handmade Bear Hug Birthday Folding Boxcard .......

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look ......

Sid xx

Rainbow Unicorns .....

A new Unicorns Birthday Folding Boxcard - it can be folded flat to go in an envelope for posting .....

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Fashionable ? ......

Here is a set of ATC's made for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum whose theme is 'numbers' ......

I used black corrugated packaging from some cologne as the base (trying to upcycle !) and cut this to 2.5 x 3.5 inches.  I then stamped with a numbers stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder.  I then edged two of the sides with black & white bunting design Washi tape.

I then stamped and trimmed some fashion stamps in Memento black ink on white card and coloured the dresses with pale blue Copic marker.  The images were applied to the cards on foam pads.  The words 'In Style' were stamped, trimmed out & coloured with the same ink before sticking in place.

Some small adhesive gems were added to each ATC to finish ....

If you fancy joining in our ATC swap click HERE to join the Forum !  It's free and fun .....

Sid xx

April Square .....

We have a Monthly swap between 12 of our members over on UK Stampers Forum where we swap a handmade 4 x 4 inch square with one of the group.  It runs for 12 months  so we each get a square made by another member.

This is my square for April ......  I used a set of Dylusion stamps and stamped some on Brusho coloured watercolour paper (birds) and the rest on white card (flowers & leaves)  I trimmed all elements out and painted the flowers & leaves with Twinkling H2O's so they have a lovely mica sheen !

The square was cut from used cereal packet card (trying to upcycle) and was covered with some green birdcage design paper and some layers of Washi tape.

The 'April' was stamped in Archival ink before assembly as shown and then I applied all elements along with a couple of die-cut feathers in dark pink card which were stamped with an alpha stamp in more Archival ink. The birds were 'grounded' with black Micron pen and some white penwork applied on some of the elements.

I edged the square with plum coloured Versamagic chalk ink to finish.

I really enjoyed making this little square and was totally absorbed for a couple of hours making it .... it is now on its way to its recipient !

Sid xx

Sweet Little One ......

Made a bold Baby Card  which is for sale (along with others) in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to have a look !

Its made on a white 5 x 7 ins white card blank.  I applied a layer of dark pink card and onto this a layer of bold pink & white spotty paper.  I made a frame in pale pink card with dies and mounted this as shown on the left.  The words were stamped onto more dark pink card and applied as shown.  The babies face was stamped in Memento in and coloured with Copic markers before being applied on foam pads !  The die-cut 'thinking of you' was cut in black and applied at the top with 3 pink pearl cabochons added to finish.

Sid xx

Cloudy Boy .....

Another Baby Card .... this one is a newborn baby in the clouds .....

Made using an C6 white card base onto which I layered 3 different cloud die-cuts - the top one coloured with Brushos and a waterbrush.. All three layers were attached to a dark blue matt.

The baby was stamped in Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers before trimmimg and applying as shown on foam pads.

The sentiment was stamped in Archival black Ink.

The card (along with others) is available for sale in my Etsy Shop ..... click HERE to go there !

Sid xx

Be positive .......

Made this tag as part of a monthly swap over on the UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group ......

I made the tag from white card and used various stamps and masking in its making.  The background is achieved with sponged Distress Inks and I have used Impress dye inks for the stamping.  The flowers are punched and stamped and decorated with red gems......

If you fancy being part of the swap (there are others too), click HERE to join the group ......

Sid xx

Pink Baby .....

Made a card to celebrate the birth of a Baby Girl ....

This simple card was made on a white card base and contains die-cut matts of card and printed papers.  The main image was stamped in Memento black ink and hand-coloured with Copic markers and the sentiment was stamped in Archival black ink.  The card was finished  with some pink shiny gems !

It is available (amongst others) for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go have a look .....

Sid xx

Florals ......

A mass of ATC's prior to being swapped for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group .....

What a fantastic array of colour !!!!

If you fancy joining in our swap click HERE to join the group - it's free, friendly & fun !!!

Sid xx

Little Boy Blue .....

This handmade Baby card would suit the birth of a baby boy ....

It has a hand-stamped and coloured image of a little boy who is engrossed in what he is doing in the centre of a blue & white spotted matt which is raised on foam pads.  There is a die-cut sentiment in blue saying ' Welcome Baby'.

It is for sale in my Etsy Shop - Click HERE to have a look .....

Sid xx

Ferny Inchies ......

Hope you have all have had a wonderful Easter and that this Monday is super for you too !

Made this set of Inchies (1 x 1 inch squares) for a Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group where you can join the Forum & join in if you like !

I used card from a cereal carton and punched out the blanks.  I then cut out some green heavy paper and stamped this with a set of fern stamps from Crafty Individuals in Archival black ink.  These were attached and embellished with some green gel pen dots.

The words were inkjet printed, trimmed out stuck in place and edged in green gel pen.

Sid xx