My First Attempt

It has been long since I thought I would try and make a piece of jewellery. The last attempt was unsuccessful four years ago. I tried to make a pair of earings but it did not end well with all the material - excluding beads themselves, everything was squeezed and deformed too much.

I tried again yesterday, after some weeks of thingking intensely. The drive was there....just the right moment that was missing. And it did happen. Out of blue.

These earings were easy to make and
will be followed by more.....

Something Different

  Teacandle Card - The inspiration for this project came from lovely Sara Davis and Crafter's  Companion.

Tools and materials used:

• The Boxer scoring board from Crafter's Companion
• Core'dinations of various sorts
• Christmas board from Crafter's Companion
• Grunge letter - clear stamp, Additions, Lily of the Valley
• Distress Ink - Peeled Paint - Tim Holtz

Winter Black Magic

Sometimes words are not nessary to explain the card. To make this card I have used:

• SWALK Winter Cheer Stamp - Let it Snow
• Core'dinations- Black Magic Cauldron
• Darice embossing forlder - Snowflakes
• Spectrum Noir Pens
• A Sentiment from DO crafts
• Spray and Sparkle from Crafter's Companion

Just for You

Another fantastic stamp from SWALK that was crying COLOUR ME!!! This little easel card is an easy make. To make a similar one you will need: a die of some shape dear to you, some backing papers, a nicely stamped and coloured image, some embelishments and glitter spray.
What I used were the following products:

• SWALK Winter Cheer Collection CD for backing/design papers
• A SWALK's A PERFECT GIFT stamp
• Spectrum Noir pens
• Spray and Sparkle - iredescent from Crafter's Companion
• Nesting dies - Flower - X-cut from DOcrafts
• Roses from TheWorks
• Silver card
• Tim Hotz's distress ink - Peeled paint
• Just for You stamp from DOcrafts 
• Little green ribbon from Papermania Capsule Collection from DOcrafts

I cut out the flower shape as a card base and silver card layers. Then I cut out some smaller pieces from the backing paper, distressed them with some green ink and sprayed with iridescent glitter glue. After forming a little easel, I assembled all the parts of the card. Finally, I attatched the image (previously stamped, coloured  and cut out) and embelished the card with some roses, a ribbon and a little ''Just for You' sentiment.

Oh, there is a little secret. Last night I didn't colour the girl's hair well. Though the card was cute, I WAS NOT HAPPY.  After thinking and thinking what to do, it just clicked in my head. The simplest solution of all. I stamped the girl's head, coloured,cut it out and used it as a decoupage.

Cold Hands - Warm Heart

Winter is coming, bringing all the magic with it: cold feet, mittens and scarves, frozen noses, warm homes and love. Love never stops to exist even during this season.

This card is for all of those who believe in the magic. It is for engagement or dating, wedding or anniversary, or just simply expression of love.

Magic ingredients for this card are:

• SWALK winter stamp
• Spectrum Noir pens
• Core'dinations
• Roses from the Works
• DOcrafts X-Cut Scalloped Heart Die
• And, lots of love.

Love & Hugs

I do not know  how people create their  cards - whether they plan them in advance or they just start in order to see where their creativity is going to lead.

I belong to the second group, just letting myself  wander around taking unexpected turns and decisions. It usually ends with good results.

This project is one of many of those that have such a life. I just started with stamping and colouring the image. It resulted into a meaningful expression of my own idea what love is.

Magical ingredients:

• Humphrey 's  stamp collection 2
• Spectrum Noir pens
• Brown cardstock
• Some old piece of some old Papermania collection of papers from DOcrafts
• Some flowers from The Works
• Cotton ribbon .

WORLD CARDMAKING DAY -Crafter's Companion Challenge - Little Angels

Little Angels

Being in love with these two little Humphrey Angels just fuelled me up to make this card. Techniques used for this project are the following: stamping and colouring, matting and layering, embossing with Cuttlebug and glittering.

Materials used:

·         Humphrey’s Christmas stamps

·         Spectrum Noir pens

·         The Snowman for backing paper

·         Darice embossing folder – Snowflakes

·         Glitter from The Works

·         Spray & Sparkle – Iridescent

·         Neenah card