Bauble

Bauble stamp is by Woodware. I've decoupaged it, coloured with Copics, and added Glossy Accents for a glaze.
Scalloped square dies are by Tonic.

Happy Birthday

Topper is by the Hobby House, I've added Glossy Accents to the watering can.
I found some glossy pink card in my stash but have no idea where that's from, can't remember buying it at all.

Embossing folder is Sue Wilson, scallop border punch is SU, and the sentiment is a peel off (gasp!)
Card is 8 x 8".

Happy Birthday

Papers are all K& Co, I added some gold glitter.
Butterfly dies are by Memory Box, I've used vellum for the bottom pieces and added Glossy Accents to the upper ones.
Sentiment dies is by Tonic, again glazed with Glossy Accents

Card is 7 x 7 inches which is a new size for me, I make quite a lot of 6 x 6 usually.

Birthday

Blue paper is by Papermania and I used a HOTP stamp with clear ink and clear embossing powder, bottom right corner.

Tag is from a piece of Teresa Collins paper.
I think the 'birthday' die is by PTI and I used Glossy Accents to glaze it.

Love

Not sure about this one, perhaps a candidate for the reject pile.

The paper on the left is recycled (Emma Bridgewater catalogue) and the 'love' die is Simon Says Stamp.
I die-cut the sentiment five times and stacked them together, then added Glossy Accents to the top layer.
The card didn't look right so I tried embossing the right-hand side...anyway I still don't like the finished result but there we go!

Mum

All papers - Tilda

Alpha - Sizzix 

Stamped sentiment - Waltzingmouse

I've added some Glossy Accents, it's an 8 x 8 inch card.

 

'Tis The Season

Kraft notebook - Wilko

Paper - DCWV

Die - Sizzix

I've added some stitching, glitter glue, and Glossy Accents (on the holly and the writing)

     

  

25th December

First Christmas card of the year!

I saw a card sample in a craft shop in the Lake District a week or so ago, this is my take on their card.

Stamp is by Woodware and I've decoupaged and added Glossy Accents. Paper is from my old stash (I think it's Papermania/ Docrafts)

Thinking Of You

Die is Prim Poppy by Memory Box, I've added some Glossy Accents.
Panel has been scored at the top and bottom.
Sentiment is Waltzingmouse

Thank You

Die-cut is 'Prim Poppy' by Memory Box. I've added some Glossy Accents to the flower heads.
Stamp is Stampin' Up!

With Love

Image and die-cuts are Tilda. I've added some Glossy Accents to parts of the image but the photo does not show this.
Sentiment is Waltzingmouse.

Birthday Wishes

Patterned paper is yet again Tilda  -  I'm getting a lot of use out of this one pad!
I've added some Glossy Accents to the bodies of the insects.
Sentiment is a Waltzingmouse stamp and I've layered it using Spellbinder's label die (cut in half) and added some faux stitching and a brad.

Dad

Letters cut on Cricut (Base Camp cartridge) and then covered with Glossy Accents for a glazed look.
The large text stamp is by Hero Arts and I've heat embossed it.
Football stickers from stash.
Card blank is 8 x 8"
I made this for my dad who is a huge Everton fan hence the colour scheme.

hanglar stanglar

Image is Hanglar Stanglar coloured with Copics.

Patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket, sentiment by Craftwork Cards mounted using SU punch.

Glossy Accents used on shoes and buttons for shine.

House Mouse

Another House Mouse coloured with Copics. This one is called "Sweet Success".

I have added some Glossy Accents to the lollipops for a bit of shine and also used a white gel pen for some highlights. I'm not 100% happy with the colours but never mind :)

The 'Celebrate' is a Sizzlits die and I made the background paper spotty just using a small circle punch and then turning the pieces over (the card is textured on one side so turning it over means the spots stand out a bit more).

House Mouse

Another House Mouse ("Mouse Bounce") image and again coloured with Copics.

I've added some glitter and also some Glossy Accents to the thimbles and the pins but you can't see this on the pic.

The patterned paper is by Papermania and the buttons are just from my big button jar.

House Mouse

Please ignore my awful colouring in! I love these House Mouse stamps but there is a lot of fine detail and my Copic nibs are a touch too big to be totally accurate (plus I'm always rushing).

In fact because my colouring in was so bad I ended up having to cut around the image so I could re-mount it on another piece of card. That was a bit of a mistake because all the fiddly bits were a nightmare to trim round, oh well we live and learn!

So I used Copics to colour the image which is House Mouse "Berried Strawberries". A white gel pen was dotted on the berries and then I added some Glossy Accents just as a highlight on each berry (next time I might try covering the whole berry with gloss but I quite like the highlight effect).

The red card is Core'dinations, I ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder and then sanded the tops off the dots so the white core shows through (just used an emery board to do this). I tend to forget I can sand after embossing but love the way it looks especially on this card, kind of matches the berries. I had to add the green band across the middle to hide the join of the red card - too wide to go through the Cuttlebug in one piece. Sentiment is Jane's Script by Woodware.