Birgit Koopsen started a 30-day-printing-challenge this month of September. I’ve been having soo much fun with it so far, I nearly forgot to blog lol! I must admit, I hardly used my Gelliplate and it needed to come out to play. Taking part in this challenge has given me more … Read More
Heart balloons and cuteness! A card made with love
This cute card I made was for my mum’s birthday. I had to wait until after she had received it before I could show you all, so now I can! I wanted to go for a clean and crisp look with splashes of colour. Also, I had decided that I … Read More
“Guess how much I love you” inspired, mixed media box frame
I absolutely love box frames. They are great for art work which has a bit of depth and they also have enough space to put your keepsakes in. They also are great for gifts as you can personalise to your heart’s content. This project is quite a special one for … Read More
Men’s mixed media Birthday card
I know men are difficult to make a card for. When you don’t want the common football, gardening or car card (which is not everyone’s taste), this blue mixed media card is something different. I made this for my dad. It turned out really well and he really liked it. … Read More
A more masculine geometric card – Greens, blues and yellows
Men need inspirational cards too. Its not very often I make men’s cards but I had a geometric stencil in my stash which I hadn’t used yet. I got out my distress inks and blended away. I built up the background using Indigoblu texture stamps then matted and layered with … Read More
Huge shabby chic MDF tag
MDF tags are one of my favourite things to do. They can be used as an alternative to sending a card or even given as a gift. For this project, I fancied making a massive shabby chic tag using neutral colours. I have a good stash of lace and crocheted … Read More
Words of encouragement – Ink and stamp card
I love a good sentiment and ‘Mamamakes’ sentiment stamps are some of the best out there! So I chose ‘Don’t let anybody dull your sparkle’ sentiment from ‘Shine Bright’ jumbo stamp set and started there. I’m sure everyone has some Tim Holtz distress inks and I can’t blame them! They … Read More
‘Adore the roses’ – mixed media card
I made this card for a ‘I love Indigoblu’ Facebook page giveaway. The criteria was to use Indigoblu products to create anything I wanted. Using my most loved rose, butterfly and texture stamps, I created a mixed media piece. The colours I chose were completely down to the fact that … Read More