I used the Growing Green stamp set to make this card for Margaret's birthday at the weekend. I took inspiration for the colour scheme from one of her presents ... Gardening is one of Margaret's great passions so the Growing Green stamp set was just perfect for her card. I did some heat embossing with clear embossing… Continue reading Growing on me …
Category: Birthday
Happy 60th….
I know it’s not the usual type of 60th birthday card but I thought it would be fun for my brother-in-law as he is still young at heart ... and I know his grandchildren will love it! I guess it will be the only card he receives likes this anyhow! 🙂 These… Continue reading Happy 60th….
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor…
My daughter asked me to make a birthday card for her friend who turned 30 this week. She loves anything girlie, especially cocktails... I used a cocktail recipe book for the colour inspiration - and wanted it to look like a martini, tequila sunrise and blue bols with fresh orange! I added dazzling diamonds on the rim of… Continue reading One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor…
Faux mother of pearl…
I saw a tutorial on the Slitcoaststampers website for the faux mother of pearl technique which was totally new to me. The tutorial was really easy to follow and I was so pleased with the results. It gave a very luxurious, expensive feel to the background paper I made. You can just about see… Continue reading Faux mother of pearl…
Lily-by-Gilly 