24 May Easel cards

Circle easel

Bundled sage ink to edges, gems to flower centres.

Burgundy easel

Stamp frame onto white oval with cranberry embossing powder, edges Anna Griffin crimson ink.

Trees

Mask off ground and use frosty sky colour cloud for sky, mask off sky and use bundled sage ink. Spread a small amount of glue over grass when dry add more bundled sage ink. Stamp the trees with black ink. Draw birds with fine black pen. Edges gathered twig ink.

Tulips

Leaves marsh green, flowers cardinal red, sakura clear pen to stamen, bundled sage ink to edges of picture and sentiment.

Blue flower

Cut out flowers and in between petals colour with solstice blue or colour of your choice, use same colour to colour edges of white backing. Stick black frames to silver card and trim to fit. Foam pads under flower and sentiment, star dust stickles to centre of flower.

17 May Paper patchwork

Brown Diamond patchwork

Mark centre of cream card and stick brown diamond, then stick all the other diamonds in place and add the coloured papers, trim off the overlaps and use to fill gaps. Edge of sentiment gathered twigs ink.

Hexagon flower

Pink Diamond patchwork

Mark centre of white card stick diamond in centre then stick others on card and add coloured papers, trim off the overhangs and use to fill gaps.

Balloons

Colour balloons and bow with chic viola colour cloud and picked raspberry ink. Stitch grey cotton under bow and each balloon as strings. Foam pads under balloons.

Dragonfly

Swirl – marsh green, outer wings 458 or 454 (blues), middle rings 526 (yellow) flowers lilac, 544 (yellow) cornflower blue. Sakura clear pen to dots. Stardust stickles to dragonfly, black stickles to flowers. Edges Frayed burlap ink.

10 May Iris folding

Red Hearts

Rusty flower

Vase of flowers

Cut a slit in top of vase to insert flower stems, edges antique linen ink, stardust stickles to flowers.

Cogs and gears

Colour embossed corner of grey card with various inks ie walnut stain, gathered twigs, rusty hinge, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, hickory smoke then add tiny bit of gold gilding wax. Use a die cut cog as stencil using black soot ink then sand cogs before sticking on.

Car mechanic

Jeans denim blue, flesh satin, hair sandstone, tyres and exhausts cool grey 4, car trim ice grey 2, tool cabinet berry red. Oil can and brake fluid forest green, lights tulip yellow and sakura clear pen, car windscreen ice grey 1 (sample card is wrong!). shirt reef blue, garage floor  caramel, shoes burnt sienna, garage wall khaki, foam pads under picture and sentiment, edges of sentiment shabby shutters ink. Peel of black dots to decorate.

3 May Fold back cards

Gold flower fold back

Sleigh bell yellow to flowers, sakura clear pen to dots, stardust stickles to small flowers. Edges scattered straw ink. Foam pads under fold back.

Bird box fold back

Leaves marsh green, edges faded jeans ink. Foam pads under fold back. Bird box walnut or chestnut. Box hole umber or firewood (brown). Bird legs ice grey 2, birds china blue, tulip yellow and satin. Nuts terracotta and sandstone. Berry red berries and red glaze pen.

Red flowers fold back

Flowers iced pearl or blossom (pink) and red berry leaves marsh green, edges bundled sage ink, stardust stickles to flower centres and border. Foam pads under fold back.

Tools

Cut out tools and add berry red to handles. Hickory smoke ink to embossed layer using a flat sponge very lightly. Edges of tape and sentiment brushed corduroy ink, foam pads under tools and sentiment.

Cat

Leaves marsh green, cat centre and head spice, ears,  tail and outer body chestnut, owl umber body eyes raw sienna, flowers sunflower yellow, powder blue, china blue or 7130 (blue). Berry red. Foam pads under picture and sentiment.

26 April Tri fold cards

Cake card

Peel off tiny dots to flower centres.

 Die Cut Vase

Foam pads under vase, sakura clear pen to flowers. Edges cloudy blue ink or chalk.

Blue striped paper flowers

Cornflower blue, sunflower yellow, bright orange, marsh green leaves. Black stickles to flower centres.

Horse

Chalk grass and sky and hills, add some apple cide or pressed leaf green  to trees and grass. Horse colour all over with grey squirrel then add various browns ie burnt sienna, walnut, henna.

Men’s ties

Belt umber or firewood, hangers and board cool grey 4, buckle and tie dots sleigh bell (yellow), reef blue background on dotty tie, swirly tie turquoise, striped tie pear green and rock pool blue, plain tie hearthstone blue, edges shabby shutters ink, sakura clear pen to swirls and dots.

19 April Centre opening cards

Turquoise flowers

Ears of Corn

Leaves marsh green, corn ears sleigh bell or mustard, flowers cornflower, edges bundled sage ink.

Daffodils

Leaves apple cider or marsh green, flowers tulip yellow all over plus sunflower to trumpet and bright orange to tips, foam pads under flower layers. Edges of picture and sentiment old paper or antique linen ink.

Just a note

Stamp and emboss note with red embossing powder.spiced apple ink to edges of sentiment, hickory smoke ink to edge of note, foam pads under sentiment.

Love birds

Leaves marsh green, branch firewood or umber, flowers lilac, heart and ribbon berry red, sakura pen to flower centres and dots on sentiment. Birds cornflower and sunflower. Foam pads under the hearts.

22 March General cards

Hyacinth

Use stencil and chic viola colour cloud for background and picture edges.. Leaves marsh green, flower wild cranberry. Sakura clear pen to flower centres.

Bird

Tail and feet umber or firewood (brown) colour whole bird satin then add a mix of browns ie burnt sienna walnut caramel raw sienna. Black glaze pen to eye. Sky and ground chalk. Edges brushed corduroy ink.

Computer geek

Carpet chalk. Computer edges ice grey 2. Computer screens pastel blue. Cabinet on desk and chair moss green with grey squirrel legs. Trousers capri blue or denim, skin satin, desk firewood or umber (brown). Speaker fronts sleigh bell yellow. Shirt Berry red. Socks china blue. Shoes henna or walnut. Hair sandstone, cables pencil. Sakura pen to knobs. Edges of picture and sentiment faded jeans ink.

Irises

Leaves apple cider or marsh green. Flowers all over with lavender then add bluebell highlights. Ground chalk. Foam pads under picture. Sakura clear pen to leaves.

Gold anniversary

Stamp into ultra thick embossing powder, add gold gilding wax. Sakura clear pen to dots on glasses foam pads under glasses.