Chase Your Dreams & Foliage Frames

Good Day Crafty Friends,

While I had the supplies out on the desk from yesterdays crafting session I decided to whip another card using the Floral Frames Bundle.

The large frame has been die cut from Whisper White card and then die cut again using the large dreamcatcher die from the Chase Your Dreams Framelits.

I then added the Blushing Bride dreamcatcher over the top along with some heat embossed flowers that have been water coloured using a light shade of Flirty Flamingo.  The Sahara Sand card front was white heat embossed with the sentiment before adhering to a Whisper White card base.

A panel of Tropical Escape DSP has been adhered over the Blushing Bride panel that has been embossed with the Subtle embossing folder.

To finish the card and ensure it wasn't too pink, I added a few Soft Sea Foam leaves.

Really.....I haven't shared the next card? Gosh, I am behind lol I made the next card what seems like months ago lol

The Dream Catchers were created by sponging some Shimmery White card with Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana inks and then die cutting. I also had enough left over to die cut the Dream from the same sponged card. This was then adhered to a black die cut and then adhered to vellum which has been fussy cut around. The large letter dies were used to create the BIG from Black card.

Oh My, this card is really adorable in real life and a fellow crafter has already received it in the mail.

The Shimmery White card was lightly washed with Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana and then embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. The sentiment from Stitched All Around has been white heat embossed on vellum and cut down to fit under the frame.

The large frame image from Foliage has been coloured using Stampin' Blends and then fussy cut.

Another using the uber vivid colour combination of Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana. The large floral frame has been stamped in Black ink and then clear heat embossed. I have then used Water Colour pencils to colour the image. A few silver foil leaves and heart were added along with a white heat embossed sentiment.

And the last card I have to share today has had the floral images white heat embossed onto the Highland Heather card front and then coloured using Water Colour pencils and a blender pen.

Until next time, stay awesome, stay organised and stay crafty

Follow Your Dreams with Bright DSP

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I have another set of cards to share today. I have been creating batches of cards in different colour schemes as not everyone loves Pink like I do. Plus, I love rainbows and card sets created in rainbow colours are always so impressive and shows admirers of your creations that the card can look different in different tones.

I have combined the Follow Your Dreams bundle with the new Brights DSP Pack to create these cards. These DSP Packs are available in all the colour families including the In Colours. One side has dots the other has these FABULOUS stripes.

Melon Mambo

Coastal Cabana

Daffodil Delight

Lemon Lime Twist.

The Artisan Textures stamp set was used to create the card fronts. The large dream catcher image was then stamped over the coloured texture stamps. On scrap whisper white the dream catcher was again stamped in Black ink and then die cut using the coordinating Chase Your Dreams Framelits. Before adhering the die cut dream catcher to the card front, a circle of corresponding coloured card stock was cut and placed behind the dream catcher.

The floral stamped image was coloured using Stampin' Blends. The card front was then adhered to a card base with a small panel of striped DSP from the Brights collection DSP Pack. 

To finish the cards and to keep them simple I added a die cut 'dream' created using the Chase Your Dreams Framelits from Black card stock. Before adhering the word die cut I slipped in a silver foil feather.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome

Just Add Ink #414 Follow Your Dreams

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Hope you have had a great week. It's definitely winter in my neck of the woods, with temperatures dropping to single digits. Brrrrrr!!! As much as I am a Summery kind of gal, I do appreciate winter and rainy days as they are perfect for crafting lol.

Speaking of crafting,  I have finally made it back into my crafty space after a small hiatus, and just in time for this weeks Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add a Window/Frame. Yipee, as I had the perfect bundle in mind for this challenge - the new Follow Your Dreams bundle, which includes the Follow Your Dreams stamp set and Chase Your Dreams Framelits.

I decided to make a box frame and add it to front of a normal tent fold card. The Sahara Sand Box Frame has been lined with a brick wall embossed background that has also had a Blushing Bride Water Colour Wash applied once the embossing paste was dry. 

I started with a Sahara Sand card base, to which I added a piece of the Tropical Escape DSP in Blushing Bride. Some White Bakers Twine was wrapped around the frame and the 'dream' die cut in Gold Foil card (made using the Chase Your Dream Framelits) was adhered over the Bakers Twine.

I have used the large circular and smaller dream catcher Thinlits from the new Follow Your Dreams Bundle. Die cut from Gold Foil card and layered on top of each other with Tombow. The floral bouquet image was stamped with Black Ink and coloured using Stampin' Blends.

The Just Add Ink Design Team have created some absolutely stunning projects using this weeks challenge theme, be sure to check them all out for amazing and inspiring ideas. We would love for you to join and play along. All you have to do is create a card using this weeks challenge theme and then submit your card to the Just Add Ink Gallery here.

Until next time, stay crafty

Stitched & Dotty Tropical Chic

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I am back again with my favourite stamp set - Tropical Chic. I know I am bombarding you with posts at the minute, but its the first chance I have had to make it back into my crafty space after a week hiatus. Apologies, I am jamming them in while the visiting Mother In Law is busy and out of the house for the day.

I have used the cross stitch die from the Stitched All Around bundle to create the stitched background onto whisper white card. Before adhering to the card base I slipped in a panel of Lemon Lime Twist so this would show through the stitching lines. The images have been stamped in bright summery colours and adhered with Tombow and mini dimensionals.

The second card is another one of my "doodling stamping techniques". This time instead of adding drawn lines to my stamped images (like the leaves), I have added lots of dots to the Frangipani flowers.

It does alter the appearance quite dramatically but I really like it. It looks great teamed with the lines drawn on the leaves. I have also added stamped and fussy cut images from Jar of Love and Cake Soiree as I really like these two leafy images together.

Hope I have inspired you to get into your crafty space and have a play. Perhaps you will try adding dots to some of the images of stamp in your current collection.

Until next time, stay crafty