Embossing & Glittering

 

Now that I am switching to Nuvo Drops, I decided to try and use up some of the old bottles of Stickles and other glitter glue I have hanging around. So I dug out some embossing folders that haven't been used a while, embossed the backs of some old Christmas cards and spread the different glues across the depressions and left to dry

These have then been used as glittery backgrounds for some more cards.

By using 3 different colours you get a nice varigated effect.

A good way of stretching the imagination and experimenting with a different technique.

and a fun way of passing more time in lockdown!

What a Quick Sale!

I've been making the most of being stuck at home and making lots more cards than usual.  This one was made from freebies in Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine from a year ago.  

As my pile of cards has grown, I have listed a few on eBay to sell. This one sold within 3 hours of it being listed! I was surprised, as it is a fairly basic card, but hopefully the buyer will be pleased with it.

Piles of Papers

I keep the unused parts of freebie paper sets from magazines in poly pockets in 4 ring binder files. They are roughly divided into Vintage, Modern,  Men's and Animal & Bird themes.

All this extra time has made me go through and try to use some up! These 2 Good Luck cards use the Up and Away set from May 2015 edition of Making Cards.

Whilst these pretty fairy cards come from an old freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine - however I still have dozens of sets to go through, at least it helps to pass the time whilst staying at home.

A Frollick of Fairies

Yes, that is what a collection of fairies is called - a frollick!

Had to go to The Range today today to get some silicone glue and door mat, but finished frugal February by not buying any other craft stuff - so that is 2 months now that I have resisted buying anything other than basics such as card blanks, DST & glue. I've managed to make over 40 cards just using up papers, dies, embellishments and sentiments  I already had in my stash.

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Today's Car Boot Bargains

I visited my first car boot sale of the year this morning and picked up a big pile of crafting goodies from a lady who was having a clear out ( to make room for more stash!)

There was a box of 16 stamp sets from Honey Doo crafts (usually £8 a set) -sentiments, snowflakes, numbers and lots of flowers, 6 different distress oxide ink pads (at least £5 each new), several dies including a tonic Fairy (£11) and 2 ink duster brushes. I paid £18 for the lot and was very pleased with these additions to my craft room

I haven't got any Honey Doo Crafts stamps, so decided to try some out with a bit of heat embossing

So, these are my first makes from my new stamps - a couple of Sympathy cards and a Christening card. Really pleased with the quality of the stamps, now off back to the craft room for some more stamping!

Fairies Galore!

For some reason I seem to be drawn to making Fairy themed cards at the moment!

I'm not too sure why?

They will be going to help fund raising for local charities, so I hope others like them too!

Nasturtium Flower Fairy

Another bit of stash busting - using up these cute flower fairy images that have been lurking at the bottom of the drawer for years!

Just the Ticket!

the 'ticket' stamp

I've been looking for a small ticket shaped sentiment stamp for ages, (most were too big for me) so when I saw the  'Just for you'  freebie stamp in Papercraft Essentials magazine, I bought it just for that 1 stamp!

I then thought, I better get some use out of the other 6 stamps in the set and put together these other 2 cards. I also treated myself to the soft pastel set of Spectrum Noir pens to see how they compared to my favourite Promarkers, and I really liked them! I guess a few more will be coming my way as and when I can afford them.