Faux Pressed Flower technique

These cards have been made using a technique that uses paper flowers to create a pressed flower look on your cards. This technique is fun and easy to do for all ages.

The flowers I have used are paper flowers from Prima. I added centes to the flowers by using self adhesive gem stones. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch. The backing paper on this second card is a designer paper from Bo Bunny.

Hope you all like the cards, any questions please email me

Maria

This is a quick post to show a card I have made using one of the new Tilda stamps from Magnolia. The backing paper is from a paper pad from Karrs. The stamped greeting is from a stamp set from Wild rose studios.

Tilda has been Coloured with Pro markers and then added to the card with 3D foam pads.

Have a good day

Maria

This card is a dimensional card that folds flat to fit into an A5 envelope for posting. I made the cardblank from 300g white cardstock. The images are all stamps from Magnolia stamps. The leaves have been made with a Martha stewert Flower punch using 2 tone green cardstock. All the images have been coloured with Pro markers from LetrasetThis is a view from above which shows you the dimension of the card. The front of the card has an acetate window which Tilda is fixed to.

And below is a close up of the stamped images that have been used.

Have a great day

Maria

A house is a house Altered art class

Here is a picture of a project we made in Fridays class. The class was called a house is a house. This little house started as a plain wood blank. Firstly we painted the house with White Acrylic paint and then gave it a distressed look with some gold rub and buff. Then using Gel medium we cut and stuck some designer paper in the back of each compartment.For the gable we punched the designer paper with a Martha Stewert edge punch and then added it to the house with Glossy accents. The verse in the bottom centre reads "A house is a house, a family make it a home" I have added some pictures of my boys when they were small. I have 2 more photos to add of my husband and I together to finish it off. The clock and bookplate embellishments are from the Tim holtz range. The bird on the front had been die cut with the Sizzix die that is called Caged bird and is also from Tim Holtz. I cut it from White chipboard and then used Distress inks to colour, then I took a clock stamp from Paper Artsy and stamped the clocks over the top. I thought this was a good way of representing that "Time flys"

Here is a Close up of the Bird. I have also edged him with Gold rub and buff. Hope you are all having a good day

Maria

Mini Album in a matching box

As much as I love making scrapbook layouts for 12 x12 albums I would much rather make Mini scrapbook albums from scratch. Here is a mini album I made with a matching box to keep it in. This little mini is a perfect size to give to someone as a present. The frame on the front of the album is a working frame that is open at the back so a picture can be placed in at a later date.I bound the book with my Cinch.

Here is a shot of the mini in the box. I have yet to add photos ect. Hope you like it, Have a great day Maria

Thursday

Hi Everyone, hope you are having a good week. Here is a card I made using another stamp set from The Greetings Farm, The backing paper is from My Minds eye and is from the pad called Gertie. I coloured Anya with Copic markers and then paper pieced her hair band and the bath tub. I cut her out using the lacy doily die from Nellie Snellen and distressed the edges with Tea Dye distress ink. The little greetings came with the stamp set too.

Here is the inside of the card. again her robe and towel have been paper pieced and the rest of her coloured with my Copic markers.

Have a good day, thanks for stopping by

Maria :0)

Mondays card

Here is a card I made this morning using a new stamp by MFT, she is called Sweet Fairy Jolinne. First I stamped her out and coloured her. Then I cut her out leaving a very narrow border around her. She is mounted on the card with Foam pads on top of a Hero arts Greeting that has been cut out with a nestabilitie. The backing paper is by Bo Bunny and was bought at the craft room. The brads are also Bo Bunny and the flowers are E- line flowers by Prima.
I have glittered her wings but it's not showing on the photo as it is raining here and is very dark, AGAIN!!!
Hope you are enjoying half term so far, we have had a nice quiet day at home
Thanks for stopping by
Maria