a couple of thank you cards...

another stamp that has sat unused since buying it....not that old but really I must use some of this stuff.....

its a Phil Martin stamp....Bohemian Vintage Banner embossed onto kraft card with prills for the centres of the flowers...and a lot of ink splattering....I kept it flat for posting ...
I hope you are enjoying your day today and maybe doing a bit of crafting....

trying out some texture paste

as you know I am not one for getting messy but in a fit of madness I ordered the Phil Martin set of stencils....so what to do with them ....

okay a very simple card...

then I decided to do another one with a bit of matting and layering...I thought it popped a bit better...
so the experiment goes on....
Hope you are having fun in your craft room and thanks for popping by my blog today...

using my new Phil Martin paper pads......

my friend Kerry too me over to a new craft shop   the Stables  card emporium in Habrough Lincs and they had been doing some workshops using the new Phil Martin christmas paper pads....they are so pretty I just had to buy them!......

I used 2 different patterned sheets..a strip of white card embossed with Sue Wilson's  swirling holly folder and a bit of iced spruce distress ink to bring out the emboss...all the edges are dipped in cosmic shimmer diamond sprinkles....I used Sue Wilson's Portuguese collection-background to cut the central panel and the backing is the reverse side of one of the papers with double sided adhesive and diamond sprinkles....my first attempt which I did with micro beads ended up in the bin as I used collall all purpose glue to stick it down and it showed through as great wet marks....how does that happen, I left it over night to see if it dried but no it was worse it went brown....so a bit of deconstruction and start again....lesson to self.....
the poinsettia's are heartfelt creations sparkling poinsettia stamps done with white embossing powder on vellum....I used Sue Wilson's star spray and embellished them with Nuvo drops for the berry's...Neptune it matched so well.....and lastly the sentiment is a tonic one....
hope you are having a fun day whatever you are doing......

Birthday Cards......and not a die in sight!

yes not a die in sight!....

I have used Phil Martins Chic Floral papers....stamped with a music stamp that is so old I don't know who made it.....the stamp is my favourite....Stampede....again really old...the butterfly's are Martha Stewart punches...a few gems and all again from my stash....
the second one is the same design using Heartfelt birds in bloom papers.....

this time I used gold embossing powder on Phil Martin's butterfly and music background stamp....the flower is stamped using the Heartfelt Botanical rose stamp....the background paper is from the heartfelt birds in bloom pad....yes I cut a sheet!....matted onto creative expressions soft gold card....
I hope you are having a lovely weekend and enjoying your crafting.....