Black and cream

hi everyone

I am sharing with you tonight a card I made a while ago for the darice embossing shows on tv made with the wire fence folder and many other items used on my Ebosser.  It's back on tv tonight with Leann and she has some fab new embossalicious folders.   I cannot wait as I've been making some cards for the new crafters inspiration magazine volume 2 which is due out next week and these new folders are just stunning.

So, for my card I have used plain black card as the base and then I've used my Romantic song frame to cut an aperture from a piece of black dottie card stock.  Then I've embossed a piece of the black card with the wire fence folder and placed this underneath.  Another piece of the romantic song frame sits in the centre perfectly and I've used a sentiment from my Stamp Australia stamps and embossed this with black embossing powder.  The corners are made using the Romantic swirl dies in black and then I've used the Camellia large and small quilling dies to make the large flower.  If you're  not sure how to do this there is a fab clip by Leann with great interruptions  and I made this in one go.  Click Here to find out more details.  Then to complete my card I've used liquid pearls to embellish around the outside of the card and the lattice pattern.

Don't forget to watch leanns shows on ideal world at 9 and 11pm tonight.  Then tomorrow at 8, 10, 1, 4 and 7 on ideal world and 12, 3 and 5 on create and craft.    It's a pick of the day but it'll never last the 24 hours so don't miss out.

Hope you like it.

Louise xxxxx

Thinking of You Always

Hi Everyone

I'm scheduling this post to pop up tomorrow while I'm at work as there are some fab new darice embossing folders being released.  There are 33 in total and there are some fabulous designs, well they are all fabulous and i really don't know how you are going to choose which ones you NEED, as the design team have done a fab job.  They will all be posting too and there are some stunner's i can tell you.

My first one is using the key design and I'm still in a bit of a messy crafter mood so the distress inks came out again.  I was an absolute mess yesterday at the demo at Strikes Stokesley but had fun and everyone was interested in all the techniques i used with spectrum's, stamps and embossing folders.  I've used cut and dry foam to add the ink to the reverse of a piece of centura pearl card and just blended the colours together in circular motions.  So for this one i have used the key  design folder.  The distress inks used are pumice stone, Victorian velvet and aged mahogany before putting the piece of card through  my ebosser.  After the pattern was embossed i then highlighted the raised keys with frayed burlap to enhance them.  Then i have used a sentiment from one of Sheena's last stamp sets and embossed in copper embossing powder  I've added a little bit of stunning lace i found in my ribbon drawer and then i only had a silver key so i used the same embossing powder as i used for the sentiment to alter its colour.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Sheena's New Embossing Folders

Hi Everyone

Last week at Dainty Toys I demoed Sheena's new embossing folders and they went down a storm.  These are the 3 cards I made and left for the shop and I love each one of them as they were simple to make and really effective.

This first one is using the Heavy Swirl design and I have embossed onto white plain card and used a small amount of the foiled card from the luxury card pack, I was also demoing with the swalk decoupage and daisy cards.  I added punched border under this and then finished with a piece of satin edged organza ribbon and a for you sentiment from the same range of paper crafting kits.  I think this was when my camera was steamed up with the heat but its sorted it self now as the temperature has dropped dramatically. I confess I had to put the heating on yesterday it was soooo cooooold............

For my second one i used the Daisy Folder onto coredinations card stock and stamped with my daisy stamp in brown memento and then added a stamped sentiment.  The ribbon is yellow satin edged oragnaza and i distessed the core and punched a border to finish it off.

And the last card is a blatant copy of an  Ali Watson card, so i hope she doesn't mind but when i saw hers recently i knew i had to make one with the wood folder.  Everyone was really impressed with this one at dainty especially when they knew it was just made from different size circle dies and the leaf of course.  The only little difference i have added, and it is small, is the little lady bird I had in my crafty stash that I found.  The sentiment is printed from word.

3 quick and easy cards to make with embossing folders.

Hope you like them

Louise xx

March Wedding

Hi everyone

I've a card to share with you today that i made a while ago for a previous work colleague that got in touch with me via Facebook after seeing my blog.  She wanted a wedding card for her freinds and she really liked the previous LOTV card i had made.  As the wedding has now passed i can share it with you.

I've coloured the image with spectrum noir pens and used magnolia paper.  Then just a few flowers and embellishments.  The tags are made by printing on centura pearl card and then heat embossing immediately before the ink dries as it stays wet a little while so the powder sticks to it.  Therefore you can personalise and emboss all your sentiments and they look special rather than just printed.  The inside has been made to match and finishes it off perfectly.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

With Love

Hi Everyone

My card today is another clean and simple using the dotty background embossing folder from Crafters Companion.  This time i have embossed the plain white background using my ultimate and boxer board to make grid lines and then matted onto gold mirror card.  I've then used the folder to emboss a square piece of card in the centre and added a butterfly and some ribbon. The sentiment is from Humphrey corner stamps and i have embossed it in gold to match the card.

Ok, my car is all packed up and I'm on my way to Frankies Crafty Touch in Darlington for a demo.  Can't wait to catch up with the lively crafters i met last time.  I'll update you later and may even have some photos if i remember.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Black and Beige

Hi Everyone

I have another embossing folder card today using the same dot background folder as yesterday but with a very different result.  Yesterday was quite feminine and muted but today is in your face and bold.  I've used coredinations card from the neutrals, some black ribbon and one of my favourite flower dies of the minute.   Again the sentiment is printed from word and onto the back of the coredinations card.

Watch out for the shows tomorrow, i will be sky plus-sing them as i am at the Aston hotel for a colouring day, bliss.  that's if there is any petrol that is as i'm nearly out.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Best Wishes

Hi Everyone

My card for today is using a darice dot background embossing folder that is quite plain and simple so i thought my card would be too.  I have used plain white card to emboss and then added a small amount of backing paper from the paintbox poppets cd that i have used the colouriser on.  Some plain white card has been edged with a X cut flower doily punch that i bought while at the NEC (ages ago) and then I just added some ribbon, tying a triple bow on my ultimate pro and then made a quick sentiment printed from the pc.  Watch out on C&C for some more shows from crafters companion coming soon, ive just checked the C&C schedule and Friday looks like a good day..  Ooooo and i think i have just seen Sheenas new stamps on face book, they are on from the 3rd April i think

Hope you like it.

Louise  xx

Flower Frenzy Embossing Folder

Hello Everyone

My second post today, i have lots to show you and i was going to include this in my last post until i found out we had blog candy to give away.

so here is my second card of the day and this is using one of the new embossing folders, flower frenzy from CC that will are already available on their website and will be on create and craft on the 10th march..

Its a very simple card as i didn't have to do much as the folder does all the work.  I've added yellow coredinations to the bottom half and the top half is just plain white card.  I've distressed the yellow coredinations with my sand it gadget.  then just added a sentiment , from my stash of stamps bit of ric rac and a wooden flower.  its not my usual type of card but i love it.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx