OOH! Christmas...way too early! But I just wanted to have a go at a one layer card, and it just developed into a christmas card. I love the effect of masking hills. It is so effective. I added a little touch of Stickles to the top of the branches, and it brought the scene to life.

A bit of fun! paper piecing created this charming young robot delivering Birthday greetings to my Grandson.

I masked a diagonal line on shiny card, then applied Distress Inks. Once the mask was removed, I overstamped with jet black Archival. The black is so very crisp against the white background.

I did a Reader Submission article for Craft Stamper featuring these cards, created with Craft Stamper stamps, and coloured with Distress Inks. I then used bleach to paint out some of the details, before covering them with a small square of acetate.

I was having a clear out of my craft stash and stamps. I came across these old wood mounted stamps by Image Tree. They are so pretty. I used promarkers to colour them, and then mounted on coordinated card.

Another Craft Stamper freebie! I stamped one house on a coloured book page, the other two on plain paper, then mounted them onto watercolour paper.

This stamp was a freebie from Craft Stamper magazine. I love those stamps! They are so versatile and a lovely size to play with. I stamped these onto shiny card coloured with Distress Inks, then mounted them on coordinating card.

Another die cut, this time used very simply as a silhouette. Just a black bow and a stick on greeting completed the card.

I have this lovely new aster die, so I want to keep making pretty cards with it. The first one was a masked background, overstamped with Brilliance Twilight, which gives the card a  sparkly hue. I then added distress ink while the flower was still in the die to give the two toned effect. The second card was personalised for a wedding, and used a lot of die cut hearts, and two large jump rings from my jewellery stash for the wedding rings.

Oh dear! How did they get on my blog?! A little story about these pretty beasties. My granddaughter Amelie, who is eight and INCREDIBLY talented and beautiful, wanted a spider made for an animal diorama she was making. Of course, after making one for her, I then had to make one for all the grandchildren; we Nannies are not allowed to have favorites are we? The boys loved the black ones, but Hollie (3) wanted a pink one. And why ever not? It didn't stop there either. I ended up making them for people to hang in their offices and studies. I have one hanging above my PC. Dangling on invisible thread, they are surprisingly realistic. Slighty creepy.....

Just playing around one afternoon with punches and stamps.

This was meant to be a quick make, to congratulate my Grand neice Rya on passing her driving test. I had a lovely little freebie stamp from Craft Stamper magazine, which I then clear embossed after stamping in jet black. I then dug out some little letters and mounted them on raised foam pads. Isn't it funny how the simplest cards sometimes appeal the most? I was really pleased with the result. Sometimes I can spend hours on a card, and make it too fussy. That's why I rather like the one-layer cards that are so fashionable at the moment. It's hard to over-cook them!

For my neice Rachel. Congratulations!

 I have made a birthday card for Alice ever since she was born. This year, I went a bit over the top! But I did have fun.

Anniversary card-made using embossing folder.

This is why I cannot throw anything away! Using a discarded pizza cardboard base, and an old serviette, I made a thank you gift for a friend who allowed us to spend a wonderful weekend in their cottage by the sea. I painted the base with gesso, then distressed the edges. The tissue was stuck using Mod Podge.

A fun card for valentines/anniversary/or just to say I love You!

I just love using Dylusions sprays. The colours are so true and vibrant. I oversprayed with perfect pearls, and then stamped a floral background in complimentary shades of Distress Inks.

I decided to have an afternoon of colouring, taking me back to my childhood! Using a sheet of A4 paper, and Chocolate Baroques Large Flowers, I stamped and masked the whole sheet in various shades of Distress Inks. Using a tile, I then picked up the colours with a water brush and filled in the stamped images.

Once I had finished my masterboard, I then selected various images from this, and made up a selection of cards. Not a scrap was wasted! the tiny thin sliver left was added to another card at a later date.