Midweek Mix 1

Hello, and thanks for popping in!

Time for a new feature on the bloggy, Midweek Mix, which basically means I can blog anything I want!

I have one more day to create a feature for, Thursday, I already have another nice and different idea lined up ready.

 I've worked hard to come up with my own feature ideas to make my blog individual to me, I'm very happy for other crafters to be inspired to try designs on my blog and even join in with a daily feature, BUT I hope other bloggers are respectful enough to come up with their own feature ideas,  our blogs are personal and should reflect the author, don't you think? 

So after a little scout through my pics, I thought we could have a little look at some hearts and birds...

This one is using the Bird Heart Sprig cutting die and some lovely Indian Summer paper.

The 3 way stamp set is quite cool too, I cut a little aperture mask so I could stamp into the heart.

And another one using the cutting die, this one is actually a shaker card with tiny burgundy beads.

Hope you like!

Maria x

Freshcut Fairies

Good Morning!

I thought I should blog today, seeing as I missed Tuesday.

So I had a browse through my pics and decided to show a couple of die cut cards.

I used the same Leafwing fairy cutting die for both cards.

First one is a bit colourful, with the help of Indian Summer paper, my favourite.

Second one is sparkly!

I used offcuts of black card for both, they were just the right width for the dies.

This is a nice glitter card, no shedding, I hate shedding! Not cheap though.

Hope you like them!

Back to work for me now, busy day.

Thanks for popping in, hope you can come back tomorrow for Finish it Friday.

Maria x

Kind Hearts, Kind Thoughts...

Good nearly afternoon!

How's the weather with you? We've had snow here last night and this morning, hoping it will all be gone very very soon, i didn't order it and i don't want it!

So now iv'e had a quick moan i'll show you a card.

I had a few random sheets of paper from an old pad, i liked the open space through the middle so decided the Garden Heart die cut would fit nicely.

I gold embossed the words from the Garden Heart stamp set above and below the heart.

I added a touch of colour with a beige marker, and some gold pearly bits to accent.

Looks a bit rustic? I quite like it.

Thanks for popping in, come back soon!

Maria x

The Earth has Music...

Hello!

Just a quick bloggy post while i'm having a cuppa between tv shows, i'm back on Hochanda at 4pm and will be demonstrating these two cards...

I love easel cards, not made one in ages, so really looking forward to showing you how to make this one.

And a nice clean and simple Groovi card, i really liked how this turned out too.

A big shout out to the Clarity design team for all the fabulous samples, so many stunners!

The Dies are available here

Groovi is here

Right, back into the studio to tidy up, hope you can join me at 4pm.

Maria x