Kanban Classic Butterflies

 Hello lovely crafters. Hope all is well with you.

Another kit completely used up today - finally!!  This was a Kanban kit called Clever Cards Classic Butterflies from I don't know how many years back - definitely from the days of QVC crafting with Dawn Bibby and Leonie!

Most of the kit had been used - just a few toppers and embellishments left. 

I used some Papermania paper.

Here I used an embossing folder from Chloe on some white pearlescent card

 Daisy Mae Designs Rectangles used here.

Spellbinders leafy frame rectangle.

That's all for today.

Thanks for popping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated :)

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

Eid Cards

 Hello lovely crafters. Hope all is well with you.

Today I have a selection of cards I made for Eid which was celebrated a few days ago. I made a  batch following a simple layout using a variety of papers and dies.

All the different papers I used were from various Craft Sensation pads (love these!)

All of these pads have a some foiled designs which I used for the smaller rectangle on each card  (bit hard to make out the foiling in the pics) and I cut these out using different rectangle dies.

For this card I also used some Craft Consortium paper in the background - a lovely marble effect design.

I made multiples in each colour. It was a great way to use up patterned paper and some coloured card blanks I've had for a while.

This lovely sentiment ( it says Eid Mubarak in Urdu/Arabic) is from an Altenew stamp set from many years ago. I think this was my first Altenew purchase!

I used Craft Artist Gold Fusion ink in various colours to stamp some of the sentiment. You can just pick out the flecks of gold amongst the colour.

It took me a while but I thoroughly enjoyed making these cards.  

That's all for today. Thanks for visiting and any comments you leave - always appreciated.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx 

Twirling Tulips

 Hello lovely crafters. Hope all is well with you this Easter Bank Holiday. Well the weather's right - lots of rain!!

I had some fun this long weekend creating with a 3D EF from Spellbinders, the Twirling Tulips by Simon Hurley. I embossed a few panels on white card then used lots of different Distress Oxides to colour with. I didn't use the stencil this time. This EF gives a lovely deep impression although I did re-emboss on a couple of the cards after die-cutting, just to get that depth back. I tried a variety of shaped cards and was able to get two DL cards from a single embossed panel.

This is the first of the two DL cards. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides. Dies used are Lisa Horton Slimline Festive Check Frame. Sentiment is from Creative Expressions Wordies Sheets 'Celebrations'.

Dies used here are Lisa Horton Slimline Layered Daisy Set, MFT Zig Zag Stitched Circles.

Sentiment is from Card Making Magic 'Thinking of You' stamp set.

Distress Oxides used are Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.

Sentiment is from Lisa Horton Fabulous Fonts Set - I've given this a double shadow.

I used nearly the whole embossed panel for this A5 card.

Distress Oxides used: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed,  Rusty Hinge, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.

Dies are Lisa Horton Nested Stitched Bubble Rectangles and Fabulous Fonts sentiments.

For this final card I coloured with Milled Lavender, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.

Dies used are Daisy Mae Designs Stitched Nested Arches and First Edition Decorative Topper Sentiment Dies.

Thanks for popping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated :)

Happy crafting.

Fatima

xxx