Kaisercraft Secret Garden Card - Artfull Crafts

Hi :)  I am sharing a card for Artfull Crafts today made with the Secret Garden Collection from Kaisercraft.  When I first saw this collection I thought it was lovely but really not my usual colours at all, however once I delved a little deeper I quickly got a lovely warm feeling and could totally picture making lots of projects with it.  

I also had a very cute stamp that was begging to be inked up.  The image is "panda with flowers"  from Wild Rose Studio, these images really are the perfect size for cards, big enough to be awesome to colour up and also be able to show off the gorgeous papers and embellishments.

I coloured my image with copic markers and added clear glossy accents to the centres of the flowers and butterflies.  I then added some liquid pearls in dots around the image to add some interest and tie in with the liquid pearls I used on the scalloped border of the card.

Here is a close up of the flowers, ribbon and the liquid pearls.

Here are some of the products I used, you can find them in the Artfull Crafts Shop by clicking on the pictures....

    

Thanks loads for joining me today and I hope I have provided a little inspiration :)

Tic Tac Toe with Southern Girls

This fortnight at Southern Girls we have an awesome challenge for you with a couple of fabulous sponsors.  We have both The East Wind and Ppinkydolls Art on board for this challenge and the DT lovelies have done a spectacular job with the board.

Here is my card featuring an image by Ppinkydoll called Flower Bee.

Be sure to hop over to Southern Girls to take a look at the challenge.  Thanks for visiting :)

Golden Thank You with SpiegelMom Scraps

Today I am sharing a totally blingin  in your face shiny Thank You card using products from SpiegelMom Scraps

I went a bit mad with all the gold but making cards is about having fun and this was super fun to make.

I started by sprinkling the mist then adhering the doily. I added the stardust sequins with dods, then made a circle from thread and stuck it down under the sequin heart and chevron cork pieces.  I chose some gold alphas from my alpha stash and then outlined my card with gold pen to finish.  Remember you can use the code Louise10 to receive a discount in the SpiegelMom Scraps store.

Thanks loads for joining me today, Lou.

        

Something Beary Cute with Artfull Crafts

Hi I am here with you today to share a card made with one of the recent Wild Rose Studio stamp additions to the Artfull Crafts shop, "Raining Roses"

I am so stoked to be back on the team at Artfull Crafts and I had so much fun making this card to share with you.

I have used papers from the Kaisercraft "Aloha" collection, I layered them onto plain white cardstock. I added a piece of Cerise organza ribbon for some texture before layering on my image....

I stamped the image with Memento Ink which is safe to use with alcohol markers as it doesn't bleed and won't ruin your marker tips.  I usedChameleon YG3 spring meadow to colour the umbrella and copics to colour the rest of the image.  I have had my copics for a while and I colour without really having to think about it now but the chameleon was a whole different beast.  This pen is amazing but definitely takes a little practice to feel comfortable with blending but once you get it, oh my goodness!!!!  What would normally use 3 or 4 markers can be accomplished with one marker.  Which is a total cost saving :)

I added a ruffled daisy  and 2 paper glitter ruffled bouquet flowers   in the corner and adhered with Helmar glue.  I also went around the edge of my papers with Bo Bunny Pearlescents in Coral and Sugar.

Thanks so much for joining me today in my first post as I return to Artfull Crafts, and I am really happy to be back :)

Well Hello There with Spiegelmom

It has been a little while since I have posted a Spiegelmom project but I have actually been creating projects just quite remiss at putting them on my blog. 

Today I have a cute "Hello"  card to share.  I love the colours on this card and all the gorgeous shimmer from the mists and sequins :)

I started with a plain white card base as I adore the way the sequins shine on the white.  I cut a doily in half and sprayed with Heidi swap colorshine sprays in blush, gold and mint green and dryed between each colour with my heat gun to prevent muddiness.  I also sprayed a cork heart with gold and inked the edges.   I glued the doily down first then added my stamped sentiment and heart.  I then scattered my sequins on the card and adhered them where they fell.   Lastly I added the pink thread and tied in a bow and fastened with a cute peg.

I really like how cute but simple this card is and is also pretty flat so it can go in a regular envelope.

Be sure to join me next week for another great Spiegelmom project - a blinged out thank you card.

Lou x  

     

Southern Girls & SpiegelMom Scraps Combined Bloghop

Welcome to The SGC and SpiegelMom Scraps combined blog hop especially for National Scrapbooking Day :)    We have been having a blast with all the challenges over on Facebook and it is not too late to play along if you haven't already.

As some of you may know I am co-owner of Southern Girls Challenge with one of my best friends Tracy BUT I am also lucky enough to be a member of the design team at SpiegelMom Scraps.  So we have joined forces to bring you a fantastic combined bloghop with spectacular prizes.

So here is a rundown of my projects for our challenges....

So hopefully you arrived here from Lauren's blog  if not here is the hop list....

SpiegelMom Scraps! 

Dawn Turley 

Julie Blakeman

Karen Oliver

Kat Benjamin

Lauren Colless 

Louise Forsyth - You are here!!!!!

Lyne Blodgett 

Neha Aggarwal 

Sarah Nancarrow

Wendy Nicola Jackson

Brenda Morgan 

Shell Becker 

Alicia Borowski 

Laura Rumble 

Jennifer Dykstra 

Rachelle Olaridge 

Jennifer Shamblin 

Tracy Jackson 

If you do hop along you win some awesome prizes including this one from American Crafts...

So get hopping :)