More LOTV

 This post contains the rest of the LOTV cards I made last week but didn't post because I was so tired  I was falling asleep over the pc. So these few have had to wait until now. 

On these cards I was playing with background stamps. I keep forgetting I have background stamps and tend to use spotty or striped papers instead .  Lockdown has meant I have time to go through the stamps in my craft room and refresh my memory as to what I have and start using some of it.

 Here I have used the crackled paint stamp and an ink in a similar colour but a darker shade.

 I really like the extra interest it's created.

 On the card below I went much darker, I am not displeased with this  effect either.

 The lace stamp below maybe an unusual choice  to put with this image, but I think it works quite well.
This card would be good for a couple moving house or a  non girlie girl's birthday.  I haven't put a sentiment on it yet.    I am leaving that until I decide to use it.    Maybe it will read  "smile" or "you moved"

 On these cards I used the embossing folder.   "Birds and Swirls" seemed fitting for this card.
Half the embossing is on the front and half on the back.  I opened out the base card and placed the fold of the card in the middle of the embossing folder  and ran it through the machine sideways rather than the  sealed edge first.

 I love the cable knit sweater look on this embossing folder....mind you I have a thing for cable knit sweaters too. I think this would be a great folder to use on a cricket themed card. But today I have used it with the boy on the rope swing.
 I am trying to create cards using only the images I have coloured over the years and not used, plus scrap card.

More my style.

Yet another  card with that stamp set.
 I think  this is more my style and this is probably my favourite  creation over the last few days.

Because  water was involved in the making of this card, I used dark brown Stazon ink to stamp the lady onto craft card.
Then I painted the image and the background with white craft ink mixed with a tiny amount of water.
Some areas had two  or three layers of ink to make these areas brighter.  Once the white ink was dry, I sponged a little brown ink along to bottom. This looked a little harsh, so I  brushed a little white ink over the brown to soften it.

I stamped some  foliage  on each side using the stamp set Pocket Silhouettes.

With an S.U marker in soft suede,  I drew over the female image to strengthen the lines that had been covered by white ink.
For the background I used the "I love lace"  stamp and Early Espresso  ink.  This was mounted onto dark brown card and then adhered to the craft card base.

1st Birthday Card.

This  little step card was created  for a first birthday.

Using the" I love lace " background stamp from SU I heat embossed the card stock in white for the lacy background.

The bear stamp is from the "Me to You" range of stamps.  

The Text on this card is all hot foiled in pink.

Hubby doesn't like this one.  It's too pale and plain for his tastes.
I think it's pretty and feminine without being fussy.

I used a large background stamp called "I love Lace". It's a retire stamp from Stampin' Up.
It's a beautiful stamp perfect for girly cards.

I stamped the lace image  with Versamark ink and heat embossed  it using white embossing powder.

I die cut a couple of ovals for the sentiment.

I added a bow in the same colour ribbon as the card, but the lighting at the time of the photo makes it appear more peachy than pink.

The sentiment stamp came from another retired stamp set called "Sincere Salutations".

Something Saucy for Valentines Day.

Here's something a little saucy for Valentines Day. all done in Bashful Blue and Whisper white

card and ink. 

First step for this card was to make  up a template for the corset and bust.

Once happy with my  template,  I stamped up some whisper white card stock using Versamark ink and the lace background stamp,  using  a pale blue embossing powder , I  heat embossed the image.

Then I cut out the bust and  corset parts and sponged the edges with a little ink. 

After folding the the corset in half  I punched a series of  small holes along the  folded edge for lacing  the ribbon.

Then assemble all the parts using thin foam pads to give the bust a little dimension.

The choker flower was made from the left over card from the corset using the  SU  Boho flower punch.  

The stamp used on the corset is the beautiful background stamp from Stampin' up called 

 "I LOVE LACE".

The background papers were created with Stampin' up's,   stampin ' round wheel stamps

 ( now retired.)

  The stick insect and the busty wench.

I hope all of this makes sense, feeling very tired and need my bed.  If you need further advice just ask .

Time for bed now.

Nite,x

I Love Lace Birthday Card.

I have been dying to get my hands on this lace background stamp. 

The moment I saw it in the new catalogue I said to myself  I'm having that. 

It is such a beautiful design and so delicate, how could I resist it.

I love it. I have so many  things I want to try doing with it, when I get a bit more time to play. 

It's a stamp that is going to be very versatile. I can see this being 

great for wedding cards , Valentine's , anniversaries, birthdays and vintage cards.

 It's a large background stamp called "I love lace"  and it's in the new stampin up catalogue.

Here I have stamped just half of the stamp on to Cherry cobbler cardstock using

 Memento black ink. 

I also added some crumb cake ribbon  and a bow.

 I punched out  some flowers  using the Boho three flower punch and shaped them with a large ball tool.

I added some rhinestones and pearls to the centre of the flowers . 

The birthday sentiment is from a stamp set called "Perfectly penned" again from SU.