AmiraInOz

Dear Readers, I must confess I have been in a crafting funk for the past 2 weeks or so and so it was a great pleasure to sit down today and make some simple cards to give out to my beautiful neighbours. Because we live by the ocean, I used this anchor die I recently acquired and thought it added a lovely non-traditional touch to this blue and silver colour scheme. I used the same stamp in all the cards- Kaisercraft's Holly Jolly. I stamped the centime "Joy- Love-Hope-Peace" using clear Versamark and then heat embossed it with embossing powder. I asked my 12 year old son what he thought and he said it needed more colour so I added a little more red and blue to produce a slightly different looking card. For the next card, I used red and blue papers and layered them up with some burlap to achieve such a classic looking nautical theme card. Love the frayed fringing <3 For the final 2 cards, I used traditional green and red Xmas c...

Dear Crafty Readers, I am SO sorry for my recent lapse in blogging. Full time work, running after children and keeping up with a house that refuses to clean itself has gotten the best of me so please forgive me. Its Xmas Day and I had time to sit down and "whip up" my December Tag for my 12 Tags of 2015 Swap. So here goes: This is Tim's Tag: I really enjoyed this technique because I got to use stencil and spray ink on burlap and then piece together a wreath using branch and leaf punches. This was so much fun!! Here is the one I made for my swap partner (Sarah don't look!) And here is one I made for myself. Sorry!  Fairy girl through and through!! Also loved making a paper bow using my Envelop Punch Board. Have you made one before? I found the tutorial here . Thanks for looking. xxAmiraInOz