A bit of a mixed Trio

Good morning friends, followers and visitors! I have three different cards to share with you all today. A birthday card, a DT card and my first stepper card which was completed a while ago, I just didn't get round to taking a photo of it.

"Tattoo Girl" created with:

• Stepper card template from my stash

• Digi stamp Tattoo Girl

• Red satin bow with a heart dazzler

• "Birthday wishes" by Dreamees stamps

• plain card sourced from my stash

"Sophia's First Birthday card" created with:

• Number 1 Template

• Tattered lace Michaelmas Daisy 

• Tattered lace Sentimental florals

• American Crafts 5th & Frolic - Dreamy drive paper

• Hand cut balloons
  
  
  
  

"Bring me Sunshine" created with:

• Delightful digi's Sunflower

• Tattered lace gingham paper from magazine 

• issue 9

• Bazzil cardstock

• kraft card cut with a tonic sentiment

• pearls from my stash

Thanks for popping by, I do hope you like them.
Love and crafty hugs
Larissa
xox

What a hooter!

 Good evening friends, followers and visitors. I have two DT cards to show you tonight. They feature OWL1 stamp by Delightful Digi's. I love the size of this stamp it's relatively big, though you can resize it to suit. It's easy to follow and colour. The image is crisp and beautiful, it will happily suit many different occasions. You can purchase your  Delightful Digi's here : Delightful Digi's

 Above is the first sample I created with this owl image. Simple and eye catching using Anna Marie designs card in lush pastel shades. Mixed with some brown and grey toned pro markers for the owl. I have used a dreamees sentiment stamp here and finished with some flat back pearls.

 This is my latest sample using the owl image. I love how it turned out, it;s got a fun earthy vibe to it. It would be great for someone who loves both nature and owls. I used some free papers from my stash and teamed it with Anna Marie designs plain card. I have used dreamees flowers stamps to embellish and add another dimension. Again the sentiment is by dreamees.

That's it for this evening sleepy time calls! Thanks for popping by!
Love and crafty hugs
Larissa 

xox

Card catch up!

Good evening friends, followers and visitors. I've been behind with taking photo's of my finished projects... Oops! Then again life does tend to happen! (11 month old daughter with 9 teeth... still in shock)

I took advantage of my members gift from create and craft and got the craft-work card kit with candi and made these cards! I can't remember when I ordered it now either!

I made both cards using kraft card and simple layouts to make them stand out. I took advantage of another offer on create and craft with the dreamees gorgeous girls cd collection. I absolutely love this cd, you get plain digi images and ready coloured so you get a choice of both! Oh and some nice papers and accessories.

The result was this card. Trimmed with lace and pearls highly inspired by the dreamees girls themselves. I have used dreamees flower stamps too!

Next we have a mothering Sunday card made with a swiss pixie stamp... I accidentally came across these cute images via pinterest and saved an image thinking it was free when it wasn't. That really made me mad so I purchased the stamps instead. I strongly disagree with stealing any art work for other use apart from personal. Anyway I have teamed this stamp up with some stamps by Chloe petal stamps and a dreamees sentiment stamp. Sometimes it's good to mix and match across your stamp range then the results are endless. Your imagination is the limit!

Here's another Mothering Sunday card using the same image alongside the petal stamp. This is a cute but simple card finished with some faux string pearls (I love string pearls)

Last but not least! This card is my design card for my dear friend Emma. She made the digital image herself and asked me to colour, make a card and give her feedback... Guess what I LOVE this image. It was easy to follow to colour and it is rather beautiful. It will work on a range of different themed cards. You can visit her blog here  I teamed up the image with Chloe's petal stamps again. I know, I know but I think they are stunning flowers. The sentiment is by dreamees and adds that final touch.

Thanks for popping by
love and crafty hugs

Larissa :) xox

Carry on mdf'ing!

 Good morning friends followers and visitors. YES I'm on mdf still. Love the stuff can't get enough of it. I ordered a stamps away mdf shelf too. Just put it together last night and glued... that's going to be FUN! Anyway I've got two of my latest projects to share with you all!

"Forest fairy"

Created with:

One mdf jar

one free fairy stamp

Dreamees flower stamp

tattered lace leaves

lovely brown string

patterned paper from dreamees cd

 

 

 

 

 
"My lovely things"

Created with:

one Shadow box frame mdf kit by Dreamees

Patterned paper from the Vintage cd rom (Dreamees)

Tattered lace small blooms

Nuvo drops in Neptune

Distressed with BUNDLED SAGE ink (My favourite)

Strung pearls from my stash

 

My lovely things shelf is now hanging proudly near my craft desk. I am quite proud of this latest project. I definitely like this colour! 

Thanks for popping by! Love and crafty hugs

Larissa xox

 

Mdf crafting!

Good morning friends, followers and visitors. Happy Sunday! I watched create and craft this morning and emailed in as it was one of my favourite shows the Dreamees girls. I had my two projects shown on telly yay! Here they are:

 "My fair jar" created with:

1 jar mdf blank

dreamees jar stamp stamped on to acetate and embossed in gold.

dreamees butterfly stamp

Twinkerbell die by Tattered lace

patterned paper from my stash

Frilly pink trim from my stash

Nuvo crystal drops in bright gold

Watering Can created with:

1 watering can mdf blank

crafty sentiments best wishes set

dreamees flower stamps

dreamees circle sentiment stamp

patterned paper from my stash

strung pearl beads

Nuvo crystal drops in buttermilk

The skin is coloured with copics in E00 and R00. I have used faber castell pencils for the clothes and strawberries.

Thank you for popping by I hope you have enjoyed looking at my latest mdf projects!
Love and crafty hugs

Larissa xoxo

Stamping Bella stamps

Good evening friends, followers and visitors! I can't believe it's February already! I have recently purchased A LOT of Stamping Bella stamps (an American company) easily distinguished by the blue rubber they use for there stamps! I must say the Uptown girls series is my absolute favourite! I have been eyeing these stamps up for a good number of months now. I have only just been able to purchase them. So I stamped and stamped and eventually made a few cards...

My first stamping Bella card using "Faith the fairy" and the matching sentiment. I have added a net trim from my stash and an organza bow made with the bow maker.

 

In my next card I have used "Abigail the Artist" and the matching sentiment. I have added a pleated trim from my stash and matched a bow with a heart button and parcel string to finish.

 

 

This card features "Isabelle loves ice cream" and the matching sentiment. I have matched up a tattered lace ice cream sundae die. I have finished with polka-dot organza ribbon and a satin bow.

Finally we have "Fiona loves flowers" and the matching sentiment. I have added buttons and bows as I made this card specifically for my group's challenge #‎CRAFTY_HINTS 

All images have been hand coloured with Faber Castell polychromos pencils they have then been blended with BABY OIL... (Yes really!) The skin tones are done with pro markers... I still haven't figured out how to get a nice skin tone with the pencils (sob). That wraps things up for tonight thanks for popping by!

Love and crafty hugs

Larissa xox

I'm a little teapot...

Good evening friends, followers and visitors. Today I have my third mdf project to share with you all. A tea pot! Combined with dreamees flower stamps, spellbinders oval frame and tattered lace flourishes. Strung beads have been used to embellish along with the organza bow. This is going to be a birthday gift to my Grandmother (Sophia's Great grandmother) in March for her birthday.

Thanks for popping by

love and crafty hugs

Larissa xoxo