Beneath the Brambles

 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing a tag that I made using the fabulous Beneath the Brambles collection by Lou Collins. This is the latest in her TEXT(ures) range.

This is an amazing collection with 12x12 & 8x8 papers, stamps, stencils, ephemera, cutting dies and rub-ons. (Yes, I did use pretty much all of these on my tag)

I started by making an inky background with distress oxides.

Then I added some stamping and stencilling.

The typewriter keys are a rub-on, and the magnifying glass is a die.

I love this brick wall stamp. The flowers are from the ephemera pack.

The berries and leaves are another die, and the sentiment is a push-out from the 8x8 papers. What a brilliant idea, this is such a well-thought-out collection.

The whole collection can be found here in Sally's store

Layering Stencils

Background Elements Stamps

Rub-On's 

Ephemera pack

8x8 Papers

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your day x

Walk Like an Egyptian

 Good morning, happy Sunday, and a very happy Mothers Day! Today I'm sharing a Twist and Pop card made with the fabulous new Cleopatra Queen of Egypt collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

This is the front. Aren't these papers gorgeous?

And this is the back. I love the teals and the rich browns.

And this is the inside, more lovely imagery and sentiments.

This really is a wonderful collection, and as always, is available in both A4 paper, and digital formats. They are also available in US sizes if you prefer.

A4 Paper collection

Digital papers

Please pop across to the store to take a look at the papers, take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

A Grumpy Princess Birthday

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday! Today I'm sharing a card made with a fabulous new Andy Skinner stamp, on sale at Relatively Thoughtful.

This is such a fun stamp, and really easy to colour with the Andy Skinner inks.

I know exactly who is getting this for their birthday lol.

My grumpy fairy has been stamped on watercolour card and coloured with Andy Skinner inks.

I love this quirky sentiment!

You can never have too many Happy Birthday stamps.

There's a range of Andy Skinner stamps in the store, and Princess Attitude can be found here.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

Hidden Creek Pages For Relatively Thoughtful

Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing a double-page layout made with the beautiful Hidden Creek collection by Arden Creative, and on sale at Relatively Thoughtful.

We had a lovely weekend at Centre Parcs last September, and these papers go so well with the outdoor photographs.

I found a painted rock, so I had to photograph that!

All of the apartments had a chalkboard door, and Hallie had great fun drawing on them all!

It's a beautiful collection, with 12x12 papers, 8x8 papers, laser cuts, rub-ons and loads of ephemera.

I never know what to say on the page, but when it's already written down for you it becomes a lot easier!

This fabulous butterfly is a rub-on, and it just blends into the paper.

The leaf is a laser cut. It's so delicate, and no need for fussy cutting!

The ephemera is great for adding a sentiment.

All of this can be found here in the store

12x12 paper pad

8x8 paper pad

Ephemera pack

Laser cuts

Rub-ons

I hope you like my pages. Take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

Life is Abundant

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing the first couple of monthly folios using the beautiful Life is Abundant papers by Graphic 45, and on sale at Relatively Thoughtful. I've followed a tutorial from Linda's Scraproom and I'll put a link to her YouTube channel at the end.

I've made January's and February's so far. These are the fronts.

And these are the backs.

The folios measure 10.25 x 6.25 and there's loads of room for full sized photos.

I've had my January photos printed already, so there's our trip to an indoor play area, and a visit to London to see Abba Voyage.

There's a tuck spot on the back page, made with one of the cut-aparts. You could also put a 7x5 photo on the page as well.

This is February's folio, all ready for the photos. There's a pocket on the front inside cover, together with a belly band to tuck in other items.

And this is the inside back which shows all the space available for photographs.

I've stamped the monthly calendar, so I can write down any important dates. The older I get the more I have to write it down lol.

Life is Abundant 12 x 12 collection

Linda's Scraproom YouTube Tutorial

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

A Lovely Day

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing an anniversary card which could very easily be turned into a Valentine's card just by changing the sentiment.

Again I've used the fabulous 'Lovely' collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

These cats and dogs are so cute, and just perfect for adding a little bit of glitter.

The sentiment is from my favourite ever Katzelkraft set, but these papers are so versatile, so would make a great Valentine's card.

I've added lots of glitter glue to my die cuts so they are really solid lol.

And here's my romantic couple. There are lots of sheets of cut-aparts, so it's easy to find the right image.

Of course I had to put them in their own shaker with lots of lovely sequins.

As always the collection is available in both A4 papers and a digital download.

A4 Collection

Digital Download

I'm taking my gorgeous granddaughter swimming this morning, so take care enjoy the rest of your day whatever you are doing xx

Happy February!

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday, wow we made it through January at last!!

Today I'm sharing some planner cards that I made with the Lovely collection from Relatively Thoughtful. This is such a cute and romantic collection, perfect for Valentine's or wedding anniversaries.

I really like planner cards as it's a different way to keep the memories, and it uses up my rather large collection of small photos.

Yay, my homemade box is finally complete, and this is how they look inside it. I've also added some stamping with my Catherine Pooler stamps.

I love these dramatic black and white papers!

I'd love to see a blue sky right now, but I don't think there's much chance for the foreseeable!

These stamp so nicely.

Awwww, sweet but not yuck!! - I'm such a smoothie lol

As always the collection is available in both A4 and digital formats.

A4 paper collection

Digital collection

Catherine Pooler stamps and dies

I hope you've got something nice planned, so take care and enjoy the rest of your day xx

A Lovely Anniversary

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing an anniversary card made with the fabulous 'Lovely' collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

I love that there are black and white papers in the collection as well as the beautiful pink ones as they contrast perfectly.

Aren't these the cutest couple you've ever seen?

I do love a good shaker card, and it wasn't toooooo difficult to make with my giant heart dies.

This fancy heart is a Tim Holtz die that I've had in my stash for years!

I really like all the dimension on this card, but it will be interesting to see if it fits in the envelope lol.

As always the collection is available as a digital download and an A4 paper collection.

Digital download

A4 collection

If you still have your Valentine's cards to make please pop across to the store where you will find lots of fabulous collections including Relatively Thoughtful, G45, and Stamperia. 

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend xx