Aqualicious Florals Birthday Card

I'm sharing a 6 x 6 inch birthday card today which I have been made using the gorgeous Ultimate Aqualicious Florals Cardmaking and Papercrafting digital download Kit from Opulence by Design Crafts.

Along with the 6 x6 white card base I used the John Next Door 6 x 6 inch Deco Frame Maker die set from his Frame Maker collection , which I based my card around. This is a fantastic die collection.

The Ultimate Aqualicious Florals Cardmaking and Papercrafting digital download kit contains 40 PDF pages - this one is another bumper kit with a great selection of shaped toppers, decoupage, panels, floral numbers, inserts etc, and the papers are just beautiful. Do have a look for yourself.

I chose the papers that I was going to use for my card, along with an insert for the inside of my card and changed my mind on the flowers which needed to be bigger and not reduced. There are a very good selection of flowers in this kit so I really didn't need to adjust anything to fit my project. 

I also decided not to use my hydrangea die as I found it easier to cut out the hydrangeas from Amanda's papers and decoupage a  few of the flower buds on top, rather than phaf about with tiny bits that come out of the die....some end up on the floor and the others end up like a jigsaw that never look the right way around....

To create some dimension under the hydrangea, I just added a few foam pads. I cut out about 3 of these hydrangeas and just slotted them together, using the roses to nestle them in, hiding any edges. I also added Diamond Sparkles Stickles glitter glue to the centre of the buds. 

I have also die cut a set of John Next Door's Shadow Leaves with some of the paper left over from one of the kits. I keep a folder with my left over pieces of paper from my download kits as these are really hand for die cutting your flower and floliage. These leaf dies have a lovely embossed detail on them but unfortunately it doesn't show up in the picture. I added few die cut stems as fillers too and then added more Stickles glitter glue.

I have added my insert to coordinate with the front of the card

I made an 1/2 inch dimensional envelope using my Crafters Companion envelope maker board which came with my Ultimate Pro. I have had this for so many years and still use it all the time for scoring and box making. 

I didn't add a sentiment to the front of my card as I didn't feel there was a place for it and apart from added a little shimmer to the edges of the petals (which unfortunately doesn't show up in the picture) using my clear glitter overlay brush pen along with edging the toppers with a Sakura stardust pen, my card is finished.

If you are interested in more inspiration and demos from Opulence by Design, you can follow her on Youtube

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or Instagram Opulence ByDesigns

These were the hydrangeas in my garden this summer, hopefully they will flourish a little better next year.

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges:

613 Ave Create - lots of leaves

CD Sunday Plus - AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Allsorts -AG

Crafty Calendar - AG

Creative Fingers - AG

Love to Scrap - AG

Love to Craft -AG

Allys Angels - AG

Cards Galore - AG

Pink Orchid Get Well Card WOYWW

 I'm Sharing a 6 x 6 inch get well card today that I made using the Cymbidium Pink Orchid Arrangement Topper Sheet from Opulence by Design Crafts.

I'm linking to the weekly blog hop for 'What's on my workdesk Wednesday' (WOYWW), where we all see what everyone has been doing. If you'd like to know more about it, please visit Sarahscraftshed.co.uk. This week marks their 800th week.

On my desk is everything that I collected to make my card. As I do not have a craft room and I find it too heavy to keep moving my die-cut machines around, I find it easier to cut what I need upstairs and then bring what I have done in a folder down to where I am crafting.

I used John Next Door's Celtic Frame Maker die set  (5 3/4 Frame Maker). John's products can be purchased directly from The Art of Craft.  He designs some gorgeous collections at a very good price range.

I also used the free digital download paper from Opulence by Design Crafts Watercolour Wonders Lemon & Strawberry Cheesecake Wash as I thought it would go perfectly with these beautiful orchids on the topper sheet.

The green colour block paper has also come from one of the collections along with the pastel pink layer, I used for the base of the frame. (this was from the Ice Queen Poppy Collection)

To embellish I used a few of the variegated Ivy Leaves from Opulence by Design Crafts 

and a few twiggy stems from one of my Tattered Lace collections that have been die-cut in pink cardstock.

I thought these Orchids were just beautiful when I saw them and the delicate Celtic frame dies would be the perfect die set to arrange my card around.

To create my floral embellishments, I used the orchids from the same topper sheet as they were exactly what I needed, along with some foliage. I also used yellow Stickles glitter glue in the middle of my blooms with a Sakura clear glaze pen.

There was a selection of sentiments on the base of the Topper Sheet to coordinate with your project or keep for another one.

The ivy leaves are a very handy foliage to add to your project and I find it quite easy to fussy cut Amanda's flora and foliage. There are quite a few free downloads on her website too and the papers certainly come in handy when you can add them to a project like this.

If you are interested in more inspiration and demos from Opulence by Design, you can follow her on Youtube

 opulencebydesign - YouTube

or Instagram Opulence ByDesigns

I have also managed to finish off my Autumnal wreath.  These are all the lovely banners and embellishments that I printed off.

Shabby Art Boutique have some fabulous downloadable printable crafts that you can subscribe to and then download for free. They are ideal for your journals, scrapbooking etc..

Quite productive for me! I think I need to lie down now ha ha!

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges:

Crafts Galore - AG

CD Sunday Plus -AG

Allsorts - AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Creatalicious -AG

Love to Scrap - AG

Love to Craft -AG

A Perfect Time to Craft - AG

Classic Designs -AG

Creative Fingers - AG

Crafty Galz Corner - AG

Tink The Bear Birthday Card WOYWW 799

Sharing a birthday card that I have made for my friend's daughters birthday using the Tink The Bear Cardmaking digital download kit by Opulence by Design Crafts.

I have gone back to using 6x6 inch card blanks for quite a few of my cards as I find it is also a good size for my stamping projects too.

I'm linking up to the weekly blog hop for 'What's on my workdesk Wednesday' (WOYWW), where we all see what everyone has been doing. If you'd like to know more about it, then please visit Sarahscraftshed.co.uk

I have selected what I am going to use on my card, although I did change my mind on the embellishments once I started to put the card together. This is such a pretty card making kit and great value for money too. There are a good selection of toppers too as well as plenty of flowers in this 10 page download kit.

For this card I did reduced the size of my blooms and I think they are so pretty. This flower with its little leaf was really easy to cut out, and I didn't need to add any extra foliage, its those little extras that make a difference.

Between the layers I added a little Angelina fusible fibre in raspberry sparkle, just for texture as the colours went so well with the kit. I have had this for years and you can still purchase it from Clevercut along with fusible film.

I changed my embellishments to cream glitter card and added stickles glitter glue to the centre of my blooms.

I also decoupaged the flowers on the topper and added one of the sentiments onto my topper using My Craft Studio.

I thought I'd end this post with a pic of the squirrel chilling in the garden on our bench eating his nuts on a sunny afternoon ( taken last month).

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges

A Place to Start - AG

The Cutie Pie -Birthday Girls

613 Avenue Create - AG    Top Rocker

CD Sunday Plus AG

Gem of a Challenge - AG

Crafty Catz - AG

Creative Fingers -AG Winner

Creative Inspirations -AG

Digi Choose Day -AG

Allys Angels -AG

Love to Scrap - AG

Love to Craft - AG

Krishna Birthday Card WOYWW 798

Sharing a birthday card commissioned for a friend and I based my card around their  chosen image.

I'm linking up to the weekly blog hop for 'What's on my workdesk Wednesday' ( WOYWW), where we all see what everyone has been doing. If you'd like to know more about it, then please visit Sarahscraftshed.co.uk

So on my desk, I collected a mix of what I thought I might use for this project. I die cut a lacy frame from a Tattered Lace die set in gold mirri board, and used one of the papers from a retired digi collection by Debbi Moore Designs - Jewel of India, which I also die cut using another die from the Fine Filament Portofino collection.

I thought the satin blue textured card would bring out the blue tones in the image and I 

also cut out some of the embellishments from the CD that I was hoping to use too.

I also found some orchid die cuts in my crafty stash that I thought would go well with my card and lift the colours too. I added a few of the jewel embellishments in between the foliage and a little 'ohm' symbol in the corner.  Finally, I added small gold pearls around the edge of the card.

As this was a special birthday card, I wanted the envelope to look as special too so I used a patterned cardstock and the paper embellishments to decorate along with my shimmer pen and glossy accents.

I also added an insert on the inside of my card, using one of the patterned papers as a watermark so that a message could be written on it.

I'm really glad the recipient enjoyed her card. This is one I really enjoyed making.

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges:

A Cut Above - AG

A Place to Start -AG

Allys Angels - AG

Love to Scrap -AG

Love to Craft - AG

Classic Designs - AG

Colourful Options - Be Bold

Lets Craft and Create - AG

Crafts Galore - AG

CD Sunday AG

Froggy Clock Seat WOYWW 797

I've finally finished this little chair that I have been meaning to make for my frog. I had originally intended to make a little frog house but when I got the dies out to create it, I realised that the proportions for my idea were far too small.

I'm linking up to the weekly blog hop for 'What's on my workdesk Wednesday' ( WOYWW), where we all see what everyone has been doing. If you'd like to know more about it, then please visit Sarahscraftshed.co.uk

So on my desk, I die cut grey board using the Pretty Gets Gritty Pretty Alarming die set. This is a really cool dimension set and I thought it would make a great 'upcycled alarm clock seat' for Des my little frog to sit and chill.

I also die cut some cogs and foliage to decorate the front of the clock chair along with some brick dies from the Pretty Gothic Window die set.

I discovered 'Des' in this wonderful little shop called Nervous Wreck Designs whilst on holiday on the Isle of Wight and being a lover of hand made crafts and falling for this cutie in its stripy jumper, it inspired me to build some kind of abode for him.

To make the shelf for his mug of tea, I just die cut an extra panel and glued it to the outside of the clock with matt gel medium.

I used cream gesso as a base and then added sand texture paste around the edges and to the cogs and embellishments.

Inside the clock I painted it with the Pretty Whipped Mousse in Sea Breeze. This mousse is lovely and rich with a great metallic sheen. I did add a little water to paint inside and  a little goes a long way.  I teamed that up with the lucky emerald antique brilliance art alchemy wax from Finnabair, inside.

I found some faux grass that I had bought in The Flying Tiger years ago, I love that shop , it has some great random stuff in there that you think you might use one day.

The lily pads were from a Debbi Moore digital download cardmaking  kit that I had. After cutting them out I sprayed them with varnish to gloss them.

I've added a little lucky emerald antique brilliance art alchemy wax  all around the edges of the upcycled clock seat and over the sand texture paste. 

Over the foliage I've gently rubbed a little vintage silk opal magic wax  for a hint of shimmer and I've also added a few of the vintage pearls along with some embellishments to finish it off.

Not forgetting the back, where I have stencilled part of a sunflower using one of Visible Images stencils with texture paste and added a touch of wax to highlight.

Des got his name from the biggest frog in our pond (which was also named by my son).
He resides in my bedroom on my dressing table in his quirky little seat.

 
And here is a picture of the original Des who lives in our pond. Well summer feels like it has departed and I have been tidying up in the garden getting it ready for Autumn. I Just have some crocus bulbs to pop into my lawn .

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting

Challenges:

Creative Artiste - AMMG  -Top 3

Stencil Fun - optional

Unicorn - circles

A Place to Start - AG

Classic Designs - AG/Shapes

Crafts Galore - AG

Creative Fingers -AG

Love to Craft - AG

MixItUp - AG

Allsorts - AG

We love to Create - AMMG  - Winner

Creative Inspirations - AG

Mini Beach Hut - WOYWW 792

I thought I'd share a cute little project that I have made using a mini beach hut kit that I bought on holiday recently.

It's also been a while since I've linked up with the weekly WOYWW group too (what's on your work Wednesday) over on Sarah's Craft Shed, as I haven't blogged since I've been back, so I've got some catching up to do.

On my desk are the contents of the kit which I bought on the Isle of Wight. I did see loads of these made up whilst there and thought they were a great little project to make up or just gift. The chalk paint is good quality and there was ample left over. These little kits are made by TrudibridgemanDesign.

I love diorama and had seen examples of these little huts with embellishments, so added a few of my own. 

 

I made my seagull out of air dry clay ...he's a bit of a big bird....more penguin sized than seagull I think but perhaps he's had one too many chips. I do quite like his crooked little beak.

I then decided to create my own little surf board from a balsa wood craft tag that I had in my stash. It was thin enough to cut in half with a craft knife and then sand down to make two little surf board shapes.

I used one of my small stamps on the surf board and added a little sand and alpine grit to the base for a more seaside feel. I did have some tiny sea shells  in my craft stash but I didn't think they were quite right for this project.

We had a fantastic break on this beautiful Island and was incredibly lucky with the weather too. I know need to get creating on a quirky dwelling for a little frog, which should be my next project.

Have a great day,  whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy Crafting