Two more Vintage Style!!

Please click on pictures for a closer view!

Here are another two that were inspired by those two little

vintage cards of mine, not so much their pictures, more the

sentiments. I have used K & Co papers on both of these from

their classic range. A little secret here.....shhh...don't tell

anyone but as I don't possess any of those new fancy gadgets,

i.e die cutting machines, or nestie thingy's I saw these

beautiful coasters!!!! yes thats right paper coasters, well I

thought they were too damn nice to place me wine glass upon!!

so here they are, the white one is really fine and beautifully

embossed, the Green one is embossed just around the edges,

flower brad is from DC, added liquid pearls in Ruby Red. TFL xx

Warm Woolie Wishes!!

These little embellishments just rock!!! they are Joe Cool!!!

they are from my Artworks and they come in black and white

and a lovely cool blue and white.

These papers are from DC, punched snowflakes and

added little gems to centre, tinsel and pom pom ribbon

from papermania. TFL xx

Ruby Rudy in Flowers!!

I just love this stamp, its from Inkadinkadoo, and can be stamped

in an array of colours. This was stamped with Color Box Ruby, I

have added punched flowers in white and red to carry on the trail,

with red and irridescent sparkles added to centre.

Red flower stone brad is from DC, organza wide ribbon tied at top

and I have sewn on a little red jingle bell.

Red swirl paper underneath is DCWV Christmas glitter stack.

TFL xx

A Little bit of Card Making History!!!

Hello all you crafty bloggers, I don't know if any of you have heard

of a Company called Raphael, Tuck & Sons? but they were prolific

printers in the 1800s. They produced books, postcards, greeting

cards, die cut cards, fringed silk cards, scrapbook, puzzles and more.

They were granted a Royal Warrant by none other than

Queen Victoria herself!!!mmm pretty interesting hey!!

They were based in Moorfields (London), but it was destroyed in

the London Bombing Blitz of WWII along with original art work,

postcards, and history records. On a good note, they were so

popular that there are quite a few of their cards in circulation

today, mainly by collectors! Well I happen to have one!!! whooo

I bought a few antique cards from a market stall about 6 years

ago and found them the other day.....so I thought I'd share two

of the Christmas cards with you and thought a little bit of

history should repeat itself and have used one of the poems.

The sentiments are so sincere and beautiful the cards are tiny,

only about 3" high, but are really sweet, they are both

Christmas cards although I would have thought the little

chicks would have been better for Easter, but

then maybe they didn't have that many pictures then???

Here is a picture of them and my one using the same

sentiment! Enjoy them, I hope they inspire you! TFL xx

Snow way it took me all day!!!!

Oh yes it did!!!
Firstly stamped with Staz-On black ink. Stamp is from Uptown
Rubber stamps, I have had this one a few years now so don't
know if it is still available! I then coloured the image with my
W & N watercolour Pencils. Little tip here, I found by colouring
all around the image in a light shade it emphasized the image and
made the snow look more realistic! Another tip - I read somewhere
that by putting little white dots on your images face it
draws the eyes in!!!! whooo get me!!!

For the background I used a silk paper embossed with Merry

Christmas, I water coloured all around the edges of this

and my image to co-ordinate. Punched out heart shapes

in baby blue shimmer card. I found some lovely clear

buttons with the word snow, I threaded these with fine

white raffia and attached them with silicone glue and

placed them on top of the hearts. I drew around a heart

shape (from an aperture card) with a water colour pencil

in the same blue, this made it easier to blend and colour

once I had cut out the shape. Punched out snowflakes

from white glitter card and added to the heart.

Added double foam pads to heart to give it a real lift,

added beautiful satin baby blue ribbon and bow and also

white ric rac ribbon down side. Punched out little stars in

the same baby blue shimmer paper and added little star

gems on top then placed on each corner of image.

This is the finished card, I am really pleased with the result.

Thought I'd show you it in stages. TFL xx

This is where the Magic Happens!!!!Lol

Main desk with my Snowman card in progress!!

Other desk is used for stamping etc!!!

Oooh, don't you just love snooping around other peoples
craft rooms!!


Can you see all the stamps hiding under the shelving???

Shelving for Card Stock - Inspiration Station on door heart!!

Ribbon /Paper storage!! - When in doubt-hide it under your desk!!!

Computer Says No!!!

Well, thought I would take a few piccies of my craft room in full

glory and show you the card that has taken me nearly all day

to do and the mess I can make in the process!!!Lol Is anybody

else this messy????

Vintage Tag Card!!

Made this little card today. I really liked this stamp, saw it in

hobbycraft a while back. When I went back last week it had

been reduced to £7.99 so I thought mmmm not bad....shall I?

shan't I??? Well I did!! and when I got to the till it had gone

down even more to 4.99 whoo hoo bargain!!!! so had a little

practice run with it today. Coloured with W & N water colour

pallette, then distressed with Tom Holtz Vintage Photo.

Punched out hearts and holly. Merry Christmas is an old

stamp from Personal Impressions, stamped with Encore

Ultimate Metallic Gold. Lace, flower, ribbon and brad from stash,

papers from DC Victorian Christmas, finished off with a sprinkling

of stickles star dust! think that's everything!! TFL xx

Funky Trees!!

Hello all you bloggers, I hope you are all getting your

Christmas Cards ready!!! Here is my entry for this weeks

No.24 Penny Black Saturday Challenge!! If you fancy your

chances here is the link:

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

all they are asking for this week is to have a funky twist to

your cards, staying away from the traditional colours and

of course adding a lovely Penny Black stamp! Well as you

can see, to go with my Pink, Green and White Christmas trees

I've got some nice pink, green and white snowflakes??? ha ha,

Stamp is from Christmas Critters which I have stamped into

the body of the trees (well I used the stamp three times and

then cut out my tree)! Added some stamp n stuff embossing

powder in kaleidoscope and heat embossed. Tore some nice

purple snow drifts for the background and added sparkles.

Finished off with some lovely cotton twill ribbon in green and

white and a lovely cerise pink satin ribbon at the top.

Get your sunglasses out!!! TFL xx

12 Days of Christmas in 12 Days!!!!!

OMG!!! These stamps seem to have taken me forever to finish,

but at last they are all present and correct!!! Hooray!!! I must

say, I have completed two collections!!! I also fitted in a few

birthday cards too!!!

I have mounted them all on gate fold cards. Stamped images

onto white card with Black Staz-On. Punched out design with

heart shape and stamped wording seperately, again with

Staz-On. Water coloured with W & N water colour paints and

edged with same.

Added sparkle to coloured edges, then mat and layered with

white card then co-ordinating colour card and used foam pads to

give 3d effect. TFL xx

Flower Power!!!!

Here we go again!! another flower arrangement, (don't know

whether my vocation in life should be floristry??? this card

is for a lovely 80 year old lady. TFL xx

70 Years Young!!!!

Made this card for a friend. I think you have all probably guessed

now...that I just love using paper flowers on my cards!!!!Lol!!

quite like this colour combination too, especially the moss green

roses! TFL xx

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Made this little card today for a neighbour. She really is a

lovely girl! so hopefully she will like this card as it represents

her, (well in my eyes) mmmm. Used all bits and pieces from

stash, as I now have all my embellishments in jars (organised

chaos !!!)I have no idea where they are from LOL!!!!!

TFL xx

Christmas at our House!!!

Wouldn't mind this as my front door!!! This card I have had a

few requests for! It is a front door with lovely pillars.To make

it personalised either use their door number or the Name of

the house or even use their Surnames that always looks

good! The card for the door and surround has fine lines embossed

into it. Hand drew and cut out all the different bits and pieces

and arranged. When you make any new templates always make

up two sets, one on just plain white card to keep for future

cards. Used peel-off stickers for the letter box and door knob

(which was the centre of the letter 'O')! and door No.

Cut a red piece of card for the door mat and added peel-off

greeting. The Wreath and trees are embellishments from

local craft shop, ribbon from stash. TFL xx

Snow is in the Air!

Made this little card today after the weather report.....saying

snow is heading our way by the end of the week! Brrrrrr -

though I think this little card has a warm feel to it?

I used card that has an iridescent look under the light.

Stamped randomly with snowflake stamp from (Santa Rosa CA)

in clear embossing ink then added white embossing powder and

set with heat gun. I cut another piece of card (about an inch thick

to wrap around the card) punched a hole into the side of the card

and wrap.

Threaded an antique white ribbon and tied on sentiment. As the

card does not open fully with the ribbon is tied through it, I scored

a new fold about an inch in from the edge of the card

(back and front). I then placed double sided tape down

the edge of this new fold to secure. Finally added this beautiful

snowflake embellishment. TFL xx

P.S. Click on images for a close up!! you get a much clearer view

of the snowflakes. xx

Fair Isle the Moggie is Back!!!

That's the name I have given this cheeky moggie! his jumper

reminds me of one! He is just a delight to colour, the different colour

combinations for this jumper are going to be endless so I

think I will be doing quite a few of these!!! Have water coloured him

with my W&N water colour palette, papers are K & Co and DC

comtemporary christmas, hearts and snowflakes are punched,

have added sparkles, ribbons from stash. TFL Have a fab weekend!!xx

P.S. Don't forget to click on pictures for a closer look!!! x