Woodland fox.

Hi there. Thought I'd share this quick & simple card with you all today. It's a card I have put together with different bits & bobs I have found in my craft stash, which we all have hanging around just waiting to found the right card to put them on.
I started the project firstly with a 15x15cm base card. I embossed, inked and cut a piece of kraft card 14x14cm. Matt onto the base card and cut, ink and emboss a frame 12x12cm. Mount centrally onto the card with foam pads, with a fox stamp ink onto card. (I used one of the leaf backgrounds I had prepared previously from my autunm leaf cards. I thought it might be fun to stamp the fox onto it. ) position it onto the left hand side on foam pads. Glue leaves behind and a button on each leaf.
Stamp just for you on a strip of white card backed onto a strip of black card, tuck under the frame and over at the end, trim with bakers twine. To finish add a friend banner (craft asylum) and there you go the card finished.
Thanks for calling in and join me soon for another card to hopefully inspire you.
Love Sharon xx:-)

Autumn leaves.

Hi there. I thought I'd share this collection of autumn inspired cards with you, as promised in my last post. These were achieved in the same way as my last card entry, apart from using the brayer to criss cross through the card. Also there are slight changes to the materials, due to experimenting a little with paint effects.
Its a fun technique to try out and especially at this time of year when the colours are so vibrant.

  Thank you for your company and please pop in again.
  Love Sharon xx:-)

Autumn leaves ( inking technique.)

Hi there. I'm glad to be back from a long crafty break and can't wait to showcase my card ideas again. This card is a simple inking technique from a craft magazine I saw and thought it was a good technique to try out.
This is how i made the background...
I cut a piece of square white card out first. I prefer to work on a larger piece of card when i am working on a background and cut it down to size afterwards to fit my card base. I applied various distress inks (mustard seed and rusty hinge) to the card, blending the colour's into one another. Then flicked water onto the top to give it a bleached look. (which doesn't seem to be as noticeable on this card) with a fresh leaf (vein side prominent) brayer a darker distress ink (peeled paint) over it. I Positioned the leaf ink side down onto my inked card and with a piece of copy paper burnish it to print the leaf, repeat several times to make a pattern. When dry I used my drayer full of ink (barn door) to give it a criss cross effect though it. Finally with metallic gold acrylic paint, over burnish on top of the leaf impression. Allow to dry again. Cut to 12x12cm, mat and layer on to a 14.5x14.5cm base card and decorate accordingly.
I have made lots of different samples using this technique. I would love to share these with you in my next blog entry.
Thanks for calling in and see you soon
Love Sharon xx:-)

Reindeer shaker card.

Hi there. I wanted to share this contemperary shaker card with you, made from a free gift on the front of papercraft essentials. ( issue 100) Featured in the magazine there is a project similar to the one I have made. I love the idea of incorporating the tag die and topper (free gift) together to make a shaker card.
They are so popular at the minute, the variations are endless...
Try one today you will be amazed!!!

Thank you for calling in and Happy Crafting.
Love Sharon xx:-)

It's cold outside.

Hi there. I've been busy making a few Christmas cards over the last weekend and haven't had time to post any until now.
This is a different idea to use with your decoupage, if you happen to have a nice winter inside or outside scene to hand. This inside scene looks lovely behind this window and the additional tree at the front gives it added interest outside too!
Hope you like it!!
Thank you for calling in and Happy Crafting!!
Love Sharon x:-)

Summer treats.

Hi there. Are you enjoying this mini heat wave we are are having, its not set to last any longer, so holding on to this nice weather I decided to make this summer inspired card.
The papers, buttons and sentiment are from craft asylum. They are from the meadow sweet collection, these are my favourite go to stash. I love the colours in this range, they are so fresh and on trend.
The Lollypops are decorative buttons brought separately in a packet called 'summer treats' hence the name of this card. They match perfectly with the papers and embellishments.
As you can see in the photos the card is very simple to achieve and ideal for a quick make...

Thank you for calling in and Happy Crafting!!

Love Sharon xx :-)

Sweet little girl.

Hi there. Thought I'd share this quick and simple make with you today. The plain peach and spotty backing papers are from a 8x8 first edition pad called 'blank canvas' and the circle topper in the centre is from hobby house. (I love hobby house toppers, the characters are so cute.)
This is just a brief description of how I made the card ...I cut a blue scallop oval, attached it to the background layout, before I put the banner on. I cut a white fancy circle, which I cut in half and tucked behind the banner and in front of the blue oval. Then to finish i attached the topper on to the banner.
A very easy project to make. Hope you like it!!

Thank you for calling in and happy Crafting!!

Love Sharon x:-)