My Grandmas Teacups

Happy New Year Friends. I hope that your holidays were wonderful and that you are looking forward to 2016 with an optimistic view. The holidays were busy around here as well. It's always busy when the children are home from school, my husband is home from work and everyone we know seems to pop over to say hello. Its a wonderful time of year that reminds me of our many blessings. Between Skylander quests and origami overseeing, I had a chance to get a tiny bit of creative work done. I created this beautiful card using the new High Society paper from Gecko Galz. The exact paper is HS09. I also used the beautiful image from the Pretty Portraits 2 Collage sheet. You will need: 5x7 card base or cardstock to create one Red cardstock of your choice (I used Bazzil) Glitter glue floral spray (I found mine at the dollar tree in with the Christmas decorations and chopped it up) rolled roses  handmade hat pins Making the Card: Cut your red cardstock to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 t...

Aren't the challenges on Gecko Galz so much fun. I wish that I had known about them sooner as I am having a blast creating all these new styles.  This challenge was of course a Christmas Challenge. I really like the way it turned out. I find challenges that don't limit colour choice are much easier for me. Material Used: Gecko Galz Oh Christmas Saying OCS09 Do Crafts Denim Lace American Crafts Cardstock Close To my Heart Colonial White Card Base Close To My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge Rolled Rose Ebay Leave Old Paper Distress Ink Crayola Pencil Crayons  Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers Stickles Flat Back Pearls I always start by colouring my focal image. It sets the tone for the whole card. Depending on the colours that come out of it determines what supplies I will use on the card.  Double mount the focal image on dark and then lighter blue cardstock creating a 31/2x31/2 square. Cut a piece of cream cardstock 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 (I ran mine thro...

Admittedly I rarely work in gold. Its just so flashy and I tend to lean...bend...hang right over on the muted vintage coloured side of things. It is always fun though to pick up a challenge and run with it. You would have laughed if you had seen my husband's face when he came home from work and saw the gold foil card on my bench. I think he wondered if I was having a midlife crisis. Truly, that's how predictable my colour palette is. Materials: The card is 5x7 and I used a card base from core'dinations. Colonial White Cardstock from Close To My Heart Gold glitter mac tack from the dollar store Berry Sprig from the dollar store Cream Coloured Lace from Do Crafts Madame Payrauds collection Focal Image Gecko Galz Angelica Stamp A06 Green leaves from ebay First I coloured the image using a combination of coloured pencils and spectrum noir markers. I like the contrast that you can create with the shiny gold pencil crayon and the deep blue inks.  Once the im...

There is a specific kind of magic that happens when the house is quiet and the scrap paper starts to pile up on the craft table. I recently found myself diving into a winter project so deeply that my fingers were stained blue with ink before I even realized the sun had gone down! ​If you’ve been craving a moment of 'slow crafting'—that nostalgic, tactile process of building something from layers of lace and iridescent paper—then this Winter Magic Tag is for you. We’re moving beyond simple cardstock today to play with 3D textures, hand-twisted tissue paper trees, and the soft, frosty glow of distressed ink. Whether you’re tucking this into a junk journal or tying it onto a special gift, I hope this tutorial brings a bit of vintage wonder to your creative space. Let’s get our hands a little messy and create something timeless together." The image that I used of the little girl and also the Winter Magic Sentiment are part of the Winter Magic image set that is free with a p...