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I’ve been busy scrap-busting 🙌 I save all my paper craft scraps - I even have a colour-coded organisation system - and I also batch colour and fussy cut waaaay more stamped images than I can actually use 🤪 so in an effort to use them up (and also find inspiration) I’ve come up with a new way for me to make cards. First I pull a selection of stamped and cut images from my overflowing bag of them - in this case it was a bunch of these Llamas - then I grab scraps of coloured card, patterned paper or pre-made backgrounds that match the colouring. Paired with a selection of my basic nesting dies, it makes it really easy to just go with the flow and not think too much 😂 I usually spend way too long deliberating - or searching through paper pads for the perfect background - so this really sped up my process. I made SEVEN llama cards in one evening! Usually I’m pleased if I’ve made three in one session 💁‍♀️ Anyway I’m really chuffed with what I’ve been making from this process, and I’ll definitely be sharing some more of my scrap cards over the next few days ✌️ #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaker #llama #alpaca #inkblending #distressoxideinks #paperaddicts #papercraft #paperscraps #recycle #diecutting #crafts #crafter #papercraftersofinstagram #papercrafter
Stick to one medium? You must be joking hun 💁‍♀️ Been playing around with @procreate today, inspired by a very cool @bcolbow tutorial that shows you how to make a cut paper effect! If anyone remembers back that far, I used to do REAL cut paper art, with a knife and everything, back in the day - but was always too lazy to do multiple layers so stuck to black and white 🤪 this is new to me but a lot of fun 🙌 so far I’ve done a pigeon and this groovy purple octopus - think I might do a few more over the next few days 🤔 #procreate #procreateart #octopus #digitalart #cutpaper #gaussianblur #digitalartist #lockdowncreativity #purple
Whoever's moving house next will get this card, but I'm not entirely sure when that will be right now 😂 I say this in every post, but hopefully my craft room will be finished by the end of this week, and I can get back into my proper crafting mojo: AKA making a mess with as many supplies as possible 🤷 Supplies: @tonicstudios Nuvo Embossing Powder in Turquoise Lagoon @amytangerine Enamel Hearts @trimcraft First Edition Botanical Beauty Papers & Dovecraft Card Blanks @flyingtiger Alcohol Markers 👀 #cardmaking #handmadecard #alcoholmarkers #stamping #newhomecard #handmadecards #papercraft #papercrafting
I think this general feeling of anxiety is going to last for a quite a while 🙃 Now's the time to stay busy and get stuck into those things that take your mind off the world outside. For me that's crafting and gaming - so I'm focusing on finishing my craft room, and about to order a Nintendo Switch and Animal Crossing 😂 No Coronavirus in Animal Crossing 🤗 I wanted to practice one-layer card making so created this one - technically it's still a panel mounted on a card but it is all one layer, so I'm counting it ✌️ Supply list: @clearlybesotted Prehistoric Plushies Stamp Set @ranger_ink @tim_holtz Distress Oxides in Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves @wowembossing Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder @trimcraft Nova Designer Markers 🦕 #clearlybesotted #distressoxideinks #distressoxide #inkblending #onelayercard #masking #stamping #clearstamps #cardmaker #cardmaking #handmadecards #handmadecard #birthdaycard #dinosaur #dino #papercrafting #papercraft
It's Sunday morning and I could totally go for some waffles right now 👀 But what's more exciting is that the first built-in desk in my new craft room should be finished today 🙌 A few more brackets and screws to install and we can move onto... installing more shelving 😂 This card is a combination of AliExpress stamp sets, alcohol markers, Polychromos Pencils and the First Edition Perfect Allusion & Botanical Beauty Paper Pads ✌️ ♥️ #waffles #pancakes #cardmaker #cardmaking #handmadecards #handmadecard #card #papercrafting #papercrafts #stamping #clearstamps #stamp #polychromos #alcoholmarkers #copicmarkers #adultcolouring #adultcoloring #mixedmedia
Washi + die cuts = this super sweet and simple card I'm sharing today ♥️ It's actually a Frankenstein card made from bits from my 'leftovers' box. Do you guys have a box like this? I try to use as much as I can from it but it just seems to grow and grow 😅 If you read my last post, in which I was very excited to work on the craft room, you might be surprised to know that basically nothing has happened yet 🙈 Mike has had the flu this weekend and nearly all the jobs we needed to do needed two people 🤷 oh well, there's always next weekend ✌️ ♥️ #cards #cardmaker #cardmakinghobby #cardmaking #cardmakers #diecutting #diecuts #washi #washitape #washilover #washilove #papercrafting #papercrafts #papercraft #papercrafter #handmadecards #handmadecard #handmadeisbetter #ukcraft #craftblogger #craftblog #cardmakingideas #cardideas #cardinspo #aliexpress #aliexpresshaul #craftsupplies
Happy Friday! We're building my craft room this weekend 👀 it's been months in the making, but today I took delivery of the two massive worktops that will be the two huge custom-built desks - the main feature in my new office/craft room/creative space 🙌 I'm so excited to have a dedicated space to both work on my business in, and inspire my creativity! Even though I've run my business from home for 2.5 years, I've never had a dedicated office space, so it's long overdue 😂 this weekend will be spent working on DIY jobs - staining, assembling, fitting - and then comes the fun part... Organising and decorating 😜 I can't wait to get working in there... And have my friends over to craft, of course... 🙌 ANYWAY, maybe I should talk about this card? 😂 It features @crafterscompuk Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, stamped with @clearlybesotted With All Your Heart Stamps, heat embossed with @wowembossing Silver Pearl Embossing Powder, and then @ranger_ink @tim_holtz Distress Oxides in Cracked Pistachio, Milled Lavender and Seedless Preserves blended over the top. Finished with a white triple-stacked XOXO die cut, a stitched heart border die, and a mini sub-sentiment stamped in Memento Sweet Plum. The little heart enamel stickers are from an @amytangerine sheet - loved these so much I've almost used the entire sheet 😅 Mounted on a square white card base with a small border! I was really feeling green and purple together when I made this one 😜 🍀 Please wish me luck on my DIY craft room adventures... my boyfriend and I usually end up shouting at each other 😅 #cardmaking #handmadecards #handmadecard #distressink #distressoxideinks #distressoxide #neenah #cardstock #papercrafts #papercraft #clearlybesotted #clearstamp #clearstamps #stamping #inkblending #cardmaker #cardmakers #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #cardideas #valentinescard #anniversarycard #helloimhandmade #card #cards #cardinspo
I feel like everyone needs a hug by mid-week 😂 A few months ago I got really into those stitching-style cutting dies, and made a few cards like this one, which sat unfinished for longer than I'd care to admit. I always thought embroidery was something I didn't have the patience to do, but since making these, I progressed to actually finishing a hoop embroidery in two days over Christmas 😅 So I guess maybe I do? I think I'll be sticking to the pre-printed embroidery fabric for a while though... Baby steps 😜 ♥️ #embroidery #embroideryart #embroidered #embroiderydesign #stitchedpaper #stitchedcards #textileart #mixedmedia #handmadecards #handmadecard #cardmaking #americancrafts #greetingscard #card #cards #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingideas #cardmakinghobby #cardmaker
Oh... go on then 🍷 Unfortunately for me it's only Tuesday and I don't drink in the week 😂 Had a lot of fun with this card, stamping my own patterned paper using @tonicstudios Textured Cardstock! They make such gorgeous colours, and the weave texture gives a really nice subtle detail to your stamping. Topped with another of my @crafterscompuk sentiment stamps, with a vellum layer in between... Of course 💁 🍋 #cardmaking #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaker #gin #birthdaycard #yellow #mustard #tonicstudios #crafterscompanion #stamp #stamping #papercrafting #papercrafts #papercraft #handmadecards #handmadecard #papercrafter #craftblog #craftblogger #card #clearstamp #rubberstamp
Today's card features a neon pink cat, because... Why not? 💁 And a leftover pink heat embossed Christmas sentiment 👀 I did some questionable hand lettering on this card because I couldn't find a stamp that said 'wishing you a' - I'm sure I have one somewhere but I'll only look for things for so long before giving up 😂 I've thought about making a database with all my stamps and sentiments so I can search them on my phone, but I have so many stamp sets that could easily take me a week 🙈 Plus I should probably spend that time USING my supplies (instead of shopping for more, oops) 💘 #cardmaking #cardmakers #aliexpress #aliexpresshaul #craftsupplies #birthdaycard #birthdaycards #cat #cats #catsofig #pink #pinkwednesday #handmadecards #handmadecard #stamp #stamping #stamper #clearstamp #alcoholmarkers #colouring #adultcolouring #coloring #cardmaker #card

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I’ve been busy scrap-busting 🙌 I save all my paper craft scraps - I even have a colour-coded organisation system - and I also batch colour and fussy cut waaaay more stamped images than I can actually use 🤪 so in an effort to use them up (and also find inspiration) I’ve come up with a new way for me to make cards. First I pull a selection of stamped and cut images from my overflowing bag of them - in this case it was a bunch of these Llamas - then I grab scraps of coloured card, patterned paper or pre-made backgrounds that match the colouring. Paired with a selection of my basic nesting dies, it makes it really easy to just go with the flow and not think too much 😂 I usually spend way too long deliberating - or searching through paper pads for the perfect background - so this really sped up my process. I made SEVEN llama cards in one evening! Usually I’m pleased if I’ve made three in one session 💁‍♀️ Anyway I’m really chuffed with what I’ve been making from this process, and I’ll definitely be sharing some more of my scrap cards over the next few days ✌️ #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaker #llama #alpaca #inkblending #distressoxideinks #paperaddicts #papercraft #paperscraps #recycle #diecutting #crafts #crafter #papercraftersofinstagram #papercrafter
Stick to one medium? You must be joking hun 💁‍♀️ Been playing around with @procreate today, inspired by a very cool @bcolbow tutorial that shows you how to make a cut paper effect! If anyone remembers back that far, I used to do REAL cut paper art, with a knife and everything, back in the day - but was always too lazy to do multiple layers so stuck to black and white 🤪 this is new to me but a lot of fun 🙌 so far I’ve done a pigeon and this groovy purple octopus - think I might do a few more over the next few days 🤔 #procreate #procreateart #octopus #digitalart #cutpaper #gaussianblur #digitalartist #lockdowncreativity #purple
Whoever's moving house next will get this card, but I'm not entirely sure when that will be right now 😂 I say this in every post, but hopefully my craft room will be finished by the end of this week, and I can get back into my proper crafting mojo: AKA making a mess with as many supplies as possible 🤷 Supplies: @tonicstudios Nuvo Embossing Powder in Turquoise Lagoon @amytangerine Enamel Hearts @trimcraft First Edition Botanical Beauty Papers & Dovecraft Card Blanks @flyingtiger Alcohol Markers 👀 #cardmaking #handmadecard #alcoholmarkers #stamping #newhomecard #handmadecards #papercraft #papercrafting
I think this general feeling of anxiety is going to last for a quite a while 🙃 Now's the time to stay busy and get stuck into those things that take your mind off the world outside. For me that's crafting and gaming - so I'm focusing on finishing my craft room, and about to order a Nintendo Switch and Animal Crossing 😂 No Coronavirus in Animal Crossing 🤗 I wanted to practice one-layer card making so created this one - technically it's still a panel mounted on a card but it is all one layer, so I'm counting it ✌️ Supply list: @clearlybesotted Prehistoric Plushies Stamp Set @ranger_ink @tim_holtz Distress Oxides in Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves @wowembossing Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder @trimcraft Nova Designer Markers 🦕 #clearlybesotted #distressoxideinks #distressoxide #inkblending #onelayercard #masking #stamping #clearstamps #cardmaker #cardmaking #handmadecards #handmadecard #birthdaycard #dinosaur #dino #papercrafting #papercraft
It's Sunday morning and I could totally go for some waffles right now 👀 But what's more exciting is that the first built-in desk in my new craft room should be finished today 🙌 A few more brackets and screws to install and we can move onto... installing more shelving 😂 This card is a combination of AliExpress stamp sets, alcohol markers, Polychromos Pencils and the First Edition Perfect Allusion & Botanical Beauty Paper Pads ✌️ ♥️ #waffles #pancakes #cardmaker #cardmaking #handmadecards #handmadecard #card #papercrafting #papercrafts #stamping #clearstamps #stamp #polychromos #alcoholmarkers #copicmarkers #adultcolouring #adultcoloring #mixedmedia
Washi + die cuts = this super sweet and simple card I'm sharing today ♥️ It's actually a Frankenstein card made from bits from my 'leftovers' box. Do you guys have a box like this? I try to use as much as I can from it but it just seems to grow and grow 😅 If you read my last post, in which I was very excited to work on the craft room, you might be surprised to know that basically nothing has happened yet 🙈 Mike has had the flu this weekend and nearly all the jobs we needed to do needed two people 🤷 oh well, there's always next weekend ✌️ ♥️ #cards #cardmaker #cardmakinghobby #cardmaking #cardmakers #diecutting #diecuts #washi #washitape #washilover #washilove #papercrafting #papercrafts #papercraft #papercrafter #handmadecards #handmadecard #handmadeisbetter #ukcraft #craftblogger #craftblog #cardmakingideas #cardideas #cardinspo #aliexpress #aliexpresshaul #craftsupplies
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