Hello All,
I had a request from Stacy on how to make the flowers that I used on my magnolia card. I looked on Youtube for similar techniques to what I used to make the flowers.
With the ribbon flower since I used much thinner width ribbon than shown in the youtube link, I found I need to continually stitch the flower as I coiled it.
With the cardstock flower I used my silhouette to cut out the flowers or alternatively you could use the EK success flower punches (come in 3 different sizes) to punch out these flowers. In the youtube video the lady used Stazon ink to edge the flowers. I found using a water based ink such as Stampin Up gave a much better effect after misting the flower. The ink would spread a bit with the water. To make it even easier to colour the edges of the flower I found using my Stampin Up marker pen (the paint brush end) a lot quicker.
Hope this helps Stacey 
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Ribbon Flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSafZ2Se6bM&feature=related
Cardstock Flower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB6F1u8PteU&feature=related
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
My craft mojo has been missing for a very long time. I am glad to say it is finally back – yay!
I have been really enjoying usung my Copic Markers. They take a bit to get used to but are well worth the trial and error. They just make your stamp images jump right out of the page IMO.
I have been scouring the internet to make my own flowers. My two criteria is they need to look good but also be relatively easy to make.
This card I have made for an upcomming engagement party I am going to. All these flowers (except the white ones) I have made myself. I hace used Copics to colour-in the Magnolia stamp image. Heart charm – Kiki crafts.
Again coloured in with my Copic markers. This image is from ‘Tiddly Inks’ digital stamp. Cut out the snow flake on my Silhouette SD and coated with Kindy Glitz. Charm from Kiki crafts. Cuttle Bug embossing folder. SU coloured cardstock.
Stamped Images from Waltzing Mouse – Half Pint Heroes. Copic markers. Brayered background colours using SU inks. SU cardstock. Spellbinders ribbon tag die.
Stamped Images from Waltzing Mouse – Half Pint Heroes. Copic markers. Cuttlebug embossing folder. SU cardstock. Spellbinders ribbon tag die.
I just love this stamp set. Great to have for a Mum of two boys.
Flowers – unknown. Leaves – SU die. Chipboard – RW Laser Cuts. Paper – unkown. Kindi Glitz.
Stamp – Stampavie. Papers – Creative Imaginations. Cardstock – SU. Flowers handmade using spellbinders poinsetta die. Glitter – Kindi Glitz.
Hope your horse came in for the Melbourne Cup.
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
Hello,
As you can tell it has been over 3 months since my last blog entry. I have really been stuck in a rut and have decided to get out of my rut was to let my Stampin’ Up contract expire. I really love the SU products however with so many other great products on the market I wanted to be able to show things I have made using these products on my blog. Under the SU contract I was unable to do this.
Watch this space.
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
I have had my Brayer for a while now but really had no idea how to use it properly. I pulled it out again today to give it another whirl but still could not get the results I wanted. But what is a girl to do but go to You Tube! I came across this great You Tube video by Sara Sandberg showing how to do it right.
Click HEREto view Sara’s video.
Below is my before and after attempts at using my brayer
Guess what I am going to be doing the next couple of day 
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
P.S. SU sell their Brayers for $23.95ea (checkout page 156 in the idea book & catalogue book).
Hello Girls,
Thought I would show the cards we made for the Technique Class last friday. I especially love the look of the Tri Shutter Cards.
Tri Shutter Card
Tunnel Card
Once I have my graphics programme up and running again i will post the dimensions to make these cards
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
Hello Girls,
This Friday night is Technique Class at my place. I will be teaching how to make a Tri Shutter Card and a Tunnel Card.
Here is a quick sneak peak on the two cards we will be making.
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
Friday just gone I held a Stamp ‘n’ Stack at my place. We had a great night with 7 attendees and lots of noise. Lots of fun, chatter and card making was achieved
Below is the two different cards we made (5 of each). Quite simple ones this time. I was really excited to use the two new stamps sets from the mini catalogue, Pony Party and Fox & Friends.
It is not so easy to see but the pony has dazzling diamonds on her hoofs and through her tail & mane.
My next card class is a Technique Class were I will be teaching how to make pop out cards.
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
Rob has fixed my problem for me and now able to download my cards. It is great having an IT Geek for a husband:-)
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
P.S this is my second entry today so be sure to scroll down to see my earlier entry.
The card below I cased from splitcoast stampers (sorry not sure the name of the creater), as soon as I saw this I knew I had to make my own version of it.
I was just having a look at my old blog and came across this box I made along time ago. Thought i would re-publish it on this blog.
Happy Crafting
Lyndall
Ingredients
Silver Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
Basic Black Cardstock
Orchid Opulance Cardstock
Sticky Strip
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Baroque Motifs stamp set
Hello Everyone,
Been very busy of late. I have been making wedding invites for Sarsha and her fiance’ Adam. Currently I am making some mock up invites for another couple.
The card above I made recently. I heat embossed the flowers then using my white ink and my ‘aqua painter’ to shade the flower buds. I am really happy with how the shading made the flowers pop out from the page.
Ingredients:
Real Red Cardstock
Whisper White Card Stock
White Embossing Powder
Aqua Painter
Eyelet Border Punch
Signo White Gel Pen
Embrace Life Stamp Set (flowers)
A Kind Word Stamp Set (sentiment)
