Card Making

Make Your Own Gems – Video Tutorial

on October 2, 2010

Make your own gems for cards: Lesley Oman

I am really excited to be sharing a video with you today.

I know, I know…it has been far too long, and I hope that it won’t be months before the next one….Actually, I promise it won’t be….

I made this card a few months back for a lady at Craig’s work, and I have been saving it because I knew that I would eventually share a tutorial on how I made my own gems to embellish the card. It’s so easy, and a great way to save those pennies but still have pretty glamorous projects!

Enjoy!
xo

For a Rock Star… (or Rock Chick!?)

on October 1, 2010

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Hi Everyone,

We’ve touched down safe and sound back in Sunny Guildford! Well, the last part isn’t exactly true, because the rain has been falling since we got home from Northern Ireland. I don’t mind, because it reminds me that Autumn is on its way, but my poor little kitty Miya is not very impressed that she can’t get outside for an adventure without getting wet. She has been loudly proclaiming her disapproval all day. 🙁

Today, another boy card (gasp!!). Can you believe it!? Well, I suppose I shouldn’t be so presumptious, as I am sure there are many rockchicks out there that might like this card too. haha!

For the base of this card I used some pattern cardstock from the Rockstar stack from DCWV. I love the designs in these packs, and they coordinate perfectly with the chipboard embellishments from the same collection, which is where the guitar design comes from. The guitar is foiled, so gives an element of superstar pizzazz to the final project. I also used the distressed stripes embossing folder from Cuttlebug to make the central panel, which adds dimension to the card. Once I embossed the cardstock, I rubbed Pumice Stone distress ink over the raised areas to give the grey colour.

The stamp is from Personal Impressions clear stamp set called Big Sentiments, and I cut the oval using Petite Ovals Nestabilities through my cuttlebug.

Thanks for looking, maybe i’ll be in more of a girly mood again soon?

Oh, and you better come back tomorrow because I FINALLY have another video tutorial to share…. :0)

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A Cringeworthy Pun

on September 29, 2010

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Sometimes its necessary to make a card that just doesn’t include pretty papers.

I only said sometimes though. :0)

Usually, of course, this is when it involves a boy, and for Olly’s leaving card, I knew that I had to pull out all the stops.

Olly never fails to make me laugh, smile and likely roll my eyes, and although I have mostly only hung out with him when he was under the influence of a few tipples at the pub, its easy to see that he is a genuine guy. And I have a lot of respect and love for people like that.

Another thing that I love is that I don’t think Olly knows how to take life seriously. And we can all learn something from him in that respect. Life’s too short to be unhappy or grumpy, or serious…live life with a smile. It’ll feel much better I promise!

If any of you know this Olly, you will know why I have made this card, as he is the only guy i know that can grow such an impressive beard in a matter of days! Although there is simply no excuse for such a cringeworthy pun! haha!

This was the first card i’ve made using my birthday pressie, my Wacom Intuos 4 (thank you Bear) and it was so much fun. It’s taking a while to get used to it, but it is definitely much easier than the other graphic tablets i have used before. Two thumbs up from me!

So here is my first digital card. Okay, I admit, I missed using buttons and ribbons and bling….but at least i got some fuzzy felt paper on there to add a little texture.

Thanks for stopping by, and Olly – We miss you. xo