Masking fun!

Hi again, today I am going to share with you my first attempt using Tim Holtz mini masks, I say first attempt but this was actually about the fourth due to me not being able to keep the white bits of the card white :)

I used my scalloped oval punch to create a mask to tie in with the Oval challenge over at Less is More,

Its been quite a while since I have entered any challenges but I do hope to find time to do more in the future. I used Tim Holtz distress inks in spiced marmalade and vintage photo and blended the colours using his blending tool along with the mini masks, I love these colours together, it reminds me of Autumn which we are fast approaching, well thats it for now, hope you like my challenge entry :)

Thanks for looking

Elise xxx

Princess castle!

Hi, Im back again as promised for a quick post today, a few weeks ago I was thinking of ideas for my nieces birthday card and I decided that I wanted to do a princess castle, well after spending quite a considerable amount of time searching the internet for a die that I could use in my big shot, I almost gave up.

That was until I came across a fantastic template by Dennen, I wish that I could tell you that this was a really easy project, but it wasnt, it did take up to 2 days and many hours to complete my princess castle card, but i think that the end result was worth it! here are the photos!

Thanks for looking

Elise xxx

Im back from a small break with an all new blog!

Hi everyone, its good to be back in blog land after a few months break, a break from blogging that is, not crafting :) As you may be able to tell this is an all new blog design, so whats with the new design  you ask ? well as you can see I am no longer a Stampin' Up demo, reason being was that I have only been crafting for one year and when I signed up as a hobby demo I was still finding out what style of crafting suited me, well it turns out I like lots of different products by different brands, I will still be using a lot of Stampin Up products as they are fantastic quality and some of the designs of their products do suit my taste, but I will also be mixing other brands within my crafting especially Tim Holtz, so if you would like to order products from Stampin Up, just let me know and I can give you details of a fantastic demo who you can order from ;)

Right time to post a project I think :) recently it was a good friends 30th birthday, so out came my crafting supplies to make a card, here was the end result:

I decided to try a new product on this card which was Stickles by Ranger (the shiny glittery glue on the number 30 ) it gives a lovely glittery effect and is a perfect finishing touch for that special card, I have also used mocha morning papers by Stampin' Up, now these papers are gorgeous and are one of my favorites, but I was sad to here that these papers are actually now being retired, so if you want to get your hands on them, now is your last chance. Here is a view of the inside of the card:

I hope you like my first project on my new design blog and I promise I will be blogging at least once a week from now on, In fact see me back here tomorrow to view a lovely card that is fit for a princess:)

Thanks for looking

Elise xxx