Sunday 30 March 2014

Sentiments card.

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well, and remembered to change your clocks last night. Yay this is the start of summer time....... lets hope.

Today I have a monochrome card to show you,
Here is the materials I have used.
Black Card
Black papers from the Pretty Projects cd rom available here
Silhouette cameo stamp available here 
Unique sentiment stamp set available here 
White doily
Dresser stamp set available here
Tattered Lace die Scallop Border Available here
Black ribbon



First of all I made a black base card of 14cm square then matt and layered white, black card,  black patterned paper from the cd , I then placed a white doily to the right hand side of the card. I  printed the script paper from the cd and matt any layered this onto black card, attached this to the base card, I then added a strip of ribbon and a bow across it. I stamped the Silhouette cameo stamp  in black memento then inside of this frame I stamped the sentiment from the unique sentiment stamp set, which all of these sentiments fit inside this frame which is so nice.I cut out the Cameo leaving a very narrow white border added this to the card as my topper. I then cut the lovely Tattered Lace die Scallop Border on the grand calibur  this die is so delicate I love it,  added this cross my card for added detail, I ten stamped and embossed the flower stamps from the Dresser Stamp set and layered these up to make lovely flowers added 3 to the bottom  left of the topper then a small one in the middle of the ribbon bow.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card. I really do appreciate it.

Carol xx

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Life is better with friends

Hello everyone,

I am trying to blog every week, honest lol. I hope you are all well, and enjoying the brighter days we are having at the moment.

We are getting ready for our next shows on Create and Craft which are Friday the 28th, we are live at 1pm with the lovely Dave Bradford, then again at 6pm with Lee Clarke, we haven't worked with Lee before so are looking forward to meeting him.

Today I have a card to show you which was on our last show last week, using the Letters / Alphabet stamp set and flowers which I made from the Dress stamp set, both available from Create and craft.

I started with a 5x5 scallop  card blank, then matt and layered black card , papers from the Pretty projects cd rom available here, then lay some fabulous lace from my stash across the card, I then used a Tattered lace little scallop border, I love these dies they are so delicate. Next I stamped my  message for the topper using the Alphabet Stamp Set this set is so versatile as you can stamp whatever words you like whether it be a personal message a quote or anything. I then matted it onto some black card and cut another tattered lace border to fix across the top to edge it a little. I then stamped and embossed the flowers from the Dress stamp set and layered them up to make a little display in the corner, then added some swirl die cuts again from tattered lace , then dded a few gems to the middle of the flowers and top left hand corner. The card is now finished , I hope you like it.

Thank you so much for looking.


Carol xx

Friday 21 March 2014

Butterflies and Flowers.

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well. All ok here at Dreamees HQ, its been an extremely busy week which is fantastic we do appreciate everyone who supports us. So a big Thank you to you all.

I am showing you today a card sample I made for our shows on Wednesday this week on Create and Craft, I just adore this card I love the colours, I chose these papers from  the cd Pretty Projects available here and the stamps are from Dreamees Dress Stamp set currently exclusive to Create and Craft so you can purchase these stamps here .
I used the cream and pale blue papers from the cd then distressed them a bit to give a vintage look, I stamped all the flowers, butterflies and sentiment in gathered twigs distress ink pad available here  I also embellished the card with one of our vintage buttons available here  to finish the card off.

Id just like to thank you for looking and hopefully leaving a comment.


Carol xx

Friday 14 March 2014

Butterfly Dress

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all ok and enjoying this nice sunny weather, it makes us all feel alot better when we see a bit of sun.

Today I am showing you a card I recently made for a sample on our shows on Create and Craft, if you managed to see our show on Tuesday of this week you will have seen it on there.

Here is what I have used :

Black card
Dreamees Dress stamp set
Dreamees cd rom Pretty Projects
Black embossing powder
Versa mark ink pad
Collall glue
Spider web
Black and white pearls
Lace
Ribbon


I have used papers from the Pretty Projects cd available here , I  used black card and spider web also lace and ribbon from my stash.

I used a square card blank in black, I then matt and layered the papers and black card to the sizes I needed, arranged them on the base card. I then embossed the dress stamp, tiny butterflies and sentiment all from the same stamp set available only from Create and Craft at the moment  here . I put the spider web between the layers to give a bit of interest. I added lace and a bow before adding the topper.
I used the dress as the topper of the card and arranged the tiny butterflies down the side of the dress flapping the wings a little.
I then just cut some circles of the patterned paper and black card and made the swirl roses, also added a little pearl into each one, added a few black pearls for interest on the right hand side of the topper. I then finished the card off with a matt and layer sentiment flag.

Thank you so much for looking .

Have a lovely weekend.

Carol xx


Sunday 9 March 2014

Dreamees Heart Tree meets tattered lace dies.

Hello Crafters ,
I hope you are all well, today has been a really lovely day lets hope spring is on its way.
Today I have a card to show you from a stamp set I haven't used for a few weeks it is called The Heart Tree and is available here this stamp set was one of the first to go on Create and Craft on the Dreamees debut show back in November.
I have also used papers from the Pretty Projects cd rom available here , a Tattered Lace die called Victorian Square and it is so beautiful, it actually splits up so you can use different elements of it too, then I have added some string, pearls and lace from my stash.
First of all I cut my card to make  a card blank 14.5 cm square in white.Then I choose the pale pink and brown paper collections on the Pretty Pastels cd, to start the layers which I adhered to the card using collall glue. I then cut the Tattered Lace die out of the brown paper I had already printed, these dies release so well, I didn't have to even tap it or anything the pieces just fell out perfectly with just one push through of my grand calibur. I stamped my tree image onto pink paper using a versa mark ink pad,  I heat embossed it in gold. I  split the tattered lace die-cut up into the pieces I wanted to use, the outer edge being a frame for my stamped image, in which I glued to the stamped image paper then trimmed around the die cut to make it level. I added the layers of the card and some lace from my stash across the bottom half of the card, I then chose the middle part of the die as like a square doily, glued that to the top left of the card, then added my topper using sticky pads so leaving it protruding out a little to give dimension. I then went back to the little die -cuts I had left and thought the corners were perfect to pop  on each of the other three corners to add a little detail. I  stamped my sentiment from the heart tree stamp set, added it to the bottom left corner,stamped  3 large and 3 small flowers from the same stamp set , I used a quickie glue pen to add the glue to the flowers then added some glitter to make them sparkle. To finish off I added a string bow and pearls. Thank you for looking at this post I do appreciate it, and would love it if you would like to leave a comment too. 
Carol x

What you will need to make this card,
Dreamees Pretty Projects cd rom.
Dreamees Heart Tree Stamp set.
Victorian Square Tattered Lace Die.
Versa Mark Ink Pad.
Embossing Power in Gold.
Heat Gun.
Collall Glue
Quickie Glue Pen
Fine Glitter
String
Pearls
Lace.



Monday 3 March 2014

On a musical note !

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are ll well , today has been a lovely day weather wise , been quite sunny and warm. Is spring on its way? Lets hope so.

Today I have a card to show you which has used 3 templates from the Pretty Projects cd which you can pre-order here, it will be dispatched  on the 6th March.

 I made the pop up card, guitar and suitcase box templates, decorated them with distress ink pad gathered twigs, and the script stamp available here . I added pearls to the end of the guitar, and stitching with a pen to the suitcase. Then I just added a couple of music charms available here priced at just £1 per pack. I then just added a circle sentiment to finish the card off.

I just have to remind you that Dreamees are back on Create and Craft on the 11th March at 2 pm. We hope you can join us , we have 3 new stamp sets for you to choose from.

Thank
you for looking.

Carol xx