Stay Magical with Designer Boutique

Evening,

Have you had a good Wednesday? I spent my usual morning in the company of new friends at 'Stitch and Bitch' or 'Sewing Bee' as they prefer the get togethers to be known.

We had been talking last week about card making, so I took a few cards with me so that they could see what I do, along with a copy of my books.

So here are a couple of cards that I made recently for Creative Expressions for the Designer Boutique range.

I used ink sprays and then took some of the colour out of the flowers with bleach.

This card was also made with the same inks and stamps.

I do love an inky background as you know.

I also added a little faux stitching 

and raised the panel on some 3D foam tape.

I really must get some walking done tomorrow, I have been very remiss in my training over the last week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx
 

Easy Floating Panels

Evening,

How did you spend your Saturday? I spent mine in the company of good friends playing with cardstock and dies and other crafty things. My idea of heaven.

We played with a technique that I found online called 'Floating Frames or Panels'.

I found various different methods for creating this type of card, but this one using acetate was probably one of the easiest, and certainly the one that the Girls enjoyed the most.

I used strips of card attached to acetate with DSST to create the background. I then die cut the circle from the center of the panel and added it to a card with 3D foam tape, thus giving the illusion of a floating panel.

You know me and leftovers. 

I decided that I could get a 'Twofer', so I used the leftover panel to create a second card.

The leftover piece seemed a little sparse, so I added the strip cut from the bottom of the square across the circular aperture,

and then I added a die cut vase and foliage.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx