Author: carddaysnight
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You are one in a million
Hey crafty friends, how are you? Today I’m sharing a sweet little card, perfect for a new baby or a special friend. I started out with a panel of watercolour paper, and masked off the third to the left. On the right, I wet my paper and applied various shades of blue watercolour paint, from…
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Hooray!
I love this super bright and cheerful little celebration card! I made it for my lovely friend, who just aced the first year of her nursing course. I started out by die cutting a panel of white card using my favourite Pink & Main stitched rectangle dies, then die cut the giant “Hooray” sentiment (by…
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Rainbow pawprints
A new crafty friend of mine is going through a tough time as her fur baby needs a lot of medical attention, so I wanted to make an encouragement card to let her know I was thinking of her. I used a rainbow of distress oxide colours (crackling campfire, scattered straw, salvaged patina, tumbled glass,…
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If Teachers were Apples…
I can’t actually believe it, but it’s my oldest daughter’s last day at nursery today! She starts primary school on Monday, so she’s gone in with presents for her teachers today. And of course, I had to make some handmade gifts, right? This bookmark was made for her key worker, who has been such a…
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Rediscovery hop – Beach theme
Today I’m taking part in an Instagram Hop that is designed to encourage you to dig into that stash you’ve got sitting in your craft room, waiting to be used! It’s about using your existing supplies rather than buying new, which is something I’ve been trying to do a lot more this year! This month’s…
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Charlotte’s Naming Day
It was our youngest daughter’s naming day at the weekend, and of course I had to make a card to mark it! I thought it would be appropriate to make a card with Charlotte’s name on it, so I used the Lea’s Ornate lower case alpha dies from Pinkfresh Studio to cut the letters from…
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Trick or Treat – Lawn Fawn x Wow Embossing
Have you seen the new Trios that Wow Embossing have recently released? The thing I love about them is that often they are colours that I would not have thought to put together myself. One of the Trios that Wow! sent me to play with as part of my guest design spot recently was this…
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Sundae Sweeties shaker card
Hey guys, have you seen this month’s Papercraft Essentials Magazine? I was lucky to be featured in it this month, so I thought I’d share with you how I made this circular shaker card! Products used: Circle nesting dies Sundae Sweeties stamp and co-ordinating die sets Spooktacular die set Cupcakes shaker filling (Lucy’s Cards) Copic…
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2 for 1 inky backgrounds – Wow Embossing
I love 2 for 1 techniques, and this one is so easy, you need to give it a try! Also, if you like a process video, I have a quick reel over on my Instagram page, so feel free to check it out! To make my backgrounds, I used the All Squared Up Stencil from…
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Heffy Doodle Fan Hop
Hey, friends! Hope you’ve got something nice planned for the weekend! We’re having a few days away this weekend, for a MUCH needed chill with our girls! Today I’m sharing with you TWO cards that I made for this year’s Heffy Doodle Fan Hop! I love Heffy Doodle, and I’ve had this Sweet Stuff stamp…
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