Fizzy DesignsUK

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card is one that could be sent to a friend you haven't seen for some time! I decided to stamp the flower spray (from the Sending Smiles die and stamp collection from Stamps by Me) directly on to the front of a 7" x 5" white card which I used as a tent fold card. Before stamping it, I rounded the corners using my Prism punch from Hunkydory. I put the card in a stamping platform and stamped it using Gina K Obsidian Black ink a couple of times to make sure it was perfect.  I also stamped the Lovely Friend sentiment at the same time at the bottom of the card. I then added some masking tape and inked the left hand side of the card with a mix of Izink Dye based ink pads. I added a narrow strip of red liner tape, removed the backing and placed some black foil on top of it and burnished it so that there was no stickiness left. As the image was stamped directly on to the card, I could only used pencils and so used a mix of Stabi...

Hi Craft addicts!       Today's latest handmade card for my 365 day challenge is a quick and simple one using mainly Kanban products. I rounded the corners of an A2 Kraft card from Tonic Studios as I felt it would work well with the Seascape images from the Kanban By The Coast collection that Create & Craft recently brought out. I then removed the Find your Happy place topper from the holding carrier sheet and snipped the pips away so that the edges were smooth. I had some of Toni Darroch's Wood effect paper left and so I took a piece of it and scored it (not evenly as it would look more realistic). Once I was happy with the effect, I then added some brown distress/water reactive inks to give it a weathered look. I edged the main topper with the same ink and then stuck it to the paper with a tape pen as I didn't want the glue to warp the paper and then fussy cut around it. I took one of the strips of coloured card that is part of the collection and stuck it to the lef...

Make a Wish... Steampunk owl in silhouette on Mirri A6 card -  Day 234 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I really love this Steampunk Owl die from Tattered Lace and thought I would make another card using it and some Gold Mirri Card as a background - and here it is... How I made this card:- I first of all cut out the Steampunk Owl from Tattered Lace using Lynda Chapman's black card and made sure all the pieces had been removed. I then added it to a panel of brushed/matte gold Mirri card (measuring 70x140mm approx) using Midas Touch Sticky dots. When I was happy with it, I added some yellow alcohol marker to alternate feathers. I scored two lines at the top and bottom of an A6 white linen effect card using my Tattered Lace Mini score board and added 2 lines of narrow red liner tape and then added some silver holographic foil to it and burnished it down. I edged the panel with black alcohol marker rather than black card and stuck it to just underneath the ...

Hello... flowers and leaves with foil C6 landscape card -  Day 175 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! This is a quick and easy card to make that uses Hunkydory For The Love of Stamps, some inks and some foil... How I made this card:- This is a C6 white linen effect card which I have used with the fold at the top. I first of all used a cloud shaped template (from Pinflair) and coloured a panel (again white linen effect card) with blue Tim Holtz Distress inks. I then stamped the Hello sentiment in the middle of it with a paler blue ink (from Altenew). I stamped the flowers (from a Hunkydory For The Love of Stamps set) in red either side of the Hello and then the leaves in Parrot Altenew ink around it. I also added 4 leaves to the blue part with True Graphite Altenew ink. Before adding the panel on to the card, I used some medium width red liner tape and attached it to the top and bottom of the card, removed the liner and placed some turquoise/teal foil (from...