At the Aquatics Centre

... well, in the Trimcraft/Helz Cuppleditch style.

Last night I could not resist to work on another London Line card. But this time I moved away from the more colourful projects and opted for a simple white and silver look with hints of blue and red.

A product list and step-by-step instructions can be found in my Trimcraft gallery, but here are some more details regarding the origins of the dies for those interested in further product details:

• Decorative square dies by Little Claire (discontinued, but similar dies are available from other manufacturers)
• Four petal nesting dies by X-Cut
• Petite scalloped circle Nestabilities
• Swirl dies by Marianne Designs

Have a good and not too wet weekend!

More London Line projects

 
And my 'playtime' with the London Line products by Trimcraft continues. I love especially that the collection not only contains really lovely images, but also so many sports images. And I must admit that I have really become a fan of Helz Cuppleditch's work due to the Trimcraft collections.

This time I used the pyramid decoupage pad and combined the cute images with other products from the London Line collection, die-cuts created with Marianne Designs dies and further embellishments.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for both cards are again in my Trimcraft gallery.

Further projects with these lovely products will follow very soon.

Playful Cat

This weekend I had another play with the new London Line collection by Trimcraft. And this cat image from the pyramid decoupage pad is just so cute.

I began to wonder, if this cheeky wee cat might have even done anything cheeky beforehand. So I created a 'ball of wool' and special 'knitting needles' with Union Jack hearts as embellishments.

I added a product list and step-by-step instructions for this card to my Trimcraft gallery. And in case anybody is interested in more manufacturer details: the cutting dies are by Marianne Designs, the border punch is a geared punch by Tonic Studios and the 5" x 7" embossing folder is by Darice.

Sailing

Are you slowly getting into the mindset for the Olympics? I always like this over-indulgence of sport events - and I just love the patriotic sport images, which are part of the London Line collection by Trimcraft. The artwork is once again by Helz Cuppleditch.

One of my favourites is the clear stamp 'Sail Away', which I used for the card above. I coloured in the image using Spectrum Noir pens. And this cute character stamp is also great with more rustic embellishments. In this case I opted for eyelets and simple household string to give the card a more nautic feel.

A full product list and step-by-step instructions for this project can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

I hope you like this card.

To have and to hold

Yesterday I was working on a commissioned wedding card for football fans. I decided to use the colours of their football club as inspiration, so it is mainly held in maroon and white.

Regarding the cardstock I opted for white linen textured cardstock from Southfield, the Tim Holtz and Ranger Distress Collection by Core'dinations and Neenah card for the stamped image. A Darice border embossing folder, decorative dies and a corner rounder helped to bring the cardstock into the right shape. The Distress cardstock is partly distressed, which can be achieved with a distressing tool or simply a nail file.

For the image of the bride and groom I used the small wedding couple stamp by Crafty Stamps, which I coloured in with ProMarkers. I highlighted selected areas with the help of a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in Clear Star.

For the embellishments I decided on a round sentiment stamp. I added this with a good amount of silicone glue, so that I could arrange heather (for a Scottish touch), rose buds and a decorative heart pin. Finishing touches are an organza ribbon bow and clear adhesive gems.

Reviving Old Jewellery

Many of us have probably items of jewellery lying around in a box or corner, which we have not been wearing for ages - and I am no exception. Especially when these pieces are made from precious metals parting with them is not easy. Even selling the jewellery will never bring a price close to the real value.

I had a pair of large sterling silver hoop earrings, which I had not been wearing for at least 15 years, in a box. So the best option seemed to be to give them a bit of a twist and a new lease of life.

After thoroughly cleaning the earrings with a silver polishing cloth and in an ultrasonic cleaner I added lightweight 4mm jump rings in sterling silver and 9ct yellow gold. After a final bath in the ultrasonic cleaner they are now nice and shiny and as good as new. And the weight is with just 2.2g per earring still very good for comfortable wear.

And the best thing:

It is easy to change the design, if I ever want to give them a new look again.

Tea Party

Today is actually a dry and sunny although a bit chilly day here, but the last couple of days the weather was simply atricous. It was freezing cold with temperatures in the single figures, windy and wet. It felt much more like November than May.

So I decided to cheer myself up with the gorgeous Dovecraft Tea Party products by Trimcraft.The goregous pastel colours and yummy treats really lifted my mood - although it was hard not to go to Starbucks and organise some real treats ...

For the card above I used the Tea Party decoupage paper pad. I created the flowers with Card Candi, which is shapped around tweezers - a technique I saw demonstrated at the recent Sincerely Your papercraft show in Edinburgh. The leaves are cut with a Marianne Design die.

My products of choice for the next cards were the Tea Party glitter stickers. I added again Card Candi flowers. This time I used a Crealies die for the leaves.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for both cards (with exception of the Card Candi flowers, as I created the projects for Trimcraft) are in my Trimcraft gallery.

I hope you like these two cards.