My Little Paper World

Hello! Welcome! Today I wanted to share a simple background technique that works really well with snowflakes and winter themed stamps. I'm using Craftin Desert Divas lastest release stamp set: Christmoose and the Snowflake Border die.  Card Instructions: Step 1: Create your background by drawing squiggly lines using Copic markers B00 through to B02 on Copic friendly cardstock. Corner punch the top right corner. Card front measurements: 10cm x 14.5cm Step 2: Die-cut three rows of snowflakes using the Snowflake Border die. Step 3: Adhere silver glitter cardstock behind your card front. Using black ink stamp the sentiment. Step 4: (Optional) Add machine stitched details. Step 5: Using foam tape adhere the Copic coloured in moose and snowflakes. Step 7: Embellish with sequins and twine. Adhere card front to an A6 card base. Here are two more card examples using the same technique – it’s a very quick technique perfect for re...

It's November! Where on earth did October go? The next few posts I'll be playing blog catch up... October was actually a really awesome month - During the school holidays the family did an overnight camping trip, my middle child turned 4 and last weekend I took part in my first market to sell a few of the handmade cards I've made over the years. It was also a very creative month but slacking in the blog writing department! Here is a card I made for the latest release by Craftin Desert Divas . This stamp set was so cute I decided to pair it up with Winter Wonderland dies to create a very textural card. Stamp: Stocking Stuffers Die: Winter Wonderland Dies Image coloured in with Copic Markers. Happy Crafting! Check out the whole release over at Craftin Desert Divas - October release is now available. Get ready for sneak peeks of the November release.

Craftin Desert Divas October Release is now AVAILABLE! Hooray! Here is a quick recap of the cards I created using Christmas Cheer Trolls .  Copic Markers: R20/R22/R24/R27/R29 G14/G16/19 E000/E01/E02/E11 Y26/Y28 E31/E33/E55/E57/E59 Here is card #2. Check out the full release - here . Happy Crafting!

During the week Craftin Desert Divas had a Florals and Fairy Tales Creative Challenge. My favourite fairy tales growing up were The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan. I also loved The Last Unicorn movie (which I wouldn't class as a fairy tale) but unicorns are definitely classed as magical and up there with the dragons, princesses and fairies. The Magical Wishes stamp set has all three characters - so it was perfect for this weeks theme. I've created a few mermaid/ocean themed cards over the last few months and I really wanted to create a background that reflected the waves without re-using dies I've previously used to create the sea or waves. This die is from Craftin Desert Divas Fancy Frames and using a few different shades of blue pattern paper and card stock I created a repetitive die cut back ground. I LOVE small dies - especially ones that can create a pattern.  I added machine stitched details and embellished the card with sequins and a twine bow. The stam...

Hello - Welcome! It's September release time over at Craftin Desert Divas . All week the design team has been sharing their cards and inspiration using the latest fun holiday/Halloween themed stamps, stencils, and dies. If you've missed it come join in the fun over at Craftin Desert Divas Facebook Group . Here is one of my cards using the stamp set Doxie Duos which I paired with the new release stencil . I used Distress Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Black Soot and a blending tool to outline the stencil.  After this dried I machine stitched the web details. I then adhered my stamped sentiment, and die cut grass. I then added more machine stitched details and embellished the web with Craftin Desert Divas Sequins.  After my card front was finished I moved on to colouring the witch Doxie and pumpkins. I coloured them in with my Copic markers and kept to similar colours used in my background. See below for colour combinations.   This was m...

Have you seen THIS!??? That's right! Craftin Desert Divas mini release for this month is MAGICAL! This stamp set is now available - it comes with a fun stencil and a Summoning Spells sequin pack (available in a release bundle!).  Check out the cards I created using Wizard Trolls : For this card I decided to create a machine stitched, striped paper background that (of course) represents Hogwarts Gryffindor colours. I simply stamped the sentiment and adhered my Copic coloured in characters on my card.   These characters were machine cut with my Silhouette Cameo and this SVG file is also available to purchase on the Craftin Desert Divas webstore for those who prefer not to fussy cut their stamped images. Copic Markers Harry:  Skin: E00/E01/E02/E11/R30 Hair: E55/E57/ E59/E49 Clothing: N1/N3/N5/N6/ Y26/Y28/R37/R39 Broom:E55/E57/ Y26/Y28/E59 Snitch:  Y26/Y28 Ron: Skin:  E00/E01/E02/R30 Hair: R32/R35/ R37 Clothing: N1/N...

Hello! Have you seen these cute critters? These cards were created with Craftin Desert Divas August release set called Critter Punnies . I was really drawn to the smaller images in this stamp set. The thought of colouring each one in though didn't impress me - so... I decided to stamp these on coloured card stock and left the Copic colouring to just the Cute Critters! Here is the end result: I applied the same process for each card. I stuck to stamping the smaller images on coloured card then coloured each critter with Copic markers. I really liked the idea of using the smaller images to ground my cute silhouette cut out critters. I stamped each sentiment using Versamark Ink and then heat embossed it in white. I added machine stitched details and embellished the cards with enamel dots and a twine bow. There is a bit of dimension in the cards. I used foam tape on the bunny and sentiment. I also decided to use it on a few of the carrots and smaller ...