Polka Dot Frenzy!
Love.Love.Love anything ‘dotty’, so when I saw that the Lawnscaping Challenge was having a Polka Dot Frenzy Challenge, I lept in… spots and all! AND then I made a totally different card… I didn’t like the first one, so now here…
lostinpaper
Are you looking for cardmaking tutorials with lots of tips and tricks along the way? Do you enjoy colouring with Copics, Watercolours, Pencils or even stamp layering with Inks? How about Altenew flowers, Ellen Hutson images, Penny Black critters, the list goes on.... and I have so many faves!Hi there, my name is Therese Calvird and I am Lostinpaper (literally, sometimes lol). Here you will find card making tutorials where I share my love for stamping and
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Sweet Birthday!
The Tuesday Trigger this week was Royally Sweet! I couldn’t resist repeating the swirl pattern that was iced onto the cake, it looks sooo yummy! I also sat down to have a ‘nice cuppa tea’ while I made the card. When…
Bee Happy!
I decided to combine these two challenges in the one post as the cards I made are very similar. I was playing with the May ‘freebie’, yes you heard me right, it was a free digi image from Paper Smooches & just…
I {heart} stamps!
So I went to my very first Copic class the other day, and now I feel the need to top up on a few more colours (have you seen all the new ones)… but so far I’m resisting! I am trying…
Just because it’s ‘In Bloom’
The team from The Play Date Cafe have created yet another fantasmagorical challenge, dontcha just adore this colour inspiration!! I used my ‘new‘ Memento Dew Drops colours (12 glorious colours in one handy pack), it’s great not to be limited…
CAS-ual Friday… on Sunday?
Don’t you LOVE to find a new challenge site! Ooooh and it’s one sooo suited to me and my ‘default‘ CAS style. It’s called CAS-ual Fridays and this week it’s buttons & twine… so I got out the biggest brightest button I could find…
Just a note
Hi again, I noticed that the Embellish Challenge has started and thought I would play along. This time it is a Color Trends Tags Challenge, which sounded like fun, until I tried to find a tag! I am also joining…
Skirting the Issue!
I just adore Cath’s Tuesday Trigger this week, Skirting the Issue. I decided to focus on the colours and for some reason I didn’t want too many layers on the card either. I am also enjoying colouring with pencils at the…
Flamingo Fun!
I started making this card last week and kept putting it down… I just couldn’t make it work, my ‘vision’ wasn’t making it to the finished product. So now I only have a short time til the Embellish Magazine Square Cards Color…
On a personal note…
Shall I tell you the Best thing about the ‘blogging world’, it’s the people that you meet! All these amazingly creative people who are willing to share, inspire & encourage. Not to mention that they share my obsession, maybe you…
My Light Box
I did it! I made my very own light box, and the only thing I had to buy were the lamps & the globes! I thought I would share my creation with you, because I know that everybody is just…
Sweet Sundaes!
Can I tell you something funny? The other day I was sitting at my desk making cards (yes, I know that’s hard to believe!) and my husband was sitting talking to me and says with a most serious face “haven’t…
Mother’s Day
I would just like to share the card I made for my mother this year. I couldn’t post it any earlier as she is one of my biggest fans, as I am one of hers! She is the most amazing…
It’s a boy!
I’ve been thinking about ’tissue paper’ for a while now… well at least since Moxie Fab put out a new challenge. It’s called the Tissue Paper Magic Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I was wondering what I could do &…
Bring on the happy!
Here is another A5 card (you know those ones that feel as though they are a 12″ layout to fill). This is a retirement card for one of my husbands work colleagues, so I thought that the sentiment fit perfectly. …
In my thoughts
I have been struggling a little with ‘finishing’ a card at the moment. I have these grandiose ideas & get half way through… then stop. What’s that word again? That’s right it’s mojo. And what better way to get back…
On your Shower
I am sooo excited my Lawn Fawn stamps finally arrived! (thank you long week-end) What perfect timing, I am going to a baby shower tomorrow… so they have already seen ink! I was inspired by the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger & there…
Make a Penny Black wish!
I saw the current challenge at Lily Pad Cards and couldn’t resist joining in Lucy’s Lovely Lines, I just love her style! I thought I would use this cute little image who has adorned my cards more than a few…
CSC36 – Enjoy the Ride!
It’s raining here today on our Easter Monday Tuesday (I know it’s confusing but in Australia this year our Public holidays clashed and added up to a 5 day weekend… it’s a long story). Anyway I was hoping to get…
Teapot Dots!
I was sooo excited when I saw the current colour challenge at The Play Date Cafe I just think these colours go so well together. Here are my polka dot tea pots in their bright colours, now all I want to do is find this set somewhere…