Birthday Cycle!
I feel like it’s all boy cards at the moment, not so much of the pretty bling & glitter. But it’s my fab nephew’s birthday soon & I thought I would ink up my new Practicing Creativity stamps & what…
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
colouring. You will see many different styles and techniques on my channel, who can resist die cutting, heat embossing or playing with stencils and Washi tape, you can see where I''m going with this.I do like to keep things simple and try to make the process easy to follow, but if you have any questions or comments don't hesitate to connect with me, I love to hear what you have to say! I am so excited that you are joining me on my creative journey.#lostinpaper #cardmaking
It’s the Cattitude!
I am in the middle of a computer crisis… being that it just up and died! So it’s a trip to the doctor for my trusty laptop & now I’m working with a 9″ screen (much better than nothing at…
Happy 21st
This is a card for a friend’s neice who is turning 21 so of course it had to glitter and I’ve been playing with those wonderful Copics… again. So this will be my entry for the current Stamping with Markers…
Snappy Birthday!
I have a wonderful little godson who is about to have a birthday, so I thought I would use the colours from this weeks Play Date Cafe Challenge with the Paper Piecing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World to create a…
Congrats!
I saw Jay Gees latest challenge & knew that I had to be in it, despite the fact that I’m off to work shortly… a little pressure is good isn’t it! Sometimes it can take me days to finish a…
Ouch!
This is a card I made for a work colleague who has had major surgery, just to let him know that we are all thinking about him & hopefully put a little smile on his face. This is a pre-coloured…
‘Combined Grind’
How could I resist the ‘Combined Grind’ of my two favourite challenge sites! Love those colours from the Play Date Cafe & the beautiful card from the CASE Study Muse Eva Dobilas for CSC27. Thanks again for helping us push those…
All Things Grow with Love
Today I thought I would play with the latest Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge with Hearts. I had fun creating this card, here I go again using my new stamps that I won from Jay Gee’s Nook… I just loooove…
Thinking of You CSC26
I couldn’t help myself when I saw the new ‘Curio’ paper pad from Basic Grey. It is beautiful! I just love that vintage look but it is not a style of card that comes easy to me. When I saw the…
Happy Loco 18th
So one of my wonderful nephews is turning 18. I’m sure I am not old enough to have nephews who are driving cars! So what better place to get an idea for a masculine card than at the Clean & Simple…
TSG Trendsetting Spotlight
Just a quick post to say I have been spotlighted! Thank you to There She Goes , I feel very honoured. I have just purchased my first stamps from them recently and can’t wait to share what I make in the…
Circus Animals
Here’s my big news – I’ve been published! I am so so so very excited that my cards were accepted by Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine. And even more fabulously (is that a word?) these cards are doing a little tour with the…
It’s Pure Again!
Okay so it’s another Pure Innocence image – but just how cute are they! I wanted to join in the current Play Date Cafe Challenge and thought I would use the Clean & Simple FTL sketch to do this. What…
All Pure
For this inspiration from There She Goes I thought I would keep the lines clean & simple as well as make use of those wonderful colours. I have been wanting to colour these Pure Innocence images for a wee while now &…
Wedding Wishes
So I’ve been playing with the Copics & loving them! I made a few versions of this card, but I have to say that I like the pink cake the best. This is my entry for the current Copic Oz…
Lots of Hugs
This is my entry for the current CASE Study Challenge where the Muse is Mercy Kerin. I kept it simple and bright with flowers, butterflies & bling… all the good things! Supplies; Paper: A4 White Cardstock, Bazzill – Forget-me-not,…
Goodbye
I’m not saying goodbye, this is yet another farewell card! This is my entry for Jay Gee’s Nook current inspiration challenge, just love those colours! While I’ve got your attention I would just like to let you know that I…
Happy New Home
Not sure if you have noticed but I have been a little off the radar lately. I promise it’s been for a good reason, we recently sold & bought a new house. So with Christmas, working full time shiftwork, fab…
Get Well Soon
I always delay making male cards for as long as possible – but when I think about it they are quite simple. Maybe it’s the lack of glitter, butterflies, flowers, bows… the things that find their way onto most of…
For You…
Here is another card for one of our staff who is leaving to work in another department. I have used the Card Positioning Systems Sketch #199 which I thought looked like fun when I saw it, but I have to…