It’s a Wreath!
I can’t believe this is my first Xmas card this year…. I may just be in a little bit of trouble… But there is nothing like a challenge to get me started! This time it’s the The Ribbon Girl’s colour…
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
On the Baker’s Twine Bandwagon!
Welcome! I have finally joined the masses & have purchased some Baker’s Twine – it’s a fabulous set from Martha Stewart made for the holidays , 3 different colours & lots in the pack so I thought I should start using…
Just Because… it’s a challenge!
This is a card that I made to combine two challenges. I just love these colours in the The Play Date Cafe’s latest colour challenge, so I thought I would mix them up with the newest Clean & Simple FTL113. …
A Not so Spooky Challenge.
TSG is having another Colour Challenge, and the colours scream Halloween, but I was thinking of something completely different… Obviously! Bold, Bright & a Bow. When I finished it I was wondering if it may have just been a little too…
Felt the challenge!
I’ve been wanting to take part in the current Embellish Magazine Challenge – but haven’t had a chance until today – talk about leaving it until the last minute! I decided to use the felt as part of the background…
If the Shoe Fits?
So today I thought I would have some fun with the CASE study challenge #10. It’s my friends’ birthday this week and this stamp was made just for her… she just loves to shop, so this freebie stamp from Papermania was…
Falling Leaves
I am really liking these leaves at the moment – even though I’ve had them for ages I have not used them as much as I thought I would. This is the card I decided to scraplift for the current Caardvarks Challenge, …
Penny Black Thanks
This is a Thank You card for a 10 year old girl, so of course it needed some pinkness & prettiness. This is entered in the current Clean & Simple Fall to Layout 111. I just love this sketch, the…
Growing up is Optional!
So this will be just a quick post to enter this card into this weeks challenge at Sassy Studio Designs, Dare to be Sassy #41. It’s breast cancer awareness month & the colour is pink… so why not make it…
Bingo!
It’s time for another challenge… what else is there to do when it is pouring down outside. So this is my entry for the Color Throwdown #113. This is a great mix of colours (I did not have the exact colours so I…
Happy Thanksgiving – in Australia?
This is my first ever Thanksgiving card and it’s heading off with the Halloween cards towards the US. I used the colour inspiration from the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger. You may notice that I got a little carried away with the…
Have a Spooktacular Halloween from Oz
Halloween is not really celebrated in Australia, although there are some hopeful enthusiastic children who trudge around with massive shopping bags on October 31st just in case… So when I had to make some halloween cards to send to the…
Moxie Fab World – Winner!
I was very excited when I saw that I won one of the prizes in the Moxie Fab World Card Making Day Week extravaganza! There were twelve winners picked from nearly 2700 comments, so I am feeling just slightly lucky. My prize…
With Love…
Scrapbook Boutique are having another challenge & I couldn’t resist – with such yummy colours. Initially I thought I would make a baby card, but it sort of changed along the way, as it always does. Hope you like it. …
Happy Butterfly Birthday
I am just sitting here in the rain crafting away, so I thought it’s obviously time for another challenge. Even though I know I should be starting on my Xmas cards – there’s still plenty of time for them… isn’t there? How…
Enjoy… the challenge!
So this morning I thought I would challenge myself… that is, I made a card that involves 2 challenges. They include one of my favourites, the Clean & Simple – Fall to Layout and a new one for me –…
Pawprints on your Heart
I have been meaning to make some pet sympathy cards for a while now, I think they are a great idea and they are hard to find. Of course I didn’t make them until today when I needed one…
Sweetheart Flower
So I wasn’t particularly happy with my entry to the Scrapbook Boutique Colour Challenge. I thought I could do better. This is my second attempt. Not quite so pastelly (not sure if there is such a word), I think it’s…
Cupcake Bouquet challenge
Well it’s time for another Scrapbook Boutique Challenge (for the aussie papercrafters). It is a great online shop and their blog is packed full of information. This challenge is colours, and I thought these would be easy… I just don’t think…
Curly Flowers
So here is another challenge that I have been having some fun with. It’s the current Caardvarks challenge which is Clean & Simple with stamping… I made a couple of matching thank you cards, so I thought I would share both…