Live life in the fast lane!
Popping in today with this fab girl on a scooter from Penny Black, I decided to colour her with a ‘pencil’ look to give it a retro feel. I was just thinking about how happy the dog looks on the back…
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
Turtley Awesome at The Alley Way Stamps (video)!
You know when you start out with a plan…. and then the finished result is nothing like said plan, well sometimes you just can’t fight it lol. I did have fun creating this little scene for The Alley…
Birthday Whoot!
I found a card today that I forgot to share, I remember something about wanting to wait til after her birthday, but that was on New Years Day… oops. Love love these sweet owls from from Art Impressions and…
Cardmaking Back to Basics – My Top Ten Tools (video)
Here are my Top 10 Tools for Cardmaking…. and I know, that you know I have many more than these, but I thought I would highlight my ‘go to’ tools, the ones that I really couldn’t do without. You can…
Video : Smile it’s all shiny & glittery!
A very clean & simple card today using some fun Penny Black products. It’s this little cat’s fault that I have this stamp set, isn’t he adorable! I filmed as I created so you can see how I made this…
Special Little One at Scrapbook Boutique (video).
Back with a quick and easy baby card today for Scrapbook Boutique using one of the cutest baby stamp sets ever! I filmed while I created so you could watch. You can see my video here or Watch it…
You & Me = Forever Baby!
Happy Valentines Day everyone! Today I have a publication share (for the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine) using some sweet stamps and dies from Mama Elephant, but what I really like about this card is that I made my…
Video : Cardmaking Back to Basics – Card Design
Today I have a video touching the tip of the iceberg of ‘Card Design’ and in particular using the ‘Rule of Thirds’. You know when you sometimes look at a card and the ‘balance’ or ‘layout’ just doesn’t feel quite…
Time for another Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & Giveaway!
Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! You should have arrived here from Sue’s fabulous blog! For your chance to WIN a…
Sprinkled with Sweetness at TAWS (video)!
Today I make a sweet clean & simple little girls card using the fun Tootharina stamp set from The Alley Way Stamps. And here I go with the pastels again, that’s so not me! You can see my video here or…
Retro Combi!
Totally loving my ‘Combi’ set from Avery Elle (I think it’s actually about surfing…. but it’s the Combi that I like). Lots of masking which is perfect for the current challenge at AEIOU and nice and bright so I’m also sharing…
Back to Basics – Where’s the mojo (video)?
It’s another Cardmaking, Back to Basics today with lotsa talking….. and if you hang around long enough you might just see some colouring lol. You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube. [youtube ] You never…
Video : A Wintery Birthday & it’s so hot here!
It’s so hot here but I had an idea in my head and just couldn’t shake it (pardon the pun), I wanted to frost a window… but maybe it could actually be condensation considering our humidity here lol. anyways I love…
Shine Bright on a Sunday!
I’ve got a quick share today, this is a card that was published with the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine for a feature that they had on guess what?…… yes, I’ll bet you guessed it, light bulbs!…
Back to Basics – Cardmaking – Making your First Card (video)!
It’s time for another Back to Basics installment and today I thought it was time to bite the bullet and head straight on in and make a card. I can’t think of any better way to share ideas, tips and techniques…
Happy Together at Scrapbook Boutique (video)!
Having some Mama Elephant die cutting fun at Scrapbook Boutique. I just love how these papers work together, the foiled and glitter cardstocks are way too cool! I filmed my card for you to watch, hope you like it. You…
Wish BIG at TAWS (video)!
I ‘m back with The Alley Way Stamps, and today I created my own background paper using those ‘small’ stamps that you find scattered about in these fab sets. Then I made it into a pressie and just had to add….…
Blooms with a sad farewell.
Today is a sad day for me as it’s my last post with the DT with Purple Onion Designs. So I would just like to say a big thank you to Michele, you are incredible and have a fantastic and…
Thank You so Very Much (video)!
A tag card today and a video today using a beautiful poppy background stamp from Penny Black, I just love how the shading turned out and it was so easy to do! Also I’ve been having a little trouble die cutting…
Back to Basics – Introduction to Cardmaking – the products!
I’ve had some requests to create a Back to Basics in Cardmaking series. It’s taken me a while to get my act together but finally it’s here. I decided to incorporate tips and techniques in this series as well as ways…