Big Birthday Wishes!
Today I started working on Textural Effects and thought I would try out Dry Embossing first, what a great one layer twist on this technique and even better I get to use some of those embossing folders that have been…
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
A Star is Born!
I can always use some baby cards in my stash, I hardly ever make them…. or wedding cards, sympathy…. well I’m sure you get what I mean lol. Anyhoo, more online class Creative Colouring and this time it’s Simple Copic…
Birthday Challenge Giveaway (video)!
Exciting news, there is a birthday challenge giveaway this week at Purple Onion Designs Blog so head on over there for all the deets, there are two prize packages to WIN! For my birthday card I have coloured with Prismacolor pencils onto coloured…
Remember Creative Colouring!
Back with another fun technique Watercolouring Made Easy for Day 7 Creative Colouring. Now would you believe that I don’t own any watercolour paints at all so I compromised and used Distress Inks on my craft sheet, so it’s the…
Having some Graffiti fun!
Back in class again and now I have a Graffiti card for Backgrounds into the Foreground, I just love this technique and think it’s particularly good for those wonderfully challenging masculine designs. Not my best card but this class is…
Easter Blessings for AnnaBelle Stamps!
Back today with this month’s feature set from AnnaBelle Stamps. Such a sweet set and the label has a matching die too! I realized that I hadn’t played with my all time fave BBD7 in what feels like forever, so…
Smiling!
Today I’m focusing on Creative Coloring and using Tasnim’s fab technique of tracing images. So out came my Hero Arts background stamp and I dug around and eventually found a gold gel pen, what fun! I’d like to share this…
Still on the Illusion….
I’m kinda stuck on Day 3 here, but loving it. My visitors have deserted me and now instead of cleaning the house after camping, working etc I am having some fun in my crafty space (wink). So today it’s another…
A Surprise Hop!
SShhh, today we have a big surprise, we are celebrating a belated birthday hop for the gorgeous Anita, Oh, that’s right I can tell you now the secret’s out! Hope you had the happiest of birthday’s Anita, it’s been so…
Masked Backgrounds
Back with some more homework for the Online Card Class and today it’s Masked backgrounds, and I wanted mine bright and cheery… so it is. Gotta head off to work now and my brother arrives today, yipppeee! Other Supplies:…
Optical Illusion – Stamp Layering
Back with a quick card that I made using the Stamp Layering technique. How cool is this class, I can’t wait to see what everyone else it up to! I’d better get back to camping…… lol. Thanks for popping by,…
Layering Die cuts – for Scrapbook Boutique (video)!
Today I’m back with another tutorial for Scrapbook Boutique and I decided share a layered die cut card, I know I’ve done this before but I just love the look, especially using words, it’s like a hidden message which is so sweet.…
It’s an Optical Illusion!
Well class is still on and now it’s Optical Illusions and today I thought I would start with Scenic Stamping. I promise I really did try and make it ‘more water coloury’ but it just wasn’t going to happen, I…
Happiness is faux letterpress!
Back with another installment for the Online Clean & Simple class and this time the technique is faux letterpress… so I thought it really should be elegant so out came the damask. It’s been an eon since I’ve used this…
Faux metal With Love!
Back again with another faux technique and this is one of my faves… faux metal. I kept it simple, it’s a Clean & Simple class right, so what else would I do. I kinda thought this would make a…
Inlaid Die cutting technique… in wood veneer?
I’m so excited to be taking part in the newest Clean & Simple Online Card Class, and there’s been so many ideas floating around my head after watching the lessons, this is just what the mojo needed, thanks so much…
Masculine runway…..
This gorgeous challenge at Runway screamed elegance to me, so go figure why I decided to make a masculine birthday design, might have something to do with the fact that it’s my hubby’s birthday today and also that I came…
Have a Great Day at Muse!
Who would’ve thought wood could be so much fun, today I decided that maybe I could colour with my Copics onto sticky barc and it worked a treat! Here is my card for this weeks Muse I can’t wait to see how…
Time for a new Challenge at Scrapbook Boutique Bloghop & a 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 awesome blog! You have the chance…
Have a Lovely Day (video)!
Hello there, well my mojo’s been suffering lately and it might have something to do with the fact that we haven’t stopped since the year began… and on top of everything now I’ve got a cold, yuck… Anyhoo,…