Tuesday 31 December 2013

A Winter's Day

Hi Everyone. I hope you are all enjoying this holiday season. It's been so nice to have some down time to finally get the chance to play with my stamps. My pinterest addiction has been in full force this past week giving me a lot of inspiration and reason to get busy creating!

 I haven't had as much opportunity to use this Stampendous stamp as I had hoped but today I made this for a fellow swapper. I hope she likes it!


 Other stamps used were Special Season and Gorgeous Grunge. The photo doesn't show it very well but the pine cones have snow from the Gorgeous Grunge all over them.

 Happy New Year! Come again soon.

Monday 23 December 2013

Strawberry Slush

Hey there Happy Crafters! Everyone all set for Santa's visit? I still have a few chores to complete but not so much it's kept me from crafting. Oh I could get used to this! I am really enjoying the down time and chance to try some new designs. Here is the first.  I am calling this Retro One layer as it feels very retro to me!


I love the Baked Brown Sugar with Strawberry Slush. I also used Blushing Bride and love how it came out. I usually go for more layers but must admit I am loving this one layer card and intend to make more of these in the upcoming year.

 So while I had already made a complete mess of my craft room I figured why not carry on with these colours.




 This card was surprisingly simple to make. I just started building layers first with the honey comb background on crumb cake base.


This card makes use of the Postcard Background stamp along with Blooming with Kindness and Field Flowers ( my favourite set at the moment).  I have found making several cards in the same colour family seems to be the easiest solution for me. Why haven't I found this tip before now?!


Lastly, as promised yesterday, the card using "Hope" sentiment. This is my first go with the Summer Silhouettes and it's such a fun stamp set to use. I am looking forward to more time designing from this set.

Well I hope it won't be too long until I can post again but with Christmas so close I doubt it! Have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Cya soon!

Sunday 22 December 2013

Hope Floats

Dunno why this card made me think of Hope Floats but it did. I do love this sentiment and couldn't wait to get the opportunity to use it. I combined Blooming with Kindness, Post Card and Flower Shop in this card. The colours are Pistachio Pudding, Stawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar.....DELICIOUS!!!!! I do love the new colours from Stampin Up for 2013-2014.





I've got another card using this same stamp for you tomorrow. The light has gone for today so I will photograph and post it tomorrow. Come again soon!


Busy as a Bee........

Welcome! Only days to go before Christmas. I am sure we are all busy baking, doing our last minute shopping and wrapping gifts. I am up early today to find a little time in my craft room before I begin baking. Today I am making Stollen. I tried it for the first time last year and it came out beautifully! Definitely a new Christmas tradition in my home.

 But before all of that. Here is what I created today. I needed a little "lift" with all the grey dreary weather we've been experiencing this time of year.





I hope you have enjoyed stopping by the Firefly Studio today. If you have any questions or comments please contact me. Cya soon!

Wednesday 18 December 2013

White on White

Hello and welcome. Today's posting if for the Paper Players Challenge 176  White on White. I knew immediately I wanted to use the Ex Libris stamp for this challenge. I thought the embossed image would be elegant on an all white background. See what you think .....













We were able to use any neutral or metallic sentiment and I wanted to keep it simple so I chose to emboss mine in Pewter embossing powder. I added some white ribbon , a few little blossoms and pearls to finish it off my wedding card. Thanks so much for stopping in today. Please come again

Tuesday 17 December 2013

Winter Wonderland.....

I am  taking part of a card swap challenge with some very talented ladies. This month's challenge is to create three different cards. One of the card to make is a Winter Wonderland . I couldn't resist using this stamp for this challenge. As you might have guessed I love this one!

This is my first attempt at masking for a background. I started by blending my colours for the sky and came back with white pigment ink to create the snowy hills.  I finished it with an embossed image in silver.





 I intended to make this one layer but in the end I felt it needed a little more colour and embellishing. Hopefully I will find more time to work on these backgrounds as I do love creating something "unique".

 Thanks for having a look and please come again soon.

Monday 16 December 2013

Peaceful Christmas

Hi Happy Crafters! Everyone all ready for Christmas? I've still got baking and some shopping to do. Time is running out and I am beginning to panic!

Today I wanted to share my latest addition to the stamp family. I spotted this one on my day out with a good friend and I had to have it!









I am really happy with how this card came out. You know how you start out with an image in your mind, and in the end it's just not it! Not this time! It came out just the way I had hoped. I am really loving these stamps and cannot wait to make more card using them. If you have any questions please contact me. Hope to see you again soon.

Friday 13 December 2013

For the Birds!

I cannot believe how many Christmas cards I have made this year and still making more! I can honestly say that I have enjoyed making every single one of them. I am going to hate to see the season over. We've had so many gorgeous stamp sets to chose from this year and most I will be keeping.

It's been a while since I used any bird stamps, and you know how I love my birds! So today I am using Stampin Up Ex Libris background with another of my favorite bird stamps. I had someone special in mind when I made this card. She's a lover of shabby chic so I thought this would suit her.



I've used Stampin Up watercolour pencils and the blender pen on the birds. In hindsight I wish I had added a banner with a Christmas sentiment on it, perhaps next time! Thanks for dropping in and do come again!

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Stag Cliffhanger

Welcome. I am still making Christmas cards to be sent to friends and family. Although I am fat running out of time! Where has the time went? Seems we were only just celebrating Halloween and now we are on the countdown to Christmas!

As you see today's card is using the same stamp as yesterday. I am loving this image. I can see it being used for masculine cards throughout the year as well as Christmas.



I wanted to keep it simple and Stampin Up's sentiment works really well with it I think.If you want to know what colours or products used please feel free to contact me. I hope you enjoyed it and will come again.

Monday 9 December 2013

Clean and Simple Christmas

Hello. Well today I've stepped away from the vintage Christmas theme. I  recently purchased this stamp and thought it would make a great simple and clean card. I first stamped the image in Perfect Plum but thought it needed a little sparkle. Dazzling Diamonds were needed!!! Using my Stamp ma jig I inked it up with Versa mark and somehow got it slightly off....must purchase new light for craft room!! The end result I like though. I think it gives a little more depth, or perhaps I am just too lazy to correct it :-) Have a look and let me know what you think .....





 Thank you for stopping by. I would love to hear from you and do hope you will visit again.Cya!

Friday 6 December 2013

Vintage Christmas goes on .....

Hi and Welcome! Today I am carrying on with the Vintage Christmas theme. The inspiration for these cards goes to the incredibly talented Jane Goldman at Petite Fleur Paperie. I love Jane's style in crafting!

So now for a look at my version .....





If you have any questions about the supplies used in making these cards please contact me! I'd love to hear from you. Come again soon.

Thursday 5 December 2013

Vintage Christmas


 Today I had a rare day out with a good friend. We browsed a local craft store where I found this little gem. I fell in love with the image and knew I had to own it. I designed this card to ship to my son for Christmas. I hope he likes it!  Other than the image everything else I used is Stampin Up supplies.  I am looking forward to making more cards with this stamp!




Sunday 24 November 2013

This Day Forward

Hello and Welcome to the Friefly Studio. Today I managed some time in the studio to create this Wedding card for a wonderful couple getting married very soon. I bought this set some time ago and haven't even had time to try it out.







I wanted something simple and elegant without going over the top on embellishments. I hope they like it! I love the detail in the image on this stamp set and see it getting a lot of use in the years to come. Thanks for stopping in today and please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you. Cya soon!

Thursday 14 November 2013

With Sympathy

It's always difficult when we have to say Goodbye to someone we love and care about. This past week brought sad news of the loss of a good family friend.  I have been fortunate that this is the first Sympathy card I've had need to create. Our good friend was a lover of nature and the outdoors so I wanted my card to reflect what he loved in life. I hope I have captured some of that in this card.



 Please come again soon.

Thursday 31 October 2013

All that Glitters

Finally some time to play in the studio. I love planning and designing for classes but do miss having free time to just play around with different techniques.

Today I wanted to create something different to add to my Holiday card collection. So I dragged out the stamp sets I thought would work well together. Here are the ones I decided to use in todays card:

Creative Elements
Very Merry Tags
Christmas Messages


I created the background using Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Island Indigo, and Perfect Plum.


I embossed the ornaments and edges with silver using the Versamarker to create the edges of the card. I wanted to create a window with ice crystals forming around the edges. I like what I ended up with but definately want more time to experiment with the idea.

Thanks for stopping by. Cya soon!

Tuesday 29 October 2013

A Calm Christmas

 Hi and welcome to my studio. I was out shopping the other day and spotted some really nice Christmas cards. I immediately thought of the stamp set Calm Christmas and began designing my version in my mind. Here is the result ....








I was quite pleased with how it came out. The embossing really makes an impact on the all white card. I hope you have enjoyed dropping in and please leave your comments ! Cya soon.

Friday 25 October 2013

Vintage Lace

Hi Again! I recently purchased a stamper magazine and found the inspiration for my next card. This card includes parchment and embossing. I just cannot resist a new technique! Oh and I was able to use my old Singer hand sewing machine!  Also had a play with the Stampin'UP  pressed clay. A lot of love went into this one so I hope you enjoy it:-))


 If you would like to know what supplies I used to make this card please contact me ginawiseman67@gmail.com.

I'd love to hear from you! Have a wonderful weekend. Cya soon!

Stamp-a-Stack..........

Happy Friday to everyone! If you are like me you are glad to see the weekend arrive. What a week! Husband got a speeding ticket and I dropped the hot iron in the middle of the living room carpet.Grrr!!!! But I am working on finding the "Positive" in things so I guess I can say I got a new rug out of it all:-))

 So on to the important stuff....Crafting! I've got a few pictures to share with you today. First are of my recent Christmas Stamp-a Stack Event. We made 3 cards of 6 different designs. I've included a few extras that I've been working on for family and friends.







 It was a fun day with fellow crafters. I hope to do more of these events in the future. Let me know if you would like to book on any of my classes or have a workshop in your home. Thanks for stopping by. Cya soon!

Thursday 24 October 2013

Birthday Basics One Sheet Wonder Mini Album

Hello! Week is rolling on past us again. I wanted to share with you today my latest project. The one sheet wonder mini album. My album was inspired by Paper, Craft and Scissors found here. My version uses the Birthday Basics Designer Series Papers from Stampin' UP!.  I have made this special little album for a special someone who is celebrating a birthday very soon.






So what do you think? I hope you are inspired to try one yourself. If you have any questions or wish to purchase any of the items needed to complete this project please contact me. Have a great weekend and I will see you soon!