A return to Bohemia

Hi everyone. Today's card is a bit different to my last CAS card and has a much more vintage feel.

For this one I've returned to one of my favourite Trimcraft collections of last year, the Dovecraft Bohemian collection. I've cut the topper from one of the 8x8 papers and layered it up with pretty green and pink papers, a doily and lace. I've used Victorian Velvet Distress Ink on the papers and doily for a more vintage look.

 The charm and wooden rose are from the Bohemian collection. I've used Distress Markers on the rose (Spun Sugar for the pink). I have loads of distress markers and must learn to colour properly with them.

Thanks for visiting today and for your lovely comments. I'm off to enjoy the sunshine now :-) x

Bohemian Wall Art

Yesterday, the Trimcraft website had a tutorial for a piece of Wall Art, which prompted me to make today's project. I always thought these beautiful butterflies could be used for home decor but had never tried anything like this before.
The project is ultra quick and simple but instructions can be found in my Trimcraft gallery . I think the finished piece looks great in a frame and will be on my  bedroom wall.
Products used:
Trimcraft Dovecraft Premium Bohemian 8x8 and 6x6 Paper Pads, Printed Butterflies and Sequins.
Creative Expressions Foundation Cardstock in Coconut White
Collall All-Purpose glue (for the papers)
Cosmic Shimmer Glue (for the sequins)

Bohemian Sequin Thank You Card

Hi everyone, welcome to a new week. One of the advantages of living in Central Somerset is that we get to buy day tickets for the Sunday of Glastonbury Festival- all the fun without the camping :-) . We took our 7 yr old son for the first time yesterday, so today finds me exhausted from miles of walking yesterday (the site is huge!). Not going to move from the sofa much today, so a perfect chance to update my blog and wander around some of my favourite blogs too.
It's not long until the summer holidays, so my crafting thoughts have turned to teacher cards and gifts. I always like to make something special for them, as I know how hard they work to inspire the children and they do such a great job.
This card features the Trimcraft Bohemian collection, which is one of my favourites. I have really wanted to do something with the peacock papers and they are so lovely, I wanted to make them the focal point of the cards. The sequin frame really draws your eye to the centre aperture and I have added sequins to the centre of flowers too. I just love the way this card sparkles. Full details of this card can be found in my Trimcraft Gallery.
Thanks for taking the time to visit x

Bohemian Butterfly Card (with gilded butterflies)

A few weeks ago, I won some Trimcraft Bohemian collection goodies.  It is such a pretty collection, with butterflies, birds, flowers and stags and a lovely colour palette too.

One of my favourite items in the collection are the wooden shapes. I chose to use butterfly shapes for this card. Although the shapes look great left as they are, I wanted this card to have a special feel, so chose to use gilding flakes to decorate them. I found that the adhesive on the back of the shapes was ideal for attaching the gilding flakes.
 

I also took the chance to use my Spectrum Noir pens on this card, stamping both the stag image and some small butterflies around it.
 

Full instructions for this card are available on my Trimcraft gallery.
 

Products used: 

Trimcraft Bohemian 6x6 Papers, Stag stamp, Wooden Shapes

Docrafts Lace

Spectrum Noir Markers Colours used:

Stag GB8 GB10 IG10

Flowers PL2 PP5 TB2 CG2

Butterflies PL2 PP3

Creative Expressions Gilding Flakes Summer Meadow

Crafters Companion Neenah card

Tonic Studios Circle and Scalloped Circle dies

I am entering this card for the Spectrum Noir May Facebook Challenge Use Flowers