A couple more cards I have done. The top sentiment is from a couple of different stamp sets and the bottom sentiment is a whimsy stamp set. This is discontinued and I have ONE set available in store. the elephant is a Kassazz stamp from their new catalogue. the dies used on both the cards are Joy craft dies.  Flowers are again Wild Orchid crafts that I have in store and the little pink butterflies are from A Mothers Art available in store as well.  please drop by and have a look- my prices are very reasonable and although postage is charged at a flat satchel rate I do refund excess postage :-)

Whimsy stamp Hazel and Penny Black stamp Buzz in the Air

Oh Boy! my absence has been so long! I didn't realise I hadn't blogged for so long! I have been busy making cards and will post some of them for you to see.  I have been slack and not taken note of the copic colours I have used when colouring.  My online store is growing www.acraftersheaven.com.au and I am trying to source new and exciting products.  I have recently stocked products from Whimsy stamps and am just looking through the Penny Black wholesale site to bring you some of their gorgeous products! For now here are a couple of my more recent cards I have done.

Below is Hazel by Whimsy stamps.  I have used flowers by Wild orchids Crafts and Blue Embossing Enamel. I made the web by twisting together some white wrapped wire... all available to buy here.  I used cheesecloth under the layers that I bought at Spotlight.

The next card was supposed to be a thank you card for my husbands uni facilitator when he finished his placement.  He forgot to take it so now have it available to buy :-/ I used a Penny Black stamp called Buzz in the Air.  I will endeavour to add this to the shop in the near future :-) The Sentiment is a discontinued Whimsy set called mini chalkboard scripture sentiments. flowers are from my shop. the die used is a Joy Crafts die called Lacey Rectangle Frame.

60th Birthday card Commissioned

Good afternoon thanks for stopping by.  Today I have a commissioned card for a customer who wanted their own verse for their mum's 60th birthday.  The butterflies are cut with a tim holtz edge die called butterflight- cut twice and  one of the die cuts I cut out each individual butterflies and glued down the centre to give dimension.  The swirl matting is a joy crafts die.  flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts available in Australia here.  lace and pearl drops are also available here at A Crafters Heaven. 

For those interested, the font I used was AR DECODE and the size was 18.  I am not sure if everyone has access to this font, but it was already on my laptop free when I bought it, so I am assuming it is readily available XO

thanks for stopping by. Stay safe

XO Tania

Golden Anniversary Card

Here is a card commissioned to celebrate 50 years of marriage.  I used shiny gold card stock (which looks like copper in the photo) for the matting and the swirl topper (joy crafts die) as well as the insert.  The die cuts inside are Tattered lace sentiments, the numbers are from a set of My Favorite Things dies.  The verse on the front is a mixture of stamps I masked off as my customer wanted the word blessing or blessed in it. flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts available here. butterfly is hand stamped on to acetate, glitter embellished and cut out.

The inside of the card:

Thanks for stopping by XO Tania

I haven't fallen off the edge of the planet... I promise :-)

A few of my makes... these ones I don't know where I have put he colours I used, but will upload them if I find them :-)

Saturated Canary Dancer :

dies- Tattered Lace birdhouse row, spellbinders Lace Hearts,  spellbinders foliage leaves, SCACD corner, Marianne die Ballerina.

Flowers from my shop .  

Paper- Kaiser craft

Whimy Bird Swing.

Dies- Memory box Vivienne butterfly, Tattered Lace Birdhouse row

Flowers from A Crafters Heaven

Horse foal digi from Angie's design at Etsy. Verse is Lili of the Valley.

Dies- Tattered Lace Lacey carriage (cut off the carriage), magnolia swirl, Joy crafts doily

Flowers A Crafters Heaven

Saturated Canary Forever Girlzzz:

die- Memory box Musicality Collage die

Saturated Canary mermaid

dies- magnolia swirl and tag, joy crafts tag

Kitty Lane rubber frogs stamp (off ebay)

die- memory box musicality collage die, Cheery Lynn French Pastry die.

a card for the new year woohoo!!! Saturated Canary Cerridwen

Good morning! Well it seems like years since I posted a card here! thanks for sticking with me. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with lots of love and laughter. Here's hoping the new year will be prosperous for all :-)

 Well last year ended a bit hard for me... as some might be aware, I suffer from crohn's diease and have been dealing with it for over 20 years now.  Well at the start of December, I had to have an operation to remove the affected bowel.  I am now on the road to recovery, still sore, but it has slowed me enough to do up a couple of cards :-)

This gorgeous image is a discontinued digi from Saturated Canary called Cerridwen.  I think I hit the criteria for this card... my friend wanted for her mum a birthday card.  Her mum's fav colours are purple and green and she loves butterflies and flowers.  I used dies from memory box, tattered lace, joy crafts and magnolia.  flowers are of course WOC- which you can now get from my online store www.acraftersheaven.com.au .  

ok, so on to the important colours:

E 000, 30, 31, 57, 59

BG 70, 72, 75, 78

BV 000, 00, 02, 08

V 0000

a close up view:

Thanks for stopping by, Stay safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Comfy Slippers Fairy

Good evening.  Here is another cutie pie from Saturated Canary.  She is called Comfy Slippers Fairy and you can get her here. I have used dies from Magnolia, La La Lands, spellbinders and Joy Crafts.  Paper is Maja.  Flowers are from WOC and I have put a moonstone brad in a ribbon slider for the centre of the mulberry flower.

Here are the copic colours I used:

E000, 04, 30, 31, 40, 43

BV000, 00, 02, 04

R00, 20, 81, 83, 85

YG11

G05

Hope you like my card. Stay safe. XOX Tania

whimsy and Saturated canary mixtures

HI there! Here are a few cards I have done recently.  I bought a couple new Graphic 45 paper pads, and have used them well here lol!! You can probably also tell which are my favourite dies to use, as I think I have used the same ones on nearly every one of my cards hehe :-) hope you can get some inspiration and ideas from the cards below

below is a Whimsy digital image called Fluffy on a Lily. Martha Stewarts Doily Lace edge punch has been used for the frilly edge which I then twisted around with opposite closing tweezers.  Doily is a Joy crafts die. paper is from a Graphic 45 pad clued secret garden. flowers and moonstone brad are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I will try and find my list of colours and put the, up later.

The next card is a Saturated Canary image called Up Up Away. Paper is Magnolia.  Banner die is La La Lands, Tags and swirl die is magnolia. Flowers and resin butterfly are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Charm is from ebay.

Copics used:

skin: E 000, 00, 31

Hair: E 34, Y 21, Y23

Dress, Balloons and stockings: R 22, 24, 29, 59, C 0, 1

Shoes: E 34, 51, Y 23

One of my favourite whimsy images- Bird swing. Paper is from another Graphic 45 pad called Bontanical Tea. swirl and tags die are magnolia. Bird Cage is Crafty Individuals.I have pushed a moonstone brad trough a diamond ribbon slider for the centre of the mulberry flower.  Flowers are WOC.  Sorry no colours again for this one :-(

The next image was free on a magazine some time ago, but Saturated Canary and is called I Heart You. Paper is Graphic 45 Secret Garden.  Doily die is Marianne, swirl die is magnolia, Lacie edge die is memory box.  I have used Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die to cut some organza material, which I folded in quarters to get the frilly effect down the side of the card.  The flowers and resin butterfly are WOC. flower rhinestones and pearls are from my stash.

Copics used:

skin: E 000, 00, 21

hair: E 30, 31, 34

outfit and shoes: R 20 RV 95 (yes I have only used 2 colours and touch tipped my pens!)

The next one is Saturated Canary "Ava".  both Secret Garden and Botanical Tea paper by Graphic 45 are used here.  La La Land banner die, Magnolia swirl and Tim Holtz fluttery.  Key charm is from Nin's things off Facebook.  Flowers are WOC.

Copics used

skin: E000, 00, 31

hair: E23, 25, 31

outfit: R 11, 81, 83, 85, RV 34, E 70, 71, 74

shoes: E 30, 50, 53

lucky last is Fancy by Saturated Canary. paper is Ornaments by Pion.  dangle charm is handmade.  butterflies are Tim Holtz. Flowers are WOC.

Copics used:

outfit: BV 23, BG 70, B 91, 93

Skin: E 000, 00, 31, R20

hair: E 70, 71, 74, 77

Thanks for stopping by, Stay safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary and whimsy cards

Hi there, thanks for stopping by.  I have a few more cards to share with you. The first is a whimsy digi image called Bird Swing.  dies are spellbinders, joy crafts, memory box, crafty individuals and magnolia.  Paper is pion design.  Flowers are wild orchid crafts.

Copics:

YR 0000, 000, 01, 12, 18

Y 38

B 000, 00, 91, 95

BG 0000, 000

E 21, 25, 31

YG 03, 63

C 0, 1, 3

R 00, 81, 83, 89

A saturated Canary image called Lolita (now discontinued).  Dies LaLa Land and magnolia.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. Charm form Nini's Things off facebook.  Dp is Kaiser craft- Madame Boutique. 

Copics:

W 0, 3, 5

YR 000, 12, 15, 18

V 01, 09

Y 13

YG 03, 63

B 000, 91, 93, 95, 99

BG 01, 05

E 000, 00, 11, 13, 21, 30, 31, 40, 42, 43

One off the free CD on the Complete Cardmaking called Raining Love.  DP by Bo Bunny- Primrose Collection.  Dies are LaLa Lands, Tim Holtz, Joy Crafts.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Copic:

B 00, 12

E 000, 00, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 95

YR 0000, 000, 00

R 83

RV 95

C 0, 1, 3

Its mothers day soon and heres a card I made for the market.  Dies are Cheery Lynn, Magnolia, Spellbinders.  Flowers and the little resin butterfly are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Copics:

E 000, 00, 21, 53, 57, 59, 95

C 0, 1, 3

YG 03

G 05

YR 000, 00, 15

R 20

RV 95

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania

Saturated Canary and Whimsy Cards

I hope you dont mind me putting my cards up as a bundle- I find I am just not getting the time to upload them individually.  

Below is a Saturated Canary image called Kisses. Die cuts are made with the following dies: LaLaLands (two corner dies glued together for the butterfly), magnolia, marianne and spellbinders.  DP is Kaiser. Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.

This next one is another Saturated Canary called Party Hardy.  Nice and bright for a little girl. DP is by Hobby Fun. Dies are LaLa Lands and whimsy sentiment and die.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. I platted a piece of organza ribbon for something different :-)

Copics:

RV 95

R 00, 20, 22, 29, 46, 59

BV 000, 02, 04

V 04, 06

E 000, 00, 13, 15, 18, 19 30, 34

Y 11, 13, 18, 35, 38

YG 03, 63, 97

G 99

BG 01, 05, 09

C 0, 1, 3

Next card is using an image by Whimsy called Amy's Kitty.  Dies used are joy crafts, magnolia, whimsy notables.  Flowers are wild orchid crafts and charm is from Nini's Things on facebook. DP is Kaiser craft pad Madame Boutique.  

Copics:

G 00, 21, 82

YG 11, 63

RV 13, 14, 23

BG 01, 05, 11, 13

W 0, 1, 3

E 13

YR 0000, 000, 00, 01, 12

Y 38

Another Saturated Canary image below, this time its Sweater Socks fairy.  LaLa Lands hot air Balloon and Memory box de Lace border, magnolia swirl, whimsy notables sentiment and die.  Wild Orchid flowers.  Die from Nini's things on facebook.  DP is Charlottes dream by Kaisercraft.

Copics:

R 11, 20, 22

RV 95

YR 000, 00, 01

E 000, 00, 18, 21, 23, 31, 34, 40

Lucky Last is My Valentine by Saturated Canary.  Dies by spellbinders, memroy box and Tim Holtz. Flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts. Wooden spool from etsy. DP is Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics.

Copics:

R 27, 46, 59

C 0, 1

RV 95

G 05, 99

YG 03

B 000, 00, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99

E 000, 00, 11, 21, 23, 25, 29, 34, 42

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania

Delicious Doodles, Saturated canary and Just Inklined card bundle

Good afternoon. Well it has been a beautiful day here in Australia- Anzac Day- where we remember the fallen heroes who made this wonderful country the free country we live in today. 

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn;

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,

 we will remember them.

I have a few cards to share with you today.

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

Wild Orchid Crafts: 3 different flowers

Inky Chicks: Shabby Chic

Below is a saturated Canary image called Grow.  Dies I have used are from Magnolia, memory Box, Joy Crafts and Cheery Lynn. Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.

Copics:

E 000, 00, 15, 18, 19, 21, 25, 29, 30, 34, 40, 42

YG 03, 11, 63

G 99

R 00

RV 13, 14, 23, 25, 99

BG 01, 05, 09 (eyes)

Y 35

C 0, 3, 5

The next image is a Delicious Doodles image called Mother's Love.  I have used a Joy crafts and Magnolia die and the sentiment was cut with one of my new Memento dies.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and the pin is from my stash.

Copics:

YR 0000, 000, 00, 15

Y 11, 38

E 000, 00, 13, 21, 23, 25, 30, 33

R 00, 11, 20

Below was an easter card for a customer. She sent me a picture and asked me if I could "do something like that" so I can not take full credit for the design (although I did change it up a bit) but i can not direct you to the original source as I do not know who it was.  The image is Just Inklined called Meadow Rabbit.  I basically found an egg shape on the net and draw it on my DP and then cut it out with fancy scissors.  I ruffled some organza ribbon added a large bow and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Copics:

C 0, 1, 3, 5

Y 35, 38

YG 03, 63, 67

G 99

V 000, 04, 09, 20

E 15, 30, 43, 50

RV 95, 99

R 00 

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe. XOX Tania

Bundle of cards- Just Inklined, Delicious Doodles, Magnolia, Sylvia Zet Whimsy,

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by :-) My apologies again for my absence- I wouldn't have thought a new baby could make the days so much shorter :-) So I thought I would upload a few pic of some cards I have done at once :-)

Below is a golden Retriever image by Just Inklined.  It was made for a customer who wanted a white only card.  I needed to add a little copper colour to define the image, but mainly kept to white. I embossed plain white card and used white flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Die cuts are Spellbinders, Tim Holtz, Magnolia and Joy Crafts. The little dangle charm is handmade.

Below is an image by Delicious Doodles called spitfire.  I needed no colour for this image and kept the card quiet neutral for a man.  dies used are from Heartfelt Creations and Cheery Lynn. The layers and printed paper is from a Prima pad - Engraver collection.  I stained up some muslin cloth with distress inks and used charms from ebay and Nini's Things from facebook  

Below is Tilda with many hearts. I used Desert Sand ink by memento to create a no lines effect.  I used dies from Magnolia, La La Lands, Joy Crafts and Tim Holtz.  DP is Kaiser Craft pad called Lavender Haze. Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and charm is from Nini's Things. Sorry I did not keep copic colours.

available to purchase https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/186468473/handmade-boxed-magnolia-tilda-friend-or?

Below is a digi image by Sylvia Zet called Goldie. sentiment is Whimsy notables I have used die cuts from memory box and Tim Holtz. Flowers forom Wild Orchid crafts and i have scattered some starfish around that I picked up off my cousins wedding's table decorations (cant throw out good embellishments!!). DP is Bo Bunny Prairie Chic.

Copics: 

BG 01, 05, 09, 78

B 00, 12, 91, 95 (water effects) 

E 000, 00, 21, 43, 53, 57

R 00, 20, 81, 85, 89

Mo Manning Fairy Kiki

This digi image is Mo Manning's Fairy Kiki, colored with copics. The DP is OLD probably 10 years old, so not sure if you can still get it? Onto the dies-  the border is Memory Box called DeLacie Border, Doily is a Joy Crafts die called Circle doily, the Swirl is Magnolia, the back tag is Joy Crafts Labels #2, memory box called Baby Clothes.  Flowers are WOC.

Colours:
YG 03, 11, 67
BV 20, 23, 25
R 20, 81, 83, 85, 89
E 00, 21,, 30, 33, 43, 53
YR 0000, 000 

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Pink Gem Designs Baby Boy Bundle

Hi there, I thought I would just quickly upload some pics of cards I have been working on- just so you dont think I have fallen off the edge of the planet lol!!!

This is Pink Gem Designs digi image called baby boy bundle.  I colored him with copics.  When I get more of a chance I will come back and let you know the dies I used etc. Paper by Pion, Pram and charm by myself. Flowers by WOC.

hopefully this can give you some inspiration, not much detail I know, but wanted to share some cards

colours:
b 000, 00, 91, 95, 97
BG 000, 01, 05
Y 00, 11, 13
YR 0000, 000, 01
E 00, 21
R 20
C 0, 3, 5

Thanks for dropping by. Stay safe. XOX Tania

Whimsy's Bird Swing by Sylvia Zet

A friend wanted a card for her Nan's 80th birthday.  She loves bluebirds and I've had this Whimsy image for ages! By Sylvia Zet you can get it here.  Perfect!!! I coloured it up with copics and used my favorite DP by Pion (Blue baby blanket).  Lots of different die cuts here (I have done a bit of shopping since I was last blogging hehe :-) So... the border is Memory Box called DeLacie Border, Doily is a Joy Crafts die called Circle Doily, Spellbinders heart key (from set Decorative elements- Labels 28) the birdcage is Crafty Individuals called Guilded Cage and the Swirl is Magnolia.  The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and the cute little bluebird charm is from Nini's Things here in Qld :-) 

Copic Colours I used:

YR 0000, 000, 01, 12, 18

B 000, 00, 91, 95

BG 0000, 000

E 21, 25, 31

YG 03, 63

R 00, 81, 83, 89

C 0, 1, 3

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania