Queen of Egypt

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing a fun fold card made with the beautiful Cleopatra Queen of Egypt collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

This is such a beautiful collection with the browns and teals.

I love the dimension you can achieve with this card style. It really shows off the papers perfectly.

These are the fabulous toppers; they are 'floating' on a piece of acetate.

Sally's collections always contain lots of cut-apart sheets with images and sentiments.

Although the card stands like this, it still folds flat for posting.

The collection can be found here, in both digital and physical form, in A4 and US letter sizes.

UK Digital collection

A4 papercraft collection

US Digital

US papercraft collection

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

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A Field Notes Binder for Relatively Thoughtful

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. I've been playing with the Arden Creative Field Notes collection again, and this time I've decorated a 6x8 binder.

This was an inexpensive binder, but it wasn't a very nice design, so I've used this beautiful collection to alter it.

The covers are made from the 12x12 collection, and the spine is covered in Ephemera tape.

I've used the PET tape as an accent on the back cover.

For the inside of the binder, I've used this sunny yellow from the 12x12 solids collection, along with ephemera tape and PET tape.

The postage stamps are another of the ephemera tapes and they fit in here perfectly.

The butterflies are rub-ons, and they blend in seamlessly with the papers.

The words are from the Page Makers Ephemera Pack.

I've made a cluster for the front cover.

Everything is for sale here in the Relatively Thoughtful store.

Field Notes 12x12 solids

12x12 collection

Ephemera rolls

PET Tape

Page Makers Ephemera Pack

Rub-On Transfers

All I have to do now is fill it with lots of lovely pages and photos!

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

An A2-sized card

Good morning and happy Monday!

Today I’m sharing an A2-sized card I made using the beautiful Autumn Glow digital papers and ephemera from Relatively Thoughtful. 

 

 

 

This free printable collection is stunning, and there’s a coordinating set available for purchase that pairs perfectly with it. You can tell the digital papers, and ephemera were designed to work together. This card would make someone feel instantly warm and appreciated. 

 

 

I began by cutting a 5 7/16” x 4 3/16” background panel from the green patterned paper in the download and centred it on my white cardstock base. 

 

 

 

Next, I adhered solid brown textured cardstock to the patterned fishtail piece, then layered the brown patterned paper from the download over it. The green patterned background with the brown fishtail element creates a grounded, earthy palette that suits the collection perfectly. I placed the brown patterned paper on the opposite side of the card, tucked under the bird. 

 

 

The bird, from the download, and sentiment, from a different download, were popped up with low-profile foam. Popping the bird and sentiment up on low‑profile foam is such a smart choice. It gives the card presence without overwhelming the delicate artwork in the papers. 

 

 

 

Autumn Glow really does have that warm, nostalgic charm. It’s such a gorgeous, well-designed collection, and the full set can be found in the Relatively Thoughtful store. 

 

 

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your day.

Alisa

xx

A Field Notes Birthday Card

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing a birthday card made with the beautiful Field Notes collection by Arden Creative Studio, and on sale at Relatively Thoughtful.

This is such a lovely collection, and perfect for mini albums, as well as cardmaking and scrapbooking.

I've used papers from the 12x12 and 6x8 collections on the front of my 8x8 card.

These gorgeous flowers are from the laser cuts.

And this colourful border is from one of the ephemera rolls. It's the perfect width to fill in the gap from the 8x6 paper.

The picket fence is also a laser cut, and the sentiment is from the ephemera pack.

The butterfly is from the PET tape set and has been coloured with alcohol markers.

And this sentiment is from the ephemera set and has been covered with Glossy Accents.

Everything is available here in the store.

12 x 12 solids collection

6x8 paper pad

Field Notes laser cuts

PET Tape set

Ephemera Rolls

Ephemera Pack

There are lots of different elements that have gone into this card, but they all work perfectly together.

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

 

Beneath the Brambles

 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing a tag that I made using the fabulous Beneath the Brambles collection by Lou Collins. This is the latest in her TEXT(ures) range.

This is an amazing collection with 12x12 & 8x8 papers, stamps, stencils, ephemera, cutting dies and rub-ons. (Yes, I did use pretty much all of these on my tag)

I started by making an inky background with distress oxides.

Then I added some stamping and stencilling.

The typewriter keys are a rub-on, and the magnifying glass is a die.

I love this brick wall stamp. The flowers are from the ephemera pack.

The berries and leaves are another die, and the sentiment is a push-out from the 8x8 papers. What a brilliant idea, this is such a well-thought-out collection.

The whole collection can be found here in Sally's store

Layering Stencils

Background Elements Stamps

Rub-On's 

Ephemera pack

8x8 Papers

Take care, and enjoy the rest of your day x

Walk Like an Egyptian

 Good morning, happy Sunday, and a very happy Mothers Day! Today I'm sharing a Twist and Pop card made with the fabulous new Cleopatra Queen of Egypt collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

This is the front. Aren't these papers gorgeous?

And this is the back. I love the teals and the rich browns.

And this is the inside, more lovely imagery and sentiments.

This really is a wonderful collection, and as always, is available in both A4 paper, and digital formats. They are also available in US sizes if you prefer.

A4 Paper collection

Digital papers

Please pop across to the store to take a look at the papers, take care, and enjoy the rest of your weekend x

A Grumpy Princess Birthday

 Good morning and a very happy Sunday! Today I'm sharing a card made with a fabulous new Andy Skinner stamp, on sale at Relatively Thoughtful.

This is such a fun stamp, and really easy to colour with the Andy Skinner inks.

I know exactly who is getting this for their birthday lol.

My grumpy princess has been stamped on watercolour card and coloured with Andy Skinner inks.

I love this quirky sentiment!

You can never have too many Happy Birthday stamps.

There's a range of Andy Skinner stamps in the store, and Princess Attitude can be found here.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend x