I used a Sizzix XL die to cut my card base and covered it with Bobunny Double dot in a zingy green. I added a flower shape cut from DCWV citrus stack paper. I coloured and cut out the Hula girl and added her to the front of the card with foam pads. I then added flowers to the bottom of the card to look like a flower necklace before stamping my Hero Arts sentiment. I added a few coordinating gems as a finishing touch.
I asked him to pick out 3 papers from the My Mind's Eye stack which came free with a Magazine recently and I added the zingy green Bobunny double dot card.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday.
I made a very simple little card by matting and layering Basic Grey Christmas paper onto red card and stitching around the edges. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut it out adding Flower soft to his beard and suit. I stamped a sentiment and cut it out with a Spellbinders tag and tied a charm to it with Bobunny double dot ribbon. Such a cute and quick card to make, I will be making many more of these in the months to come.
I have made lots of cards with them already and will be sharing them with you over the coming weeks. The 'Yummy Wishes' set is perfect for Birthdays and I loved colouring and glittering the little cake.
The 'On the Road' set is great for Men's cards and I created this great Summery card using DCWV papers.
The 'Love Naturally' set has some great whimsical images, this little squirrel is adorable!
I first cut strips of tulle which I sewed a running stitch through to created a ruched frill which I stuck to the heart with my glue gun. I drew around the heart on to ledger paper to make a shape to cover the front and back of the heart and distressed the edges with inks. I then stamped my sentiment before sticking the heart shape to the heart blank. I added a string hanger and embellished with flowers, ribbon, buttons and pearls.
I made the card using some Hanglar and Stanglar images which my friend Petra gave me. They are adorable and so lovely to colour in. I couldn't resist using lovely bright colours and chose this DCWV paper as I loved the reds, blues and greens contrasting with the crisp white.
As the image was quite large for the card, I kept the layout simple. I matted the backing paper on to red textured card and cut out the bench using Nesties and layering it on a red scalloped panel. After colouring the images with my Promarkers I cut them out and then added them to the bench with foam pads.
There is a basket of finished cards on the desk, some still need to be photographed before bagging as they are for an order from my local craft/gift shop. The paper on the left is for another wedding card I have planned for when I am feeling better. I hope you enjoy having a look around my desk, if you want to see more, please pop over to Julia's for more photos of desks and Workspaces.
The covers of the albums are different. I made the albums 6x6 inches by cutting my own chipboard and used mostly Papermania papers to create the pages.
I inked the edges of all the pages and the covers and I bound the albums using my Bind-it-all.
I used an invitation from the party where Freya and Cathal met as a focus for my first page.
This page shows them waiting for their 1st proper date. I used bits and bobs to represent their hobbies. All the stamps I used are Elzybells but I had to chop and change a few of them around to fit the 'story'.
The page on the left is their first date and the other page is to represent a visit to Freya's and a walk in the woods where there is a castle.
They watched the England Algeria match at Cathal's and went to a party together in Twyford. These two pages are my favourites...
A day at the Henley Regatta with Friends.
These pages show their plans for the summer.
The last pages are different as they are both celebrating their Birthdays soon.
And that's it, I really enjoyed making these albums even thought they took me ages and had me tearing my hair out at times! Madeleine was delighted with them which made it all worth it :-)
I used an image from Di's Digi Downloads called 'On the bench'. Jack is footie mad and this little boy actually looks like him a little and the little dog is like our Puppy Charlie.
The papers I used are DCWV and the ribbon was from my stash as were the buttons.
I made this quick card yesterday morning before going to work for a colleague and his wife who are celebrating their Ruby Anniversary soon. I coloured Cuthbert with Promarkers and added him to the card with foam pads. The papers are Basic Grey and Pink Paislee, the ribbon was bought from Tesco at Christmas, the word stamps are Elzybells and the stickers are Prima. I added a heart button and some red gems as a finishing touch.
I paper pieced the wedding dress using some dotty papers and coloured the rest of the image with Promarkers. I wrapped organza ribbon around the front of the card before fixing it to the base.
I mounted the image on to the card using foam pads and added a sentiment from the set, lots of cream flowers and lovely pearls.
I printed the cute little Daisy out and coloured her with Promarkers before cutting her out. I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment in the top right hand corner and added a couple of little flowers and gems.
I received an interesting commission yesterday to make 2 matching albums telling the story of how two teenage sweethearts met to give to them as part of their Birthday presents. I did lots of rummaging through my stash for bits and pieces and papers to use and have settled on Elzybells stamps to help me tell the story.
For the little boy, I used soft green colours and added a coordinating button and a pearl to accent the Elzybells sentiment stamp. The papers I used are by DCWV.
I used the Smirk men's papers, some Making memories star paper, stick on ribbon, buttons and charm from my stash to make a quick card. It's so easy when you have such a great sketch as a starting point.
I coloured Maurice in with my Promarkers and added a little bit of glossy accents to his glasses and the fish.
I used Doodlebug papers and Bazzill card. I coloured the fish with Promarkers and added glossy accents to the sunglasses. I stitched around the layers and added a simple sentiment and a couple of small buttons.
I had a bit of trouble finding an image I liked until I fell upon this adorable image by Mo Manning. I printed it on to textured card and coloured it with pale pink and ivory colours.
I printed my sentiment on the computer and cut it out with Nesties label shapes. The cross was from Flutterby Crafts and the flowers are mostly Prima.
The bunting is vintage paisley and matches my bedroom perfectly. It comes on a lovely sturdy blue cord and would look lovely hung up in a garden or as a decoration for a birthday party or baby shower.
Here's a picture showing how nice it looks over my bed. There are so many nice vintage chic items on the website, I think I may have to treat myself to some more lovely things for my room!
I just love the expression on his cute little face! I coloured him with Promarkers and added glossy accents to his feet, beak and eyes. The papers I used are by Cosmo Cricket, the ribbon and string was in my stash.
The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp and I cut it out with a Nesties label before adding it to the card with foam pads and adding a string bow. The little button was from my stash.
I am trying to be good and use up leftovers at the moment. The dotty paper is American crafts and was a square left in my scrap box as was the pink card. I coloured Cuthbert with Promarkers and added lots of stitching, some of my favourite ribbon, a little pearl and a button to finish the bow off.
To make the tag, I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of gingham paper and added it to the bottom of the tag. I layered this with some cream flowery paper and covered the join with lace. I stamped the image onto smooth white card. coloured it in with Promarkers and cut it out, adding gems to the flowers.
My Mum and Dad went on a Cruise recently and my Dad sent me some photos of them so I could add them to the album.
My Mum and Dad have gone away to Stratford-on-Avon for her birthday and she has taken this with her to open, I will be speaking to her later...I hope she likes it as much as I enjoyed making it!