Monday 5 November 2012

Believe!


   This card is one of the best I have made for Christmas.  It’s very simple but looks lovely.




 For the desert scene I tried to do it from ‘scratch’ with using a piece of paper which I torn to make waves and then adding ink to create mountains.  But I wasn't happy with results it made.  So I found landscape scenes from Katy Sue Designs ‘Card Creators – Lunar and scenic Landscapes’  which worked really well. (see picture of the product)


I mounted the scene onto black card leaving 5mm border and mounted this onto a white A6 card blank.

With the shape which are in the kit I cut out stuck masking tape on back for a temporary adhesive placed it on the landscape scene and stamped the Nativity Scene (‘Peace at Christmas’ from Clarity Stamps) in Black ink then I unstuck the shape mounted on to black card and added foam pads to give it dimension.

I also used the star topper which is in the kit and layered it onto black card leaving a border, the word ‘Believe’ just fitted nicely with the theme of the card.


For the insert I stamped ‘Hope was Born’ from Penny Black in black ink.


As the kit gives many different colours and design of the scene I made more. Here are the pictures of them below.







Entering these cards in the Following Card Challenge:

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Autumn Anniversary

   I seemed to be in a Autumn theme mood for this card, I have never used Autumn colours together before but I was really pleased with the turn out.  This card was made for a lady who wanted a card to give to her husband who is celebrating their 12th Wedding Anniversary this October and it worked perfectly together.



  I used a card blank which was 175mm x 265mm, I then placed black cardstock which leaves a 5mm border of white.  I added a worn khaki colour backing paper and stamped fern leaves from Sheena Douglas 'A Little Bit Sketchy 2 - Optimism' stamp set and stamped them at random both bold and faded, and mounted this onto the black just leaving a 3mm border.

I stamped the church image from Sheena Douglas 'A Little Bit Sketchy 2 - Believe' stamp set onto watercolour card and coloured them using watercolours from Staedtler, then inked around the edge using a golden brown ink pad.  I mounted this onto the left over piece of the fern stamped worn khaki colour backing paper and made it into a three panel and mounted onto a black card then gold mirror card and added sticky pads for dimension.
  For the sentiment, I printed it onto white card and die cut using an scallop oval and mounted it on to a larger size scalloped oval in gold mirror card and inked the edge using the golden brown ink pad.  For added establishment I stamped a fern leaf three times in green onto white card cut out and then inked using the golden brown to tone down the white and placed them behind the sentiment.


I had a strip of black card which left a 25mm gap in the middle for ribbon.  I die cut both edges using 'Nellie Snellen Lace Edge Border Dies' and trimmed to fit the width of the card.  I wrapped 20mm pale gold, 10mm green and a 5mm tan satin ribbon on top of each other and added a large copper brown organza ribbon to add a finishing touch.


Inside the card I printed a verse, and made a 'Barbara Grey' style border using a ruler for a guide and used 3 fineliners, khaki, tan and light green. 


Method to Make:
  • White Card blank
  • Black Card
  • Gold Mirror Card
  • Scalloped Ovals (from cArt-Us)
  • Church - (Sheena Douglas 'A Little Bit Sketchy 2 - Believe' stamp set)
  • Fern Leaf - (from Sheena Douglas 'A Little Bit Sketchy 2 - Optimism' stamp set)
  • Watercolours (from Staedtler)
  • Nellie Snellen Lace Edge Border Die
  • khaki background paper
  • Fineliner Pen - Khaki, Tan and light Green
  • Ribbon, Satin - 20mm Pale Gold, 10mm Khaki and a 5mm Tan.
  • Ribbon Bow, Organza - Large Copper Brown
  • Ink Pad - Golden Brown
I hope you like this card!
please feel free to rate and comment!


I will be entering this card into the following Blog challenges:
Joanna Sheen - Autum Breeze
Challenge up your life - Challenge #80 Halloween / Autumn

Sunday 14 October 2012

Simple Silver

Next is a Simply Silver Christmas Card,  just like the above and the previous post (click here for a detail how to do).

Method to Make:
  • White Card Blank
  • Silver Mirror Card
  • White Cardstock
  • Hot Off the Press Enchanted Christmas Stamp (Tree)
  • Cuttlebug Embossing Folder called Kassies Brocade
  • Hand Punch (Star and Snowflake
  • Silver Glitter thread
  • Merry Christmas Sentiment
  • Scalloped Scissors
  • Stampendous Stamp ((Wishing you a Christmas Full of Joy and Peace) for sentiment insert)
  • Silver Ink Pad





This is an upclose picture of the stamped tree on silver mirror card with a scalloped edge on the bottom and a rapped silver thread with a bow.








This is showing you the inside of the card.  Just using Silver Ink pad for the sentiment  and a silver fineliner for a wobble border to go with the Silver style.  This finishes the card off nicely.


I hope you like it.
Please feel free to comment!



I'm entering this card in the following blog challenges:

St Luke's Charity Cards - Simple Christmas Challenge

Simple Green

   I have made more simply style Christmas cards in the same style as my previous post (click here for a detail how to do)  but I only used one colour of mirror card.



  This is a Mirror Green simple Christmas Card.

Method to Make:

  • White Card Blank
  • Green Mirror Card
  • White Cardstock
  • Hot Off the Press Enchanted Christmas Stamp (Tree)
  • Couture Creations Embossing Folder called Constellations
  • Noel Backing paper (from First Editions Paper - Festive Treats)
  • Hand Punch (Star and Snowflake
  • Silver Glitter thread
  • Stampendous Stamp ((Wishing you a Christmas Full of Joy and Peace) for sentiment insert)
  • Green Ink Pad






 This is an upclose shot of the lovely detailed stamped tree and the embossed background.







This is showing you the inside of the card.  Just using green Ink pad for the sentiment to go with the green style finishes it off nicely.




I hope you like it.
Please feel free to comment!



I'm entering this card in the following blog challenges:

St Luke's Charity Cards - Simple Christmas Challenge

Saturday 29 September 2012

50 Gold / 50 Silver

  Today I decided to knuckle down to do some Christmas cards for 2012, I really love this card by just using Gold, Silver and White.  Its simple but elegant!
  I recently bought Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine Issue 102, using their free gift Hot Off The Press Enchanted Christmas stamps I used their Reindeer, Tree and Joy stamp.  I really love the Swirl Floral and Snowflakes pattern in the Reindeer and the Tree, there is a close up of this further down the blog post.
  I've used both Gold and Silver Mirror Card, glitter thread, punched snowflakes and star, outlines in tan and light grey and stamped in Gold and Silver Ink.

  I punched out a gold and silver snowflake and added it to the opposite corner and also the opposite colour of the border, I also punched a gold star for the top of the tree.
  For the background I debossed a piece of white card with Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft to make it like snow and matted it onto gold mirror card.
  For the side panel I embossed a piece of white card with Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft and inked with gold and silver ink, I matted and layered the panel the same way as the topper and wound Gold and Silver glitter threads three times around it and made a quadruple bow to make it more big and prominent.
  I stamped the sentiment 'Joy' in Gold onto a die cut scalloped oval and ink around with Silver ink then mounted it onto foam pads.


  This picture is so much better to show off the Gold and silver Mirror Card, to do this I stamped the Reindeer in Gold then outlined it with a Tan coloured fineliner, I also did this for the Tree but used Silver and outlined it with a Light Grey coloured fineliner.  This made the stamped image to stand out and made it eye catching.  When dried I matted and Layered the topper onto a triangle of Gold and a Triangle of Silver this makes it interesting and different than just one colour.

  For the inside of the card, it needed a little something other than just a plain insert.  I had an idea of using a 'Barbara Gray's' border style of using a ruler and a Gold Glitter pen and made a wobbly spiky lines for a border.  For the verse I used a Wooden Mounted Stamp from Stampendous called 'Wishing you a Christmas full of Joy and Peace' going with the Gold and Silver style card I inked this stamp with gold and silver ink so the colour style is going throughout the whole card.

 Method to Make:

  • Square white Card blank 7.5" x 5"
  • Gold and Silver Mirror card for mattering and layering
  • Hot Off The Press Enchanted Christmas Stamps - (from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine Issue 102, I used their Reindeer, Tree and Joy Stamp)
  • Gold and Silver Metalic Ink Pad
  • Swiss Dots embossing folder from Provo Craft
  • Tan and light Grey Fineliner - (from Staedtler)
  • Scalloped Oval die cut - (cArt-Us Dies)
  • Gold and Silver Glitter Threads
  • Punched Star and Snowflakes
  • White Paper for insert
  • 'Wishing you a Christmas full of Joy and Peace - (from Stampendous (wooden mounted stamp))
  • Gold Glitter Pen

I Hope you like it!




I'm entering this card in the following blog challenges:

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk
St Lukes Charity Cards- Simple Christmas Challenge



Saturday 22 September 2012

hAnglar sTanglar Easel Drawer Card

    Today I made a Drawer Easel Card and used one of my favourite hAnglar sTanglar Little Girl I call her Millie.  When I found hAnglar sTanglar I fell in love with them they are cute and aww... images and I had to get my hands on them.
   It took me a while to make this little Easel Drawer Card project as this is my first time.  I really enjoyed making this and I love the finished outcome.

This is a close up picture of the image.  See below for the full project.


Method to Make:
  • hAnglar sTanglar Image (coloured with Aquacolours by Staedtler)
  • White card stock (a few A4 sheets, just in case a mishap appears)
  • Totally Tropical Summer Background paper (from Kate Knight)
  • Orange Metallic card stock (matted and layered onto white card stock)
  • Dark Pink Metallic card stock (matted and layered onto white card stock)
  • Die Cut Square (from Nellie Snellen)
  • Die Cut Flowers (from Joy Crafts Flowers 24)
  • Doily for frill
  • String (Coloured Green with promarker)
  • Button Bow Shape (from The Works)
  • Gems
  • Sentiment
Here is the Full photo of the Easel Drawer Card.




I will be entering this project into the following Blog Challenges:
Just Magnolia Blog Challenge
Lovely-Haenglar-Only Blog Challenge
Ribbongirls - September Colour Challenge

Friday 21 September 2012

My first Proper Christmas Card for 2012 !

   Today I made my first quick Christmas card for 2012, I know its late but I only have a small audience to make for.
  I have loads of old Christmas stock that I haven't used over the past years. So I thought its about time I should sift through them to see what design pops into my head.  So I hope you like it.

  Method to Make:

  • Square white 6 1/2 Card blank
  • Gold Mirror card for mattering and layering
  • 3D Gold Glittered Foam Snowflake
  • Popcorn Decorating the Tree - Pyramage Topper (from Crafters Companion)
  • Round sentiment (made by me using Microsoft Publisher)
  • Scalloped Circle for Sentiment (gold mirror card)
  • Red Snowfall backing paper, Holly Fall backing paper and Snowflake Fall backing paper (from First Edition Paper - Festive Treats)


Im entering this card in the Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

Monday 17 September 2012

Love Grows in spring

    My card today is called 'Love Grows' its an adorable LOTV Stamped image in spring colours this can be used for valentine season or just to let someone know that you love them.

Method to Make:

  • Love Grows Stamp from Lili of the Valley (LOTV)
  • Coloured with Promarkers
  • A5 White Card Blank
  • Green Cardstock for matting and layering
  • Pale Pink and white polka dots backing paper
  • Pale Green and white gingham
  • Pink Pearl Dots
  • Organza ribbon in 3 different colours - green, dark pink and light pink
  • Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch - Flower Bed
  • Scalloped circle
  • Sentiments

                    Sorry for bad photo quality, but hope you still like it!

Im entering this card into the:
St Lukes Charity - Couples Challenge.

'Its Important....' Anniversary Card

   This Card is an Easel Card and its very large in size, not sure exactly what size it was but I had an envelope with no card blank.  So I used roughly 2 A4 350gsm White card and join together.
   So I was asked to make a funny 52nd Wedding Anniversary card for a old couple.

Method to Make:

  • Golden Oldies Decoupage topper from Hunkydory
  • Pink Card for Matting and Layering
  • Heart backing paper from Dovecraft Back to Basics
  • Pink Rose backing paper from Docrafts Papermania Rose Garden
  • Pink Organza Ribbon and bow
  • Ribbon Rose for Embellishment (from WHAT!)
  • Green Leaves
  • Oval Die Cut Shape from Nellie Snellen Dies
  • Square Scallop Die Cut Shape (for topper)from CArt-Us Dies
  • Printer and Word Document Software on Computer for sentiment

                'Its important to have a little twinkle in your wrinkles'

  I love this Sentiment and it was a perfect fit for whom i made this for.




I hope you like!

Im entering this card into the:
St Lukes Charity - Couples Challenge.

I was a runner-up winner at St Lukes Charity Challenge Blog!

Saturday 15 September 2012

'Gold' Challenge 28 from Crafters Companion Monthly Blog

   This card I made is for a 50th Wedding Anniversary for a friend of the family.

Method to Make:

  • Light yellow A5 card bank and Envelope
  • Gold mirror card,
  • Sepia Picture of a Rose
  • Gold glitter to emphasis the lighter parts of the rose
  • Corner Punch flower
  • Gold mesh ribbon
  • Diamanté buckle for embellishment
  • 2 gold skeleton leaves
  • Ribbon rose buds
  • Finished off with peel-offs


This is the insert that I had from verses4cards.com, I changed the wording here and there then printed it on to cream hammered paper, put a border around it and then finished it off with corner peel-offs.




Im entering this card in the Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge Blog called 'Gold' - ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

I hope you like it and I hope I win!