It's a Girl

Good morning all, and happy Friday, I hope you have had a great week. Today's card was one I made when my daughter was having Willow. In the end this one didn't get used, but it's a nice one to have on hand for work colleagues etc.

I had seen something similar on Pinterest using a stocking die to make a baby boys card, so I looked through my stash to find something I could use.

I found the perfect thing in my Christmas stash, the Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmouse set. I used one of the dies from the set to cut the stocking from cream and pink striped card.  Then I paper-pieced the stripe on top of the cream to look like little baby booties.

I cut a white card panel using an Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Ellements die, and heat embossed a greeting on to this using the Avery Elle City Celebrations stamp set, and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink.

I added fun foam to the back of the panel, and tied a piece of ribbon around the top. This was just a small piece I had left over from a few years ago, which says it's a girl! 

Then I added this on to a pink mat, and used some paper from the stash as a background, before adding it all to a white card blank.

Hope you like it, take care and have a great weekend, and I'll see you next week.

xxx

Christening dress

Good morning all, I hope you are having a good week and a good start to October.

Today's card is one I made for Jude's youngest Granddaughter Charlotte for her Christening last month. I wanted a card with a Christening dress on, but didn't have a die or stamp so I made one myself.

I used a paper doily for the skirt and folded it until I had the shape I wanted. Then I used a small rectangular piece of white card and used a circle punch to chop out the neck hole and to make the underarm section.

Then I tidied it up with scissors and a corner rounder for the arms. I put it all together with a small pink bow and then decorated it with tiny pearls.

I then used a pearl trim on the bottom of the skirt, around the neck and down the side of the card, after putting it on a pink paper background.

As we don't have stamps for Christenings or Baptism's, I wrote the sentiment on the PC and then printed it onto Safmat. (A clear sticky film which you can print on).

Hope you like it, have a great week and I'll see you Thursday.

xxx

One of THOSE cards

Good morning all, hope you are having a good week. 

Do you ever have one of those times when you have an idea for a card in your head - but try as you might you can't get it to look like you imagined???? well today's card is one of those for me. 

We got some new dies last week and these Happy Birthday Layer Makers by Frantic Stamper Inc were the ones I really wanted to use. 

I had this vision for a card with a different sized front and back, using the dies as the main focal point. But when I came to do it, I just couldn't get the image down on the paper. The back section was fine but I tried to cut three layers with the front die and it wouldn't go through so I ended up having to finish it with my scalpel. 

Then I used the Spellbinders Die D-Lite Flower Patch die for the flowers and heat embossed it with Shabby Pink Frantage. This looks lovely but doesn't really stand out enough on my chosen papers, which were from the Lillibet pad. 

I struggled with what to put on the inside as it looked too plain just left white. In the end I used a flower stamp from this month's Studio Calico Kit and stamped it with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink. Then I matted this with more of the dark pink card. 

I also covered the inside front page with some of the paper from the front. 

Then I added a piece of dusky pink satin ribbon across the bottom and tied a little bow. Finally I finished it off with a few pink and clear crystal gems.

All in all I'm not too unhappy with it, but it really was a lot of effort for something that's just OK lol. Anyway hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Flower Birthday

Good morning all, hope you are having a good weekend so far. Today's card is the one I made for our aunt who's birthday is today. I'm sure she will be having a lovely birthday as they are currently cruising around the Far East!. So happy birthday Sandra hope you have a lovely day. 

I used a 6 x 6 card blank and chose some dark pink and pale pink card. Then I embossed the pale pink card with an Embossaliscious embossing folder. 

For the flower detail I used a Diesire swirl leaf die and an MFT swirl die. 

Then I added two different sizes of punched daisy's to some of the stems.

I used a stamp from a set that came free in a magazine and stamped it with Magenta Archival ink. Then I heat embossed it with clear fine detail embossing powder. 

I used some bright pink ribbon across the bottom and then added a bow. 

Then I finished it off with a punched butterfly, a little crystal butterfly and some pink and clear gems and pearls. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Welcome little bunny

Good morning all and welcome to Friday. Hope you're having a good week and looking forward to the weekend. 

We have a family birthday this weekend, our 'little' brother is 35 on Sunday, so we are getting together tomorrow evening for too much food and drink, lol. 

Today's card is one I made for a friend of my daughter's, who had a new baby girl a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately she has been really poorly and there will probably be some struggles ahead for the family. But, she is now home with her mummy, daddy and big sister and is ready for lots of cuddles and kisses from new visitors.

The bunny image is from a Complete Cardmaking CD that I've had for ages. I printed it on to lightweight card and then cut it out with a circle die. 

The papers are a mixture from the stash, teamed with a dark pink Coredinations card. 

I wrote the sentiment on the PC and then cut it out with a smaller circle die. 

Then I added some sticky back lace, polkadot ribbon and some It's a girl ribbon.

Then I finished it off with three buttons, three little charms and some small googly eyes.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Thursday 10th July - Homeward bound

Good morning all, well today sees our return home, and I'm quite sure that by now I will be itching to get home. I love going on holiday but when it's time to come home I just want to get there. And seen as how I've been without my hubby this time, I'm pretty sure I'll be very much looking forward to getting back lol. 

Today's card is another that I made for Jude's birthday last week. 

This one has the Awareness Ribbon Marci digi stamp by La La Land Crafts. I coloured her with Promarkers and cut her out by hand. 

The papers are a mixture from the stash, matted with blue and pink card. 

The little flowers are some that my son and his girlfriend got me from Thailand last year. I only use them very occasionally as I don't want to use them all up lol. 

I stamped the sentiment with black Archival ink and matted it with more blue card. Then I added it to the card on a large foam pad and added a small paper clip to the top. 

I finished the card with a little pink ribbon and a couple of enamel dots. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx