70th Birthday Card

Good morning everyone, hope you are well. 

Today's card is one I have made for Mum's friend who is 70 tomorrow. She asked me to make a card and incorporate an old photograph in to it, so this is what I came up with. 

I used CraftArtist for the background and to add the photo and text. Then I printed in on to white linen card. 

The flowers are a mixture of paper ones and Tim Holtz Tattered Florals. They are held together with brads and I also added a silver flower to the large one. 

I used black card to frame the design and then used some black ribbon across the middle. 

Then I added hearts and gems and a die cut heart topped with a little wooden heart to finish it off. Mum likes it so lets hope Hazel does too.

Thanks for stopping by again. See you soon, take care. 

xxx

"La la, la la la la"

 Happy Sunday everyone.

Today I have a card featuring Singing Marci from La La Land Crafts.  Jen used the same digi a few days ago but I thought I'd show you a different colour scheme for her.

Marci is coloured with Copics and Promarkers, then cut out by hand.

This feather bunting was silver when I bought it.  I changed the colour with Distress stains and paints.

The flower is made up of layers of burlap with feathers, a large black paper flower and small ready made roses.

I layered several papers, die cutting some for interest.

Hope you like her.

TTFN Jude xx

Happy birthday Vicky

It's me again, back from London and looking forward to a meal out tonight.  We are starting the birthday celebrations a little early ;)

This card is one I made for Vicky.  She is 26 tomorrow and still looks like a teenager!  It is totally unfair lol.

This image is yet another Saturated Canary, coloured with pro and flex markers.  I can see real improvement in my colouring just in the last few weeks.  I'll have to look out some of the early attempts and compare them.  Scary thought!!

I stuck to a limited colour scheme with this and went for extra embellishments.  A flower, scroll and rosette........

.........then a paper rose. 

I like how this came together.

TTFN Jude xx

OMG 20!!

Saturday at last!  That also means I've one day left to make Joe's birthday cards!!  We are having a joint party for his birthday and Mother's Day.

This is the first of his cards.

The colours were determined by the scraps in my box lol.  I'm still trying to use some up.

I started with a 6 x 6 kraft blank adding papers and ribbon as the base layers.  My trusty star dies were used to create an embellishment, which I then ran through the sewing machine.  Now this is the first time I've done this so I'm quite pleased (even if the lines are wonky lol)

My favourite sentiment stamp was called into service again.

That's all for today.  TTFN Jude xx

Christmas wishes

Happy eve eve eve of Christmas Eve lol!  Three guesses who today's card is for??

 Yes this festive red and black (!) card is for Jen and Alan.  The topper is from a Crafter's Companion set which I love, but the image is quite small.  To make it fit my 8 x 8 card I added lots of layers.

Here is a close up of the layers.  The base is the white card blank then red mirror card, black card, red spotted paper, more red mirror card and more black.  It makes for a very heavy card!!

 I added some black organza ribbon down one edge and right justified the topper. 

 A couple of snowflake embellishments finish it off.  Hope they like it.

TTFN Jude xx

Two little birds

Sunday again - soon comes around doesn't it?

 

Morning bloggers, hope you are having a fine and relaxing weekend.  We have done a few little jobs around the house but have found it too oppressive to do any of the big stuff.

 

Jen and I have been happily entrenched in the craft room making cards for her daughter's birthday.  Kay will be 25 on Tuesday so we've been beavering away to make sure we have enough for all the family to send.

 

I can't show you any of the cards I've made so far as it wouldn't be fair on her to see her cards here before she receives them lol.  Instead I am sharing a very simple little card I have made for a friend's birthday next month.

 

The little bird template was downloaded from the internet.  I traced it on to two black and white papers and cut out.

 

The birds are simply added to a DL card blank.

 

The sentiment is a Kaisercraft rub on which continues to the inside.

I'm very fond of this neat and tidy one layer card, and may make several variations to keep in my stash.

 

TTFN Jude xx