Golden Wedding Anniversary Cards

Once again a request; a card for a husband to celebrate 50 years together. Not to be traditional, funny and for a couple who love animals and are having 2 mice on the cake... This first card was made using the Cute Companions stamps, one from Summer Stories and one from the original range. The patterned paper is from the Summer Stories CD Rom. The swirls have been cut using Cricut Essentials and the flowers using a punch. The banners were stamped and cut out. The sentiment was printed on my printer and cut with Spellbinders...phew!! Oh, and I have coloured with Promarkers and Scattered Straw Distress inks!

This was option 2, the image is from the Humprey's Corner Crafters Companion's 'All Occasions' decoupage set. I have mounted using Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals. The flourishes are from Spellbinders to, the new 'Jewel Fanatasies' dies. I have also used Persian Accents and Motifs dies from Spellbinders and some flowers from my stash to finish it off. In the end both cards were taken, and they were a pleasure to make for a lady who volunteers at the Hospice in the Weald, where my husband works (the lady in questions also regularly supplies us with yummy cakes!)

Wordbook for a 30th Birthday!

This was a request for a work colleague; guess what the occasion was! This is a wordbook made using my Cricut Storybook cartridge and the new Cricut Craftroom online tool. It took a while to get the layering right though! I have used Distress Ink to add depth and the papers are from the MCS Tinkering with Steampunk CD Rom. Each page also has quotes and details from the CD which were appropriate for the theme.

 The internal pages had blank sections for people around the office to put their comments in!

I had to make a box to finish it off, again I have used letters from the Cricut cartridge and layered with shapes from it as well. The cogs are from a Tim Holtz Sizzix Originals die.

A Little Boy's Card!

This card has been made using a 'Lili of the Valley' stamp which I love! I have been experimenting with colours, but not sure about the purple I have used. I could not seem to find the right combination within my Promarkers... The sentiment is from a Woodware pack of stamps and the webs, spider and stars have been cut using my Cricut (Happy Hauntings and Essentials cartridges). The edging has been done using the darker purple Distress Ink (I always forget names!). I hope it is liked, but I will improve for next time!!

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New Arrival

 

 This card was made as a request for someone. I have used a stamp I had for ages (bunny) and stamped it several time on some DCWV papers I have left from when my children were born. The bunny has then been paper pieced together to add dimension. The words and the swirls have been cut using my Cricut American Alphabet cartridge.

 

Cute Companions Peek-a-boo!

Ok, made this last night and not sure... Have never really used tapestry stamps before so first attempt was a bit manic. On this card the fence layer swings forward and you can also see the cute mouse from behind standing on a pot to peek over! This mouse is from the Cute Companions Summer Stories range. I have used Distress Inks, Versamark cubes for the tapestry and Promarkers for the mouse...what a crafty mess my lounge was in for such a small card! The pots and the watering can stamps were from Card-io stamps. A bit of a Heinz 57 card I think!

Dragons by Lavinia

This is a card back to my roots...I have been accused recently of concentrating too much on myth, magic and fairies. What can I say? I love them! Their world is much more interesting than ours...Anyway a friend of mine took 50 cards for people to look at and the overwhelming reply was that my cards are not generic enough. The most popular seemed to be those which are simple ones.  I can't help it though, the card opposite is the kind of card I love doing. I have used Lavinia stamps for the dragons and the wording behind. There is a script stamp on the vertical panel from Rubbernecker stamps and the sentiment is from Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis!! The paper is from a stack from DCWV which is rather magical and fairylike; the kind of paper you like to stroke... I have also used Distress Inks (Vintage Photo and Scattered Straw) as well as a gold Dewdrop ink pad. I am sure there are others out there who will love it...or so I tell myself!!

Hunkydory First!

Ok, here is my first attempt at 'kit crafting!'. I purchased the Hunkydory Compendium which came with a papercraft kit and had a go... I have to say there is something pleasing about making cards so quickly! The quality of the cardstock is also good so I may be tempted to get some more in the future. Always good to have some 'quickies' to run up I suppose!

This one, also from the same kit, was perfect for a lady who always makes cakes for my husband at work! (He is a nurse and she is a volunteer at the hospice he works at!). Very sweet of her and i'm not complaining!!

Best Friends

I made this card for my friend's birthday; I think these Humphrey girls are so cute! I have had a play with colours and think these work for spring. I have even attempted to venture into the world of shaped cards here with my simple easel! The girls have been coloured with Promarkers and cut out using Spellbinders Standard Circles Large and Scalloped Circles. The papers are from a pad called 'Love Letters' I think!

Lili of the Valley Girlies...

This card has been made as I love this little girl! She reminds me of my daughter! I have used some gorgeous paper from a pad called Dreamcatcher which is full of lovely purples and spring colours. She was actually coloured whilst my family was on holiday and I took some stamps and Promarkers with me! She has been cut out using a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die and the accompanying Scalloped circle size. I have then layered with Dreamcatcher papers and cut some swirls using my Cricut Essentials cartridge. There are also some lace, pearls and flowers from my stash!

 Variation on a theme....slightly more simple though.

Another one of the LOTV girls and coloured at the same time as the one above! These were actually done in November, but it has taken me this long to get them onto cards! Never mind. Same principle as above; have also used a LOTV sentiment stamp on this one though. No lace on this one but larger flowers! I love using flowers, but am going for the flatter ones at the moment; I hate making boxes for all the raised ones...they never seem to look quite right to me. I do realise that this is user error though...

Lili of the Valley Christmas Cuties!

This card was made from one of the LOTV new stamps, I love this dancing girly, she is full of the joys! The sentiment is also one of their lovely circles and I have used Spellbinders to layer. Embellishments are from my stash: a wooden snowflake and some raffia. I have used some red ink to distress, but think I may have overdone this slightly? Still, we all need to experiment, don't we?

This is another of the LOTV images that I couldn't resist buying! I love these cats and decided to colour them to match the other things I had (actually did it the right way way round this time; normally I colour and then have no papers etc!). The colours are Promarkers and Flexmarkers, flowers from my stash and I have experimented with some of the baker's twine that seems to be everywhere at the moment!

A slightly different version; my first easel card! Thought I would try some frosty colours and I quite like them! Spellbinders used to layer, Cricut Paper Doll cartridge for the snowflakes and the sentiment is a Humphrey's corner one from Crafter's Companion.

Humphrey's Corner Christmas Decoupage

Ok, I know this is a very late Christmas post; let's just say that Xmas was a little mad this year! I purchased some die-cut decoupage from Crafter's Companion this year, in the hope that I would be able to run-up some cards quickly this year! Here are a few samples, the images are so cute and I have to say the quality of the die-cuts are fab! Hope you like them x

I also purchased some most of the Humphrey's Christmas stamps and the CDs, so the sentiments have been stamped and the papers are a mix from my stash, the CD- roms and a lovely paper stack I purchased.