Beautiful Butterflies

This easel card was made using more Hunkydory papers and toppers. I have also used some flowers from my stash to complete the look and add a stopper for the easel. The colours are so feminine and I love the added button details!

More Hunkydory!

 Back to experimenting with 'kits' again; this card was made with the free kit from the first Hunkydory Compendium (I think?) and used for a 'thank you card'. Simple, but sweet.

Below and to the right; made from the same kit as above I think, but this time I have added some die-cut butterflies from my Spellbinders dies. Again simple and quick to make when that is what's needed!

The last 2 cards are made using some fab 'Flutterbye Garden' stamps from Hunkydory again, and based on some designs from the compendium (with a few changes). I really liked the etherial feel to the stamps and they seem to work well with lots of different colouring mediums (the bottom card was stamped using Flitterglue and silver glitter placed over it!).
Thanks for looking!

Fairy Spells!

Hello again! Apologies for the huge gap in my posting, the last months have been a little mad as we have had an extension built and all my craft stuff was stored away! I did not make anything for months so I feel a little rusty now, but am trying to get my 'flow' back! I have made a few cards lately for special people; this one was for my daughter's birthday. I have used some Lavina Stamps including the fabulous 'Spiral of Spells' and also dabbled with a few beads and charms. I will never get bored of fairies!

 

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!!