I enjoy doing these collage type cards, and I usually use a mix of brand names when I am making them. this card is no exception. The bird is stamped using a stamp from Oxford impressions nature set, the cardstock, patterned paper, seam binding, and Nature walk stamps are all from Stampin Up, The brass leaf is by Tim Holtz, and I also used a Martha Stewart punch, and a feather and some twine.Late post tonight, and still have things to do around here, so no crafting tonight, Til tomorrow….
Category: Animals
Very vintage London market
This is my favourite card made with this paper – Pink Paislee London Market 6″ paper and ephemera , and I added lace,flower and pearls. I stamped a kaisercraft bird cage, and greeting.That was also the last in my Pink Paislee london Market collection, on to something different tomorrow! til tomorrow…..
Butterflies!
I have mixed and matched a little bit on this card.The papers are all Prima paper, there are two main layers, and the one most visible is Prima Botanical paper. I cut rectangles from more prima paper, and distressed and sponged all my edges. The butterflies were cut from a sheet of graphic 45 paper which was a full sheet of gorgeous butterfly images which are now all fussy cut and waiting to be put on more cards! I just added a little lace and kindyglitz.I have now officially started my 4 weeks holidays, and I am so looking forward to all the crafty things I have planned! Til tomorrow….
Elegant Bird number 2
This is the other card I made with my new Stampin Up Elegant Bird die. I cut this one out of an old cornflakes box, as I wanted a strong base for the crackle paint which I painted over the whole of the bird and wing and left over night to dry. It doesn’t show too well in the photo, but as the paint dries you get a lovely crackled effect.The background paper is from Stampin Up Twitterpated range, and I ran some pink Bazzil through the cuttlebug with my Craft Conceptes cottage floral embossing folder. I just had to add some lace, ribbon, Magnolia chandelier garland, and a strip of kaisercraft pearls.Had a lovely morning with my ladies,then this afternoon a short time in the craft room where I have been working with Kaisercrafts new release, but I am afraid my mind rebelled, and I found myself packing away the muted tones and digging out my brightest ribbons and buttons and papers to come up with some very bright and sunny cards, which we will photo next week when I am on Holiday ( Yay…) Til tomorrow….
Elegant Bird
I fell in love with this Stampin Up Elegant Bird die, although i didn’t realise it would cut such a large bird – all the same he’s a beauty! On this card I used Stampin Up Twitterpated designer paper, bazzil and stampin up cardstock – basic Grey, a My Minds eye brad, button and ribbon. I ran the body of the bird through the cuttlebug with my trusty swiss dots folder – the first embossing folder I ever bought and still the one I reach for most.No Cards tonight as it’s shopping night and I have to get my gear together for my Paper Flourish class tomorrow – I am looking forward to seeing all my ladies. Til tomorrow….
Card with tag
Here is another card made using the new Prima Nature Garden papers, on this one I have created a little triangular pocket and slipped a tag inside which has my greeting on it – you could pop a gift voucher in here too. I heat embossed a flower and butterfly on vellum, fussy cut a little bird from the papers, and added Prima flowers and leaves, seam binding, and a Stampin Up brad to finish. I have spent a couple of hours in the craft room today, playing with more new papers, but I really must get back to using up some more older papers – next on my list… Til tomorrow…..
Card full of nature….
I have used a few bits and pieces on todays card …. the background paper is a retired stampin up design, and the cute bird is Stampin Up – young Vermillion. The butterflies are stamped with Bo Bunny stamps, and the leaves are a sizzix stampin Up die. I dyed the stampin up cream seam binding with certainly celery ink, and I die cut a tag with a cuttlebug die and stamped it too – not sure which stamp – wish I could remember cos it looks o.k.! The swirly die on the side is my Fauntleroy crest die by memory box. IÂ coloured the stamped images with inkpads and daubers. A very easy way to add some colour to your stamped image.I have spent a lot of time in the craft room today – but haven’t cut into any paper! I have been experimenting with new stamp sets, and getting very inky fingers. Hopefully tomorrow Nathan can do some photos and I will be able to show you… Til tomorrow…
Hummingbird
Last months release from kaisercraft was Hummingbird collection, and over the next few days I will show a few cards that I have made using this collection. Todays card uses the 6″ paper pad and matching collectables, a little lace and liquid pearls . I have been busy working on a few new designs, and i will continue that tonight, although I must admit I am finding myself easily distracted – I start something and go off on a complete tangent and the finished piece is not what I imagined at all! Til tomorrow….
Mainly cuttlebug 7
Todays card is one I made, being inspired from a craft magazine, but I didn’t have any of the dies they used so I adapted what I had here. I think it turned out quite well…The list of products used – Prima Sparkling spring papers, sizzix die – tatttered florals, leaves punched with Stampin Up bird punch ( wouldn’t be without that punch!), birdcage – cricut cartridge “Serenade” and lightly inked, spellbinders – Bird sanctuary ( for the birds which I sponged inked for colour) and Twisted metal tags. I hand cut the branch and lightly inked it, and finished with kaisercraft pearls and perfect pearls.Now today I am finishing off and order and then I have 4 new paper collections to play with over the week end so looking forward to a crafty weekend! Til tomorrow…..
Glitz designs 2
Todays card is the second in my Glitz designs series. Here I have used the Dance in Sunshine paper and the bird image is from the bag of matching whatnots. I added a kaisercraft crocheted doily and a flower. well it was back to work today, and xmas well and truly over in the shop – I spent the day setting up our back to school area!Still having trouble with my blog – Thank you to those of you searching for me, and also welcome to my new follower! Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 