I made this card for my Boss’s birthday, and when it was made I realised it wasn’t going to fit into the envelope without ruining the whole effect of the flower, so I came up with this matching box, which was so successful it resulted in a rather large order, and more coming in all the time, so at the moment I am up to my eyes in cards in boxes!I will show a couple more over the next couple of days, but now the challenge is to make some male themed ones – that’s the next order I will be working on over the weekend. Anyway, for this one I used Bo Bunny enchanted patterned paper, and matching brads, and my sizzix tattered floral die with a prima leaf and sprays of pearls. Once you have the hang of these boxes, I have discoverd it is quite easy to change the size to match any size card, the only thing to remember is to keep the measurements within 12 x 12, otherwise you will run out of cardstock! Til tomorrow….
Category: Birthday female
Everything Stampin up …almost…
Todays card uses a lot of new products, which I haven’t had nearly enough time to play with yet.The cardstock is stampin Up Pool Party, which matches perfectly with the Comfort Cafe designer paper , also Stampin Up – from here on in lets just say everything is stampin Up except for the brads and lace…Flower die is blossom party die, big swirly stamp is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set, and I heat embossed it with early espresso embossing powder,then I just added ribbon,seam binding and lace.I used a circle punch to bite little bits out of the corners of my paper.Today I have been playing with my new window die, but the weather has heated up here, and its made all of us a little lethargic so I may just go and sit in the lounge room and watch a little t.v…til tomorrow….
Card made with scraps and dies..
here is a card made with paper of an unknown origin, it was in my scrap box – I am tempted to say it’s crate paper, but it could well be Stampin Up – maybe someone could help me with that…anyway, I used a spellbinders border die to cut the zig zag, and Stampin Up blossom party die, just using one of the flower heads for the flowers. Decorated with some stampin up buttons, and martha stewart butterfly punch, and the sentiment is from a stampin up set. This is a really simple design for a quick card, and I love it’s simplicity, not to mention the colours – I will be trying this one again! I have been organising myself for my lesson over at the village tonight, and I have also spent a little time planning all my January lessons – I am getting ahead of myself! Til tomorrow….
Purely Cuttlebug…
Todays card is made purely by utilising my cuttlebug and a couple of dies. The embossing folder is Cuttlebug Goochie script, and the 2 dies used are sizzix flowers – 3d ( for the flowers) and Cheery Lyn tropical flourish. I used stampin up cardstock, and did a bit of layering with Old olive,Pumpkin Pie and very vanilla, and just added a ribbon bow to finish.This is really a simple card, and would look good in a number of different colour combinations!I am all crafted out today, so i am going to have a bit of a break and watch some T.V. tonight! Til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft periwinkle 2
Here is the only other card I have had time to make using Kaisercraft Periwinkle paper. I punched a border with E.K. Success fan border punch, which I have been using a lot lately,and the bird is a stamp from Oxford Impressions Nature set. I can’t tell you where the leaf stamps are from – I have looked in my room – it’s a disaster area in there at the moment, and I can’t lay my hands on the stamp set used, but I do know I stamped them on white and coloured them with distress inks and a sponge dauber. I have had a lovely day with my Mum, visiting the craft shops, and looking at all the new releases, ahh, so much product, not enough crafting time! Til tomorrow….
graphic 45 A Ladies Diary 12,13,14
While on Graphic 45 I thought I would show these three cards made using A Ladies Diary.Interesting story about the background paper on the top card – A workmate of my Husbands asked him if I could use old wallpaper sample books, which then duly made their way home, and the background paper on the top card is actually wallpaper!These books are terrific – if you can get your hands on any grab them!i also used a Cheery Lyn tropical flourish on this card too. The bottom two cards incorporate ribbon, lace, and an E.K.success fan border punch for that true vintage feel!Til tomorrow….
Anna griffin Camilla 5
We appear to be all over the place with my postings but I have a few cards that have missed being posted, and I am trying to tidy up my folders. so, this one is a card made from Anna griffin paper and matching embellishments( Number 5 apparently)I used a spellbinders dress form die as well, and decorated it ( the most fun) with ribbon, lace, a flower and bling.The cardstock is Stampin Up Pink Pirouette.I have a true mess on my craft table today – I am playimg with a new kaisercraft collection, but will have to pack it up for now to plan out a lesson for my ladies at the retirement village this Friday – never have I left a lesson plan this late, but I have been busy with a few commissions which are now completed. Til tomorrow…
Graphic 45 Bird Song card
Here is my first ( and only at the moment as I have been distracted with xmas cards) Graphic 45 Bird Song card. Lovely paper and I am looking forward to doing more with it, in the meantime, I did a lot of fussy cutting for this one, and mounted the images on to stampin Up cardstock – Earl Espresso and Baja Breeze. I added some seam binding and gold liquid pearls for texture.Today is a beautiful day outside, and it’s a shame to waste it, so perhaps no creating but sitting in the garden with a good book! Til tomorrow….
For You
Here is a different style of card for me – hardly any patterned paper! I have relied on stamps and dies for this one. Everything on this cards Stampin Up – the patterned paper is from the comfort cafe designer paper collection, the stamps are from the Layered Labels stamp set, the dies are from the Apothecary accents framelits die set, cardstock and ink are Cajun craze and soft suede, and even the ribbon is stampin up – crumbcake! I have quite a few projects on the go in the craft room today, which is highly unusual for me – I like to finish one thing before I start on another, so tonight my mission is to clear up some of the outstanding projects.Til tomorrow….
Prima Tea thyme number 4
This is the last in my Prima Tea Thyme collection ( for now) and for this one I have used the papers, and the matching journalling notes to make the frame. The Bird is Die cut from my sizzix tim holtz caged bird, and I just added some seam binding and kaisercraft rhinestones to finish.I love all the paper in this range, and will get back to it after I have finished with Christmas cards! Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 