While we are on graphic 45 a ladies diary, I will continue on, and show the other two in this group, today and tomorrow. Can you tell I really like this paper? it didn’t take long for my thoughts to turn to fussycutting, which is what I did with the rose and mounted it with foam pads. I hand cut a circle, and roughly cut it into a spiral and rolled it to make the flower on top of the Chipboard piece ( still in the Graphic 45 a ladies diary collection) . I gathered some lace across the card, and stuck a srtip of paper across the top of that and then all I had to do was bling it all up with kaisercraft pearls and kindyglitz . Tonight I am looking forward to rummaging around in my Xmas boxes. I thought I only had one tub, but have discovered that I actually have two and if I don’t use some of this papers etc I am not going to be able to justify buying any new stuff this year! That would be a disaster! Til tomorrow….
Category: Birthday female
A One layer card
Remember the other day I said I challenged myself to make a simple one layer card?This is the result – look not a ribbon, bit of lace or bling to be found! What do you think? I found it incredibly difficult to restrain myself, but I quite like the effect the stamped squares give. I used stampin up ink pads in graduating colours, and over stamped with a Sullivans paper xtra stamp. The square stamp was actually an off cut that was meant to be thrown out when I put together a stamp set I purchased from stampin up – no waste here! Til tomorrow…..
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…..
Vintage london market
Todays card is still using Pink Paislee london market, but I have given it a bit of a vintage twist, easily done with the muted colour tones and a bit of lace. The flourish is my Cheery Lyn Tropical Flourish die, run through my cuttlebug and I just added a pastel ribbon and flower in the top corner to decorate. there are a few layers to this card which all adds to the vintage feel, as does swiping all the edges with my Victorian rose ink pad. I have been busy today creating wedding cards, but tonight I might make a start on designing some new xmas cards… til tomorrow…
London Market number 3
This is another card made with my Pink Paislee London market 6″ papers, and ephemera pack. I added some Stampin Up goodies to this one my young vermillion stamp – first stamped then coloured with my sponge daubers, and leaves die cut with my little leaves die, and some bakers twine to thread through the bunting. I have turned on the heater in the craft room, and intend to have a long session in there tonight – I am feeling very creative! Til tomorrow….
Lacey Dress card…
I still have a couple of male themed cards to show in my last series, but I have abandoned them for the time being, as i felt in the mood for something really girly! I thoroughly enjoyed making this card, as it fulfills all my crafting enjoyment requirements – a bit of fussy cutting ( the bodice was cut from an image from Stampin Up attic Boutique paper collection) and lots of lace and bling! The background paper is also from Attic Boutique ( stampin Up) and the cardstock is Stampin Up baja breeze. I tied a narrow ribbon and flower around the waist, and the skirt was made from a very wide piece of lace that I picked up from Spotlight.I added Kindyglitz to the bodice.
Kaisercraft Tigerlily number 3
Here is the final card in my Kaisercraft Tigerlily series – I went to town on the whole orange/pink colour scheme on this one! The cardstock is stampin Up Pumpkin Pie, and i found this stretchy ruffled ribbon at spotlight. Quick post today as dinner is burning! Til tomorrow….
Tigerlily and scraps number 2
For number 2 in my Kaisercraft tigerlily series, I used some of the butterflies I had fussy cut from one of my 2 sheets, and the other sheet for the background paper. I punched a brder with Martha stewart lace doily die, and added ribbon and lace.The cardstock is Stampin Up pink Pirouette.Today has been a funny day in the craft room. I hit a creative roadblock – possibly because I have spent so much time over the last week coming up with original lesson ideas – so when that happens i set myself challenges, and todays was to make a clean and simple card ( they are called cas cards) which is basicly one layer cards – a big challenge for me not to reach for the lace, ribbon, bling etc. Anyway I did it and as soon as nathan photographs it I will post it to see what you all think! Another thing I did today was to experiment with die cutting material – I had heard you could do it, but didn’t believe it, so tested it myself. And it’s true! Now this opens up endless possibilities for me as before I became a cardmaker, before I was a cross stitcher, and before I was a tapestry person ( don’t know what they are called), I was a seamstress – it’s true – I have the sewing machine and cupboard full of material to prove it. Now all that remains is to find some time to go through said cupboard and sort out what is going to be used on cards! Til tomorrow…
Tigerlily and scraps…
This card was made a little differently to the way I normally create – I usually have my collection as the base, then gather cardstock, ribbons, flowers etc that I think will go well with it and start from there. with this one I had only bought 2 sheets of the collection – ( Kaisercraft Tigerlily) unusual for me but it offended my eye with the strong orange mixed with pink ( just a personal thing – I don’t normally like orange and pink together) so I didn’t have too much paper to play with but… there were lots of odds and ends on my table from other projects, and so that is what I used on this card and the next couple that I will show you over the next couple of days.The white embossed oval which I inked around the edges was given to me by one of my ladies when she was showing me her new cuttlebug die purchase, so I can’t tell you the name of it, and then I just added a few flowers and a dainty pink bow to finish.The gorgeous butterfly was fussy cut from a sheet full of butterflies from Kaisercraft Tigerlily. I have been very good and stuck to making my Fathers day cards, still a few to go, but I am seriously missing my ribbon, flowers and bling so tonight I am going to treat myself and make the blingiest card I can think of!Til tomorrow….
graphic 45 A ladies Diary number 4
This is the last in my Graphic 45 A ladies Diary series ( for only a little while). Here again I
have let the paper do the decorating, just adding a matching chipboard embellishment, a vintage stampin Up brad and some gorgeous lace. the cardstock is stampin Up Blushing Bride. What will I do when they retire this cardstock in September? I will have to stock up beforehand!Busy day here, so can’t stay and chat – Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 