This is number 5 in my kaisercraft Fine and Sunny collection, and although there are a couple more to show ,I will keep them up my sleeve as tomorrow Nathan and I are photo -ing my efforts of the past week and I want to put them up. On this card I fussy cut the birds on the branch from one of the sheets of paper and used a couple of the matching collectables. I dyed some white seam binding with yellow re -inker, and added a drop of kindyglitz on one of the birdhouses. kaisercraft rhinestones were perfect for the little birds eyes. I am still working on my male cards,and itching to get out the lace , ribbons and bling, although I am going through a bit of a back to basics theme in my mind and have a few ideas for very simple but effective cards which I want to try out.Stay tuned to see how that turns out! Til tomorrow…
Fine and sunny 4
A nice bright card today using kaisercraft Fine and sunny papers , sticker sheet ( for the bunting) and matching collectables. I used Prima canvas ctickers for the lettering and added some kaisercraft rhinestones for the birds eyes.A very busy day at work today, and I am looking forward to an hour in the craft room to unwind. The teen boys cards are coming along slowly, but I really need to think up some more ideas for this type of card. Being able to buy appropriate papers and stamps would be good too. Does anyone have any suggestions?Til tomorrow….
Fine and sunny 3 and a handy hint…
Today we are up to number three in my Fine and Sunny series using kaisercraft papers, and stickers, and martha stewarts picket fence punch. the little girl with the kite was fussy cut rom a piece of October Afternoon sidewalk paper, and the flag banners across the top were sickers on the Fine and Sunny sticker sheet, which brings me to my handy hint . I have made a lot of cards this week which feature various sizes of this type of banner, and even based my Paper flourish lesson for may around a few of them, and have only just now after all the work is done discovered that if you put the end of your strip into the corner of a square punch you get this banner effect cut on the end of your strip. this discovery would have saved me hours of measuring time! Any of my ladies reading this – please bring your square punch to the May lesson if you want to impress the other ladies! I have had a highly productive day in the card room.I have set up my village lesson, just in time for next Friday night, but a bit of a disaster – my Martha Stewart fern punch broke – bits of metal flew everywhere, and one of the cards relies on this punch so I am off to Paper Flourish on Sunday where hopefully I can replace it .. bit of a problem if I can’t.I also made a wedding card for my cousin, but all this was just procrastination because I have to make some teenage boy birthday cards – the hardest group of all to make for. I have made a start and we will see what happens. For now I am off to get my gear ready for work tomorrow – a bit hard because I feel in long weekend mode…Til Tomorrow….
Anniversary card
Yesterday was my husband and I’s 31st wedding anniversary and this is the card i made for him. I used kaisercraft Fine and sunny paper, and fussy cut the images from the paper. the sun was on the matching sticker sheet, and although it was for my husband I still couldn’t resist adding a little glitter to the apples! We received 2 beautiful handcrafted cards from mu mum and my sister, so when nathan and I do some photo -ing this weekend I will do them too, and pop them up here to share.shopping tonight so probably won’t get into the craft room, but I have all day tomorrow…. Til tomorrow….
Fine and Sunny
Kaisercrafts other release for this month is this collection called Fine and sunny. I was going to be good and not purchase this one, but couldn’t help myself, and it makes a nice change from all the Mothers day type paper I have been playing with. For this card I used the paper pad, matching collectables and sticker sheet. I just added a little bling and kindyglitz to finish. Hoping to spend an hour in the card room tonight, til tomorrow….
Back to charlottes dream…
Vey quick post tonight as I am cooking tea as we speak… I have lost count but I think this is number 6 in my Kaisercraft Charlottes dream series, and here I have used the 6″ pad, with a memory box die – La Rue, a bit of lace and a Kaisercraft resin flower. Thats me … on the run.. 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…..
English rose … the last I promise….
I farewelled this paper some time ago, but Nathan and Ididn’t take any photos this weekend, and I was going back through my files to see what hadn’t been posted yet, and I found this group of cards, which is – I promise – the last of kaisercraft English rose paper ( mainly because I haven’t got any of that paper left) and a collection of ribbon and flowers, and some sizzix tattered florals made with my cuttlebug.I am looking forward to spending a few hours in the craft room tonight, I really haven’t had time for a nice long card making session all week, and have quite a few ideas I want to try out. Til tomorrow….
Upsy Daisy – sponged background
I am still practising sponged backgrounds, but I thought i would show my progress. One day I will master this technique! All cardstock is stampin Up and the stamp used is also Stampin Up – Upsy daisy.I heat embossed the stamp image in black, so far so good, and I have learnt not to be too heavy handed with the sponging and layer the colours slowly, but not quite there yet although I do quite like the effect on the bottom card, looks like clouds – that was purely accidental and I doubt I could repeat it!I am off to the craft room now and looking forward to some relaxing creating time after a busy day at work. Til tomorrow….
Nature garden 2 – For mum…
For this mothers day card I have used Prima Nature garden, and fussy cut on of the bird images from one of the sheets of patterned paper. I found a kaisercraft acrylic overlay in a drawer which went perfectly over the top for this design, and all i had to add was a length of gold lace. I spent a lovely morning at Paper flourish setting up my May lesson, and i plan to spend some time in my craft room tonight – I haven’t spent much time in there this week, and I have a few ideas I want to try out. Til tomorrow…..
Helens Card Designs 