I have used punches and dies on this card – Couture creations retro flower die, spellbinders butterfly die, ek success border punch and martha stewart leaf punch. the paper is Authentique Pretty, and I also added some lace, ribbon and bling.Today has been all about using up last years christmas paper, and I have come up with a few ways of using all those annoying strips, so will share them with you next week after nathan and I have done the photo’ing! Til tomorrow….
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Authentique Pretty number 2
Authentique Pretty paper collection, mounted onto black cardstock base. I cut a matching strip for the right hand side, and layered a piece of lace onto it, mimicking the cuts at the bottom, and added a little pink bow . On the left I mounted some of the fussy cut paper, and added a butterfly charm threaded with black ribbon. Today i have prepared my september lessons, and have been thinking about christmas cards. I have a day off on Monday,. so will pull out last years left over paper and make a start on using it up so that I don’t feel too guilty when I buy new releases which I know are on the way and I won’t be able to resist! Til tomorrow….
Authentique Pretty number 1
I bought a few sheets of this patterned paper by Athentique. The range is called Pretty, and yes, it is! I fussy cut the flowers from one sheet,and i have used some of them on this card. I have used some stampin up cardstock, used another piece of paper for the background, and added some black lace, gorgeous satin pink ribbon, and kindyglitz on the flowers. the butterfly was punched with a Martha Stewart punch, and I added a bit of a rhinestone strip.Til tomorrow…..
10 speedy cards – the last 2!
Here are the last 2 cards in the speedy cards series using Kaisercraft Lavender haze 6′ pad and collectables, as well as bits of ribbon and lace. the measurements for these cards are on the previous post. tomorrow something new! til tomorrow….
10 speedy cards continued…
Here are another 4 cards in my speedy cards series – using just Kaisercraft 6″ pad and collectables, and small amounts of ribbon and lace. tomorrow I will post the final two in this series!Instructions for these ones are on the previous post. Til tomorrow…..
Kaisercraft Lavender haze – 10 speedy cards…
Something a bit different for the next couple of days. I have done this series which I am calling 10 speedy cards. I used a 6″ pad ( kaisercraft lavender haze,) and a packet of matching collectables and made 10 cards using the same sketch design.The only other embellishments required are some ribbon and lace and you can make these in one sitting in just an hour or two!Here is the recipe …. take 10 sheets from the 6″ pad, and cut each of them into 2 pieces measuring 10.5 cms across, and 7.5 cms down. That gives you 20 pieces. match up top and bottoms and stick them on to your card front. ( the size of card is 10.5 cm across, and 15 cms down)0r an a5 piece of cardstock folded in half…then using ribbon or lace cover the join. you can also use the border strips that come in the collectables pack and the back of the pad as I have done .Then it is just a matter of affixing the assorted collectables ( and some of the labels from the pad) onto the card with foam pads to finish. I also added some bling cos that’s just what I do! Tomorrow I will put up some more of the 10 cards. Til tomorrow…..
Beau Chateau – stampin up.
This is the other card I made with Stampin Up Beau Chateau patterned paper ( retired stock) . for this one I cut a rectangle of the printed paper, and cut it into three strips, and mounted it onto some blue cardstock before mounting the whole piece onto cream cardstock.I stamped out a sentiment from vintage verses stamp set ( stampin up) and added a bow and pearls. Not much crafting this weekend – on the up side I did complete the orders I had to do, so at the moment the desk is clear of all ” have to do” stuff! Til tomorrow….
Stampin Up Beau Chateau
I have spent a lot of my time in the last few days searching for some paper that I thought I had bought( haven’t found it yet, and am fast running out of places to search!) and in my searching have found lots of other forgotten papers that have gone in and out of fashion, and are back in now and will benefit from being used with some new dies and embossing folders that I have bought in the meantime, so next on my list is to use up these papers. First up is this card, made with Stampin Up Beau Chateau, which is a retired paper, but I have rejuvenated it with some fussy cutting, and cutting a banner.The sentiment stamp is from Stampin Up Vintage verses, and I used 2 different kinds of ribbon on the card as well.Taught a lovely group of ladies this morning – we had a great time.. nothing better than card making when the weather outside is so cold! Til tomorrow….
Graphic 45 By the Sea number 2
Graphic 45 By the sea paper collection, with a lovely wide ribbon from Stampin up, and a charm embellishment. A little fussy cutting in the bottom right hand corner, and a quick card done! Til tomorrow…
Graphic 45 By the Sea, number 1
Sorry I was missing last night – we had no power… Nathan said it went off at 1pm, and it didn’t come back on until close to 8 o’clock in the evening, so we sat in the dark, and were quite cold until then! It was a very late dinner last night!Todays card is Graphic 45 By the sea patterned paper, and a fussy cut quite a few images . I mounted the lighthouse on some stampin up real red cardstock, and used a little of the trim from the same paper down the right hand side.This paper is out on my craft desk at the moment, as I was planning to make some more cards with it, but I have a few orders to complete, so will have to pack it up again! til tomorrow…..
Helens Card Designs 