Another two cards made with graphic 45 Gilded Lily paper collection. a bit of fussy cutting on the top card, and just some images from the papers on the bottom card. love the pinks/blues in this paper. today I am in the craft room ( got to love public holidays!) and I am working with more graphic 45 paper – Mon Amour – making some cards suitable for young ladies, and while i am creating i am thinking about my new years resolution – I have a feeling it’s going to be the same as last year – I will share later in the week! til tomorrow…..
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Grap0hic 45 a gilded Lily
I Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas break!Today I am showing a couple of side stepper cards I made with graphic 45 A gilded lily paper collection. I have done a very quick and easy youtube video tutorial on how to do these shaped cards – I have adjusted the measurements so that they fit into a standard envelope, and I think they still have the same wow factor..the link is over here on the right hand side of my blog.All I added to these was some ribbon and lace, and fussy cutting of the papers added the rest of the decoration. Today is a gorgeous day here in Adelaide, a much nicer 27C expected today,and a perfect day to relax and recover from the Christmas madness! til tomorrow…
Merry Christmas to all my Blog friends!
Three cards today, all made with Bo bunny You’re Invited paper collection and matching collectables.I made good use of my gold twine, which was purchased for xmasd cards but has found it’s way to most of the cards I have made lately ( love using it!)and sequins, and the bottom card has a stamped bird crazy stamp by Tim holtz, because I love them too – they make me smile!A day off today, how lucky that I got xmas eve off, and so Nathan and I were over at the shops super early ( about 7am) to do our grocery and fruit and veg shopping to beat the last minute shoppers, and that worked a treat. It is now only mid morning and all my chores for the day are done.I wish you all a safe and merry Christmas,fun with loved ones, and I will see you all back here in a day or so! Happy holidays, Love helen x
Kaisercraft fiesta 5, the last for now…
This is the last Kaisercraft Fiesta card I made, and I have enjoyed showing these bright and beautiful colours! I will revisit this paper again as I still have some left. this one used the 6″ paper pad, collectables and the labels were from a piece of the 12 x 12 paper ( the only piece of that size I bought).I just had to add a ribbon bow and a sprinkle of sequins to finish.I went back to work yesterday after quite a few weeks off with my knee, and I have to say it was tough. I came home and had to ice my knee and put heat on my back, but today I am much better – have come home with no aches and pains so I am truly grateful for that! I would like to thank all my blog friends for your best wishes and concern.One more day then 5 days off! yay! til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft Fiesta 3 and 4
Two cards today, I am back to work tomorrow after 8 weeks off, and I may be a little too tired to post tomorrow! These are made with kaisercraft fiesta 6″ pad and collectables, with the addition of buttons, flowers, sequins and gold twine.Love these bright cards. A much cooler day today here in Adelaide, so I have a roast beef and vegetables in the oven – a welcome change from the salads we have eaten all week.And just enjoying the cooler weather! til tomorrow….
Kaisercraft fiesta 2..
Kiasercraft fiesta 6″pad and matching collectables.For this one I layers a few of the label die cuts from the back of the pad and a couple of the collectables, added some gold twine, sequins and flowers and punched a butterfly to finish.This hot weather is draining all of us here,not much we can do but sit around and conserve our energy, thankfully there is a cool change coming on Sunday! til tomorrow…..
Kaisercraft Fiesta number 1…
I have a few paper collections that I haven’t had a chance to do anything with due to the Christmas makes, and this is one of them – kaisercraft Fiesta.It’s a good collection to showcase just now because the colours remind me of the extre4me heat we are experiencing at the moment. For this card I have used papers from the 6″ pad,and a few of those scrappy bits you get left with at the end of a crafty session.There’s a die cut leafy branch ( can’t remember what that one is but I like it so might have to go and find it to use again!), some flowers, punched butterfly, sequins and gold twine.I was up early this morning preparing salads for tea so that I am not in the kitchen later today, and now I will go sit under the air conditioner duct and try to stay cool! til tomorrow….
Bird crazy 5 and 6..
Here are the last two Bird crazy cards for now. I have made some more since making these – I can’t help it – I love the humour. The top one was done with lots of stamping and masking to get the group scene, and coloured lightly with distress inks and a paintbrush, and the bottom one was made just for me feeling sorry for myself at the time when I couldn’t do anything before my knee operation. It cheered me up (and I have since stuck a banner saying thinking of you over my play on words in the top corner). This one is a little different because I made the background, something I have done a lot of lately because I love getting out my stencils, inks, blending sponges, stipple brushes, stamps and just mixing colours together to see what works . One good thing – I have had a lot of time in the craft room to just try things, going to miss that when I go back to work!Til tomorrow..
Authentique Devoted, 3,4, and 5…
Three cards today to finish off my Authentique devoted series which got interrupted due to more pressing christmas cards! I had a bit of fun with these cards and used plenty of lace, ribbon, hessian, bling and even a button. I did go to the specialist yesterday, and found out I have torn a ligament in the back of my knee, so operation on Thursday and after that I may be missing from here for a few days while I recuperate, but until then…til tomorrow…..
Kaisercraft My Cherie number 3…
Kaisercraft my Cherie 12 x 12 papers. This was the final card in the class I taught,so just a couple of the 12 x 12 papers, ribbon and A kaisercraft die – border. I did buy this whole range , and one day i will sit down and use it! until then we will return to christmas cards tomorrow! til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 