Tag: handmade card ideas

Secret Garden ..

 

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WordPress has changed how I post on my blog, and I don’t like it! even Nathan my go to techie son is having problems, so I hope this works! Todays card is still kaisercraft Secret garden,the second to last card in this series ( for now) I couldn’t lose this paper, and have filed it away for future card making. This card has lots of goodies on it – punched leaves and butterflies,ribbon, lace ( a find from  a country second hand shop), a doily,flowers and a collectable doily as well. i think this is my favourite, but I do love this paper. Today is a lovely day here weather wise, not too hot, so a good day for a bit of house keeping before a couple of hours in the craft room. til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 3

still revisiting kaisercraft secret garden

IMG_7577 (Medium)IMG_7578 (Medium)Kaisercraft secret garden,paper collection and matching collectables. Here I layered some of the doily collectables on top of one another with foam pads, and just went to town with ribbon,lace and flowers,and punched leaves.The pretty lace on the bottom card was a brilliant find in a second hand shop in a country town outside of Adelaide . I visited there with my sister last time I was on holidays’ and found lots of interesting buttons and lace! Today is so much cooler here, it’s lovely, so I am enjoying some relaxing time in the craft room. Til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 4

revisiting Kaisercraft secret garden..

IMG_7574 (Medium)IMG_7575 (Medium)True to my new years resolution I pulled out some old paper the other day, first up is Kaisercraft secret garden. I loved this paper collection when it came out so I have a lot of it , and I still love it, so it didn’t make the lose it pile – I made a few cards which I will show over the next couple days and the rest has gone back into the shelves.The interesting thibng about this exercise is that since buying the paper I have new dies, stamps etc, so the cards I am making now with the old paper look nothing like the cards I made originally! The top card has some butterflies that I stamped onto patterned paper and fussy cut out, the bottom card has a die cut butterfly ( a memory box die), and I added a doily and sequins to that one. Super hot day here, I jumped into a cold shower as soon as I got home – feel so overheated.salads again for tea, this feels like a long summer this year – looking forward to a pot of soup as soon as we get some cold weather. Til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 3

The last two My Minds eye….

IMG_7572 (Medium)IMG_7573 (Medium)Here are the last two cards I made with My minds Eye My story paper collection, and chipboard elements. The only thing I added to these two was a little bit of gold twine. I have enjoyed playing with this collection and will revisit it again to use up all the leftovers when I have made some cards with the new collections I bought over christmas and haven’t cut into yet!Meanwhile today in the craft room with all lessons up to date I am creating with some graphic 45 and then will move on to some very old paper collections to start my new years resolution which is to use it or clear it out!Til tomorow…..

Posted on by Helen 7

My Minds Eye My story number 7…

IMG_7570 (Medium)My minds eye My story paper collection ( the 6″ pad) and fussy cut butterflies from the same paper collection. I threaded the chipboard banner elements onto some gold twine,and just added a few sequins to finish this one. I have one more lesson to set up today, so I will take the little puppy into the craft room with me and attempt to teach her craft room etiquette! She is settling in well here, and our older dog Foxy tolerates her – they will be very good friends when she calms down a little bit! Our weather is still very warm over the 30C for days now and no end in sight but thats ok – better than over the 40c!! Til tomorrow….

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My Minds Eye My Story 5 and 6..

IMG_7569 (Medium)IMG_7571 (Medium)Still continuing with My Minds Eye My story paper collection and some butterfly cards today, paper from the 6″ pad, and butterflies fussy cut from a 12 x 12 sheet. The top card has some sequins and a ribbon bow, and the bottom card lets the paper speak for itself. i have a class this morning and I am looking forward to seeing my ladies – it feels like ages since we all got together before Christmas! Til tomorrow…..

Posted on by Helen 3

My Minds Eye My Story 3 and 4..

IMG_7567 (Medium)IMG_7568 (Medium)Today we will continue on with My Minds eye paper collection,(6″ pad) and matching chipboard elements for these two cards.I added lace and ribbon on the top card, and flowers, gold twine and sequins on the lower card. We have a new puppy here at home, her name is Luna and she is 8 weeks old.I had forgotten how energetic and inquisitive little puppies were, and we have to make sure my craft room door is kept closed – she can’t go in there unsupervised – there was nearly an inking mishap when she thought the top of my distress re-inker bottles would be good to chew on.Anyway, she is good company for Nathan and is keeping him on his toes! Til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 3

My Minds eye My story 1…

IMG_7566 (Medium)Very quick post today, another 2 card in a box  cards, this time made with My Minds Eye My story paper collection. I fussy cut the butterflies from a sheet of 12 x 12 paper, and just added a little gold twine bow! Til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 6

Kaisercraft a Touch of Gold special age cards

IMG_7565 (Medium)I have started to make age cards as I often get asked for them and it would be good to have a few pre -made, so you may see a few of them until I build up my stocks, of course if you are casing you don’t have to add the numbers. I have a terrific number die ( Kaisercraft) which I have been using on all my age cards, and I like to die cut the numbers out of glitter or foil card.The paper on today’s cards is from Kaisercraft called A Touch of Gold,and the die cut I used for the banner is by Kaisercraft as well. I added some gold sequins,and  Stampin up gold twine. I did go into the craft room yesterday and spent a few hours preparing my February lessons, so just have a village lesson to sort out and I am up to date for a couple of weeks! til tomorrow….

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Kaisercraft A touch of Gold..

IMG_7560 (Medium)Special cards for today, as it’s new years eve ( happy new year everyone!). These are card in a box cards, they fold down flat for ease of posting and I have adjusted the measurements so that they fit into a standard envelope. I will have to organise nathan to film another clip for these ones, anyway, The paper is kaisercraft A touch of Gold, and I die cut the balloons from gold foil card and glitter card ( the die is a kaisercraft one). I added some punched bunting, a few sequins and happy birthday stickers. I have been missing for a few days because our little dog Patches passed away,and it has been a very sad time.He had a wonderful long life, he was nearly 17, but I so miss my little shadow. I haven’t yet been able to go into the craft room as he used to lie under my desk at my feet whenever I was in there, but will make an effort tomorrow so that I can plan out some lessons. My new years resolution this year to to use up some of the paper collections I have and I have already made a start on that and you will see results over the coming weeks.For now, til tomorrow….

Posted on by Helen 3