The oval theme – did you all pick up on that one? The last few posts have all involved ovals, which I only noticed myself today! Every thing on this card except for the brads ( kaisercraft) are stampin Up items. here goes – cardstock – Pool party, designer paper – Comfort Cafe,curly cute sentiment,sizzlets Leaves die,Designer frames oval embossing folder,and stamps – Clearly for you, and the flowers are from Vintage Vogue stamp set and fussy cut. I forgot about this card, i really like the design and I am off now to experiment some more with it1 Til tomorrow…
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Prima Zephyr number 5
Todays card uses Prima Zephyr patterned paper and matching flowers, Leaves and Journalling notes.The Butterfly is actually 2 memory box dies – Kaliadascope and moonlight. There is a Cheery Lyn tropical flourish tucked in the back, and i added some ribbon, and lots of bling!The colours in this paper range are beautiful and rich, and a nice change from pink for Female style cards!I had a lovely day at paper flourish today, teaching my Mature ladies – lots of giggles which is always fun, but it’s back to work tomorrow, so an early night for me tonight… Til tomorrow…
Prima meadow Lark card in box
This is another card in a box, but for some reason we didn’t take a photo of the box so you will have to imagine it!The patterned papers are from the Prima meadow lark range, and the big flower is die cut with my cuttlebug and sizzix tattered florals die. I made a tag pocket so that a gift voucher could be slipped in there, and added some lovely ribbon and bling.My working week is finished so the weekend starts for me now – into the craft room I go …as soon as I have organised some dinner… Til tomorrow….
graphic 45 A Ladies Diary 12,13,14
While on Graphic 45 I thought I would show these three cards made using A Ladies Diary.Interesting story about the background paper on the top card – A workmate of my Husbands asked him if I could use old wallpaper sample books, which then duly made their way home, and the background paper on the top card is actually wallpaper!These books are terrific – if you can get your hands on any grab them!i also used a Cheery Lyn tropical flourish on this card too. The bottom two cards incorporate ribbon, lace, and an E.K.success fan border punch for that true vintage feel!Til tomorrow….
Crate paper Little Boy Blue
I found in my archives a group of cards that I haven’t shown, although I made them a little while ago, and had a very hard time remembering the name of the paper – thank goodness for google – Crate Paper Little boy Blue. I only purchased 2 or 3 sheets of this paper, but got quite a lot of cards out of it – here are the first two.I used a scalloped edge punch, and made good use of my button tin and bakers twine for these two. The cardstock is Stampin Up real red. I am busy today organising some lessons, and the craft room clean up continues…. Til tomorrow…
graphic 45 Christmas emporium 1 and 2
We are back to some christmas cards, and i have used Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium paper collection, which is last years release, but I had a big pad tucked wasy which I didn’t use last year, and i was very excited to stumble upon it,as graphic 45 is one of my favourite paper companys! I made these two cards as 6×6 cards, I don’t often do that size, but the images are large and I didn’t want to cut into them. For the card on the left, I did a little layering, inking and distressing and added a tag with a stampin up vintage brad. For the card on the right I also layered, ( no distressing) ans added gold craftworks candi, and a stampin up midnight muse ribbon bow. Had agreat class today with my monday ladies, and also bought a few new male themed stamps to play with – one month soon the ladies are going to do male cards!Til tomorrow….
It’s a boy/girl cards
Todays cards are it’s a boy/ girl cards made with Stampin up baby prints stamp set,and stampin up pink piroutte and bashful blue cardstock and inks. I added assorted flowers,buttons and ribbon for some interest. I used my tim holtz emboss diffuser number 2 to create the unembossed circle in the centre of the cards so that I could stamp on the white cardstock, and still have the embossing around the stamped image. I do like this gadget and must investigate the other diffusers in this product line.The other thing I am looking for is a die which cuts a window with a window ledge – if anyone knows the name of this die I would really appreciate the information! Til tomorrow….
Prima Tea thyme number 4
This is the last in my Prima Tea Thyme collection ( for now) and for this one I have used the papers, and the matching journalling notes to make the frame. The Bird is Die cut from my sizzix tim holtz caged bird, and I just added some seam binding and kaisercraft rhinestones to finish.I love all the paper in this range, and will get back to it after I have finished with Christmas cards! Til tomorrow….
Prima Tea Thyme card
Now for a change from Christmas cards I made this one using Prima Tea Thyme patterned paper and my cuttlebug.the die I used were – spellbinders labels 17, lace doily accents, and Memory box La Rue Flourish. The sentiment ( Love it) is from a stampin Up set called Apothecary Art, and the pleated satin ribbon is also stampin Up. I just added lace and perfect pearls to this one to finish it.Tonight I want to spend a bit of time in the craft room, doing some special orders, but first I have to find my work table which is under such a pile of stuff! Til tomorow…
Kaisercraft turtle Dove 9 and 10
Still with our kaisercraft turtle Dove 6″ pad, and matching collectables. The only extra on these 2 cards are some Craftworks candi,bakers twine, tulle,lace and a button. Just a note if you are going to make the one on the right – don’t do as I did – make sure your paper is the right way up! Just noticed that I stuck the paper on upside down !Til tomorrow….
Helens Card Designs 