Birthday Wishes

A card I made last month for Val's birthday

I used alphabet dies and sentiment stamp by Crafter's Companion, blending inks, and ombre paper (I think this was Hobbycraft)

Flowers are Prima.

 

Love

Quatrefoil and stitched rectangle dies are from Craft Stash's Card Making Magic range.
Flowers are by Prima and I've added some smaller ones made with a SU punch, leaves are also SU punch.
Sentiment die by Simon Says Stamp

Happy Birthday

Background die is from China
Sentiment die by Tonic
I've used double-sided adhesive sheet and Glamour Dust
Flowers are Prima
Leaf punch by SU!

Mum

I made this one for my mum for Mothering Sunday.

Scallop square die is by Tonic, Butterfly by Spellbinders, and the leaves/ fronds are Sue Wilson.
Flowers are old Primas with a touch of glitter added, letters are a Sizzix alpha.

Card is 8 x 8 inches and ombre background paper is by Craftwork Cards.

Julie Nutting

 Please excuse the state of this card, it's been passed around at club for the last couple of weeks (I should have photographed it first)

It's a Julie Nutting stamp by Prima that has been 'dressed' in Tilda papers.
The sentiment stamps are by Personal Impressions

Apologies also for the state of this blog, photographs etc recently.
In the warmer months we try to get out walking as much as possible but this means my card making has to take a back seat.

Birthday Wishes

Tonic scalloped square die. Sentiment stamp is by Phill Martin, stamped in purple not the faded black it appears here, and what looks like mustard card stock is actually lime green...
The flowers are Prima and I've added some beads to the centres, on my last post I used some beaded trim and these were the ones that dropped off as I cut it.

(I apologise to anyone looking at this who suffers from trypophobia)

Birthday Box

Card and gift bag I made for my mum's birthday yesterday. I was actually still sitting staring into space at 11am and had no idea what design I was going to do, I think that's why the gift bag is so plain!

Celebrate

This is for a 'pink' challenge over on CM&P

Celebrate is a Sizzix die, flowers are Prima.

80

Made for a wonderful lady at my card club who loves purple and is celebrating a special birthday. She's taking it easy on the day itself by skipping off to New York for some shopping...hope I'm doing the same at that age!

I've used Nestabilities labels 22 to make the easel part. Basically you stagger the cutting plates on your Cuttlebug/ Big Shot so that only half the die actually cuts, then use the next size down and cut the complete die.
The '80' is really the only number that will work (apart from 88) for the 3D effect because you need to have die-cuts that are absolutely symmetrical. So if it wasn't 80 then I would have used butterflies or flowers or similar.

I cut three of each number and folded them in half (which is why they need to be symmetrical) then the first half of the first piece is glued to the first half of the second piece, the second half of the second piece is glued to the first half of the third piece. At this point I attached a length of 'invisible' cotton, and then glued the second half of the third piece to the second half of the first piece.
That all sounds a bit confusing but it's very simple to do, I promise.
The other end of the cotton was attached to the top of the easel and then a second die-cut (the gold frame) adhered to the card.

Border punch is Martha Stewart
Swirl die-cut is Riviera Corner by Memory Box
Sentiment is by Craftwork Cards

Best Wishes

Some simple colour-blocking with Tilda papers.
Best Wishes stamp is by HOTP and was a magazine freebie.

Celebration

Lace effect stamp is by Kaisercraft
Sentiment stamp by HOTP

Special Day

 Sentiment panel is by Papermania
Patterned paper is Craftwork Cards
I've stamped the green card with a HOTP stamp and then used clear embossing powder

Birthday

Not keen on this one but I've been off doing my other hobby (climbing fells) lately and found it hard getting back into making cards this week. One of those afternoons where I kept pushing the same bits of card round for ages and just couldn't get it right!


Sticker is by Penny Black
Flowers are Prima
Sentiment by Craftwork Cards
Embossing folders are SU and Sizzix

Mum

Paper is Papermania, card is 8 x 8 inches
Flowers are Prima
Die is by Quickutz
'MUM' cut with Cricut Base Camp
Whole lot sprayed with shimmer paint

Happy Birthday

Flower is by Prima

Border punch by Martha Stewart

Sentiment is an old one from my stash

Bee

Paper by Echo Park

Sentiment is a Sizzix die

Prima flower with a MM button brad

Striped ribbon is by SU.

Bee

Paper is Echo Park (double-sided so I've used both sides on this card).

Sentiment is a Sizzix die.

Ric-rac from stash and a Prima flower plus button.

With Love

Patterned paper is Prima, the piece with the butterfly on I've overstamped with a Waltzingmouse stamp.

Welcome

Paper is Webster's Pages, I've stamped the sentiment and frame using Waltzingmouse stamps.
Faux stitching and Prima flowers.

Birthday

Prima flower, I added the button.
Sentiment is Waltzingmouse.
Scallop trim is a Spellbinder die.
I made the background pattern with a stamp from Stampendous and did some rough colouring in.