Saturday, 21 May 2011

Happy Birthday


Very simple. Just a K & Co. topper mounted on dotted Kanban card.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Happy Birthday


Main image is recycled from a Clinton's card. 'Happy Birthday' and black glitter strips peel-offs are, I think, Anita's.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

True Friend


All materials are SU, made at class.

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Bliss



Made at class, all materials are SU.


Friday, 13 May 2011

Thinking Of You


Paper is My Mind's Eye.
I *think* the sentiment card is Pink Paislee.
Embossing folder is Square Lattice by Stampin' Up.

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Celebrate


Paper is Papermania. Metal word was free with a magazine.

Monday, 9 May 2011

Cheers


Alphabet and image stamp by Stampin' Up. I've used Glossy Accents on the glass to make it shiny.

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Love


Vellum quote is DCWV.
Patterned paper is by Papermania.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Best Wishes


Pearlescent cardstock is Coredinations. Sentiment an old pack from Lakeland.
Image I suspect is recycled (found it in drawer but looks like an old shop-bought card)

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Naughty



Tag is Smirk by Trimcraft.
16 is Sizzix 'Sunset' alphabet. Swirl stamp is Autumn Leaves.

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Best Wishes


Everything is Stampin' Up except for the sentiment stamp which is HOTP

Friday, 29 April 2011

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Dad


Patterned paper is Stampin' Up. Letters are Cricut 'Stamped' cartridge.

Monday, 25 April 2011

Vintage


Everything except the gold card is from a Craftwork Cards kit I spotted reduced on QVC.

Saturday, 23 April 2011

Easter Basket



Easter basket, just the right size for a couple of Creme Eggs.
Made at class, all materials are SU.

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Happy Easter



Guess what? All materials are Stampin' Up

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Spring Wreath


All materials are Stampin' Up.
Each butterfly is different so lots of stamping and punching.


Sunday, 17 April 2011

Just For You



SU class so all materials are Stampin' Up.
We used a butterfly punch to make the flower.

Friday, 15 April 2011

Flowerpot


Flowerpot card made at SU class so all materials are Stampin' Up.
There is a tutorial for something similar on Split Coast Stampers



The flower part pulls up and it does have a stand on the back (but unfortunately mine did not want to stand upright!)



A matching gift tag.

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Box



Our SU demo is a lovely lady who is so patient with me and my mum at class. We are always the last to leave!
It's her birthday this week so I wanted to give her a little gift to say 'thank you'.

I used, mostly, SU products. The only non-SU is the die for the box which is Sizzix Takeout Box.

The roses were made with Fancy Flower punch, a great tutorial here.
I tried holding the petals together with paperclips but some of them left little grey marks on the petals, hence the glitter to try and cover up the marks :)



After I'd put the box together I thought it looked too plain but had already glued everything.



It has something inside but I'll keep quiet as she might see this before her birthday.

Monday, 11 April 2011

Notably Ornate



Kraft card blanks are Papermania. The sentiment is Stampin' Up as is the main stamped image (Notably Ornate stamp set) and the leaves are from SU bird punch.

I highlighted some parts of the image with Glamour Dust and added faux stitching and distressing.



I liked the look of the card so, rare for me, decided to replicate it in different colours.




By the time I got to the blue one I gave up making my own flowers and used Prima!



The flowers are very simple to make using Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die.
Not my idea, I saw them in a cardmaking magazine recently.
You need to cut four of the smallest flowers on the die and three of the next size.

 I tend to cut a strip of card the approx width of the flower I need and fold it concertina-like into four before running through the Big Shot so I'm only running it through the once but get four pieces cut. That sounds obvious unless you don't know it, someone I was chatting to recently thought you had to use four whole die sized pieces of card and run each one through individually.


Basically you fold one of the smallest pieces up very tight, next one not quite as tight etc etc and just layer them up, bending the petals a bit as you go.

Saturday, 9 April 2011

Magnolia



Magnolia stamped image.
Papers were a magazine freebie.
Sentiment is Craftwork Cards, mounted using SU punches.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Thinking Of You



Patterned paper by Basic Grey. Highlighted with Glamour Dust.
Sentiment is SU stamp.

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Magnolia



Stamp by Magnolia (I think, was sent in a swap).
Glamour Dust.
Sentiment by Craftwork Cards, mounted using SU punch.

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Mum



Patterned paper and label are both K& Co.
Mother's Day stamp is SU, butterflies a Martha Stewart punch.

Friday, 1 April 2011

Mum



I had to make two Mother's Day cards in thirty minutes.
This one is my trusty Sizzix flower die (probably my most used die for speedy cards) and Cuttlebug embossing folder. Alphabet is also Sizzix.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Rock Star


Very simple. I'm trying to use up old papers (so I have an excuse to buy more) and this DCWV one is very old! Just added a stamped sentiment, stamp by SU.

Monday, 28 March 2011

Feel Better Soon



Stamps are all by Personal Impressions.
Fake stitching again!

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Happy Birthday



This is all straight in real life, even the ribbon, I promise :)

Just some Anna Griffin paper highlighted with Glamour Dust, sentiment is from a Stampin Up set.

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Birthday Card and Notebook


Card and notebook.
Patterned paper is DCWV. Sentiment stamp, matching punch, and cardstock all Stampin' Up.
Border punch is Martha Stewart and flowers by Prima.
Cardblank is Woodware.


Tuesday, 22 March 2011

hanglar stanglar


I received some stamped images a year or so ago but wasn't keen so I put them in a drawer and forgot about them.
Having a tidy out and came across them again and thought I ought to use them up.
The sentiment tag is by Kanban, the image is hanglar stanglar.



The blue card with the bunting printed on is actually the reverse of an advertising flyer from Emma Bridgewater pottery! Seemed a shame to put in the bin.

Sunday, 20 March 2011

SU



Made at SU class.
I loved the little 'button' in the centre of the flower. This was made with a small punched circle of card and a strip of thin ribbon just wrapped around it.

Friday, 18 March 2011

Box


We made this box at SU class so all materials are Stampin' Up



Similar to an exploding box but without the layers inside, this was one sheet of card.



I haven't got round to printing off photographs for the inside but they should go on the plainish squares.

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Steven



Bunting made with Hero Arts 'Friendly Flags' stamp set, striped paper a magazine freebie.
Name stamped with SU 'Just Perfect' alpha stamps.
Card and ribbon both SU.
Faux stitching (because I can't sew a straight line on a sewing machine!)