Roses

Panel by Stamperia

 

G45

All papers by Graphic 45

 

Easel

Easel idea copied from Mixed Up Crafts

Pennant dies by Phill Martin

Sentiment die is Creative Expressions

Butterfly dies are Memory Box

Embossing folder is Crafters Companion

 

Pond

Project for card club.

Fish stamp and dies are by Pink Ink, sentiment is PTI.

Cut and emboss folder is by Paper Discovery, we used Colour Cloud inks to colour plain white card.

 

Pat

 

Card is 7 x 7 inches

I've used alphabet dies by Crafters Companion, printed sentiments by Anna Marie Designs. Gem swirls from Creative Expressions, flowers from The Range.

Celebrate

 

Card idea from Mixed Up Crafts, I've just altered it very slightly.

Card is 6 x 6 inches, and the front piece is acetate.

Sentiment die and stamp by Chloe

Cog dies are Sizzix, papers by Crafters Companion.

As you celebrate

Another club project

8 X 8 inch card, we've used an A4 embossing folder (Sue Wilson?) and Tonic scalloped square dies.

The embossed pieces have been inked with Colour Cloud

Sentiment die is by Crafters Companion, flower dies by Sue Wilson

 

...A good book

Card club projects, first new ones for two years!

Card is 8 x8 inches but scored at the front to give an extra-depth spine, and secured with ribbon.

Stamps, and patterned papers, are by Daisy-Mae.

 

Best Wishes

Card made for Margaret's recent birthday.

I've used papers from The Works and added faux stitching, plus a little Distress Ink

Clock die is Tim Holtz for Sizzix

Flowers from Hobbycraft

 

Tunnock’s Box

Well, here I am again. Apologies for the lack of posts for six months. I was unsure whether anyone actually looked at this blog, and due to card club having an enforced two-year break I wasn’t really making many cards anyway. 

Now we’re finally back at club, I’m back to making cards, but I’ve had issues with uploading photos to Blogger! 

Anyway here’s a photo that has uploaded, obviously not a card but a box, just the right size for two Tunnock’s tea cakes. Colour theme inspired by upcoming bank holiday weekend. 

Measurements:

Red piece is 7.5 inches x 5.5 inches, score at 1.5 inches each side

White lid is 6 x 4 inches, pull away from edge of scoreboard just a fraction, and score at .75 inches on each side.

I’ve used Crafters Companion dies for the top of the lid, and then used the off-cuts for the tag, plus a piece of acetate for the window.

 

Quilted

 

Made for a friend who likes quilting. Sentiment stamp and dies by Chloe, other dies are by Sue Wilson

Happy Birthday

Topper by Anne Marie Designs, patterned vellum by Crafter's Companion

Sentiment dies by Creative Expressions

 

Thinking of You

A simple thinking of you card made using Maja Design paper

 

Merry Christmas

 

Fletcher would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy New Year

Paddle Boarding Santa

I asked my husband what he would like to see on his Christmas card this year, he laughed and said "Something to do with paddle boarding"

Well ho ho ho, look what I found in Making Cards magazine, the perfect image. Never challenge a Crafter!

Sentiment dies by Creative Expressions, finished card is 8 x 8 inches.

 

More Maja Elves

More cards made using the Maja Design papers, as mentioned in yesterday's post. 

I tried to make each card different in some way.

 

Christmas Elves

Earlier in the year I visited a real-life craft shop (yes it was a highlight of 2021 for me!)

I bought a single sheet of Christmas elf toppers, and a single sheet of coordinating patterned paper, by Maja design.

When I eventually started making my Christmas cards I wondered why on Earth I'd only bought one sheet of each. The toppers were so easy to use, the patterned paper ended up being 'gutted' so I could get maximum cards from it. I added other papers from my existing stash plus various dies, stamps and sentiments.

 

Poinsettias

I made these cards for my craft club ladies. We haven't actually had a club since March 2020 but maybe 2022 will be kind to us?

I used Lisa Horton poinsettias embossing folder with matching die, and added some gilding wax. 

I tried to mix it up a bit, using different sentiment dies and colours, but the base is the same for each card.

 

Peace

I thought I ought to start making some Christmas cards 😁 no rush...

This card was made with Reverend Sheena in mind, the bird die was free with a craft magazine.

 

birthday wishes

Papers are Maja Design

Sentiment die is Sue Wilson

Mini tag die and stamp by Stampin' Up!

 

Mum

I love these papers, they're by Maja Design and the collection is called Miles Apart.

Friends of ours live in Wath-Upon-Dearne and we try to visit them once a year or so. I discovered that they're about ten minutes away from a wonderful craft shop called The Craft Box, located in a Heritage site in Elsecar (near Barnsley). It's well worth a trip, the shop has a great range of items and the staff are so friendly, they have amazing samples dotted about the shop, and they run classes.

We used to have some good craft shops locally but sadly over the years they've closed, so big excitement for me to go in a 'real' shop and be able to examine papers and match up colours, something that I struggle with online.

The alphabet dies were from AliExpress and the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts. Card is 8 x 8 inches.

 

Thinking Of You

A simple card using Tonic dies  -  I say simple but it took me a while to figure the dies out! I'll know better next time.