More cards.

Two more birthdays at the weekend so had to get the mind working to make some more cards
The green one is for my sister in law's 70th birthday and similar to the other one I made before, but slightly different, it has three layers to it so quite a thick card. I used my nesties to cut the circle out and to make a boarder for it.
The other one is for a long time friend who sadly I don't see very often these days as we live a long way apart.

Card for Great Nephew

Goodness me, it really doesn't seem a year ago since my great nephew was born, but it will be at the weekend.

My friend bought a cow template at the Farnborough show at the weekend and kindly lent it to me, so I have made this card for the little chap.

I brayered the background (having been inspired by the demo on Lavinia stamps on Saturday) used a small grass stamp on the bottom of the card and a bamboo stamp up the side. I punched a few glittery flowers just to add a bit of bling and brightness to it.

I found a packet of goggly eyes I've had for ages and think they are just right.

She is quite a little cutie isn't she?

New stamps

I treated myself to some 'Lavinia' stamps at the Farnborough show at the weekend and just had to have a play!

The samples and demo that Lavinia stamps had on their stall were just lovely and a real inspiration, I just hope that with time I will be able to replicate something similar.

I made this for a couple who are going to celebrate their 55th Wedding Anniversary this week....wow, what a milestone, and they are both so full of fun and life.

Another birthday card

Not only did I make one card yesterday, but this one too.
I had watched some of Craft Day on QVC and was inspired
by the Hero Arts lady (Sherree?)
I'm afraid I borrowed her inspiration for this card.
I used a background stamp I haven't used for ages on
some thin card, stuck it to the front of the card, inked a strip of paper to form the strip across and stamped the happy birthday on a thinner piece of white card.
Added the flourish and the flower, which was initially a brownish colour so rubbed the ink pad over and rubbed over a bit of stickles glitter.

Bird Birthday Card

I've been poorly with this rather nasty tummy bug doing the rounds, but felt a bit better yesterday so sat quietly and did some crafting, more from necessity than anything as I have to get a card in the post TODAY! (Can't believe I've remembered to scan the card before I send it, I keep forgetting to do that!!)

I used distress inks to blend the background of this, added some swirls and the bird.....I 'decoupaged' the body and one wing of the bird and made the flowers adding a black circle and some glossy accents to the centre of them.

Feel quite pleased with this one.

Paper Flowers

I really loved my friend Hels article in the Craft Stamper this month and decided to have a play.

I didn't have grungeboard nor the stamp for the flowers, so made them by drawing the flower shape by hand and used card....not quite so good but at least I learnt how to make the flowers!!!!

I have scanned this so the picture so it's not a very good image.

80th Birthday card

I had to get my act together and get crafting. I've been housebound with all this horrid horrid snow, and just been 'bumbling' around, can't seem to settle to anything, although you'd think it would be a golden opportunity to have a play with my stash.

Anyway we were due to go to a gent's 80th birthday party last Saturday but sadly it had to be cancelled due to the weather...I feel really bad I didn't get this posted, but not able to get to the post box.

He is a lover of music so used this for the theme for the card.

I used my nesties again to cut an aperture, stamped the 'notes' and cut them out to stick around the edge. The 80 are peel off's I don't use them often but handy to add an age neatly. I made a box to put it in and covered it with stamped musical notes.

A Christmas Anniversary card.

A good friend of mine asked me to make her daughter and son in law an anniversary card, their anniversary is today (23rd December) and she wanted it with a Christmas theme. A difficult one to get my head around.

I used my cuttlebug and nesties to cut the centre, stamped, coloured and cut lots of holly leaves, then glittered the berries and stuck them on with silicone glue so they stood proud. I used a good old faithful stamp for the couple and stamped her dress on some red paper, stamped over with smaller holly leaves. I used the waste from the centre and overstamped with the smaller holly leaves to mount the couple on. This was placed on the second page of the card. I added a red ribbon down the side as well but this was scanned before I finished the card off....ooops. A congratulations message was printed onto the third page.

I also made a box which I didn't scan with the same theme on the front and a couple of gold bells which usually go on my front door wreath!!!!!!!

I only made a quick scan of this to see if they liked it, and forgot to scan again when finished so not the best quality

Birthday card

I haven't been doing much crafting recently because we have been having an new kitchen fitted, the house has been totally upside down and I have been 'camping' in the lounge for most of the time. Thankfully we are on the home run, with the builder coming back to do the finishing touches next week, then the whole house will need a 'Christmas' clean up from top to bottom!!!!

I did make this card earlier in the month for a forum friend's birthday, and remembered to scan it before I sent it off.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

I found out yesterday that my friend's parents recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary....Wow, that's quite something isn't it. I feel really bad that I didn't know so have made a card to congratulate them. I met my friend at Guides and then we went to youth club together when we were just young 'gals' (ha ha) and they used to have people round for Sunday tea, when they did they always asked me along too, guess I became an 'extra' member of the family, bless them. Seems like only yesterday!!!!!!