circus!

This was a quick card to make, the image came from the web, I layered it onto some red mirror card to make a sturdy topper. The backing paper came from American Crafts 'Lovely Day' paper kit. I decoupaged the balls onto it - from another paper in the kit.

friendship

This was the card I did for February's Friendship swap over on Do-Crafts paper craft forum.

 

the topper and the decoupaged flowers came from Debbi Moore Designs vintage floral range and was perfect for the vintage style card I wanted to do. Added a doily and a few gems and the card was fininshed.

blue lady

I love the shop 'Past and Present', not sure if they still exist though because all the ones I used to go in eventually closed. I used to get a little diary from there, and once the year was out I ripped all the pictures out to use. This is the first one I've used for ages.

 

6x6 card blank

image from Past & Present diary

hobbycraft gems

doily

docrafts 'simply flora' ribbon

blue backing paper

'Fairy Belle' paper from Jodie Lee Designs

blue pigment ink

pastel pink promarker

 

 

up up and away

This years birthday card for dad, I was watching youtube card making videos and came across a tutorial from .keenan kreations, I altered the style slightly and ended up with this.

 

DoCrafts Stamps 'Travel print'

black pigment ink

umber promarker

dark burgundy card

Gecko Galz 'old world maps 1'

balloon from 'Steam Stock' digikit by Algera Designs

acetate

buttons

 

I used a 6x6 white card blank, using the Travel print stamp I stamped randomly over the front of the card - I used pigment ink as I wanted a faded effect rather than a prominent inked image as made by Stazon inks.

In craft artist I imported the map image and changed the colour to a brown tone, made the sentiment and then resized the balloon embellishment from a digi kit. Printed everything off then worked out the layout of the card. I mat/layered the map onto the burgundy card and likewise mat/layered the sentiment. Stuck everything down.

I stuck the balloon to a strip of acetate and attached that to the inside of the card, using the acetate as a hanging spring so the balloon hovered freely over the card.

To balance the card I raided The Tin (I really must get a photo of this button tin!) and picked 3 different ones and stuck them on the card.

40th birthday

A simple, yet elegant 40th birthday card.

 

image 'Nature's Muse' by PoppySeed Graphics

black mirror card

white card blank tent fold

black organza

black gems

CAP2 generated sentiment

butterflies

 

I love the images from PoppySeed Graphics, they're just stunning - very intricate yet naturally flowing.

 

I printed the image & sentiment onto white card stock and then mat/layered that onto black mirror board, to frame and lift the topper, popped the sentiment on - it looks squashed in the photo for some reason, stuck odd number of gems on, tied an organza bow (really need to learn how to use my bow maker) and then lastly, stuck two butterflies on to balance the card.

 

Friendship themed card I made for a monthly swap over on the Do Crafts papercraft forum,
brightens up this cold, windy & wet day.

image from either GeckoGalz or Lunagirl  (can't remember)

backing paper from Debbi Moore Designs

yellow paper

hobbycraft pink flower

pink gems

CAP2 generated sentiment.

pretty birds

A card I made for Delia for Mothers Day

 

6x6 white card blank

vintage bird image from Gecko Galz

postcard image from Lunagirl

CAP2 sentiment

lace oddment

green flower from Dovecraft Sweet Paris collection

do crafts plain flowers coloured by promarkers

green button from The Tin

hobbycraft gems

entering into: gecko galz - take flight