Retirement Cards

Hi,
Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards for colleagues of my husbands who are leaving their working lives behind them (lucky things).

This first one uses a Verve sketch from a wee while back. It's a 6x6 white base card then some embossed Basic Grey paper stitched on to so black is added. I cut a doily out of pink glitter paper but only used half. Then I stamped a Verve saying on to some white card which I then die cut and mounted. I used more of their stamps and dies, to add dimension everything went on pop dots.

This next one is for a guy and so I thought I'd use the pocket watch stamp.

Again I made a 6x6 white card blank. I inked the stencil of cogs using "Denim" ink on to smooth white card and then using "London Smog" I added the brick stamp, then I added the pocket watch. Once dry I mounted it on to navy card and added to the card base.
I printed out my own greeting and layered up, then I cut out another watch face which I removed the 4 dials and mounted them on to the card using pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by.
Sue

#176 Lovely Lace

Hi, over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com it is the newest design team members turn to choose the theme for us and it is one of her favourite things to use on a project.  So it was no surprise to see Kristi had chosen for us to use a little touch of lace.

I have to say I too am a lover of lace and ribbon on my projects. Here is my card for this challenge.

I have chosen to make a 7x7 card and using papers from Kaisercraft's Treasured Moments collection which I had left over from a layout at our last crop held by Chrissy of www.merlyimpressions.co.uk the papers are devine and very feminine. I embossed the reverse side of "Gazette" for the base layer  and inked with worn lipstick. Then mounted up a distressed reverse side of "Recollections " but not before adding this lovely white lace. Then taking a card topper from the 'Nostalgia " sheet (these can be very useful) I mounted that on green to pop it forward. I added some soft pink pearls and a sentiment which I printed. There is a touch of clear glitter pen used along with a couple of butterflies I managed to cut from other sections on the page.

This card was made for an order, I hope the recipient liked it as much as I loved making it.

Now it's your turn to join in with us, so come on and grab your lace box and share a beauty with us.

Sue  

#175 Bold One Colour

Hi,
Well it is my turn to choose the theme to play along to this fortnight over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com and so I have chosen for us all to make a "bold one colour" card.

I like the way you can play around with the colour using the different hues.
Here is my card and for this I have chosen to use Verve stamps and dies along with distress inks in mustard and marigold. I added a few sequins and gems after embossing with white powder.

Now its your turn to give it a go. Join in and you could be our Guest Designer next time around.

Sue

#174 Valentine Card

Hi,
Well it is time for a new challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com and this time around it is my good friend Sandy's turn to choose. Sandy has decided it would be fun to get all LOVED up so lets all make a valentines card.

Here is my take on the challenge

I am such a huge fan of Verve stamps and I saw a similar card made by Julee Tilman I just loved its simplicity I just had to have a go myself. I made a couple of alterations and I used up my very last bit of this lush red flower trim.
The stamps are from Verve and I used side kicks and wings of love along with the heart banner die.
I cut the wings out twice and trimmed off a little then popped it up. Then I stamped and embossed the heart and cut that out with the wavey heart die. I stamped the love and cut it out with a tiny oval die of Verve's.

Here is another card I decided to make for this challenge, not quite so CAS.

 The background paper I have had for years and couldn't think when I would use it but hey here it is lol. I de-bossed it first with Sue Wilson's heart folder, then added different papers on red mats. On one I wrapped some lovely sparkly gold ribbon around along with some lace, then added a huge bow. The heart is a Spellbinder die. I added two different sentiment stamps along with a few more hearts.

Now it is over to you, make a valentines and link it up to the site and you could be our next guest designer.

Sue

Mojo Monday #431

I made this card today for someone special who is taking a new path in their career. I felt the text which is at the bottom of one of the papers from the "shine bright" collection from Kaisercraft works so well. The papers were in a kit from a crop held by Chrissy who owns www.merlyimpression.co.uk and these were bits left over.

I am entering this card in this weeks Mojo Monday sketch #431. I have used also a Verve banner die and sprightly sprigs die too.

Thanks for looking in today.
Sue

Fussy Cutting #173

Well its time to join in with another fun challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com and this time around it is Sarah's turn to choose and for me this couldn't be a better one. Sarah has chosen for us all to add some "fussy cutting" to our projects.

I just love to fussy cut, I attend a crop (when I can fit it in) held by Chrissy of www.merlyimpressions.co.uk and her layouts always include fussy cutting. So this layout was made at one of those last year.

This photo is of myself and my darling husband on our wedding day back in 1986!! All the flowers and leaves were cut out by hand and layered using silicon glue adding lots of depth
Here is the paper I used to cut up it is called Roses from the Secret Garden Collection.

   

 Here is another page I made this week but using a photo from 2007 which my husband took when we visited Pisa and the leaning tower. The papers are from Michelle Collins, Kaisercraft and Unknown. The grey paper is cut at 10 inch sq of which you can see I gutted some to fussy cut the flowers along with the off cut. The photo I mounted on to the Rose paper but first I cut in to the design so the flowers would fall over the photo. I raised some of the extra cut flowers using Pinflare then added some black Stickles glue. The two sentiments are also from a Michelle Collins paper.

I hope you will now give your scissors a bit of an airing and join in with this great challenge.

Have fun and Happy Crafting

Sue.

Thanksgiving at MSC 170

Hello again.

Over at www.mysehercrafts.blogspot.com it is new design team member Kristi's turn to pick a theme and she has chosen Thanksgiving.
We don't celebrate this holiday over here in the U.K so my card is not quite that style but it's a Thank You. Here it is...

I used papers from a country style pad I had along with pre-cut embellishments. Afraid I couldn't tell you who it is all by but its finished now.
I used a burnt orange cardstock to make my base card and its a tent fold too. I added a brad to the centre of the flower and a red star to cover a brown one that was on the tag. I mounted both tags on cream card for stability.

Now its your turn to join in with us this week, you could be chosen as our Guest Designer for the New Year!.

Sue