Delightful Paterned Paper Challenge

Hello there,
I made this card for an order and whilst looking around my favorite sites I noticed it fitted in with this weeks challenge over at http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/ so I thought I'd give it a go and enter. The challenge this week is to make a card using patterned paper.

 

I have made a tri-fold card and using Kaisercraft papers from the "forget-me-not" collection I have covered all 3 panels. I did some fussy cutting of some flowers and layered them up and I also used a couple of stickers from the sheet which I mounted onto cardstock. The bee I added Glossy Accents to after colouring in its wings and body,

 

Here are a couple more photos showing the card open.

 

 

Thanks for looking in today.   Sue

Happy 2014

Well it's 2014 and I wonder what it has in store for all of us? Good health and happiness I wish for all of  my friends and family.

Just after Christmas I was asked to make 3 cards for the same young man turning 21. One from his Nana (my neighbour), one from his mum and dad and another from a friend.

Here are two of the cards I made, the other was delivered before I could take a photo.

 

 

This is a large A5 card using a black cardstock. I have used 2 sheets of DCWV glitter stack paper which I mounted on to some tan cardstock. Out of the same tan card I cut the circle image from Accent Essentials and split up. The cards are cut from Kaisercraft paper and inked, I added some glossy accents to a few hearts. The love embellishment was a great find in Looby Crafts, a whole bag of wooden sentiments for £3. I used a little ribbon and another gold card embellishment to finish off the sentiment strip which I printed out myself.

 

Here is the card I made for his Mum and Dad to give. I saw ts on Pinterest and just loved it so I switched around the sentiment to best suit and this is what I came up with.

 



 

Again this is a A5 card blank but in Blue. The striped paper is also from Kaisercraft. I started by printing out the sentiment on to some cream card and then using a die I cut out the 3 stars. I also used a hand punch a popped out some more stars. I die cut out 3 small stars and added those to the card front along with some ribbon. The edges of the paper and cream card have been distressed and inked too.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and again Happy New Year.

 

Sue

Merry Christmas Everyone.

I can't believe it has been so long since I was last on here, but you know how it goes!!

I would like to share this last card of 2013 with you all. It is the one I made for my parents who are spending time with my sister and her family this year.

This card is a 8x8 cream card blank which I have matted a sheet of Kaisercraft paper to after I ran it through a embossing folder. I then fussy cut of the bottom corner from another sheet. I used a SB to cut a frame and then I printed the verse on to another sheet which I cut out and matted on to craft paper. That was added to the top right and then I added a large ribbon bow and then I added the Father Christmas cut out. The 3 little roses were added to fill the area.

Thanks for looking in today, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Sue

Been Busy

18th Birthday Cards

I have been busy this last week, what with my parents down for a few days and trying to squeeze in a couple of card orders too.

This first two are for my neighbours Grand Daughter. The dress is from them and the other twisted easel is from her parents.

This is a A5 card with a folded back front. The image and backing papers are a set I bought from NEC by Zandra. The image has 6 layers with the dress curving outwards to give it form.

 

Sorry this is a little blurred its hard to hover at my age lol.

 

This card is 7x7 to fit in a 8x8 envelope (just). I used a mix of paper and card on this and most ran through my GC. The image is a digi by Saturated Canary which I coloured in using my Promarkers. The flowers are Kaisercrafts.

 

Engagement Cards

 

My friend in work has two lovely daughters who have recently got engaged. She asked me to make them each a card and here is what I came up with.

 

 This I made in a tag style 5x7 with plenty of mat and layering on its front. I followed a pattern for this out of a magazine.

 

 

 

This is A5. I used pinks as she is a pink girl. I ran both pink and cream through the GC and lifted the cream up after matting it. I made a frame to go around the sentiment as it looked bare. The pink dots are Cosmic Shimmer glue and the flowers are Kaisercraft.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Sue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funky Christmas Time.. Challenge 124

Hello there,
Well this week over at www.myshericrafts.com design team member Raquel has asked us to think out of the box and make a card or project for Christmas but NOT to use traditional colours.

I chose to make this large tag as we all need lots of these.

I started with a black tag shape and using a mixture of stamps I went to town. I embossed with white powder then cut out the tree shapes. I used gold Cosmic Shimmer Powder to bring out the flourishes and added a few gems to their ends. I stamped out the bird on lime green paper and gave him a little orange breast, I mounted him on to black then orange and used foam pads to lift him just like the trees.
I took a burnt orange Kaisercraft rose and added some SB twigs in orange and green. I then decided to do a bit of stitching in two places to draw it all in. A double ribbon at the top and to finish off I mounted it on to the same lime green paper I stamped the bird on, that way you can write on the back but also hide the ends.

Thanks for looking in this time. Please join in with us on this fun challenge.

Sue

Thanks Giving.. Challenge 123

This week over at www.myshericrafts.com  it is design team member Sandy's turn to choose the challenge for us all to complete. Sandy has asked us all to think about Thanks Giving or Fall and to make a card or project with that theme in mind.

This is what I have made for the challenge

The card is  6x6 . The paper is DCWV and I have had it since 2008 but unable to find a use for it until now. I die cut the circle from a pumpkin coloured card and then added the tag shape. The sentiment 's are stamps by Rubbernecker  as are the leaves.
To finish it off I used some ribbon, gems and string held down with button which has a leaf pattern on it.

Thanks for stopping by today, now it's your turn to make something and link up with us.

Sue.

Christmas Bestie in Pink

I just love this wonderful image of the glamorus Bestie and thought it would be great to use her on a Christmas card.

 

This week over at www.bestiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk the challenge is to make a Christmas card using silver or pink and even better both.

 

The card is a 6X6 white blank then I used silver mirri card, pink Webster's pages which was embossed with Tapestry folder by Sue Wilson and inked using worn lipstick.

The image was coloured in with promarkers and mounted on 3 mats of the above papers.

 

I used a white flourish which arrived in the post from my dear friend and then using another SB die I cut out a strip which I mounted on white. I used a ribbon strip by Trimcraft called kitten heels to go on top.

 

Then I cut out several poinsetta flowers and added them along with a sentiment by Personal Impressions, a few pearls to finish off and there we have it.

 

I know a couple of single ladies I can send this to this Christmas who would fit this lady to a tee.

 

 

I will also be entering this card in to the www.http://mybestiesuk.blogspot.co.uk/ use two of something.  I have used 2 die cuts and two flowers oh and two different coloured pearls.

 

Thanks for looking in today.

 

Sue