30/03/2011

Big Night Out.......


This (hideous!) glittery pink limo took No 2 son and his friends to their end of school Prom a couple of years ago. I thought that it was ideal inspiration for a card, whether for a Prom or a special night out.
There's not a lot of work on this card, the layout is super simple. The card base is a C5 tent fold and papers are DO Born 2 Shop 'Bubbles' A4 papers.
I added a glittercard star border cut with an EK Success punch under the top panel. The limo was cut from black mirri and very pale pink glittercard, then adhered to the central panel with foam pads. The sentiment was cut from black mirri. A Prima flower completes the card.

Carts used:
Stretch Limo-Formal Occasion
Sentiment-Lyrical Letters
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

29/03/2011

Hubby's Birthday.....


It was my other half's birthday on Sunday and these are the cards that I made for him, from me and the boys.
I used standard C5 and 6" square cards for the bases and for my card I used MME 'Complete Boy' stack, and for the boys' card I used some ancient DCWV paper.
My card was completed on Sunday morning at 6am! We'd been to a wedding at the Dorchester hotel in London on Saturday evening and didn't get in 'til stupid o'clock in the morning and what with preparation on Saturday I didn't have time to finish it! I'd made the one from the boys in the morning but had left mine (as usual!) 'til the last minute.That's why I cheated and used metal letters for the 'Husband' sentiment. I didn't have a letter 'A' so I used an inverted 'V' instead! Hubby didn't notice! I created a panel for the front of the card covered with 3 different strips of paper, and tied with black cord.This panel was adhered to the front of the card with foam tape. A shaped panel topped with a cute truck filled with punched red mirri/glittercard hearts was adhered to the panel with foam pads. The metal letters, backed with red cardstock,teeny faux brads created from Candi Dots,and a Safmat computer generated sentiment completes the card.

The card for the boys was simple. I cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller than the front of the card, matted it and adhered it to the front of the card. A shaped panel was cut from white shiny DCWV glittercard, embossed after cutting, then matted onto blue cardstock. 'Dad' was cut from brown glittercard and the sentiment cut 3 times and chopped up and re-constructed to create a tri-coloured image. The candle was cut from chequered mirri card with a gold glittercard flame. All the elements were adhered to the card with foam pads.
The inside of the card was decorated with a paper strip, shaped panel and sentiment cut from brown glittercard.
Carts used:
Hubby card:-
Shaped panel & truck-Just Because Cards
Dad card:-
Shaped panels-Formal Occasions
Candle sentiment/inside sentiment-Life's A Party
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

28/03/2011

A new angle for Jiminyjapes!.......


I thought that today I'd show you something different- for me anyhow! Now I know that most of you use cartridges in your Cricut as do I, but not everyone can afford to buy carts on a regular basis. There are the Solutions carts that are cheaper, but another alternative are SVG's (Sizeable Vector Graphics) Now people, compared to carts these are DIRT CHEAP! I've found them online for as little as $1 (about 75p I think!) up to $6. They are a little faffy but are great fun and the cut is SUPERB! I bought SCAL2 (Sure Cuts A Lot)loaded it to my laptop and now when I have a few spare minutes I create the cut and save it to use at a later date.
Here are a few sites that I use:
svgcuts.com
letteringdelights.com
myscrapchick.com
I bought my SCAL2 from Scrappy-Go-Lucky (scrappygolucky.com)but you can download it from t'internet - it's approximately £40. Just type SCAL2 into a search engine.
I bought the image on today's card from My Scrap Chick. I bought 4 japanese images (three little maids and and a cherry blossom branch), 12 cards and frames and 30 boxes. Because I spent more than $20 I got 60% off so the whole lot only cost me $10! BARGAIN! How much would I have had to spend on carts to get that little lot? Well over £150 I should think-no brainer really.
One thing I will say is that you don't get too many images, certainly not as many as you would on a cart, but when you are squeezed for cash they are a viable alternative. DISCLAIMER- A word of warning though- go to svgcuts.com,click on 'blog' and read the article about the lawsuit that Provocraft have launched against Make The Cut with regards to using SVG's on the Cricut before you make your purchase. Only you can decide if it's worth the risk to spend money on SVG's only to be unable to use them if PC win it's case. PC will make it impossible to use SVG's in new Cricuts that it produces so if yours goes kaput you probably won't be able to use them in a new machine.
Ok, on to today's card.
The base is a twisted easel and papers are 'Tea House' by Dovecraft. I thought that they'd be perfect for this little japanese lady. I'm not a fan of 'oriental' but I love this little image-she's so cute and demure looking! I cut her from different colours of textured cardstock, then embossed the kimono pieces. You could, of course, cut the kimono pieces from patterned japanese papers. I adhered her to an embossed panel and added the cherry blossom above her. Two punched borders, some ribbon, a sentiment circle and a WOC cherry blossom bloom completes the card. **This card could be made with the Pagoda cart as there are some little japanese dolls and cherry bossom on it**
Carts used:
Sentiment-Beyond Birthdays
Scalloped/plain circles-Winter Woodland
SVG cuts:
Little maid (1 of 3) and cherry blossom branch- myscrapchick.com ($6 for 4 cuts)
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

25/03/2011

Cinderella is proof......


that a new pair of shoes can change your life'
What a great sentiment! I found it whilst blog-hopping. It was actually a stamped sentiment but I computer generated it and added it to my card.
The card base is a take on a double twisted easel, only there is one twisted panel and the other is a short side step, so I suppose that you could call it a twisted easel side step card! The base is made the same way as as a double twisted easel but only one panel is scored diagonally. The other panel is shortened by an inch and scored horizontally.
The papers are from a scrummy 8x8 pack by First Edtion called 'Spring Feast' which I got from The Range. I used four different designs on this card. The fab shoes are cut from glittercard and gunmetal grey mirri. The buckles were cut from silver mirri and blinged up with clear gems. They were adhered to an oval of glittered paper which was mounted onto an embossed scalloped oval. The Cinderella sentiment was computer generated onto Safmat then adhered to another scalloped oval. Both scalloped ovals were mounted onto the panels with foam pads.The sentiment panel was embellished with a cheapo flower from The Works and some more bling. A sheer ribbon and bow were adhered to a punched border, adhered to the card with foam pads to create the stop.
Carts used:
Shoes,scalloped/plain ovals-Formal Occasions
WOW! Only one cart!
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

23/03/2011

Big Pins!.....


Does anybody use nappy pins anymore? I used to for my boys. We lived in Saudi when they were little (until No1 son was 4 & No2 son 18mths) and I could dry a line of terry nappies in no time under the Saudi sun! But I never used pins THIS big! These pins are TOO big I think but heyho!
Standard C5 card bases were used along with scrummy K & Co 'Itsy Bitsy' papers. The bottom edge of the card base was punched with a Woodware ribbon slot punch (on the front of the card only) and polka dot ribbon threaded through it and a bow added with glue dots. The pin, cut from silver mirri and glittercard, was adhered to an embossed panel which was adhered to the card front with foam tape. A scalloped circle holds the sentiment also cut from glittercard. A pearl heart was adhered to each of the pins, and a WOC rose adhered to the corner of the embossed panel completes each card.
Carts used:
Pin-Wild Card (or you can use one of 3 pins on the New Arrival cart)
Scalloped/plain circle-Winter Woodland
Little One sentiment-Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by on this glorious spring morning! It's beautiful here in Hampshire!
Heather xx

22/03/2011

Happy Birthday Hannah.....


No 2 son trundled off to his friend's sister's birthday party last Saturday and he took this card with him.
The card base is a standard C5 and the papers are from g.c.d Studios 'Material Girl' 8x8 pad.The layout is simple,with three patterned and two plain papers.The dress was cut from plain white card then patterned paper and the two pieces adhered together (this makes a nice solid embellishment that doesn't sag). The hanger was cut from silver mirri.The completed dress and a rather funky shaped panel, cut from Papermania pink textured cardstock and plain paper was adhered over a ribbon trimmed panel.
'17', 'Happy Birthday' and 'Hannah' were all cut from blue glitter card. '17' was adhered to a scalloped circle. 'Happy Birthday'and it's pink shadow and 'Hannah' were adhered with foam pads.
A bow and a layered bloom completes the card.
Carts used:
Dress & shaped mount-Formal Occasions
'Happy Birthday'-Stamping Solutions
'17', 'Hannah' & scalloped/plain circle-Winter Woodland
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

21/03/2011

Happy Birthday Kate!......


It was my niece Kate's birthday on Saturday and this is the card that I made for her. I used a trifold diagonal cut card as a base and papers from Design Objectives (DO) Born to Shop 'Bubbles' A4 paper pack. The edge of the card was punched with a Woodware border punch. A little tip here if you want to punch the edges of your cards- when you cut the front off the card, measure approx 1cm across the top of the card from the fold then cut from this mark. This allows you to punch the front of the card without the design being punched onto the back of the card. Try it on a piece of waste first 'til you get it right.
I used two different papers, one quite busy with little flying handbags and one not quite so busy with a bubble design.A punched border with grosgrain ribbon and bow were adhered to the bottom of the front portion of the card with foam pads. The handbag was cut from black mirri card and a piece of crocodile skin effect paper was adhered to it and trimmed away (the paper wouldn't cut on the Cricut as it has HUGE bubbles in it!)A couple of large black pearls were added to the clasp,some detail added with a dressmaker's wheel and a large lace-effect black and white flower with green fabric brad was adhered to the bag front with silicone. I also created a mobile from black & silver mirri which was adhered over the bag with foam pads.'Happy Birthday Kate' was cut from black mirri and adhered flat to the centre panel of the card.Three punched flowers were adhered to the top of the back panel of the card.Small pearls were created from Card Candy and adhered to the flowers on the back of the card and to the flower centres on the punched edges.
Carts used:
Handbag-Forever Young
Mobile-Paisley
'Happy Birthday'-Calligraphy
'KATE'-Lyrical Letters
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

18/03/2011

Sweet Pea.......


I cut this little pea pod out a few months ago just to see what it was like nad I loved it, but it's only now that I've actually used it on a card. I've tarted the cut up a bit because on the cartridge it's quite basic. I added some details to the baby's face and I paper pieced a pillow and coverlet.The card base is a C5 Z-fold and the papers are K & Co 'Itsy Bitsy'. The pea pod was cut twice from green cardstock and then embossed with a Fiskars texture plate.I cut away part of the second pod and adhered it to the complete pod with foam pads to add dimension. The baby's face was coloured with marker pens and a blender pen, and a little glitter added to the hairline. The blanket was made srom patterned paper with a scalloped edged trim. The pod was adhered to an embossed panel which was punched with a Woodware ribbon slot border punch. I threaded ribbon through the slots and added a bow.A WOC rose and some teeny pearls made from Card Candy completes the front of the card.

The inside back of the card was embellished with a scalloped circle holding the 'Sweet Pea' sentiment and the 'Welcome' sentiment was adhered above it.
A teeny floral arrangement was adhered to the scalloped circle to complete the card.
Carts used:
Baby in pea pod/'Sweet Pea' sentiment-New Arrival
Scalloped circle-Winter Woodland
Plain circle-George
'Welcome'-Sentimentals
Thanks for visiting!
Heather xxx

16/03/2011

Elegant Fan....


Of all the cartridges I've got not one of them has a decent fan. I have the Heritage cart and you would have thought that there would have been a fan on that one, but no. I know that there are some lovely fans on Pagoda but I don't have that cart because I'm not a huge fan of Oriental. So you can imagine my delight when I received my latest cart and there was this lovely fan on it. OK, it's not very fancy but you can make it so depending upon what you cut it out of.
I used Dovecraft Pampered Pets papers for this card. I cut the fan base from silver mirri (embossed after cutting) and the top from aqua floral paper. I embossed lines on the fan and then creased it gently along the embossed lines. I also added detail with a dressmaker's wheel. The patterned portion of the fan was adhered to the silver base with foam pads. I punched a hole in the handle of the fan and threaded some narrow peach ribbon through it. The handle was then embellished with a floral arrangement and some pearl strands.The fan was then adhered to a panel with punched edge & ribbon trim. The sentiment was adhered inside a bookplate cut from patterned paper and white cardstock. The bookplate was adhered to the card front with foam pads. A smattering of pearls completes the front of the card.

The inside of the card was decorated with more patterned paper, a sentiment panel with punched edge, and a small patterned paper fan.
Carts used:
Fan- Formal Occasions
Bookplate-Fabulous Finds
Elegant-Forever Young
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

15/03/2011

Special Delivery....

I've got a couple of cute baby cards for you today. Aren't these babies the cutest things? Although they are crawling babies, I think that they look great for new baby cards. There are a couple of swaddled babies on the cart but I preferred these.
The base card is a double twisted easel, decorated with Dovecraft Back To Basics papers. A piece of cardstock slightly larger than the base of the card was punched with an MS Broderie Anglaise embossing punch, then trimmed to fit.I added patterned paper, an embossed border and sheer ribbon/bow trim.I cut the pink baby from glittercard and the blue baby from Gemstones cardstock, then both were shadowed with white. I added some glitter to the nappies and a teeny punched heart. 'Special Delivery' was cut from the same cardstock as the babies. The babies and sentiments were adhered with foam pads to scalloped square panels, one on each of the easels.The decorated panels were embellished with floral arrangements.
I created some small 'pearls' from Card Candy using the largest hole on my Cropodile. These were adhered to the cards with silicone glue. Three teeny punched hearts below the sentiments complete the cards.
Carts used:
Scalloped squares- Accent Essentials (there is a scalloped square on Celebrations- just use the blackout feature to remove the corner holes)
Babies-Car Decals
Special Delivery-Life's A Party
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

14/03/2011

Roll With It!.....


Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend-now it's back to the grindstone eh?!
Today's card is a square version of Friday's. It's also a little more 'girlified' with pink skates and VERY floral paper which was from a magazine freebie. The boots were cut from two shades of pink cardstock with white for the laces and grey for the wheels/base. I added a couple of trimmed silver Card Candy circles for the wheel centres. A punched, ribbon-trimmed border holds the 'Roll With It' sentiment on a scalloped circle.The border acts as the stop for the top portion of the card. Another scalloped circle, embellished with a pink daisy was adhered to the top of the card next to the skates. A scattering of Card Candy completes the card.
Carts used:
Skates-Nifty Fifties
Scalloped squares-Accent Essentials
Scalloped circles-Winter Woodland
Plain circles- George
Sentiments-Rock Princess (heart font)
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

11/03/2011

Go Girl.....


First of all I'd like to thank Chrissie & Lynne from Simply Less Is More Challenge blog for their kind comments on yesterday's card. I entered it into their latest challenge but I can see that it was TOTALLY unsuitable! The only criteria that it filled was that it was pastel coloured! Oh well 'Must Do Better Heather!' Maybe next time!
Onto today's card....
A circular easel (quel surprise!)this time for a teenager perhaps? I used papers from First Edition Love Letters 8x8 stack. I cut a pair of fab roller skate boots from white/grey cardstock, with pink laces and adhered them to the top of the card with foam pads. Both sentiments were cut from burgundy cardstock shadowed with white, then adhered with foam pads. A large burgundy pearl was adhered to the base of the card to create a stop. A layered bloom and some glitter completes the card.
Carts used:
Card base-Wild Card
Scalloped circles-Winter Woodland
Plain Circles-George
Roller skate boots-Nifty Fifties
Both sentiment-Rock Princess (heart font)
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

10/03/2011

Unique......


I hope that ypu aren't getting bored of these circular easels because I've still got a few left to show you yet!
I really like the colour pallette of this one, peachy pink & soft mint green-Yummy! I used Dovecraft Pampered Pets papers for this card. Don't let the name of these papers put you off buying them-they are lovely soft floral prints with not a kitty or a dog in sight! They suit vintage cards really well, and I went with that theme for this card.
The base is, of course, a circular twisted easel. I used two different colourways for the top & bottom portions of the card (the polka dot paper on the base of the card is by Craft Creations).A punched border with ribbon trim was adhered across the top portion of the card, and a cameo cut from green pearlised cardstock (embossed after cutting) shadowed with white cardstock was adhered over it with foam pads.
The sentiment on the base was cut from more pearlised cardstock shadowed with white, then adhered to the base with foam pads. I added 'you are' with Heidi rub-ons above the 'unique' sentiment, and a pearl heart to create the stop. A couple of WOC/Prima floral arrangements complete the card.
Carts used:
Card base-Wild Card
Scalloped circles-Winter Woodland
Plain circles-George
Cameo-Heritage
'Unique'-Wall Decor & More
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

09/03/2011

The perfect pair......


It's a romantic card for you today.
A circular twisted easel is the base and papers are Making Memories 'Je T'aime'. A punched, ribbon-trimmed border with layered bloom was added to the top portion of the card with foam tape.Both the canoodling couple (embossed after cutting with a Divine Swirls folder)and the sentiments were cut from Gemstones cardstock shadowed with Vanilla cardstock. The 'You & Me'sentiment was adhered to a scalloped circle then all elements were adhered to the card with foam pads. The 'Perfect Pair' sentiment becomes the stop for the top portion of the card. A small floral arrangement to the base portion of the card, some punched hearts above the couple and a smattering of pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Base card-Wild Card
Scalloped circles-Winter Woodland
Plain circles-George
Couple & sentiments-Sweethearts
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

08/03/2011

Thinking Of You.......


Another circular twisted easel for you today (I've got a few more!)and this one is really feminine! Change the sentiment and it'd make a lovely Mother's Day card.Papers are from Papermania.
I cut this lovely hand image from flesh coloured card, and added some crocheted lace trim to the wrist to look like a frilly cuff. I added a teeny ribbon bow, a gem to the finger,and some 'nail polish' with marker pen & irridescent medium (for a pearlised look!)The completed hand was adhered over a ribbon trimmed punched border.I added a daisy with silicone glue.The envelope was cut twice, and I cut off the triangular bit from one and trimmed it with scalloped scissors. It was then embossed with a teeny hearts embossing folder and adhered to the envelope with foam pads.'Thinking of you' was cut from pink glittercard and shadowed with green cardstock. The sentiment was adhered with foam pads. A heart shaped pearl and a smattering of smaller pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Hand holding letter-Sentimentals
Circle card-Wild Card
Scalloped circles-WinterWoodland
Plain circles-George
Thinking Of You-Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

07/03/2011

New shape twisted easel.....


I really like twisted easels, and I like circular cards too. So I combined them both to create a circular twisted easel card. It took a couple of aborted tries before getting the angle right but I got there in the end! This was my first effort and I have to say that I'm really pleased with it. I dug out a Disney cart for this one ( I don't use 'em very often because they're so flamin' fiddly!)and went with a Cinderella image. I used Dovecraft 'Celebrations' papers and a circular card cut at 6". I added a punched border to the top section trimmed with ribbon, a bow and a pink daisy. Cinders was cut from pink cardstock (not blue as she is in the booklet) I changed the colour of her gloves to white,and I drew in the eyes with a marker as the pieces were minute! 'Happy Birthday' was cut from pink glittercard, shadowed with white cardstock cut by hand, then adhered to the card with foam pads. 'Pretty Princess' was cut from pink glittercard, shadowed with white then adhered to the card base, also with foam pads. A glittery heart was adhered to the card base with double height foam pads to act as a stop. A smattering of punched hearts completes the card.
Carts used:
Circular card-Wild Card
Circle for top of card & other plain circles/Heart used as stop-George
Cinderella-Disney Happily Ever After
Scalloped circle-Winter Woodland
'Happy Birthday-A Child's Year
'Pretty Princess-Life's a Party
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

05/03/2011

Hugs And Kisses.....


Here's a little miss to make your day brighter! I love these little icons- they make you smile with their cheeky grins don't they? This little one has an added bonus in that she wibbles! The layout is very simple, on a twisted easel using papers from Dovecraft Celebrations 12 x 12 pack. The little girl was cut from blue glittercard with a white shadow. I hand cut a flower by tracing around the base cut, and then adhered it with silicone glue to the blue flower, and I adding a spotty brad to the centre. The completed icon was adhered to the card front with a Papermania spring. Three flowers with Card Candy centres were added as embellishment. The base of the card was decorated with a scalloped panel over a punched border, trimmed with ribbon and a bow. The sentiment was cut from glittercard and adhered to a scalloped square, which was adhered to the card with foam pads. A smattering of teeny Card Candy (punched from original card candy with the large hole of the Cropodile, then re-shaped)and a daisy on the dress completes the card.
Carts used:
Little girl- Car Decals
Scalloped square-Accent Essentials
Hugs & Kisses-Wild Card
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

04/03/2011

Twisted Easel Cameo.....


Morning all! I've a Twisted Easel for you today and the last (I promise!) of my Mother Quote cards. The papers are from the First Edition 'Desert Blooms' 8x8 stack. The cameo oval was cut from vanilla and rust cardstock,and a head only cut from vanilla cardstock,then all pieces were embossed. The ornate oval frames were adhered together with glue then the cameo head was adhered to the frame with foam pads.The completed cameo frame was then adhered to a central panel, again with foam pads. A WOC floral arrangement adorns the side of the cameo frame. The base of the card was decorated with a punched border trimmed with wide satin ribbon and a bow, and a scalloped oval which holds the sentiment, computer generated onto Safmat. The oval was adhered with foam pads.Some fancy corners cut from cardstock and a smattering of rust-coloured pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Cameo frame/cameo head & fancy corners- Heritage
Scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain ovals- George
Thanks for dropping by today, and have a great weekend!
Heather xxx

03/03/2011

All Dressed Up....


...with somewhere to go?
It's coming up to that time of year..weddings (especially a certain important one in April) Do you know anyone who has received an invite? Maybe you could send them this card as a congratulations on getting to hob-nob with the hoi polloi! It would also suit Royal Ascot Ladies Day, an Investiture or just a special occasion of any kind.
I used a twisted easel base ( by the way I have developed another twisted easel which I'll preview soon) and Dovecraft papers from last year. I cut a very elegant hat from Bazzill and decorated it with some sheer polka dot ribbon and a WOC cherry blossom bloom. A pair of gloves cut from white Bazzill were trimmed with a narrow ribbon bow and a teeny flower cut from some trim. The hat and gloves were adhered to a central panel on foam pads, and some WOC blooms adorn the top section of the card.
A scalloped oval holds the 'All dressed Up' sentiment, which was adhered to a punched border trimmed with more sheer ribbon and a bow. A scattering of teeny flowers completes the card.
Carts used:
Hat, gloves & sentiment- Forever Young
Scalloped oval-A Child's Year
Thanks for dropping in!
Heather xxx

02/03/2011

Birthday Girl......


Morning all! After yesterday's standard card I'm back with an extended gatefold. Normally a gatefold card has a split front, but on this extended card the fronts are z-folds, in that each of the front panels is folded back on itself- you can see it quite clearly in the photo. To make this card I used A3 cardstock but you could use two C5 cards adhered together.
The papers are Dovecraft Springtime A4 and were used to cover the front and inside back. The image was cut from lilac glittercard shadowed with white cardstock. The image had fairy wings (she's supposed to be the tooth fairy) but I cut them off. She was then adhered to a scalloped oval with foam pads. The scalloped oval was then adhered to the front of the card. A bow, a couple of floral arrangements and three teeny candy dots (made by punching circles from original candy dots with the large hole on the Cropodile, then re-shaped) adorn the oval.

Inside the card, another scalloped oval holds the 'Birthday Girl' sentiment, also cut from glittercard.
Carts used:
Girl with gift (tooth fairy)& scalloped ovals-A Child's Year
Plain ovals- George
'Birthday Girl'- StoryBook
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

01/03/2011

Count your blessings.....


Good grief I hear you cry! A standard card! I haven't made a bog-standard for yonks- I'm so into shaped cards that I wanted to make an ordinary card just to see if I still could, and I have to say that I'm chuffed with this card- it has a country feel to it. I used freebie papers from a Creative Cardmaking past issue (can't remember which one, but the papers are a Nit-Wits Collection) and a simple layout. The image, cut from Gemstones cardstock, was adhered to a scalloped, embossed oval then adhered to the front of the card with foam pads. A red gingham bow (love it!)punched border and a Wild Orchid Crafts floral arrangement adorn the card. 'Count your blessings' was cut from more Gemstones cardstock shadowed with white, then adhered to the bottom of the card, under the gingham ribbon, with foam pads.

The inside of the card was decorated with a punched border and a scalloped oval on a patterned paper panel to hold a greeting/stamped sentiment.
Carts used:
Girl with basket & scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain ovals- George
'Count Your Blessings'-Wall Decor & More
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx