All that I am.....

..or hope to be, I owe to my Mother
Another lovely quote for a Mother's Day card, again scourced frome the internet.
I used a slider base for this card along with more lovely Pink Petticoat freebie papers. I cut the pot and leaves, again, in different colours of cardstock making the image bigger this time, and added a bloom. The completed cut was adhered to a shaped panel.
I added an EK Success border along the join in the paper, because this card is 8x5 and the papers were 6x6. A scalloped oval holds the 'Mum' cut.

The sentiment was computer generated onto Safmat and adhered to the base of the card below the slider.
A couple of heart shaped pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Pot & leaves- Wall Decor & More
Shaped panel-Winter Woodland (the shadow is hand cut)
Scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain oval-George
Mum-Beyond Birthdays
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

Happy Mum's Day.....

Spring has sprung (almost!) and we will be thinking of Mother's Day soon. This year is flying past and March will be upon us in the blink of an eye so it's best to be prepared! The last couple of cards that I've posted would, of course, be suitable for Mother's Day as is this one. The card base is a Z-fold and the papers are from a Pink Petticoat freebie that came with Cardmaking & Papercraft mag. I cut this fab pot and stem (I added the bloom afterwards) from various cardstocks and layered 'em up. The completed image was adhered with foam pads to an embossed, scalloped circle and the flower added with silicone glue. The scalloped circle was then adhered to the front of the card slightly overlapping the back. An EK Success border with thin ribbon added was adhered to the front and inside back of the card.
The inside of the card holds the 'Happy Mum's Day' sentiment cut from pink cardstock. The circle was cut slightly smaller to ensure that it is hidden when the card is closed. A smattering of blue pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Pot and stem- Wall Decor & More
Scalloped/plain circles-Winter Woodland
Happy Mum's Day-Designer's Calendar
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Who ran ? #2.......

Who'd have thought that a cartridge primarily for children's cards would have turned up a couple of images that are just perfect for Mother's Day? Yesterday's card had a mother and child on it, and this second image of a mother and baby is also suitable for a Mum's card. You could even use it on a adoption card or foster parents card..the possibilities are endless! This image is on a Z-fold card. I used papers from the same pack as yesterday's card and the same sentiment.I added an EK Success punched border trimmed with thin ribbon and a couple of floral arrangements. The mother & baby were cut from Gemstones cardstock and adhered to a shaped panel fixed to the front of the card with foam pads.
Carts used:
Mother & baby- A Child's Year
Shaped panel (with hand cut shadow)-Winter Woodland
Thanks for visiting!
Heather xxx

Who ran to help me.....

..when I fell
and did some pretty story tell
Or kissed the place to make it well
My Mother
Isn't that a lovely quote? I got it off the internet and it was just what I wanted to make a Mother's day card with.
The card base is a slider and papers are from First Edition Papers Love Letters 8x8 pad. The mother & child cut was cut from Gemstones cardstock shadowed with green cardstock and adhered to a shaped panel on the front of the slider. 'MUM' was created from 'stamp' paper from the stack. They were cut out and adhered to the border with foam pads. A floral arrangement was adhered below the cut.

The sentiment was printed onto Safmat and adhered to the base of the card below the slider.
Carts used:
Mother & child- A Child's Year
Shaped panel-Winter Woodland
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Groovy Chick......

You'll need sunspecs for this post!...Boy is it bright! I picked up a couple of DCWV
12 x 12 cardstock packs on sale at The Range last week and used one of them to make this card. I used a twister easel for the base ( a single one this time made from a 6 x 6 card) and papers that were freebies yonks ago. I cut the funky mini dress twice- once in silver mirri (to get the hanger) and once again in paper. The paper dress was then adhered to the mirri base. The top portion of the card was decorated with a floral paper and the bottom portion was decorated with plain cardstock with an embossed square panel. A punched border with ribbon trim was adhered to the base of the card. Another embossed panel was adhered to the top portion of the card, and the dress adhered to it with foam pads. The 'Groovy chick' circle was cut from green cardstock layered onto blue. 'Groovy' was cut from pink cardstock and adhered above the 'chick' sentiment. The completed circle was adhered with foam pads to the puunched border. Three pink daisies, adhered with silicone glue, complete the card.
Carts used:
Dress, Chick sentiment & 'Groovy'- Groovy Times
Blue circle beneath Chick sentiment- Winter Woodland
You may have noticed that I tend to use Winter Woodland for my circles rather than George. The reason for this is that I have found that George does not always cut a perfect circle whereas WW does.
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

A Mother gives.....

This is the first twisted easel card that I made, and to make things hard for myself I made a double twist easel! Why do I do it to myself?!! I really had to persevere with this one- it so nearly ended up in the bin. I'm glad that I pressed on with it though because I really like how it turned out.
I started off with a piece of A4 cardstock folded to C5, then cut down to 8 x 4. The front of the card was divided into two ( two 4 x 4 panels), scored diagonally and a piece of 4 x4 cardstock adhered to the resultant triangles.
I used Dovecraft Springtime papers for decorating, and embellished the card with a luxurious voile bow and a gorgeous butterfly (one of my faves) cut from pink mirri & hot pink glittercard. I cut a scalloped circle for each panel, putting the butterfly on one & the lovely sentiment (computer generated onto Safmat) on the other. Floral arrangements courtesy of Wild Orchid Crafts (except large dark pink flower)embellish each panel. A smattering of pink pearls and a tag tucked into the base complete the card.
Carts used:
Butterfly- Sentimentals
Scalloped/plain circles- Winter Woodland (or you can use George)
Tag- George
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

A Twisted Birthday!.....

I tried a new type of the card the other day,a twisted easel. This one isn't my first attempt- I'll show you that one soon. I saw one made on C & C by Nancy and they are slowly cropping up on blogs. I was ready to scrap the whole idea when I made my first one- I wasn't happy with it and I wanted to make one on a C5 card which didn't work. Square is the only way to go for a single twister and DL for a double.
Our friends son is 21 today- Happy Birthday Rubes!- so I thought I'd make him a twisted easel card.The card base was a 6 1/2" square made into a twisted easel and decorated with DCWV Rock Star papers. The guitarist image was cut from brown mirri and adhered with foam pads to a panel embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder. A star punched border was adhered to the base of the card along with a circle holding the '21', which acts as the stop for the top of the card. A tag upon which to write a greeting was slipped into the side of the card.
'21','RUBIN' and 'Happy Birthday' were cut from blue mirri and adhered with foam pads.A scattering of punched stars complete the card.
As usual I kept the card simple 'cos it's for a bloke.
Carts used:
Guitarist & '21'- Quarter Note
RUBIN-Nifty Fifties
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Tag- George
Circles- Winter Woodland
Thanks for dropping by!
heather xxx