Happy Birthday Tara!

It is our niece Tara's birthday on 5th October, and this is the card that I made for her. It is now winging it's way to Oz! I used a larger image from Trimcraft again, sticking it onto card and then cutting it out. I used a very simple layout with an embossed large white panel and a band across the card enhanced with a punched border, layered flower and satin ribbon. I added glitter to certain areas of the image and adhered it to the card front with foam pads. I cut 'TARA' from polka dot paper and shadowed it with gold cardstock then adhered the letters with foam pads.. I finished the front with some bling,and added a sentiment to the inside.
Carts used:
TARA- Ashlyn's Alphabet
HAppy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Mr & Mrs

I've posted this card today especially for a lovely lady called Jenny who came to my workshop yesterday. She was visiting her niece Dee- who was also at the workshop-and she had come from Wales lugging her little bug with her & taking the opportunity to do some crafting whilst she was here. She liked this card and wanted to make one for some friends, I believe. So Jenny, this one's for you!!
This card follows the same design as previous posts (I told you I was luvvin' this layout!) I used papers from a free CD from Papercraft Essentials and teamed them with pink & silver mirri cardstock. I cut 1 scalloped heart & 2 plain hearts (I cut the scallops off!) and added silver mirri Mr & Mrs. Sheer ribbon, layered flowers & pearls finish the card. I added some punched silver hearts, punched border strip & sentiment to the inside.
Carts used:
Scalloped heart- Lyrical Letters
Mr & Mrs- Sweethearts
Forever & ever- Stamping solutions
Thanks for looking & to Jenny I hope to see you again soon!
Heather

So In Love

I hope I'm not boring you with the layout for my recently posted cards, but it is so easy to work with! I used exactly the same method as previous cards (it's amazing how quickly cards come together when using a layout that you like) but obviously just changed the image, sentiments & colours. The images on the Sweethearts cart all have layers to make multicoloured images, but I'm finding that I like the silhouette look (besides which, it's SO much easier than cutting out ALL of those darn layers!!!) I cuttlebugged the pink panel with a Fiskars texture plate and added the kissing couple cut from black glittercard then raised on foam pads. I added spotted sheer ribbon, layered flowers & punched glittercard hearts. The sentiment is a combination of glitter card & rub-ons. I decorated the inside of the card too.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials
Kissing couple & 'Love'- Sweethearts
'Forever & ever'- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Glittery reindeer

Here's another card,this time Christmas themed,using the same layout as yesterday's card. I made it in exactly the same way but using Christmas papers. I only used one sheet of 12x12 double sided paper for this one as I liked the reverse side as much as the main design. I cut the reindeer from glittercard and added the harness which was cut from green card then glittered as I didn't have the right shade of green glittercard.I added a Prima glittered star (from a bubble bottle of Prima poinsettas) two flowers which I glittered, snowflakes, sheer ribbon & some punched stars.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials (fit to length)
Reindeer (1 of 3)- Christmas Solutions
Merry Christmas- Calligraphy Collection
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Totally you!

Is this the sweetest, girly image EVAH?!!! She's so retro! I love this layout too- I've made three cards today using it, I'll show you the others in time. I used freebie papers from Simply Cards & Papercraft OR Complete Cardmaking (not sure which). I was going to make a christmas card but looking closer at the papers I thought that they weren't particularly christmassy so I decided to make a girly card instead. I cut out the scalloped border and added it to a white polka dot embossed panel which was matted onto pink & green cardstock. I cut a rectangular panel from the 2nd paper and also matted it. The green panel was embossed with the Cutty and the image, cut from glitter card was added with foam pads. I added stripy green ribbon, a layered flower with paper rosebuds, punched hearts and the 'totally you' sentiment also cut from glitter card. I added a scalloped strip and sentiment to the inside of the card too.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials (with 'fit to length' enabled)
Girl on scooter- Sweethearts
Totally you & Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Joy To The World

This card was almost consigned to the bin! I 'borrowed' the layout which I liked, I loved the papers- but something just wasn't happening. I tried different shaped panels but nothing seemed right. So, out came the old Heidi rub-ons from Making Memories-et voila! Suddenly all was right with the world! I made that poinsetta from red & green handmade paper and I was quite pleased with it, I just added a smaller prima sheer flower to it. The paper is from Papermania & the ribbon is from the cheapo bin at The Range. I added a Papermania spotty Christmas brad to the centre of the poinsetta and a couple of red metallic brads to the white panel.
Carts used:
Joy- Wild Card
White shaped panel-StoryBook
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Teddy Bear Birthday

Well, here it is! Is this the cutest bear or what!!!??? I was browsing a certain cart & saw this bear. It doesn't look much on the cart, so I cut one out of scrap paper and WOW! It's the most gorgeous little teddy! I cut the bear again from coloured card then chalked it around the edges and all the cut lines. I added the patterned pieces and then doodled again around the edges and all the cut the lines with a Tombow pen in a slightly darker colour (click the picture to see the detail) I added a bow to the neck & a shaped brad in the larger paw pad. I embossed a large white panel & matted it onto coloured card. I made another panel with a punched edge from coloured card & freebie papers. I added ribbon & a bow then adhered it to the card front with foam tape. I then added the bear. I cut a '1' from glitter card and adhered it with foam pads to the top right of the card. Titchy buttons & a flower complete the card. I put a simple sentiment inside using glitter card, plain card & patterned paper.
Carts used:
Teddy bear- Christmas Solutions (would you believe?!!!)
'1'- Base Camp (shadowed to give a chunkier number)
Today!- All Mixed Up
Hope you like the card & thanks for looking!
Heather