Mr & Mrs.....

I've been making tons of cards with this layout and I'm going to be boring you with them over the next few days! Now you'll just have to trust me on this one...this is a wedding card made in probably the most unlikely colour EVAH! Yes folks- it's bright lime green!- but believe me in real life it's stunning (blowing my own trumpet here!) and unbelievably delicate. This style of card is so easy. I just cut off the front on the diagonal but leaving about 2 1/2 to 3" on the right hand edge. I punched the cut edge with an MS punch then covered inside & out with DCWV glitter paper. I added a border, punched again with the MS punch, sheer ribbon & bow, a beautiful Frangipani flower from Calico Crafts with a rose at it's centre and some pearly fronds. I added pearl hearts and a glittercard sentiment. Nothing else is needed. I made another one of these for a wedding in Scotland at the end of the month and I shall replace the 'Mr & Mrs' with the bride & groom's name.
Carts used:
Mr & Mrs- Sweethearts
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

You & me.....

Here's another version of yesterday's card using the same papers and the same flamingo cut, this time adding a second flipped image. I added some fluttery eyelashes to the flipped flamingo and a glittery brown heart behind both of them. Chocolate brown ribbon, punched glittercard hearts, a layered flower and sentiment complete the front of the card. Another suitable sentiment and punched border finish the inside.
Carts used:
Flamingoes- Serenade
Large heart,'You & me' and 'The perfect pair'- Sweethearts
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

I Adore You......

When I saw this paper by Bo Bunny I knew what I wanted to do with it. The blue/pink check paper behind the panel is actually the reverse side of this double sided paper- I much preferred it to the 'proper' side. I also used some co-ordinating polka dot paper and a small strip of the 'proper' side of the patterned paper. I cut this fab flamingo in brown & pale pink Bazill and pink polka dot paper. 'Adore' was cut from pink glittercard. I added a punched border, chocolate brown ribbon & brown glittercard sentiments and punched hearts. The 'I' & 'You' on the front of the card was created with 'Heidi' rub-ons from Making Memories.
Carts used:
Flamingo- Serenade
'Sweetheart'- Sweethearts
Adore- Home Decor Solutions
You are so special- Wild Card
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

Happy Spring......

I have to say that I'm not too sure about the injection of orange into this card - I think that the shade is too strong, maybe peach would have been a better choice- but it matched the orange ribbon so what the heck! I can live with it! Same layout & paper stack as yesterday (again!) just a different image and sentiments. The 'happy' part of the sentiment was done using 'Heidi' rub-ons from Making Memories.
Carts used:
Gardening girl image- A Child's Year
'Spring'- Stretch Your Imagination
'Joy'- Wild Card
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

Time for tea!.....

Anyone for a nice cuppa? I bought the DCWV Nana's Kitchen stack last week and it has this lovely paper with teapots, cake, cups etc on it and I thought that it would be ideal for a card to invite someone to meet up for a cuppa. I used the same layout as before in pretty pastels and used this pretty little' girl at a tea party' cut. I cut her from pink glitter card and adhered her to a scalloped oval mat. I added ribbon and a layered flower and the 'tea time' sentiment cut from yellow glittercard. I cut 2 small teapots as extra embellishments, one for the front of the card and one for inside. The letters that make up the inside sentiment were cut at 1/2" on the Big Bug and I used paper to cut them from. I find that smaller letters are better cut from paper as cardstock is too thick to cut swirls and holes in a's & e's.
Carts used:
Girl- A Child's Year
Both sentiments- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Hope you are having a good weekend- we've got visitors today and it's also hubby's birthday so we've been out to lunch to the pub and then had a walk on the beach.
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

Bee my honey!!!....

A sure sign of spring must be the buzzing of bees- I have a cauldron of spring flowers on the decking outside the family room and it's attracting humungous bees! Almost as big as this one!
I used papers from DCWV Nana's Kitchen and some orange polka dot paper from my stash. I cut the bee & hive from glittercard and mounted it onto a central decorated panel. I added some ribbon, a layered flower, gems and some little flight lines with a black glitter gel pen. I added a simple sentiment, punched border and another bumblebee to the inside.
Carts used:
Bees, hive & 'Honey' - Sentimentals
Bee my- Lyrical Letters
Please- Stamping solutions
Thanks for looking & have a great weekend!
Heatherxxx

Mirror, mirror......

I told you I loved that layout didn't I?!!! Well, here's another card made with the very same layout. This time I used a fab mirror cut. I used papers from DCWV Citrus Stack and some blue & silver mirri card. I cut the complete mirror from silver mirri then cut the frame from blue mirri. I adhered them together with Anita's tacky glue. This stuff is FAB and I use it now for almost everything..it's particularly good for sticking mirri to mirri & glittercard to glittercard. I embellished the mirror with some gold gems & a rose. I then finished the card with ribbon, layered flower, floral gems and sentiments cut from blue glittercard. You could change the wording on this card to 'Looking FAB.... at 40!' for that special lady's special birthday.
Carts used:
Mirror- Forever Young
Both sentiments- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for dropping in!
Heatherxxx