Fan-tastic!.......

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend enjoying the sunshine, but typically for the start of the Easter holidays it changes! I had a great day on Saturday at the Swarm. The atmosphere, as usual was very jovial & creative and some wonderful cards were produced- one day I'll ask my ladies if I can showcase some of their cards!
I thought that I'd show you a different shaped card today. When I saw this fan and that it had a shadow I knew that it would make a fan-tastic card (pardon the pun!) I cut the fan shadow out three times - twice in white card and once in pink paper. The two cardstock fans were adhered together across the top and the pink paper fan adhered to it to create a base card. The fan was cut from white textured cardstock which I embossed after cutting, and the patterned piece was cut from Papermania 'Summer Bloom' 12x12 paper. This was adhered flat to the white fan and then the whole thing was adhered to the fan card base with foam pads. The paper was so pretty that I didn't want to cover too much of it up, so I decided to make the focal point the handle of the fan which was embellished with WOC roses and cherry blossoms, pearl strands and a sheer ribbon bow. A scalloped circle with the 'Friends For Life' sentiment was adhered to the fan with foam pads. A pearl on each of the points of the fan completes the card.
Carts used:
Fan card base/Fan-Formal Occasions
Friends For Life-Stamping Solutions
Scalloped circle-Winter Woodland
Circle-George
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Ab Fab!......

Here's another card using that fab shape that I showcased yesterday. The card was cut at 7 1/2" with a 7" & 6 3/4" second layer. A smaller 3rd layer was cut at 5" & 4 3/4" (I think!) and wrapped with Bo-Bunny polka dot ribbon. The paper was from a DCWV 8x8 stack called Garden Party. The dress form was cut from silver mirri and the dress from more paper from the stack. The dress was adhered to the form with foam pads then adhered to the front of the card overlapping the smaller off-set panel. The 'Fabulous' jumbled word art was cut from the same paper that covers the base card, and adhered to the off-set panel with foam pads. A WOC cherry blossom and a smattering of pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Shaped card- Just Because Cards
Dress Form-Nifty Fifties
Fabulous word art-Graphically Speaking (haven't used that one in a long while!!)
I'm hosting a Swarm tomorrow and looking forward to seeing my ladies.See you there!
Heather xxx

Home Tweet Home...New Shape!

Good Morning everyone!
I found another shape the other day to make a card base with, and me being me, went into overdrive making them left, right & centre! It's such a pretty shape and lends itself to so many occasions. In this instance, inspired by the paper, I decided to make a New Home card featuring a bird house.
I cut two of the shapes at 7 1/2" and adhered them together at the top (who needs a Gypsy/DS!) I cut another piece to fit the front from patterned paper from the Up, Up & Away stack from First Edition. I then cut another panel 1/2" smaller and then another 1/4" smaller than that. This shape nests perfectly, but not all shapes do, so you'd have to do a test cut on other shapes first.
I added a punched, ribbon trimmed border across the card, adhered with foam pads. The bird house was cut from plain card (as a base) and patterned paper, layered up and adhered over the border. The sweet birdie was cut from grey cardstock and blue glittercard, and I added a teeny googly eye. He was adhered with foam pads in front of the birdhouse. 'Home Tweet Home' and it's shadow were created with patterned paper. A layered bloom, patterned brad and a teeny punched heart completes the card.
Carts used:
Shaped card base- Just Because Cards (flower card)
Birdhouse- Stretch Your Imagination
Birdie-Simply Charmed
Home Tweet Home sentiment-Wall Decor & More
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Woops!!!...

Sorry Folks! In trying to delete an old site on my blog list I deleted the whole flippin' lot! I've re-instated most of them. If I've left any out let me know and I'll put 'em back in. Scroll down for today's post.
TTFN!
Heather

Just Because.......

Sorry for the quality of the photo!- I took it early yesterday morning and it wasn't quite light enough me thinks!
There's not a 'real' flower to be seen on today's card, like yesterday's. I used a square card base and First Edition 'Up, Up & Away' 8x8 papers. I covered the front of the card with one paper, then cut a second piece half the width of the card. This piece was mounted onto a punched piece of white textured card, then adhered to the front of the card over a strip of ribbon. The corsage was cut from different colours of cardstock, chopped about a bit, then layered up. The completed piece was adhered with foam pads to a funky scalloped frame topped with a patterned paper panel. 'Just Because' was cut from white textured cardstock, shadowed with green patterned paper then adhered with foam pads above a ribbon bow. Some extra flowers from the corsage cut were adhered to the corners of the card. All the little flowers were embellished with teeny pearls made from Card Candi.
Carts used:
Corsage & Scalloped frame- Formal Occasions
Just Because- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Mother's Day wishes.....

I hope all you Mums out there had a great day yesterday. Both my boys were at home so mine was great! I wanted to share with you today the cards that I made for my lovely Mum (who I know drops into my blog every now & then-she's new to this computer lark but is doing great with it!) from the boys and me & my other half. Hubby's Mum lives in Oz so she'll get a card in May (Aussie Mother's Day) I used some fab new papers for both cards from First Edition Paper called 'Hideaway' (zingy citrus palette) and 'Spring Feast' (pastel pinks & greens) which I got from The Range.
Now I normally use paper/fabric flowers on my cards, but when I saw this cute bouquet I knew that I wouldn't need to use any on this card. I cut the bouquet from different colours of textured cardstock, layered 'em up, added some irridescent medium for some bling, and a narrow ribbon bow. I cut 2 scalloped oval panels, adding an embossed oval to one and a patterned paper oval to the other one. 'Nan' was cut from lemon glittercard and adhered to an orange shadow. The bouquet & 'Nan' were adhered to the panels with foam pads. 'Happy Mother's Day' was cut from more lemon glittercard, again shadowed with orange, the adhered with foam pads over a punched, ribbon trimmed border.

The other card is a tent fold landscape with the bottom 2 corners rounded off. I added a punched, ribbon trimmed border to conceal the join in the two papers. I cut a frame with circular aperture and a shadow, layered them up and added a piece of paper behind the aperture to hold the sentiment cut from white glittercard. 'Mum' was cut from the same paper used on the bottom of the card, shadowed with white textured card then adhered to the border with foam pads. I added a smattering of pearls to the larger flower centres, three pearls to the bottom right hand corner of the card and to the frame which was enhanced with a Prima bloom, WOC 10mm roses and a Bo Bunny ribbon bow.

The inside of the card was decorated with a simple punched border and Mother's Day sentiment.
Carts used:
NAN CARD-
Bouquet,scalloped/plain ovals-Formal Occasion
Nan-Life's a Party
Happy Mother's Day-Calligraphy Collection
MUM CARD-
Frame-Ashlyn's Alphabet
'Mum'-Beyond Birthdays
Simply the best sentiment-Wild Card
Happy Mother's Day-Calligraphy Collection
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

Thanks so much!.....

I haven't posted a double twisted easel in a while so here is one for you today. I've used this cute pot before on a couple of Mother's Day cards but I thought that I'd use it this time for a Thank You card. I used papers from the Dovecraft Sugar & Spice 8x8 pack. The flower pot and shoot was cut from different colours of textured cardstock, chopped about and re-constructed. It was then adhered to a scalloped embossed circle and a bloom added with silicone glue. The sentiment was cut from pink cardstock shadowed with brown, then also adhered to a scalloped circle. Both circles were attached to the panels with foam pads.
A punched, ribbon trimmed border creates the stop.
Carts used:
Shoot in pot-Wall Decor & More
Scalloped/plain circles-Winter Woodland
Sentiment-Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx