Happy Birthday Valerie........

It was my birthday on Tuesday, and the day after it was my sister Valerie's Birthday- there's three years and a day between us, she being the younger- and this is the card that I made for her. I used First Edition 'Bird Song' papers from the 8x8 stack. The background paper has large stylised pink flowers on it and the smaller paper panel has cute black birdcages with little pink birdies in them. I added a piece of punched black paper behind the panel before I adhered it to the card. I cut two vine borders from Papermania Shimmer cardstock and adhered one vertically and the other horizontally to the front of the card. I cut a black bird cage from more shimmer cardstock and adhered it over the join in the two vines. The bird was cut from pink spotted paper from the paper stack, then adhered to the cage with foam pads.. A smattering of teeny punched paper flowers were added to the vine. Pink glitterglue was popped into the centre of each flower. A scalloped frame cut from the same paper as the bird,shadowed in black, with a patterned paper backing holds a Safmat computer-generated sentiment . 'Sister',cut from shimmer cardstock, a trio of pearls and a floral embellishment on the sentiment frame completes the card.
Carts used:
Birdcage- Serenade (Solution)
Bird & vines-Wall Decor & More
Scalloped frame & shadow-Ashlyn's Alphabet
'Sister'-Heritage
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Heather xxx

Sole Mates.......

This is such a cute card IRL. I love the colours in it, and it is really elegant. I think that it would make a great Engagement/Wedding card. The card base is a 5 3/4" square and the papers are Forever Friends Black & Gold A4 fom DoCrafts. I used black cardstock & gold mirri card for matting & layering and some gold ribbon from my Christmas stash. The flower is  from The Works with a gold pearl brad added to the centre in place of the pearls that were originally there. The sentiment & shoes were cut from Papermania Shimmer cardstock and were adhered to a shaped panel, which was adhered to the card front with foam tape. A smattering of gold 'pearls' complete the card.
Cart used:
Shoes, sentiment & shaped panel- Everyday Pop-Up Cards
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Heather xxx

Chelsea......

Chelsea, my great-niece, was six last week (she's six going on sixteen!). She has a mini-moke bike that her Daddy bought her, so I thought that this little sweetie would be ideal for her card. I used Dovecraft Celebrations papers, Papermania Shimmer card and some glittercard. The little girl on a bike was cut from blue glittercard with a pink shimmer cardstock shadow, the '6' was cut from glittercard as was 'CHELSEA'. The layout was simple, just two panels (again!) with the smaller panel decorated with two different patterned papers and a ribbon & bow. The little girl was adhered with a Papermania spring, the '6' with foam pads & 'CHELSEA' was adhered flat. An acrylic flower that I've had in my stash for yonks completes the card.
Cart used:
All cut elements- Car Decals
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Heather xxx

O.B.E Congratulations....

The wife of a Medical School colleague and good friend of my hubby (and mine of course!) was awarded an O.B.E in the Queen's Birthday Honours List (her husband got one last year) and this is the card that I made for her...I must get my hubby to deliver it- it's no good gracing the top of the aquarium is it?!
I used wedding papers by Papermania (simply because they were muted colours and printed with delicate pink & beige roses) Again the layout is simple- I'm using it a lot lately!-with just two panels.The smaller panel was wrapped with sheer ribbon and adorned with a Prima rose and self-adhesive pearls. All the letters and the sentiment were cut from pink cardstock shadowed with cream pearlised cardstock, then adhered to the card with foam pads.
Carts used:
Congratulations- Everyday Pop-Up Cards
All other elements- Winter Woodland
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Heather xxx

It's a zoo in here!....

Have you ever had the feeling that you're living in a zoo? Kids running about all over the place, the house is a tip?! With two boys I've had a good few of them I can tell ya!! This is a fun little card with a wibbly-wobbly element. The gorg papers are 'Bazoo' by Helz Cuppleditch from The Range. The layout is simple, just two panels. The smaller panel was wrapped with some furry animal print ribbon, then raised on foam tape. The lion was cut from textured cardstock then adhered with a Papermania spring. The sentiment and pawprints were cut from the same cardstock as the lion, the adhered with foam pads. Simples!!
Cart used:
Lion, pawprints & sentiment- Life's A Party
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Heather xxx

I Do.......

I've got a wedding card to show you today. I used Papermania wedding paper on a C5 card. The dress was cut from pearlised card, the top skirt was embossed with a vine embossing folder, and I added a pink sash and some teeny pearls around the neck edge. The suit was cut from grey pearlised cardstock (the tailcoat) a black textured cardstock (the trousers) & white cardstock for the shirt. I added a pink bow tie and a teeny flower (coloured with a marker) to the lapel of the suit. Both were adhered with foam pads to a ribbon trimmed border. A bow, some pearl sprays and a white WOC bloom were adhered to the ribbon. 'I Do' was cut from pearlised cardstock with a shadow, then adhered above the bridal outfits with foam pads.
Carts used:
Bridal outfits & 'I Do'- Sweethearts
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Heather xxx

Film Fan.........

This is a card that was available to make at my last Workshop. One of my ladies, Barbie, and I had similar ideas for this card, this is my take on it! I used papers from a Madaboutcards hobbies download. I matted the paper onto red & black cardstock and then added a 'big screen' cut from silver mirri with rounded corners, matted onto black cardstock. I added the words 'film fan' cut from black cardstock, and adhered with PVA. The popcorn box, coke cup and ticket were all cut from white cardstock backed with red. The popcorn was cut from vanilla cardstock and adhered to the box with foam pads.For the coke cup, I cut a strip of cardstock the same length as the straw, drew red stripes with a marker pen, then adhered it over the original straw. I also coloured some 'coca-cola' on the drink cup with marker pen. All the elements were adhered with foam pads. 'Happy Birthday' was cut from black cardstock adhered to white cardstock, then matted onto red and black cardstock. The finished sentiment was adhered above the 'screen' with foam pads.
Carts used:
'Film Fan'- Life's A Party
Happy birthday- Stamping Solutions
Pocorn box, coke cup & ticket-Carousel Lite
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx