Lisa's turn.......

 As promised yesterday here is the card that I sent my SIL Lisa for her birthday. This one is a C5 card made in the same way as Terri's, but this time I used First Edition 'Breeze' papers. All the elements are the same except for the dress.

I added a 'totally you' sentiment to the small oval on the pocket along with some punched flowers, which I also put on the tag. The card was finished with a lovely coffee coloured rose from Prima and a smattering of pearls.

Carts used:

Shaped ovals- Forever Young

Plain ovals-George

'Totally You' -Stamping Solutions

Dress-Formal Occasion

'LISA' & tag- Winter Woodland

Happy Birthday- Phrases

Amber's turn tomorrow!

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Birthday criss-cross......

 Yesterday it was both my niece Terri's and my SIL Lisa's birthdays, and today it is the birthday of our friends' youngest daughter Amber, so I've had a marathon, super quick card making session before a trip to Wigan at the weekend! I managed to get Terri & Lisa's card posted on time but was a day late with Amber's. Hopefully she'll receive it tomorrow. I'll show you the other two cards over the next couple of days. Back to Terri's card, I made a C5 criss cross card (using two cards cut on the diagonal and adhered together at the back) I used old papers  from Creative Cardmaking (I managed to find a scrap of teeny polka dot that matched for the shoes), black mirri, a punched border, flowered sheer ribbon and a polka dot Prima bloom.

The insert card is a large tag with a Cuttlebugged white layer which holds the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment. I added a bow to the top, and some punched flowers to the bottom corner. 'TERRI' was cut from polka dot paper and adhered flat across the pocket on a white punched border along with a couple of teeny punched flowers .

Carts used:

Shoes & shaped front panel- Forever Young

Tag & 'TERRI' - Winter Woodland

Ovals- George

Happy Birthday- Phrases

Thanks for dropping by today!

Heather xxx

Silver criss-cross Anniversary......

 Well folks, I told you I had a new obsession and I wasn't joking! I've got quite a few of these cards to show you and this is no.2. I made the card base in exactly the same way as the previous card, and I used a mixture of papers from Papermania and Debbie Moore freebies from Creative Cardmaking mag. I made the fronts of the card two-tone using two different papers, punching the bottom edge of the top paper with an MS border punch. A scalloped oval holds the number '25' and some punched/embossed flowers made from silver mirri, with silver pearl centres. 'Anniversary' was cut from silver mirri and adhered flat below the punched edge of the top paper.

The insert card was cut from silver mirri with patterned paper and pearlescent paper layers. 'Congratulations' was cut from silver mirri and adhered flat. A silver bow and pearl-centred flower was adhered to the top of the insert. For a finishing touch I added another scalloped oval with the world 'silver' cut from mirri, and some teeny punched flowers and leaves, to the pocket.

Carts used:

Scalloped ovals- A Child's Year

Plain ovals-George

Shaped insert card- Just Because Cards

'25'- Winter Woodland

'Silver'- Heritage

'Congratulations' & 'Anniversary'-Sweethearts

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

A new obsession!.......

I have to tell you that I have a new obsession - what's new I hear you cry!...criss-cross cards, and I'll warn you now that you'll be seeing LOTS! I've made them before but they seem to be popping up on blogs again so I thought I'd make one..or two.. or three..........!

I made the card base by cutting two A5 cards down to squares,

 cutting the front of each card on a diagonal after measuring 6cms up from the bottom edge. The backs of the cards were adhered together to create a criss-cross card. I then decorated it using some very old paper (I only had a scrap left) and some Pink Petticoat paper for the pocket front ,the back panel and the border. I added a punched border in contrasting black cardstock, trimmed with spotted PP paper and black velvet ribbon. The border was adhered to the card with foam tape. I cut a shaped panel from pink cardstock shadowed with black,  and the pale pink oval was embossed. A pair of killer heels cut from silver mirri and black glittercard was adhered to the oval with foam pads. I finished the front of the card with a bloom and some teeny punched flowers.

The inside of the card was decorated with another shaped panel with a Safmat sentiment- 'You don't have to walk the red carpet to wear fabulous shoes'- which was adhered flat and embellished with a couple of punched flowers. The insert card was created from black cardstock with a smaller white panel adhered to it. It was trimmed with an offcut of PP paper, and the sentiment, cut from black & pink cardstock was adhered flat. An eyelet was inserted in the top of the insert and a piece of ribbon tied through it. Three punched flowers complete the insert.

Carts used:

Shaped panels & shoes- Forever Young

Ovals- George

'Happy Birthday'- Phrases

Thanks for looking!

TTFN!

Heather xxx

For Kathleen...

I want to thank Kathleen from Arizona who left me a lovely comment on my 'Summer Fun Waterfall'  post. I really appreciate it and it makes what I do worthwhile if I inspire someone to be creative! Kathleen, to become a follower, click on the 'Join This Site' icon above my followers, then sign in with any of the ID options. If you don't have any of them just create a Google account (click on the link on the same page) follow the instructions, then you'll be able to follow me.
Hope this helps!
Heather

Australia, here we come!.........

Well, we had a lovely time in Wales at the weekend. We went to say goodbye (for now!) to our very good friends' youngest daughter Rhea who is off to Australia with her boyfriend Phil tonight. They are both doctors and are going to work in Melbourne for a year. There will be buckets of tears at Heathrow tonight that's for sure!

I made this card for them, and I have to say I was chuffed with it! I bought the Phrases cartridge a few weeks ago and couldn't believe it when I saw this Australia cut in the handbook! The phrase above the 'land mass' cuts as 'Australia Day' , but I didn't want that, so I cut off the 'day'. I cut Australia and both phrases from textured cardstock. The layout was very simple and I used earthy colours, using paper from DCWV and threw in some turquoise to represent the ocean. I added a silver aeropane and an Aussie flag downloaded from good old Google Images (always a great image scource for crafters!) printed onto matt cardstock and cut out. All of the elements were adhered with foam pads. I finished off with some glitter on all of the turquoise areas.

Carts used:

Australia land mass & 'Australia'- Phrases

Aeroplane- Going Places

Here we come!- Base Camp

Flag downloaded from Google Images

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Summer Fun Waterfall......

 Want to see another waterfall? Here's a bright and sunny one for you, made with DCWV Citrus papers. Page 1, a teeny blue bikini (wish I could get into THAT!).....

 ..page 2, a pair of bright flip-flops.....

 page 3, a pair of funky sunnies....

page 4, a sunny sentiment with an additional greeting, computer generated onto Safmat, on the pull.

I added some thin ribbon, a layered bloom, and some punched flowers.

Carts used:

Bikini, flip-flops, sun & 'fun in the sun' sentiment- Life's A Beach

Sunglasses- Forever Young

Have a great weekend ! I'm off to Wales tomorrow!

Heather xxx