Bloom Criss Cross.....

 Hope you are all having a great Bank Holiday..for a change the weather has been quite good! I had a happy accident with this card! That rather voluptuous vase was cut from pink shimmer cardstock, then embossed. Only it wasn't embossed was it? No, I debossed it instead! DUH!  'Oh Poo' says I (or words to that effect) Then I had a lightbulb moment. I reached for a white gel pen and filled in the debossed area and I was really pleased with the finished result. I added a pearl to the centre of each of the flowers and it looks really pretty. I added punched flowers over the flowers that were cut with the vase. I use Papermania punches for my teeny flowers and leaves. The garden themed paper was from my stash (don't know who made it) and the green checked/spotty papers were from  6x6 magazine freebie pads.

I added a shaped panel & the word 'bloom' to the pocket, and the insert was decorated with a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment and a smattering of punched flowers. A WOC bloom and a ribbon bow completes the card.

Carts used:

Shaped panels/insert & 'bloom'- Just Because Cards

Vase of flowers-Kate's ABC

'Happy Birthday'-Calligraphy

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Amber's turn......

Hi folks. It's the turn of Amber's card today. For Amber I made a square card using yonks-old papers I dug out from my stash- they were perfect for this card! The model was cut from black glittercard and adhered to the shaped panel (which sits on a ribbon-trimmed punched border) with foam pads. The front of the card was finished with a pink daisy, some punched flowers, and a trio of black gems

                                     
The outside of the pocket was embellished with an plaque bearing Amber's age, and the insert holds a black glittercard 'Happy Birthday' and pink glittercard 'AMBER'. The insert was finished with a pink ribbon bow.

Carts used:

Model & shaped panels- Forever Young

Ovals- George

Shaped insert- Just Because Cards

Happy Birthday- Wild Card

AMBER & 17- Winter Woodland

Thanks for looking & have a great Bank Holiday!

Heather xxx

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