Everything stops for tea...especially in a giant teapot!!!!!

I really like making shaped cards and they are so easy to do with the Cricut, AND you don't need a Gypsy/Craft Room/Design Studio! I cut this teapot out out 3 times- twice in card and once in patterned paper. I scored one of the white pieces across the top where the lid joins the body of the teapot then adhered the other white teapot to it above the score line. I always use wet glue when sticking the cards together as double-sided tape perishes over time. The patterned paper piece was adhered, again with wet glue, to the shaped card. The sentiment was computer-generated onto white textured cardstock, trimmed to an oval, matted onto a pink oval, then adhered to a scalloped oval. The completed sentiment oval was adhered to the centre of the teapot body with foam pads. A WOC floral arrangement and a bow completes the card.

Carts used:

Teapot- A Child's Year

Scalloped oval- Elegant Edges

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Heather xxx



Wishing two people........

I bought a new Design Objectives embossing folder a couple of weeks ago, and although the centre of the oval is not embossed, I thought that it could be cut away and the resulting frame used to show off a sentiment, as in the wedding card above. I used pale lilac pearlised cardstock for the embossing and then cut away the centre oval around the scalloped edge. The card base was created by cutting two shapes and adhering them together down one side. Another shape the same size was cut from silver mirri and adhered to the card front, followed by a slightly smaller paper layer. The sentiment is from a wedding image font downloaded from the internet, and printed in 85% greyscale onto textured white cardstock. It was fixed behind the oval aperture with foam pads then adhered to a piece of silver mirri. White satin ribbon was threaded through a heart-shaped diamante buckle, fixed to the card, then the panel was adhered to the front of the card with foam tape. A floral arrangement consisting of WOC blooms, silk flowers and pearl stems was adhered to the bottom left hand side of the card. The doves were cut from white pearlised cardstock, embellished with a punched heart and adhered to the top of the aperture with foam pads to complete the card.

Card base- Lacy Labels (Asian cut)

Doves- Wedding Solutions

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Heather xxx

Menai......

Our friends Mary and Imroz's eldest daughter Menai, had a birthday at the end of last month. I once again decided to use the Papermania Strictly Party paper and decoupage pack. There is, as you can see, very little Cricut generated stuff on this card, but hey ho! I was really chuffed how the card came out and it came together quickly because I'd made a few of the decoupage panels up, so all I had to do was choose the image I wanted to use. The decoupage was adhered to a central panel with a punched edge. I added some picot edged ribbon that I picked up from Michael's in Seattle for a bargain 30

cents for a 5 metre reel!

'Menai' was cut from pink glittercard and adhered below the ribbon. A small bloom, a trio of pearls and a sentiment from the pack completes the card.

Cart used:

'Menai'- Lyrical Letters

In case any of you are wondering where Menai got her name from, she was born in Wales and was named after the Menai Straits. I think it's such a pretty name and she's a very pretty girl too!

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Heather xxx

Farewell Abigail.....

This is another commission card that I made for one of my hubby's nurses. Her friend Abigail was returning to the States after an exchange programme. I had quite an extensive list of ideas for her card but I thought that this All American Gal would fit the bill. The card base is an A4 and I went with a red, white and blue theme, using paper from a Creative Cardmaking issue and textured cardstock. The flag-bearer was cut from cardstock and adhered to the white central panel with foam pads. I added some striped ribbon and the sentiments were cut from glittercard. I finished the card with some red, white and blue pearls.

Carts used:

Flag bearer- Summer Celebrations

Sentiments- Car Decals

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Heather

**Just a note for ladies attending my workshops and Swarms. I'm using the new A Quilted Christmas cartridge for cards for the workshops from September. It's a beautiful cart and you can see it at CraftsULove or Cricut.com.**

Puttin' On The Ritz!......

This card was made for one of my Cricut workshops earlier this year. I like making men's cards as it's a real challenge to lay off the ribbon and flowers, and step outside my comfort zone. The card base is a DL easel, and the papers are from the Wellington 12x12 pack from Dovecraft. The dinner jacket was cut from black, white and grey pearlised cardstock. It was adhered to the front of the card with foam pads. The sentiment was computer generated, the words cut out individually, matted onto blue card then adhered in a random fashion with foam pads. The 'stop' on the base of the card was created with a 'chain' border punch from EK Success. The punched border was adhered to blue cardstock, cut out then adhered to the base of the card with foam tape. 'Happy Birthday' was cut from black card and adhered in the space below the stop. The card was finished with some wooden buttons threaded with 'paper' string tied in a knot. They were adhered to the card with Dovecraft acrylic glue.

Carts used:

Dinner jacket- Formal Occasion

Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions

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Heather xxx

Put on your dancing shoes!!!!......

My niece Lauren loves to dance and hopes to make it her career, so I thought that this little lady would make an ideal topper for her birthday card. The card has a shortfall-front with a punched edge. The papers are from an old Papermania A4 pad. I added some wide spotty purple ribbon and a flower with pearl centre. The dancer was cut from textured cardstock. I gave her high heeled dance shoes instead of trainers so she looks like a real 'hoofer'! I glittered a pattern around the neck of her leotard. The sentiment was computer generated and adhered to a scalloped oval on the front of the card.  'Lauren' was cut from purple glittercard and adhered vertically on the inside back of the card. A trio of punched stars completes the card.

Cart used:

Dancer- Paper Doll Teen Scene

Lauren- Lyrical Letters (Loopy Lou font)

Scalloped oval- Elegant Edges

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Heather xxx

Gingerbread Christening......

Krishnan's girlfriend Sofia has a new baby cousin called Charlie. His parents sent out Christening invitations with gingerbread men on- why gingerbread I don't know!!- and Sofia asked me if I could make a card for her for Charlie's christening that was inspired by the invitation. I copied the gingerbread man, even down to the patches on his legs, although the design of the card is my own. The card base is an 8x8 square, and the blue heart paper is from the Boofle colllection by Dovecraft. The gingerbread man was cut from brown card, trimmed with paper patches and a bow, and a stitched line drawn around the edge and crosses for eyes. He was then adhered to an embossed square- the embossing folder is also from the Boofle collection-matted onto blue cardstock, then adhered to a loopy-edged square. The topper was adhered to the front of the card with foam tape. A blue heart-shaped button was adhered to each of the four corners of the embossed square. The sentiments were computer generated in blue ink onto white cardstock, then trimmed and matted with blue and white cardstock, then adhered to the card with foam pads.

Carts used:

Loopy square panel- Elegant Edges

Gingerbread man- Jolly Holidays

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx