Congrats Menai!

The eldest daughter of some good friends of ours qualified as a Doctor last week- well done Men!-so I made her this card. Her younger sister Rhea qualified a couple of months back and I featured her card in a previous post too. I used some pretty pink paper from Papermania, some blue spotty paper (unknown scource) and glitter & mirri card for the frame and stethescope. I cut the frame from cream coloured glittercard and backed it with peachy-pink glitter card. I paper-pieced a stethescope from silver and pink mirri card and also cut Congrats from pink mirri. 'Menai' is cut from blue glittercard. The blue panel is edged with a Fiskars border punched and wrapped with swirly voile ribbon. I added three candy dots to finish.
Carts used:
Frame & Stethescope- Wild Card (you'll need RDS on to get a good sized frame)
Congrats & Menai- Lyrical Letters (Connected & Jumbo fonts)
In case you're wondering, Menai's name is the same as the Menai Suspension Bridge over The Menai Straits in Wales. Isn't it a pretty name ? I can tell you that she is a VERY pretty girl too!
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Hi Friend!

I made this card using a layout from Moralia's Weblog. Her card is made with clear cardstock but I decided to make mine with the regular stuff!
It's very simple, just panels attached together and mounted onto textured cardstock which has been matted onto green card. I added faux stitching with my trusty dressmaker's wheel and a white gel pen (click on the picture to see it in more detail) I added ribbon, flowers, rub-on sentiment and 'hi' cut from card and paper and raised on foam pads. Bling finishes the card off.
Cart used:
Hi- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for stopping by!
Heather

Father's Day pt 2

This is the card that I made for hubby from the boys and it's huge!!! It's A4 size and I had a blast making it! I used rainbow paper from The Works mounted onto lime green card. I cut out and paper-pieced the pineapple cocktail, all the pieces of which were chalked to give definition. It was adhered to the card front with foam pads.. The letters were cut and chalked and also adhered with foam pad strips. I added a hint of glitter for a really summery look. Cheers!

Cart used:

Cocktail & sentiment- Life Is A Beach

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Father's Day Pt 1

These are cards that I made for my Dad from hubby & me and from the boys. My dear Dad is in hospital in Stoke-On-Trent and having a miserable time of it. We arranged a visit out of hospital to my brother's house close by, bundled him up warmly and drove him away. He cheered up no end due to the fresh air and change of scenery (he's been in hospital for almost a month now) and it did him the world of good to spend his special day with his family around him instead of 2 at a time! God willing he may come home next week. Anyway onto the cards. The shed was from me & hubby. I used a script paper with fatherly words on it and some cartoon sky paper from DCWV. I cut out the shed and paper pieced it, adding grass, flowers , a fence and a shiny watering can. I have had those gardening implement embellies for ages and this card was an ideal opportunity to use them

The other card was from the boys. I cut out the beach-chair and umbrella, mounted them onto a base of cloud paper and hand-made paper sand, and added 'GRANDAD' with dome stickers. I wanted to fill the space at the top of the card so I inserted two eyelets threaded with yellow raffia and added a shell charm with a jump-ring.

Carts used:

Shed- Birdhouse from Stretch You Imagination

Grass & Fence-Plantin Schoolbook

Dad- Beyond Birthdays

Watering Can- Happily Ever After

Beach-Chair & Umbrella- Life Is A Beach

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Birthday Duo

I made these cards for my nephew's fiancee (Sarah) and a friend of my youngest's,Alice.

I have used this layout before and it's good if you are in a rush! I stuck the characters onto card and then cut them out leaving a border. They were then mounted with foam pads onto scalloped ovals and adhered over a strip of paper mounted onto card and edged with a Fiskars border punch. A ribbon trim, folded,layered flower,bling & the recipient's name finish the card.

Carts used:

Scalloped oval- Storybook

Oval- George

Names- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)

Thanks for stopping by!

Heather

Sorry about the quality of the photo!

Leaving?

Remember the words of the song- Im leavin' on a jet 'plane, don't know when I'll be back again... well I thought that this little 'plane would suit a leaving card down to the ground (??!!) I used paper from the DCWV Glitter Spring Stack and cut out a 'plane from silver mirri. I cut out a globe using green check paper and blue card, then layered them up. I cut out the sentiment and added 6 silver candy dots. A smaller 'plane & green check paper decorate the inside.

Carts used:

'Plane & globe- Going Places

Sentiments- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font!)

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Thank You Teacher pt 2

Well, it's Krishnan's final day at school today and these are the cards that I made for his male teachers. He wanted these cards to be in the school colours of black, red & gold so I obliged. Each card echoes the subject that is taught by a particular teacher,from l to r, English (the teacher LOVES Anthony & Cleopatra hence the spynx!)-a book, History- a clock for times past, Economics- pound,euro & dollar signs and Maths- a compass. I made a base for each card of black card matted onto mirri with a gold strip edged with a Fiskars border punch topped by a strip of red card. I then added panels of script paper, the sentiment, adhered the embellishments with foam tape and finally, some gold candy dots. I have left the insides blank for Krishnan's message.

Carts used:

Sentiments- Opposites Attract & Calligraphy

Clock- Graphically Speaking

Monetary signs- Wild Card

Book & Compass- Locker Talk

Thanks for stopping bye!

Heather

ps Thank you Sue for becoming a follower. I'm honoured!

Thank You Teacher pt 1

My eldest son Krishnan has his final day at school tomorrow and he wanted some cards for his teachers. I ended up making 8 DL cards, 4 ladies & 4 men cards-these are the ladies cards. I basically used the same layout but varied the papers, colours and flowers. I left the insides blank so that Krishnan can write his own message to these special people. I shall post pt 2 -the male cards-tomorrow.
Carts used:
Frames- StoryBook & Wild Card
Sentiments: Beyond Birthdays(vertical Thanks),Calligraphy & Wild Card
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Robot Birthday

I made this card using the DCWV Boy stack. One of the sheets has little robots all over it so I used one of them to paper-piece this robot from squares & rectangles. I covered the front of the card with 2 different papers and covered the join with a strip of mirri card cut with decorative scissors. I cut out a circle frame with a shadow and backed it with a circle of holographic card.

I added silver ribbon, toning brads and a sentiment on the blue circle (because it's silver mirri it doesn't show up well on the photo) and a sentiment inside.

Carts used-

Robot- George (I just cut different sized squares & rectangles)

Circle frame- Accent Essentials

Sentiments- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Happy Birthday Lauren!

This is the card that I made for my niece Lauren's birthday next week inspired by a post on Dannisdoodles blog. This great flip-flop is one of a pair (well duh!) but I only wanted to use one. I cut out a large flip-flop- you can only cut this size out on the Expression- and covered it with spotty paper. I used the other shape as a template to shape the front of the card. I added two eyelets at the top of the shoe and made a hole where the toe-post would be and threaded ribbon from the top holes down to the bottom one and secured them at the back. I then added a large bloom and brad. I cut out Lauren's name from paper & adhered it to the top of the shoe. I stuck the whole thing onto a piece of white Bazzil and cut around with scalloped scissors leaving a border. The completed shoe was adhered to the corresponding shape on the card front. I covered the inside of the card with rainbow paper, added a sentiment and 3 flower gems to complete the card

Carts used:

Flip-flop- Life Is A Beach

Sentiment - Wild Card

Name- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for looking!

Heather

ps sorry about the slightly blurry photo!

Our light, our rock

How about this for a Father's day card? It's very simple but effective, I think. A panel of 'sky' paper, matted & layered on red & blue form a base for this fab lighthouse which I pieced from white,blue & red card with a little silver mirri for the light section & a gem for the light itself (click on the picture for more detail) I added seagulls and the two-tone sentiment then decorated the inside with more sky & seagulls.

Carts used:

Lighthouse,seagulls & external sentiment- Life Is A Beach

Internal sentiment- Calligraphy

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Happy Anniversary

This is the card that I made for my brother & SIL for their 26th anniversary last week. I got the layout whilst blog hopping and tweaked it slightly. The music paper is actually wrapping paper that I've had forever! I made a panel from Bazzil slightly smaller than the front of the card, pierced the edges with a dressmaker's wheel and then adhered it to the front of the card with foam tape. I added the two panels offset from each other and some fab black & tan check ribbon.I cut out the heart and the sentiment and embellished the heart with a fillagree heart button. The heart is cut from black mirri- I just love that stuff!-and is embellished with black pearls as is the top right hand corner of the card. A sentiment and strip of music paper decorate the inside.

Cart used:

Heart & sentiments- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for looking!

Heather

An elephant never forgets!

This card was soooooo simple to make-there is hardly anything to it! I lurv this little elephant and wanted to use it- not on a baby card, but on a birthday card. The elephant was cut 4 times, 3 in card & 1 in paper and then all adhered together. I scuffed the edges with a sanding block and went around them with a dressmakers wheel. A little flower in her ear, a bow on her trunk and a googly eye complete her. I love the way her ear pops out of her body! I mounted her onto a panel decorated with a ribbon bow, added the sentiment & a little bling. Simple!

Carts used:

Elephant- Zooballo (the elephant is cut along with a giraffe- just stop the machine when the elephant is cut)

Sentiments-Lyrical Letters

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Happy Birthday Karen!

This is the card that I made for my SIL Karen for her birthday last week. I went kind of vintage with this one, using Papermania paper. I used 3 different papers, some lovely burgundy velvet ribbon, cotton lace,pearls and a flower embellished pleated circle. A Laura Ashley brad in the centre of the flower and a dragonfly charm complete the card.

Cart used:

'Karen'- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather

Roll up!!! Roll up!!!

Here's a fun card for a little one, with a circus theme. I used the DCWV All Boy stack and the same layout as the ZOOM card. I used some corrugated card as a small panel to hold a ready-made embellie, a cute little lion from The Paper Mill. I added some ribbon and a couple of stars with candy dot centres and I used the small check paper for the sentiments.

Carts used:

Stars- George

Sentiments- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for dropping in!

Heather

Fishy Birthday Fun!

I made this card yesterday with the new Life Is A Beach cart, it's for a friend of my youngest who loves fish! I don't often use the card feature where it is available but this card fitted the bill and I thought I'd give it go. It get's a bit complicated when you want to add layers- you have to do a few cuts to get the right fit- but it's worth it! I cut the card at 6 1/2" and the layered fish at 4 1/2". I used irridescent paper in 3 colours and just swapped the pieces around for each fish. I glittered the bubbles and added googly eyes to the fish. I cut out a frame from water effect paper and edged it with wavy scissors. I cut the sentiment and went around each letter with a dressmakers wheel, then adhered each letter with foam pads. A piece of blue vellum covers the aperture from behind (I covered the raw edges with silver peel-of borders to neaten) A square of water paper matted on silver and the recipient's name (it's actually Lazarus!) complete the card!

Cart used:

Card base, layers & sentiments- Life Is A Beach (square card feature)

Thanks for looking!

Heather

That's the wonder of (ex)Woolies!!

Just lookee at what I picked up yesterday from our ex-Woolies store , now an 'everything for 99p or less!' store. I was waiting for my son in Gosport yesterday and thought I'd pop in and have a gander. I didn't pick up a basket 'cos I didn't really want anything. Then I saw a crafty looking stand and, no kiddin', I was like an Exocet missile going back to the door to pick up a basket! I picked up this little lot for just over £11!!! See those paper roses? They are normally about £5! So if you want a bargain head down to your local 99p store NOW!!! Click on the photo for a better look!
Happy crafting!
Heather
p.s They don't take cheques or Credit Cards ONLY cash!

Surf's Up, Dude!

With the fab weather we've been having lately I thought I'd show you a very summery card especially for the blokes! I used this super duper paper covered with beach inspired words and a contrast paper. I also had some paper covered with surf boards from which I cut one board and stuck it to a piece of card to give it added rigidity, then cut it out. I added a piece of knotted raffia (not too girly??) and some candy dots. Finally, a suitable surfing sentiment- done!! Cowabunga!!!

Carts used:

Sentiments- Don Juan (Under Pressure)
Thanks for looking!

Heather

Off to the woods!

I loved this paper when I saw it but I have had it for ages and only just got down to cutting into it! The layout is simple just a piece of dark cardstock adhered to the card and a smaller panel of patterned paper, opposing corners rounded, applied on top with foam tape. The patterned panel was decorated with felt trim from Papermania & candy dots in green & orange. I cut out a moose and mounted it onto a square of cream cardstock and also a circular embellishment that reads 'fresh air'. The card front sentiment was adhered with foam pads. I decorated the inside too.

Carts used:

Square mount for moose- George

Moose(s??!!)- Animal Kingdom

Off To The Woods- Animal Kingdom

Circular' Fresh Air' embellishment- Graphically Speaking

Inside sentiment- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for looking!

Heather

A Pirate's life for me!!!!

This is another card made with the Boy stack from DCWV. I used a word paper which has piratey terminology all over it. I them made a panel from a sheet of paper that has this great pirate ship in the bottom corner. I didn't want to cut into it too much so I just curved the bottom edge and added a couple of large eyelets with some string threaded through them & knotted. I added a hand cut ship's wheel (courtesy of Cards For Men from Papercrafts Inspirations) A skull & crossbones (with googly eyes!) and a yo ho ho complete the card. I added a suitably piratey sentiment inside.

Carts used:

Skull- Paper Doll Dress Up (RDS on)

Sentiments- Lyrical Letters

Thank ye for lookin' me hearties!!!

Heather

Laura

Yet ANOTHER last minute card for my eldest to give to a classmate! Party at 12pm-'Mum, I need a card for Laura!' so I got to it! I swear to God that I make some of my best cards when I'm on a deadline! This one was such a simple layout that apart from the little character it took about 10 mins to put together. I used paper from DCWV Sweet stack and the character was from a pack of 6x6 papers from Dovecraft from The Range. I chose a character, cut her out roughly & adhered her to a piece of card. I then cut her out leaving a narrow white border all round. I adhered her to an oval mounted onto a scalloped oval and added some lilac bling. A folded layered bloom with gemstone centre was slipped beneath the oval. A strip of sparkly pink paper matted onto a scalloped border was adhered with foam tape and the name Laura was added with smaller foam pads. A little more bling and glitter added to the flower complete the card.

Carts used:

Oval-George

Scalloped oval-StoryBook

LAURA & inside sentiment-StoryBook

Thanks for looking!

Heather

My Hero!

Here's another card made with the Boy stack from DCWV,this time in bold blue & yellow- SUPER colours for a SUPER hero! I used the same layout as yesterday's card and added a huge star and a cutout of a SuperHero. I added some star brads (I cut the 'legs' off and stick them down with silicone glue)red ribbon and glittery sentiments. The super hero was on another piece of the paper so I cut him out & raised him up on foam pads.

Carts used:

Star & shadow- George

Sentiments- Don Juan (Under Pressure feature)
Thanks for visiting!

Heather

Zoom!!!

Here's a card that's a little bit out of this world!!! I got these DCWV Boy papers which have fabbo designs ranging from robots to superheroes. I thought that this spacemen themed paper would go great with this little space ship. I cut the spaceship from mirri card which has an 'oil on water' effect, and again in cardstock then pieced them together. I cut out the centre of the dome and added a piece of glittered acetate behind it. I then ran around all the edges with a dressmaker's wheel to give a look of rivets. I cut out the ring and added a solid green one behind it and added star brads and a little piece of paper with a friendly alien on it! Two panels matted on the same mirri card, some silver metallic ribbon, star brads and the word 'ZOOM!' cut from gold mirri and pierced with a paper piercer complete the card!

Carts used:

Spaceship-Paper Doll Dress Up

Ring-Accent Essentials

ZOOM! & sentiment-Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather