Well Done Rhea!!

We had a phone call last night from our very good friends in Wales to tell us that their youngest daughter Rhea had just passed her finals and is now a fully qualified doctor!! Well done Rhea! We are so proud of you!! Her elder sister Menai will qualify later on in June. I made this card this morning and it has not ended up at all as I imagined but I'm beyond thrilled with it! I cut out a stethescope & a clipboard-the stethescope was pieced with silver & grey mirri card & orange sparkle card. I added a layered flower,some ribbon & a little tag that says Rhea's name.I added a piece of ruled paper from a K&Co pad to the clipboard and the sentiment inside & out, are rubons. The spotty paper is from the spring stack (again!!) I also decorated the inside of the card with a stethescope frame & a strip of the dotty paper matted onto beige cardstock. I'll be sending this off tomorrow so I hope she likes it!!

Carts used:

Stethescope & frame (inside card) - Wild Card (you'll need the RDS button on to get the icons a

suitable size)

Clipboard-Fabulous Finds

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Heather

For You

Another card from the Spring Stack and I've still got TONS left!!! This one was based on a card I saw whilst blog-hopping. I covered the card with 2 patterned papers in a 1/3rd & 2/3rds ratio. I then cut a panel for the front with a shadow. I added an oval with a scalloped shadow, some layered flowers with pearl brad centres and lovely swirl printed cobalt blue ribbon. Coloured self-adhesive pearls finish off the corners.

Carts used:

For You- Wild Card

Oval- George

Scalloped oval- StoryBook

Rectangular panel-StoryBook

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Heather

Kiddie's Birthday!

I need lots of kiddie's birthday cards because both of my neighbours have little ones- 3 girlies, Sophie, Millie & Amy on one side & three little fellas , Aneurin (Nye), Louie & Bryn on the other! These cards are essentially the same but one is girly and the other for a boy. I chose a random number & cut it out twice- once in card and again in patterned paper. I stuck the paper number to the card one, doing this gives the number more rigidity & feels like chipboard. I then covered the card inside & out and made a panel for the font. The numbers were adhered with foam pads and decorated with flowers on the girly card & a cute little owl on the boy card. The papers are from DCWV Spring Stack. I added ribbon & tiny butterflies (ric-rac & a button for the boy's card) & gave the little owl some googly eyes! Gotta love them,they add character!

Carts used:

Numbers & sentiments- Don Juan

Owl- StoryBook

Butterflies-Graphically Speaking

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Heather

Pretty Lady

When I saw this cute hand-mirror I knew that I wanted to use it! I cut it from pearlescent card and added (Shock-Horror!!!!!) PEEL OFF BORDERS (no, your eyes do not deceive you!) to decorate it. Anyone who knows me knows that I dislike peel-offs immensly. Peel-off borders are the only peel offs that I possess and I use them, especially the decorative type, on gold & silver mirri card as they can look like embossing.They do work well on pearlescent card too. So, I added the peel offs to the mirror which was cut twice,once in mirri card & again in ivory pearl card. I also added some little pearls as added decoration. Three flowers, some gems , satin ribbon & a sentiment complete the card.

Carts used:

Mirror: Disney's Dreams Come True (Belle's mirror)

Sentiment-Calligraphy Collection

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Heather

Just Dream...

Another card made with the scrummy Glitter Spring Stack with the addition of layered flowers, pearl brads from Papermania,ribbon and gems.
A 'Dream' plaque is the centrepoint,glittered and raised on foam pads.
Carts used:
Dream & just-Calligraphy Collection
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Heather

Under the weather?

When I saw this paper in the DCWV Spring Stack, I thought that it would be ideal for a get well card. It has clouds and giant raindrops on it and is in blue & grey- sky colours!

I covered the inside of the card with a houndstooth check in blue and covered the front with the cloud image paper. I freehand cut a cloud and added the word 'under' to it and then arranged the rest of the phrase below the cloud.. I cut an umbrella in two contrasting papers and silver mirri and then cut a grey shadow. I added a strip of paper across the bottom of the card which was trimmed with wavy scissors. I added some gunmetal flat backed pearls from Papermania, and on the umbrella, although you can't see them, there are some tiny raindrops- new adhesive flat -backed glittery drops from Papermania. The umbrella was raised on foam pads. I added glitter to the top of the umbrella and to the cloud and letters. I think that this card needs a strip of ribbon on the bottom where the gems are but never mind-I'll leave it as it is!

Carts used-

Under the weather- Don Juan

Umbrella- Marriage Solutions

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Heather

Happy Anniversary Mum & Dad!

It was my Mum & Dad's 51st wedding anniversary yesterday and this is the card that I made for them. I love this colour combo of teal & chocolate. The papers were from the DCWV Spring Stack & Cathy Curd Collection from Papermania. I covered the front entirely with the DCWV paper and cut a strip from the Papermania paper which I edged with a Martha Stewart punch, and then added a ribbon & bow and some gems. I cut a frame and used it to frame a vintage postcard print that I bought eons ago (sorry, the flash has cut off the top part of the postcard!) I then added the sentiment and a layered flower with a lovely Laura Ashley fabric brad in the middle. I added a metal heart shaped charm to the bottom of the frame. As yet they haven't received the card (bloody Royal Mail!)and I posted it on Friday!!!! But hopefully they'll get it today and my Mum loves my cards and keeps all of them!

Carts used:

Frame- Wild Card

Happy Anniversary-Beyond Birthdays

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TTFN

Heather