Always on my mind....

You can combine sentiments from different carts to get the effect that you want, and this card is an example of that. I borrowed the layout from another blog and added to it. I used DCWV Spring Glitter paper. I cut a piece for the left hand front and passed it through a Fiskars border punch. I added ribbon, a bow and a hat-pin. I cut out a nested shape to hold the sentiment and embellished it with layered flowers, and floral bead clusters. I then decorated the inside of the card with a punched border & 24/7 sentiment.

Carts used:

Nested shapes- StoryBook

Front sentiment- Lyrical Letters

Inside sentiment-Graphically Speaking

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Thank You Quartet

Happy Weekend everyone!

My hubby asked me for some Thank You cards on Thursday,but I didn't have any already made,so I threw these together in super quick time. I like to keep Thank You cards as simple as possible and you can't get much simpler than this. I cut a piece of 6 x 13cm designer paper and matted it onto some contrasting cardstock which I had edged with a Fiskar's border punch ( I chose papers suitable for male & female recipients) The grey-based cards have a greek key-style border. I added ribbon bows for the girly cards & knotted ribbon for the male cards. A simple die-cut Thank You matted & layered onto textured cardstock completes the cards. The panels are adhered with foam tape. I left the inside blank for an appropriate message.

Cart used:

Thank You- Wild Card (RDS On)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather

Poppy's 21st

This is a card that I made for a commission. It was for a girl with learning difficulties who had just mastered the art of knitting. Her grandmother wanted knitting included in the card so I knitted a small square of garter stitch using DMC embroidery thread and a pair of cocktail sticks. When I had finished the knitting I wound excess thread into a ball and wrapped it with a small piece of paper. I added a pearl to the end of each cocktail stick which made them look like knitting needles! I used paper from the DCWV Spring stack and a panel of white dotted Bazzill cardstock which bears the recipient's name. A scalloped circle holds the age & knitted piece. A polka dot ribbon bow & layered flowers and some pink glittery drops from Papermania finish the card.

Carts used:

Scalloped circle- Graphically Speaking

Circle- George

Name & age- Lyrical Letters (Loopy Lou alphabet)

I hope that Poppy like it!

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather

A visit from the stork!

Sorry I've been AWOL but I've been prepping for a new round of workshops at Jendenink and haven't had time to make many cards, but I did manage to squeeze this one in! This sweet cut from Lyrical Letters was crying out for me to use it! I cut this knock- kneed (HAHA!)stork from silver mirri & the baby bundle from pink/blue cardstock which I then adhered to the base stork. I cut a panel of white Bazzill dotty cardstock matted onto pink/blue card. I added a strip of patterned paper mounted onto card which was trimmed with a Fiskars border punch. A ribbon & layered flower were added as decoration & added to the card with foam pads as was the stork. Glitter on the baby bundle, the sentiment (also glittered) and some heart shaped tiny gems were added to finish. I also decorated the inside of the card (this is the boy version)

Carts used:

Stork & sentiments- Lyrical Letters (Loupy Lou font)

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Belle Birthday

It was our neighbour's daughter Sophie's birthday yesterday and this is the card that I made for her. I used the same rainbow paper for the front as that on yesterday's card only this time I layered it onto yellow sparkly paper & black card. I trimmed the corner with printed ribbon and and a layered flower. I added the Belle cut out & a rose which are both raised on foam pads. I added three yellow Papermania gems below the name. I added the sentiment inside cut from the same font from pink card. Both of the rose heads are glittered.

Carts used:

Belle & rose- Disney Dreams Come True

Name & sentiment: Lyrical letters (Loopy Lou font)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather

Can he fix it? Yes he can!!!!!

It was our neighbour's little boy's birthday yesterday and this is the card that I made for him. I used some Bob The Builder wrapping paper for the decoupaged image and some ready made embellies that I've had hanging around for ages. I used some corrugated card for the panel across the centre of the card which was matted onto some red card then trimmed with wavy scissors. I attached some tape measure twill to a piece of green card and layered that onto the blue panel. I added Bob and some of the embellies, then I used the rest to decorate the inside of the card. Do you see that rainbow paper on the front of the card? I got a pad of 24 sheets A4 size, 100gsm from The Works for just £1. When you can't find patterned paper that 'goes' this paper seems to do the job. You will see it again soon! I cut out the sentiment in alternate colours and stuck the pieces in place.

Cart used:

Inside & outside sentiments: Lyrical Letters (Jack Sprat alphabet)

Thanks for looking!

Heather

Airborne Birthday

It is our nephew Skanda's birthday on Friday. He lives in Sydney, Australia. I posted this card last Saturday morning and I received an e-mail from him today thanking me for it!! WOW!!! That's got to be a record- 6 days!!! What a service!!! Skanda is taking flying lessons, so when I saw these embellies I thought that they would be ideal for his card. I used paper from an old DCWV stack- it has both blue & stormy sky so I used both! I mounted the large plane onto a piece of sky paper and matted & layered it with silver mirri & navy card. I also mounted a smaller image but this time omitting the sky paper.Doesn't the plane look realistic on that paper?!!!. I cut about 4cms from the front of the card, then covered the front with blue sky and the inside back with stormy sky. The smaller image is on the inside back of the card. I cut out Skanda's name & age from Crafttime navy glitter paper and a shadow in silver mirri. I then arranged the elements & stuck it all into place. I added 'happy birthday' in the same glitter paper to the inside of the card. I think for male cards the simpler the better although for a gal who LOVES ribbon,flowers & bling it can be hard to restrain oneself!!!!

Cart used:

Name & age- Opposites Attract (Opposite/Opposite shadow)

Happy Birthday (inside not shown)-Wild Card

Thanks for looking!

Heather

p.s in case you are wondering Skanda's mum & dad are Indian-they are my hubby's youngest sister & BIL.