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.
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!
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!
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.
