No-Silver Anniversary

I think that sometimes we get into a rut when it comes to making cards for specific occasions and feel that we MUST use gold or silver or pink or blue for the cards to celebrate those occassions. Sometimes it's good to come out of your comfort zone and try something different. Who says that silver wedding anniverary cards MUST have silver on them? I chose to use these lovely Papermania papers for this card for No1 son's friends parents (got that?!!) I matted a piece of very pale pink patterned paper onto moss green card. I added two contrast panels, one adhered flat and the other raised. Before adding the second panel I adhered a piece of moss green ribbon across the card and added a bow and layered flower. I cut out '25' in patterned paper and then hand cut a shadow (there isn't a shadow function on the Lyrical Letters cart). I added a fancy scroll corner, a gold (yes,gold!) and pearl heart button (shank removed) to the top of the green panel and then finished off with pearls & Cosmic Shimmer glitter. I used rub-ons (Making Memories Heidi font) for the recipients names. The completed panel was adhered to the front of the card on foam tape.
Carts used:
'25'- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Fancy scroll corner- StoryBook
TTFN!
Heather

For my sister

It's my birthday on Sunday, and my sister Valerie's on Monday (how's that for timing?!) and this is the card that I made for her. I used a larger image from the Dovecraft pack, and mounted it onto a panel made from free paper from Papercraft Inspirations. I mounted the polka dot panel onto white cardstock and then again onto blue. I added a white scalloped edged strip with ribbon and flower trim. The image was adhered over this panel with foam pads. I cut out 'Valerie' from yellow paper and card and stuck them together. They were then adhered with foam pads. Happy Birthday is computer generated onto Safmat. I added some little yellow pearls to finish. Inside the card says 'Have fun!'
Cart used:
VALERIE- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
TTFN!
Heather

A card for Kat!

Here is (yet) another doiley card, this time for a schoolmate of my No2 son. I used those lovely image papers again from Dovecraft. I cut out the shopper gal and stuck her onto a piece of white card then cut around her leaving a border. The card was cut at 6 1/4", and the inside front covered in lilac card & trimmed by hand. I cut a circle to fit the front of the card and covered it with 2 designs of paper, then added ribbon and a layered flower. I cut a pink shadow and adhered the patterned circle to it with foam pads. A scalloped oval with white oval and lilac shadow was used as a mount for the shopper gal, again adhered with foam pads. 'KAT' was cut from purple glitter paper and white card, stuck together and then raised on foam pads. 3 purple gems were added to the space beneath the flower. I added '16 today!' cut from purple glitter paper to the inside.
Carts used:
Doiley card-Wild Card
Scalloped oval- StoryBook
White oval & lilac shadow-George
KAT-Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for stopping by!
Heather

Cheers!

Here's a smaller version of my hubby's Father's Day card. I cut out and made up the pineapple cocktail image and adhered it with foam tape to a piece of white textured cardstock. This was matted onto orange cardstock and adhered flat onto a piece of patterned paper which in turn was matted onto a piece of orange cardstock with a scalloped punched edge. The whole piece was then adhered with foam tape to the front of the card which had been covered with green dotty paper. A ribbon trim & layered flower along with the 'Cheers!' sentiment finish the card.
Cart used:
Pineapple cocktail & 'Cheers!'- Life Is A Beach
TTFN!
Heather

Put you teeny bikini on!

How's this for a summery card! Just the kind of invitation you need what with the glorious weather we've had just lately- mind you it's chuckin' it down at this precise moment! I layered up a piece of Doodlebug embossed cardstock with some bright papers from DCWV and added a scalloped circle. I cut out the little bikini from polka dot paper and adhered it to another one cut from card to give it rigidity. This was then adhered to the scalloped circle with foam pads. Teeny Bikini was cut from patterned paper and also adhered with foam pads. I added a layered flower and some rub-ons to finish. I added 'and have fun!' to the inside
Cart used:
Teeny Weeny & Bikini- Life Is A Beach
Thanks for dropping in!
Heather

Sweet Sixteen!

Here's another doiley card made with free papers from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine. I cut the doiley card and covered the back of the front of the card with red paper then trimmed it to fit. I cut a circle of white card, covered the front with 2 designs of paper,covering the join with red stitched ribbon & a bow. I then mounted this onto a red card circle. The panel was adhered to the card front with foam pads. 'Sweet' was cut from red card then glittered, and the '16' was cut from red polka dot paper & card. These were also added with foam pads. To finish I added 3 red heart-shaped buttons. The 'thread' in the butttons is actually tiny slivers of paper threaded through the holes and adhered at the back with a glue dot.
Carts used:
Doiley card- Wild Card
Sweet- All Mixed Up
16- Lyrical Letters
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Happy Birthday Chelsea!

It's my great-niece Chelsea's 4th Birthday on Monday and this is the card that I made for her. I cut out the doiley card, covered the back of the card with pink card & trimmed it by hand. I cut a circle of card slightly smaller than the front of the card and covered it with two different papers, scalloping the edge of the bottom portion with a Fiskars punch. I threaded voile ribbon through the holes and added a bow with a layered flower. I blinged it up with some gems and glitter and added the name using glittered card stock. I punched 2 small and 1 medium heart and added them with foam pads under the name. The inside was decorated with a piece of scenic paper and glittery sentiment.
Carts used:
Doiley card- Wild card (cut at 6 1/2" on the Expression)
'Chelsea' & ' 4 today'- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for looking!
Heather