Christmas Duo

These two cards were made from scratch on the Expression. The larger card is approx 6 1/4" across and was made using the 12 x 24" mat (7 3/4"), the smaller card was made to fit the 6 x 12 mat (5 1/2"). The inside of the card is covered with dark red paper onto which I adhered a white rectangle matted onto card cold. This is to hold a sentiment. I cut a piece of patterned paper from Papermania's Joyeux Noel collection and matted it onto gold mirri. I then cut out a frame from gold mirri and adhere a matted white panel to it with foam pads. I added a velvet ribbon bow and layered poinsetta & holly leaf (large card) and a bow & layered red flower (small card). I cut out the sentiment and adhered it at an angle (large card) and straight (small card). To finish I glittered around the scallops and added gems (I'll do the same to the small card!)
Carts used:
Card base & gold frame- A Child's Year (school children key)
Happy Christmas- Christmas Solutions
Merry Christmas- Wild Card (RDS on)
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather

Happy Birthday Natalie!

I don't want to bore you all with JUST Christmas cards so I thought that I'd show you a birthday card today. I made it for a friend of no2 son. It's a square card with the corners rounded and the front folded back on itself. I used freebie papers from Papercraft Inspirations (I think!) I cut a scalloped rectangle panel trimmed it with a ribbon & layered flower and added another image from Trimcraft. The blue panel on the front was Cuttlebugged. I cut the name from glittercard with pink shadow, and 'Happy Birthday' was cut from plain card and shadowed in pink.
Carts used:
Scalloped rectangle & shadow- Celebrations (No 5 key)
Natalie- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Peace On Earth

Another step card for you today. Made in exactly the same way as the others. I used papers from Papermania's Christmas range from The Range. On this card I used the same paper on all of the steps but used a different one on the panel holding the angel. I matted the pieces onto beautiful gold card that looks like slub silk- and it's reversible.
The angel actually faces the other way on the cart but I flipped it to make the card more balanced. For original bug owners this image can be cut and used on the reverse side- especially with this card. I cut the letters- there is an 'ON' in there, it's just a bit low to be seen! I added gold ribbon & star brads.
Carts used:
Angel (1 of 2) - Christmas Solutions (Noel) flipped
Sentiment- Storybook
Thanks for taking a look!
Heather

Season's Greetings Step Card

Here's another step card made in exactly the same way as yesterday's card. I told you they were simple to make-the hard part is deciding which paper to use out of the array of fabbo Christmas papers available this year! This paper is Winter Wonderland from MME. It's double sided so matching papers is no problem as you only need 2 designs for these cards. I used glitter paper from Crafttime for the tree with a card blackout backing and glittercard for the sentiment. The stars were punched from glitter paper and embellished with gems. I also added gems to the tree (click on the picture for a better look). I added swirly white ribbon to the bottom panel. This panel can also be used for a sentiment. You can also use the large panel for the sentiment and use the steps to make up a little Christmassy scene. There are no hard and fast rules with this card- I told you the possibilities were endless!
Carts used:
Tree & blackout- Christmas Solutions (Noel)
Sentiment- Storybook
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

First Christmas card- and SERIOUSLY addicted!

Well,everyone else is doing it- so why not me?!!!
Here is my first Christmas card of this year! I saw a demonstrator on Create & Craft last week make a card like this, I watched carefully and then, after several aborted attempts came up with a great template to make this step-card. They are soooo easy to make and I'll warn you- when you've made one you HAVE to make another one,then another then an......... you get the idea!!! I used My Minds Eye (I think!) double-sided paper to make panels to fit the sections of the card. I matted them onto red card and adhered them to the sections in alternate patterns. I added a strip of ribbon to the narrowest panel,with a bow and mini poinsetta with snowflake & gem trim. I cut the sentiment from glitter card (only glue the bottom half of each letter to the panel) and a large white snowflake and smaller aqua flake and layered them up with another poinsetta and gem brad. The flake was adhered with a large foam pad.I added a bow above the flake to finish. There are ENDLESS possibilities for this style of card and they give you so much room to work with! You'll be seeing lots of these over the next few months I'll guarantee (warn you) that! The ladies who are coming to my workshop on Wednesday will be making one of these!
Carts used:
Sentiment- Storybook
Snowflakes-Christmas Solutions (noel)
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Happy Birthday, Brother!

This is the card that I made for Naren (No2 son!) to give to Krishnan on his birthday. I used a tent fold square card, some kraft card stock (actually from PaperMill boxes- I couldn't chuck 'em now could I?) Dovecraft (?) papers and a Create & Craft sticker. I cuttlebugged the silver disc and layered it onto a circle of petrol-blue card. I added tyre-track ribbon, silver & blue candy dots, and 'BROTHER' spelled out in silver alphabet beads. A silver Mirri sentiment with shadow completes the card.
Carts used:
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Silver disc & shadow- George
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Happy Birthday Son!

Our eldest son Krishnan is 19 today! Woohoo! Happy Birthday Dol! Krishnan plays the guitar (very well I might add!) so I used a guitar as the theme for his card. I cut the guitar from red sparkle card & silver mirri and added some peel off waste for tuning buttons. I cut Happy Birthday & SON from Mirri & glitter card. SON was adhered to black paper and hand shadowed. The happy Birthday was shadowed on the Bug. I used paper from DCWV Rockstar Stack (orange paper) and Cosmo Cricket (Pop quiz panel) but I can't remember who makes the guitar print paper. I added music printed ribbon and some stars cut from waste sparkle & glitter card. I cut ''You Rock' from mirri card & black card and adhered it to the inside with another star.
Carts used:
Guitar, 'Happy Birthday' & 'You Rock!'- Stamping Solutions
Son- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather