So In Love

I hope I'm not boring you with the layout for my recently posted cards, but it is so easy to work with! I used exactly the same method as previous cards (it's amazing how quickly cards come together when using a layout that you like) but obviously just changed the image, sentiments & colours. The images on the Sweethearts cart all have layers to make multicoloured images, but I'm finding that I like the silhouette look (besides which, it's SO much easier than cutting out ALL of those darn layers!!!) I cuttlebugged the pink panel with a Fiskars texture plate and added the kissing couple cut from black glittercard then raised on foam pads. I added spotted sheer ribbon, layered flowers & punched glittercard hearts. The sentiment is a combination of glitter card & rub-ons. I decorated the inside of the card too.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials
Kissing couple & 'Love'- Sweethearts
'Forever & ever'- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Glittery reindeer

Here's another card,this time Christmas themed,using the same layout as yesterday's card. I made it in exactly the same way but using Christmas papers. I only used one sheet of 12x12 double sided paper for this one as I liked the reverse side as much as the main design. I cut the reindeer from glittercard and added the harness which was cut from green card then glittered as I didn't have the right shade of green glittercard.I added a Prima glittered star (from a bubble bottle of Prima poinsettas) two flowers which I glittered, snowflakes, sheer ribbon & some punched stars.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials (fit to length)
Reindeer (1 of 3)- Christmas Solutions
Merry Christmas- Calligraphy Collection
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Totally you!

Is this the sweetest, girly image EVAH?!!! She's so retro! I love this layout too- I've made three cards today using it, I'll show you the others in time. I used freebie papers from Simply Cards & Papercraft OR Complete Cardmaking (not sure which). I was going to make a christmas card but looking closer at the papers I thought that they weren't particularly christmassy so I decided to make a girly card instead. I cut out the scalloped border and added it to a white polka dot embossed panel which was matted onto pink & green cardstock. I cut a rectangular panel from the 2nd paper and also matted it. The green panel was embossed with the Cutty and the image, cut from glitter card was added with foam pads. I added stripy green ribbon, a layered flower with paper rosebuds, punched hearts and the 'totally you' sentiment also cut from glitter card. I added a scalloped strip and sentiment to the inside of the card too.
Carts used:
Scalloped border- Accent Essentials (with 'fit to length' enabled)
Girl on scooter- Sweethearts
Totally you & Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Joy To The World

This card was almost consigned to the bin! I 'borrowed' the layout which I liked, I loved the papers- but something just wasn't happening. I tried different shaped panels but nothing seemed right. So, out came the old Heidi rub-ons from Making Memories-et voila! Suddenly all was right with the world! I made that poinsetta from red & green handmade paper and I was quite pleased with it, I just added a smaller prima sheer flower to it. The paper is from Papermania & the ribbon is from the cheapo bin at The Range. I added a Papermania spotty Christmas brad to the centre of the poinsetta and a couple of red metallic brads to the white panel.
Carts used:
Joy- Wild Card
White shaped panel-StoryBook
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Teddy Bear Birthday

Well, here it is! Is this the cutest bear or what!!!??? I was browsing a certain cart & saw this bear. It doesn't look much on the cart, so I cut one out of scrap paper and WOW! It's the most gorgeous little teddy! I cut the bear again from coloured card then chalked it around the edges and all the cut lines. I added the patterned pieces and then doodled again around the edges and all the cut the lines with a Tombow pen in a slightly darker colour (click the picture to see the detail) I added a bow to the neck & a shaped brad in the larger paw pad. I embossed a large white panel & matted it onto coloured card. I made another panel with a punched edge from coloured card & freebie papers. I added ribbon & a bow then adhered it to the card front with foam tape. I then added the bear. I cut a '1' from glitter card and adhered it with foam pads to the top right of the card. Titchy buttons & a flower complete the card. I put a simple sentiment inside using glitter card, plain card & patterned paper.
Carts used:
Teddy bear- Christmas Solutions (would you believe?!!!)
'1'- Base Camp (shadowed to give a chunkier number)
Today!- All Mixed Up
Hope you like the card & thanks for looking!
Heather

Marry Me?

I can't tell you how chuffed I am at how this card turned out! I knew what I wanted it to look like but the end result is more than I could have hoped for. I tried cutting the ring box from Doodlebug velvet paper but Jiminy didn't like it and chewed it up & spat it out. What a mess!! So I cut the box from red card , cut the ring portion off it then glued & flocked it. I cut a blackout version in gold mirri (so that the gold would show through the cut- out in the box) and stuck them together. I added a mini heart brad to the side of the box. I cut the ring & sparkler from mirri & glitter card, decorated the ring with peel off borders then adhered it to the ring in the box. I embossed the large white panel with a Fiskars Texture plate & the Cuttlebug, matted it onto red & gold mirri then adhered it to the card front. I cut a strip of red mirri and puched out the edge with a Marta Stewart punch. I added a strip of Cuttlebugged gold mirri and red sheer heart printed ribbon with a layered flower. I cut the sentiments from red mirri shadowed with gold. The red hearts that I scattered over the card were waste from the border punching & also a small heart punch. I decorated the inside of the card with another punched border & hearts.
Carts used:
Ring box & sentiments- Sweethearts
'?'-All Mixed Up
Thanks for looking!
Heather
ps What I have for you tomorrow will make you go 'aaaahhhh!' in a 'how cute' kind of way!

Poinsetta greetings

Here's another step card. I made a rather large poinsetta to fit onto the rectangular panel- I think it's a bit too big to be honest, but never mind!
The poinsetta leaves were cut from paper and the green base layer was cut from card. The layers were fixed with a glue dot on each layer and I added five little circles of paper punched with the Cropodile to the centre. The leaves and centre were then glittered. The background paper is from Forever Friends Collection. 'Seasons Greetings' was cut from red card, cuttlebugged with the Swiss Dots folder then shadowed with gold. Poinsetta ribbon a Prima Poinsetta and a little bling complete the card.
Carts used:
Poinsetta- Joys Of The Season
Season's Greetings- Christmas Noel
Scalloped oval- Storybook
White oval-George
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather