Santa Claus

Here's a rarity for me... a card with a ready-made embellie on it. I just couldn't find a Santa on ANY cart that would fit in the circle & look right. So I used a lovely Santa from a pack that I got from the Range (can't remember the brand...sorry!) I used papers from DCWV and some wide tartan ribbon. I mounted the santa onto an embossed circle on a scalloped shadow. I cut the 'Santa Claus' wording from red mirri and adhered it under the image. I added a poinsetta to the bow & 'Seasons Greetings' inside the card.
Carts used:
'Santa Claus'- Christmas Solutions (Noel)
Seasons Greetings & scalloped circle -Winter Woodland
White circle-George
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Chill Out!

Firstly, I apologise for my abscence. My sis, BIL, Mum & great niece were here for the weekend (my mum still is!) so I didn't get an opportunity to post. I only made this card last night, it's for my brother Andrew who's birthday it is tomorrow.Talk about living on a knife edge!
This is the 2nd version of the card- the 1st is where it belonged.... IN THE BIN! I downloaded a picture of a chilled cocktail from Google Images ( a fantastic scource of images for cards.. if you haven't got it....Google it!) & printed it onto glossy photo paper. I cut it out, then adhered it with foam pads to a matted circle (the paper is the reverse of the spotty paper) I added 'Chill out' and some great round alphabet stickers (from The Works) to spell 'BROTHER' I finished the card with red candy dots and ' it's your day' inside.
Carts used:
Circle mat- George
Chill out & It's your day (not seen)- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Happy Birthday Vicky!

This is a card that I made for a friend of no.2 son. I used some funky freebie papers from Simply Cards & Papercraft (I think!) This card is a tent fold lying on it's side. I rounded the corners then added a piece of the pink & yellow paper. I cuttlebugged a piece of yellow cardstock and applied this to the front. I added a piece of black & white polka dot sheer ribbon with a layered flower. The girl on a scooter (I lurve this icon!) was cut from pink sparkle card from The Range-their kiddies craft section has some great stuff in it! I added a teeny tiny bow to the girls hair and some gem flowers to the basket. I cut a flower border and the name from black sparkle card, then added a brad on a scalloped circle to finish.
Carts used:
Girl on scooter- Sweethearts
Floral border- Stamping Solutions (using fit to length option- decide how long you want the border to be, adjust size dial then hit 'fit to length'. The machine will calculate the cut, then hit 'cut')
Name- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Scalloped circle- Winter Woodland (you can use Graphically Speaking or Storybook)
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Anniversary Wishes

As promised here is the card that I made for our friends for their 25th Anniversary and as you can see there is hardly any silver on it! I used a gatefold card and vintage style papers and pink cardstock. I cut out a heart and then embellished it with a large velvet brown flower layered up with burgundy & pink smaller flowers. I added burgundy velvet ribbon, some extra roses and leaves, and lastly an embossed silver mirri '25'. 3 pearls finish off the heart. I covered the inside of the card with pink paper & added the sentiment cut from burgundy cardstock.
Carts used:
Heart, heart-shaped swirl & Happy Anniversary- Sweethearts
'25' & 'Mary & Imroz'- Storybook (shorty/holes option)
Hearts- Punch
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

50th Birthday wishes

We were in Wales at the weekend for the joint birthday/25th Anniversary party of some very good friends of ours. I have known the husband,Imroz, an old medical school colleague of my hubby & his wife Mary (a nurse-like me!) for about 21 years and our kids grew up together for a few years in Saudi. We don't see them very often but when we do we have a great time. This is Mary's birthday card (sorry for the strange position of the card!) I used vintage style papers and toning cardstock. On the smaller card I cut a fretwork on which to mount the '50' which I glittered 'cos I didn't have the right coloured glitter card. I added reversible ribbon, flowers & leaves. I added peach coloured pearls to the numbers and the bottom of the card and a sentiment to the inside.
Carts used:
50, Fretwork rectangle, sentiment- Storybook ('Mary' was cut with the fancy/corner option)
Wow! I don't often make a card with just ONE cart!
I'll show you the Anniversary card tomorrow
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Jasmine for Millie

One of the little girlies who live next door had her birthday last Sunday so I made a Disney Princess card for her. I chose Jasmine as she is one of the easiest to put together! Some of the Disney characters are so damn fiddly you lose the will to live when it comes to making them up!
I cut Jasmine from Bazzill cardstock and put her together, adding a gem to her headdress. I placed her on an embossed frame also embellished with gems. I used Papermania paper for the card front and some rainbow paper from The Works for the inside. I added a polka dot ribbon bow & flower, a gold perfume bottle with gem trim & a sentiment in gold mirri. The name was cut from aqua glitter card & applied with foam pads.
Carts used:
Jasmine, frame & bottle- Dreams Come True (Disney)
Happy Birthday- A Child's Year
Millie-Ashlyn's Alphabet
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Happy Birthday David!

It was my nephew David's 21st last week and this is the card that I made for him. He plays the guitar so I went with that as a theme. I used the 'card-in-a-card' format and used black & silver mirri card and some harlequin style card that I've had forever. I cut the guitar from silver card and the harlequin card and layered them up, adding brads for the control knobs and some peel-offs (aaaargggh!) for the fret board. I added the name & some punched stars from the harlequin card to the front of the card & some star embossed silver card and the 'happy birthday' & 'chill out' sentiments to the inside. I managed to add some musical themed ribbon too!
Carts used:
Guitar & sentiments-Stamping Solutions
'David'-Ashlyn's Alphabet
Thanks for dropping by today and have a great weekend.
Heather