Bad blogger!!!

Quick apology folks for not blogging recently...but my Mum & I are having a lovely time chatting etc and can't make cards at the moment...but I'll be back soon!
Heather

Happy 16th!

This card was made for the girlfriend of the recipient of the card on the previous post....sorry again for the quality of the photo! I used a square tent fold card (I don't make many square cards...rarely in fact...but I'm quite liking them...they are very easy to balance) Again I used Gemstone cardstock for the matting and double sided paper (floral one side-pink swirly the other) I used a Fiskard border punch for the edgings, and added my fave 'girl on a scooter' cut from green glitter paper. A layered flower, ribbon & bow, punched hearts & '16' along with a sentiment finish the card.
Carts used:
Girl on scooter- Sweethearts
16-Ashlyn's Alphabet
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for visiting today!
Heather

!7th Birthday

Happy weekend everyone! First off...sorry about the photos.. they are slightly out of focus...having probs with the camera. This card is for a friend of no.2 son. He's going to the party tonight and needed a card so here it is. I used paper from DCWV Rock Star pack and Papermania Gemstones cardstock. I embossed a piece of blue Gemstones c/s with the music cuttlebug embossing folder and adhered it to the card over the Rockstar paper. I added a guitar which was part embossed with a Fiskars texture plate and gold stars cut from embossed mirri card (stars embossing folder) I added a '17', and some blue pearls to the centre of the stars. I decorated the inside with a sentiment & more gold stars.
Carts used:
Guitar- Indie Art Solutions
'17'- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Peace on Earth

First off...apologies for the photo- but white & silver are hard to capture! This card looks soooo much better IRL (click on the picture for a better view) The card is tent fold with the bottom 2 corners rounded. I cut a piece of white cardstock to fit the front & then cuttlebugged it. It was then matted onto silver mirri. A piece of mirri edged with a MS punch was adhered to the bottom of the panel and covered with silver ribbon, a bow and paper rose. This was then adhered to the panel. The whole panel was adhered to the card with foam tape. A white embossed circle, matted onto a silver scalloped circle and bearing a white dove was placed over the ribbon. The dove holds a branch in it's beak. I finished the card with the sentiment and stars punched from silver mirri and embellished with clear gems. The inside was decorated with more embossed card, stars and the remaining part of the sentiment.
Carts used:
Sentiment- Storybook
Dove (one of a pair) Marriage Solutions
White circle- George
Branch-Stretch Your Imagination (or Storybook)
Scalloped circle- Winter Woodland ( or..Storybook/Graphically Speaking)
Thanks for looking!
Heather

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