Bee happy!.....

I got my Paisley cartridge yesterday after waiting 2 months for it... and oh! it was worth the wait! It's chocca block full of whimsical icons, from the cutest bees & butterflies, and mushrooms to teen clothes, MP3 players and mobile phones..the list goes on! This cute little fella jumped from the handbook and said "make meeeeee!..." So I did! I used scraps of bazzill for the bee and both of the flowers..in fact this cart is ideal for using all those little bits of cardstock that you can't bear to chuck away. All of the icons have got a retro feel about them so you can use zany colours or even patterned paper scraps. I used an easel format card again, papers from DCWV (I knew that that bumblebee paper would be used one day!) and a scrap of yellow gingham paper. I added some spotty ribbon and plenty of glitter. This would make an ideal kiddies card or even one for a fun-loving friend.
Carts used:
Bumblebee & flowers- Paisley
Scalloped rectangle- Celebrations (Key 5 with blackout enabled)
Bee Happy- All Mixed Up
Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend!
Heatherxxx

So In Love....

First off....sorry about the photo quality- it's a little dark but I think that you can see the details fairly clearly!
This card uses the same layout as the 'sister' card but I've substituted the scalloped circle for a scalloped heart. I used double-sided papers from MME Be-Loved collection. The heart, decorative corner and 'Love' were cut from Gemstones shimmer cardstock. The pink heart was a scalloped heart but I cut off the scallops! I added a layered flower, gemstones swirls to the heart and gems under the bow, some heart print ribbon and rub-ons for the 'so in' part of the sentiment.
Carts used:
Scalloped heart & 'Love' - Sweethearts
Fancy corner- StoryBook
Thanks for dropping in today!
Heatherxxx

Sister....

I don't use butterflies on my cards...I have a lifelong aversion (for that read PHOBIA!!!) to moths (shudder!!!) and butterflies are just too close to moths for comfort! I'm not as bad with butterflies as I am with moths but they come a close second... Anyhow, I found this sweet little flutterby and I LOVE IT!!! I've used it on a few cards and it just adds a little bit of whimsey to a card... and they fill up space beautifully!
This card (just a boring square I'm afraid!) is based on a sketch from Taylored Expressions. I used Paermania papers and Bazill & DCWV cardstock. The white circle is embossed and decorated with layered flowers, 3 little glittercard flutterers and the 'sister' sentiment cut from pink glittercard. I added a ribbon bow & some gems to finish.
Carts used:
Scalloped circle- Winter Woodland
White circle- George
Butterflies-Stamping Solutions
Sister- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx
If you click on the picture you can see the little flight trails I made with a pricking tool.

Just for you!...

Well, I'm back! I've done everything that I needed to do for my workshop tomorrow so I can concentrate on my blog! I've been very naughty on the cartridge front too! I've ordered 4 new ones ( I MUST BE NUTS!!!) 2 regular and 2 Special edition...Paisley (I've waited 2 months for it to get back in stock!) Forever Young, Love Struck & Mother's Day. I'm gonna have such fun next week when they all arrive...It'll be like Christmas all over again! Anyway, back to the card. I've used an image again from the Forever Friends pad used in a previous post and new Papermania papers. The card is an easel card and this time I used a square panel holding the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment as the stop. I added the usual ribbon, layered flowers and gems. I cut the Just For You sentiment from glitter card and adhered it with foam pads.
Carts used:
Both sentiments- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for dropping by today... and I look forward to seeing 'my' ladies tomorrow!
Heatherxxx

Sorry folks......

Sorry folks!....I have nothing to show you at the moment as I am working on my next lot of projects for my new workshops beginning next week. As soon as I have something that I can share I'll be back
Heatherxxx

Another big hat day?

Here's another version of the card I posted yesterday. This time it's a standard card. I used the same image, same sentiment and same papers... just a different format.
Carts used:
Scalloped rectangle- A Child's Year
Big Hat Day- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Celebrate (inside-not shown)- Wild Card
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather

Big Hat Day?......

I went to The Range the other day and they were putting out all the new Do-Crafts stuff. About blummin' time too! This stuff has been advertised in the Creativity mag since before Christmas and I couldn't wait to get my itchy little mitts on it! This is only one collection.. I bought 4 others and there are still more to get. This one is from the Pink Parfait collection. Some of the sheets have these lovely Forever Friends bears on them, so I decided to use them as embellishments. I cut the bear out roughly and adhered it to some thin card. Then I cut it out precisely with some small pointed scissors. I made up an easel card with a large stop, using 3 designs from the pad. I cut a scalloped rectangle and added a smaller rectangle of patterned paper to it. I adhered the bear to this panel with foam pads. I cut out the ' Big Hat Day?' sentiment from dark pink card and adhered it to the top panel. I then added the panel with the bear on it using foam pads. I cut 'celebrate' from the same dark pink card and adhered it over the ribbon on the stop. A bow, layered flower and some gems finish the card.
Carts used:
Scalloped rectangle- A Child's Year
Big Hat Day?- Lyrical Letters
Celebrate- Wild Card
Thanks for looking!
Heather