Shop 'til you drop.....

I just lurv these shoes! You can make so many different styles by changing papers or by embossing which I have done here. I cut the shoes from pink & blue mirri card, then embossed the pink uppers with a crocodile skin effect embossing folder. I added a tiny punched flower and gem ...Jimmy Choo eat your heart out! I used paper from yonks ago by Dovecraft, covering the front of the card, then added an embossed panel on a blue mat. I edged the blue mat with an MS punch. I added ribbon and a handbag charm then adhered the panel to the card front with foam tape. I cut a smaller mat onto which I adhered the shoes. I added a layered flower, some gems and the 'shop til you drop' sentiment cut from glittercard. I made another mat for inside the card and added the 'it's you day' sentiment which I glittered with glitterglue.
Carts used:
Shoes- Forever Young
Shop til you drop- Paisley
It's your day- Stamping
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

U R so tweet!.....

The Swarm went great yesterday... and boy! you should have seen the cards that the ladies made yesterday! They were stunning! I wish that I had taken photos to show you. They were all worth showing. Next time I'll be sure to take photos and share their creations with you.
This is a card that I made as an example for the ladies using my new Serenade cart. I don't know what you call this type of card..I'm going to call it a slider, 'cos that's what it does- the large panel slides inside the stand. I used papers from papermania Honey & Hugs collection. I made the base boxy part of the card from sturdy card, scored it, cut out a slot for the slider, then folded and adhered it. The slider needs to be put into the slot before final construction, although the panel and box can be decorated before construction. I cut all the panels, matted onto pink cardstock then adhered to the box base. I did the same with the large panel, and added a birdcage cut from silver mirri with a little yellow bird inside. I added some punched flowers, and a bow and flower to the top of the cage. I cut the sentiment from yellow glitter card shadowed with pink, then adhered ' U R' to the main panel and 'so tweet!' to the edge of the front panel adhering only the bottom half of the letters. I finished the flowers with blue gems.
Carts used:
Bird & cage- serenade
'U R so tweet!'- All Mixed Up
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

Caley....

This card's a biggun! It's A4 in size and it was a commission for one of my husband's secretaries to give to her daughter on her 21st birthday. I used paper from DCWV Citrus stack and the layout was very simple. I cut the figure from black card and paper from the stack. I added a belt, a necklace made from fine silver cord and a gem and a gemstone bracelet and earrings. The figure was adhered with foam pads. I cut 'Caley' and '21' from blue glitter card and adhered them to the yellow panel (the '21' is on foam pads) I added a layered flower and a handdrawn gemstone swirl.
Carts used:
Figure- Forever Young
'Caley' & '21'- Calligraphy Collection
I'm hosting my 2nd swarm tomorrow and I'll post a card I made for it with my new Serenade cart. I ordered it on Wednesday, it was despatched on Thursday and I got it today! What service!
Thank you Cutting Edge Crafts!
See you all later...have a great weekend!
Heatherxxx

You are so special......

I made this card from scraps left over from a commission I did this week. I matted and layered the paper in a very simple format and placed an embossed rectangle at the centre of the card. I added a scrap of paper to the bottom of the embossed panel and added a rose embellished ribbon & bow. I cut the heart border twice, removing the solid hearts from one piece. These were glittered then applied to the solid hearts on the complete border. It was then adhered to the left of the panel. I cut the sentiment and adhered it flat to the panel. I decorated the inside of the card with a panel edged with a MS border punch and adhered the sentiment and punched hearts. I finished the card with some glitter glue on the sentiments and remainder of the hearts and some gems below the sentiment panel.
Carts used:
Heart border- Love Struck Special Edition 2010
Sentiments- Wild Card
Thanks for drooping in today!
Heatherxxx

So Gorgeous....

Here's a card that would be great for a special friend or girlfriend. I used a square card and paper from DCWV Citrus stack. I made panels from 4 different papers, the narrowest I edged with a Fiskars punch. I cut the perfume bottle from silver mirri and aqua glitter card then layered the pieces up. I added some peel offs (whaat!!) for added decoration. I cut an 'ooh la la' tag from mirri & glittercard and attached it to a ribbon bow with a small jump ring. I added a layered flower with a jewelled brad, some ribbon and orange gems. I cut the sentiment from glittercard with a silver mirri shadow and adhered it with foam pads above the perfume bottle. I made a sentiment panel from scraps of paper and adhered a glittercard sentiment to it.
Carts used:
Perfume bottle, 'so gorgeous' & tag- Forever Young
Happy Birthday- Calligraphy Collection
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

Funky Birthday...

Our friend's son, Rubin, is 20 on Thursday and this is the card that I made for him. I used papers from Dovecraft called Funky Vintage..they are great for teens & just out of teens! Before I decorated the card I cut a star from the front of it using the Centrepoint function. I then adhered the paper to the front of the card and trimmed away the paper behind the star to create an aperture. I cut a ring from red mirri cardstock (this was a bargain..10 sheets (10 colours) of larger than A4 card for.... wait for it!... 99p!!! from the kiddies craft dept at The Range) This mirri has a slight grain to it...but you need to peer veeery close to see it! Still, at that price who the heck cares! I also got Gold & Silver (15 sheets) for 99p also! Anyway back to the card. I adhered the ring over the star aperture and cut away the piece going across the star. I cut Happy Birthday from green mirri with a black shadow and adhered it on a slant across the ring. In the spaces remaining to the left and right of the aperture I added Rubin's name with letter stickers. I cut another star (slightly larger than the aperture) from red mirri, embossed it and adhered it behind the aperture on the back of the card. I cut out a '2o' and adhered it with foam pads to the star. I cut It's your day from black mirri and glued it above the star to finish.
Carts used:
Star aperture, star & ring (circle with Silhouette enabled)- George
Happy Birthday & It's Your Day- Stamping Solutions
20- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

Sunny Delight!!!!.....

You'll need your sunnies for this one folks! I don't think that I could have chosen a brighter palette than this.. I wasn't sure that it would work, but it did and I'm very happy with it! I used paper from DCWV Citrus stack ( I used 3 different papers) and used a very simple layout. The large orange panel is adhered with foam pads. I decorated it with a punched paper panel, ribbon, gemstone swirl ( I coloured gold gemstones with an orange permanant marker) and a butterfly cut from pale orange glitter card. The sentiment was cut from the same glittercard and shadowed with yellow cardstock. The front of the card was finished with gold gemstones & layered flowers. I decorated the inside with a sentiment and punched borders top & bottom.
Carts used:
Happy Mother's Day- Mother's Day Special Edition 2010
Butterfly- Stamping Solutions
With Love- Calligraphy Collection
Thanks for dropping in today!
Heatherxxx