You're Brilliant!........

Here's a card using the same layout as yesterday's but this time using Papermania's Persimmon papers. I used 3 different papers and gold mirri. I cut the lamp from gold mirri and patterned paper and added a fringe to the bottom of the shade. I mounted the lamp onto an embossed blue oval and adhered this with foam pads to the top of the card. I added spotted ribbon and gold candy dots. I cut the sentiment from gold mirri and adhered it with foam pads to the stop.
Carts used:
Lamp- Heritage
You're Brilliant-Sentimentals ('you're' was originally 'you're invited' I just cut off the 'invited'
part)
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

Flower Fairy Mummy.....

You won't believe how long it took me to make this card...only ONE WHOLE DAY!!! I made it..took it apart..made it.......you know how it goes sometimes. You would have thought that with the amount of carts that I've got (I'm embarrassed to divulged the exact number!) I could have found SOMETHING to go in that oval..not on your nelly!I nearly binned it,then I pulled out some freebie flower fairy chipboard tags that came with Papercraft Inspirations and found one that was PERFECT! I proceeded to turn it into a card for a mummy..Mother's Day, Birthday,whichever occasion you like...and I love the finished result. It's so delicate & pretty and well worth all the effort.
Carts used:
Scalloped ovals-Storybook (white ovals were cut with a Coluzzle template)
Mummy- Storybook
Hope you had a great weekend..thanks for looking!
Heather

Easter Bonnet.....

What wouldn't you do to get your hands on a hat like this?!!! Very Ascot Ladies Day don't you think? As we are coming up to Easter I thought that I would use this cut as an Easter Bonnet. I cut it from 2 shades of Bazzill, adhered them together and added detail with a dressmaker's wheel. I used polka dot ribbon and a single layered flower as adornment. I layered 3 strips of paper from Papermania's Rose Garden collection, punching the edges of the top & bottom strip, then wrapping polka dot ribbon around the remaining join. This panel was then adhered with foam pads over a white panel matted onto aqua & pink card. I adhered the hat with foam pads and added layered flowers and pearl swirls. I cut the sentiment from pink & aqua glitter paper and adhered it flat to the card front. I made a simple panel and sentiment for the inside of the card & finished it with more flowers.
Carts used:
Hat- Forever Young
'Easter Bonnet'- Lyrical Letters (Loopy Lou font)
'A lovely Easter to you'- Wild Card
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

Relax #2...

As promised here is the ladies version of yesterday's card. Exactly the same carts and cuts (except for 'relax' made slightly smaller to accomodate the flowers) but this time I used the new Papermania 'Rose Garden' papers and pink mirri. Oh, and I also embossed the chair with a swiss dots embossing folder.
Carts used:
Chair- Sentimentals
Sentiments-Lyrical Letters
Have a great weekend!
Heatherxxx

Relax.....

I bought some new Papermania papers at The Range on Monday-they are called Persimmon and they are perfect for men's cards. I love this chair cut and I thought that it would be ideal for a retirement card. I used papers in shades of blue (3 different designs) and prepped an easel card. I cut the chair from gold mirri and added seat & back cut from patterned paper. I mounted it onto a panel of paper matted onto gold mirri. I decorated the stop with a strip of co-ordinating ribbon and added 'Happy Retirement' and some blue metallic candy dots. I also cut 'Relax' from mirri and adhered it to the side of the main panel with foam pads. I believe that the secret to making men's cards is 'keep it simple'. Tomorrow I'll show you the ladies version.
Carts used:
Chair- Sentimentals
'Relax' & 'Happy Retirement'- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx

Happy Easter #2

Here's another Easter card using the same cut as yesterday's card, but this time as an easel. I wanted the egg to protrude over the top of the card so I cut it down a little and then made it in the same way as any other easel card. I decorated the egg in the same way as the previous card (in fact I made this card first!) the added it to the top of the card with foam pads.I used narrow ribbon and some guipure lace for decoration. The papers were from Creative Cardmaking and the wording was cut from pink glittercard.
Carts used:
Egg-Doodlecharms
Butterfly & 'Happy'- Stamping Solutions
'Easter'-Lyrical Letters
Leaf-Accent Essentials
Thanks for visiting!
Heatherxxx
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Happy Easter Egg.....

I haven't made many shaped cards despite having the Wild Card Cart (this card isn't on there by the way!) but I fancied making an easter egg shaped card and after many trial cuts this is what I came up with. This card at this size- approx 7 1/4"- can be made on the Create (in Portrait mode) & Expression and a smaller version of approx 6" can be made on the Original bug. First of all I cut an easter egg shape from embossed white Doodlebug cardstock, decorating the bottom half of the egg with patterned paper.I then adhered it to a white card,the front of which I covered with pink paper. The egg was adhered quite close to the left hand edge of the card, then I cut around it with scalloped scissors (always start cutting in an area that can be covered if the scallops don't quite meet). I then adhered the band across the egg and decorated it with layered flowers & leaves. I cut 'Happy Easter' from pale pink glitter paper from CraftTime and finished with a pearl swirl.
Carts used:
Egg- Doodlecharms (RDS on)
Happy Easter- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo Font)
Thanks for looking!
Heatherxxx