19/07/2010

Anniversary wishes...



It was my sister & BIL's wedding anniversary on Saturday and this is the card that I made for them. The papers are by Bo Bunny and although they were released for Valentine's day I thought that they would make a funky Anniversary card. The couple were cut from aqua mirri card and 'Anniversary' from copper mirri card. I added a layered bloom and cream spotted ribbon. The inside was decorated with a punched border, a sentiment panel and small punched hearts.
Carts used:
Couple- Sweethearts
Anniversary- Designer's Calendar
Thanks for dropping by!
Heatherxxx

16/07/2010

Find Your Way Home II.............



As promised here's the masculine version of yesterday's card. I used papers from DCWV Naturals stack and an MS punch. I used copper mirri card for the lighthouse and matting the borders. The lighthouse is the solid portion of the cut and could be embossed for extra detail. I added some card candy to the shaped panel and just below it. The sentiment was cut from copper & silver mirri and adhered with foam pads. Another lighthouse & punched border complete the inside of the card.
Carts used:
Lighthouse & sentiment- Wall Decor & More
Shaped panel-Just Because Cards
Thanks for dropping by & have a great weekend!
Heather xxx

15/07/2010

Find your way home......


Isn't that the loveliest saying? I thought that it would be a lovely card to give to someone going away for a while, and letting them know that they'll always be welcome to come home. I made 2 versions of this card- I'll show the masculine version tomorrow. I used the scrumptious Summer Bloom papers again and kept the layout simple. I cut the lighthouse with flourish from dark aqua glittercard and the solid lighthouse from pink mirri. I layered them up and then adhered the complete lighthouse to a shaped panel cut from green spotted paper and matted onto pink card. 'Find your way home' was cut from more glittercard and mirri and adhered with foam pads.Sheer ribbon, pearls, and a layered bloom complete the front of the card. The inside of the card was decorated with a punched paper border and another, smaller lighthouse cut from mirri card.
Carts used:
Lighthouse & sentiment-Wall Decor & More
Shaped panel- Just Because Cards
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

14/07/2010

Inspire......



There are many butterflies on various carts, but this has to be among my favourites. It's just the prettiest thing and cuts beautifully. This one was cut from pink glittercard and adhered loosely over a solid cut from pale pink mirri card which I embossed with Cuttlebug folder. A layered flower and pearls were added to the body. Papermania's Summer Bloom papers were used again for this card. The slim panel was edged with an MS punch, and some sheer ribbon and pearls embellish it. 'Inspire' was cut from more glittercard and mirri and adhered below the ribbon with foam pads. The inside of the card was decorated with another punched strip and a mirri card butterfly border.
Carts used:
Butterfly, 'Inspire' & butterfly border- Wall Decor & More
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

13/07/2010

Happy Birthday Sis!....




It was my birthday yesterday...I hit the Big 50!... and today it's my little sister's turn (she's 3 years and 1 day younger than me) Happy Birthday Valerie! For her card I used the same card style & layout as Holli's, posted yesterday.
I used Papermania's new Summer Bloom papers which are DIVINE! I cut a birdcage twice from white glossy card, and a pink & aqua glittercard birdy to go inside. The cage was embellished with pink mirri strips, aqua pearls and fine silver cord. It was then was adhered to a slim panel decorated with aqua spotted ribbon and a Prima Bloom. 'Sister' was cut from aqua glittercard and adhered with foam pads. The inside of the card was decorated with more patterned paper and a sentiment panel with punched corners.
Carts used:
Cage & birdy- Serenade
SISTER- Winter Woodland
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx
p.s The dates at the top of my posts are slightly off! Today is 13th July not 12th!

12/07/2010

Blessed Day....



My super-cute great niece Holli Olivia (Chelsea's little sister) was christened yesterday and this is the card that I made for her. I used a lovely Baptism script paper and lilac spotty paper from Papermania's Back To Basics pack. I cut about 2" off the front of the card and decorated the cut edge with an MS punch. I covered the inside back of the card with spotty paper and the front with the script paper. I cut a panel from the same paper and a scrap of the spotted paper and matted it onto white card. I cut a cross from silver mirri with a purple pearlescent backing which was embossed with a swiss dots folder. Blessed Day, Holli, and the date details were cut from more pearlescent card and glittered after being adhered to the card back. The cross was decorated with assorted roses and some leaves. White velvet ribbon and a bow decorate the bottom portion of the narrow panel. A sentiment panel with punched corners for the inside completes the card.
Carts used:
Cross- Wedding Solutions
Holli- Winter Woodland
Blessed Day- Stamping Solutions
Date details- Designer's Calender
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

09/07/2010

C'est la vie.......



Here's another beautiful Wall Decor cut for you. I used freebie papers for this one, piecing them together to fit the A5 card as they are 6 x 6. I really don't know why companies are still producing 6 x 6 papers..nobody I know makes C6 cards any more and we don't sell them in the shop. I use 7 x5 cards for my workshops...you get such a large area to work on and with the Cricut the larger surface you have to work on the better as some cuts are better cut at larger sizes. Anyhow, back to the card.. I covered the join in the papers with a punched border embellished with ribbon and a bloom. The Eiffel Tower was cut from green mirri and pink glitter card, then adhered with foam pads to a matted panel. The sentiment was cut from more mirri & glitter card then adhered with foam pads. Three large pearls were added above the panel. The pearls were pale green so I darkened 'em up a bit with a green permanent marker. The inside of the card was finished with a punched panel & another tower cut from glittercard.
Cart used:
Eiffel Tower & sentiment-Wall Decor & More
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx