Badger Birthday.......

I'm not sure whether I've shown this card as yet, but here goes anyway.

I made this card last year as a commission. The brief was black and white and badgers. Ok. So, I didn't have a badger image on a cart so I went to trusty old Google Images and found this image of a badger. I printed it out three times then decoupaged it. I used paper from DCWV Neutrals stack choosing a black and white palette. I kept the design simple (as always with commission cards) matting the badger image onto black and white cardstock and adhering it to the centre of the card with foam tape. I added a stamped sentiment, again matted with black and white cardstock. '65' was cut from black glitter card shadowed with white cardstock then adhered with foam pads above the image. A smattering of monochrome Card Candi completes the card.

Cart used:

'65'- Art Deco

Thanbks for dropping by!

Heatherxxx

HOWZAT!!!!!!!!

I made this card a couple of months ago for Rhea's hubby Phil, but Rhea's mum Mary gave me the wrong date and it went to him on her sister Menai's fiancé Krish's birthday instead! Oops! Never mind. It's his birthday next week so he can hoik it out of the drawer and put it out!

Phil loves playing cricket, so I went to www.printableheaven.co.uk and downloaded a sports collection which included this cricketer and background papers. The image is a pyramage, which after assembling I matted onto blue cardstock, and adhered it to the front of an  8" square card, decorated with the cricketer paper and 'cigarette card' paper. I stamped 'Happy Birthday' with Memento black ink above the image, and added cricket balls cut from some ancient paper in my stash. I added acrylic bubbles to the balls to make them shiny. 'HOWZAT!' & 'PHIL' was cut from pale green cardstock shadowed with blue.

All the elements on the card were adhered with foam pads/tape.

Cart used:

HOWZAT ! & PHIL- Hannah Montana

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Lottie Rose.......

Krishnan's girlfriend Sofia asked me to make her a card for her cousin's adorable little girl Lottie's Christening, and she also asked me if I would make one for her mum & dad as they were to be Godparents, and I duly obliged.

The first card is the one that I made for Joe & Nina, Sofia's mum & dad. It was very simple, with the details computer generated onto a piece of white cardstock, leaving room above for a beautiful, yet simple cross, cut from pink, pearlised cardstock with a mirri backing and decorated with a small ribbon bow and pearl flower. The panel was matted onto pink & silver mirri cardstock then adhered to an 8" scalloped square card. Two die-cut flourishes embellished with pearl flowers completes the card.

The card that I made for Sofia is equally simple, with the same base card, but this time the white cardstock is embellished with a swirl embossing folder. The cross, again was cut from pink pearlised cardstock and layered onto rainbow mirri. 'Lottie Rose' & 'Christening' were cut from the same materials. Three pearlised pink butterflies completes the card.

Carts used;

Lottie Rose- Storybook

Christening- Inspired Heart

Crosses- New Testament

Butterflies- Stamping Solutions

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx

Twenties Glamour........

It was our niece Anita's birthday at the end of last month (she is Skanda's cousin -previous post)

and this is the card that I made for her. I used fab Art Deco inspired papers and a lovely flapper image from Papermania. The card is an A5 and the papers are foiled, black and silver giving the card an opulent look. I matted the image onto black and silver card and adhered it slightly off-centre onto the front of the base card. I added some black gems, and a feather topped with a black, sheer bow and glittery brad. 'ANITA' was cut from the silver patterned paper and backed with black cardstock, then adhered below the image with foam pads. A little bit of glitter on the moon and stars on the image completes the card.

Cart used:

ANITA- Art Deco

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx

Monochrome birthday.....

Another Printable Heaven download, this time a pyramage, is the basis for this A5 card that winged it's way to Sydney for our nephew Skanda's birthday last month. The black and white image was printed onto photo paper then layered up and matted onto a 'postage stamp' mat. The guitar border and 'Happy Birthday' sentiment were part of the download. All of the elements were adhered with foam pads/tape to an music embossed panel which was matted with black cardstock and adhered flat to the front of the card. 'SKANDA' was cut from black mirri card and adhered with foam pads. A smattering of punched stars completes the card.

Carts used:

Postage stamp mat- Elegant Edges

SKANDA-Suburbia

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx



All That Jazz!........

Please excuse the quality and size of this photo! I deleted the original from my camera and had to get Naren to send me a pic from his phone.

Naren was 21 at the beginning of this month -how time flies (big sigh!)- and as he LOVES jazz music I thought that I'd use these fab downloads from www.printableheaven.co.uk to make this 8x8 card. I printed the saxophonist and border onto glossy photo paper (the blue background was printed onto ordinary paper) and matted them onto gold and black cardstock. I covered the front of the card with the blue paper then added the centre embossed panel with foam tape, 'NAREN' & '21' were cut from blue mirri cardstock shadowed with black then adhered with foam pads.

Carts used:

Naren & 21- Plantin Schoolbook

We took Naren to The 606 Jazz Club in Chelsea Harbour where The Clark Tracey Quintet were playing as part of his birthday pressie and we had a fab time. If you are a fan of jazz, and love good food, pay the 606 a visit. You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Twenty Five Happy Years!!...

Our friends, Khalid and Adele, celebrate twenty five years of marriage in February. They had a big party in Middlesborough, which we of course attended, and this is the card that I made for them.

I had some very pretty rose patterned paper on my computer, so I printed it off onto some pearlised paper, and used it to cover the front of a scalloped 8" square card. I then topped it with a beautiful filigree heart cut from silver mirri card. I added a patterned paper heart to the centre of the filigree heart and topped it with '25' cut from silver glitter card shadowed with silver mirri. 'Happy Anniversary' was stamped onto a scrap of the rose paper, then die-cut using an XCut label die. 'K' & 'A' were cut from more silver glittercard shadowed with mirri. All of the elements were adhered with foam pads. The heart was lavishly decorated with diecut foliage, sheer ribbon and pearlised flowers, with a smattering of clear gems to complete the card.....

....along with a decorated 'pizza-style' box to put it in!

Adele later informed me that she has framed the card. Result!

Carts used:

Filagree heart- Edge to Edge

Smaller heart- Life's A Party

Letters & numbers-Sophisticated

Thanks for dropping by!

Heatherxxxx