Smitten.....

You've gotta love 'freebie' papers- although these aren't strictly free, they were with Creative Cardmaking - especially when they are matt and good quality. So many free papers are glossy and absolutely useless because they are printed back to back and you can see the other side through them. Creative Cardmaking's papers are always good especially when they are offering Nit-Wit collections, which these are. I used 3 different papers, 2 love-themed and a plaid. The layout is ultra simple, pinched from somewhere on 'tinternet, can't remember where,sorry! The orange panel was matted onto a white border with MS punch edging, then a smaller love-words panel was adhered over it with foam pads. The cherub was cut from orange glittercard with an orangey-red heart adhered with silicone glue to add dimension and to make sure it stays put! 'Smitten' was cut from more glittercard with a white cardstock shadow. Three punched hearts, smaller hearts scattered around the cherub and some orange ribbon complete the front. The inside was very simply finished with a punched border (I've since added another panel to the centre of the inside of the card-it was too plain!)

Carts used:

Cherub & 'Smitten'- Sweethearts

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Wedding Acceptance....

The lady who commissoned me to make yesterday's card also asked me to make this one. I've never been asked to make an acceptance card before but I'm game for anything! The card is C6 in size (I stopped making this size of card yonks ago but it's a good size for this type of card)

I used champagne coloured pearlised card which I embossed with a scrumptious embossing folder by Papermania- at just £2.99 it was a steal!-it may be cheap but the resulting embossing is on a par with anything from Cuttlebug & Sizzix. The embossed card was then matted onto gold mirri. I punched the edge of a piece of gold mirri with an MS punch and wrapped it in gold ribbon then adhered it to the embossed piece. The bells were cut twice (once on Layer function)and the top pair was embossed with a rose embossing folder, then adhered to the other set of bells with foam pads. I added gold gems as clangers and then adhered it to the centre of the punched panel with foam pads. 'Acceptance' was cut from gold mirri and adhered flat below the border. The card was finished with more gold gems.

Carts used:

Bells- Sweethearts

Acceptance-Ashlyn's Alphabet ('Block' font)

Thanks for looking!

Heather xxx

Twenty One.....

This card was a commission, and the brief was A4 size,musical and for a girl. I was about to do a Hannah Montana-style jobby when I thought that I really ought to check the details (I hadn't taken them) and it's a good job that I did because the recipient was 21! I don't think that she would have appreciated my original idea!

I've had this paper for EVAH! It's DCWV, I think, and I didn't have much left of the stack but I did manage to find a couple of full sheets which was enough. The card is very simple with a large central panel matted & layered and wrapped with sheer ribbon. I cut a guitar from holographic purple card with a silver mirri solid base. I added a layered bloom, gems to the string tightening thingies(!!!) and to the body of the guitar below the flower. I cut '21' from silver mirri with purple shadow and added some gems. Some silver notes scattered about complete the card.

Carts used:

Fancy guitar-Wall Decor & More

21-Winter Woodland

Musical notes-Joys Of The Season (Pipers Piping)

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Heather xxx

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

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Heatherxxx

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

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

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