Count your blessings.....

Good grief I hear you cry! A standard card! I haven't made a bog-standard for yonks- I'm so into shaped cards that I wanted to make an ordinary card just to see if I still could, and I have to say that I'm chuffed with this card- it has a country feel to it. I used freebie papers from a Creative Cardmaking past issue (can't remember which one, but the papers are a Nit-Wits Collection) and a simple layout. The image, cut from Gemstones cardstock, was adhered to a scalloped, embossed oval then adhered to the front of the card with foam pads. A red gingham bow (love it!)punched border and a Wild Orchid Crafts floral arrangement adorn the card. 'Count your blessings' was cut from more Gemstones cardstock shadowed with white, then adhered to the bottom of the card, under the gingham ribbon, with foam pads.

The inside of the card was decorated with a punched border and a scalloped oval on a patterned paper panel to hold a greeting/stamped sentiment.
Carts used:
Girl with basket & scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain ovals- George
'Count Your Blessings'-Wall Decor & More
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

A Mother.......

I've used one of those lovely 'Mother' quotes again on this single twisted easel card.I used magazine freebie 6x6 Pink Petticoat papers. These cards are an ideal way to use up 6x6 papers. I don't buy small paper stacks as my cards are (usually) based on 7x5 C5 card bases, but I've got quite a few old ones from when I made C6 cards that I can use up on these cards.
An MS border punch, sheer pink ribbon and some sparkly butterflies adorn this card. The panel was cut three times, layered up and adhered to the front of the card with foam pads. The sentiment was computer generated onto Safmat and applied to the panel. A scalloped oval holds the 'Mum' sentiment along with another sparkly butterfly. A mostly Wild Orchid Crafts floral arrangement adorns the side of the sentiment panel. A smattering of pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Shaped panel- Winter Woodland
Butterflies- Stamping Solutions
Scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain oval-George
Mum- Designer's Calendar (was 'Mum's Day' but I cut off the 's' & 'day')
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

Je t'aime.......

I originally wanted to post this card around Valentine's Day, but the photo I was going to use was so bad that I had to re-take it..then I forgot about it! So it'll have to do for any romantic occasion that you can think of! Better late than never, eh?
I used a z-fold card for the base and Making Memories 'Je t'adore' papers. I punched the edges of the card before I folded it. I cut a shaped panel to hold an Eiffel tower cut from burgundy Bazzill, then embossed. The tower was then adhered to the panel, over some lovely swirl ribbon, with foam pads. 'LOVE' was added to the panel at the side of the tower. 'Je t'aime was adhered to the inside of the card in the bottom right hand corner, and each of the remaining visible corners was embellished with a flourish cut from burgundy Bazzill. A burgundy/peachy-brown floral arrangement was adhered to the shaped panel to complete the front of the card.

The inside of the card holds a shaped panel to add a greeting.
Carts used:
Eiffel tower-Wall Decor & More
Shaped panel-Winter Woodland
'Love' & 'Je t'aime'-Ashlyn's Alphabet
Corner swirls-Heritage
Thanks for dropping by, and have a great weekend!
Heather xxx

Tea For Two.......

I've another single twisted easel for you today.. I'm at it again! just can't stop makin' the dratted things!
I used some uber cute papers from Dovecraft called 'Tea House'. They are, as you would expect,tea themed! There are teapots & tea cups, cakes, and spots & stripes to compliment. I thought that this image would make a very cute card. The image is actually made up of two icons which I put together to make this little tea party scene. It was cut from aqua blue glittercard and adhered to a square panel with foam pads. I added a floral arrangement to the top of the panel. A scalloped circle holds the sentiment, also cut from glittercard.
Some ribbon, a bow and a couple of punched hearts completes the card.
Carts used:
Girl icon & boy icon at table- A Child's Year
Scalloped/plain circles-Winter Woodland
Tea for two-Lyrical Letters
Thanks for looking!
Heather xxx

Choo-choo two!......

I've a kiddies card for you today.. a little boy's card in fact. I used fab papers from the Playtime collection by 3 Bugs In A Rug and a twisted easel base card. I utilised the train on the paper, so that it looked as though it was chuggin' across the card. I added a star border with added punched stars, and I also added some more punched stars above the train's funnel. A circle cut from spotted paper and shadowed with red card holds the Happy Birthday sentiment. A large square (too large on reflection!) holds a HUGE no 2 (eh what?!)This was cut from blue glittercard shadowed with red and adhered with foam pads.I cut a train from the patterned paper and adhered with silicone glue to the bottom of the no 2. A smattering of punched stars completes the card.
Carts used:
'2'-Life's A Party
Happy Birthday- A Child's Year
Circles-Winter Woodland
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx

All that I am.....

..or hope to be, I owe to my Mother
Another lovely quote for a Mother's Day card, again scourced frome the internet.
I used a slider base for this card along with more lovely Pink Petticoat freebie papers. I cut the pot and leaves, again, in different colours of cardstock making the image bigger this time, and added a bloom. The completed cut was adhered to a shaped panel.
I added an EK Success border along the join in the paper, because this card is 8x5 and the papers were 6x6. A scalloped oval holds the 'Mum' cut.

The sentiment was computer generated onto Safmat and adhered to the base of the card below the slider.
A couple of heart shaped pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Pot & leaves- Wall Decor & More
Shaped panel-Winter Woodland (the shadow is hand cut)
Scalloped oval- A Child's Year
Plain oval-George
Mum-Beyond Birthdays
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather xxx

Happy Mum's Day.....

Spring has sprung (almost!) and we will be thinking of Mother's Day soon. This year is flying past and March will be upon us in the blink of an eye so it's best to be prepared! The last couple of cards that I've posted would, of course, be suitable for Mother's Day as is this one. The card base is a Z-fold and the papers are from a Pink Petticoat freebie that came with Cardmaking & Papercraft mag. I cut this fab pot and stem (I added the bloom afterwards) from various cardstocks and layered 'em up. The completed image was adhered with foam pads to an embossed, scalloped circle and the flower added with silicone glue. The scalloped circle was then adhered to the front of the card slightly overlapping the back. An EK Success border with thin ribbon added was adhered to the front and inside back of the card.
The inside of the card holds the 'Happy Mum's Day' sentiment cut from pink cardstock. The circle was cut slightly smaller to ensure that it is hidden when the card is closed. A smattering of blue pearls completes the card.
Carts used:
Pot and stem- Wall Decor & More
Scalloped/plain circles-Winter Woodland
Happy Mum's Day-Designer's Calendar
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather xxx