Class cards

Good morning

Today I would like to share a couple of card with you which I made during a workshop at The Stamp Pad, Greenfield. The workshop was based around making 3 cards using just one paper stack to make them all.
The paper stack we used was Dreamcatcher from First Edition.

The first card is an A6 card blank which opens sideways. It was made with brown kraft card, we then used two complementary pink and white papers from the pack. The smaller mat was layered onto kraft brown. We then punched corcles and scalloped circles to put on the front. The ribbon at the bottom is actually a piece of cardstock which was embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder and then folded to make the ribbon effect. The card was then embellished with three buttons and some pink gems.

The second card was made from a White DL card blank. For this card we simply took two complemtary pieces of the paper pad, pinched some pearl paper with a border punch and attached together, The flourish was cut with a Marianne die from silver Mirri card. The greeting is from a pack by Craftwork Cards which has been trimmed to size.The ribbon slider is also from Craftwork Cards, through this we threaded some purple ribbon. We then added three purple roses, two to the message and one on the ribbon slider.

For this last card was again used an A6 card, but his time it was a tent fold card. We then simply took three corresponding pages from teh pad and pinched the edges with different border punches. These were then layer up so you could see the borders at the bottom. The main panel was die cut with a ne set of dies from CartUs. The message was stamped and then we used double sided sticky peel offs and foils to give the bumble bee image. This was a bit fiddly but well worth it.
Some ribbon tied around the top and the card was done :)

I really enjoyed this workshop and it was lovely to see friends old and new. It has also got my mojo back up and running! I am off to dig out some of my other First Edition Pads to have a play :)

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Another Cute Birthday Card

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you another card featuring the little girl with a birthday cake.

Again I have used a 6" square card blank.
The backing papers are from the First Edition Pad Summer Breeze. I have used a pink paper with brown flowers and white stripes which is glittered. The image is from Dawn's Stamps. It was stamped with black Memento ink and coloured with my Promarkers. This was then dies cut using Nesties Labels 23. I then die cut another Labels 23 in brown the next size up. I wrapped some brown spotty ribbon aroung tha backing paper and tied a knot to the right hand side.
I layered a heart shaped doily under teh image at the top left.
The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley stamped in brown Brilliance and die cut with nesties scalloped circles die.

I hope you like this second take on the stamp.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

A boys Card for a change!

Good morning

Toady I would like to share with you a card that I made for a friend of my son. You know how it goes, when he comes home from school and askes if he can go to a friends party, you ask when is it? and he replys tomorrow ! ! !
So this card was made from scratch in about an hour ! ! So I'm not totally happy with it, but hey what can I do.

The card is a 7x5" card blank. The stamped image is from Lili of the Valley, Tree house. The image has been colured with Promarkers and then die cut with Nesties Labels

New Nellies Stamps

Good morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I have made using the new stamp from Dawn's Stamps, part of Nellie Snellen. This one is a little girl with a Birthday Cake.

This card is sone a a 6x6" card blank. The image was stamped in Black Memento ink and then coloured in with my Promarkers. This was then die cut with Nesties Label 18 on my Big Shot. The image was then gently inked through the die with Worn Lipstick Distress Inks. The backing paper is from the Summer Breeze paper pad from First Edition.

The image was then layered onto a pink labels 18 and a brown labels 18. Both of these sheets came from the same pad and match beautifully. The flourishes are cut from the same brown paper with the D-Lites Flourish 2.
The sentiment is from Lili of the Vally and has been stamped in Brown ink and then die cut with scalloped circles nesties.

I hope you like this creation.

 Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Another Whimsy Stamp

Good Morning 

Today I would like to share with you another card made using a Whimsy Stamp image. This time I have used the stamp Wee Love you Bunches.

The card blank is made from Raspberry Bazzill, and cut to a 6x6" size.

The image was stamped onto white smooth card, and coloured in using promarkers. This was then die cut using nesties Marvelous Squares, I love this die ! 

Not sure of the background papers, they are fairly old stash. The strips of paper vertical and horizontal were the leftovers from yesterdays card :) Again they were matted onto the raspberry bazzill. The flowers are from the Prima Got Flowers and the leaves are from Wild Orchid.

I hope you loke my take on this image.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Whimsy Stamps

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you all a card made with an Image from Whimsy Stamps called Summer Fairy.

Again this is a 6x6" card blank made from Raspberry Bazzill card. I used the same cardstock for the frame of the image.
I am sorry I'm not sure of the backgroud papers. The image was stamped onto white smooth card and coloured in with Promarkers. This was then Die cut using Nestabilities, Marvellous squares.
The flowers are by Wild Orchid. The die cut pick flourish is made using a die from Whimsy.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

A Lili of the Valley Card

Good Morning

Hope the snow isn't too bad for you all today.

Today I would like to share with you a card made using the Lili of the Valley Image All Wrapped Up .

This is 6x6" card blank, not sure of the backing paper as I have had it a long time and am not sure of the make, sorry. The image was coloured with Promarkers and then Die cut on the Big Shot with Nesties, Labels 28. I also Die cut this twice in Blue Bazzill and then layered them at right angles. The flowers are from Wild Orchid.

I would like to enter this card into this weeks Wild Orchid challenge, Coming up Roses.
Also to enter it into the Lili of the Valley challenge, Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

More Tatty Ted

Good Morning 

Today I would like to share with you a couple of cards which I have made up using Tatty Ted Decoupage. These are from the decoupage which I cut out and made up in the autumn! 

The first card is made from a 7x5" card blank. The backing paper is from Lili of the Valley Bonnets and Bowties paper pad. The decoupage is then matted onto a Marianne Dies, which had been die cut in Silver Mirri card. 

This second card is also a 7x5" card, can you see a theme with the sizes? The backing papers are from Lili of the Valley Promises paper pad. Again the frame is die cut from Silver Mirri card using the Marriane Oval Dies.

I hope you like the cards I have shown you today.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Good Morning

Good morning,

I hope the snow is not too bad where you are. Stay in and craft seems like to order of the day.

Today I would like to share with you two cards I have made using some Forever Friends die cut decoupage.
Both cards are made from a 7x5" card blank.

The first one is ideal for a female birthday or even Mothers Day.

This first one was matted onto Pink cardstock which had been die cut using the Marriane Ovals die. Before I took the die cut out of the die, I inked through it with Distress Ink in Fired Brick first. I the matted the decoupages image onto the die cut and then onto spotty paper which I inked the edged with the fired brick as with the edge of the cardstock.

This second card is more for the Man in your life.

Again this is a 7x5" card blank. The stripy paper was from my stash. This time is used Blue Bazzill cardstock in the Marianne Die. This was cut with my Big Shot. I decided not to ink threough the die on this one as the embossing was very deep, however it doesn't show up very well on a photo :(

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Ooops where did that week go!

Hello there

Today I would like to share with you a couple of cards I made up yesterday. They are using Tatty Ted Decoupage. I made the decoupage toppers up in the autumn, but then they got hidden under the Christmas stuff.

This first card is an A5 card blank. The papers are so old I forget who they are made by, Oops. Tatty Ted was die cut and decoupaged, this was matted onto Pink Bazzil card which had been die cut using scalloped Oval nesties. The flourish in the top left corner is one of the new D-lite nesties, Fantastic Flourish 2.

The second card was also an A5 card blank, backing paper from the same sheet as before. The flourish in the top right hand corner was again pink Bazzill and was D-lite Fantastic Flourish 3.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Another Birthday Card

Hello there

Hope you are all keeping warm in this cold weather. I have stayed in and crafted to keep warm.
Today I would like to show you a 10th Birthday card.
This is a 7x5" card.

The papers are from Lili of the Valley/Nitwits Promises paper pad
The Die cut is from the Cuddly Teddy die cut sheet, it has then been die cut using the Marvelous Squares nestabilites. The purple spotted paper was then die cut with the larger nestie, through my big shot.
The frame at the bottom was die cut using spellbinders d-lites Frame-1
A peel of sentiment and job done.

I would like to enter this into this weeks Lili of the Valley Challenge of using 2 patterned papers.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

1st Birthday Card

Hello there

Today I would like to share with you a card I have made for my niece's little boy who will be one at the end of the month. (I think that makes him my great-nephew??)

This is an 8x8" card. I have used papers from NitWit's Bonnets & Bowties collection.
The image is a Lili of the Valley Die cut from the Cuddly Teddies sheet.
The purple bazzill card behind the image was die cut with Spellbinders Marvelous Squares on my Big Shot.
The '1 Today' and Leighton's name were cut out on my Silhoutte electronic cutter.

I would like to enter this card into this weeks Lili of the Valley challenge, Use two backing papers.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Woo Another post from me.

Good Morning

Today I would like to share with you a card I made for a good friends birthday.

The card was made using a 7x5" card blank. The papers are Lili of the Valley NitWit papers from the Bonnets and Bowties collection.
The image is 'All Wrapped Up' by Lili of the Valley, this was coloured in using my Promarkers. It was then die cut using a Marianne Die and gently inked using Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid.

I really enjoyed useing these colours for a winter birthday, although if I looked outside i should have done it in black and greys :) Roll on Summer.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year To all

Hope you all had a good Christmas and are all settled in the new year.

I am hoping to get back into this blogging lark at least 2/3 times a week :)

Today I would like to share with you a card i made for my son's birthday back at the end of November.

How come, even though I know when his birthday was, it kinda crept up on me and I ended up making this at 10pm the night before ???
I was made from a 6x6 square card. The image is a Lili of the Valley Die cut which was matted onto the same colour card as the card blank. All the corners were punched with my 'lips' punch (some people say 'arse' punch!). The green shimmer card was also treated with this punch as was the sentiment.

I hope you like this card and it does go to show that sometimes I guess less really is more :)

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill