Request | 50th Birthday Card for Mum

Hey Crafters!

The weekend is upon us which means I can do some crafting. Yay!!!

One of the beauties I work with asked if I could make a card for her mum's 50th and of course I said yes. She let me know what colours her mum liked and off I went.  

I played about with heat embossing, layouts, flowers and other embellishments until I came up with the finished card. I absolutely LOVE this and have to admit it's one of my favourite cards I've made in a while.

  
The photo doesn't show off the sparkle and prettiness but in person it's so pretty! 

I made my own insert for the card just for that finishing touch. I stamped the sentiment and presents using some Forever Friends wood stamps I bought from eBay a while back.

It's simple but so pretty and I really hope that it's loved by the lovely lady that will be getting this for her birthday.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

  

Wedding Card For Our Friends

Hey Crafters!

Hope you all had a fun weekend! I was supposed to post this last week but work has been absolutely CRAZY!!! 

I was at a friends wedding last week, which was absolutely beautiful and, of course, I made a card for the occasion. I would love to share it with you today.

I used an 8x8 pre-scored card blank to make this card. I wanted something simple and elegant that also matched the colours of the wedding.

I used a gorgeous piece of silver cardstock I had left over from Christmas as my background then added some black ribbon with the silver heart buckle. I added some clear gems to it to give it that extra sparkle. 

The topper set is one I had from Hunkydory's Milestones and Special Moments collection. I added some flat back pearls and some more gems to the bride on the topper and my card was complete.

   
It was such an easy card yet it looks so elegant. I was happy with how it turned out. I also added my own insert for that finishing touch.

 Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Easel Cat Calendar with Post It Notes & Pen Holder

Hey Crafters!

Me again! I'm impressed with how well I've been doing with my posts lately! Let's hope I can keep this up for you! So today I thought I would show you a little calendar I made.

I had these little calendar tabs in a docrafts goodie bag and had no ideas what to do with them then I made the beautiful easel desk calendar that I gave as a Christmas gift (you can see it here) and after that I was hooked, I set about asking Google to see what he could throw my way and I came across a video from ScrappyBookworm1. I fell in love with the project and set about making some (which I gave as extra gifts for Christmas) I had some die cut cats left over and wanted to use them. 

I went for a yellow and blue colour scheme and used pretty much scraps to make the whole thing. It was so easy to make and I love how the finished project looks. I embossed my blue background paper with a Sizzix embossing folder (I got with my big shot) I had to add some bling so I put blue gemstones onto the scalloped square and some glitter around the cat.

I had another die cut cat left over so I made a cute and simple calendar. I went with the blue and yellow colour scheme. I cut a piece of yellow card to 14.5cms x 10.5cms and my blue patterned card I eye balled and it's about 3mms smaller than the yellow card.

I added a piece of yellow ribbon and a bow to my blue card then matted it onto the yellow card. I added a scalloped square which I added faux stitching and light blue gemstones to, then punched out another square from a scrap of the embossed cardstock I used for the easel calendar. Put my cat onto some foam pads and added him to my squares.

I added some twine to the back so it can be hung up. I absolutely love how both of these turned out. My cat dies are also ones I know I will get out a lot more as I have so many ideas for them.

I really hope you enjoyed this post and my calendars.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

Haul | Christmas Goodies

Hey Crafters!

I hope you're all having a fun filled week! I can't believe that we are into the second week of January already. Time to start making some Valentine's cards I think....Before I get too far ahead of myself I want to share with you the crafty Christmas goodies I treated myself too in the Hobbycraft Sale. 

First up, I got myself a black ink pad which I use to outline some of my papers and toppers and for stamping on my scrapbook pages (I will share it with you as I complete pages). I also got a 3pk of Christmas washi tape which I already have a few ideas for and a box of 100 funny animal toppers by Stephanie Weightman which I thought was handy to have. 

I've been really getting into stamping and die cutting lately but haven't really had chance to do much of it, so when I saw this die and stamp set with the adorable Tatty Teddy from the Me To You Christmas range for £6 I knew I had to have it. I can make my own decoupage. Yay!!

I also bought this pink Papermania Heat Tool. I've been wanting to try some heat embossing, after seeing some of the lovely images and effects you can create with it so when I saw the tool for £10 I couldn't say no. I'm really excited to try this out! I'm not expecting this to be amazing but for a first timer I hope it will serve it's purpose.

And lastly, these were what I was more excited about getting and that was my Spectrum Noir pens!! These were on offer 3for2 and I was a wee bit naughty and chose 6 of the 6 pks. I went for the Pale Hues, Purples, Pinks, Browns, Cool Greys and The Essentials. Now I can finally add colour to my stamped images. I used to colour them in with just colouring pencils but it just wasn't the same. I can't wait to show you the projects I make using all my new goodies.

I can't wait to play with all my new toys and see what I can make with them. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this post.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

A Man's Birthday Card

Hey Crafters!! 

Me again, just trying to catch up on about 8 weeks worth of blog posts! I'm so glad all the madness of Christmas is behind me and I can try and get back into a normal routine and get some crafting done! 

 
I was looking through some of the cards I've made and realised I didn't have any cards to send out to those men in our lives. So I went hunting through my stash and came across the topper set I used to make a leaving card (here). It's the 'Work Hard, Play Hard' set from Hunkydory's Milestone's & Special Moments Collection.

I went hunting on Google for inspiration and came across a really nice card using this topper set. I fell in love with it and of course I had to give it a try. I added an some of the nice spotty paper I had left over from the last card I made with this set.

I stamped on a nice sentiment and added the last couple of die cut buttons to the inside and the card was finished! I really like how it turned out and I really need to get down to making more cards for the men in our lives. 

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.

It's a Boy Card

Hey Crafters!!

Happy New Year!

I hope 2015 is an amazing year and I will make a promise to you that I will try and post at least every other day! I've managed to grab a few bargains in the sales which I shall share with you in another post.

Whilst rummaging around my stash I came across a digital cd rom thingy which I'm pretty sure I got free in a magazine and just popped to one side to look at later........that was a good few months ago if not longer! The cd is Forever Friends New Arrivals. I've never really used a digital designer before and I think my first thoughts was that you wont get that handmade feel you get from making cards but boy was I wrong.

Why I have never used something like this sooner I have no idea. I just love it!! The images are absolutely adorable. There's such a range of elements you can use. I made quite a simple card to start with. 

I love how this turned out. I used foam pads to raise the image a little, some ribbon and I stamped the It's A Boy sentiment onto a small punched out square and rounded off two of the corners. On the envelope I stamped on some tiny feet!

I love this stamp. It was from Hobbycraft a while back for £1. Bargain!!I have so many ideas for what I can use this for. It's just such a cute stamp.I really hope you like this card. I can't wait to try my Digital Designer out again!

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting.