First Day at School card

This card was really quick and easy.

I started with a blank Kraft card and attached some green background paper.

I printed out a calendar and circled the big day, plus inked the edges using Tim Holtz distress ink then stuck to the background.

The apple image was printed out twice and coloured using Letraset Aqua Markers. It was then layered up and stuck onto card using Pinflair Glue Gel to give it some dimension.

The greeting was simply printed from MS Word, edges inked and finished with some adhesive gems.

Thank you card

This card was made by starting with a blank Kraft card and sticking on some pink pearl card as a background.

I stamped a flower image 3 times onto white pearl card using pink ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I trimmed the images down so I ended up with 3 panels of design and used a quickie glue pen and pink glitter for the stamens and flower centres. The panels were stuck onto pink floral paper and attached to the pink pearl background.

The greeting was stamped onto white pearl card, die cut using Spellbinders labels die and the edges inked.

The greeting is attached to the card front by wrapping with bakers twine.

Anniversary Card

This is a very simple card which was made by die cutting circles from patterned papers and sticking them straight onto some white card. I then used some patterned paper to make a 'grass' border at the bottom and drew in the flower 'stems' using a black fineliner pen. The flower centres are buttons with bakers twine threaded through the middle.

The greeting was stamped and cut out, back with pink perl card and covered in Glossy Accents to give it a raised shine.

The whole topper was back with pink pearl card and stuck onto a Kraft card blank.

Anniversary Card

This card was made by punching a border top and bottom of some green paper using a Marthe Stewart flower edge border punch. The green background paper was wrapped with ribbon and stuck to the Kraft card blank.

I ran some white pearlescent card through a Sizzix embossing folder and then die cut using Tim Holtz tattered floral die. The die cuts were then coloured by sponging with Tim Holtz distress inks in various colours. The flower was layered up using Pinflair Glue Gel and stuck to the base card, using a green gem flower for the centre.

The greeting was die cut using Spellbinders label die, greeting stamped on and edges inked with Tim Holtz distress ink.

Card was finished with 3 pink adhesive pearls.

Thank you card

This card was made by stamping some flower images twice onto white pearl card stock. The flowers were embossed and coloured using Martha Stewart glitter markers. They were then stuck on and layered to give dimension. A sheer green ribbon tied on the side and the greeting stamped directly onto the card front.

Fathers Day Scrap Book

I made this mini scrap book for my Dad this year as a Fathers Day gift. I printed off lots of lovely photos showing Dad and cut them to size, rounding the corners with a Tonic corner punch.

I then printed lots of little Dad sentiments and quotes which I found online.

I played about with the layouts of each page until I was happy with the flow of the book, then stuck everything down onto plain navy card stock.

I embellished some pages with buttons and paper flowers and made tabs for turning the pages from ribbon and due cut labels.

The book is held together by punching holes through each page then threading with ribbon and tying loosely so there is room for the pages to turn.

65th Birthday Card

This card was made using various patterned papers, green ribbon stuck over the join. Then layered die cut labels. The 65 numbers were die cut using the Tim Holtz vintage market die. The greeting along the top was stamped using brown ink.

Fathers Day Card

This card was made using 2 different patterned papers stuck to the base card. Ribbon strip was then stuck over the join and the greeting mounted onto a label die cut from blue pearl card.

Fathers Day Card

Another version of my previous fathers day card. This one was very simply made using some patterned paper, ribbon and a labels Spellbinders die.

Birthday Card

This card was made by sticking some gorgeous pink distressed patterned paper onto a white card blank. The card blank was inked at the edges using Tim Holtz distress ink (Wild Honey) and some lime green ribbon wrapped around the front.

I then made the flower from some other patterned papers using Tim Holtz tattered floral die, held together with a yellow flower brad. The petals of the flower were curved using a bone folder to give it some dimension.

3 pink adhesive crystals finish off the card along with a stamped greeting.

Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for my friend using a yellow card blank adding a square of pink polkadot paper, then a square of white pearlescent card. 

I then stuck down various clear acetate die cuts from a pack which I got as a fab free gift in a magazine!

Gorgeous Paper Flowers

I made these beautiful paper flowers by scrunching up some white paper, stamping Tim Holtz distress inks onto my craft sheet, spritzing the inks with water (until they bead up) and then pressing the scrunched paper onto the pools of ink to soak up.

The paper was then dried using a heat gun and text stamped using black Stayz On ink.

This created lots of different colours of paper by using various combinations of distress inks.

The paper was then dies cut using Tim Holtz tattered floral die and the flowers are held together using little flower brads.

General Card

Pink base card with pink pearlescent paper used for this one.

Background was stamped all over using pale lilac Whispers ink.

main image was stamped with stronger pink pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

A couple of pink adhesive pearls added to finish it off.

40th Birthday Card

40th card made using fuschia pearlescent card for base, cut into a square card, scored and corners rounded using Tonic corner punch.

Pink/Purple patterned paper used for side strip.

Cupcakes and birthday greeting stamped onto white pearlescent paper and coloured using Promarkers. Then glittered using Quickie Glue Pen and irredescent glitter.

Corners rounded then image is backed with the same card as the base.

Label made using Spellbinders die and '40' stamped using black Stayz On ink.

Kid's Birthday Card

Kid's 2nd birthday card made using blue card base with 3 square apertures cut from the right hand side using a square punch.

Polkadot paper on front plus scrunched up and white paper, distressed using Tim Holtz distress ink (broken china).

Elephant cut from plaid paper using a template and black adhesive pearl for the eye.

Inside the card, plaid torn paper stuck down followed by white pearlescent paper which was also torn.

The wording to show through the apertures were stamped with coloured pigment inks and then heat embossed using clear embossing powder. Squares were outlined with Promarkers. 

Thank You Card

I needed to make a thank you card for a male (which I always find tricky), so I used blue colours and blue pearlescent cardstock.

Card base was distressed by sponging on Tim Holtz distress inks.

Labels for greeting cut using Spellbinders label dies.

Letters cut from pearlescent cardstock using Tim Holtz alphabet die (Vintage Market).