Spring tulips

Good Morning everyone

Spring flowers - i can't decide which is my fav as when the snowdrops come out in January they bring promise with them then we head into the cheerful yellow daffodils which brighten up a grey wet spring here in Cornwall where they often grow wild in the hedgerows and then comes the vibrancy of tulips...basically i love them all and grow them all in my little garden. 

I used this lovely little tulip in wellies die and teamed it with pastel polka dot papers....not often i go for pastel shades

5.5x6" green cardbase.  I first die cut my tulips/wellies from polka dot papers & the green card and paper pieced together.  Just adding a little shading around the wellies with a grey alcohol marker.

I die cut a border edge die from the front edge of my base card.  I then cut layers using the same die from pastel polka dot papers, you only need it deep enough to slot under the one above so only need a small stripe of the papers, i then die cut a white panel with the same die, added foam tape and adhered it to the card front leaving a little of the green base card showing at the top edge.

I added a strip across the middle of the card using the same papers/colours.  Die cut a white circle and green circle to fit the wellies and attached to the card base and then added my tulip wellies with glue gel.  Stamped sentiment to finish.

Just a close up of the tulips wellies.

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As i had left over tulips and wellies from die cutting in the different colours i used them all up, so this is version 2.  On this one you can see the card closed shut, i added a little strip of the polka dots to the inside back edge so you can see it when the card is closed - when its stood up open you just see the green shaped edge as shown on the first photo above....hope that makes sense😀

Items Used:

Simon Says stamp ' rainboot planter'

MFT Border Edge dies

Circle dies

Clearly besotted sentiment stamps

Anna Marie crafts polka dot cardstock

Echo park paper pad ' dots & stripes'

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope its a good end to the week & weekend for you all.  Emmax

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Summer tulips

Good Morning everyone

A birthday card i made for a friends birthday this month, now i know tulips aren't in season in the summer but she is Dutch and loves her gardening so thought this tulip and wellie die would be ideal.

6x5" Green card base.  I die cut the tulipwellie die twice from white pearl card, i kept one complete and cut just the wellies out of the 2nd one, i coloured it all with alcohol markers, i love how the pearl shimmer still shines through. I die cut 2 circles, one from a blue paper and larger one from the green card.  

I cut a panel to fit from white pearl cardstock and embossed with this lovely tulip embossing folder and i added a little touch of colour with alcohol markers.  I cut a small strip of the blue paper and mounted onto a green stripe and added to the base and then added the circle on top.  I added my tulips with glue gel.  Stamped sentiment to finish.

Just a close up, i love how the alcohol markers on pearl card is softer than on normal white

Items Used:

Simon Says Rainboot planter die

Circle dies

Tulip embossing folder - magazine freebie 'simple cards & papercraft #213'

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp

White pearl & green cardstock

Blue paper snippets

Alcohol markers

Thank you all for stopping by once again and waving hello to my email followers.  I hope you all enjoy your week.  Hugs Emmaxxx

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16th Birthday

Good Morning everyone.  I hope you had a good weekend and saw some sunshine.

Today im sharing a 16th birthday card i made for my god daughter, she isn't really girly girly so couldn't go with pink and flowers.  I decided to go with black and white and splash of rainbow colour. 

A5 cardbase.  I matted white linen and black card onto the base card.  I then coloured a piece of white card with oxide inks, starting red one side and going through to blue.  This is die cut into triangles, i die cut the top layer of the triangle set from black card and glued the 2 layers together. 

On a strip of white card I arranged the triangles. This panel i mounted onto black.  I stamped the sentiment circle onto white and die cut into a circular frame, i die cut a larger circle from black card.  

I first glued the black circle to the base card to the right side, i then added my triangle strip, i then added the white sentiment circle frame over the top with foam tape. So basically the triangle strip threads between to black circle and the sentiment circle - just for a bit of interest.   I computer printed the 16 today and die cut into a circle, mounted onto a black circle and then added to the middle of my sentiment circle. Glitter gems to finish.

A close up.

This second one just uses the opposite colour on the triangles,  so i die cut the top fancy layer from the inked card and glued onto black base triangles. 

Made the same as the first one, i just added party time to the middle circle.  

This 3rd one actually came about from the lefts overs from the above triangles, i was left with all these little pieces of coloured card so decided to cut some more in white and insert the coloured pieces giving a stained glass like effect. I quite liked this way and a good use of left over snippets!  A bit fiddly though. 

6x7 White linen basecard.  After making up my triangles i added them to a strip of black card which i attached to the cardfront.  I stamped the sentiment circle onto white card and die cut into a circle, matted onto a larger black circle and added to the card front.  I added another one of the triangle to the centre of my sentiment.  Glitter dots to finish. 

A close up.

Items Used:

SSS Clear circle sentiment stamps 'sss101512'

Altenew Shattered Triangle die set

Circle dies

Distress Oxide Inks - Candied Apple, Lemonade, Lime, Pistachio, Evergreen.

White linen card, Black card.

Papermania Glitter dots

Thank you all for stopping by.  Being Half term i have my 3 nieces coming to spend the day with me, so that will be hectic and fun, so hopefully the weather is kind to us.   I hope you all have a good week. Emmax