Kirstys Birthday

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a card i made for my Sister-in-laws birthday.  Her fav colour is orange so i used this lovely orange floral paper from a 12x12 pad from the works and teamed it up with a cream cardstock so a bit softer than white.

I made a 6x6" card blank from light cream cardstock, with the fold at the top i die cut the spellbinders fancy edge die from the card front.  I cut a piece of p.paper slightly smaller and die cut the fancy edge and inlay and then adhered it to the card front. 

I added a strip of the cream card across the top edge and added alphas die cut from the same p.paper.  Birthday sentiment die cut from copper satin mirri card to finish.  

This shows the card closed, to the inside of the back of the card i added another strip of the p.paper so that when the card is closed you can see it - you can make out the sentiment a bit better on this photo too

Just showing it stood up side on

Items Used:

Spellbinder dies

Memory box alpha dies

Sizzix sentiment die 

12x12 Paper pad from the works 'nature is my home'

Thank you for popping by, i hope you all have a great week.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-710-female.html

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-lawn-fawn-march.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/ltccb-79-anything-goes-ltccb-78-winner.html

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Sophie is 10

Good Morning everyone.

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy 2022

I hope you all had a lovely festive period.  The only new year resolution i always make is a crafty one that im usually good at sticking with, i think this year i am going to continue my stash busting, i made a good dent last year in the thousands of sheets of coloured cardstock that i collected before i started making my own backgrounds so i will continue with that.

My niece Sophie was 10 just before Christmas, these are the 2 cards i made her, as always for family birthdays i make the one my parents give as well so they need to be totally different.

Sophie was fascinated with the box card i made for Alice's Birthday in August that i thought i would make a version for Sophie.  Those 10 years have flown by for sure.  I dug out my katzelkraft flamingo stamp

I made up the box card from this lovely blue cardstock and used sea themed papers from a paper pad from the works last year.  I stamped the flamingo 10 times as it was Sophie's 10th birthday, watercoloured with distress inks and cut them out.  So that i got a balanced placement of them in the box i used repositionable tape to just hold them in place and once happy i then glued permanently into place.

I added touches of stickles glitter glue to add some sparkle and a computer printed sentiment die cut into an oval.  There is space on the back of the box for writing the greeting. 

Just showing it side on

and a close up of the flamingos 

Items used:

Katzelkraft flamingo stamp

The works 12x12 paper pad 'feeling fresh'

Blue cardstock

Distress inks - picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, lemonade, pistachio

Ranger stickles glitter glue

Id love to enter my flamingos in the following:

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-57.html

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-138-for-january.html

https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2022/01/january-anything-stamped-with-option-of.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/ltccb-65-winner-top-picks-ltccb-66.html

card 2 i made for Sophie is a handbag card as she's 10 going on 21!  She loves her fashion.  I dug out a very old (10+yrs) kanban paper pad in pink and grey and teamed it with black card.  I founded a silver wired ribbon that was ideal for the handle and a large gem button that i cut off a new cardigan was ideal for the handbag closure. 

I used my grand spellbinders labels 1 to cut a base card from black cardstock.  I also cut a flap using curved edge dies and pockets using smaller labels 1.  I  die cut smaller panels from various papers from the paper pad.  To the back of the bag flap i glued in silver wired ribbon to act as the handle.   I added bling buttons backed with large & 2 tiny flowers cut from one of the papers.  Sentiment computer printed onto a pink pearl card that i die cut into tags with spellbinders labels 4, the 2nd tag hiding underneath says 10 today.

Showing it side on stood up, the wired ribbon stands up nicely

Items Used:

Spellbinders Labels 1 & grand labels1, labels 4, curved border dies

Kanban paper pad

Black & Pink pearl cardstock

Wired ribbon

Bling button and gems

Id love to enter my bag card in the following:

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-242-birthday-cards.html

 

Elephant birthday

Good Morning everyone.  Aren't we having beautiful weather - seems like summer. Hay making has begun so its all go down on the farm.

Today im sharing a couple of birthday cards, i made the first one for my sister in laws birthday and then one for the box.  She's more into muted tones so ive gone with soft pastel papers and pearl card. 

6x6 card. I made my card base from grey pearl cardstock and rounded the corners as felt that tied in with the rounded elephant.  I then die cut the circle burst from the middle of the card nearer the top edge.  Using papers from the same pad i stamped and cut out elephant and die cut a curved border die - into this panel i also used a swirly stitched die - it just adds pretty stitched detail without any cutting lines.  I stamped my sentiment in black. 

I mounted my elephant with glue gel and added glossy accents to her eye.  The elephant stamp has foliage on her head - i cut that off and used as little trees sticking them following the curved edge of my 'ground'.

Showing it side on so you can see how the light shines through the circle burst cut into the front.  I Used a soft cream for my insert to tone in with the papers. 

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Version two has slightly more colour but papers still from the same paper pad teamed up with a soft gold pearl cardstock.

Made exactly the same way as the first one.  This time i used a soft pink pearl paper for the insert.  No bling as i felt all the pearl card had enough shimmer this time.

Just an elephant close up.  I actually decoupaged the head on them both and added a little shading with a grey pen.

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinksiart stamps 'ZA38'

Memory box large circle burst die

Spellbinders curved border die

Stitched line die

Poundland papers -  'changing seasons'

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you are coping ok. Stay safe & keep cool. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2020/05/cut-it-out.html

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http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2020/05/anything-goes-challenge-week-beginning_26.html

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/challenge-54-use-dies.html

Set of cards

Good Morning everyone, i hope you are having a good week.

So today im sharing a set of cards i was asked to make after they saw one i had made similar.  A set of 12 cards suitable for different occasions.  

set of 12

Yep sorry its those curved border dies again, last batch i promise!  These 2 use memory box hotair balloon die and cloud dies, ive cut one balloon aperture into the card front and then added two balloons to the front cut in the same paper i backed the card with.  Card size is 3.5x6"

Sizzix butterfly die, justrite sentiment stamps

Joy crafts feather die, after cutting the feather aperture into the front i then used that feather and glued it on the back to show when the card is closed.

Leaf die, 

Memory box Icelandic poppy die, glitter glue dots to embellish

xcut umbrella die, i edge the die with glitter glue. 

link to similar design

Thank you for looking.  Enjoy your day. Emma 

Flower power birthday cards

Good Morning all, beautiful sunny morning down here.

So today a complete change from the baby cards, a full on flower cards i made for DC buddies birthdays in December.  Sorry its those curved border dies again, i was on a roll with them at the time.

So for this first one i kept the back of the card in tact and covered with patterned paper, i then die cut the front of the card with the spellbinders curved border dies. Happy birthday die matted onto paper to match the background, die cut leaves and ready made roses.

Showing the card closed with the background paper showing through.

This second one i made for the amazing Samsweep and is similar to some uploaded before which she loved, especially the one for Lizzy's birthday (link below if you fancy a peek at that one), different for me i went with more muted colours, the ready made carnations were white and i just edged with peach ink.  I do love how the light shows through the die cut detail.

link to Lizzy's card

Papers used on both cards is 'Zephyr' by prima

also a link back to one i made with these dies back in 2014 for anyone who is interested

link to spellbinders wedding card

Thank you for looking and all your amazing comments this week.  I hope you all have a lovely weekend and keep warm. Hugs Emma x

Thinking of You

Good Morning everyone, so today im sharing this Thinking of You card

First i die cut the shape using spellbinders curved border dies and then cut the fancy pattern into the front of the card, script paper from Studio Calico 'LemonLush' collection, die cut to match the card shape.  Stamped sentiment using Stampin Up 'sassy salutations' set, die cut into an oval, matted onto a black oval, all edged with peach ink.  Peach flower from stash.  

Thank you for looking and all your comments on my previous uploads. Emma 

Childrens birthday cards

So today Im sharing the birthday cards Ive made for my beautiful nieces

This one i made for Little Lizzy, she is like a small ray of sunshine and will be 3.  I used spellbinders curved border dies, good to dig them out again to cut the shaped card base and cut out detail. Rainbow paper from Kasiercraft 'Fine & Sunny' pad, happy  birthday die and spellbinders inverted scallop die, touches of glitter glue.  

And this one i made for Sophie who will be 5, again using spellbinders curved borders, forgot how much i love these dies!  Memory box Iceland Poppy die to cut out the flowers from the card front, i lined the inside with pink paper, added butterflies diecut using sizzix and memory box dies.  Pearl drops & glitter glue to finish.  Hope you enjoy looking. Emma x