Jacks birthday

Good Morning everyone

December and January are busy months for birthdays in my family.  These are the 2 cards i made for my brothers birthday this month

While wondering what to do for him, I saw these coffee themed stamps from aall&create in the countryview crafts Christmas advent sale which are perfect as he is a coffee addict for sure. 

A5 card size.  I used soft cream cardstock so its softer than white and stamped in brown ink.  I stamped the coffee cup twice,  one i die cut into the label shape, on the 2nd one I lightly watercoloured the cup with vintage photo and label with twisted citron distress inks, cut out and decoupaged onto the base image with glue gel, putting a curve in the cup. I die cut my card blank using a larger nesting shape and then found 2 pieces of paper in my stash to coordinate, die cut smaller than the base and adhered.  

I splattered some of the vintage photo ink onto the background too. The topper panel i added with foam tape for some dimension.

The stamped image had some flowery words which weren't suitable for my brother so i covered them up with a stamped birthday sentiment die cut into a fish tail banner.  I added some stamped and cut out coffee beans to finish.

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #642 'caffeinated'

stampin up sentiment stamp 'curly cute'

XL nested label die set

Distress inks - vintage photo, walnut stain, twisted citron

Patterned papers

Hammered ivory cardstock

Id love to enter this card in the following:

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-203-ag-penny-for-your-thoughts.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-72.html

https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/01/january-challenge.html - the stamps are new

https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/pip-challenge-2402.html

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-587-stamp-it.html

https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/color-hues-79-copper-and-green.html

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and card 2 I made while i was making my building block fold cards in November (see here), i found this fab monochrome paper in my stash which was ideal teamed up with black and white cardstock.

After making the base card from white cardstock, i matted the paper onto black card and then the base.  To add some interest i die cut barbed wire dies from silver holographic mirror cardstock and adhered to the front left edge and back right edge, sadly the photos don't pick up how it dances in the light.

Die cut birthday sentiment from white card, matted onto larger black circle and a bigger white circle and then added to the front

Showing it opened up. I die cut the alphas from white card and the silver holographic and off set them so have the mirror card drop shadow.  Not the best photos as it is much brighter in real life and especially when the light hits the silver holographic mirror card

Items Used:

Memory box alpha die set

Birthday sentiment die

Cheerylynn barbed wire die set

Patterned paper

Black & white card

Silver holographic mirri card

Thank you all for popping by once again.  

 

Lots of triangles

Good Morning everyone, i hope you are enjoying the bank holiday if here in the UK.

Today is a couple of birthday cards, i made the background with lots of altenew triangle dies overlayed on one of my marbled backgrounds - looking back ive used the triangles alot with my marbled backgrounds - it makes a not perfect background look different - i still have several of my marbled backgrounds from when i had a day making them...see here . 

6x5.5 cardbase.  I first die cut alot of the overlay triangles from black card - ideal for all those little snippets left over - my little mini die cutter is perfect for a job like this as i can use it on a laptray in front of the tv.  I cut my background to size & I then got arranging my triangles.  I mounted the panel onto black and then the base card.  I die cut the birthday from the same marbled paper and layered onto black and white card.  I die cut a flower in pearl pink/purple picking up on the streak of pinky/purple in the marbling. Die cut foliage in white and a gem for the flower centre to finish. 

A close up showing my marbled background a bit better.

and version 2 was using white triangles & a vibrant blue background made using brushos & pixie powders.  Mounted onto gold glitter card and a orange flower - die cut from snippets of card coloured with pixie powders so it really shimmers in the light.  I love these leafy swirls from spellbinders - had them years but they are a nightmare to get out of the die even using both a tumble dryer sheet & waxed paper together so i rarely use them sadly.

Items Used:

Altenew Shattered Triangle die set

Birthday sentiment die

Spellbinders circle dies

Spellbinders romantic vines

Flower die

White & Black card

Gold glitter card - B&M

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all enjoy your Bank holiday if not working.   Hugs Emmaxx

Id love to enter the following:

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/08/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-385.html    - all my triangles and flowers are from snippets

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Birthday Wheat

Morning Everyone

Today im sharing an Autumn Male birthday card, although i think you could also use it for us girlies that are into nature. 

6x6" kraft cardbase.   I attached a square of ivory card which has a light woodgrain pattern to it.  I die cut my birthday circle from the ivory card and attached to a kraft circle, a chocolate brown mirror card circle embossed with a leaf patten and a burnt orange mirror card circle frame, i attached these to my cardfront overlapping each other. 

I then die cut my wheat from chocolate, burnt orange, gold & copper mirror card and kraft card.  The die cuts have open ears so so help them stand out i added a plain one behind.  To get the plain cut i first die cut the die in kraft card and left that one in the die, i then cut the die again with another peice of card, this means that only the outside edge of the die cuts (more details in last photo) 

I then arranged 5 wheat ears, added a twine bow and 3 little chipboard birdies to finish.

Close up on my wheat.

This photo will hopefully make more sense of how i did the wheat, the left one is how the die cuts, to make a solid bottom layer i left the die cut in the die (middle photo) and cut again, this means it doesn't cut all the way through in the middle keeping the little bits attached as (right photo).  Some dies work better than others at this technique

Items Used:

Concord & Ninth leaf/wheat die

Birthday senitment circle die

Spellbinders circle dies

Chipboard birds

Payper box ivory woodgrain embossed card

CraftUk ltd Kraft card

Various mirror card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you enjoyed some beautiful weather this week in among all the rain.  My new niece is tiny - as all babies are - we soon forget how small they are don't we.  My niece Alice has settled into school very well and enjoying it.  I hope you all have a good week. Hugs Emma

Id Love to enter the following:

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-119-autumn.html

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http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2019/09/ch-437-birthday.html

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http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-47-autumn.html

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http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-199-fall-colors.html

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https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-122-for-men-in-your-life.html

Vibrant pinks & purples

Good Morning everyone.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes last week and all the unique & gorgeous handmade cards lots of my blog followers sent me, amazingly i got 40 handmade cards to celebrate my 40th birthday. 

Anyway while my mojo is still in slumber mode i finally got around to trying out my alcohol inks on Yupo paper - got alot to learn but liked this background enough to use it on a card, it is hot pinks and purples with a splash of cool peri and silver.  I also tried out a couple of the new pearlised alcohol inks. 

6x6 scalloped card base.  I cut my alcohol inked piece into a square and mounted onto silver mirror card and then my base card. I die cut the sentiment from silver card and mounted onto a white circle and then added to the card front.

From a blue patterned paper i die cut lots of layers of Sue Wilson cornflower dies and then built up 3 flowers, i added a blue gem to the centre.  Foliage die cut from silver mirror card and then i arranged them all on the cardfront. 

I think you can make out the silver in the background better at this angle. 

Close up of my flowers.  Each flower has at least 8 layers, best made with paper or thin card, once dry i then really fluffed up all the individual petals to give it a more natural cornflower look. 

Items Used:

Ranger Tim Holtz alcohol inks

Yupo paper

Sue Wilson cornflower die set

Foliage die

CraftsUk Ltd scalloped cardblank

Silver Mirror card

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I got some lovely birthday presents but really had to share this totally amazing handmade felted hedgehog.

Thank you Kirsty, i love him

Hedgie from front on, he is very tactile.

and after not having any hedgehogs for months i suddenly found 5 different ones eating at various times last week which is lovely.

Parent & baby maybe?  Big one is almost double the size

and this is 3 siblings i think, you can just make out the 3rd one at the bottom of the step in the background sadly my camera battery died so only got this one photo, ive seen these 3 together most nights now..and thats not one of my cats - he's one of my madams friends😀 

Thank you all for stopping by once again and i hope you all have a wonderful week. Emma

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Id Love to enter the following challenges:

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2019/08/just-add-ink-470no-stamping.html

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https://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/08/challenge-33-summer.html

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