Another Anniversary card

made using a crafters companion create a card die.....thank you Lizzie.....

I hope I didnt over do the pearls....
Hope you are happily crafting today......

Christmas card club challenge #7 Maureen s choice feature a critter or critters

out with my trusty LOTV images!...still using stash for the whole of March.......

I have decoupage the image up and glittered it to an inch of its life....mounted it on a crafters companion create a card...lots of cosmic shimmer sparkle and a tonic greeting....
I will be on my way down to Poole in Dorset today to visit my dear old uncle Mark....so although I will try to comment tonight please forgive me if I am a little late.....its a very long drive from Yorkshire.Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.....

anniversary card.......

I have a few wedding anniversary's so I thought I would get ahead and do a few cards....this is the first....

I used the heartfelt daisy patch swirl to stamp a background....the flowers are the heartfelt daisy patch stamps cut out with my scan and cut as I don't have the matching die.....did a perfect job....the sentiment is LOTV...the leaves are from the cut mat create heartfelt die set..2A.....ribbon and embellishments....all from my stash.....
Hope you are having a happy crafty day!

Heartfelt creations birds and bloom.....

Well I was so impressed I bought the paper pad, after Lizzie bought me the stamps and dies.for my birthday....so I used one of the card fronts but then got side tracked to using the Botanical rose flower stamp and die....this is its first outing.....

I love this sentiment it must be one of my oldest stamps...Rubber stampede inc.....the flowers are easy to make and the die matches the stamp perfectly.....unlike the old sets where I had to make a cut out to place over the stamped image to line it up....such a faff......
I have said that I will only use stash for the whole of March and so far with a bit of nudging from Lizzie I am doing good.....

just having fun making a Christmas card

Ilove this heartfelt sentiment....borrowed from Lizzie.....

I have used the Christmas poinsettia stamps which co ordinate with the sun kissed fleur die...Holly berry stamp set and ornamental add on die.....the backing paper is another of Lizzies left overs from the Christmas card paper collection....the centres of the flowers are micro beads and yellow stickles....
a bit different as Christmas cards go......hope you like it....

another stepper card......

Still working on my stash....so nothing new here.....

this turned out much more mustard than the yellow I wanted but never mind!....the embossing folder is Sue Wilsons rambling blossom...the sentiment is a tonic die and the flowers are heartfelt creations Daisy patch flowers...the ivy is Sue Wilsons trailing ivy......a few micro beads and gold stickles for the flower centres.....the stepper card is made using the tattered lace centre stepper die.
Hope you are enjoying your crafting.....

some birthday cards....

Lizzie gave me a sheet of  card fronts from her heartfelt creations sunflower paper pad and a 12x12 sheet of paper and this is what I have come up with.......

so with just the addition of the flowers made from the matching stamps and die....which I already had and some micro beads coloured with walnut stain distress ink I had to agree they do make quick cards....

so I am getting into the swing of this and thought okay...use the big flowers on this one......
and then something different as I didn't like the cockerel...image on the next topper so I cut the matching spellbinder die to cover the image and used a tonic die for the sentiment .....

a nice masculine card.....
Thanks Lizzie   I get it now, and yes I do need the cut matt and create dies......
Hope you are creating and doing something different.....its fun!....

embossing on Vellum

not something I often do but I fancied a different look to my flowers......

I have used the heartfelt creations Arianna blooms stamp and matching die....the leaves are Sue Wilson delicate fronds....the sentiment is a tonic one....the background is Diamond background...a poppy stamp die and the backing paper is an Amee Asher set Victorian Christmas....Digi set
Still working from my stash........

Christmas card club challenge #6 Sylvie's choice "anything goes"

time to play with stash.....I have said that I will not buy anything for the month of March and all cards have to be made from stash......

I have used Sue Wilsons embossing folder...swirling holly...her trailing ivy dies.....the bells are Diesire...classic Christmas...jingle bells.....the sentiment is a tonic die.....and some cosmic shimmer sparkles....all from stash.....
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend  and if you would like to see the rest of the girls in the clubs beautiful cards....their names and links to their blogs are on my side bar...our aim is to get our Christmas cards made through out the year and not to be in a rush at the last minute...it works for me!

Tattered lace centre stepper.....

just trying out my new dies......

with a bit of Phil Martin backing paper......with Heartfelt creations Vintage morning background pre cut stamps and the majestic blooms die..... a tonic topper die .....
Looking forward to the weekend? I am at the Harrogate show ground today at the GNP show...armed with a list of absolute essentials to buy....HONEST......I am taking Lizzie and my new neighbour and meeting up with crafty friends Vicky and Kerry for a good old natter..so a fun day.....

a birthday card......

I am back to playing with stuff already in my stash....can you believe I have had this die for at least 2 years and never used it!....

I have used the Heartfelt creations decorative leafy frame die and matching stamp which I embossed in black on black card...the flowers are made using the Vintage floret die and matching stamps..embossed in black on creative expressions blush card....the sentiment is from the heartfelt Time sentiment set....a prezzy from Lizzie.....the embossing folder is Sue Wilson's rambling blossom.....the little leaves are tattered lace....lots of glitter glue on the flowers.....and black pearls....all of the components of this card are stuff I have had for ages....and shamefully never used until now!
Hope you are enjoying your crafting.....

playing with Heartfelt stamps and Dies

I love the sentiment stamp on this card and have borrowed it from Lizzie.....

the stamp set is called Bright Christmas...the leaves are the holly berry pre cut set of stamps and the matching die is ornamental add on.....I have used Sue Wilsons swirling holly embossing folder...this is fast becoming one of my favourite embossing folders!...I have used distress inks to colour the leaves and berrys...a touch of glossy accents and a nice simple card...inspiration taken from the heartfelt blog.....
Hope you are getting time to craft......its so cold and windy here that is just lovely to stay in and craft......

More Sue Wilson Dies.....

thank you for visiting my blog......hope you like my creations

I have made 2 cards using the Regal striplet.....

reversing the colour layers to use up all my scraps of card.....I made these very plain and I think I should have done a bit of glittering ......next time!....I can see this being a really useful die....

I hope you are having fun with your crafting.....

Christmas card club challenge #5...my choice ...poinsettias

well girls..yes my favourite flowers.This time I thought about postage and have made my card with paper as the layers and the flowers instead of card.....

as you can see my spellbinders and heartfelt dies are out!.....
spellbinders poinsettia,heartfelt poinsettia stamps white embossed onto red paper,moulded and glittered....the other die cuts are heartfelt ornamental add on....and spellbinder Holly accents...the embossing folder is Sue Wilsons  swirling holly.....creative expressions sentiment......a few pearls from my stash.....
Hope you are all having a lovely crafty weekend......will be popping round all my club members blogs later to see their lovely creations...their names are on my side bar...go on have a look....