Pretty Pastels ~ Floral Plate Card

Bunch of Flowers

A bunch of flowers in one of my favourite colour combo's, and featuring my favourite 'tattered lace' daisy flower die.  This card will certainly stand out from the crowd!!

WW1 Soldier and Poppies

Magnetic shopping list/slim notepads.

This years batch already made up and ready to go to raise funds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. 

 'Lest we Forget'

POPPY APPEAL 2017

Knitted Poppy Headbands

More of my hand-knits ready for the Poppy Appeal. 

MASCOTS FOR POPPY APPEAL 2017

How cute are these!!

My lovely knits are all ready and will be available soon in the Poppy Shop in Corby Town Centre.  Hope we make loads of money for the  Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal this year.

Notebooks for Poppy 2017

Post It notes and notebooks

Another batch ready to go!!

Boxed Anniversary Card

Diamond Anniversary Card

I was delighted to be asked to make this card for a very special couple, celebrating 60 years of Marriage.  Quite an achievement, and an opportunity for me to go all out with the use of 'Diamonds'. Once I made the card, it was just crying out of a matching box just to finish it off.

Ivory Wedding Box

A traditional Ivory Wedding Themed box

A very traditional look in Ivory.  Lacy flowers and butterflies, with a subtle shimmer, combined with lots and lots of love hearts, for a special couple on their special day.

A Box of Blooms

Another lovely floral box

A summer bouquet of Lemon and Blue

Mother's Day Box Card

Made for my Mum-in-law 

A lovely bouquet crammed full of spring blooms.

Wedding Box Card

Wedding Box card for my gorgeous niece Carla and her lovely husband Stewart

I took my inspiration from the design of the invitations, thinking this was a clue to the Wedding Theme,  but wee Carla had thrown us a bit of red herring & added some lovely pinks & purples, and lilacs,  simply stunning!!

What a fantastic day we had back in August.  Here are some pics of the happy couple.  Carla & Stewart arriving at their wedding reception by helicopter was a WOW moment and Stewart's special surprise for his gorgeous girl.

Birthday Girl Box Card

Gorjuss Girls design 9 year old Box card.

Gorjuss Girls for our gorgeous girl Freya xx

Floral Folding Box

Neutral Floral Box

This design could be used for Birthday/Wedding/Anniversary with the sentiment added.  Very versatile style & colours.

18th Birthday Box Card

General Birthday box card in neutral/subtle colours but with a bit of bling!!

CAS Sympathy card

For these most difficult of cards to make I have chosen to make it CAS (Clean & Simple).

5 x 7 card base with embossed layer (Xcut A4 folder) and a plain panel with die cut prim poppy by Memory Box.  I have cut twice and layered for added dimension.  Lightly inked edges to base layer and sentiment (Kanban). Amazingly quick & easy so  I have made a couple of others, one is identical apart from the colouring, the next is a slight variation.  Possibly not as sympathy cards but a simple thinking of you occasion.

The card below uses the Honey-blossom sprig die, again by Memory Box.  I have used a busier embossed pattern, another Xcut A4 folder, loving the fact it is so large & no matching up needed.   Not my usual style & I had to fight with myself not to add more embellishments, just 2 tiny gems & the little bow.

Friendship Card

My card today is a monochrome card with the verse as the focal point.

I have used a 6 x 6 card base and covered with Papermania,  Bellissima paper, then added a circle cut using the spellbinders grand decorative circles in a matching shade.  The verse is one I had on a calendar which I have surrounded by punched flowers & leaves in matching and contrasting papers.  Die cut butterflies and pearls complete the card.

21st Box Card

Getting a little addicted to this type of card at the moment.  Here is another this time for a 21st Birthday.

I have made the slightly taller version this time, in plain white card and covered with those freeby LOTV papers again.  The die cuts are heartfelt creations 'sunkissed' fleur, freeby butterfly die and punched balloons with the die cut 21.  Marianne and Crafts Too flourishes and a sprinkle of pearls complete this project.

1 Today - Boy & Girl

I used some magazine freeby papers LOTV's nitwit, and an LOTV Art pad topper. I've die cut the topper & raised it on sticky pads leaving a gap for a hidden message.

This is one that was commissioned which I have personalised, same layout & papers but with the name included and a few stars sprinkled.  I love using these ready coloured toppers, they certainly speed up my makes & are just too cute!!

Wedding - Plate style card

Though I would post another style of card I have enjoyed making lately - the circular 'Plate' style.
Here is one I made for a wedding.

I have used plain white card for the main circles which I have cut out using Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles one.  For the coloured detailing I have used a pearlised card in a creamy/apricot colour.

The heat was Memory Box - Bingham hear - I just love this die it is so delicate.  I have also used Spellbinders Daisy flowers, Cheery Lynn & Crafts-Too flourishes, Memory Box - Pippi Butterfly outline. Punches were papermania mini flower punch, and Nellie Snellen tiny butterfly
I have crafted my own stand and embossed with a floral embossing folder.
Pearls, gems and pearl hearts add the finishing touches.

Wedding - Box card

I am loving making these little boxes & thought I would experiment with different types.  Here is one I made suitable for a wedding.  I will add the sentiment to the front panel later.

I have used centural pearl card in off white for the main box as it is lovely and sturdy & just covered the 3 flaps with Papermania Oyster Blush paper, which has a lovely sheen to match the card.

All the die cuts are in the pearl card apart from the lacy detailing on the daisy's which is vellum to give a delicate finish.

Dies used are:  Marianne hearts
Tattered Lace - Daisy
Cheery Lynn - Leafy flourish
Marianne - leaves
Magazine Freeby - Butterfly
the tiny flowers on the hearts are a papermania mini punch.

A Teenager at Last

This Commission was something a little different for me, all I was told was that the young lady concerned was beginning to enjoy fashion and particularly liked dresses.  This is what I came up with. I hope you like it.

I didn't want to make the mistake of producing a card that was too grown up so I kept the colours pastel and I think it looks young and fun.  I searched for dress templates but didn't find any suitable so I created this one myself from a large scalloped circle die, by cutting out sections then mountain & valley folding the skirt section. 

The backing  papers I have used are the papermania - spots & stripes capsule collection & for the dress, papermania  happy days, some tiny rose buds & organza ribbon to complete.  Letters & numbers are memory box and sentiment is LOTV.