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. 

Plate style Christening Card

I have made this Christening 'Plate' for the Christening of a baby boy.  Wanted to make something a bit different.

I have used 2 sets of grand circle cutting dies - the fancy one is Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles one, the other is a plain set.  I have added just a touch of blue & kept most of the card white, but used embossing and decorative cuts to give texture and interest to the card.  I have used the LOTV Art pad for the topper, these little pads are great when you need a topper quickly .  The flourish is one by Wild Rose Studio, leafy frond is Cheery Lynn, Marianne & Spellbinders flower dies, pearls and gems to complete.  I created the stand myself as the one I had was not large enough to take the weight, embossed to match the rest of the card.

Floral Box Card

So long since I have last used my blog - I really mean to post more regularly.

I just had to have a go at this very popular design.

I am very pleased with the outcome of my first box card and am sure I will make some more, they are a bit fiddly to construct but worth the extra effort.  I got to use my new fave tattered lace die too.

Special Sister

This is a special easel style card I made for my mum to give to her sister.

I have used my favourite FF Black and Gold papers, and matted on to gold mirri card.  The image was a FF one which I have coloured with promarkers and inked the edges.  I have die cut  the image & matted on to an embossed die cut.  I have punched & shaped flowers to match those on the papers, added some gold leaves & flourishes for extra effect.  Finished it off with some organza ribbon with a large floral brad.

Contemporary Christmas.

Another card for this year's challenge, this time contemporary colours.



I have used pale blue & white card & run them through different embossing folders to give a textured background.  Die cut countryside background and snowflake corner  (Memory Box), and die cut tree - Marianne.  I have used a free stamp for the snowman image which I have coloured with flexmarkers & promarkers.  I have die cut the image and matted on to a die cut lacy oval (spellbinders).  Finished off with some sparkly ribon, gems and stickles.

First Christmas card of 2013

I am joining in with the Snoflake Challenge this year again over on Docrafts.  I will be making a Christmas card each week to help avoid rushing at the last minute.  That is the plan!!










Here is my first one - lovely Tartan backing papers from Papermania, & the gorgeous Marianne large oval die & Marianne Poinsettia.