Monday 29 December 2008

Stamped Poppy Card

Ruffled Poppy stamp from the Remember stamp set by PTI I stamped the image in plain old black ink then added tiny black gems to the poppy the gems are really made for nail art but hey they are great for hand made cards (don't you think?)
I used a pre pattered A4 card for the base card cut down and folded.
Layered the image on black and silver card then tied a ribbon around the middle of the card before added the stamped image.
I finished by stamping the words "for being a friend" and using a word slot punch to punch out the shape then added it to the card with foam pads.
"Well I couldn't let the year end without doing one more Poppy card"


Sunday 28 December 2008

Cuttlebug Leaf Card

The cuttlebug leaf folder is very understated I love to use it as an accent at the edge of a card like the one below, I just used it on the corner then used the Take a Bough and the Birds of a Feather stamp sets by PTI to accompany it.
A lille pit of patterned paper by Kanban and and a ribbon and a card is born.


Saturday 27 December 2008

Floral Craft - Cymbidium Orchid

A hand made orchid made from Craft Punch shapes although this one was made specifically for the Cymbidium Orchid.
I used the label nestabilities die cut shapes to mount the orchid onto and stamped some quotes from PTI Stamps.
I scored the base card and rounded the corners with a corner rounder punch then tied a top notch ribbon around the center of the card.


A close up view of the floral punch craft Orchid. you can see how I painted the petals on this view.





Friday 26 December 2008

Twinklets Glass Glitter Accent Card

Using punched shaped from my floral craft punches I added the glossy accents as a glue and dipped the shapes into the glass glitter, once dried I stuck the shapes together using a wet paper glue and threaded a button with raffia before fixing in the center of the flower with a glue dot.


And so to the full card,

I used a Kraft coloured card stock from PTI for the 14 x 14cm base card and stamped the DCM rubber stamp border with Vintage Photo distress ink. I added a piece of chocolate coloured card which I distressed around the edges then tied a cream ribbon around the card.

I stamped the main image by Clarity stamps with the same Vintage Photo ink onto cream card stock and again distressed the edges and added this with double sided foam pads.

Lastly I added the glass glitter embellishment.





Wednesday 24 December 2008



There’s a magic in the air again
For Christmas time is here,
There’s happiness in every heart
And all the season’s cheer,
There’s a special kind of joy
That’s part of Christmas too,
The joy of wishing all that’s best
Especially for you.

I would just like to wish you all the very warmest wishes for Christmas.