Monday 4 January 2010

Wedding Card Budget 3 with Template

Made using the matchbox fold, template below.
Top flap is scored where the ribbon is tied then embossed with the Swiss dots A" Cuttlebug folder the corners of the top flap has been rounded with a corner punch and the bottom edge punched with the Martha Stewart Flourish edger punch.

Attention to detail...

The butterfly is punched (Stampin Up Punch) once in gold then the next in the waste card then embossed with the Swiss dots A2 Cuttlebug Folder, iridescent pearls are used for the butterfly body the top embossed butterfly is glued at the body and the wings pushed upwards.






A few of you have asked for sizes of the finished cards and how it was made I have made a template with information of sizes and where to score.


Please note: Start with A4 size card.


Template is not to scale.







Sunday 3 January 2010

Wedding Card Budget 2

Keeping the style of card the same this time the Stylised flower A2 Cuttlebug embossing folder was used across the top flap and a corner rounder punch was used on the top flap corners, again the ovals made with Stampin Up punches, finishing with the gold rings and ribbon.
This card works out a little dearer than the first due to using ribbon and metal gold rings.


Attention to detail...

The ribbon is tied all of the way around the card it can be slid up over the top flap to keep it closed, the rings are threaded onto the ribbon when making the 2nd knot.


Saturday 2 January 2010

Wedding Card Budget

budgeting for a wedding can be the nightmare for any new couple starting out, so, I wanted to create a wedding invitation at a low cost yet keeping the elegance that weddings insist on.
I started by using a matchbook fold, and embossing the top front portion with the Victorian A2 embossing folder, for the fancy edging I used the EK success double scallop punch then added 3 blossoms to the top left corner


Attention to detail...

3 die cut blossoms and a cuttlebug A2 Victorian folder made the main focal point of the card and a dot of golden rod stickles to accent the centre of the blossoms, making the professional bridal finish that every bride wants.



Stamped wording and oval punches from Stampin Up a couple of foam pads on the back make a catch to hold down the the top folded card.




Friday 1 January 2010

Free Downloads - Red Hibiscus Sheets

Oh My! 2010
Happy New Year.
As my wish to you all is to have a Happy 2010 what better way than to give you all a gift of some new sheets the first image is a sample please scroll down to each seperate sheet to download them.

You are free to use my sheets for personal use but please do not share, alter, claim them as your own or sell them, instead link back to my blog for people to download them.
They are copyright protected.
Just click on the images and this will bring them to full size on your screen then save it to your computer.
The sheet will print to a normal size A4 sheet, once saved to your computer double click on the file then from the top menu on your computer click, file then print this will then print out the image





Happy New Year

I wanted to take this oppertunity to wish you all a Healthy, Wealthy
I can't thank you enough for visiting my blog and supporting me in the last year, I hope you journey with me into next.

Thursday 31 December 2009

Floral Frenzy

I think I'm in pink mode at the moment, I love pink matched with brown it's like a bit of sugar candy.
I used the Floral Frenzy stamp set from Papertrey Ink ( link it on the side bar) stamped in close to cocoa ink from Stampin Up, I then over stamped the petals in pink ink and set to layering up the card, The sentiment was also stamped with close to cocoa ink then punched out using the word slot punch, If anyone needs a supplier of Stanpin Up products Toni who is on my design Team and linked on the side bar is a representative.


Attention to detail...

Pink polka dot buttons tied with twine, pink twill ribbon knot tied, matching striped paper and lots of layeres.





Tuesday 29 December 2009

Free Downloads - Hibiscus Sheets

I thought as we are coming to the end of 2009 I would help you all into making your first card for 2010. 1 Decoupage sheet and 4 Background sheets to download.
This is a sample of the free download sheets together just scroll down beneath this image for the full sized sheets

You are free to use my sheets for personal use but please do not share, alter, claim them as your own or sell them, instead link back to my blog for people to download them.

They are copyright protected.

Just click on the images and this will bring them to full size on your screen then save it to your computer.

The sheet will print to a normal size A4 sheet, once saved to your computer double click on the file then from the top menu on your computer click, file then print this will then print out the image








This is an extra sheet to go with the hibiscus range that was requested




Monday 28 December 2009

The Present

I received a gift that I can pass on to my family, I'm sure that I might bore some of you but I have to say that I am totally made up about this gift.
We already have one within the family and it is well over 100 years old but it is in the possession of my Aunt who has a family of her own to pass it on to so the likely hood of me getting to own it is slim and I would love to have it, so having one of my own has made me elated.

This is the kind of big Family Bible “they don’t make anymore,”
traditional King James text features clear, readable type and generous margins
Illustrated with 116 Rembrandt masterpieces!

leather-bound


22ct gold-accented heirloom edition


An illuminated section allows you to record your family's history.



This is just one of the illustrated 44 colour paintings and 72 monochrome drawings and etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn


Butterfly Flourish

I decided to reverse the colour scheme and give another go with the Black and grey, this time using the flourish stamp from Papertrey ink and the butterfly stamp and punch from Stampin Up, a couple of wired pearls on the butterfly and a few extra punched flower and a bit of black stickles to finish.


Sunday 27 December 2009

Don't you just find inspiration in the strangest of places?
Well mine today came from an Asda clothes label, it was in Black and Grey and I liked the muted shades, thinking the grey was far less harsh that using white.
The stamps used are Aspire by Penny Black and a foilage stamp from Impression Obsession.


Attention to Detail...

I used the ScorPal and the Scor-Bug Embosser to make the pierced holes around the edges of the card,





The blossom was coloured with a grey Promarker to match the card.