Jenny Bear

My final card today uses one of my favourite precoloured Lili of the Valley 'Jenny Bear' images to make this cute Mother's Day card.

I covered the front of the card with pink paper, leaving a small margin around the edge and ensuring the hearts showed on the right side of the card.  I die cut the precoloured LOTV image with a stitched oval die and attached it to the left side of the paper.  I attached a piece of pink paper from the lower edge of another sheet of pink paper onto card and die cut 'MUM'.  I die cut 'MUM' from two pieces of white card and layered them with the pink layer on the top.  I also trimmed the top of the first 'M' so the sentiment would lie flat on the card as it overlapped the stitched panel.  To finish I attached 'MUM' on the lower corner of the card ensuring the writing on the backing paper matched.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Lili of the Valley 'James and Jenny Bear' Art Pad
     My Favourite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics' and Creative Expressions 'From the Heart - Female Relations' dies
     Lili of the Valley 'Heartfelt' paper
     White card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Make it Girly
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies - February challenge
     The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute and Cuddly Animals

Kath x

February Rudolph Day

My first card today is for the February Rudolph Day Challenge and I have used both wet and dry embossing (embossing is my Rudolph Day theme this year).

I embossed a piece of white card with the holly embossing folder and trimmed around the edge.  Using my MISTI I stamped the sentiment in the centre with green ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I trimmed a piece of dark green card for my matt layer, but it looked rather 'flat' against the shiny embossed sentiment.  To give the green card some shine I applied Versamark around the edge of the card panel and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I layered the holly panel onto the green matt and attached it to the centre of the card.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Woodware  'Festive Verse' stamp
     Apple Blossom 'Holly' embossing folder
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Versamark
     Stampendous clear embossing powder
     Dark green and white matt card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Moving Along With The Times - No image - sentiment/quote as focus to your card     
     Rudolph Day - February challenge
     The Male Room - Use Embossing
     Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes Tribute Challenge

Kath x

To Mum

This Mother's Day card was made using another preloved cross stitch kit I have recently purchased.  I didn't like the patterned card that came with the kit as it was a bit too fussy for me, so I die cut a stitched circular frame.  I trimmed around the edge of the completed cross stitch before attaching it to the rear of the frame and the centre of the card.

I do enjoy stitching these small kits and have several more different designs to stitch over the coming weeks.

Kath x

Floral Display

My final card today was made for the AAA Cards Optional Twist 'Use Those Older Supplies'.  This is a wood mounted stamp that made its first appearance on my blog in 2012 for a Get Well Soon card.

It's a long time since I've used wood mounted stamps so I first stamped the flowers onto a scrap of paper so I could see how they would fit in the corner.  I then stamped the image in the corner of the card and used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment along the lower edge of the card.  To finish I coloured the image with coloured pencils.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Hobby Art 'Floral Display' and Clearly Besotted 'Fancy Sayings' stamps
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Faber Castell Coloured Pencils

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - One Corner + Optional Twist Love Those Older Supplies   
     Seize the Birthday - Show Me Your White Space
     Uniko - 8th Birthday Linky Party
   
Kath x

Happy Birthday Hedgehog

A friend saw the hedgehog card I posted a couple of weeks ago and asked me to make a similar card for a birthday.  The stamp set has five different hedgehog images so I chose the one holding a balloon.  Although there was a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment in the set I prefer my Hobby Art sentiment as it's slightly smaller.

I cut a piece of card slightly smaller than my card blank and placed into my MISTI.  I stamped the hedgehog and sentiment a couple of times to get a clear outline and then embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I coloured the hedgehog with Promarkers before attaching the panel to the card.  To finish I highlighted the balloon with a Wink of Stella.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Immediate Media 'Make Special Cards' hedgehog and Hobby Art 'General Greetings' stamps
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Stampendous clear embossing powder
     Promarkers (Cinnamon, Royal Blue & Satin)
     White matt card
     Wink of Stella

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Card Challenge - Cute  
     AAA Cards - One Corner 
     Seize the Birthday - Show Me Your White Space
 

Kath x

Beautiful Blooms

My first post today is a Mother's Day card made with a precoloured Lili of the Valley image.

I covered the front of the card blank with pink paper, leaving a small border aroiund the edge.  I die cut and embossed the LOTV image and then die cut 'Mum' from the lower corner, before attaching the panel to the centre of the card.  I die cut 'Mum' twice from white card, inlaying and layering these before attaching the 'Mum' I had set aside from the floral panel.

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white matt card bland
     Lili of the Valley 'Beautiful Blooms' Art Pad precoloured image
     Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Wonky Rectangles' and Creative Expressions 'From The Heart - Female Relations' Dies
     Kars tan embossing mat
     Lili of the Valley 'Antebellum' paper
     Snippets of white card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Dies and/or Punches
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Use Dies and/or Punches
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies - February challenge

Kath x

Cross Stitch Clematis Fridge Magnet

This fridge magnet was made using a design from a magazine cover kit and a Framecraft fridge magnet I've recently purchased as part of someone's craft clearout.

The cross stitch kit used 16hpi aida, but I used 14hpi so the design fitted better in the fridge magnet - and it was easier to stitch too!

Kath x

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card

My final card today is a Ruby Wedding Anniversary card using one of my favourite heart dies.

I die cut a stitched red pearlescent frame and attached it to the card blank.  I die cut a stitched square from white hammer card and then die cut the 'Heart of Hearts' from the centre of the square.  I put the small hearts to one side before inlaying the square into the frame.  I die cut the heart from red pearlescent card and inlaid the red and white hearts into the card.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white hammer card blank
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' and Impression Obsession 'Heart of Hearts' dies
     Red pearlescent and white hammer card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Add a Heart
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Use Die Cuts/Punches
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - February Challenge
     Pearly Sparkles Challenges - Include Some Red

Kath x

Another Cross Stitch Heart

I made another small cross stitch heart using the remainder of the aida and threads from the kit I used to make my Cross Stitch Key Ring.

I used a Lacy Square and Classic Square Die to make a small frame.  I trimmed the aida around the completed cross stitch heart before attaching it to the rear of the frame.  I then used extra sticky tape across the back of the aida to attach the framed heart to the centre of my card.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" warm white hammer card blank
     Future Publishing Needlecraft Magazine 'Heart' cross stitch kit
     Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Classic Squares Large' and 'Lacy Squares' dies
     Snippet of red mirri card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Up to One Third + Optional Twist: Hearts
     Allsorts - Add a Heart
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Include Some Red

Kath x

Joy

Another red card using one of my favourite dies to make this CAS card for some of my favourite challenges.

I trimmed a piece of white hammer card so it was slightly smaller than the front of the card and die cut 'JOY' from the centre.  I rounded the corners before attaching the panel to the front of the card.  I die cut 'JOY' from three small snippets of red mirri card and inlaid them in to the card  I die cut the fancy 'JOY' from dark red textured card and attached it over the top.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white hammer card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Festive Collection - Joy' die
     Woodware regular corner rounder punch
     Snippets of red mirri, dark red textured and white hammer card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Up to One Third     
     CAS Christmas - Joy
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Red
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - February Challenge
     Moving Along With The Times - Sentiment/Quote as Focus
     Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 371

Kath x

LOTV Christmas

I've recently bought a few Lili of the Valley Art Pad sheet and have used one to make this quick Christmas card.

I cut a piece of red textured card slightly smaller than the card blank and die cut a circle from the centre.  I rounded the corners before attaching the red panel to the card.  I die cut the precoloured image and inlaid it into the frame.  I added Diamond Stickles for the snow and lots of Wink of Stella on the little's girl's fur clothing.

To make this card I used:

     5" x 5" kraft card blank

     Lili of the Valley ''Tis the Season' Art Pad 
     My Favourite Things 'Inside & t Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' die

     Woodware regular corner rounder punch

     Red textured card

     Diamond Stickles

     Wink of Stella

I am entering the following challenges:

     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Red

     Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Xmas Wings

     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Include Some Red

Kath x

Cross Stitch Heart Card

The first of today's red cards!  This cross stitch kit was actually to make a sachet, but I chose to make the finished cross stitch into a card for my mother's birthay.  I don't often use coloured card bases, but the white aida was a lot brighter than my card blanks so I used a dark red colour that matched the thread I'd used for the backstitch on the flowers.

I trimmed a piece of red card  so it was slightly smaller than the front of the card base, die cut a circle in the centre and rounded the corners.  I attached the cross stitch heart behind the aperture and added thin foam tape around the edges of the panel.  To ensure the panel lay flat on the card front I added a small piece of white card behind the cross stitch - this also ensured that no colour peeped through the aida fabric.  I die cut 'Mum' twice from red card, before layering the die cuts and attaching them to the lower corner.

To make this card I used:

     5" x 5" dark red pearlescent card blank

     Immediate Media  The World of Cross Stitching 'Floral Sachet' heart cross stitch kit

     My Favourite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' and Crafts-Too 'Mum' dies
     Woodware regular corner rounder punch

     Red pearlescent card and white card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Add a Heart
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Use Die Cuts/Punches
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Include Some Red

Kath x