Use Your Initials

I made this card for the Seize the Birthday 'Use Your Initials' challenge - my initials are KMB so I have used K for kraft card, M for marbled paper and B for Blue & Butterfly.

To make this card I used:
     C6 kraft card blank
     Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' and 'Kaleidoscope Butterfly' dies
     Snippets of kraft card, blue marbled paper and blue corrugated card

I trimmed the marbled paper and attached it to the card blank leaving a narrow border around the edge.  I die cut the sentiment from kraft card, trimmed the sides and attached it along the lower edge of the card.  I die cut the sentiment again from a snippet of blue corrugated card - although the die cutting flattened the corrugated card it did leave a lovely textured design on the letters.  These letters were then inlaid into the card.  To finish I die cut a butterfly from kraft card and attached it to the top corner.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Use Your Initials (KMB)

Kath x

Teal and Gold Birthday

I made this quick birthday card for a friend who dislikes 'fussy' cards and used the colours from the AAA Cards 'Teal and Gold' challenge.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Crafts-Too 'Happy Birthday' die
     Funky Fossil 'Zen Mandala' stencil
     Versafine Deep Lagoon ink
     Snippet of gold mirri card

I used the Deep Lagoon ink to stencil the Zen Mandala in the centre of the card blank.  I die cut 'Happy Birthday' from gold mirri card and attached it to the centre using Artist Tac.  Quick and simple!

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Card Challenge - Use a Stencil
     AAA Cards - Teal and Gold
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x

Cross Stitch 90 Birthday Card

I made this card for one of my neighbours to celebrate her 90th birthday.  She used to do a lot of cross stitch herself (and is the person who has recently gifted me several bags of cross stitch items) so I thought a cross stitch card would be appropriate.

To make this card I used:
     Needlepoise Occasion Card 'Pink General' cross stitch kit

This lovely card making kit included everything to make a greetings card, including a tri fold card and envelope.  The chart included several different greetings, but I chose to add a '90' and used a scrap of graph paper to chart the numbers and then see where to place them in the centre of the design.  I used the darkest green thread to stitch the numbers and then outlined them in the same colour.  After completing the stitching I mounted it behind the aperture of the card blank and then folded the flap to cover the back of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenge:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Kath x

Big Birthday Wishes

I managed to get a bit of crafting time this afternoon, so made this quick card for a friend's birthday using lots of snippets.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     My Favorite Things 'Big Birthday Wishes' die
     Snippets of white matt card, kraft card, white paper and pink patterned paper

I trimmed a snippet of white card to 6" x 4" and die cut the sentiment from the centre before attaching it to the card blank.  I cut two narrow strips of kraft card and attached them down each side.  The pink paper was layered onto a snippet of white paper so it was the same thickness as the die cut letters in the front of the panel.  After die cutting 'BIG' I inlaid the letters into the panel and then used some tiny snippets of kraft card to cut the rest of the sentiment and inlaid the letters.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Just Us Girls - Color Week (kraft, pink and white)
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 447

Kath x

Cross Stitch Pansy Card

A neighbour recently gifted me a lot of cross stitch items as she no longer stitches and this lovely Penelope cross stitch kit was amongst them.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" white hammer card blank
     Penelope Mementos 'Pansy' cross stitch kit
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' die
     Snippet of white hammer card

After stitching the design I mounted it behind an aperture that had been die cut with a stitched circle die.  I placed another piece of white card on the inside to cover the back of the stitching.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Mille Fleurs

This design is another charity shop find - this is Mille Fleur from the Textile Heritage Collection.  The design should have been stitched on 18hpi fabric to attach to the front of a gift card but the combination of dark fabric and small stitch count was too much for my eyes to I stitched it onto 14hpi aida to make a card.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" cream hammer card blank
     Textile Heritage Collection 'Mille Fleurs' cross stitch kit
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Snippet of cream hammer card
     

After completing the stitching I attached it behind a stitched square aperture that had been die cut into the front of  the card blank.  A piece of the same card was attached inside to cover the back of the stitching.

Kath x

January Rudolph Day

It's time for the first Rudolph Day of 2023!  For the past few years I've enjoyed working to a theme for my Rudolph Day cards.  In 2017 I used images from a Lili of the Valley Art Pad, in 2018 my cards were 4" x 4", in 2019 all cards had a Christmas tree on them, in 2020 I used wet and/or dry embossing on my cards, in 2021 I used something that had been upcycled and last year all my cards used something that had been a cover gift with a magazine.  This year my theme will be 'Cross Stitch' and all cards will have a cross stitch design.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" white hammer card blank
     Hobbycraft 'Snowman' mini cross stitch kit
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' die
     Snippet of white hammer cad

After stitching the snowman I mounted the febric behind a circle aperture that had been die cut with a stitched die.  I attached a piece of white card to the inside to cover the back of the stitching.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Rudolph Day - January Challenge

Kath x

White on White

I was over the moon when my Rainbow Birthday card was the winner of the AAA Cards 'Along the Edge + Rainbows' challenge.  As the challenge winner I was delighted to be invited as Guest Designer on their White on White challenge and decided to make a 'Thank You' card.

I die cut two 'thank you' sentiments from snippets of white matt card, layered them using Artist Tac and then attached them across the bottom of the card.  I die cut and embossed a large and medium flower from snippets of white card, plus two large leaves and a flower centre.  I layered the flower centre and flowers before attached them to the card.  The leaves were then tucked under the flowers. 

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     Lawn Fawn 'Thank You Border' and Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches - Pierced Summer Blossom' dies
     Snippets of white matt card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

     Snippets Playground - Challenge 446 (I don't have a photo of my snippets, but it's just a lot of white card snippets)

Kath x

Christmas Foliage

A while ago I bought a 'job lot' of cross stitch kits from a charity shop and there was a part-used winter foliage kit amongst them.  I stitched the design on a new piece of aida but put it in my cross stitch drawer instead of making it into a card.  

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" cream hammer card blank
     Cross stitch 'Winter Foliage' (make unknown)
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Oval STAX Die-namics' die
     Snippet of cream hammer card.

The completed cross stitch was mounted behind an oval stitched aperture that had been die cut in the front of the card blank.  I added a piece of the same card behind the stitching to neaten the inside of the card.

Kath x

Vintage Artistry Birthday Card

I made this card for my niece's birthday using my last piece of paper from this lovely 49th & Market pad.  The colours are perfect for the current Butterfly challenge - there are butterflies on the paper but I've also added another two layered butterflies.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" cream hammer card
     Crafts-Too 'Happy Birthday' and Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly' dies
     49th & Market 'Vintage Artistry in Blush' paper 
     Snippets of green textured card and cream hammer card

I trimmed the green card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and attached it to the front.  I trimmed the patterned paper so it was smaller than the green layer before die cutting 'Happy Birthday' from the upper corner.   I set the sentiment to one side and attached the panel to the card.  I die cut 'Happy Birthday' three times from cream card.  The first one was inlaid into the floral panel, together with the small pieces from the pink sentiment that had been set aside.  I layered the other two cream sentiments with the pink one on top and attached them to the card.  To finish I die cut two cream and two green butterflies, layered them with the green on top and attached them to the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Challenge - Anything Birthday Goes
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Butterfly Challenge - F for Forest Green, French Rose and Flax
     Seize the Birthday - Winged Things

Kath x

Partridge in a Pear Tree

This is my first Christmas card of the year - a 'Partridge in a Pear Tree' using lots of snippets.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white hammer card blank
     Creative Dies 'Partridge in a Pear Tree' and Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Standard Circles Large' dies
     Woodware corner rounder
     Diamond Stickles
     Snippets of white hammer card, brown pearlescent card, gold shimmer card and peach patterned paper

I trimmed the white card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and rounded the corners before die cutting a circle in the centre.  I layered a snippet of peach paper behind the aperture and attached the panel to the card.  I die cut the partridge from brown pearlescent card and attached it inside the aperture with Artist Tac.  I used the snippets of gold card to cut the leaves, pears, partridge body and eye before inlaying them.  To finish I highlighted the snowflakes the Diamond Stickles.

I am entering the following challenges:
     ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Christmas

     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - A Partridge in a Pear Tree
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 445 Show us your Snippets

Kath x

Birthday Wishes Mum

Although these layered cards aren't my preferred style of cardmaking, my mum likes them so I bought this 'Best Mum Ever!' topper set to make her birthday card.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 7" white matt card blank
     Hunkydory 'Best Mum Ever!' topper kit
     Woodware heart punch
     Silver mirri card

I cut a piece of silver mirri so it was slight smaller than the front of the card and then layered a piece of the backing card onto it before attaching it to the card blank.  The backing card had got a white strip across the bottom which looked a little plain, so I attached the patterned strip from the die cut sheet across the card.  I removed the layered die cut pieces and used foam pads to build the image.  This was then attached to the centre of the card.  I attached a couple of pieces of foam tape across the bottom of the sentiment to build it to the same depth as the floral topper and attached it to the lower edge.  Two small hearts were punched from silver mirri and attached to the top of the card with foam pads.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Card Challenge - Anything Birthday Goes
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Birthday
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Kath x