Happy Christmas

Would like wish my customers & all those who have encouraged me through the year a very Merry Christmas & best wishes for the New Year

Leaving Card - shoes

Unusual request this time - not my choice of message on the front but I'm sure the recipient will find the funny side of it - this inside message was lovely though.

Another card for an employee of Kodak as she leaves the Company.

The shoes were cut out using my Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting machine and the sizzlet die set shoes.

The shoes were cut from cork material, black glossy card stock and silver glitter card. The pieces were fixed together. All the shoes were matted onto white card and then black and finally a silver mirror card to finish the squares off.

A black and silver glittered card stock was matted on to black card and fixed to the base card.

The four panels were fixed using 1mm 3d foam pads.

The personalised message was printed (Pauline it truly wasn't my idea) and matted onto the same black and silver mirror card and fixed across the centre of the card, faux brads from Craftwork cards were fixed on the message panel.

 

The message inside was

 

B = Beautiful

I = intelligent

T = Tenacious

C = Charming

H = Humorous

We will Miss you loads!!

 

All the Best Pauline for the future.

On Your new Journey Leaving Card

A card request for a staff member of Kodak who leaves the company today.

 

The card was created using Kanban 'Car stamps' set , I coloured in the image using promarker pens and stamped the spare wheel again and cut the section out and layered the wheel using 1mm 3d foam pads. Large brad crystals where added to highlight the headlights section.

 

The coloured image was matted onto a scalloped  circle cut using Spellbinder scalloped circle die set.

 

An easel style card was created and a personalised message printed and matted onto orange card stock.

 

All the best Ruth for the future. 

Musical Trio Christmas Card

This card was created using an acryclic stamp of three snow people,  stamped onto white card stock and coloured in lightly using promarker pens. Faux black stitches were hand drawn round the edge. The coloured image was then matted onto both blue and brown cardstock.

Using a musical note background card and another scroll background, both pieces were matted onto brown cardstock. the musical note part was twisted and fixed and the edges cut where it over hung the base card. A brown ribbon was fixed across the card and a personalised message printed and matted onto blue and brown card.

The message and main image were fixed using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Pauline's Leaving Card

A request from a friend, for her special friend who leaves Kodak today after many years of working together and friendship - so an extra special card was required, the theme being drink!

This design was taken from Tumble Tizzy CD - from the decoupage section.

The page was printed direct form the CD, I didn't particularly like the scalloped background that was on the printout so I decided to cut the base section away from the background. All other parts were cut out and layered up using 1mm 3d foam pads.

I matted the decoupage bear and glass onto cream cardstock and then on a ruby red card stock.

The base section was again using cream card and brown striped cardstock (from Stampin Up range), a cream ribbon was attached across the join. The back section was matted onto red card and fixed to the base card.

A personalised message for Pauline was printed and matted onto red card and fixed to the lower striped section of the card.

I hope Pauline likes her leaving card and wish her well for the future.

Golfing Cards

A request this month for a card on a golfing theme for a man who reaches the big 50 on Christmas Day.

 

Using a black and white digitable image taken from 'The Best JustInkedLined' CD by La Pashe.

 

I printed the image on to smooth white card stock and coloured in using Promarkers pens, using colours denim blue, sandstone, cinnamon, tan, ice greys, marsh green and pear green.

 

The coloured image was matted onto blue and brown card stock.

 

A personalised message was printed and again matted onto blue and brown cardstock.

 

A patterned backing paper was joined to a plain blue paper, a dark brown narrow ribbon was fixed across the join. The square backing section was matted onto brown card and fixed to the base card.

 

The coloured image and personalised message where fixed using 1mm 3d foam pad to finish.

 

 

I repeated this card again for my husband, who also celebrates his birthday this month, and altered the personalised message accordingly.

 

Lets hope both men have great birthdays. 

 

 

Football Cards

 

This card was created for a Liverpool supporter who celebrated his birthday in December.

 

The image was stamped onto plain white card stock and coloured in using Promarker pens.

 

A football backing paper was matted onto black card stock.

 

A personalised message was printed and both this and the coloured image where matted on to black card stock. Both where fixed to the card using 1mm 3d foam pads.

 

 

 

A similar card but this time , coloured in for a special Watford supporter.

 

Green House Leaving Card

Time for a card for a colleague of my husband as he leaves the company on redundancy terms.

A card request for an avid gardener.

A stamp by Stamposaurus- Green House door.

I stamped the image onto white cardstock and stamped the water butt and plant pot either side of the main image. I coloured in using Promarker pens.  I drew faux stitch lines around the edge of the rectangle for detail. This was matted onto brown card, a message was printed and matted onto brown card also.

Two background papers were fixed together and a white border punched using Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, green ribbon was fixed to hide the join of the backing paper. A small hole was punched on the bottom part of the card and a spade charm fixed. The backing paper section was then matted onto brown cardstock.

The stamped image and message were fixed to the card using 1mm 3d foam to finish.

Lets wish Ray all the best for the future.

50th Birthday Card for Sallie

A card request for a female - another 50th Birthday.

 

Using the Sarah Kaye stamp, the image was stamped onto smooth white card stock and coloured in using Promarker pens.

 

The image was matted onto brown card stock which had a scalloped edge punched at the lower section.

 

A cream embossed card stock was matted onto read card which had the scalloped punch design at the top edge. A green section of card was fixed to the red section and again the same scalloped edging was punched. This main section was fixed to the base card.

 

The coloured image was fixed over the base section using 1mm foam pads.

 

A personalised message was printed and matted onto a circle cut from green card and then matted again on to a scalloped circle in red card.

 

Flowers were punched out of the red card stock and smaller flowers punched out of brown card. a pearl bead was fixed to  the middle of each flower, these where fixed to the card using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Christmas Cards for the Parents

Time to create the Christmas cards for the parents.

 

Using Joanna Sheen's House mouse Decoupage sheets , I selected two images and cut all the pieces out. The pieces were then layered up using 1mm 3d foam pads where possible and on the tails a tiny amount of wet glue was used to secure.

 

The images were matted onto a coordinated card stock along with the backing papers chosen. The coloured images was fixed to the backing paper section using 1mm 3d foam pads.

 

Narrow ribbon was fixed across the cards and a 'made with love' charm was attached using Organza ribbon. 

 

Messages were printed and matted onto card stock and fixed over the ribbon sections to finish.  

 

50 years old and climbing a Mountain

A Special request this week for a card for a friends Brother in law who is 50 this month. He has recently done a walk to Mount Everest Base camp so this was the theme of his card.

Using the Cricut Gypsy and Everyday Paperdoll cartridge, I selected the mountain range image and using Mickey Font cartridge welded shadow lettering to part of the edge of the mountain in an upward direction.  A square was adapted on the Cricut Gypsy machine to create a flag pole and this was welded to the top of the mountain section. This main section was cut from dark grey card, this being the bottom layer. The mountain image was then copied and lowered and cut again in light grey card , this was the repeated and cut again using white card. The three layers were glued together to create a gradual variation in the mountain colour.  The mountain was then cut to fit the size of card used and the left over section was fixed behind the main mountain piece.

A map of the Himalayers was printed and an image of a walking boot was printed twice on to bazzill card stock. The map was cut and matted onto green cardstock. Light blue card was cut and matted onto green card and fixed to a 6" x 6" card.  The two mountain pieces were fixed to the base card.

Lettering was then cut in green card stock using Cricut Mickey Font Cartridge and fixed over the shadow lettering. The dot of the i was fixed using a small square of 3d foam.

A flag was cut on the Cricut machine and the number 50 in green were fixed to the flag. The flag section was attached to the pole using  1mm 3d foam.

The walking boots were cut out and fixed to the card to finish.

Snowy Scene for Christmas

A request this week for a personalised Christmas card - and a Christmas scene was requested.

Using a new CD - The Best Of La Pashe 2012, I selected a Christmas image and printed out onto smooth card stock. The corner borders were cut out and layered up using 1mm 3d foam.

A larger base card was used, a patterned green backing paper and cream were joined and matted onto green card stock. A narrow green ribbon was attached across the join. The printed main image was matted onto both green and cream card and fixed using double sided tape. The corner borders were fixed using 1mm 3d foam pads.

A personalised message was printed and fixed to the lower section of the card to finish.

A Card for Owen

This week I needed to make a card for my nephew Owen.

 

He is an avid reader albeit on his Kindle, but I thought this digi stamp image from Digi Stamp Boutique was ideal.

 

The image was coloured in using promarkers pens and mounted onto green card stock. Faux stitches were drawn around the coloured image.

 

A  rectangle of white card was embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder, this was mounted on to green card. A square of red card was matted onto green and fixed to the base card.

 

A message was printed and mounted onto red card.  The three sections were fixed to the card overlapping each other. Two 'Craftwork Card' candi brads were added to finish.

Tinsel Tots - Christmas Cracker

This card was created using a sheet from La Pashe - Tinsel Tots Christmas Cracker

The parts were carefully cut out with scissors and fixed together using 1mm 3d foam to create a layering effect. The main image was then matted onto plain green card stock.

The backing paper was matted onto a rectangle of green card and fixed to base card, an additional cream section was added to the the bottom section of the card. the join was covered using cream ribbon.

A message was printed and fixed to the base of the card to finish.

Mum's Birthday Cards

Both my Mum's and Mum-in-law's birthdays coming up before Christmas , so time to make their cards.

Using two Joanna Sheen House mouse Decoupage designs, I cut all the relevant part from the sheets supplied. All parts then fixed and layered up using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Messages were printed and mounted to corresponding card stock, colours chosen from colours within both images.

Backing papers used from Designer pads from 'Stanpin Up'.

For something a bit different,  as both designs included teapots, I fixed an unused teabag to each design to finish.

Happy Birthday Mum

A request this week for a birthday card for a mum.

Using a Margaret Sherry cat design, coloured in using Promarker pens and mounted onto yellow and beige card.

Background papers from 'Stampin Up' designer papers pad were and joined fixed to beige card and a yellow ribbon was fixed across at the join.

A message was printed and mounted onto yellow and beige card.

Candi from Craftwork cards were fixed in the four corners to add detail.

My Brother is 50 !!!

This time a card for my big brother who is turning the BIG 50 this month.

 

Using the Everyday Cricut Cartridge I used the images from the Basket Ball section, I cut a base body and an additional head and appropriate hair style and colour to match the recipient of the card. .

The face was stamped on to the head part only using Sizzix faces stamps, this was stamped again onto white copier paper. The eye sections were cut out and glued to the head section, the head was fixed to the body using 3d foam to give a slight layered effect.

The bag and water bottle were cut out in two different coloured cardstock and cut and glued together.
The shirt was cut in black and white card stock and the white section used to create a striped effect to match the running top he wears. Plain black shorts  and shoes were cut from black card and socks from white card. 

The number 50 was cut in white card stock and cut from a black circle using the Cricut Gypsy. The white number was fixed into the negative circle.

The racing track was create using the Cricut Gypsy, a circle shape was selected initially and the height and width changed independently to create an oval, this was copied and re sized 5 times to create a lane effect. the middel oval was cut from green cardstock representing the middle of the track and field area.

A personalised message was printed amd matted onto black card stock. The racing track was fixed to a light blue card, which was then matterd onto black card and fixed to the base card.

The man and his accessories were fixed using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Flower Shop Mice - 60th Birthday Card

A card request for a 60th Birthday this week, the requested colour being purple and using the Lili of The Valley stamp - The Flower Shop.

I stamped the image onto white card stock using a black Momento ink pad and coloured in  the image using Promarker pens.

Backing paper from the designer pack from 'Stampin Up' were used, the dots and the strips. A cream ribbon was attached at the join and a diamante buckle was used for decoration.

The coloured design was cut using a Spellbinder die, and was also cut from cream and purple card stock. All three layers were matted together to create a layered effect, the patterned paper was also matted onto cream and purple card this was fixed to the base card.

The topper was attached using 1mm 3d foam pads. A personalised message was printed and matted on to cream and purple card and attached to the lower section of the card.

Football Shirt Card - Watford FC Card

 

I was asked to make a specific 'football kit' card by a friend for her husbands birthday to include the kit colours for the team he supports.

I made this using my Cricut Create machine and the Cricut Gypsy. Cartridges used were Soccer and Disney - Mickey Font.

I used my Gypsy Device and selected the football shirt (from the Soccer Cartridge) and hid all the detail cut so I had a basic shirt shape, I then welded the shirt, boot (shadow feature) and ball (shadow). I positioned the name and numbers within the shirt, the font taken from Disney - Mickey Font. This was cut out using the main football shirt colour being yellow.

I also cut in black card the name and number again to insert in the main shirt once main cut completed.

 

The numbers were cut again out of red card slight smaller so when fixed the black acted as a shadow.

 

I cut the shirt again in the red bazzill card stock to add the sleeve and collar detail.

I cut 2 further boot shadows in white Bazzill card stock.

I cut the ball (detailed cut) and two boot (detailed cut) in bazzill black card stock. I attached the boots and football detail cuts over the relevant shadows.

The 2nd Boot was fixed on main shirt using 3d foam.

The banner was created using a Sizzix banner die, the greeting printed out on computer first and then cut from the die, two further banners were cut to create a shadow effect.

 

Chloe's Birthday Card

My Niece is 16 this month so another chance to make a birthday card.

Using the Cricut Teen Cartridge, I selected an image that looked like Chloe, I wanted a fitness theme style of clothing as she does a lot of long distant running.

I cut the image as instructed in the Cricut instructions, main doll layers in black, brown, pink and white.  The sections were glued together and the remaining hair section attached to the top.

The clothes were cut and fixed to the main body and the shoes were cut in both cream and blue and layered up.

The embossed background was created using Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder, embossed onto white card and matted onto black card stock. 'Stampin Up' papers were used to create the background of dots and stripes. A black satin ribbon was fixed across the join and a diamonte ribbon buckle used. The background papers were matted onto a square shaped black card and fixed to the base card.

Pregnant Lady Birthday Card

A request this week for a birthday card for a lady that is expecting a baby.

The request was for one of my Cricut Doll style cards.

Using the Everyday Cricut cartridge I used the images from Mum2be, I cut a base body and an additional head and appropriate hair style and colour to match the recipient of the card. .

The face was stamped on to the head part only using Sizzix faces stamps, this was stamped again onto white copier paper. The eye sections were cut out and glued to the head section, the head was fixed to the body using 3d foam to give a slight layered effect.

The embossed background was created using Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder, embossed onto white card and matted onto dusky pink card stock. A white square was cut and matted onto dusky pink card and fixed to the base card.

A personalised message was printed and cut into a circle shape using a hand punch and matted onto a scalloped circle cut on a Sizzix Big Shot Die cutting machine using Spellbinder scalloped circle die.

A Cleaners Birthday Card

A request this week for a birthday card for a lady that does house cleaning.

The request was for one of my Cricut Doll style cards.

Using the Everyday Cricut cartridge I used some images from both the cook and bath sections, I cut a base body and an additional head and appropriate hair style and colour to match the recipient of the card. The brush was cut out two times in both cream and brown and the brush part was removed from the dark brown sections to leave just the handle, these were glued to the cream section. Two buckets where cut from the beach section and the top bucket  was curved and glued to the base using silicon glue to give a curved effect. The towels where cut at one end and slipped over the bucket section and over her arm.

The yellow Marigold style gloves were cut from Paperdoll dress up Cartridge.

The face was stamped on to the head part only using Sizzix faces stamps, this was stamped again onto white copier paper. The eye sections were cut out and glued to the head section, the head was fixed to the body using 3d foam to give a slight layered effect.

The embossed background was created using Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder, embossed onto white card and matted onto light blue card stock. A white square was cut and matted onto blue card and fixed to the base card.

A personalised message was printed and cut into a circle shape using a hand punch and matted onto a scalloped circle cut on a Sizzix Big Shot Die cutting machine using Spellbinder scalloped circle die.

Gareth's Birthday Card

A card this time for a close friend.

The La Pashe Value range - Grease Monkey Car mechanic seemed an ideal card to create for this occasion.

The decoupage requires cutting out by hand, but I find this quiet relaxing doing a batch of cutting out and making up the cards later. The pieces were built up using 1mm 3d foam pads.

The image was mounted onto black card stock  and mounted further on to a green larger square which again had black card border, this was fixed to a white base card.

Black ribbon was added for detail and a Best Wishes message added which was part of the decoupage kit.

Let's hope Gareth has a great Birthday and sees the funny side of this card.

Christmas Tumble Ted

This card was created using the digistamps on the Tumble Ted CD.

The black image was printed onto white card stock and coloured in using Promarker pens.

The image was cut into a rectangle shape and faux stitching drawn around the edges, this was then matted onto brown card stock.

Two contrasting backing papers were fixed to brown card stock and fixed to the base card, a cream ribbon was attached at the join of the backing papers and a diamante buckle used for detail. 

Fizzy Moon Traditional Christmas

4 cards created using Fizzy Moon Christmas Selection - Traditional Decoupage and Paper Pad.

This was a lovely small pack that makes 4 cards in total with paper and card left over.

All decoupage pieces are pre cut so just need popping out and layering up using 3d foam.

The following 4 cards were created using the remaining paper and glitter card in the pack.

Fizzy Moon Christmas Selection - Contemporary

4 cards created using Fizzy Moon Christmas Selection - Contemporary Decoupage and Paper Pad.

This was a lovely small pack that makes 4 cards in total with paper and card left over.

All decoupage pieces are pre cut so just need popping out and layering up using 3d foam.

The following 4 cards were created using the remaining paper and glitter card in the pack..

Mike the Mechanic

Another birthday card request - this time for a mechanic teacher.

Using the Cricut Everyday Cartridge I cut a body and head from light pink card stock. Using the construction mans clothing I cut some overalls and a shirt. The face was stamped onto the head section only using Sizzix face stamps and stamped again on to white card stock, they eyes are cut out and glued to the head section.

Using the Cricut Gypsy device I created a blackboard shape and added wording using the Cricut Mickey Font cartridge , this section was cut out from both black and white card and the white letters fixed into the black negative part.

The spanners were created on the Cricut Gypsy device welding a squashed rectangle shape and two  letter 'c's each side.

White card was matted onto a black square section that was fixed to the base card. The cut pieces were fixed using both double sided tape and 3d foam.

Christmas Snow Girls Card

A card request for a special friend for Christmas.

I stamped the image using Swalk 'Kisses From Heaven' by Crafters Companion using black Memento ink pad onto white card stock. I coloured the image using Promarker pens and cut the image out into a circle shape using spellbinders dies. I cut a further two scalloped circles of increasing sizes from pink and brown card stock and layered the three layers.

A glittered patterned card stock was matted onto pink and brown card and fixed to the base card. Light brown card stock was fixed to the bottom of the card and brown ribbon was fixed across to hide the join.

A circular message was stamped out and matted on to scalloped circles again using pink and brown card.

Female Referee Card

A request this time for a female referee card.

Using Cricut Everyday Cartridge I cut a figure and head from light pink card stock. Shorts and shirt were cut from black card stock. Trainers were cut in both white and black card stock and cut to create dual coloured trainers.  Blond hair was cut and fixed to the head section. A face was stamped using Sizzix face stamps and the eyes were stamped again onto white paper and cut and stuck into position.  A red and yellow strip of paper was cut and stuck under the pocket section of the shirt.

The grass was cut using a sizzix decorative strip die, and a football was cut using a Quickkutz die.

Blue card stock was matted onto black card and fixed to a white base card. 

A message was printed and matted onto black card and fixed to main card to finish.

Golfing Cards

The last two weeks of October saw me crafting every night so no time to update the blog, had a surge or orders received but I had great fun making them all and hope all the recipient's like them.

Two golf style cards first. The images was stamped onto white card stock using Memento Black ink and coloured in using Promarker pens colouring the hair as requested.

I used a background card stock of black and silver glitter, ideal for men's cards.

I printed of an appropriate message and fixed to the lower edge of the card to finish. 

Mr Potato Head has hurt his foot

A request this week for a card with Mr Potato Head on with a broken foot and crutches.

I cut Mr Potato Head out using my Cricut Machine and Toy Story Cartridge. I cut one shoe in blue and the other in white. The white shoe I covered with white grosgrain ribbon to create a bandage effect. The Crutches were cut from light grey card stock using the Every Day Paper doll Cartridge. Four plasters were cut from the same cartridge to add detail to the four corners of the card.

Light grey card stock was matted onto blue card and fixed to the base card. A message was printed and matted onto blue card and fixed to the bottom of the card using 1mm 3d foam.

Card for a Grandad

Last week I had a request for a card from a lady I didn't know whom I met at the Nursery Fete on 22nd September.

She wanted a card that her children could give to their Grandad for his 65th Birthday in October, she told me her Dad liked gardening and cycling. I gave her three suggestions that I felt were perhaps suitable and a design was agreed.

I selected an image from the pack 'Basil & Buttercup' Decoupage Pad.

Selected a Basil image and layered the 5 layers of the image using 1mm 3d foam. The main image was matted on to brown card stock. The image was matted on to patterned cardstock from the set and matted onto green cardstock. This was finally matted onto Kanban cardstock and mounted to main card. Each layer was twisted to add detail.

A personalised greeting was printed and matted onto green cardstock to finish.

'Ho Ho Ho' Christmas Card

Getting ready for Christmas and couldn't resist this stamp last week which I purchased from the Alexandra Palace Big Stamp show.

Another stamp from Stamposaurus - this time Ho Ho Ho.

Image was stamped onto white card stock, the image was coloured in using Promarkers pens.

Faux stitching was drawn around the edge of the main image. Both the image and the printed message were matted onto red card stock.

Two pieces of backing paper were fixed together, a decorative scalloped edge was fixed and red ribbon fixed across at the join. The backing papers were then matted onto red card stock and fixed to base card. The image and message were fixed to card using 1mm 3d foam to finish.

Reindeers In Training

Getting ready for Christmas and couldn't resist this stamp last week which I purchased from the Alexandra Palace Big Stamp show.

Another stamp from Stamposaurus - this time Reindeers In Training.

Image was stamped onto white card stock and message included was also stamped. The main image was coloured in using Promarkers pens and the red noses where covered in clear lacquer to make them shiny.

Faux stitching was drawn around the edge of the main image. Both the image and the message were matted onto brown card stock.

Two pieces of backing paper were fixed togther and brown ribbon fixed across at the join a silver diamante buckle was also used. The backing papers were then matted onto brown card stock and fixed to base card. The image and message were fixed to card using 1mm 3d foam to finish.

A similar card was created using a different message and reversing the backing paper position.

Happy Birthday Card Elinor

Another card required for a friend this week - she is celebrating her 80th Birthday.

I decided to use a new stamp I had purchased from Alexandra Palace Big Stamp Show last weekend .

A stamp by Stamposaurus- Green House door.  

I stamped the image onto white cardstock and stamped the water butt and plant pot either side of the main image. I coloured in using Promarker pens. I used clear lacquer over the window sections to give a glass glazed effect. I drew faux stitch lines around the edge of the rectangle for detail. This was matted onto brown card, a message was printed and matted onto brown card also.

Two background papers were fixed together and a white border punched using Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, green ribbon was fixed to hide the join of the backing paper.  A small hole was punched on the bottom part of the card and a watering can charm fixed. The backing paper section was then matted onto brown cardstock.

The stamped image and message were fixed to the card using 1mm 3d foam to finish. Lets hope Elinor has a fab Birthday.

Happy 65th Birthday Carol

Another card for a friend  this week who is celebrating her 65th Birthday tomorrow.

I created this card using Lili of the valley Stamp  -  Cherry On the Top.

I stamped the image on to white card stock and coloured in using promarker pens.

The stamped image was matted onto brown card stock and faux stitching was drawn round the edge for detail.

Two pieces of backing paper were joined  together and a cream piece of paper was fixed across the top part. A decorative edge/strip was created and fixed over the join. Cream ribbon was also fixed across the top of the decorative strip, the backing paper was then matted on to light brown card stock and fixed to the base card. 

The message was matted onto brown card and both message and image were fixed to the card using 1mm 3d foam.

Birthday Wishes Card

I created this card using Lili Of the Valley - Blooming Lovely stamp.

I stamped the image onto white card stock using Momento black ink stamp pad. I coloured the stamped image in using Promarker pens.

The image was matted onto both light blue and yellow card stock.

Green and Blue patterned paper was used for the background and a white decorative edge border was created using Martha Stewart punch - doily lace. A narrow strip of green ribbon from Stampin up Range was used to hide the join. The backing paper was matted onto green cardstock and fixed to the base card. The image and message were attached using 1mm 3d foam to finish.

Wellington Returns

The following three cards were created using the Wellington Bear Papers and decoupage sheets.

Each Bear was taken from an individual sheet and each part layered up using 3d foam pads. The main images were matted onto plain cards stock to coordinate with the backing papers used.

Ribbon was used to hide the join where the backing papers met, and the backing papers were all matted onto a square card which was then fixed to main 6" x 6" card.

Messages were printed and matted onto plain card and fixed to base of card using 1mm 3 d foam.