Farewell to a Lovely Teacher

Well a shock announcement at the school this month , our youngest sons teacher would be leaving at Easter - just 2 weeks away.

A group of us wanted to do a small collection and send a card - a good excuse for a bit more crafting.

The small boys were cut using the Cricut 'Paper doll dress up'  cartridge - all cut at 3 inches tall. I matched the hair styles and colours to each child concerned and also their jumpers/fleeces etc. The faces were created using Peachy Keen Stamps - as these have a stamp with a face with glasses - ideal for this card. I added glossy accents to the glasses to make them look more effective.

The 'goodbye' banner was created using the Cricut Gypsy device. The wording was cut from Light Grey card stock using 'Mickey Font' Cricut Cartridge with a red card shadow background that was welded together prior to cutting.

The grass was cut from green card using the Sizzix Decorative strip.

I also decorated the reverse of the card, with a message from the mums, I used Stampin Up Petite Pennants Builder Punch - really pleased with the result... I fear lots of cards coming up with bunting on.

40th Birthday Car Card

A colleague approched me to make a card for his wife's 40th Birthday at the end of the Month , he wanted a Figaro car on the front - this being his wife's car.

After a lot of pondering I got the Cricut 'Car' cartridge out with a thought to modifying Lightening McQueen or Sally.

The front version of Lightening McQueen looked a good one to modify on my Cricut Gypsy device.

With headlights and all detail deleted from the Lightening car, I was left with the basic car shape.

I created a duplicate of my basic shape and increased the height dimension on one of the cars. I welded the two basic car shapes together this making the height of the windscreen correct to look like a Figaro and not like Lightening McQueen.

I added my detail on the Gypsy - being the lights, grille, wing mirrors and wipers to try and match the photo I had been given, this was a bit fiddly but well worth the trouble, I used basic shapes, circles and rectangles etc and modified the widths and heights to create ovals, rectangles, welding bits togther to create wingmirrors etc.

The car was cut in blue card. silver mirror card and white for the base card. Layers cut were the tyres, lights, grille, wipers and registration plate. I added acetate for the windscreen.

The personalised message and registration plate detail were printed on to white card.

The car was matted and layered, using 1mm 3d foam to add a gradual dimension only and the message matted and layered on to matching card.

Lets hope Sarah has a Happy Birthday and likes the card too.

50th Surfing Card

Last minute card request from my neighbour last night and she needed it today...lol.

I rose to the challenge in between eating my dinner and collecting boys from Beavers Scouts.

Cricut machine to the rescue and Everyday Dolls Cartridge used to create.

Hope Paul likes his surfing 50th Birthday card.

Arsenal Football Shirt Card

A card request for a friends sons 18th Birthday.

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. The shirt was cut at size 5inches high, the ball 1.35 inches and boot 1 inch high. This was cut out using the main football shirt colour.

I also cut in a contrast colour the name and number again to insert in the main shirt once main cut completed.

I cut the shirt again in the white bazzill card stock to add the sleeve 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 Spellbinders die, the greeting printed out on computer first and then cut from the die, two further banners were cut to create a shadow effect.

Golfer Card

One of our friends birthdays mid March so Golf themed card required...

Cricut machine required - using Everyday paper Doll Cartridge. Cut parts from golfer but used different hat , shirt and trousers. Cut the golf bag three times in  cream, grey and green and assembled accordingly to add detail.  Fixed an embellishment to top of flag.

Background created using Universal Craft Concept embossing folder 'in stitches' - great folder for men's cards. Matted on to dark green card.

Never to Old for Cupcakes

Card request for a 50th birthday...

Stamped image using Lili of the Valley stamp - Never to Old for Cupcakes
Coloured in using promarkes and cut out using circle spellbinder die. Scalloped circle cut from coordinations card and sanded down at edges.

Cupcake cut from Marianne Designs Creatables die - Cupcake  again sanded down to release blue core on card. Greeting 'Never to old for Cupcakes' stamped and matted on to card. Small '50th Birthday' greeting printed on computer and cut from small spellbinder die.

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55th Wedding Anniversary Card

Mum & Dads 55th wedding Anniversary this week and after so many years thought I would take a risk on the type of card I sent them this year, fortunately Mum did see the funny side of it.

I stamped the man & the lady from the 'Wrinkles' set from Dimesion Fourth Ltd Stamps. Coloured in using promarkers and mat and layered onto blue and brown card, added flowers in matching colours.