Happy 70th Birthday Bob

Time to create a birthday card for a close friends Dad who has a 70th birthday this week. He loves his rugby so decided this was the theme of his card.

Using my 'The Best Of La Pashe' CD, I printed out the decoupage sheet with the 2 rugby images. I cut out the layered parts and fixed together using silicon glue, I curved the edges round on the layered parts to add more dimension.

A message was printed onto white card stock and cut to create a ribbon strip. The image was matted onto red card stock. a blue square was cut and matted onto the same red colour card stock. The ribbon section was fixed to the blue backing card.

The decoupage image was fixed using 1mm 3d foam pads. 

Get well Card

I wanted to create a Get Well card for a Director from work who is going into hospital to have a hip replacement.

Using the Cricut Cartridge Dr Check Up - I cut the figure out with with Crutches with a broken leg, but removed the leg with the cast. I cut a further body piece but flipped the image, I then used the leg from the second cut and fixed it to the original - I now had the figure on crutches but with no plaster cast.

The remaining layers were cut out and layered up on the body. The phrase surgery was cut in both red and black card stock and a white shadow of the phrase was also cut, these parts were layered up and glued in place.

Two further crutches were cut out and a message was stamped onto white card stock, this was layered up on black and red card, The spare crutches were fixed over the 2 corners of the message.

A cream backing card was used and layered on to black and red card stock and fixed to the base card. Four decorative corners were cut from black card using 'My Favourite Things ' Photo corners dies.

Let hope Kevin likes his card and is soon back on his feet.

Baby Twins Expected

A card request for twins due in January.

As the sex of the twins was unknown I prepared both a pink version, blue version and also a mixed coloured one in both colours,  to cover all eventualities.

Once the twins were born and the sexes confirmed - both girls, I finished the card as follows.

The image was stamped onto white card stock, the stamped image used was from House-Mouse Designs Allsorts Rubber Stamps - Cosy Toes  set . The images were coloured in using Promarker pens to match the pink and blue base card stock used.

The Pink image version was cut to a shaped square using Spellbinders labels 1 die set  , this was cut again from both pink coloured card stock and silver mirror card. The card and mirror card were cut down the centre and fixed to the main image slightly offset to create a shadow mat effect.

A patterned pink worded paper was cut into a square shape and matted on to silver mirror card and then light pink card and fixed to the base card which was an 8" x 8" size. A border strip was created of the same pink card and mirror card,  light pink organza ribbon was tied across the border. The border strip was then fixed to the patterned paper.

The main image was fixed across the border strip using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Two small feet charms where fixed on each side of the border strip and tied with organza ribbon.

A personalised message was printed, the baby girls names and date of their birth, this was matted and layered to match the main image matting and fixed to the lower section of the card. Two Craftwork Cards brads were fixed to finish.

 

 

So as not to waste the blue version, I created a smaller card for a baby boy, this time cut using Spellbinder Circle dies, and the blue shadow shape was cut using Cheery Lynne French Pastry Doily die. The blue worded backing paper was matted onto blue card stock and fixed to the base card. this being 6" x 6"size.  Blue Grosgrain ribbon was fixed across the lower section of the card and a feet charm fixed again using blue organza ribbon. The main coloured image was matted onto the blue doily and fixed to the base card using 1mm 3d foam pads.

 

 

 

Christmas Crafting in January

No I haven't gone mad - I had such a rush at the end of last year to complete Christmas cards I have decided this year I will be more organised. I intend to make at least 10 Christmas cards each month.

For January I have concentrated on a digital stamp from Tumble Tizzy CD.

I printed out 4 images per page and coloured the images in using Promarker pens.

Each image was cut into rectangless and faux stitches drawn around the images.

Two background papers were cut and joined together. Ribbon was fixed across each join and a diamante buckle attached.

The image and the backing paper section were matted onto card stock to match the ribbon and the background was fixed to the base card.. The main image was fixed to the base card using 1mm 3d foam pads.

Christmas Crafting and Tidy

Well Christmas came and went, but I was going to make the most of my time off work.

Not many presents received this year but did get quite a bit of money so lots of crafting spending planned for the New Year.

After making all the Christmas Cards had bits of card all over the place so decided to go through all my craft stock and neaten it up into storage so I can go straight to a draw and find what I'm looking for - that's the plan anyway.  I didn't quite realise how much I have accrued over the time, may need another section of draws.

After the mass tidy up, I discovered lost of things I had forgotten about in my craft stash, especially my wafer thin craft dies, which were all found in a carry bag. I decided to create two more binders (like my original one - that holds the dies I always grab for), so that in future I use all my dies and not those that are close to hand. 

 

 

As I didn't have a book ready to decorate, like my original, I used some strong cream card stock and cut down to size C5 (half A4) and coloured round all the edges with walnut stain distressing ink. The front and back covers had two pieces of cream card stuck together to strengthen. Magnetic sheets were cut and glued onto one side of the cream card stock. Each sheet of card was then covered using various colours of Bazzill card stock. Two holes were then cut at one end to allow the rings to join the pieces together.

 

The metal dies then fixed on each page where the magnets were hidden.

 

Now time to decorate the fronts of the two new books created. As I'm a goofy fan decided to create Goody using Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge , he was cut at 4.5inches. The phrase Chrissie's dies was created previously using the Cricut Gypsy Machine so I cut this out in both green and black card. The Goofy Book was finished off by tying ribbon around the silver rings and glueing Goofy, the name plate and Craftwork cards brads to the front cover. 

The next book I decided to used my shoes dies from Sizzix. I attached the black wording to a white base with silver mirror card shadow this was matted onto a black die cut shape and fixed to the front cover of my book. The shoes were decorated with mirror. silver and black glitter card stock and cork for the cork sandals. Silver Diamante's where fixed in each corner of the cover and also on the name plate. Black and white ribbon were tied around the silver rings to finish.