Pet sympathy

It’s horrible to lose a beloved pet.  I know (from personal experience) just how difficult it can be to say goodbye.  I made these cards for dear friends, just to let them know we cared.

 

Both cards were made in a similar way:  the backgrounds for the paw prints were coloured with Copics.  I used a square die to cut a piece of white card and then cut the heart in the centre.  I then embossed this with my paw print embossing folder.  I also cut the heart from black card.  This was assembled (as in the picture) and I finished the sides with washi tape.

New Home

This card was made using my new city dies.  The buildings were coloured with Copics.  The card blank was embossed with my diagonal stripes embossing folder.  The heart was cut using my tiny heart punch.

More Pandas

I made a similar card back in October (see here for instructions).  They are so cheerful and make the perfect subject for a get well card.

Tool Time

This was made for a keen DIY’er.

The tools were cut from white card using my tool set die and coloured with Copics/Promarkers.

The card blank was embossed using the Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder Swiss Dots – #37-1604.

Flamingo Anniversary

Made in a similar way to the Birthday Flamingo Card

Valentine–my cup of tea

A simple but effective card. . . . 

the cup was coloured using Promarkers.  I had a strange one though, I placed a heart on the coloured cup for safe keeping and when I removed it I was left with a slightly lighter coloured heart impression. I’m not sure I could repeat that effect. The hearts were cut in to the white square and mounted on the card blank with foam pads.

Cats (again)

I loved making this card (see here), that I just had to make it again (sorry).

Cats

As my regular readers know, my cats feature on my blog from time to time.  I like cats and I like making cat cards!

Both cards are made in the same style but the top one has a frame.  They are made using the paper piecing technique.  The squares are hand coloured using Promarkers and Copics.  The greeting computer generated and printed on white card.

Little girl birthday

A birthday card for a little girl.  I used my lacy square dies for the background.  The stamp was coloured with Copics.

Vintage style

A dear friend of mine loves vintage style.  I wanted to make a vintage styled card and came up with the idea of a vintage style dress.
I cut the dress form (mannequin) from burlap paper to give it some texture.  The dress form was trimmed top and bottom, just to leave the body.  I cut a second complete one from white card.  Die used:  Sizzix Bigz Sewing Room #657186.  I coloured the base with Copics.
I then made myself a dress pattern to fit the dress form, which I found quite fiddly, but I got there in the end.  The necklace is made from self adhesive pearls.
The card blank was embossed using my big dots embossing folder from craft Sensations.

Birthday Panda

Made in exactly the same way as the get well pandas (see previous post), with the addition of an embossed “Happy Birthday” square.

Get well Pandas

Cheeky pandas to cheer up a dear friend of mine.

 

I used a 15cm square Kraft card blank and put metallic pink tape around all four sides.  Using more Kraft card, I cut a lacy square (sorry can’t remember the die set).  I then used a stitched circle die to cut 3 apertures.  The greeting was computer generated and then cut using the same circle die.  Once the pandas were cut and assembled they were glued to the lacy square.  I used Copics to colour the bamboo.

An on trend anniversary

DH and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary.  I wanted to make him a flamingo card or a panda card (to remind him of our trip to the zoo).  Surprisingly (no, not really!!)  I chose the flamingo.

I cut two flamingos from glitter card (remembering to turn the paper over for the second, so that it would face the opposite way).  The beaks and legs were coloured with Copics. 

Birthday time

For an adorable 3 year old.

The card blank was embossed with my big dots embossing folder from Craft Sensations.  I coloured the elephant and ‘3’ with Copics

Keeping on trend

I am in love with my flamingo die.  I’ve used it for a birthday card and now for get well cards.

                               
They were made in much the same way as the flamingo birthday card.

On trend

Flamingos are so on trend this year and I’ve been waiting for the chance to use my new flamingo die (I think I will be using it as much as possible from now on!!)  I needed a card for my dear friend for his birthday (oh dear -  a card for a man again!).

As usual, the greeting was computer generated an printed on white card.  The card blank was embossed using Sizzix Textured Impressions Hearts #4 – #656797.  I used metallic tape across the middle of the card blank to give extra interest.  The oval was cut using Sizzix Framelits oval #657563.  The flamingo legs and beak were coloured using Copics and a black self adhesive pearl was used for the eye.  The wing was mounted with foam pads.

Happy birthday

I always find coming up with ideas for cards for men difficult. 

A dark cream piece of card was embossed using Sizzix Texturz Happy Birthday phrases from set #20 - #656372

The cupcake was cut using Sizzix thinlits Lanterns #660692 and was coloured with Copics.

Made it again!

I enjoyed making the Cupcake birthday card so much, that I made it again for a 40th birthday.

I used the same dies but cut the square directly on the card blank.  The '40' was cut from silver card using the Joy! Crafts alphabet and numbers die #6002/0139

Cupcake Birthday

This card is quite simple to make but a lot of fun!

The cupcakes and stand were cut using the Sizzix lantern set #660692
The square was cut using the Sizzix card, diorama, gatefold set #660845
The cake stand and cupcakes were coloured with Copics

Birthday time

I needed a birthday card for a dear friend.  As usual, with cards for men, I struggled for inspiration.

 

The card blank was die cut using Sizzix thinlits plus – card, diorama gatefold #660845 and the balloons Sizzix originals medium  Balloons #1 - #654500  The balloons were coloured with Copics and Promarkers and attached to the card with embroidery thread.