With love

One of my favourite techniques – Pergamano.

This was made for friends to let  them know we cared.

Parchment Cat

The “purr-fect” card for a cat lover,  Based on a design from Parchment Craft magazine.  It made a nice change to be working with parchment again (I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed “parching”) and I was extremely pleased with the results. 

For my Valentine

Theme:  another owl, more parchment.
This design is from my Parchment Craft magazine, adapted to suit my card blank and a few additional embellishments.  I am pleased to say that DH loved it!

With love

I needed a card for someone who was facing a difficult operation just before Christmas (what timing eh?)

I wanted to let them know that they were in our hearts and that we were thinking of them without using “get well soon” .  I came up with simply, “with love” .

I have made other variations of this card and I enjoy making it so much.  It always amazes me, that each time I make it, that it is always so different.

PS.  The operation went well (thank goodness)

Christmas cards for my nearest & dearest

Christmas is almost here . . .

Christmas preparations are well under way (just as they should be).  This year we have been lucky enough to have two babies who are celebrating their first Christmas – how exciting!

I took a “1st Christmas Bauble” and personalised it with baby’s name and the year.

Of course, Baby’s 1st Christmas cards had to be made.  Whilst both cards look the same, they are both different, making each unique – perfect.

         

Thinking of you

I wanted to let friends know that I was thinking of them.  I wanted a cheerful (in an understated way) card.  I chose my colours carefully and was pleased with the result.

Flower Birthday

I love making flowers from parchment paper.  This design was from an old copy of Pergamano magazine.

Parchment anniversary

Friends of mine celebrated their anniversary, the day before they came to NL to celebrate our anniversary.  I wanted to make another parchment card (I did tell you that I like working with parchment).  I found the basis for the design in one of my craft magazines, changed it to what I wanted and this is what the finished card looked like.

The addition of the washi tape along the top completed the card.

September birthdays – part 1

Both DH & DS have September birthdays, so the pressure is on to come up with special cards.

Last year was  made a little easier as we both took up new instruments.  In the past 18 months, I have taken up the clarinet and alto & tenor sax and DH has taken up the clarinet and alto sax – late starters, so to speak.  DH and DS are also keen vinyl collectors.

A gramophone and a sax, both worked on parchment.

Our anniversary

Last year we celebrated our 24th anniversary (where have all the years gone!)  I wanted to make an unusual card for DH.  Once again, using my new found Pergamano knowledge, I came up with this card.

 

Still birthday time . . .

Another birthday for another friend.

This time I used parchment for the design – a cupcake.  With parchment flowers, an embossed cake case and some gems (for sparkle) the card soon came together.

 

60 years young!

A friend of ours turned sixty last year, though you wouldn’t think it to look at him.

He is a keen (and good) drummer, plays in a band and also teaches dancing & Zumba – way to go eh?

A parchment drum kit fitted the brief perfectly.  The card blank was embossed using Sizzix Texturz Happy Birthday phrases – set #20 (656372)

Birthday time

Last year, I took a Pergamano course.  Eager to try out my new found (and refined) skills I made a card for a dear friend of mine.  It was easy (for once) to pick a theme for the design:  we all go to ballroom and Latin dance lessons together and believe me, us ladies all need our fans during the lesson!  Hence the design for the card.

Finally

It’s been a busy few months and unfortunately this has kept me away from my blog – but I’m back and hopefully, I will be around a bit more.

Now, where to begin – Mother’s day I think.

This is one that I made for my MIL.  Once again, I have made a parchment outer and stitched it to a lovely peach card blank.

This is another card that I made, this time with a parchment parasol and hand made paper roses.

First birthday of 2013

The first birthday of the year is my MIL.

Having spent so long in “Christmas mode” I was looking forward to making something different.  Going back to my much loved Pergamano, this is what I made:

I made a parchment outer, with the design on the front, which I then stitched to a deep red pearly card blank.

More Christmas cards

In keeping with tradition, DS has a Christmas card with his favourite logo on:

This card was made using the same fusion techniques as in my previous post.

And one for DH:

Christmas Cards

Each year I make a lot of Christmas cards for family & friends.  This year I tried something a little different – I like to call it “fusion”, simply because it uses multiple techniques.

 

Using a combination of heat embossing, rubber stamping (coloured with water colour pencils) and Pergamano, I came up with these 4 cards.

Mad about . . .

football.  Way back in November (well it seems like ages ago now!) I needed a card for my cousin (who has followed Arsenal forever).  This is what I came up with:

I used my new found Pergamano skills to design & make this card.  When DS saw it he politely informed me that I could make him the same for his Christmas card! Men huh!

October birthdays–part 2

This time it is a card for my cousin.  Once again, my regular readers will know that my cousin likes all things oriental – this is what I came up with for her this year.