Valentine

Happy Valentine’s day to all my lovely readers



This is a new technique to me – the half cut.  Once mastered, it’s a technique that you wonder why you've not used before.
To do this, open your card blank (you will be working on the inside!!).  Divide the left hand side in half, light pencil marks will do.  Do not score, fold or do anything else.  Place your chosen die along the half line and secure if needed (with making tape, sticky note).  Now for the important bit  - we are only going to cut the right hand side of the die, so make the plate sandwich so that it only sits on the right hand side of the die and run through your cutting machine.  Remove die, score along pencil mark (avoiding die cut area) and you’re done.
I used the Precious Marieke die #PMI0027 Filigree heart from the romance collection.   I cut a second filigree heart from red paper and carefully stuck this to the card blank.

A very special Christmas card

I really enjoyed making this special Christmas card.

The gold card blank is die cut using the square panel from the Sizzix die set #660845 – Thinlits plus Card, diorama Gatefold.  I use this die set a lot as it is so versatile.

The poinsettia is made using the Sizzix Thinlits die #658865.  Having assembled the card, I decided it needed a box to finish it off (oh, and it wouldn’t fit in an envelope!).

I find box making a bit of a challenge but this one was OK – I even managed an acetate window.

Finally, Christmas cards

Well, that’s not bad, it’s only taken me 6 weeks to catch up!

The base for the tree was cut from red card using Sizzix die (framelits with stamps) #658276 Merry Christmas tree

I had great fun playing with the buttons . . . . . . .

A Christmas birthday

A dear friend of ours celebrates his birthday on Christmas day.  I always aim to make him an unusual card, just so that it stands out from the Christmas cards.

 

The front of the card blank was shaped to form the top of the piano.  The keys were cut from white and black card and added to the card blank.  The roses are hand made, fiddly to do but oh-so worth it.

A fun technique for music lovers

The music notes and symbols were cut using a Marianne Design Craftables die – Music #CR1367

Birthday x 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two birthday cards just different colourways.

The tulips were cut using the Sizzix thinlits die, tulips & stem #659271 and the card blanks were embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder – #37-1604

A quick thank you

I needed a quick thank you card.  I used the same die as in the previous post (Sizzix thinlits plus Card, diorama gatefold #660845) to cut the card blank and the greeting was done using the Sizzix sizzlits (medium) Card phrases set #2 (#657523).

For a vinyl fanatic

I made this for my DH for his birthday.

I used my amazing new Sizzix thinlits plus die (Card, diorama gatefold) to cut the card blank and the record was cut using Sizzix thinlits Juke box & music #659502

23

A card for a 23 year old.  Quite a simple design but effective.

Dies used:  Sizzix alphabet Alphanumerix #660056

Anniversary time

Any excuse to get one of my favourite dies out (who am I kidding, all of them are my favourites!)  I do like this die a lot except when I’m punching out all the waste!  The die is by Precious Marieke, from the Romance collection , Filigree Heart # PMI 0027

I added the initials to make it a little more unique

2

Our friends son was 2 last year, so I decided to make him a Lego brick card.

Tea time

Last summer, I hosted a high tea for our dance friends – to celebrate our friendship and also the fact that we were now in the top class.  I had been looking for an excuse to use my cupcake wrapper die – Sizzix thinlits cupcake wrappers # 660893.  As you can see, I made them in different colours and I was really pleased with the result.

Catch up time

I’m back!  Time to play catch up . . . . . .

I love making new baby cards.  There is something so special in welcoming a little one into the world.

This card was made using the Sizzix thinlits die – card, baby dresser #660289

2017!!

Wishing all my lovely readers a happy & healthy 2017!!

Apologies

Sincere apologies for the lack of posts – I will be back in the New Year and I will have lots to share.

In the meantime, Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2017

Birthday

A friend ours recently celebrated her 65th birthday.  As she is a keen dancer,  I used the Build a scene Ballroom dies from XCut (XCU503125) to create her card.

Graduation #2

A little bit of word play and some die cutting and embossing makes this an easy card to make.
Letters:    Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumeric #660056
Hat:    Sizzix Originals Medium Doll Graduation #654605
Embossing:     Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing & Stamp Set Flourish #658280
The diploma was made from white paper and tied with red embroidery thread

Graduation #1

This card started with a 15cm pearly black card blank.  The card was carefully scored to give the mortar board shape.  The tassel was made from embroidery thread.   The greeting was computer generated and a blank piece of paper was added for a handwritten message.

With love

One of my favourite techniques – Pergamano.

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

Just in case

 

Another one for the ‘just in case’ box – suitable for those difficult male birthdays.

I embossed a pearly white card blank using a gears embossing folder (from a local shop).

The gears were cut using the Sizzix Thinlits die set Rondeaux (#659706)