1st birthday

1st birthdays are oh so special.  I enjoyed making this card as I got to play with some new dies.

Dies used:

Sizzix thinlits Doily, Love Silhouette #658912

Marianne Design Creatables Baby Shoes #LR0303

Joy! Crafts alphabet & numbers #6002/0139 (letters for name)

Sizzix Thinlits alphabet – Just A Note #660111 (for the number 1)

Thank you just isn’t enough

DH and I recently took our last dance exam (ever!)  Dear friends and fellow dancers have been part of our support team for most of our exams, which we are so grateful for.  There is nothing better than being told that you did great as you leave the dance floor.

So, of course, a handmade card was needed, a special card for a two special people.

The greeting on the card blank was computer generated and the lady was cut using my lovely die from Joanna Sheen Signature dies Latin Dancers #SD271

End of the Season

Before we knew it, it was the end of the dance season – wow that year went by fast!

Our dance teacher puts up with a lot from DH and me through out the dance season, so it seems only right that he gets a handmade card.

All the bits & pieces were cut using the Build a scene London dies from XCut (XCU503158).

The aperture was cut in white card with the Sizzix Framelits Circles (#657551)

The background was coloured using Promarkers

It looks much better, as you can see in the finished card, when it is dry.

The cut pieces, aligned, ready to be assembled

35 years!

Friends of ours recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary.  35 years is a coral anniversary, or these days it is jade.  I decided to stick with coral.

The info for making this card can be found here.
In addition, I cut a small heart from white card and the 35 from the same card as the filigree heart.

Something a little different

I needed a birthday card for a spring birthday, so I thought I would try to do something with flowers.

I drew a shoe on a piece of white card and cut this out.  I then added the white flowers (using one of my many flowers punches).  I used 3d pearl paint for the centres.

50

Earlier this year I turned 50.  I had a fantastic birthday and my amazing DH  organised a party for me.  I say he organised a party for me, he got so far in the planning, decided he needed my help, so I really should say WE organised a party!
I had a great time planning and making, as I am sure you can imagine.

Here are a few photo's to give you an idea of the fun that I had . . . .

The theme was black, gold and bright pink

 Cupcake wrappers - Sizzix thinlits die #660893

Table decorations - black plastic wine glasses, filled with gold deco stones . . .

 . . . .  gold angel hair

 

 

I bought the heart shaped led light kits but added the 50 in black, white and pink crystals

 

My party invitation 

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

Wedding Anniversary

Last year we went to a friend's wedding (see here) and they asked us to make an A4 sheet for their time capsule.  Well, here it is:

 

I used the same heart die (Romance Collection by Precious Marieke PMI 0027) as I used on their wedding card.

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

Baby

 These two cards were made using Sizzix Thinlits, Card, Baby Dresser #660289

 

Hearts

I really enjoyed making these cards, so I made some more!

 

Die used: Precious Marieke die #PMI0027 Filigree heart from the romance collection

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.

 

Age is just a number . . . . . .

and in this case, it’s 60!

Dies used:   Sizzix Framelits – circle, scallop #657552;  Sizzix Thinlits – Just A note Alphabet #660111
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots #37-1604

New Home

I needed two new home cards, so I decided to do the same design but in different colours.
The card blank front was die cut using Sizzix die #660845 Card, Diorama gatefold (Thinlits Plus) and the white centre circle was cut using the Circles Sizzix Framelits die #657551.  The bird house was cut from white card using a Marianne Design Collectables die – bird house #COL1308.  I coloured both die cuts using Copics and Promarkers to get the best colour match to the card blank.  The greeting was computer generated and cut using Sizzix Framelits Banners, Fancy #658601

Christmas . . . the last one

This card was made using a Marianne Design Collectables die #COL1369 – Reindeer and the Sizzix Framelits ovals #657563

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