My card for Dh for his birthday.
Although the photo doesn’t really show it, the sax is “free standing”. I part cut the die on the card blank, so that when the front was folded, it would release the sax. I then cut the sax man again from white card and carefully glued it in place.
Dear friends of ours became grandparents for the first time. Such moments in life need celebrating, so I decided to make two rocking chairs for the new grandparents.
My apologies in advance as this is a long post, with lots of photos.
The die used: Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Chair, 3-D #658985
All the pieces cut, ready for assembly
The seat piece, with double sided tape
Folded along the score lines
The seat ready to be glued to the chair back
I made a book and some glasses for grandad’s chair and some knitting for grandma’s.
All done!! Ready to be given in their handmade acetate boxes.
NB: Opa = Grandad Oma= Grandma/Nan
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.
A birthday card for a dear friend. As my regular readers know, I have a “thing” about cards for men . . . . so much so that I end up with creative block, panic and a conviction that I cannot come up with an idea!
I used my new die to shape the front of the card and again for the white card. This was embossed with my big dots embossing folder by Craft Sensations. The hat, glasses and moustache are from a men's collection but I’m not sure of the brand.
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
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.
A birthday card for a dear friend who loves butterflies.
The butterflies were cut using Sizzix Thinlits dies - butterflies, Intricate #659971
The front edge was cut using a wave border die (sorry, brand unknown).
I loved making this one! It was one of those cards when everything came together. The greeting was computer generated and printed on white card. I used the Sizzix Framelits Circles #657551 to cut out the greeting and the red scalloped circle using Sizzix Framelits Circles, scallop #657552. The hat (as before) was cut using Sizzix Originals Medium Doll Graduation #654605. The front of the card was embossed using Sizzix Textured Impressions A2 Chevron Texture #660506.
A nice, easy design - just as well as I needed it on the quick!!
The card blank was embossed using the Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder Swiss Dots – #37-1604. The greeting was computer generated and printed onto white card. The graduation hat was cut using the Sizzix Originals Medium Doll Graduation #654605
This is the second get well card – a shaker card.
I used a dark cream pearly card blank and cut the aperture in a matching, smaller piece of card using Sizzix Framelits with stamps, Jar #658699. I then embossed the card using Sizzix Textured Impressions Hearts #4 – #656797. The corners on the card blank and the smaller piece were shaped using a punch.
Using the stamp from the set, I stamped the jar on a white piece of card. I place a piece of acetate behind the aperture on the smaller piece of card. Foam blocks were used to ‘seal’ around the jar to stop the punched hearts falling out. The greeting was computer generated and printed on white card, then cut using Sizzix Framelits, Banners, Fancy #658601
We all need a get well card (unfortunately) from time to time. I needed to make 2!!
I used a cheery lime green card blank and embossed the front with Sizzix Textured Impressions Arrow #2 – A6 Large #659771. The hat, glasses and moustache are from a men's collection but I’m not sure of the brand. These were all put on white card and mounted on the card blank with foam pads. The greeting was computer generated.
I hope all you amazing Dads had an amazing Father’s Day!
This card was made for DH from DS.
The card blank was embossed with Sizzix Textured Impressions A6 embossing folder – Arrows #2 – #659771
The hat, glasses & moustache are from an unbranded die set.
This card is pretty much self explanatory . . . . .
The card blank was embossed with the Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder Swiss dots #37-1604
The ‘60’ was cut from white card using the Joy! Crafts alphabet & Numbers #6002/0139
I can’t remember the make of the world die (sorry x ) but this was cut from a blue pearly card and mounted on a white circle
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.
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)
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
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
