First birthdays of the New Year

I am quite in love with the circle word dies and I’m sure they will become one of this year’s favourites.

The last of Christmas

I was so pleased with these two that I thought they should have their own blog post.

The Merry Christmas circle die was a bit fiddly to use but well worth it.

New Year but still Christmas

Starting the New Year with the last of the Christmas cards.  Most are a variation on ones that have been shown on the blog before but it’s nice to show them all together.

Once again, Happy New Year. May it be a good one for us all.

Season’s Greetings

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Christmas words

Back again to the half cut (told you it was my favourite).  Made in much the same way as the others but using a different die.

Christmas Pudding

Everybody loves a bit of Christmas pud, don't they?

This was quite an easy one to make but a lot of fun

Dies used:  Sizzix Framelits circles #657551, Sizzix Scalloped circles #657552, Christmas Tree leaves – brand unknown, Berries from Sizzix Holly & Berry set #657941.

Corners rounded with my favourite corner punch.

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder D’Vine Swirl #37-1142

The greeting was made using a Dymo tape machine and clear Dymo tape.

Welcome Christmas

I enjoyed making this card – a bit fiddly but the result was worth it.

I embossed a card blank using my bricks embossing folder.  I embossed the door using Sizzix Textured Impressions Door #658430, on another piece of card and trimmed it to size.  The wreath was made from the small Christmas tree die.  Gold brads and a little red ribbon completed the card.

Christmas for dancers

As my regular readers know, I am a keen amateur ballroom and Latin dancer. As a result of my hobby , I have a lot of “dancey” friends, so it only seems right to have a dance themed Christmas card.

I used a number of dies from different sets to create this card:

Dancers: Xcut Build a Scene Ballroom #XCU503125; Shape cut into card blank: Sizzix thinlits plus, Card, Diorama Gatefold #660845; Leaves:  Christmas tree set, brand unknown.

That time of year again!

I have already made a fair number of Christmas cards – I like to be ahead of the game if I can!  Over the next few posts I shall share my makes.

This card was again made with the half cut.  I like the way the Christmas tree looks with this technique. 

The tree was decorated with self adhesive pearls and the corners rounded with my “favourite” corner punch.

Guitar time

I made this for a guitar mad friend.

I am a big fan of the half cut (see here for a little tutorial).  It gives added dimension and is a much under rated technique.

The guitars were cut from patterned paper using Yvonne Creations Guitar die #CDD10023.  The front was embossed with a circle embossing folder.

Lest We Forget

Cats (again)

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

Football fan

I made this for a friend’s son, who loves football.

The card blank is embossed with a happy birthday embossing folder.

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.

Sax man

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.

New Grandparents

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