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This is made with an 8 by 8 card blank from Craftwork Cards. The paper with the houses on is by Fancy Pants and I used my Mac 'n' Cheese dies to cut out the wording from some Coredinations card.

Happy Birthday Dan

And here is the side view:

I made this easel card for Dan who is 21 today - bet you would never have guessed! The card blank is an 8 by 8 from Craftwork Cards. The chipboard letters and numbers (Craftwork Cards) were embossed with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder and then painted with a silver Dabber. The dotty paper is from the Best of British collection by Craftwork Cards. I finished the card off with an oval sentiment from Craftwork Cards mounted on a scalloped oval punched with a Stampin' Up punch.

Happy Birthday Dan, hope you have a great day xx

Mint Chocolate

Another card using Elegant Rectangles. I stuck a strip of Mint Yummy Scrummy paper across the centre of the card and added Card Candy over the spots on the top and bottom edges. I then mounted a Mini Elegant Square using foam pads and added Card Candy with an In Circle Message. To finish off I used two chocolate daisies with Card Candy in the centres.

Everything I used is from Craftwork Cards.

Chocolate Box

Everything I used for this card is from Craftwork Cards. The blank is made from an Elegant Rectangle which I scored down the centre. I then added silver foiled paper from the Grape and Grey Collection, Chocolate Box Card Candy, a grey Beautiful Butterfly and an In Circle message mounted on a punched scalloped circle.

Ritzy Lime and Black

This is another card made using one of the Elegant Rectangles from Craftwork Cards. I must confess that I pinched this idea from a card by Sue Taylor and changed it slightly.

I scored the rectangle down the centre to make a card blank. The stem of the flower is a Sassy Stem by Craftwork Cards with a piece of black grosgrain ribbon tied round it to form leaves. The flower head is a punched black scalloped circle with an In Circle message in the centre. I punched a black scalloped oval and added an oval sentiment to the centre. Both the scalloped circle and oval were stuck to the card with foam pads. I used a black fineliner pen to add faux stitching detail round the edge of the card.

Elegant Rectangles

This card was made using two cream Elegant Rectangles from Craftwork Cards. I scored one down the short edge and stuck the second one to the front using double sided tape. This allows the card to open.

I added vertical strips of Milk and Dark Chocolate Yummy Scrummy papers from Craftwork Cards and one horizontal Dark Chocolate strip. The daisy is from the Craftwork Cards flower store and I punched a circle of Dark Chocolate paper for the centre. I used a Stampin' Up punch for the scalloped circle and added an In Circle sentiment from Craftwork Cards to the centre. Both the daisy and the scalloped circle were stuck onto the card with foam pads to add dimension.

Mint Chocolate Chip

This little card was made using a Craftwork Cards wrap with the bottom trimmed off. The paper is Dark Chocolate Yummy Scrummy from Craftwork Cards. The die cut daisies are from the Craftwork Cards Flower Store and are embellished with Card Candy. I used a Stampin' Up punch for the scalloped oval and added an oval sentiment from Craftwork Cards with two self-adhesive crystals.

Lots of Love

The papers on this card are by Delish Designs - I bought them from Craftwork Cards ages ago and had forgotten about them! The butterfly and little daisies were punched from some co-ordinating card, the scalloped oval was punched from the dotty paper and finished off with an oval Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Coffee and Cream

The background paper on this card is by Delish Designs. I then mounted half an Elegant Rectangle on the left hand side of the card and added three contrasting die cut daisies from Craftwork Cards with Card Candy in the centre. I punched a scalloped oval from card that matched the Elegant Recatangle, stuck a Craftwork Cards In Circle sentiment in the centre and attached it to the card with foam pads. To finish off I tied dark brown ribbon round the spine of the card.

Happy Birthday

This is an 8 by 8 card blank covered with a piece of Mint Yummy Scrummy paper. I cut an Elegant Rectangle into two and stuck the larger piece to the top right of the card before adding a piece of Dark Chocolate Yummy Scrummy paper and three mint die cut daisies with dark brown Card Candy in the centres. I then added a strip of Dark Chocolate Yummy Scrummy paper across the bottom of the card. I then stuck the remaining piece of the Elegant Square to the bottom left of the card, followed by a mint Mini Elegant Square and finished off with a Craftwork Cards In Circle message mounted on a punched scalloped circle in the same card as the Elegant Rectangle.

Masked Leaves

I made this card some time ago and this is another that is not my usual style. The background was made by using a dabber over the top of a Heidi Swapp Mask, removing the mask, adding silver embossing powder and heating with a heat gun. This was then mounted on black and turquoise pearlescent card and put on a white card blank. The flowers were cut with a Spellbinders die from the same card used in the layers.

Memoirs

This isn't my usual style but I enjoyed making this card. I stamped the image (Tim Holtz) on the shiny side of some white tissue paper then laid it over the top of some plain white card before brushing over with Modge Podge - this stuck it to the white card. I trimmed it down and mounted it on some black textured card. Then I cut a square of black patterned paper across the diagonal to form two triangles which I stuck to opposite corners of the card blank. Finally I mounted the image in the centre of the card.

Deepest Sympathy

This card is for a friend who has just sadly lost her father in law. I used a grey Elegant Rectangle on a white 8 by 8 card blank and then stamped the images on 3 matching Mini Elegant Squares which were mounted onto the card with foam pads. The oval sentiment was stuck to a scalloped oval and this was also mounted on the card with foam pads. The scan doesn't show the card very well.

R.I.P. Gordon.

Best Wishes

This is an 8 by 8 card covered in one of the Milk Chocolate Yummy Scrummy papers from Craftwork Cards. I have used a dark brown Elegant Rectangle across the card and added die cut daisies mounted with foam pads. These have Card Candy in the centres. Across the bottom of the card is a strip of spotty Dark Chocolate Yummy Scummy paper and I have used an In Circle greeting on a punched scallop in the centre of this.

Sending Hugs

Another lime Elegant Rectangle with some strips of hot pink Romance Paper. The flower is from the Craftwork Cards Flower Store - I stuck self-adhesive crystals in the centre and use a black fineliner pen around the edges. The scalloped oval was made with a Stampin' Up punch and the oval message is from Craftwork Cards. I used the black fineliner again to draw dots around the edge of the oval.

To a Very Special Friend

Yet another Elegant Rectangle, but this time in lime! I used Romance papers again and stuck self-adhesive crystals in the centres of all of the small flowers. I used a Stampin' Up punch for the scalloped oval and used a sentiment from Craftwork Cards in the centre. The butterfly was punched with a Martha Stewart punch and again I stuck only the back of the spine down then folded the wings up for a 3d effect.

Love & Laughter

Another card made with an Elegant Rectangle from Craftwork Cards - these are my favourite craft items at the moments. The paper is from the Romance collection by Craftwork Cards and I tied some ribbon round the spine - bet you can't guess where it came from!

I used a glue pen to stick the butterfly to the card but only stuck the back of the spine. I then added self-adhesive crystals and folded the wings up for a 3d effect.

Birthday Boy

This is another card made using the Romance Papers and and Elegant Rectangle by Craftwork Cards. I used a black fineliner pen for the faux stitching and added a Mini Elegant Square with die cut numbers. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and is mounted on a scalloped oval punched with a Stampin' Up punch. To finish off I added Card Candy down the edge.

I actually made this for a friend whose birthday is today. Happy Birthday Gary, hope you have a lovely day and don't work too hard xxx

ATC - I

This my 'I' ATC for the card group. I really struggled to find a subject and finally opted for ink. Again this isn't my usual style but I managed to include some Card Candy from Craftwork Cards!

Love

For this card I used a kraft card blank and overstamped it with a background stamp by Fancy Pants. The chipbpoard heart from Craftwork Cards was painted with red acrylic paint and overstamped with the same background stamp as the card blank. I then finished the card off with black grosgrain ribbon round the spine and a Making Memories rub on by the side of the heart.

This card was really easy to make but I think it looks very effective.

Just Because

I used Romance papers again for the background on this card. I really like the grey papers from this collection - quite a surprise as when I placed my order I thought I would prefer the red and hot pink ones!

The chipboard heart is from Craftwork Cards and is painted with a Raspberry Dabber (Ranger/Tim Holtz) and embellished with Card Candy. The sentiment is also from Craftwork Cards and I used a Stampin' Up punch to cut the scalloped circle.

Elegant Rectangles Again

I made this card by scoring one of the Elegant Rectangles down the centre and folding it to form a card blank. The heart is a chipboard one from Craftwork Cards and is painted with a Raspberry Dabber (Ranger/Tim Holtz) and overstamped with a stamp by Fancy Pants.