Happy Birthday Tim

I've made this for my friend, Tim, whose birthday is today - bet you can't guess how old he is!! 

I am somewhat addicted to these die cut daisies and the frames and I kept the card simple - less is more!

Anyway Happy Birthday Tim, you old git, hope you have a lovely day xxx

Wedding Wishes

I put this card into a box frame which I had painted white.  It's pretty self explanatory really and quite simple.  The initials were cut using my Mac 'n' Cheese dies.

When I cut the strip for the pinwheel flower, I included a narrow border of lilac which looks good around the edge of the flower.

It has winged its way to Warwick and went down really well with the recipients.

Latte Handbag

For this card I used a Latte coloured handbag card from Craftwork Cards and added three strips of Confetti paper.  Then I added a Die Cut Daisy with a Card Candy centre to the middle strip along with two pieces of Card Candy at each end.

I stuck an In Circle Message to the centre of a scallop circle, punched a hole at the top and threaded grosgrain ribbon through it before tying it round the handle of the card.

Handbags at Dawn

I chose a marshmallow handbag blank for this card and added a strip of marshmallow Confetti paper mounted on ice cream Confetti paper.  I then added the die cut daisies - the outside two overlapped the edges so I trimmed off the excess.  Finally I added Card Candy to the centres of the daisies.

More Glitz and Glamour

I used a pearlescent hot pink card blank as the base for this and then added three strips of Glitz and Glamour paper in in varying widths.  The die cut daisies are stuck on with foam pads and I curled the petals on them and stuck Card Candy in the centres. 

The In Circle message is stuck to a punched scallop circle which was then attached to the card with foam pads.  Finally I added 3 pieces of Card Cady to the top left corner of the card.

Glitz and Glamour

As I've done so many cards recently using Confetti papers I decided to do something different today and chose Glitz and Glamour instead.  I also used a shaped card blank.

First of all I cut an 11cm square of the paper with words on and stuck it to the centre of the card using double sided tape.  I then cut a strip of the dotty paper and stuck it right across the card as shown using double sided tape and trimming off the excess.

I used foam pads to attach the die cut flowers and positioned them so that the two outer overlapped the edges of the card.  Finally I added Card Candy to the daisies and to the top corners of the card.

Just Because

I've used the new Confetti collection from Craftwork Cards yet again for this card.  The base card is an Elegant Rectangle scored down the centre.  I added a piece of latte coloured paper foiled in gold before using foam pads to stick down the die cut daisy and the Petal Point flowers, all of which have Card Candy centres.

Finally I stuck an In Circle message to a Heartfelt Flower and mounted this onto the card using foam pads for dimension.

Confetti Collection Again

I've used Confetti papers from Craftwork Cards again on this card along with one the Confetti Doilies which I cut in half and then in half again before sticking to diagonally opposite corners of the card.   I used foam pads to stick die cut daisies onto the doilies and also put a piece of Card Candy into the centre of each daisy.

Finally I added three more pieces of Card Candy to the top and bottom strips of paper.

Julie's Birthday Card

I made this card for Julie Hickey. Just incase you haven't heard of Julie she works for Craftwork Cards - designs products, demonstrates, runs workshops and has been known to write the odd book or two! It was Julie's birthday last week and I know she received the card as it is on her blog.

I got the papers some time ago from Craftwork Cards - in fact I had forgotten all about them! The picture doesn't do them justice as they are lovely and sparkly in real life.

Vintage Rose

Vintage Rose is a new paper collection from Craftwork Cards. The three papers I used on this card are all from this collection.

I inked the edge of the striped paper with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. The sentiment is an Elegance Birthday Message from Craftwork Cards - another new product! I added two pieces of Card Candy to it and covered them in glitter glue. The flower is made up from two die cut daisies scored down the centres with another piece of Card Candy and glitter glue to finish it off.

And even more Blossom

Back to a square card blank this time I'm still coming up with ideas using the Blossom papers - they really are very versatile and co-ordinate with each other beautifully. I've used two die cut daisies again, scored down the centre of the petals and stuck them together. These flowers are quick to make but look good.

I especially like the combination of hot pink and chocolate brown on this card.

Thank You

Back to a square card blank again for this card. I used three strips of Blossom papers for the background. I scored the petals of four die cut daisies down the centres, folded the petals on the score lines and then stuck two together fo make one flower. The flowers were finished off with Card Candy centres.

I punched a scallop circle in card that matches the daisies, stuck an In Circle Message in the centre and used foam pads to stick it to the card. To finish off I added 3 pieces of Card Candy in the bottom corner.

To a Very Special Friend

I used a DL card blank for a change on this card - I mainly tend to use square cards. The papers are Blossom from Craftwork Cards - I really love this range.

The daisy is mounted on foam pads to give some dimension as is the pink oval which I punched out with a Stampin' Up punch.

Sketch Card Week 3

I made this for week 3 of the card challenge on the Craftwork Cards blog. I used three panels of Blossom paper - the top and bottom panels are actually the same colour in real life, but look a little different on the scan.

I punched holes with a Japanese screw punch and laced chocolate grosgrain through them, finishing off by tying the ribbon in a knot. I then added a die cut daisy with a Card Candy centre and a chocolate scallop circle with an In Circle Message in the middle. Both of these were mounted on foam pads.

Deepest Sympathy

I used a pearlescent white card blank and covered the front with the pink and white flowered Blossom paper then added a strip of pink and white spotty Blossom paper.

To give the flower a 3d effect I scored the petals of the daisies down the centres and bent them upwards. I stuck the two daisies together using a glue pen and added a piece of Card Candy to the centre. Finally I added an oval message mounted on a silver punched oval.

Blossom

Here is a card I made using the new Blossom papers by Craftwork Cards. The flowers are made by scoring down the centre of the petals of 2 die cut daisies and sticking both daisies together. I got the idea from the Craftwork Cards blog although the centres of the flowers on the blog are more elegant than on mine!

I used a die cut scallop circle with a punched circle inside in and finished off with an In Circle message. Must admit I'm really pleased with this card.

Another Design Team Card

This is another of the cards that I made - this is one of my favourites. Although it doesn't show up, the Card Candy in the centre of the daisies has been covered in glitter glue making it lovely and sparkly.

Poppy Love with Chocolate

I made this card from 2 Elegant Rectangles and papers from the Poppy Love collection by Craftwork Cards. I scored the back rectangle twice horizontally, folded it over the chocolate and stuck the folded over bit to the back of the front rectangle - hope that makes sense!

It will be winging its way to Milton Keynes tomorrow - don't eat it all at once Gary xx!!

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.