Weekend card craft part 1

Here are some of the cards I have made this weekend:

 

Lots of different ones, including some easter designs-I know it feels like it's ages away I need to think about it early. Also made some mothers day cards but pictures will follow later.

Daisy and Dandelion

I love sales and in the latest one - the one they call the January sale but it actually starts in December, I bought myself a CD Rom of Daisy and Dandelion. For all those crafters out there they will already know that this is a popular brand of card making supplies and the CD allows you to print out your own characters, background papers borders and greetings.

I have only just scratched the surface with these cards as there are endless possibilities to what cna be done with the disc. Here is what I have done so far:

There is still loads more to go so watch this space!

Crafters Companion 3 bird stamps

I received these stamps as a Christmas present and suddenly had a burst of inspiration earlier on what to do with them. They are only small stamps so make quite minimalist cards but I think they look stunning:

I don't think the pictures do them justice really as they look better in real life. I really love the last one as it looks so sophisticated. It's finished with glitter that doesn't show up in the photo.


Back to the drawing board for tomorrow.

Birthday Cards

Amongst the Christmas cards I have been making there were also a few birthday cards too. Here are two of my favourite ones:

This one was made for my brother. I was unsure of what to make when I came across the champagne bottle. I added the 21 to the blank label and went over the spray with glitter.

It's a shortfall card as well and the inside is covered in matching paper. I did attempt to put the individual letters to spell out 'happy birthday' on the inside but it didn't look right when I had done it

The next card is perfect for any girly birthday you may have coming up. The dress is cut out of handmade paper with glitter already on the front. I added some gems around the neckline and mounted it onto pink glitter card that had been punched with a border. The flower is made by cutting strips of ribbon and layering them together. Very sophisticated!

Ornate Bird

I was looking through some pictures of some cards I made last year and I thought I would share my favourites with you.

This card has been made by cutting an inch off the front of the card with scalloped scissors. The backing paper is then stuck over the whole of the inside of the card so that some of it is peeking through when the card is closed.

I then cut a circle on the top left hand corner, the same size as the bird topper I had. The topper was then stuck on the inside of the card, mounted onto silver card.

On the front, I cut a circle of glitter card, slightly larger than the hole. I didn't use a scallop punch because I didn't have one at the time, but using this would have made it easier! I then cut a hole in the glitter card, the same size as the hole in the card, to create a border for the topper on the inside.

I then mounted a matching greeting topper onto the same glitter card and stuck this for the front.

So really, it is two cards in one, as another card emerges when the recipient opens it.

I might have to try some more of these!

Claire