Two Cards

I've been a busy bee again.
Two new cards :)

Here is the first one, Tilda, and as you can see, I am really loving my new Nellie Snellen dies :D
Though I really need to see if I can do anything with my camera settings to make the pictures not so blurry.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges:

• I Love ProMarkers: Follow the sketch and no more than 3 colours {My three colours were Rose Pink, Cinnamon and Cool Grey 1, and of course I followed the sketch}
• Cupcake Craft Challenges: Distressing {I distressed the edges of the rectangular panel going down the centre}
• Delightful Challenges: Distressing {see above}
• Alota Rubber Stamps: Distressing {see above}
• Alphabet Challenge: Ovals {I used my Oval Nellie Snellen Frame Dies}
• Creative Inspiration: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin: Pretty In Pink
  

And finally, an Edwin card, though I am not 100% sure about this one, it feels like something is missing from it?
Ah well, can't get 'em all to be how we wanted them to be I suppose lol

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges:

• Cards for Men: Go on an Adventure {Edwin has his cases packed and is off on a little adventure!}
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Use Edwin
• Craft Your Days Away: Favourites {I used my new favourite Nellie Snellen Frame Die, along with my favourite mulberry paper flowers, and of course Edwin was coloured in using my favourite medium; ProMarkers!}
• The Secret Crafter: It's A Man's World
• Cute Card Thursday - Whateva

Catch Up

You might notice that in yesterday's post, I said it was going to be a catch up post, well, after all the waffling I did I though that I would keep yesterday's post to just the card for the Cards for Men 2nd Challenge, so here is the rest of the stuff I made over Christmas.
As always, click on the images to enlarge.

Firstly is a cheque/money holder I made for our nephew, James.

The front.

Inside, complete with moolah.

And the back.
See the recipe at the bottom of the post.

Two tags that I made using one of 'The Snowman' stamps that I got for Christmas (early).

A faerie christmas tag. I made a few of these for my own pressies lol
There was loads more tags, and a really nice one using another 'The Snowman' stamp and sentiment, but I forgot to take a picture of it lol I'll have a look through my scrap box later to see if I remembered to save them!

And finally, a cheque/money holder that I made for my brother, which I haven't even mailed out yet!! Sorry Steven, it will be in the post soon, I promise!

The front. Love this digital stamp!

The middle, complete with cheque.

And the back.


Recipes:


Money Holder:

• Pale Blue Card Stock
• White Card Stock
  
• Christmas Paper from Papermania {front}
  
• Claire Curd's Signiture Range, The Big One {inside & back}
  
• Stamp Letters from See-D's
• Embellishments from stash
• Sentiment computer generated
• Christmas Tree and Pressie Stamp from a papermania's duo set
• Whispers Brush Marker Pen {Black}
• ProMarkers
• Embossing Powder
  
• £20 ;)

Tags:

• White Card Stock
• The Snowman Wooden Rubber Stamps: Joyful
• Fairy Stamp {Create & Craft I THINK!}
  
• ProMarkers
• Embossing Powder
• Silver Twine

Cheque Holder:

• Red Card Stock
• White Card Stock
• All papers from PaperMania
  
• Simples Christmas Digital Stamps {details in an earlier post}
• Christmas Tree and Pressie Stamp from a papermania's duo set
• ProMarkers
• Stickles
• White Gel Pen
• Anita's 3D Gloss Finish
• 1 Cheque ;)
  

Calendars, Stockings and Trees

Well, here are the other items I finished making a few days ago, but I didn't want to post them just incase any of the recipients saw them here first!
All have been sent out now, and most of them got them today, so it should be safe to post them!
As always, click on the images to view in better detail!

I bought the calendar tabs in March or April and since then I was struggling to decide how to use them, at first I thought maybe my son could make Christmas cards with them, then I saw the easel card and the lightbulb went off, perfect for desk calendars!
It wasn't until a few days ago that I saw quite a few other people have made them too!
Great minds think alike huh!

On the left is the first one I made ages ago, it wasn't until I got around to finishing them all off that I added the handmade flower. My son has claimed this one as 'that thing in the middle is cool!'
The middle one, maybe went to my brother and his girlfriend?
The one on the right went to William's teacher.

I think the one on the left went off to the states, and I *think* the middle one went to another Aunt. I know for certain that the one on the right was sent to my Mum.

I think the left one was reserved for my sister-in-law, and i know for certain that the one on the right was sent to my Uncle, and in his words 'they are great!'

Once again I am not 100% sure who got the one on the left, maybe my Aunt.
And the other one is sat on my desk as a spare!

I will post each one individually over the next few days with what goodies I used on each one, otherwise this post would be really huge!

All of the calendars together, laid down flat.
I think the first three on the bottom row are my favourites! But then again, I like the Smirk ones also!

My son was given this at school, to decorate at home. He had a whole week to do it, but we only managed to get it finished on Saturday night.
And here is the end result.....

I'll post the details in later as I have to go and finish off making a very special card right now!

Ooops, almost forgot.....

The tree was put up at the end of November! It is a new tree, (well, we got it in January when the sales were on), as out last tree would have been 12 this year (older than our son!), and was starting to look a bit threadbare. This tree is full of (fake) life and is nice and bushy and has no unsightly gaps between the three sections!
It is not fully decorated yet, but I will post a pic as soon as it is done and there is a little story surrounding the lights!

MAJOR Update Part II - Son's Birthday

Okay, a major even happened whilst I was away.
My wonderful son turned 11 at the end of September, so here are a few piccies, along with some other pics of cards I made for other September birthdays!

William's Card. Details can be found at the bottom of the page. As always, click on the image to enlarge and view in better detail.

Tags I made for his birthday pressies.

Opening one of his pressies.

William's cake, which was yummy BTW. And YES I did save that ribbon and add it to my stash! I DARE you to tell me that you don't do that!!

I have just realised that I already posted the other cards here lol, so no need for me to post them!


Recipe for William's Card:

• Plain white card, pre-folded with matching envelope from a local craft store.
• 'Tyler and Piper - Rock Stars' (set of 2 images) Digital Image from Pollycraft.co.uk
  
• 'Birthday' Wire Word by Papermania from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Backing Paper is 'Looney Tunes Hop n Bop' from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Self-Adhesive Foam Numbers from stamps.co.uk
• Music Metal Charms from madaboutcards.co.uk (just £1 for a pack of 9 different charms).
• Daisy and Dandelion Stick on Sentiment from madaboutcards.co.uk (just 50p for a pack of different sentiments, at the time of writing this)
• Various papers from Claire Curd's signature range on the inside of the card (Not Shown)
• Whisper Brush Markers used to colour in the image
• Double sided sticky tape
• Anita's Tacky Glue
• 3D Foam Pads (you might not be able to tell but I stamped and coloured the image several times and découpage'd it)

Recipe for the Tags:

• White card stock
• 'William - Where's the Party' Clear Stamp from PollyCraft.co.uk (This is to be retired as soon as it is sold out)
• Whispers Brush Markers
• Double sided sticky tape
  

Thank You Card made by my Son :)

I thought I would share this card that I helped my 10 year old son to make for his Great-Auntie Sandra, to say 'Thank You' for the watch she gave him, which belonged to my Uncle Steve before he died last month.

As always click on the images to enlarge :)

The card along with the matching envelope that I made.

Close up of the card.

A better shot?

And the envelope.


Recipe:

• White card stock
• White paper stock
• 'Girl with Flowers' digital stamp by Elizabeth Pujalka from Softpencil on Etsy
• Papers including the paper to make the envelope from The Big One by Clare Curd available from Stamps.co.uk
• Tags from Papermania's Designer Shapes from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Brown Ribbon from the Papermania Couture Brown Ribbon pack
• Green Ribbon from the 'Naughty but Nice' Smirk Embellishment Tote from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Butterflies from a 'Butterflies and Hearts' pack I picked up from a local craft store
• Standard colouring pencils
• Faber-Castell Chalks for the sky and her cheeks. Colours used were; 152 (middle phthalo blue), 146 (sky blue) and 119 (magenta hell)
• Diamond Stickles from madaboutcards.co.uk from edirectory.co.uk

Also I received my latest bacth of goodies that I ordered a few days ago, which I can't wait to get using :)

A5 Watercolour Pad (from artdiscount.co.uk), Reeves Watercolour Tube Set (Just £4.49 from artdiscount.co.uk) and a Fiskars Paper Crimper from (Amazon.co.uk) which I specifically got for next years birthday cards after seeing this tutorial from splitcoaststampers.com

A Forgotton Card

Argh! I can't believe that I forgot to post this card!
I think it's because I made it a long time ago for my buddy in America, and sent it to her at Christmas, along with her Christmas card, for her birthday this year which was in March!

I applied the backing paper to the card and left it to dry while I drew out the dress shape on card before adhering paper to the dress along with the band and strip with another sheet of paper. I then added Glittering yarn on the trim and band, then I used some designer chipboard to create the flowery thing embellishment. I used foam pads to mount the dress on to the card.

A side view.


Recipe:

• Card stock
• Black and White paper is from the Hint of Pink Collection by Kate Knight (Dovecraft) from craftingdirect.co.uk
• Pink dress paper is from the Raspberry pad from Creative Tones Collection by Papermania.
• Band and trim is also from the Hint of Pink Collection by Kate Knight
• The 'flower' embellishment was made up from several pieces of chipboard from the Hint of Pink Embellishment tin by Kate Knight
• Glittering yarn (white/clear) from madaboutcards.co.uk (just £1!)
• Foam pads
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk
  

Recipes for Previous Cards

Here are the recipies for the cards I posted on 29th July.
Most links link directly to the product.


Card One (Brother Card):

• Card was a free sample from stamps.co.uk
• Dark blue stock paper
• White card stock
• See D's So Big Alphabet stamps
  
• Rainbow Sparkle Embossing Powder (No longer available from where I got it from)
  
• Self-Adhesive Foam Numbers from stamps.co.uk
• Diamond Stickles from stamps.co.uk
• Small gem embellishments from 5mm Round Coloured Gems pack from madaboutcards.co.uk (Often out of stock, gotta be quick to get these!)
• Anita's Narrow Blue Organza Ribbon from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Papermania Foam Stamps from ???
• 'Hand Stamped by....' stamp from madaboutcards.co.uk pound shop
• Gluegun
  
• Black ink
• Whispers Black pen
• Silver pen
  
• Craft Knife
• Anita's Tacky Glue Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk

Card Two (Balloon):

• White card stock
• Red paper stock
• Balloon Template FREE download from timeforcrafting.co.uk (I scaled it up quite a bit and my son didn't use it as a card shape, instead *he* rounded off the flat edge)
  
• Printable 'Happy Birthday' backing paper from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Self-Adhesive Foam Numbers from stamps.co.uk
• See D's Birthday Words Collection? (It came in a set)
  
• See D's Birthday Collection? (It came in a set)
• Anita's Narrow Blue Organza Ribbon from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Diamond Stickles from stamps.co.uk
• Scrap piece of red ribbon
• Stock silver glitter
  
• Black Ink
• Red Ink
• Whispers brush pens
• Funky Scissors to create the jagged edge effects from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk

Mini Box Project:

• White card stock
• Black paper stock
• Blue paper stock
  
• Inner backing paper all from a 2x12 Colossal Border Strip pack from madaboutcards.co.uk
• See D's So Big Alphabet stamps
• Powder Blue Sparkle embossing powder
  
• Star Embellishments from a local craft store
• Diamond Stickles from stamps.co.uk
• Photograph printed from PC
• Small gem embellishments from 5mm Round Coloured Gems pack from madaboutcards.co.uk (Often out of stock, gotta be quick to get these!)
• UR 21 Plastic Number Plate embellishment from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Sticky Ribbon - Check/Tartan from stamps.co.uk
  
• Self-Adhesive WhiteSticker
• Happy Birthday Stamp from a See D's collection
• Red Foam sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Heatgun
  
• Metal Paperclip
• Blue Ink
• Red Ink
  
• Black Whispers brush pen
• Red Whispers brush pen
• Scoreboard and bamboo folder
• Silver tag (source unknown)
• And a cheque ;)
  

Card Three (Mother's Day):

• Part of a kit that is no longer available. I have the same card available for sale for just £2.90 including P&P (UK only) leave a message if you are interested with your e-mail address.

Card Four: (Get Well Soon):

• Green pre-folded card from local craft store
• Red paper stock
  
• Petals made from various papers from the Creative Tones pack and the 'Love' pack from the Colossal Paper Pack collection from Papermania. The packs my son used from the Creative Tones collection were; 'Amethyst Infusion', 'Antique Cream', and Venetian Skies'
  
• 'Pot' made from a sheet of paper from the Simply Elegant Colossal Paper Pack from Papermania
  
• Impress Machine
• Impress Upper Case Italics die cuts
• Anita's Tacky Glue Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Diamond Stickles from stamps.co.uk

More goodies arrived + Freebies (kinda)

YaY! The rest of my goodies arrived today.

Quilling papers (I forgot to get a quilling pen, so that is on my next 'to get' list), waterbrushes, funky foam cut out shapes and stickles. Along with a FREE Marie Curie Cancer Care Card Bag. I thought that the bag would be a pack of 5 or 10, but nope they are singular bags lol oh well, I will have to get more the next time I order *cough cough*



This was the first time I had ordered from stamps.co.uk so when I found the little card at the bottom I was surprised to find a little free embellishment attached to it. It is the cutest little ladybird ever! (See pic below). (How many 'little's did I just write there?? LOL)

The card reads:


FREE sample with next order
Put 'FREE CARD' in the box at checkout to receive a FREE Papermania Card & Envelope. Valid until January 31st 2009

PASS this on to a friend and they can try it too!

FREE Touchy Feely!
Enjoy your FREE sample Lady Bird (EMB458) ONLY £2.99p for 60!




So there you go, I have passed it along lol


Speaking of goodies.....

I have been on another spending spree (well..... there was 10% off everything!) so............
I am looking forward to receiving the following in the next few days:

Corrugated Card, Double sided tape, more Hot Melt Glue Sticks, U R 21 Embellishment ('cus I can't find where I put the last one I bought for my Brother's special card for his 21st this year), 4x sets of Papermania Paperpacks (£1 each, can't complain!), Hand Stamped By....... stamp, Child's Angel Mini Stamps (hey for 50p you wouldn't turn it down neither!), Pigment inks, Heat Gun, 7x Embossing powders, Large Scissors (so I don't ruin any more 'kitchen' pairs lol), Angled tweezers (so I don't ruin my eyebrow tweezers), Clear Away Tray (to save on paper, and glitter getting EVERYWHERE), Decoupage scissors (ya never know when ya need those little 'uns), and finally a new craft knife, as the one I have has a tarnished handle plus it's blade needs changing and I'm too scared to do it myself! Knowing my clumsiness I will chop off a finger (again. - Don't ASK!!)


So there we have it. I think that is the last of my goodies to come, crafting wise anyways!

Looking forward to that stash coming, as I need the papers to finish off this little mini box I am making for my Brother.


And finally to report, I have finished stitching Lumpy, the free mini cross-stitch, he is on the radiator drying off, as I like to wash and iron my finished cross-stitches, so I will post a pic of him dried, ironed and in his frame later!


Gotta go get the tea ready for later, we sticking with the healthy eating crap. Tonight we are having Creamy Mushroom Pappardelle!


Take Care & Happy Crafting!

Two New Cards

Two new cards for today for two birthdays in February.

First up is this card I made for my Sister-in-Law. Excuse the glare on the first pic, which is why I included a second pic for it :)

And finally this card for my Aunt.



Recipes:


Card One:

• Luxury Felt 7x5 blank card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Die Cut Blue Daisies Decoupage sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk (though you can no longer buy the twin pack sheet, you can get the same flowers in a book pack with 19 other flowers and a few bits and pieces, all for £9.99 - great value!) Just click the link.
• Panel was made by me with different shades of blue chalks mixed and blended together on some white stock card with a little water. I used Faber-Castell Creative Studio Soft Pastel Set
• Happy Birthday, Best Wishes and Swirl Stickers from a pack of Anita's Outline Stickers, which were free with an Issue of DoCrafts (I will lookup the issue number shortly).
• Ribbon Trim is from a pack of Papermania's Springtime Ribbon Stickers from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Loose Ribbon threaded through the hole on the 'Happy Birthday' is Anita's Everyday Ribbon - Blue
• Peel-off Stickers Borders, Straight (Silver), from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Two:

• Luxury Felt 7x5 blank card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Die Cut Decoupage sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk (though you can no longer buy the twin pack sheet, you can get the same flowers in a book pack with 19 other flowers and a few bits and pieces, all for £9.99 - great value!) Just click the link. (I can't remember the name of the flower, sorry).
• Panel was made from some red paper stock.
• Birthday Embellishment is a Papermania Wire Words.
• Ribbon Trim and Corner Stickers from a pack of 3D Glitter Embossed Stickers - Rose Borders & Corners from Papermania.
• Birthday Wire Word is mounted on a piece of scrap card, which in turn in mounted on a sheet of Raspberry Champagne Creative Tones Border Pack from Papermania from madaboutcards.co.uk for just £1! Then I remounted the sentiment on to a piece of card stock twice, once to get the white border effect the second to hide the brad split pin fastenings from the Wire Words. Inside I stamped a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment on to an oval shaped piece of card stock. Stamp was from madaboutcards.co.uk and it is a 4-sided Happy Birthday Stamp.
• Also used a floral stamp on the inside sentiment which I got from a local Ex-Catalog shop. I also mounted the sentiment on to a matching sheet of 8x8 Raspberry Champagne Creative Tones Border Pack from Papermania which you can get from firststopstationers.co.uk, also available in other sizes.
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
  Foam pads from local craft store.

Old Cards Part IV

A few more old cards for you, I think this will be the last post for oldies, thankfully.
I have two birthdays coming up in February and then it is my Brother's 21st in March also and I am making him a special card!

It will also be my friend Lizzy's birthday is March. I did send her card with her Christmas card (it seemed pointless sending two lots of cards), and though I have pics of the card I am not going to post them yet because she reads this blog, and I don't want to spoil the surprise for her!

As always, click on the images to make them bigger :)

First up are my man cards. I always have trouble making cards for men, as there doesn't really seem to be that much men stuff out there. So when I found these wonderful pre-made shirt cards I knew I had to have them, plus I kept one back to use as a template for future cards! My Step-Dad and two of my uncles received one of these in 2008 for their birthday. My son also gave one to his Dad for Father's Day 2008.

Another decoupage cards. This time for my Mum's birthday 2008

I made this one for my son's 10th birthday 2008. The 7 shirt could have been used for a 7th Birthday Card, but it was an embellishment set, plus #7 is his favourite football player anyways, so it's all good!

And finally we have one of the many pains-in-my-neck Christmas Shaker Cards that I made for last years cards. I am not going to post them all, because I really do not want to look at them! They were such a pain to make! NEVER again. The brad looks a little off center because of the angle of the card. *Represses her thoughts on those cards*


Recipes:


Shirt Cards from left to right:

• Shirt 1 - Backing Paper is Multi Stripes Blue from printableheaven.co.uk Inner Backing Paper and Pocket is Leatherette Aqua which is FREE from printableheaven.co.uk (first item on the page). You can also get it in the matching pack which you can buy from the same page. Tie is made from white cardstock. Stars from a Confetti - Stardust Multi pack from madaboutcards.co.uk Gems from 5mm Round Coloured Gems pack from madaboutcards.co.uk (Often out of stock, gotta be quick to get these!)
• Shirt 2 - Backing Paper is from an 8x8 Flowery Papermania pad from ecreations.co.uk Inner Backing Paper, Pocket, Tie and Trim is also from the Flowery Papermania pad. Gems from the same as above.
• Shirt 3 - Backing Paper is from a 12x12 Rich Red Papermania pad. I bought from a local craft store, but you can find it from many places, including themarketgallery.com though you can find it cheaper elsewhere I am sure. (It might be listed as Rich Purple). Inner Backing Paper, Pocket and Tie is made from some purple stock paper. Ribbon Trim is from a pack of Anita's Wavy Pastel Sticky Ribbon from firststopstationers.co.uk Gems from same as above.
• Shirt 4 - Backing Paper is from an 8x8 Love Papermania pad from firststopstationers.co.uk Inner Backing Paper, Pocket, Tie and Trim from a different sheet also from the Love pad. Gems from same as above.
• Shirt 5 - Backing Paper is Blue Swirls from printableheaven.co.uk it can be purchased as a single download or in a pack. Inner Backing Paper, Pocket and Tie is Leatherette Aqua which is FREE. See Card 1 for details. Ribbon Trim is from a pack of Papermania's Springtime Ribbon Stickers from firststopstationers.co.uk Gems from same as above.
• Shirt 6 - Backing Paper is Ouline Flowers - Yellow which is FREE from printableheaven.co.uk (first item on the page). You can also get it in the matching pack which you can buy from the same page. Inner Backing Paper, Pocket, Tie and Trim is from an 8x8 Flowery Papermania pad from ecreations.co.uk Gems from same as above.
• Shirt 7 - Backing Paper is from an 8x8 Flowery Papermania pad from ecreations.co.uk Inner Backing Paper, Pocket, Tie and Trim is also from the Flowery Papermania pad. Gems from the same as above.
• Shirt Card Blanks I forgot where I got mine from and I cannot find any online, sorry. I am sure I have seen some free templates out there though :)
• Pocket and Tie template was made by me.
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.

Card Two:

• Luxury Felt 7x5 blank card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Die Cut Yellow Daisies from a tri-pack (with two other different flowers) decoupage Sheet, from the 'Viola' sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Panel was made by me with some yellow and orange chalks mixed and blended together on some white stock card. I used Faber-Castell Creative Studio Soft Pastel Set
• Flower Stickers are from Anita's Mothers Day Butterflies Stickers, from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Mum wording is from a sheet of sentiment peel offs from a local craft store.
• Peel-off Stickers Borders, Straight, from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Three:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Backing Paper is Green Football Goal Netting from printableheaven.co.uk
• Bright Green Paper stock for the lower part of the card.
• Card Topper embellishments was a pack that is no longer available at the place I got it from and I cannot remember the name of the manufacturer. I will look in my stash later :)
• Both ribbons are from a pack of Papermania's Springtime Ribbon Stickers from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Four:

• Shaker card kit (card blank with plastic shaker) from a local craft store.
• Backing paper is from an 8x8 Dovecraft 'Tis the Season' Designer Paper Pack along with a matching brad. Paper can be bought from ArtyMiss.co.uk (Other Sizes available. I cannot find the brads to match, sorry).
• Santa and Gold Christmas Trees from an embellishment pack that I bought a while ago and cannot remember where from, sorry.
• The string and flower embellishments, were again, from another pack that I cannot remember where from, sorry! But you can get it from alanandbarryscrafts.com You can also get it in a Red/Green pack also. I chose the Contemporary Pack though :)
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Old Cards Part III

Here we go again with some more old cards, I did say I was on a blogging spree afterall!
You can, as per usual, click on the images to view them at full size!

I made two of these cards in the same style. One was for my brother (I think), the other for my uncle. Both for their birthdays in 2008.

I think I made this one for my Sister-in-Law's birthday in 2008.

Another one that I made for my friend Lizzy in the states. 2008.

Another one that I made for my Aunt's birthday in 2008.

And finally, another one for Mother's Day, for my Mum, obviously! 2008.


Recipes:


Card One:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Cupcake Topper from madaboutcards.co.uk (5 for £1 megadeal!)
• Backing Paper from an 8x8 Flowery Papermania pad (though I don't know why it is called Flowery, cus they ain't all flowery, and not very girlie at all). From madaboutcards.co.uk though they do not stock it anymore. You can get it from ecreations.co.uk
• Corrugated card from madaboutcards.co.uk
• 5mm Round Coloured Gems from madaboutcards.co.uk (Often out of stock, gotta be quick to get these!)
• Happy Birthday Sticker from a sheet that I bought from a local craft store. You can pick them up from anywhere.
• Other Stickers were on a sheet that I bought from my local Woolworths (RIP).
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.

Card Two:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Die Cut Fuchsia's Decoupage sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk (though you can no longer buy the twin pack sheet, you can get the same flowers in a book pack with 19 other flowers and a few bits and pieces, all for £9.99 - great value!) Just click the link.
• Happy Birthday Sticker from a sheet that I bought from a local craft store. You can pick them up from anywhere.
• Two Tone Butterfly and Flower Stickers from a sheet of Anita's Mothers Day Butterflies Stickers, from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Ribbon from the Mother's Day pack by Papermania. I got it from madaboutcards.co.uk but they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Three:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• 3D stickers - Dress Up (dress, shoes, bag and the 8 smaller gems) from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it, and I searched the web for an alternate place to buy form but it must have been discontinued or something because I cannot find it. You can buy/make similar products.
• Backing Paper that the shoes are on are from an 8x8 Flowery Papermania pad (though I don't know why it is called Flowery, cus they ain't all flowery, and not very girlie at all). From madaboutcards.co.uk though they do not stock it anymore. You can get it from ecreations.co.uk
• 'Lizzy' letters from the Papermania Glitter Embossed Stickers - Chintz Rose Alphabet sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it, you can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• (Three Pink) 5mm Round Coloured Gems from madaboutcards.co.uk (Often out of stock, gotta be quick to get these!)
• Ribbon at bottom of card from the Hearts and Swirls pack by Papermania from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it, you can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Ribbon around 'Lizzy' from a pack of Anita's plain sticky ribbon from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Peel-off Stickers Borders, Straight, from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Four:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Die Cut Viola from a tri-pack (with two other different flowers) decoupage Sheet, of the same name from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Ribbon from the Funky Flowers pack by Papermania from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Two Tone Butterfly and Flowers stickers from a sheet of Anita's Contemporary Mothers Day stickers from madaboutcards but they no longer stock it, so you can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Butterfly embellishment from a pack that I got from a local craft store.
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Five:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Die Cut Japanese Anemones from a tri-pack (with two other different flowers) decoupage Sheet, from the 'Viola' sheet from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Ribbon from the Mother's Day pack by Papermania, which I got from madaboutcards.co.uk but they no longer stock, so you can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Two Tone MUM, Butterfly and Flower Stickers from a sheet of Anita's Mothers Day Butterflies Stickers, from madaboutcards.co.uk though they no longer stock it. You can get it from firststopstationers.co.uk
• Anita's Tacky Glue from madaboutcards.co.uk though they only seem to stock the smaller bottle these days.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

More posts to follow later.

*All links take you either to the page the product is on, or to the singular product, if the site allows clickables for more information.

Old Cards Part I

Ok, so I thought I should at least post pics of some old cards I made.

Be warned though, the early cards are pretty dire and the quality of the pictures on the older cards isn't all that great either, I have since got a better camera though so you should notice the quality improve as the picture progress lol

I will also post some Cross-Stitching stuff soon too.

This is a Mother's Day card, obviously, that I made for my Mum, in 2007

I made this for one of my Aunt's birthday. 2007

This one was made for ? (sorry I forgot who, I thought it was my brother, Steven but that would conflict with another card lol) in 2007.

This one was made for my friend Liz, in the states. 2007

One for my brother, for his 19th birthday in 2007.


Recipes:


Card 1:

• Pre-Stamped card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk with envelope.
• Small Pink Deckled Panel from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Pink Flower Topper from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk (cannot find the page it is on, sorry!)
• Sheer Bow with Red Rose from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Butterfly Embellishments from a local craft store.
• Red Ribbon is from a pack of Anita's Sticky Ribbon from ArtyMiss.co.uk
• White Eyelet from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk (no longer available).
• I cannot remember what glue I used, probably just some cheap crap.
• Double sided sticky tape.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card 2:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Backing paper from a 12x12 Rich Red Papermania pad. I bought from a local craft store, but you can find it from many places, including themarketgallery.com though you can find it cheaper elsewhere I am sure.
• Happy Birthday Panel was a little left over wrapping paper that I had and thought would make a good crafting paper!
• Stickers were on a sheet that I bought from my local Woolworths (RIP).
• Peel-off Stickers Borders, Straight, from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Pink Ribbon is from a pack of Anita's Sticky Ribbons from madaboutcards.co.uk
• I cannot remember what glue I used, probably just some cheap crap.
  

Card Three:

• Luxury Felt 7x5 blank card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Backing Paper is a sheet from a 12x12 Rich Blue Papermania pad. I bought it from a local craft store, but you can buy it from many places, including firststopstationers.co.uk
• Football Topper from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk, though I cannot find it on the site anymore.
• Happy Birthday Sticker from a sheet that I bought from a local craft store. You can pick them up from anywhere.
• Blue Ribbon is from a pack of Anita's Sticky Ribbon from ArtyMiss.co.uk (the same pack as the red ribbon on Card One).
• I cannot remember what glue I used, probably just some cheap crap.
• Double sided sticky tape.
  

Card Four:

• Pre-Stamped card from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk with envelope.
• Large Pink Deckled Panel from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Red Mini Roses (pack of 25) from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Wire Embellishment # Stars from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk (5th item listed)
• Sheer Bow with Red Rose from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk
• Butterfly Embellishments from a local craft store.
• Red and Green Ribbon is from a pack of Anita's Sticky Ribbon from ArtyMiss.co.uk (the same pack as the ribbons on Cards One and Three).
• I cannot remember what glue I used, probably just some cheap crap.
• Double sided sticky tape.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

Card Five:

• Blank Card, pack of 50 from a local craft store. Similar can be found at madaboutcards.co.uk
• Panel made from a 12x12 Rich Blue Papermania pad. I bought it from a local craft store, but you can buy it from many places, including firststopstationers.co.uk
• Beer Monster Topper from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Stickers were on a sheet that I bought from my local Woolworths (RIP).
• Brother Sticker (at top) is from a Papermania pack (I think).
• Pastel eyelets from cardmakingcrafts.co.uk (5th item from the bottom).
• Peel-off Stickers Borders, Straight, from madaboutcards.co.uk
• Baby Blue Ribbon is from a pack of Anita's Sticky Ribbon from ArtyMiss.co.uk (the same pack as the ribbons on Cards One, Three and Four).
• I cannot remember what glue I used, probably just some cheap crap.
• Double sided sticky tape.
• Foam pads from local craft store.

I will post some more shortly. It takes a while to type up the recipes, especially if the card/s in question were made 2 years ago lol and I have a pretty bad memory. Thankfully I tend to buy all my crafting goodies from madaboutcards.co.uk so it does make it a little easier lol.

I might post a few of my cross-stitching in between my card makes :)

*All links take you either to the page the product is on, or to the singular product, if the site allows clickables for more information.