Reason to Smile 3

Good morning everyone. This is the last card using this particular flower stamp from the set. There are other flower stamps so I'll show you them later. This card was made using Rose Red card stock: 


This time I only stamped the flower with the solid image. Like this:


 

I used Perfect Plum as the contrast colour (although it looks different in the photo) I cut the greeting frame using the Lots of Tags dies and the Big Shot. I used the Modern Label punch to cut the Whisper White label. The greeting was stamped using the Petite Pairs stamp set.

Again this photo shows how everything matches beautifully. The ink and brads are both in Rose Red. I hope you have great day. x

Mixed Bunch Butterflies

Good morning. Today's card from card class is a bit more intricate than the last one. In this one we have used the ornate flower from the Mixed Bunch stamp set to make butterflies:



To make the butterflies, I stamped the flower twice in Versamark ink onto Whisper White. I then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Using daubers and Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight ink I covered the flower image. The bits that have been heat embossed will stay white and show through. The rest will have a lovely soft colour. Punch the flowers using the Blossom punch.

Cut 2 petals out of one of the flowers in a 'V' shape, making the buttefly shape. The 2 petals that you cut away can be attached underneath the butterfly to give it a 3D effect. Cut another 2 petals from your second flower to 3D the other wing. Here's a close up which hopefully explains it a lot better than I can:

I used Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight for my base card with a layer of First Edition Speciality paper. Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon was glued across the card front and the greeting, from Petite Pairs, was punched using the large oval and layered onto one of the tags from the Sizzlets Lots of Tags set, cut using the Big Shot.

I hope all of this made sense. If you would like to try any of these techniques then why not book a party to take place at your own house where you can have a play with some of these products. x

Get well Mum

My mum is having an eye operation next week, so I've made her a Get Well card in advance. My mum loves birds and I have just treated myself to the Aviary stamp set. This set is great!!. You can just play about and have birds in the cages, out of the cages, it's a lot of fun. The Nursery Nest Designer Papers also match the set, although I haven't used them in this card:

I used Pool Party, Soft Suede and Whisper White for my colour scheme and I love how it turned out:

I used a bit of bling on the cages and the Scallop Ribbon Border punch to create a Soft Suede edge to the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon. I then used one of the Lots Of Tags dies in the Big Shot to cut the tag out of Pool Party and punched a Modern Label shape in Soft Suede. The Get Well sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. 

The stamp set has a gorgeous little owl image which I just had to use but it didn't really suit the card front - so I used it on the inside of the card. The inside sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set:

Oops, I've just noticed that I haven't rubbed out the pencil line yet. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position my owls in a perfect line. It makes this sort of thing very easy. I hope you like this card. I enjoyed making this card so much, I also made a birthday card using the Aviary set. Check back soon for details. x