A BIRTHDAY CARD FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW 2006

I was thinking today! Should I show you a card that I've most recently made or should I go into my back catalogue as I have so many photos of cards that I have made and haven't seen the light of day for years.  So what I thought I would do is spend the next 5 days showing some cards that I've made in the past.

I made this card for my Mother-in-Law's birthday back in June 2006 - so only just after I made the last one I posted a couple of days ago.  Another card pre-Spellbinders, Promarkers, etc!

My MIL keeps all my cards that I've given her over the years.  They really mean a lot to her and I think she loves the fact that someone has spent the time making them for her.

I just want to thank everyone who has taken time to read my posts and leave comments on my blog.  They are very much appreciated and I have been absolutely delighted with the positivity shown towards my work!

I would love to receive your comments!

Supplies Used:

Ivory Pearlescent Card - The Paper Mill Shop 

Vintage Ladies Stamps - Hero Arts 

Inks - Pretty Color

Pearlescent Paper - Craftwork Cards 

Skelton Leaves - Papermania 

Corner Stamps - Not Sure of Brand 

Handmade Paper 

Purple Gemstones - Papermania 

Ribbon - From Stash 

3d Foam Pads 

Gold Rub On Lettering - Not Sure of Brand 

Looking Back, I think this is quite a technical card considering I was still a beginner.  There's lots of different techniques and details.  Personally I think its strong points are the colours used and the tag and the over stamping of the vintage ladies.

You can tell I used to teach for Adult Education, I'm even giving myself constructive feedback!

Sarah x

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MAM'S BIRTHDAY CARD 2006

Hi Bloggers from windy and very wet pouring down South Wales!

The card I'm going to post today I made back in April 2006 when I first started paper crafting way back in the days before Nestabilities or Promarkers, etc.

I gave this card to my Mother for her birthday which is at the end of April.

Supplies Used:

Cream or Ivory Hammered Card - The Paper Mill Shop 

Handmade Pearl Paper - The Paper Mill Shop 

Burgundy Card - The Paper Mill Shop 

Pink Card - The Paper Mill Shop 

Ink - Black - Not Sure What Brand

Computer Generated Image 

Brads - Dovecraft

Organza Ribbon - Local Craft Store 

Charm - Making Memories 

Colouring Medium - Chalks or Pencils

I used Cream or Ivory Hammered card as the base then added a sheet of pearl handmade paper as a mat on the top which I distressed using black ink!  I added teal brads to the corners of the mat!  I printed off a computer image of a vintage lady and painstakingly cut her out and coloured her with either chalk or pencil.  I added french knots embroidered to her dress and cut a flower from some patterned paper and placed it in her hair!  I added some of my own real blusher to give her a rosy glow!  She was then matted  onto a co-ordinating coloured  oval and then used the matting and layering idea from the printed image to make templates then drew this onto co-ordinating papers to make the mats behind the oval! I Added some organza ribbon and a Making Memories charm to finish!

It probably looks quite amateurish now but I think its not bad for a beginner which was what I was then!

I would love to receive your comments!

Back soon with another post!

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STAF WESENBEEK BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES CARD

This is my second post today! I haven't done a double posting before!  Anyway,  I was looking through the cards that I have photographed and thought this was quite a seasonal one to showcase!

The kit I purchased from Ebay.  If I remember correctly there were a set of three cards - different designs, the decoupage, pyrimage sheets and envelopes.  The artwork is by an artist called STAF WESNBEEK.  The kit incorporates decoupage, invertage and pyrimage so I thought this was a great card to do with my class when I was teaching. 

I found out that birds - even on cards were a matter of taste!  I love them anyway!  I gave this card away to my Mother-In-Law for her birthday a couple of years back and she loved it!

I would love to receive your comments!

Supplies Used:

Staff Wesenbeek Birds Decoupage, Invertage & Pyrimage Kit

Scissors

3d Foam Pads

I am entering this card into the following challenge:-

Crafting For All Seasons - Things With Wings

Hope you like!

Sarah x

FOR SALE:

A BRAND NEW SPELLBINDERS PRESTO PUNCH PARTY PACK DIE

Its back to normal on the weather front here today.  I can hear the rain on my conservatory roof and its quite a lot cooler.

Presto Punch dies by Spellbinders are designed to be used in the Presto Punch machine but I have taken it upon myself to see if they work the same as my Nesties in my Big Shot Machine and guess what - they do!

Achieve fantastic cutting, embossing and stenciling results using these extremely popular  dies.

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RRP is £10.50 on these dies plus P&P.

Buy-It-Now at the amazing price of £6.99 plus FREE P&P 

Thank you so much for taking the time to look, I be back tomorrow with another post.

Marianne Createables, Linen Card & Some Stickles

I thought that I would showcase a card that I am going to give to my MIL for her birthday on June 9th.

Although it is entirely one colour I think the end result is quite striking!

A very economical card aswell!

Click on the picture if you need a more detailed view!

I would love to receive your comments!

Supplies Used

Ivory Linen Textured Card from the Paper Mill Shop 

Clear Diamante Stones 

Stickles Crystal 

Papermania Silver Peel Off Greeting

Marianne Butterly Die 

Carl Craft Daisy Punch 

Woodware Small Daisy Punch 

Quickie Glue Pen

Instructions:

• Cut and fold linen card to create a square card which measures 14.5 x 14.5cm 
• Take the Marianne Butterfly Die and run it through your die cutting machine to create an aperture in the front of the card.
• Cut 2 sizes of daisies with the punches and working on the inside of your card fill the aperture with them sticking with Quickie Glue Pen as you go.
• Embellish daisies with clear gemstones and Stickles.
• Add Greeting