Thank you so very much.....

 Good afternoon,

Back with a 'thank you' card. We need one of these every now and again. I have used an A5 Kraft card, landscape, that I have embossed along the front section.

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Die-cut a cream piece of card 15cm x 12cm, then run through with the embossing folder used on the front of the card. Add to the main card 1.5cm from the left edge. Add a strip of co-ordinating paper across the front 8cm x 12.5cm. Wrap a piece of string round the front of the card twice and finish at the left edge with a bow. Die-cut three rectangles 8cm x 4.5cm from the cream card and stamp the flower in each rectangle with a different coloured ink, then emboss with clear embossing powder. Stamp the flowers again and cut out and layer as on the diagram. Attach the three rectangles onto the card with foam. Stamp around the edges of the card using a background stamp. Stamp out a greeting and add to the card. Finish off with Liquid Pearls in the centre of the flowers.

Craft Items Used:-

A5 Kraft Card

Cream card

Patterned Paper

Double Stitched Rectangles by Creative Expressions CED5521

Wow 'Gratitude' Clear Stamp Set Stamp Set 2

15cm Square Check Embossing Folder Design Objectives

Ranger Distress Ink Pads:- Rusty Hinge/ Gathered Twigs/ Old Paper

Ranger Liquid Pearls -Dark Chocolate

Clear Embossing Powder

String

Thank you for popping by, will be back soon.

Jennifer x

Happy Anniversary

 Hi there everybody,

I have designed an anniversary card this afternoon as I have a few anniversaries coming up next month so I am well prepared. I didn't use a stamp for the main feature this time, but a wreath I made from strong craft wire.

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Tightly Woven Burlap.

I used a 7"x7" White card and matted it with a floral patterned paper, leaving a small white border around the edge. Make a circle with the craft wire 9.5cm diameter and wrap it round twice. Add the cream string and wrap around the wire making a bow at the top to finish off. Add to the centre of the card with glue. Add a smaller matching patterned die-cut circle in the centre, then a slightly smaller one with the Burlap. Add an even smaller one with a greeting in the centre. Die-cut a tag and add a greeting.

Make a hole at the beginning of the tag and thread a piece of string and tie in a knot. Add the tag to the card at the bottom left on foam pads. Die-cut 2 corners from patterned paper and add a small strip of Burlap before sticking them down, as in the picture. Add 2 Roses to the card, one in paper the other with the Burlap. I have added a diagram of how to make the Roses if you have not made them before. They are a bit fiddly but practice makes perfect they say. Add punched out leaves to the Roses and behind the tag.

Cut out a circle about 5cm diameter and cut about 1cm around the circle, like a spiral, but don't cut right to the centre. Fold over the edges of the circle all the way round.  Begin rolling at the start and roll together quite tight gluing as you go. When finished rolling, stick down to the centre that you did not cut. Happy crafting!!!!!

Items I have used:-

7"x 7" White Base Card.

Patterned Paper by Maja Designs.

Strong Metal Craft Wire (I used Burgundy Coloured).

Cream String.

Circle Die-set Tonic.

Tag Die-set by Creative Expressions CED4304.

Photo Corners Die-set by Die-namics.

Piece of Closely Woven Burlap.

Leaf Punch by Martha Stewart.

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad -Seedless Preserve.

Greeting Stamps.

Hope you manage to make this card or at least get some inspiration.

Till next time.

Take care

Jennifer x

Autumn Is Here....

 Good Afternoon,

It is a while since I have posted any new card makings but today I have updated an Autumn design.

Using an A6 White card.

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I have made a few of these cards to send to friends to wish them a Happy Autumn.

I die cut a piece of white card using the A2 Distressed Edges Dies, the largest die. I then embossed with a Darice leaf design. Cut a length of Wired Hessian 15cm and cut out a tag shape at the bottom, following the diagram. Fold the top of the Hessian over the top of the die cut. Stick down the Hessian. Before sticking the die-cut to the main card, I have stamped a small background stamp around the edge of the A6 card. Die cut two leaf shapes and colour them with Autumn coloured Ink Pads and clear emboss them. I die cut a tag shape out of Kraft card and stamped a message. Add to the card, then tie a string bow throw a co ordinating button and glue to the centre. I punched out three fern leaves and added them behind the button. I then stamped the word Autumn, cut out and added to the card.

Items I have used:-

A6 White Card

Spare White Card./Kraft Card

Spellbinders A2 Distressed Edges Die Set

Creative Expressions Tag And Frame Dies CED4304

Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves Dies LF577

Darice Leaf Embossing Folder.

Eleganza Wired Hessian

Ink Pads:- Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Bamboo

Sweet Dixie Clear Embossing Powder

Martha Stewart Fern Punch

Button and Thread

Greetings Stamps

Enjoy making up the card if you get the chance.

Take care till next time and Happy Autumn to you all.

Jennifer x

Birthday Card for Men...

 Hello there

A birthday card for the men. I made this card for a relation of mine whose birthday is in June, so I am ahead of myself for a change. The Clock stamp is ideal for a retirement card too.

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I used a cream card 6"x6" and matted with a brown, slightly patterned paper from Lili of the Valley paper pad, leaving a small cream border around the edge. Die cut four tags from different patterned papers and added them to the card as in the picture. Stamp out the clock stamp with Versamark and gold embossing powder onto a light patterned paper. Cut out and matte onto brown paper and then cream card. Wrap co ordinating coloured string around the stamped image and tie, adding a small embellishment. Attach to the card and add a greeting.

1 x 6"x6" Cream card

L.O.T.V. Paper Pad Country Gent

Cream Card

Tic Toc Clear Stamp Set by Kaisercraft

Frames and Tags Die-set Creative Expressions CED4304

Versamark Ink Pad

Sweet Dixie Gold Embossing Powder

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Jennifer x

Buttons and Bows.....

 Afternoon everyone

We seem to have been blessed with this nice weather which means I have been more outside than inside making cards, but this morning I decided to make a card for a birthday girl or even a card for a baby. I used the papers from Echo Park 'Life is Beautiful'. The stamped buttons are from the Woodware stamp collection 'Buttons' which you can purchase from my Ebay shop here.

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I have used a 7"x7" Scalloped White card.

Die cut a large scalloped square in the pale green card and add to the main card. Die cut a slightly smaller square in the floral green paper, and matte to the green. Die cut a white smaller scalloped square and add that onto the floral. Die cut four smaller squares in mixed pattern papers and add to the card as in the diagram. Stamp out four of the buttons on mixed plain card with the grey ink and emboss with clear embossing powder, cut out the buttons. Tie button string through all four buttons and add to the smaller squares on foam. Add a greeting.

I used Echo Park papers 'Life is Beautiful'.

Woodware Clear Stamp Set Buttons FRM054

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Squares S4 129

Tonic Scalloped Square Die Set

VersaFine Smokey Gray Ink Pad

VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pad Oasis Green

Sweet Dixie Embossing Powder

Button String

Thank you for popping by

Jennifer x

A Birthday Card For May..

 Morning all

I have designed a Birthday Tag card, for a birthday in May, using a collection of month stamps from Studio G. I chose a Tag die set from Little B to make the card, as they have different sizes and shapes of tags, ideal to make a main card. This one being 12.5cm x 8.5cm.

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I stamped the bottom half of the tag with a background birthday stamp and Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink pad. I then stamped out the main tag image in Wilted Violet Distress Oxide and embossed with clear embossing powder and finally cut out the tag. Add a small piece of ribbon around the tag. Add a strip of paper across the top of the background stamping, on the main tag card. Stamp the 'May' stamp at the top right hand side of the card, five times. Stamp out the flower again on floral paper and the leaves on a piece of green card. Cut out and add to the main image. Attach to the main card. Add a bow through the main tag, pearls and a greeting.

I used White card for the tag 12.5cm x 8.5cm

Little B Tag Die-set 100386

Birthday Background Stamp Julie Hickey JH1041

Tag Stamp Julie Hickey

Month Stamps Studio G

Distress Oxide Ink Pads- Milled Lavender and Wilted Violet

Clear Embossing Powder Sweet Dixie

Ribbon and Pearls

Thank you for popping by and happy crafting,

Jennifer x

 

April Showers...

 Good morning

I thought I would post this card I have made, just before April ends.  I love to use up older papers and stamps that I have in my stash and that I would never get rid of. The stamp is from Woodware and the papers from My Mind's Eye, Quite Contrary collection.

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I used a 14.5cm Square White card with a Deckled edge.

I cut the striped paper to fit the main card leaving a small white border all around. I then added a matching paper slightly smaller. Stamped the image with Black VersaFine Ink, emboss with clear Embossing Powder, die cut with a Square Stitched Die and coloured in with Promarkers. Add this to the card following the picture. Stamp out another large Umbrella, colour and emboss with clear embossing powder. Stamp and cut out two of the smaller Umbrellas from the stamp set, and add them all with foam. Add a greeting.

Square Stitched Die Set- Tonic

Woodware Clear Stamp Set

My Mind's Eye Papers Quite Contrary Collection

VersaFine Black Ink Pad

Clear Embossing Powder Sweet Dixie

Promarkers:- Ice Grey 2, Soft Green, Buttercup

Thank you for popping by,

Jennifer x