February Flowers....

 Hi there, I am back with a floral card taken from the inspiration of a card by Julie Hickey who designed the stamps when Craftwork Cards used to have the packs and ideas.

The main card is stamped with the Rose from the stamp set. I have made a few now, each in different colours.

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I have used a 6.5"x 5" (16.5cm x 13cm)-  White card.

I cut off 1" from the long side of the card. Attach a pink card to the inside back leaving a small white border edge. Die-cut a rectangle approx. 15.5cm x 10.5cm. Stamp the Rose stamp all over the card using the pink ink pad and clear embossing powder. Colour the leaves with a green Promarker pen and the Rose itself using the ink and a water brush. Stamp out five more Roses, colour and emboss as before then cut them out. Attach them to the card over some of the Roses. Attach the rectangle to the card just over the front edge as in the picture. Add the greetings on foam and add the two small hearts either side of the word 'birthday'. Tie a length of matching string around the front of the card.

Craft Items Used:-

Noble Coll. -Postage Stamp Frame- Creative Expressions CED5532

Julie Hickey Clear Stamp Set -Numbers Craftwork Cards 

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad- Lumber Jack Plaid

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Nocturne

Clear Embossing Powder -Sweet Dixie

Promarker Pen- Marsh Green

Water Brush

Matching String.

Thank you very much for popping by,

till next time.

Happy Crafting.

Jennifer x

Happy Valentine's Day...

 Good Afternoon,

Valentine's day this Saturday so I have designed a card, or it could be an Anniversary card.

A5 White card, landscape.

I stamped a border along the bottom using a check stamp and red ink, then stamped over the check with a heart stamp. Add a tiny strip of red card to finish off the border. Cut a length of pink button string across the width of the card with a knot at each end. Stick onto the card 4cm from the top of the card. Add red heart buttons to cover the knots. Die-cut three tags from the Daisy Mae Designs tag set, one medium in patterned card, two in the small, one patterned and one white card. Punch out the envelope in patterned card and assemble. Die-cut the small round and the small square tags and stamp out  the last tag using the stamp on patterned card, cut the stamped one out. Add greetings and hearts as in the picture above and add all the tags to the washing line using more button thread. Add the Valentine's greeting and the decorative edge around the card using one of the smaller stamps and the red ink.

Craft Items Used:-

Tag Die-Set Daisy Mae Designs

Wonky Stitches Die-set Avery Elle-Ments

Envelope Punch Woodware

Mini Heart Punch Woodware

Floral Patchwork Clear Stamp Set- Hobby Art CS201D

Gingham Clear Stamp set Kaisercraft C5190

Small Heart Wreath Stamp by Chloe BA0082

Red/White Card

A4 Red Check Card Knitwit Collection

Rangers Distress Oxide Ink Pad Fired Brick

Red Buttons and Pink Button Thread.

Thank you for popping by,

till next time, happy crafting.

Jennifer x

Birthday card for February...

 Good Morning

I am back with a birthday card for birthdays in February. Violet is the flower for February, so I have made a card with a similar colour in mind.

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I have used a 7"x5" Scalloped White base card.

I die-cut the coloured card and attached to the main card, landscape, with the fold at the top. Die-cut two scalloped hearts 9.5cm x 8.5cm, one in the plain colour, one in a matching patterned card. Attached the patterned card to the centre of the main card. Fold inwards the plain heart 4.5cm from the bottom point. Leave 1cm from the fold and cut off the rest. Stick the fold down on to the inside of the heart and cut off any excess of the heart showing from the front. Follow the picture above. Attach this plain heart to the patterned heart, leaving a small amount of the pattern showing, but only stick along the left and right edges so that you can push the flowers down the centre later. Die-cut a smaller heart and add to the front of the main heart leaving enough room to fit the greeting above. Add a button and bow to this small heart. Die-cut flowers/hearts and stick down the pocket heart. I stamped a small flower to the four corners of the card and added Liquid Pearls in the centre of the flowers. Add a greeting.

Craft Items Used:-

Coloured Card -(Kaisercard-Periwinkle)

Patterned card- Maja designs

Postage Stamp Noble Die-Set -Creative Expressions CED5532

Classic Scalloped Heart- Spellbinders

Flower or Heart Die-set

Designer Clear Stamp Set- Purple Cupcakes Impressit (for the greeting & the flower stamp)

Ranger distress Ink Pad- Dusky Concord

Clear Embossing powder- sweet Dixie

Ranger Liquid Pearls- Lavender Lace

Button and button Thread.

Enjoy making the card.

Thank you for popping by,

Jennifer x

Baby Boy Card...

 Good Morning,

I have made a baby boy card for some friends that are expecting their baby boy anytime soon.

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I have use a White 6"x6" base card and I chose to use a Turquoise Ink Pad- Evergreen Bough from the Ranger Oxide collection.

Cut the spotted card to fit the main card leaving a white border as I usually do. I inked this time all around the edge of the spotted card with a VersaMark ink pad and white embossing powder to form a distressed edge. Attach to the main card. Add a contrasting striped card  13cm x 11.5cm across the spotted card, right up to the right side edge of the card. Cut out a piece of white card 9cm x 7cm and stamp the image using the Turquoise ink pad, then emboss with clear embossing powder. I painted the image using the Turquoise ink pad and a water brush. Die cut a frame from the rectangles die-set to fit over the stamped image. Attach with foam leaving a small gap on the top left so as you can tie three pieces of ribbon. Add to the card. Die-cut two corner edges and add to the card following the picture. Finish with a greeting.

Craft Items I have used:-

Spotted and Striped Card

Wooden Stamp- Baby Boy Block Stampendous VO63

Rectangle Straight and Scalloped Die-set by Tonic

Photo Corners Die Set- Die-namics

Ranger Distress Oxide- Evergreen Bough Ink Pad (I refer this as the Turquoise Ink)

VersaMark Ink Pad- Tsukineko

White Embossing Powder- Wow!

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

White Card

White Satin Ribbon

Thank you for popping by,

happy crafting.

Jennifer x

Winter Blooms Birthday Wishes...

 Good Afternoon

Winter Bloom birthday wishes using the Winter Bloom Stamp from Cardio Majestix range. Tall slim card 21cm x 8cm.

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I matted the white card with a Burgundy paper leaving a small white border around the edge. Die cut a white border and attached to the centre of the card. Cut a piece of white card 8.5cm x 5cm and stamped  the Winter Bloom stamp using the three sizes of stamps in a matching Burgundy colour ink pad. (I used VersaFine Clair Chianti), added the branches from the same stamp set then added the leaves from Tattered Poinsettia stamp set. I clear embossed all the stamped images. Edge the rectangle with the darker ink and clear emboss too. Add to the main card 2.5cm from the top. Die-cut the bow and tails from the Burgundy paper and attached to the card. Add a bow with two knots at the end with button thread and add to the top of the rectangle so as to look like a hanging picture. Add a greeting as in the diagram. Finish off with Liquid Pearls on the flowers.

Craft Items Used:-

Dotty 3D Bow Die-set by Creative Expressions CED1412

Winter Blooms Clear Stamp Set by Cardio-Majestix

Tattered Poinsettia Clear Stamp Set(for the leaves) Cardio -Majestix

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Chianti by Tsukineko

Memento Ink Pad- Rich Cocoa by Tsukineko

VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pad- Tea Leaves by Tsukineko

Clear Embossing Powder Sweet Dixie

Burgundy Paper

Ranger Liquid Pearls- White Opal

Burgundy Button Thread.

Thank you for popping by,

till next time.

Jennifer x

January Birthday Wishes..

 Happy New Year to everyone,

Let's hope 2026 is kind to us .

I have made a birthday card  using a 7"x5" Scalloped white card. Snowdrops added as it is a winter birthday card.

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Die-cut three tags, one of each size, the largest in white card the other two in patterned paper. Emboss the greeting on the plain white tag. Stamp out two of the Snowdrops with the green ink pad and clear emboss both. Fussy cut around the stamped images. Cut a rectangle from patterned paper 6cm x 15cm and attach to the left side of he card as in the picture. Add all three tags to the card leaving a small gap to fit the Snowdrops. With the marker pen add a stitch all the way round the main card and the larger of the tags. Colour in the Snowdrops with the marker pen and add the Liquid Pearls to the petals.

Craft Items I have used:-

Die-cut Frames and Tags Creative Expressions CED4304

Design Objectives Slim Embossing Folder (Best Wishes)

Woodware Clear Stamp Set- A Winter's Day.

Scrapbook Papers- Simple Stories (The Simple Life)

Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad- Olive Grove + Marker Pen

Clear Embossing Powder by Sweet Dixie

Ranger Opal White Liquid Pearls

Plain White Card.

Hope you enjoy making up a Winter's Card.

Till next time, happy crafting.

Jennifer x

A Happy New Year Card....

 Good Afternoon,

I am back with a Happy New Year card for those of you who send one to friends and family.

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I have used a White A6 card.

Stamp the top and bottom of the card with a small background stamp using a gold ink pad. Die cut a rectangle from the gold mirror card (11cm x 8cm). Attach to the main card.  Stamp the Holly Square with VersaMark ink pad and emboss with gold embossing powder. Stamp the greeting in the centre of the square, again emboss with the gold embossing powder. Repeat stamping the Holly section, then cut out the main square and the separate Holly piece. Add to the card putting the separate Holly piece on foam.

Finish off with Stickles Glitter Glue on the main berries.

Craft items I have used:-

Double Stitched Rectangles Die Set- Creative Expressions CED5521

Joy Stamp Set- Julie Hickey SKU:JH1063

Small Berry Cling Stamp- Magenta C14234-C

Wooden Stamp- Happy New Year

VersaMark Ink Pad by Tsukineko

VersaColor Gold Ink Pad- Tsukineko

Mirror Gold Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

A4 Mirror Gold Card

Ranger Gold Stickles Glitter Glue

Hope you enjoy making up this card or that it gives you some inspiration.

Thank you for popping by

Jennifer x