Pretty Button Birthday Card...

 Hello there

I have made a birthday card using up lots of buttons I have collected over time. Shades of green and grey that match the paper pad I have used.

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White Scalloped 6"x6" Card.

Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller than the card to leave a white border edge. Die-cut two scalloped squares, one white card 10.5cm and one grey 9.5cm. Attach both grey on white and then onto the main card. Die-cut nine scalloped squares 2.5cm in the pale green card. Attach one button to each of the small squares. Add these nine squares evenly to the grey card as in the picture. Punch out the three butterflies from the pattern paper and attach to the card. Add a greeting to the bottom of the card, and finish off with the Liquid Pearls on the butterflies.

Craft Items Used:-

Patterned Paper Stamperia Background Selection Daisy Art

Scalloped Square Die Set - Tonic

Green /Grey Card Ranger Card Stock

Butterfly Trio Punch- Martha Stewart

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Morning Mist

Ranger Liquid Pearls Sage

Greeting Stamp

Mixed Buttons

Enjoy making the card.

Will be back soon with an Easter card.

Jennifer x

Happy Mother's Day....

 Good Afternoon

I have made a quick Mother's Day card using the Background papers from Stamperia.

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I have used a 6"x 6" Kraft Card.

I cut down one of the background papers from the pad slightly smaller than the kraft card and attached it to the card. Cut out a tag, flower and butterfly from the matching 12"x 12" paper. Add a string to the top of the tag and add to the card. I stamped a greeting on the tag. Attach the cut out flower to the card on foam. Add a matching button to the centre of the flower. Add the butterfly as in the picture. Stamp a  Mother's Day greeting to the top right of the card. The beauty of this card is that it makes a lovely birthday card too.

Craft Items I Used:-

Background Selection Daisy Art 8"x 8" Paper Pad by Stamperia

12"x 12" Matching Tag/Flower Paper by Stamperia

VersaFine Black In Pad by Tsukineco

String

Button

Greeting Stamps

Thank you for popping by,

till next time.

Happy crafting

Jennifer x

A Row Of Daffodils.....

 Good Afternoon,

A row of Daffodils are on this card I made today. Spring is on its way, we hope, although it is raining here at the moment.

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I have used an A5 Cream card.Portrait.

Die-cut two rectangles from the stitched rectangle set and yellow card, one 16cm x 10.5cm and one 12.5cm x 9cm. Attach both to the card as in the picture. Cut a length of white card 18.5cm x 5.5cm and stamp across with a Daffodil stamp.  I have clear embossed before I coloured in the flowers and leaves and Ladybirds using the Promarkers. Matte the white card with the yellow card. Outline the flowers with a light grey Promarker to make them stand out a bit more. Attach this strip to the main card 5.5cm from the top edge of the  card. Cut another piece of white card 5cm x 5cm and stamp the Daffodils as before, emboss with clear embossing powder and colour in with the same pens. Die-cut one square  slightly larger than the white stamped square, then a smaller square in the centre to make a frame shape. Die-cut a tag 11cm x 3cm out of the yellow card and a matching yellow bow. Add them to the main card slightly to the right of the card as in the picture. Finish off with a greeting and Stickles on the flowers. I added a Die-cut greeting with a pearl over the i.

Craft Items I Used:-

Sunbeam Yellow Card Stock- Bazzill

Double Stitched Rectangles- Creative Expressions CED5521

Finishing Touches Classic 3D Bow Die-Set- Creative Expressions CED1405

Frames And Tags Creative Expressions- CED4304

Daffodil Clear Stamp Set by Woodware

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Morning Mist

Clear Embossing Powder Sweet Dixie

White Card

Promarkers:- Tulip Yellow/Marsh Green/Crimson/Light Grey

Ranger Stickles- Yellow

Hope you enjoy making up this Spring card, till next time.

Happy Crafting.

Jennifer x

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