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