Mums Birthday card

This year I was a bit stumped on what to make for my Mums birthday card. She has begun card making too so I wanted something simple, but also fab looking so she could easily copy the design. This is what I came up with, using the Marianne D Anja corner die. I absolutly LOVE this die!

The card measures 5"x5" and the paper was from a free stack from a magazine (I dont know what its called, it was quite an old pack! (3-4yrs old!!) And my Making Memories slice was used to cut "MUM" while gold Liquid Pearls were dotted along the edge.

Guest Designer!

Making Memories contacted me and asked if I would make a project using my Slice cutter. I wasn't going to say No was I! I had come up with this idea a few days before I was contacted, I used to make much much smaller versions of this card at 1 3/4" years ago, the nI found one whilst sorting and instantly knew I could make them again using my Slice. And here it is on the Making Memories Blog.


This is why I've been quiet for a while, Ive been busy making this project!

Girly 18th Birthday Card using Making Memories slice

This is one of my favourite cards.
Its a DL size card base, with swirls stamped in metallic pink ink and gems added to the flower centres.

The 18 was cut from dark pink mirri card using Making Memories slice and Basic Elements design card, using the shadow facility. A small flower gem adds even more sparkle.

Making Memories Slice Princess Card

I made this card some time ago to go into my card box and I put it in and forgot all about it!

The card was made using my Making Memories Slice and the Big Kids Desing Card.
I cut the dress at 4" from a gold pearlescent very thick vellum (its more like a very thin plastic, Sizzix Sizzlits struggle to cut through it).
The Princess is also cut from the same vellum and design card, and the scallop border is a Martha Stewart Punch

Making Memories Slice Butterfly Card

I made this card a few weeks ago, but was stuck on how to finish the card.

Then I bought these stamps, and I instantly knew and came back to this card.
I cut the butterfly using my Making Memeories slice and the Vintage Findings design card. I started by cutting the aperture using the shadow function, the cut the same butterfly on normal in pink glitter card.

The swirls are stamped in gold metallic ink using Kanban Stamps and added a few gems.

Making Memories Slice Dilly Dally Design Card

Im really excited. I managed to get hold of a Making Memories Slice Design card that I've been longng after since getting my Slice back in May.

Well, Yesterday a package dropped throuhg my letterbox and it was my Dilly Dally Design card, all the way from the US.
So basically I've spent any spare time cutting, creating and playing with my new card, and I LOVE it! I dont anythng to show at the moment becasue the best thing I created, which was a flower with leaves and gems, we nabbed by my 7 year old to put on a Birthday card for his Aunt all the way over the sea in New Zealand. So I cant even put his card up here to show you otherwise it'll spoil the suprise for her.

I'll get making some more nice things (some things didnt come out very well so went into the recycling bin)

Teacher Gift

Sorry I havnt posted much recently. I've been busy with my Boys making gifts for their Teachers:

They look amazing, the photo really does not show the lovely colours.
We made them based on this idea from Making Mermories.

Every Flower on each glass is different and amazingly I had a pack of Making Memories Slice vinyl in my stash that I bought in TKMaxx in sale for £2 some time ago! The flowers and flourish stems were all cut from the Basic Shapes 2 design card.
We made 7 gifts in total, but had to give one early before I had chance to photograph them all together.

Once finished, we sealed them in A5 size card cello bags and scrunched it a little and the gifts looked posh and expensive!  (sorry, just realised I didnt photograph them in their bags! I did intend to)
For the name tags, we used rub-ons which I won recently, and all 3 of my eldest sons teachers asked him how he did the writing! (He's currently learning how to write joined up)

I will certainly make these again, Not only are they fab teacher gifts, they are also great for Summer Fetes, Craft fairs, Christmas and Birthday gifts!

Wedding Tag using Making Memories Slice

This tag was made entirely using my Making Making slice. I made it for the Tag challenge hosted by Helen over at A Crafty Kind of Truffle. The theme for June is Weddings.

The tag itself measures 3" and is cut using the Vintage Findings design card. As was the bird, which was cut at 1.5". The flower was cut from Basic Shapes 2 at 1" and 1.5". The word was cut from Words and Expressions, Holidays designs card.

Pay it Forward Award

The Lovely Helen over at A Crafty kind of Truffle gave me this award.

The rules for accepting this award are:

1. Mention the blogger who gave you the award
2. Link to their blog
3. Pay It Forward to 5 bloggers

I pass this award forward to:
Monica at Chasing Art 
Marie at Cardmakingbird 
Kim at Joyful creations with kim
Linda at Linda's Paperie
Nicole: Nicole does not have a blog that I know of, but I want to share my appreciation for a series of youtube tutorials she made and helped me come to grips with my Making Memories slice.

18th Birthday Card using Making Memories slice

For this card, I cannot accept any credit. It was made entirely by my Boys age 7 and 5.
They made it for their Uncle using my Making Memories slice.

All the words, leters and numbers were cut from vinyl and I'm not completely sure which design cards they used, but its from any of these: Basic Elements, Basic Shapes 2 or Remember This.

60th Birthday card, using my Slice Elite

My Dad turns 60 at the beginning of June, I dont see him very often as we live about 300miles apart, so I like to make him a card.

This is the first card I have made since my "mojo" disapeared, and I managed to get my New Slice machine in on the action too.
I used the Basic elements Design card for the letters, They are 2" shadowed.
The black embossed paper is actually wallpaper! I had a gentle stroll around the wallpaper department of B&Q last weekend and was amazed at the stunning wallpaper! This particular one is a Kitchen and Bathrrom paper.
The peel offs were de-bossed, which I like because it adds another texture.
The black dots are white card candy that I coloured with permenant marker.