Male Lighthouse Card

This card was actually quite quick to make, and usually I struggle with masculine cards, but this just seemed to "flow" really easily. Its also a stamped image, which I havnt done for quite some time.

The stamped image is from a Kanban Stamp set, and I coloured it using water based pens and my water brush pen.
I cut a frame in white card using Spellbinders labels dies and another in blue card using Spellbinders ovals dies. Foam tape was added to the back of the blue frame to give some depth.

I was going to add some more embellishments or sentiment, but it didnt seem to work well so I'm leaving this card blank just as it is.

Quick Anniversary card

This card was made for my Mum and Step-Dads 2nd Wedding anniversary.

The paper is from Paperchase and it is like a fabric with embossed patterns over and has an irridescent shimmer to it. (its very hard to catch on photo)

The labels are Nestibilities labels stamped with Kanban sentiments.

Cuttlebug Embossed Brother Birthday Card

This card was made using the Cuttlebug Clockworks embossing folder on rust coloured card. I then used silver and bronze acrylic paint and a dry sponge applicator to add a distressed look.
The label was cut from Brown Kraft-like card from the inside of wrapping paper roll using Nestabilities labels #4. Silver acrylic was applied using a dry sponge applicator.
Tim Holtz alterations Chip Block die was used for the wording, again cut from the Kraft-like card and distessed with the acrylic paint.

Butterfly Easel Card

The idea for this card came from a Card Making Demo day I attended on 2nd April, hosted by Simply Craft.
Its basically an A6 card Easel folded, with the butterfly wires attached through the top fold.
The Butterflies came from a pack from Poundland and the Oval topper is a Nestabilites Oval die cut.

Tag Challenge February 2011

Mothers Day Tag Challenge.

This month I've taken part in a Tag Challenge hosted by Helen at A Crafty Kind Of Truffle

This Tag was such fun to make, I really enjoyed it!
To make the Tag I used a Tim Holtz alterations die cut Tag. Dusty concord Distress ink was used on the tag base, and Walnut Stain Distress ink used on the eyelet ring and label.

The Label is a Nestabilities Label #10, and the flourish is a Tim Holtz die cut flourish cut from Chipboard and coloured using Shabby Shutters. (it came out quite dark on the grey chipboard).
The edges of the flowers were distressed with Walnut Stain distress ink again, and a button added using Raffia.

The Book corners are my favourite. These were made using the Martha Stewart Photo corner punch, which fold around the back of the page so caneasily fit onto thick items like chipboard or grungeboard. I embossed the punchies with a cuttlebug embossing folder, and added Walnut Stain distress ink.

Bronze Perfect pearls were rubbed over all raised areas to give a bronze, aged look.

Im going to be adding this tag to the front of a card to give to my Mum for Mothers Day (along with an altered photo frame I made for her, which will be added very soon!)