NAME CARD

I was asked the other night to put a card together for a lady who works with my friend. She had seen the brother card and wanted something similar but with the ladies name on the front.

She asked for a pink card with stripes on the letters and also buttons. No Ribbons!!!! And to be honest I haven't enjoyed making this. I find it hard to follow peoples instructions on cards - I like to make them my own way!

Here is how the card started.



And this is how it finished - I ended up changing the letter 'E' as I thought it looked too big with the other letters.



On the inside she wanted Happy Birthday Mate with the 'M' from Mel to start the word mate!



I edged the letters with my pink ink pad then added some ultra fine glitter.



On the edge with the buttons, I cut a curve so the buttons had something to follow and to give the card a bit of shape. The photo doesn't really show you this. I also threaded a few of the buttons with cerise thread.

Well my friend is picking this up on Saturday, as the lady needs it for Monday. Just hope she likes it!!!!

21ST BIRTHDAY CARD

My friend who asked me to make the 40th card rang me again to see if I would make a 21st card for a lad. She doesn't need it till Wednesday but I thought I would get it done early.



Now some of you know me by now - how critical I am of my cards. I will probably put this to the side, as I am not totally happy with it. I just don't think it looks right if you know what I mean. I think its the stripes on the numbers to be honest. I tried to get them to match, as in the stripes were in line with each other on each of the numbers (hard to explain). Can you see what I'm on about! But it hasnt worked right.



Hubby says its fine but.... well what does he know???? He is even more critical of my cards than what I am. LOL!

I used the Dovecraft Masculine Paper Pack, Dovecraft Brads, computer to print off the numbers and the words. I also used my new Creamy Brown Chalk Pad that I got yesterday to go round the edges and I also used it to colour the brads.

40TH BIRTHDAY CARD

One of my mates rang me earlier tonight to see if I could make a card for her. One of her friends will be 40 on Saturday (last minute as usual). She let me know that her friend likes pinks and browns and I knew straight away what paper I would use.



Last year I made a card for a friend on a forum for her 30th and lucky enough i had a piccy of it on my computer. It is near the same as this one, except that it said 30 and I also used brads. So this turned out to be a quick card to make as i had something to follow!

I used my computer once again to print off the 40, cut the numbers out and covered it with the paper, then cut it out again. I inked the edges with my brown chalk pad (love that ink pad), added some ribbons, some flat backed gem stones and attached it to the card with sticky fixers. The card is 13.5cm x 13.5cm. I have the insert to do, but that can wait till tomorrow.

The papers are DCVW Adhesive Paper Prints.

FOR MUM

Managed to get the 2nd MUM card done for the order.

Can you remember a few posts ago when i said I would be using paper etc that I had for a while - well here is some of that paper.



The background swirl paper was KI Memories - that I am sure I got when I subscribed to a magazine. The dotty paper was bought from a local POUND shop - for - you guessed a £1.00. I did get 12 sheets of papers for a £1.00, but I have to say that the dotty paper was the best of the bunch.



To give the swirl paper a bit of 'life' I hand stitched on some of the swirls. The photo above shows you the stitching better.

I used HOTP Monograms that I covered with the dotty paper. I inked round the edges of the letters with an Anna Griffin Ink Pad, added some ribbon and mounted the letters on foam pads.

I like the card, but hubby thinks its a bit too green. Ever the critic he is!!!

SNEAKY PEEK

I have started on my eldests daughters birthday card - I am a bit early as its not until March 9th - but I left it to the last minute last year and ran out of colour ink in my printer so her card wasnt what I wanted it to be. So i thought I would get started on it early.

I just love these papers - they are by College Press and they are The Sugar Plum series. I know Caitlyn will love them even though she is a bit of a tom boy (she takes after me). I have used some Bazzill card stock and some eyelets, but that is as far as i have got.

Must be doing alright with it as hubby likes it! If anyone is critical of my work, it is my hubby. I wont even make him a Valentines card because he is soooooo fussy. So I have BOUGHT a shop one this year.
As I progress with this i will update with piccies - i just hope I dont go and spoil it and add way to much stuff.

FIRST OF ALL

HAPPY NEW YEAR
I cant believe its the 8th of January already and I havent posted anything since the 7th December. How bad is that?

Have been very busy here at home with Crimbo and such. Kids had a wonderful time (spoilt rotten again). This picture was taken on Christmas Eve when they were both in great moods (that doesnt happen here much!)



I have actually managed to make some cards as well - which is rare for me at the moment.



The paper is from a DCWV Paper Stack that I got at Christmas from my dad.



This card I made for the lady who owns my LCS - hope she likes it! Her birthday was today. She is such a lovely lady. If you are reading this Vicky I hope you had a wonderful day - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!



I dont know the maker of this paper but I thought it was gorgeous.

LITTLE GIRL CARD

I made this card tonight for the little girl at our corner shop who will be 2 tomorrow. She is very much into pink as her mum keeps telling me - I think she was hinting.
The thing is I do find it hard to do cards for kids - and I have to admit I don't make them for my own kids, I always buy them from the shops (naughty me). I know kids cards should be easy but I really do struggle.



I used
Card - Bazzill from Capture The magic
Image - Dovecraft 6x6 Baby Paper Pack - LCS
Buttons - Market
Glitter - LCS
Punch - LCS

I decoupaged the image and added glitter to the wings and the cloud, then mounted it on to the bazzill card and edged the card with the glitter. I used a circle punch and sewed the buttons onto the circle and attached it to the card using foam pads. Used another bit of bazzill across the bottom half of the card and some more buttons.

The verse inside the card reads - HIP HIP HOORAY, BIRTHDAY CHEERS TO YOU, TODAY IS SPECIAL, BECAUSE YOU ARE TWO! - which I got off the internet ages ago.