Happy 90th Birthday Mum

I made this card for my mum's birthday - although her birthday isn't until next month I can post the card now as none of my family read my blog!

To make this card I used:
     7" x 7" white matt card blank
     49th and Market 'Vintage Artistry in Blush' paper
     My Favorite Things 'Fishtail Flags' and Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Classic Hearts' dies
     Snippets of dark brown pearlescent card
     White paper
     Computer generated sentiment 'Algerian' font

I layered a whole sheet of paper onto dark brown pearlescent card and attached it to the card blank.  I printed the sentiment onto white paper (my printer refuses to print onto card) and cut it with the fishtail flag die.  I attached the sentiment onto a strip of dark brown card and trimmed around the edge before attaching it to the upper corner of the card.  I cut two hearts from snippets of paper from the same pad, attaching the larger heart onto the lower corner and then used a foam pad to attach the smaller heart.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Mood Board (I have used Pink, Flowers & Bird from the mood board)
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     As You Like It - Favourite Paper Brand & Why (I have a two brands I really like one of which is 49th and Market - the quality is excellent, more like a thin card than paper, the designs are unusual with beautiful colours and they're double sided too!)
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x

Hello

I made this card to send to Gundi for the February Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Aubergine, Crushed Rose & Coffee Cream), the Sketch Option and the Theme Options (Hearts & Friendship).

I attached a piece of cream patterned paper to the front of the card blank, leaving a border around the edge before attaching a strip of burgundy paper (the nearest I had to aubergine) down the left side.  I die cut three hearts from snippets of pink and cream patterned paper and followed the sketch to attach them to the card.  The largest was glued to the card and the smaller hearts were attached with foam tape.  I die cut 'hello' from another snippet of burgundy paper and attached it to the lower edge of the card.  To finish I added dark red enamel dots to the hearts.

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Classic Hearts' and Altenew 'Simply Hello' dies
     Snippets of Lili of the Valley 'Heartfelt' and 49th and Market 'Vintage Artistry in Blush' papers
     Dark red metal nailhead stickers

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 422

This is the lovely card I received from Jo - it's so pretty and arrived on a day when we were both in need of a few hugs.  Thank you Jo!

Kath x

Hello

I needed to make a few more notecards and used the last snippets of my 49th and Market 'Vintage Artistry' paper pad.  

I had made another card with the top section of the paper, so used the Curved Border die to cut the largest shape possible from the remaining paper.  After die cutting, I embossed along the edge of the curved border.  I die cut 'hello' from the paper, setting the pieces to one side, before attaching the paper to the lower corner of the card blank.  I die cut 'hello' twice more from more snippets from the same pad - the papers have a coloured core so I wouldn't get a white edge when stacking the sentiment.  I inlaid one 'hello' together with the small snippets I had set aside before layering the other two sentiments.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white matt card blank 
     Spellbinders Borderabilities 'A2 Curved Border' and Altenew 'Simply Hello' dies
     Kars tan embossing mat
     Snippets of 49th and Market 'Vintage Artistry in Blush' paper

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - April challenge
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - April challenge
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 401

Kath x

Hello

This is another notecard I made with paper from my Vintage Artistry paper pad - this card was to send with a cross stitch swap.

I trimmed the paper so I had the flowers in the lower corner of the card and then die cut 'hello' from the upper corner.  I layered the panel onto green textured card and attached it to the card front.  I die cut 'hello' from green card and inlaid it, together with the small pieces of the pink paper.  

I then used the pink 'hello' I had cut from the card to seal the tissue paper I used to wrap my swap gift.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 4" white matt card blank
     Altenew 'Simply Hello' die
     49th and Market 'Vintage Artisry - Blush' paper
     Green textured card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Kath x

Happy Mail

I like to keep a supply of notecards to send with gifts and swaps and made this one with a couple of small snippets of a lovely Vintage Artistry pad.

I die cut two squares from snippets paper - one of the squares had a butterfly in the corner and the other had a plainer background.  I put the plain square into my MISTI and placed the stamp in the centre before stamping it with black ink.  I used wet glue to attach the squares to the card to give me some 'wriggle room' and ensure they were level.  To finish I used a silver gel pen to colour the paper aeroplane on the sentiment.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white hammer card blank
     Practical Publishing 'The Best of Cardmaking Magic' stamp
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Silver gel pen
     Snippets of 49th and Market 'Vintage Artistry in Blush' paper

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Two Quarters
     CAS on Friday - Happy Mail
     Love to Craft - April Anything Goes

Kath x

Vintage Artisty Birthday

I've recently been given a new 49 and Market paper pad - I've not seen them before but the designs are lovely and the thickness is more like card than paper.  I one of the sheets to make this birthday card.

I trimmed a piece of paper so it was slightly smaller than the card blank - setting aside the trimmings I had removed.  I die cut 'Happy Birthday' from the upper corner - setting aside the pieces from the die cut.  The panel was then attached to the card.  I die cut 'Happy Birthday' twice from white card.  I inlaid one sentiment into the front of the card, together with the pink pieces I had set aside.  I layered the second white sentiment with the pink one on top and then attached them to the card.  To finish I die cut three small butterflies from the strip of card I had set aside and attached them around the sentiment.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     49th and Market -Vintage Artistry in Blush' paper 
     Crafts-Too 'Happy Birthday' and Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterflies' dies
     Snippets of white card

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Card Challenges - Patterned Paper
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Feminine
     NBUS - Challenge 24 (my new paper pad)
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x