Another card catch up.

Just a quick post to show two cards I made for birthdays recently.

The first is quite a delicate card, featuring a 3D rose I made using a stamp from the Fifth Avenue Floral set and paper from the Domestic Goddess set. I simply stamped the image 3 times and cut out smaller sections from the last two, to layer using dimensionals.

The main panel is made using Island Indigo CS with a Pretty In Pink frame. I've lined up pieces of the Domestic Goddess DSP, which I've cut using the PTI Filigree Border Die, and stuck them to the back of the frame before adhering the whole piece to the Indigo panel, and then to a Bashful Blue base card. I should've used Pool Party so that it matched the DSP but I'm all out of that colour so need to add it to my next order.

The sentiment is from a PTI set and I've cut it out using their Limitless Layers oval dies.The leaves were also cut using a PTI die.

On a very different theme, I wanted to make a card for a friend of my Daughter, who is a big Peppa Pig fan. I tried making a punch art Peppa, but found it would look much more realistic if I cut it by hand.

I backed Peppa with patterned paper from the Just Add Cake set and added the same sentiment as before, this time cut with the Decorative Label Punch. A row of ducks and a row of flowers, both stamped using the Every Little Bit set from Stampin' Up! and coloured with SU markers, finishes off this cute card.

I've been itching to get making more cards for challenges lately and there are loads I'd like to participate in this week. With any luck I'll find some time and will of course blog any that I manage to make.

So many thanks!

It was my Daughter's 3rd Birthday last week and she received so many presents that I've still not finished making and writing the thank you cards! Fortunately I only have one left to do so nearly done.

Here's a quick view of some of the cards I've made.

These were all made using Papertrey Ink's Framed Out #1 stamp set and die, and the vine border die. I've used various patterned papers from my stash.

These cards use a sentiment from PTI's Think Big range and their Limitless Layers oval die which I love. The patterned papers are all from Stampin' Up! (Top left/bottom right = Spice Cake, Top right = Domestic Goddess and Bottom left = Cheerful Treat). I've finished some of them off with SU's Scallop Dots ribbon and Satin ribbon. Simple but effective!

Card catch up.

Here's a brief rundown of some of the cards I've made this month. I'm holding one back until next month so as not to spoil the surprise for the recipient.

First up is a card for a friend's little girl who turned 2 this month...

 

I particularly enjoyed the paper piecing on this one and I love how the rainbow came out.

 

This is a thank you card for a friend who lent an ear when I really needed it. I coloured the Hero Arts stamp with my Stampin' Up markers and blended the tail with water. The patterned paper is from Domestic Goddess SU set, which matches perfectly with the Calypso Coral cardstock.

Finally, two cards for twins who turned 3 this month. I really wanted to make them a card each, and make each card personalised, as I would imagine it's hard to have a real sense of identity when you're a twin.

A similar layout to the earlier card, but this time I've used papers from the Just Add Cake DSP from Stampin' Up! The letters are created using the Timeless Type alphabet dies (also from SU). I also added a little educational element to each card by making one of the animals on each card the 'wrong' colour and asking inside which one it is. Can you spot them?

Just Us Girls challenge #118

I got inspired this week when I decided to play along with the Just Us Girls challenge #118 sketch.

I've used my Stampin' Up! Domestic Goddess patterned papers for the background and squares. The faux stitching was done with the Jumbo Stitches wheel, which I've cut down so I can use each 'stitch' seperately. I've also added some Ruffled ribbon in Calypso Coral to co-ordinate with the papers.

The lovely Anya from The Greeting Farm gets an outing in the form of the 'Cuddle Anya' stamp, which I've coloured with Promarkers.