Happy Birthday Carole

This is a card for a lovely neighbour of ours.
The card is a A5 card and I used a background paper that was black and pink to set off the main image.

The corset is drawn using the Silhouette Sketch Pen on my Silhouette Cameo (TM) machine.

The sentiment is drawn again with the sketch pen and then cut also on the Silhouette (TM).

I mat and layered the corset drawing on a background paper and then a dark pink paper also used for the sentiment layer.

I added some bought rose embellishments that I had in my stash.

Happy Birthday Carole!

Happy 90th Birthday Eric!

This is to celebrate Eric being 90 years young, he is a really lovely man and so I thought deserves a really special card.

This is a A5 card and although the detail is difficult to see, the background is a graphite paper with a fleck of silver running through it.

I cut the "90" stencil from the graphite paper and put a green background behind it.

The embellishments are all rub on's which I think just makes the card.

Happy 90th once again Eric, hope you had a lovely time.

Happy Birthday John Smith.

This is a card I made for John, our Brother-in-Law.

I love the simplicity of this card.

I made it using elements from the My Craft Studio (TM) "From a Man's Point of View" Golden Years CD.

I used a die to add the top shape.

The sentiment is from a dymo machine and I added some embellishments to the corner of the card to finish.

Happy Mother's Day Mummy!

This is a card for my Mum on Mother's Day.

I started with a blank dark blue card and added some Crafters Companion (TM) pearl effect card to the front.

I then embossed some more of the same card and layered three panels on to lilac paper.

I cut a butterfly using a cutting die and added some gems for effect.

I used my Silhouette Cameo (TM) to sketch the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment and frame and again layered this on lilac paper.

I cut a flower again using my Silhouette Cameo (TM), this time using some lovely pearlescent papers.

Enjoy Mother's Day Mummy! xxx

I am adding this to the following challenge:
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/anything-goes-april-link-up-its-time.html#comment-form

Happy Mothering Sunday!

This is what I made for my Mum for Mothering Sunday.
It is an After Eight (TM) mint box dispenser!

I used a cutting file from 2 Magpies (Thank you) and cut the design using my Silhouette Cameo (TM).
To embellish I used papers from a Crafters Companion (TM) CD.
The sentiment was drawn on my Silhouette Cameo also.

I promise, I did add the chocolates after taking the photo, I know I am a cheap skate but I am not that bad!!!

Happy Mother's Day Mummy.

I am adding this project to the following challenges:
http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/2014/03/3d-flowers-for-spring-weekly-challenge.html
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/anything-goes-april-link-up-its-time.html#comment-form

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Chloe!

This is a wibbly wobbly cake "card" for my niece, Chloe, who will be sweet and sixteen on 25th March 2014!
Please note that I probably would not have chosen these colours myself, but they are to go with Chloe's newly decorated bedroom!

I used a template that I bought from the Silhouette (TM) store and cut it in black card with bright pink elements to make the initial box (There are actually two boxes, the top comes off revealing a place for sweets as in the picture, and the base also has a box which reveals yet more sweets!).

I added a flower candle to the top of the cake, also a file from the silhouette (TM) store, and added a folded black card candle that has metallic pink pen lines on it that are not easy to see in the picture.

I added die cut alphabet letters to spell "CHLOE" and added "16" and a heart.
I then added little daisy flowers and dotted with gel pen in the centres.

I know I always say this but...where have those years gone?!
I was away in Leeds when Chloe came into the world, studying for my HNC in Housing, it feels just like it was yesterday!

Happy Birthday Chloe!

A sympathy Card

This is a sympathy card that I made for a neighbour, unfortunately his Dad died recently.

I do not like having to make sympathy cards at the best of times, but I feel that this one turned out better than I first thought it would, although I say so myself.

I used two A5 mustard coloured cards and put them together with ribbon, tying a bow.

I mat and layered the image, taken from a My Craft Studio (TM) CD and then added the image of the poppies and the sentiment over the top but this time used the laser printer and foiled them using a gold colour foil, unfortunately the foil effect does not show up particularly well, but I promise it is there!

I used 3 gold candies from Craftwork Cards (TM) to finish.