Hats and shoes!

 Hello again

A few years ago I came across the most wonderful wrapping paper (well I thought it was wonderful).  It was full of beautiful hats, handbags, shoes and dresses.  It was so lovely I couldn't resist buying a sheet.  I wish I'd bought more - its always the way, isn't it?

Anyway it was too nice to just wrap presents in and for it to be crumpled up!  So I decided to make some cards with it.  I happened to have some gorgeous hat stickers in my stash.  Unfortunately its so long ago I have no idea who made the hats stickers.

In this first pink card, I used white glitter card and added some straight-line peel-offs onto the edges.  I then backed the wrapping paper onto silver mirri-card which I raised up using Collall decoupage glue.

I put in an insert and decorated it with Anna Griffin's punch.  The pink of the base card shows the pattern off quite nicely.

The envelope I made myself using Crafter's Companion Enveloper and their paper.  I decorated the envelope flap using the pattern on the Ultimate Pro embossing box.

On the blue card using card from my stash, I cut the wrapping paper into a 5" square and popped it onto the card.  I then cut some thick acetate and used it as a wrap.  

I attached one of the hat stickers onto the front of the acetate and cut a matching shape on the back of the acetate to hide the glue.

I also added a ribbon around the acetate wrap to hide the back of the card and tied a bit of the ribbon on the front to make a small bow.

I decorated the insert using the Anna Griffin punch and and silver peel off in the shape of a matching hat. 

The envelope I made in the same way as the pink one using the same decoration from Crafter's Companion.

Thank you for looking.

Liz x

More number cards

Hello

As promised here are some more of the number cards I have made.  

Again I have used Jayne Nestorenko's Cute Companions Patchwork Numbers stamp.  They are such a good size and look so different in various colours.

I have used different characters and items from the many Cute Companions various stamps.  Such a variety and so appropriate, as you can tell I love them!

The two options show how different the cards look changing the various characters. 

The lad on the bike is not a Cute Companions stamp.  I am afraid I can't remember who made it as I think I borrowed the stamp from friends and didn't notice where it came from.

As you can imagine I have made more cards using different numbers.  I will show them over later blogs.

Thank you for looking.  I hope you are enjoying what you see.  Some feedback would be very nice, but not necessary.

Liz x

Easter

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Talk about confusing the various celebrations!  I'm now posting Easter cards!  Hey ho!

Having bought the Create-a-Card dies from Crafters Companion I decided to try them out.  This card uses the A6 daisy die which is very versatile.

I cut the die on Centura card and used some backing paper from my stash.  The cut out circle I decorated using gold Liquid Pearls around the outside, and popping on gold peel off.

The card came together so well I decided to make several.  They really were very easy to make.

Thank you for looking.

Liz x

Australian pop up box

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On a previous blog (9 October) I showed a wedding pop up box I had made.  I thought it was quite unusual and when I had to decide on a card for my eldest son who lives in Australia, I thought I would use the box idea again and see what happens.  

Having to send it to Australia I was very conscious of weight so I didn't put embossed card on the flaps or the sides of the box.  It very much more flimsy than when I used additional card on the wedding card.  I wouldn't do it like that again.

The paper and toppers I used I had bought in Australia a few years before with the idea of using them on an Australian scrapbook page layout, which I never got round to.  These were ideal for my card.

I must say I was amazed at how different the cards looked using a variety of papers and toppers.  I shall definitely use the idea again when I need something unusual.

I didn't hear whether he appreciated the gesture but I have assumed he thought it was OK!

Thank you for looking.

Liz x

Millie

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Today I thought I'd show you some pictures of my cat called Millie.  She is about 15 years old.  I got her from a cat rescue home when she was two when my children decided I needed something to look after as a real baptism of fire.   they had all left home!!  No peace  for the wicked.  As I was in full-time work at the time it really wasn't practical for me to have a dog (which I preferred) they decided I should have a cat.

As all my friends know I am not a great cat lover, never having had a cat before so it was a real baptism of fire for both of us!  Anyway we muddled along.  During her time with me she has managed to lose an eye (very careless and nothing to do with me!).  The vet thinks it was either a fox or another cat.  Millie seems to have coped very well though with only one eye.

Anyway this is just a bit of background on her.  As you can see she is a bit of a dipsy cat, like all cats very nosey.  I just loved this one though.  This used to be a water feature in my garden but it started to leak so I took out the water and it was left as a garden feature. 

I looked out of my craft room one day and this is what I saw.  Whether she thought the birds wouldn't see her I don't know but she sat in there for a good ten minutes before hopping out!  I must say, much as I dislike having to, she can be quite cute sometimes!!

More of Millie's adventures later on!!

Thank you for looking.

Liz x

Treasure Box

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Today I would like to show you a Treasure Box I made for a friend of mine.  I took the template from www.marielovescrafting.blogspot.co.uk and I think its very effective.

It takes time but is quite straight forward and surprisingly sturdy.  A friend of mine admired the one I made and asked if I could make one for a Welsh friend of hers.  

I had a Creative Expressions stamp of a dragon and also one of their medallions, which I thought were fairly appropriate for a Welsh person (!)

and then I used  Woodware stamps for the flower and an owl. These went on the four sides outside the box.

I stamped them using StazOn ink and then used Pee Wee glitters to decorate each of the stamps.  If I say so myself, they looked pretty special!

My friend was over the moon with it and I believe her friend was too.  These would be ideal to put little treats in for Christmas or for trinket boxes too.

thank you for looking.

Liz x

Hunky Dory cards (again!)

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After my previous post showing you a Hunky Dory card it triggered my interest in other cards I could make with the many collections I have in my stash!

I thought these pictures were rather cute and made this card for my daughter's birthday.  She seemed to think it was good and my grandchildren thought I was very clever!!

I do like Hunky Dory cards as they do make a professional card without much work from you!!

Thank you for looking.

Liz x