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Tuesday 30 September 2014

Happy Birthday ~ Looney Tunes Road Runner

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the week. Today I have a simple birthday card for you featuring Road Runner.


This card began as a sheet of purple patterned card stock 20x14.5cm that I scored to make a 10cm card blank.  Next using Looney Tunes CD-ROM I printed out a topper sheet for the Road Runner.  I cut out the topper that I wanted and adhered it to the card blank.  Next onto white card stock I stamped the sentiment using Kanban 'tickets' stamp set and dusty concord distress ink.  I then die cut it with Spellbinders 'back to basics tags' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with the same ink pad used above.  I then added the outside of the tag to the bottom of the card with some purple felt brads.  The inside of the tag I inked over a little more and added foam pads to give it some height and dimension.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 29 September 2014

Feliz Navidad Merry Christmas Happy Christmas Spellbinders Holly Motif

Hello bloggers I hope you enjoyed a good weekend.  Today's card is another Christmas one.


This card began as a 6" strip of green card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next I used white card stock and Spellbinders 'holly motifs' die set to die cut the topper.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with pine needles distress ink.  I then stamped the sentiment into the centre of the topper using pine needles distress ink and Justrite  'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set,  Next I added a faux pearl to each holly leaf with Cosmic Shimmer 'berry red PVA'.  Once dried the topper was adhered to the centre of the card.

The corners of the card were decorate with holly embellishments that I made using an off cut of the green card base and Spellbinders 'poinsettia frame' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked the leaves with pine needles distress and and the berries with festive berries distress ink.  I then shaped them over a pen and added a foam pad under the berry to adhered them into each corner of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 28 September 2014

Warm Wishes ~ Spellbinders Holiday Tree Christmas Tree

Hello bloggers I hope that you are having a good weekend and managing to do some crafting or at least have a little me time.  Today I have a Christmas card with the lovely mini holiday tree.



This card began an an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next I adhered some poinsettia patterned paper to the front of the card.  Using some blue/green patterned paper I die cut the Christmas tree using Spellbinders Die D-lites  'mini holiday tree' die.  I then backed this onto some gold card stock and cut around it to make the tree stand out on the backing paper.  I then used Cosmic Shimmer silver PVA to add faux pearls to the tree.  Once dried the tree was adhered to the centre of the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using staz-on black ink and Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  The tag was adhered to the bottom of the card and a faux pearl was added with the same Cosmic Shimmer as above in the tag holes.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 27 September 2014

Christmas Cheese and Wine ~ Makey Bakey Mice

Hello bloggers well another weekend has come around and another month almost over and before we know it Christmas will be here.  So today I have a Christmas card featuring the Makey Bakey Mice.



This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First using Crafter's Companion 'makey bakey mice Christmas collection' CD-ROM I printed off a brown backing paper and an image topper sheet.  I then cut the backing paper down to 8x8 and adhered it to the front of the card.  Next using some gold holographic mirror board I cut a 7.5" square mat and adhered it to the front of the card.  Finally I added the mice topper to the front of the card.  The topper already had the word 'Christmas' on it so I didn't add a sentiment.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 26 September 2014

A Frumptious Treat ~ Girl With Cup Cake

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and ready for the weekend.  Today I have a cupcake card.



This card began as a white 8x8 card blank that I cut down to make a 7x8  card blank.  Next I adhered the cupcake patterned paper from the English tea party collection paper pack to the front of the card.  The topper I printed out a while ago from a CD-ROM but I can't remember which one.  The topper was coloured with ProMarkers and then I cut it out.  The faux ribbon strips were cut out as they were originally part of the topper.  I inked along the dotted lines with a pink ProMarker.  The faux ribbon was adhered to the right hand side of the card.  Finally the sentiment was printed from the Serif Roald Dahl digikits collection 1 Charlie and the Chocolate factory.  I matted it with some pink floral paper before adhering it to the bottom right corner of the card.
Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Thursday 25 September 2014

To A Special Little Girl ~ Fairy Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and the week is going well for you.  Today I have a card for the girls with this sweet fairy card.


This card began as a 6x4 white card blank.  First I adhered a green bunting patterned paper to the card blank.  Next I adhered a snake skin textured turquoise paper to the card blank.  The decoupage was popped out of the sheet and the pips were filed off with a piece of sand paper.  It was then layered up with foam pads and adhered to the left side of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using black soot distress ink and Crafter's Companion 'flower fairies friends marigold' stamp set.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with evergreen bough distress ink.  The sentiment was adhered to the bottom right of the card.

Using an off cut of card stock I die cut the foliage in the top right hand corner using Spellbinders die d-lites 'corner sprigs' die set.  I then used some shop brought petals and some white cornflower petals punched using a Martha Stewart punch.  This cornflowers edges were inked slightly with ever green bough distress ink.  I layered up the flowers and added a faux pearl to the centre.  The sprig and flowers were added to the top right hand corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx hazel


Wednesday 24 September 2014

Happy Birthday Decoupage Marvel Spiderman

Hello bloggers a quick decoupaged card for the men today.



This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  To the front I adhered a sheet of Marvel Spiderman patterned paper.  Next I cut out the decoupage pieces and then layered them up using foam pads.  Once all layered up I inked the edges of the topper with a ProMarker.  The topper was added to the left hand side of the card,  The sentiment was cut from the same decoupaged sheet.  I matted it onto some blue holographic mirror board and then adhered it on the right in the centre to complete the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Take Time To Smell The Flowers ~ Bear And Flower Brads

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good start to the week.  Today I have a card with a sentiment that really rings true, with the busy lives we all lead it is a good idea to take time out to smell the flowers and appreciate nature every once in a while.



This card began as a 6x6 white card blank.  First I cut a mat for the front of the card using a green rose patterned paper from the 'English tea party collection' paper pack.  Next I used a topper from my stash that I stamped when I went to a stamping club so I don't know the name of the design.  This was coloured with ProMarkers.  I inked the edges of the topper with a ProMarker.  The topper was adhered to the top of the card at a jointy angle.

The sentiment I printed off in pink ink using a word document.  I then inked the edges with a ProMarker.  The sentiment was then added to the bottom of the card with metal flower brads. Finally I adhere the rose patterned paper mat to the front of the card.
Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Monday 22 September 2014

3D Christmas Xmas Tree Paper Folding Origami

Hello bloggers I hope that your weekend went well.  Today I have something different from a card I have been making these 3D Christmas trees and thought I would share them with you.




To begin I used a 6x6 patterned paper.  This is a great way to use up any papers that you don't really like as a lot of the pattern is disguised in the folding.

The first step is to fold the paper in half

Then fold it in half again so you end up with a square

Next undo the folds and fold in half diagonally with the pattern on the inside

Repeat this process on the other diagonal

Open up the folds and turn the paper over so that the pattern is facing you.  The folds should now look like this.  The folds made will make it fold into a diamond as the picture below if you push in on the valley folds.

Image when folded.

Next using the scored line down the centre as a folding guide fold in the left hand side into the centre fold line.  Top tip if you hold up the other side this will make it easier to get an accurate fold.

After repeating on the other side it will look like the picture above.  Now turn it over and repeat on the back

Next open up each of the folds one at a time and flatten out.

This is how it will look once flattened out and fold it over in half.  Repeat so all four folds have been flattened and folded

It will now look like this kite shape



fold back on one of the bottom flaps so that you can see the rest and cut them off.  Then fold back the last one and cut that off too.

 It will now look like this


Now take your scissors and cut up to the centre but not cutting right through all layers.  Make sure that your cuts are straight and not angle or else it will not work properly.  Repeat opposite the first row of cuts of the other side


 Next begin to fold each of the cuts down to the last cut

 This is how it will look once one side of the tree has all been folded

 This is the other side when the flaps have been folded on one side only

 Repeat so that all the sided of the tree have all the flaps folded down
  Once complete fan out the tree branches to get a 3D effect
 Here is the complete tree

 Close up of the tree


A forest of Christmas Trees

Happy Crafting xx Hazel


Sunday 21 September 2014

Keep Calm And Drink Tea ~ Justrite Stamps

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the weekend.  Today I have a keep calm card for you.



This card began as an A4 sheet of topsy turvy pink card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next using 'English tea party collection' paper pack I adhered a patterned paper to the front of the card leaving a slight border of the base card showing around the edge.  I then used Justrite 'just keep calm' stamp set, and black soot distress ink to stamp the frame around the teapot on the patterned paper.  I then added two tea cups using the same stamp set.  Above the frame the sentiment was stamped.  Finally in each corner I stamped a teapot.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 20 September 2014

Puppy Love ~ SWALK Pawfect

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and ready for the weekend.  Today I have a sweet puppy love card.


This card began as an A4 sheet of pink topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next using Crafter's Companion 'SWALK Pawfect' CD-ROM I printed off a topper sheet onto white card stock.  I then cut out the topper I wanted too use. Using some blue holographic mirror board I cut a mat for the topper.  The mat and topper were adhered to the front of the card.  Finally using a 'puppy love' stamp from my stash that I think I got free in a magazine ages ago and faded jeans distress ink I stamped the sentiment onto the right hand corner of the topper.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 19 September 2014

Have A Smashing Birthday ~ Incredible Hulk Decoupage

Hello bloggers well another week almost gone, I don't know where this year has gone.  Today I have a card for the boys with the Incredible Hulk.



This card began as an A4 sheet of purple patterned card stock that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next I cut out the decoupage from a Marvel decoupage sheet.  The pieces were layered up with foam pads.  Next I used some brown hand made paper to make a mat for the topper.  The mat and topper were adhered to the card blank.  The sentiment was cut out from the decoupage sheet and adhered below the topper.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 18 September 2014

A Stitch In time Saves Nine ~ Grandma's Button Box

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and managing to get some crafting into your busy week.  Today I have a sewing related card for you.


This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First I printed the purple patchwork design onto it using Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM.  Next I scored the card in half to make an A5 card blank.  The sentiment was typed up in word and the text colour changed to purple before printing it onto white card stock.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with dusty concord distress ink.  The sentiment was adhered at the bottom of the card.

The topper was printed onto white card stock using the same CD-ROM as above, it was the cut out.  A mat was die cut for the topper using some blue embossed pearlescent paper and Spellbinders 'blossom five' die set.  I then inked over the paper with dusty concord distress ink.  The topper and mat were adhered to the top of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Happy Birthday ~ Marvel Captain America ~ Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and the week is being kind to you.  Today I have a card for the boys with Marvel Captain America decoupage.



This card began as a 5x7 white card blank.  First I adhered some navy blue card stock to the front of the card.  I then cut out the decoupage and layered it up with foam pads.  The completed topper was matted onto red card stock.  The topper was adhered to the card blank.  Finally I added a sentiment that was matted with red card stock to the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Sorry bloggers to those of you that viewed the blog early yesterday I left it in draft again seems to be becoming quite a habit of mine.  Must try harder.  Today's card is a fairy card with a happy birthday sentiment.  This could be for any occasion if you changed the sentiment.




First I used white card stock and 'Fairy Gemstones' CD by Linda Ravenscroft, to print out the card base and two layers of decoupage.  The card base was scored in half.  I then used black soot distress ink and Kanban 'ticket' stamp set to stamp a sentiment all around the edge of the card.  The two different layers of decoupage were fussy cut out, which was a bit tricky in places as the design had very thin areas to cut.  Once cut out I layered the layers up with foam pads and adhered them to the card base to complete the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel. 

Monday 15 September 2014

Yule Tidings ~ The Wine Buffs ~ The Christmas Spirit

Hello bloggers well another weekend over and a week nearer to Christmas.  Today I have a humorous Christmas card made using The wine Buffs The Christmas Spirit CD-ROM.



This card began as a white A5 card blank.  First I used white card stock to print out the backing paper, topper and sentiment sheets using Katy Sue Designs 'the wine buffs the Christmas spirit CD-ROM.  I then cut the backing paper to size and adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I used Spellbinders 'grand circles' die set to die cut the topper from the sheet.  I then matted it onto some silver snowflake embossed paper which was die cut using the same dies as above.  The topper was then adhered to the mat and both pieces were added to the front of the card.  I fussy cut out the cork sentiment  twice and decoupage them up using foam pads to give it some dimension before  I adhered it to the right hand side of the card.  Finally using some white card stock I die cut several holly leaves and berries using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly twigs and leaves' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with evergreen bough distress ink for the leaves and festive berries distress ink for the berries.  They were shaped using my scissors and then adhered just above the sentiment using silicone gel for dimension

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 14 September 2014

Friends ~ Grandmas Button Box

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and the weekend is turning out to be a good one for you.  Today I have a sweet sentiment card for a friend.


This card began as a white 6x4 card blank.  First I used a pretty blue floral paper to cover the front of the card from my stash.  Next using a pretty lemon and blue floral patterned paper I die cut a mat for the sentiment using Spellbinders 'lace doily motifs' die set.  Once die cut I inked the edges with faded jeans distress ink. The mat was then adhered to the top of the card.  Next I printed off the sentiment using Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM.  This was cut out by hand and adhered into the centre of the mat.  Finally I added some pale blue satin  ribbon across the bottom of the card and then tied a bow and adhered it on top of the ribbon strip using a foam pad.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 13 September 2014

Mother's Arms ~ Grandma's Button Box

Hello bloggers a bit late with today's blog post as I fell asleep last night and then forgot to schedule it for today.  Anyway back to today's card which is another card featuring Grandma's Button Box CD-ROM.


This card began as a 6x8 card blank.  First I adhered a pink patterned paper to cover the front of the card from my stash.  Next I added a yellow gingham mat onto the pink paper.  I then printed onto white card stock the topper and sentiment using Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM.  These were fussy cut out.  The image was adhered to the right hand side of the card and the sentiment to the left in the centre.  I then added a pink round button to each corner of the card.  Finally I added two pink hand shaped buttons to the top of the sentiment.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel



Friday 12 September 2014

Grandma's Heart ~ Grandma's Button Box Katy Sue Designs ~ Grand Parents Day

Hello bloggers well another week almost over I am positive the older we get the quicker the weeks fly by.  Today I have a Grandma card for you, this could be used for any occasion but also for the forth coming Grand Parents Day.


This card began as an A5 white card blank.  Next I used Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM to print out a backing paper, sentiment sheet and character.  The backing paper was cut to size and adhered to the front of the card.  Next the character was fussy cut out and I made a mat for it using some blue gingham patterned paper and Spellbinders 'labels 21' die set.  The mat was inked around the edges with faded jeans distress ink.  The character and mat were adhered together and added to the front of the card.  Next I fussy cut out the sentiment and used the same paper and die set as above to cut a mat for it.  This was then cut in half and adhered into place.  The edges of the finished sentiment were inked with pine needles distress ink and then adhered to the right hands side of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 11 September 2014

Like Button Jars ~ Grandmas Button Box ~ Sewing

Hello bloggers I hope that you enjoyed your day yesterday and the lovely weather we had for those in the UK.  Today I have a card featuring a child sewing very apt as the country is taken by the sewing bug.


This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock.  First I used Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM to print a patchwork pattern onto the card stock.  It was then cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.    Next using the same CD-ROM as above I printed off a character and sentiment sheet.  I then fussy cut the character out.  A mat for the topper was made using some gingham patterned paper and Spellbinders 'labels B' die set.  I then inked the edges of the die cut with tumbled glass distress ink.  The topper and mat were adhered together and then attached to the front of the card.  Finally I cut out a sentiment and added it to the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Driving Fanatic ~ Twisterpage

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a card for the driving fanatic.


This card began as an A4 sheet of topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank. Next I printed out the decoupage twisterpage sheet from Crafter's Companion 'hobbies' CD-ROM.  I then cut out all the elements and layered then up using foam pads.  The completed topper was then matted onto some red card stock.  I then matted it onto some gold holographic card stock.  The topper was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next I used a sentiment from the same printed decoupage sheet and matted it onto gold holographic card stock before adhering it to the bottom of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Marvel Human Torch ~ Flame On! Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the working week yesterday.  Today I have a card for the Marvel fans.



This card began as an A4 sheet of green topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next I used a Marvel decoupage sheet and cut out all the elements for the decoupage.  I then assembled the layers using foam pads.  Next I cut a mat for the topper from red card stock. The topper and mat were then adhered to the front of the card.  I then added the human torch words to the bottom right of the card and a Marvel one to the top left.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Monday 8 September 2014

Happy Grand Parents Day ~ Hunkydory Golden Oldies Life's Journey

Hello bloggers I hope that you enjoyed a good weekend and nice weather.  Today I have a card for Grand Parents Day, which isn't too far away.



This card began as a white 8x8 card blank that I die cut using Spellbinders 'grand labels one' die set to make a shaped card.  Next I die cut a patterned paper from  English tea party paper collection and also die cut that using the same die as for the card blank.  The paper was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next I stamped the topper onto white card stock using black soot distress ink and Hunkydory golden oldies 'life's journey' stamp set.  This was die cut using a smaller Spellbinders 'grand labels one' die.  Whilst still in the die I inked around the edges with mustard seed distress ink.  The image was coloured using a combination of Whispers brushmarkers and ProMarkers.  I then added glossy accents to the glasses and lights.

Next I used black soot distress ink and clarity stamps letterbox kit to stamp the boxes which the sentiment sit in.  I then used peeled paint distress ink and the same stamp set to stamp out the letters to make up the words.  These were fussy cut out.  I adhered the topper to the centre of the card and added the sentiment around it to complete the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sunday 7 September 2014

Soaring By To Say Hi ~ Rupert The Bear And Friends Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to the weekend and managed to get some crafting done.  Today I have a decoupaged Rupert The Bear and Friends card for you.



This card began as a 6x4 white card blank.  First I covered the front of the card with a yellow gingham patterned paper from English Tea Party collection of papers.  Next I used a sheet of Rupert decoupage to make the main body of the card.  I fussy cut the decoupage out and then layered it up with foam pads.  The sentiment was stamped onto the backing paper using barn door distress ink and Creative Expressions 'buttons' stamp set.  The topper was then adhered to the front of the card leaving the sentiment at the bottom.  Finally I added a Rupert sentiment  to the top right corner.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Saturday 6 September 2014

Believe In The Magic Of Christmas ~ Snowflakes

Hello bloggers for those of you that visit my blog each day so sorry today's post didn't show at 5am as usual for some reason I had left it in draft mode and it didn't post and only just realised at 9:30pm GMT yesterday.  So if you missed it just scroll down to yesterday and you will find the post.

Anyway back to today and I have another Christmas card.


This card began as a piece of navy card stock that I scored to make a card blank.  Next I used a patterned paper from my stash and covered the front of the card.  I then created the sentiment on the computer using word and printed it onto white card stock.  I die cut it using Spellbinders 'back to basic'die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  I then cut the tag ends of the sentiment and adhered it to the front of the card.

Next using some blue pearlescent paper and white glitter card I die cut several snowflakes using Spellbinders 'create a flake three' die set.  Once die cut the snowflakes were added to the front of the card.  Some of them were layered up to create dimension.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Friday 5 September 2014

Thanks A Bunch ~ Decoupage Diamond Top Spring Card

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a thank you card using the diamond top spring card.



This card began as an A4 sheet of red topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a diamond spring top card blank.  Next I used Kaisercrafts sweetpea paper pad to add a mat to the base of the card which was adhered into place.  I then stamped the sentiment twice on the base using Creative Expressions 'button florals' stamp set and dusty concord distress ink.  Next using the same sweetpea paper I cut a mat for the topper using spellbinders lacey squares die set.  The decoupage was from my stash I printed it off a My craft studio Cd -ROm along time ago and never used it so can't remember the name of it. cut oiut and layered up with foam pads before being added to the mat.  The mat and topper were then adhered onto the diamond top.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thursday 4 September 2014

Fairy Decoupage ~ Believe Sue Wilson Die

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and the week is going well too.  Today I have a card using the same believe die as yesterday but this time on a fairy card.



This card began as a 6x6 white card blank.  First I adhered a 6x6 sheet of Kraisercrafts 'sweet pea' paper collection to the front of the card.  Next using a fairy decoupage sheet from my stash I popped out the different layers.  The edges were sanded to remove the locking pips before they were layered up with foam pads.  Next using some peach/pink glitter card I die cut a mat for the decoupage topper.  It was die cut using Spellbinders 'big scallop oval' die set.  The mat and topper were adhered to the bottom right of the card.  Finally I used a peach glitter card and Craft dies by Sue Wilson 'believe' to die cut the sentiment.  It was then adhered to the top left of the card.
Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Believe In The Magic Of Christmas

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a quick Christmas card.



This card began as an 8x8 card blank.  First I cut down an A4 sheet of Christmas themed paper to 8x8.  Next using some red mirror card and Craft Dies by Sue Wilson 'believe' die I die cut the word believe.  Using word on the computer I printed off the sentiment.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with festive berries distress ink.  The sentiment tag was then adhered toward the bottom right hand side of the card using two metal snowflake brads.  The believe word was adhered to the right of the boy and then the paper was adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel