Turquoise Birth Stone ~ Birthday

Hello bloggers I hope you are all well and had a good day yesterday.  We had sunshine in the morning and terrible torrential rain in the afternoon so a good excuse to get crafting out of the rain.  I can't believe its the last day of February where has this year gone.  Today's card is a turquoise birth stone birthday card.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I used an A4 sheet of floral patterned vellum and cut it down to 8"square.  Next I printed out my topper sheet using Linda Ravenscroft 'fairy gemstones' CD-ROM.  The toppers were die cut using Spellbinders 'labels one' die set.  Next using some green card stock I cut a mat for each of the toppers using the same die set.  The mats and toppers were adhered together and then adhered to the vellum mat.  Using some more of the same green card stock and Spellbinders 'asian motifs' die set I die cut two embellishments and then adhered them in opposite corners of the card.  Next using some turquoise bakers twine I tied together the two corner embellishments to give the card more detail and interest.  Once it was looped through several times I tied it off in the middle.  Using Spellbinders 'asian motifs' die set I die cut two of the same embellishments out of green card stock and two out of vellum.  These were then layered up off set and attached to the knot in the centre of the bakers twine to complete the card. Finally the vellum mat was adhered to the card blank, this was done last so that I could position the adhesive behind other elements, so that it didn't show through and spoil the look of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel 

Happy Mother's Day ~ Bunch of Flowers

Hello bloggers I hope you had a great day yesterday, again we had sunshine here in the UK, but snow is forecast for Friday. :(  Today's card is for Mother's Day and has been made using handmade paper.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I cut a mat from some red card stock slightly smaller than the card blank and adhered it to the card.  Next I cut some turquoise handmade paper to slightly smaller than the red mat and adhered it to the front of the card.  In each corner I added a faux pearl.  The topper was stamped using staz-on ink black and was stamped using a stamp from a stamp club so I can't remember which stamp this is.  It was then coloured before being die cut using Spellbinders 'labels A' die set.  Next using the same red card stock as above I cut a mat for the topper using the same die set.  The mat and topper were added to the front of the card.  Finally using a 'Happy Mother's Day' stamp and black staz-on ink I stamped the sentiment onto red card stock.  This was then punched out using a circle punch before being adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Have A Great Day ~ Marvel Incredible Hulk Decoupage

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and enjoyed a good day yesterday.  For today's card I have an easel card with the Incredible Hulk.

This card began as a 13.5cm square kraft card blank.  First I took some Marvel Incredible Hulk patterned paper and cut a 13.5cm mat for the front of the card.  I then cut another mat the same size for inside the card.  Next I diagonally scored the front on the card to make a twisted easel card.  Next I adhered the paper to the inside of the card.  I then added adhesive to the front of the card and attached the mat for the front of the card.  Next I cut and layered up my decoupage using a Marvel decoupage sheet.  Using some aubergine coloured pearlescent paper I cut a mat for the topper and then adhered both to the front of the card.  Finally using a sentiment from the same Marvel sheet I cut another mat from the aubergine paper and mounted them up with foam tape to form the stopper for the card.  This was then added inside the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Save The Date A Special Day ~ A Very Important Date

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and had a good day yesterday.  We had sunshine again here in the UK so all good.  On to today's card which is for a special date.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I cut a mat from some red card stock to 7.5" square and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next using My Craft Studio 'a very important date' CD-ROM I printed out the white rabbit background paper and the large white rabbit topper.  Next I cut the background paper down to 7" square and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Using Spellbinders 'grand labels large' die set I die cut a mat for my topper from some more red card stock.  Next I fussy cut the large white rabbit and then coloured in a few elements on the image using ProMarkers.  The topper was adhered to the mat and then added to the card.  Finally using Lilly of the Valley 'calendars' stamp set and staz-on black ink I stamped the 'save the date' and 'a special day' sentiments onto some white card stock.  These were punched out using a circle punch before being adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

A Mother Is..........Spellbinders Daisy Flower Topper

Hello bloggers I hope you managed to have an enjoyable weekend and got some sort of crafting done.  Today's card is another Mother's Day Verse card this time using a different flower and verse.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I die cut my flowers using Spellbinders 'daisy flower topper' die set, lilac pearlescent paper, purple velum and some dark purple paper.  Once die cut they were shaped with an embossing tool and layered up in different combinations.  A faux pearl was then added to the centre of each flower.  Next I added some purple organza ribbon in a cross formation on the card.  I then type up my verse using 'Just the Right words' by Judith Wibberley before printing it out and die cutting it using Spellbinders 'labels 15' die set.  The edges of the verse were inked up with dusty concord distress ink.  Using a scrap of purple floral patterned paper I cut a mat for the verse topper using a guillotine.  The verse topper and mat were then adhered to the front of the card.   Finally I added a flower in each corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Mother's Day ~ Spellbinders Die D-lites Blooms

Hello bloggers, we had sunshine here in Nottingham yesterday, which was a pleasant surprise I hope you had good weather where you are.  Today's card has a Mother's Day theme, but could be used for any occasion if you changed the verse.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I cut some butterfly patterned paper down to 5"x7" and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I typed up the verse from Just the Right Words by Judith Wibberley and then printed it onto white card stock.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 26' die set.  I then inked the edges using barn door distress ink before adhering the topper to the left hand side of the card.  Next using some red doubled sided paper that was pink on the other side, I die cut several flowers using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'blooms one & blooms four' die sets.  Once die cut the elements were layered up to make several 3-dimensional flowers.  Next using some green pearlescent paper I die cut 2 sets of leaves using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'sprigs' die set.  The flowers and sprigs were then added to the right hand side of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Marvel The Mighty Thor ~ Decoupage

Hello bloggers, I do hope that you had a much better day than I did.  I was very ill again but did manage to make a quick card.  Hoping tomorrow will be a better day.  Today's card is a quick decoupage card for the boys.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that I cut and score to make a card blank 5.5" x 6.5".    Next I cut out my decoupage and then layered it up to complete the topper.  Next using some blue pearlescent paper I cut a mat for the topper and then adhered it to the card blank.  I added the topper and Finally I added a sentiment to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Best Wishes Happy Birthday Turquoise

Hello bloggers back on schedule today, again I would like to apologise for a very late post yesterday.  On to today's post which is one for the girls.

This card began as an 8x8 card blank.  First I cut some green and white harlequin patterned paper to 8" square and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I printed out my toppers from the computer using Fairy Gemstones CD by Linda Ravenscroft.  Once printed I die cut the two topper from the sheet that I wanted to choose using spellbinders 'grand labels one' die set.  Using some green card stock I cut mats for the two toppers and then adhered them to the card.  I then fussy cut  two sentiments and then added then to the card to complete it.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Better Late Than Never ~ Marvel Wolverine

Hello bloggers today's title really sums it up.  I'm so sorry there was no blog post as usual this morning, I have been really poorly over the weekend and thought I had scheduled posts up until today but I was wrong and the last post was yesterday.  So here is a belated post for today, just a quick card for a man or boy.

This card began as a sheet of yellow card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4" square card.  Next I cut down a sheet of Marvel X-men paper to 3.75" square and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next the twistapage pieces were cut out and layered up with foam tape from a Marvel twistapage sheet.  The completed topper was then added to the card t complete it.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Laugh, Breathe, Love, Live

Hello bloggers I hope you are all well and had a good day yesterday.  For today's card I have a sentiment card, love this sentiment.

This card began as a white 6x6 card blank.  First to the front I adhered some green mirror board patterned with stars.   Next using some pale pearlescent green paper I die cut a mat for the topper using Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set.  The mat was then adhered to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using bundled sage distress ink and Creative Expressions 'sentimental sayings' stamp set.  Next I die cut it using Spellbinders 'eyelet circles' die set.  Once die cut I threaded some green ribbon through the eyelet holes and tied the ribbon in a bow at the bottom.  Finally the sentiment topper was adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Birthday ~ Marvel Spiderman

Hello bloggers I hope you are all well, it's half term week here in Nottingham, so the house is fuller and more noisy than usual.  Today I have another card for the guys, this time it's Spiderman.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that I cut and scored to make a card 5.5" square.  Next I cut a mat from black card stock and adhered it to the card blank.  I then cut out the topper from the Marvel topper sheet and then adhered it to the card.  Finally I cut out a sentiment from the same sheet and added it to the top of corner of the card.  A simple and quick card today.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Mum ~ Marianne Butterflies

Hello bloggers back with another Mother's Day card today.  I hope you had a good weekend we had sun on Sunday yippee.

This card began as an A4 sheet of pink Topsy Turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make card blank 4.5" x  6.5".  Next I cut some pink wavy stripped paper to slightly smaller than the card blank and adhered it to the front of the card.  Using some white butterfly glitter card I cut a smaller mat for my lettering, which was adhered to the front of the card.  The letters we cut using the Xyron Personal Cutting System using the basic fonts book.  Then I cut a shadow for the letter using the same system.  These were then adhered to the front of the card to spell out mum.  Finally using some pink glitter card and Marianne Dies 'butterflies' I die cut three small butterflies to sit on the letters.  The butterflies were adhered to the letters to finish off the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Marvel Captain America ~ Pyramage

Hello bloggers today I have a card for the guys with a pyramage Captain America card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that I cut and scored to create a 5.5 square card blank.  Next I added a red two red strip down the left and right hand sided of the card to give the edges a bit of height.  In the centre of the raised edges I added some Marcel Captain America themed paper.  Next I cut out the pyramage pieces and then layered them up using foam tape.  The topper was then adhered to the card.  Finally I added some 'birthday wishes' sentiment strips around the topper to frame it.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Friends Frilly Things Spellbinders

 Hello bloggers I hope you have had a good week and are ready for the weekend. I know I am.  Today's  card is a card about friends and how they support you just like a bra for us women out there.

 I began with an 8x8 card blank and using some white card stock I stamped the orange lace pattern with Kanban lace stamp and spiced marmalade distress ink.  I then added some orange ribbon to the lace stamped panel and then topped this of with some green polka dot ribbon on top.  Lastly I added a hand tied bow and adhered it into place.  I then attached the panel to the left hand side of the card.  Next using spellbinders 'Venetian accents' dies I cut 2 borders in green and 1 in orange.  These were then adhered to the card blank.  Using creative expressions frilly things stamp set I stamped up the bra and pants using spiced marmalade distress ink.  This was then die cut out using spellbinders labels fourteen die and the edges were ink with the distress ink using a piece of cut n dry foam.  The sentiment was stamped also from frilly things stamp set and inked in iced spruce distress ink, again this was die cut using labels fourteen and inking the edges.   Finally the sentiment and topper were adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Live Your life ~ Spellbinders

Hello bloggers I hope its not too wet and cold for you, we had terrible storms the last few days.  Today's card has a green theme and could be used for any gender, age or occasion.

This card began as a sheet of A4 black card stock that I cut and scored to make a 5.5 square card.   First I cut some green striped  paper to size to make a mat for the topper and adhered it to the card blank.  Next I made the mat for my sentiment using Spellbinders 'lace doily motifs' die set and some green polka dot paper.  I then used the same die to cut another mat from some green pearlescent paper.  Using staz-on black ink pad and Polka Doodles 'sensational sentiments' stamp set ( I stamped my sentiment into the center of the green pearlescent mat.  Next I layered up the mat and the sentiment topper and adhered them to the card.  I added some faux pearls to the sentiment mat.  Finally I added some buttons to the four corners of the card two of them have words on them 'joy' and 'laugh'.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Grandma's Happy Mother's Day Crafter's Companion s.w.a.l.k.

Hello bloggers today I have a grandma card for you again this has a Mother's Day theme.

This card began as a sheet of A4 blue Topsy Turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 5x7 card blank.   First I added a blue checked paper mat to the front of the card leaving a border to show of the coloured card stock used.  Next the topper was stamped using walnut stain distress ink and Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. 'grandma' stamp set.  The topper was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 14' die set and then coloured with pencil crayons and Whispers permanent markers.  I added some glossy accents to the glasses on the topper.  Next using Topsy Turvy card stock I die cut a mat for the topper using Spellbinders 'labels 20' die set.  The topper and mat were added together and adhered to the card.  The sentiments were stamped onto white card stock using the same stamp set as above and broken china distress ink  These were fussy cut out and then added to the card using foam pads.  Next I stamped the 'happy mother's day' sentiment using broken china distress ink and a stamp from my stash, this was then punched out using a circle punch.  The sentiment was then added to the top left of the card.  Finally I added 3 faux pearls to the top right of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Time Out S.W.A.L.K. Happy Mother's Day

Hello bloggers today I have a card that could be used for many an occasion if you changed the sentiment.  I do love this card as this is just what I need a little time out for myself.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I cut some green polka dot paper to 5x7 and added some ribbon down one side before tying a bow to the front.  This was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next I stamped my topper using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K  'time out' stamp set.  Once stamped the image was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels H' die set and then coloured using Whispers markers.  Glossy accents were added to the bubbles and water to give is some texture and glossiness.  Using some green holographic mirror board I die cut two mats for the topper using Spellbinders 'labels H' die set.  These were adhered to the back of the topper offset to form a mat.  The topper was then added to the card.  Next using white card stock and the same stamp set as above I stamped my sentiments using walnut stain distress ink.  These were fussy cut and adhered to the card using foam pads.   Next I stamped 'happy mother's day' sentiment onto some white card stock.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'floral doily motif' die set. I then inked the topper up using a pink ProMarker to bring some more pink into the card.    This was then adhered to the ribbon in the bottom left corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel          

Scent With Love ~ Makey Bakey Mice Happy Mother's day

Hello bloggers I hope you are getting into the working week by now.  Today's card is one for Mother's Day which is on March 30th this year in the UK.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First using some red and white stripped paper I added a mat to the front of the card.  Next I stamped my topper onto white card stock using walnut stain distress ink and Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'thanks petal' stamp set.  Once stamped it was die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 18' die set.  Next I coloured the image using Whispers permanent markers.  With some copper holographic mirror board  and Spellbinders 'grand labels 11' die set I cut a mat for the topper.  The topper and mat were then adhered together and attached to the front of the card.   The sentiments were stamped using festive berries distress ink, the same stamp set as above and a mother's day stamp from my stash.  Once stamped I punched them out using a circle punch before adhering them to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Nan ~ easel card

Hello bloggers well back to the beginning of the working week. I hope you managed to have a great weekend whatever you got up to.  Today's card is an easel card for a Nan.  This card could be used for a variety of occasions.

Easel card closed

easel card open

inside easel card

This card began as an A4 piece of Topsy Turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a card 5.5" square.  Next using some more of the same card stock I cut a mat for inside the card and then adhered it in place.  Using some white glitter card I die cut a mat for my topper using Spellbinders 'grand scallop squares' die set.  Next using the same die set but a smaller die I die cut another mat using some green holographic mirror board.  The two mats were adhered to the front of the card.  Using some purple pearlescent paper I die cut another mat for the topper using spellbinders 'heart squares' die set.  When popping the waste from the die I saved the hearts into a plastic bag to save as confetti for putting in the card.  The last mat was then adhered to the front of the card.  Next I stamped two images and the Nan blocks using walnut stain distress ink and Hunkydory Golden Oldies 'waltzing surprise' stamp set.  The images were then coloured using ProMarkers.  The Nan was  fussy cut and then adhered to the front of the card in the bottom left corner of the mats.  The baby topper was die cut using Spellbinders 'ironworks accents' die set before being added to the card.  Next I fussy cut the blocks and added them to the card to finish the front. 

 Inside the card I added a mat die cut from lilac pearlescent paper using Spellbinders 'hearts squares' die set.  Using the same green holographic mirror board I die cut a smaller heart square mat.  These were added to the bottom right inside of the card to form the stopper for the easel card.  Finally I stamped my verse using the same stamp set as above and walnut stain distress ink.  This was cut out by hand and then adhered across the mats.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Nan ~ Happy Mother's Day

Hello bloggers I hope you are enjoying the weekend.   Today's card is a card for a Nan for Mother's Day.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I added some rainbow glitter card to the front of the card.  Next I stamped my image onto white card stock using Hunkydory Golden Oldies 'waltzing surprise' stamp set and walnut stain distress ink.  The image was then coloured with ProMarkers before being die cut using Spellbinders 'labels B' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with mustard seed distress ink before adhering the topper to the top of the card.  Using some white card stock and walnut stain distress ink I stamped the 'happy mother's day' sentiment with a stamp from my stash.  The cubes were stamped using Hunkydory Golden Oldies 'waltzing surprise' stamp set, walnut stain and mustard seed distress ink.  The sentiment topper was then die cut with Spellbinders Die D-lites 'frames two' die set before being adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Anniversary ~ Hunkydory

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and have managed to get some crafting into your weekend.  Today's card is for a wedding anniversary.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First using some textured red paper I cut it to 5x7 and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I stamped my image onto white card stock using walnut stain distress ink and Hunkydorky Golden oldies 'waltzing surprise' stamp set.  This was then coloured using whispers brushmarkers before being die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 28' die set.  Next using some holographic card stock I cut a mat for the topper using the same die set.  The mat and topper were adhered together and then attached to the card.  The sentiment was die cut using some red waxed paper from my stash and Tattered Lace 'die sentiments blocks' die set.  This was then run through my Xyron to apply adhesive before being attached to the topper.  Finally I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock using walnut stain distress ink and Hunkydorky Golden oldies 'waltzing surprise' stamp set.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with barn door distress ink.  The tag was then adhered to the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

If I'd have known that ....... Happy Mother's Day

Hello bloggers today's card is in readiness for Mother's day, it's a card for a grandma.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I took and A4 sheet of gorgeous rainbow glitter card and cut it down to 5x7 before adhering it to the card blank.  Next I stamped my topper using  Hunkydory Golden Oldies 'waltz surprise' stamp set and walnut stain distress ink.   The image was coloured with ProMarkers and then die cut using Spellbinders 'heart squares' die set.  The edges were then inked with scattered straw distress ink before being adhered to the top of the card.  Next I stamped 'If I'd Known' words using the same ink and stamp set as above before die cutting it with Spellbinders 'labels 14' die set.  The edges were then inked with evergreen bough distress ink before being adhered below the topper.  Finally I stamped a 'Happy Mother's Day' sentiment using a stamp from my stash and walnut stain distress ink.  Once stamped it was die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  The edges of the die cut were then inked with spiced marmalade distress ink before being added to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

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Explorer ~ Male card kanban

Hello bloggers I hope you had a great day yesterday it was extremely windy here and we had more rain.
Today's card is for the males in your life.  This is a simple card with no sentiment so ideal for any occasion.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First of all I took several pieces of blue paper and card stock the adhered them to the front of the card.  There's were then cut to the size of the card.  Next using some white card stock I stamped my images using Kanban 'explorer' stamp set and staz-on black ink.  Once stamped they were all die cut with varying sizes of Spellbinders  'labels C' die set.  The largest topper had its edges inked with a ProMarker and was adhered to the left and side of the card.  The topper at the top right hand side of the card was completely coloured with a ProMarker and then adhered into place.  Finally the bottom right hand topper was partially coloured with the same ProMarker before being adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Birthday Little Mischief ~ Decoupage

Hello bloggers I had a lovely day yesterday it was sunny and I spent the day at the allotment and then made a visit to the local library.  I hope that you all had a great day too.  On to today's card which is a quick decoupage card for a boy.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First of all I cut down some  patterned card stock to 5x7 and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I popped out my Little Mischief decoupage from the sheet and then filed off the locking pips with some sandpaper.  The decoupage was then layered up using foam pads and adhered to the left hand side of the card.  Using some blue patterned card stock I die cut it using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  The label was then adhered down the right hand side of the card.  Next I added a 'happy birthday' sentiment from my stash to the top of the label 33 mat.  Finally I fussy cut the little  mischief topper from the decoupage sheet and adhered it below the sentiment.

Happy Birthday xx Hazel

You Deserve A Treat ~ Birthday Wishes s.w.a.l.k.

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and had a great start to the working week.  I did lots of cleaning and creating yesterday.   Today's card could be used for any occasion but I chose it as a birthday card, love the topper image and sentiment on this one.

This card began as an A4 sheet of green Topsy Turvy card stock that I score and folded to create an A5 card blank.  Next I took some green floral paper from my stash and cut it to 14.5cm x 20.5cm to make a mat, which was adhered to the card blank.  The topper was printed from Crafter's Companion 's.w.a.l.k. digistamps' CD-ROM.  Once printed I die cut it using Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set.  The image was coloured using ProMarkers and I also inked the edges with a lime green one.  The topper was adhered to the right hand side of the card.  Next using some white card stock I stamped the boxes for my  'enjoy' sentiment using Clarity Stamps 'letterbox kit' stamp set and black staz-on ink pad.  The letters were then stamped inside the boxes using the same stamp set and peeled paint distress ink.  The sentiment was then fussy cut out and adhered to the left hand side of the card.  Finally I added 

a sticker sentiment from Katy Sue Designs which says 'Birthday Wishes' to the top left hand corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

You're Like A Flower..... Digistamp s.w.a.l.k

Hello bloggers I hope you are having a good weekend crafting.  I had a chilled Sunday apart from cooking the Sunday roast which is a must.  Today's card is the same image as yesterdays but a smaller version and coloured with a different medium.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First with a sheet of A4 Topsy Turvy card stock I cut this down to 8" square and then randomly stamped it with a flower using Stampin Up 'love & laughter' stamp set and staz-on black ink pad.  Next I cut a strip of striped paper to 3" wide and adhered it to the Topsy Turvy card stock.   Using an off cut from the Topsy Turvy card stock I cut a 1" strip and adhered it down the centre of the stripped card stock.   This was then all adhered to the card blank.  Next I die cut a mat for my topper using some pale blue polka-dot paper and Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set.   The topper was printed from Crafter's Companion 's.w.a.l.k digistamps' CD-ROM and then coloured using pencil crayons.  Once coloured it was die cut using the same die as above for the mat.  The topper and mat were then adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

You're Like A Flower...... Blooming Wonderful s.w.a.l.k

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good start to your weekend.  I started to sort out fabric for a quilt I am going to attempt to make and made a few card toppers.  Today's card is a lovely card that could be used for many an occasion.

This card began as an 8x8 card blank.  First I cut down some purple patterned card stock to 19.5cm square and then adhered it to the front of the card.  Next I printed out my topper from Crafter's Companion 's.w.a.l.k. digi-stamp' CD-ROM.  I then coloured the image using ProMarkers before die cutting it using Spellbinders 'grand scallop circles' die set.  Next using some lilac pearlescent paper I die cut a mat for the topper using the largest die in the set of Spellbinders 'grand circles' die set.  I then die cut a smaller mat using the same die set and some purple pearlescent paper.  The mats and topper were then layered up and adhered to the card.  As the topper already had the sentiment included I didn't add an additional one, although it wouldn't look out of place with another sentiment like 'Happy Birthday' or 'Happy Mother's Day'.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

You're My Best Friend S.W.A.L.K

Hello bloggers a pinch and a punch it's the first of the month, can't believe we are already into February. I hope yesterday was a good day for you and you managed to get some crafting into your busy day.  It rained here a lot but I did manage to get to the shops to buy several raspberry bushes for my allotment before the rain began.  Today's card is a best friends card as I share my allotment with my friend and we went shopping together I thought it was quite appropriate.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.   First I covered the front of the card with some green decorative paper.  I then stamped my topper using walnut stain distress ink and Crafter's Companion 'best friends' stamp set.  Once stamped I die cut the image using Spellbinders 'labels H' die set.  The image was then coloured with Whispers marker pens.  Using some red and white stripped paper I die cut two more of the topper shapes using the same die.  These were then cut in half and adhered to the back of the topper to form a mat.   The topper was then adhered to the card.  Both sentiments were stamped using walnut stain distress ink and the same stamp set as above.  The top sentiment was then die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with festive berries distress ink to get the sentiment to match the dress of one of the girls.   The bottom sentiment was die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst still in the die this was inked through with spiced marmalade to match the other girls dress.  The sentiment was then added to the bottom of the card.  Finally some Cosmic Shimmer 'berry red' pva was used to add faux brads to the holes in the top tag.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel