A Friends Is ~ Bloom ~ Sprig ~ Flower

Hello bloggers, well here we are into the first week of February already.  Today's card is a Sentiment card with a lovely bloom.

This card began as an A4 sheet of purple card stock that was cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next I added a purple floral paper to the front of the card. I used an off cut of lilac card stock and Spellbinders 'labels 20' die set to cut the topper.  Once die cut I inked the edges with a black ProMarker.  I then stamped the sentiment onto the topper using Creative Expressions 'sentimental sayings' stamp set and staz-on black ink pad.  Once stamped the topper was adhered to the card.  

Next using some off cuts of lilac card stock and purple holographic mirror board I die cut the flower using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'blooms 4' die set.  Once die cut I used an embossing tool to give them some shape and then adhered the layers together.  Next using some green card stock and Spellbinders Die D-lites 'sprigs' die set I die cut the sprig twice.  Finally the sprigs and bloom flower were added to the bottom right hand corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Spring Bluebells & Butterfly ~ Especially For You

Hello bloggers I hope you will all be enjoying the last Sunday of the year  and having a chill day.

This card began as a 12x12 sheet of orange card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next I used a piece of white card stock and a free bluebell mask from one of Ali Reeves DVD's.  I placed the mask onto the card stock and began inking through with cut n dry foam.  The bluebells were coloured using faded jeans and tumbled glass distress inks, I then inked the stems using pine needles distress ink.  The butterfly was coloured with scattered straw and spiced marmalade distress inks.  The topper was cut down to size and adhered to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped using Creative Expressions 'sentimental saying' stamp set and spiced marmalade distress ink.  Once stamped it was die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Once die cut it was added to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Reindeer Food Cones ~ Spellbinders Fanciful Holiday

Hello bloggers well another day closer and I'm still not done due to ill health, hope you are having a better chance of achieving everything done in time.  Today I have a different variation on the Reindeer food I shared a short time ago.

I began with a bag of rolled oats and a large bowl and a few pots of silver glitter.  These were all thrown into the bowl and stirred up.  Next I used a scoop to fill the cones to about two thirds. I then twisted around the cone at the top of food.  A coloured pipe cleaner was wrapped around this area to secure and to form the antlers of the reindeer.  Next I added some googly eyes to form the face and a red pompom for the nose at the tip of the cone.  

I then typed up a little verse I found on the internet and printed it out onto white card stock.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  The tag was then tied to the neck of the cone using some gold elastic thread.  The reindeer food labels text was printed onto white card stock.  I then placed the reindeer die from Spellbinders 'fanciful holiday' die set over the text and die cut the reindeer labels. Whilst still in the die I inked through with walnut stain distress ink.  The label was then adhered to the front of the cone.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Congratulations ~ Baby Boy ~ Patchwork

Hello bloggers, today I thought I would have a break from the Christmas cards with this baby boy birth card.

This card began as white A4 card blank that I cut and scored to make a 7.5x5 card blank.  Next using Katy Sue Designs 'grandma's button box' CD-ROM I printed out the patchwork paper and adhered it to the front of the card.  Onto white card stock I stamped the topper using faded jeans distress ink and Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear Kids 'bundle of joy' stamp set.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'labels C' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  The topper was then adhered to the top of the card using foam pads. 

The sentiment was stamped using tumbled glass distress ink and Polka Doodles 'sensational sentiments' stamp set onto white card stock.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'fancy tag two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with the same ink pad.  It was then adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Holly Berries Christmas Tree

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today's card is a Christmas card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 5" square card blank.  Next I added a green polka dot paper from English tea party collection paper pack to the front of the card.  The holly and berries were stamped using black soot distress ink and Stamping With Dimension 'Christmas trees' Stamp Set onto white card stock.  Once stamped I used pine needles and festive berries distress inks and a water brush to colour in the leaves and berries.  I then used a green pencil to colour the stem.  The Christmas tree was stamped using iced spruced distress and the same stamp set as above.

The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using the same stamp set as above and festive berries distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set.  Once cut I inked through the die.  I then removed the die and cut of the outer edge of the frame.  The sentiment was then adhered to the card.  Finally the completed topper was added to the card blank.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Mini Holiday Christmas Tree Easel Card Embossed ~ For A Special Friend At Christmas

Hello bloggers today's card is an easel Christmas card featuring this gorgeous die cut tree.

This card began as an A4 sheet of green topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 easel card blank.  Next I cut some more of the same card stock to 4x4 and adhered it to the front of the card.  Using a free embossing folder called 'Christmas patchwork' by Crafter's Companion I embossed a piece of the topsy turvy card stock.  This was  then cut down and adhered to the front of the card.  Next I die cut the tree with Spellbinders die d-lites 'holiday tree' die set.  This was then adhered to the front of the card.  I then added faux pearls using Cosmic Shimmer 'pearl' pva to the tree.  Using the same card stock I die cut a holly leaf using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly twigs and leaves' die set.  This was adhered to the top right of the card

Inside the card I die cut a holly scroll using the same card stock as above and Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set and adhered it to the top right of the card base.  I then stamped the sentiment using a free stamp set and evergreen bough distress ink.  This was cut out with a circle punch and mounted onto foam pads to act as the stopper for the easel.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Paddington Bear Sledging ~ Happy Christmas

Hello bloggers I hope you are keeping well and managing to get some crafting into your busy week.  For today's card I have gone along the Paddington Bear Christmas theme as the film is due out soon here in the UK.

This card began as an 8x4 piece of cream card stock that I scored to make a 4x4 card blank.    Next using faded jeans distress ink and inked the front of the card.  The topper was printed onto white card stock using Create & and Craft 'Paddington Bear' digikits.  Once printed I die cut it using Spellbinders 'crowned circles' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with faded jeans distress ink.  I then used the same die to cut out a mat for the topper from some patterned Christmas vellum.  The mat and topper were intertwined and then adhered to the front of the card.

Finally I stamped the 'Happy Christmas' sentiment using a stamp set from my stash and faded jeans distress ink.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders die d-lites 'frame two' die set. I also cut a mat using the same die and cut it from the vellum that I used above.  The vellum mat was cut in half horizontally and then adhered to the back of the sentiment topper before being adhered to the bottom right of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Spellbinders Filigree Cross ~ Christmas Wishes ~ Aperture

Hello bloggers, well another weekend is upon us I hope you had a good week and the weekend will be good to follow.  Today's card is a more traditional Christmas card featuring a filigree cross.

This card began as an 8x8 sheet of cream card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next I die cut the aperture in the front of the card using Spellbinders Die D-lites 'filigree cross' die set.  Using some gold patterned mirror board I die cut the filigree cross using the same die set as above and the border die that takes it out of the card stock.  The paper for the front of the card was cut to 4x4 in size and then was placed inside the card and the cross border die I put back into place.  This was taped into place and the card opened out and was then run through the die cutting machine.  I know it would have been easier to cover the card before cutting it but I wasn't going to cover the front of the card at that point it was an after thought.  The patterned paper was adhered to the front of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using vintage photo distress ink and Creative Expressions 'robins' stamp set.  This was then cut down to size and the edges inked with the same ink pad as it was stamped.  It was then adhered to the top of the card.  I then cut away the part of the sentiment that over lapped the cross aperture and inked the newly cut edge.  Finally the gold mirror board filigree cross die cut was adhered into place inside the card but inline with the cross aperture on the front

Happy Crafting xx Hazel.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas ~ Holly Wreath and Snowflakes ~ Decoupage

Hello bloggers today's card is back to the Christmas theme with this sweet little wreath card.

This card began as an off cut of Centura snow white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x3 3/4 card blank.  Next using off cuts of three different card stocks and Spellbinders Die D-lites 'holly wreath' die set I die cut three wreaths.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  Next I adhered the wreaths one at a time to the card blank, twisting them slightly so that you can see a little bit of all of them.  Once layered up I used an off cut of the snow white card stock and die cut the bow using the same die set as above.  The bow was adhered to the bottom of the wreath.

The sentiment was stamped onto the same light blue card stock as I used for the wreath using Stamping with dimension Christmas trees stamp set and staz-on black ink.  Once stamped I cut the sentiment down to size and used a corner rounder on the corners.  The sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the card.  Finally using an off cut of snow white card stock and a small snowflake punch to punch out several snowflakes.  Once punched out these were randomly adhered around the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy 1st Birthday To A Special Nephew ~ Popcorn The Bear

Hello bloggers well the weekend is over, I hope you had a good one.  I had a lovely time at my nephews 1st birthday.  Here is a card I made for him.

This card began as a 12x12 sheet of blue card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank
4.5 x 9".  Next I used a sheet of A4 blue patterned paper from my stash and added a mat to the front of the card.  I stamped the topper using vintage photo distress ink and Crafter's Companion Popcorn The Bear Kids 'celebrate' stamp set.  Once stamped I die cut it using Spellbinders 'grand large labels' die set.  Whilst still in the die I drew around the inside of the die with a blue watercolour pencil.  Using a water brush and vintage photo distress ink I coloured the image of the bear.  The hat and streamers were coloured using water colour pencils.  The topper was then adhered to the left hand side of the card.

The sentiment was generate using word using coloured text and different fonts.  This was then printed and die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst in the die I inked through with tumbled glass distress ink.  The sentiment was then adhered to the right hand side of the card.

Happy Birthday xx Hazel

Tis The Season ~ Alternative Christmas Card Gothic ~ Holly Motif

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good week and have something nice planned for the weekend.  I have my nephews first birthday on Sunday so something nice going on up my way.  Today's card is an alternative Gothic Christmas card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of black patterned holographic mirror board that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next using Jem's Designs 'I'm screaming of a white Christmas' CD-ROM I printed off a topper and sentiment sheet.  The topper was cut out and adhered to the front of the card towards the bottom right hand corner using silicone glue.  Next I added some Cosmic Shimmer 'pearl silver' pva as faux pearls in each corner of the topper.

The sentiment was cut out and the edges were inked with a black ProMarker.  Next using some green patterned paper and Spellbinders 'holly motifs' die set I cut a mat for the sentiment.  The sentiment was adhered into the center of the motif and I added some more faux pearls using the same Cosmic Shimmer as above to the motif.  Finally the sentiment and mat were added to the top left of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Christmas ~ Makey Bakey Mice Christmas ~ Acetate Card

Hello bloggers today's card is a Christmas acetate card featuring those cute Makey Bakey Mice.

This card began as an off cut of red acetate that I cut and scored to make a card blank 18cm x 9.5cm.  Next using Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'Christmas' CD-ROM I printed off the topper.  This was cut out and the corners were rounded with a corner rounder.  I then inked the edges with festive berries distress ink.  The topper was adhered towards the bottom of the card.  The sentiment was stamped using festive berries distress ink and Katy Sue Designs The Wine Buffs 'Christmas spirit' Stamp Set onto white card stock.  Once stamp it was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 20' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with the same ink pad.  The sentiment was then adhered to the top of the card.  Finally I tied some ribbon around the length of the card and tied it in a knot.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel