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          

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