Mothers Are Like Buttons

Hello bloggers I hope you have enjoyed a good start to the week.  Today's card is for Mother's Day.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I added a printed paper to the front of the card from Kaiser Crafts 'sweet pea' paper pack.  Next I used a sheet of orange paper and That Special Touch 'button's mask and embossed the paper.  Whilst the mask was still in place I inked through with spiced marmalade distress ink.  This was then cut down to 15cm square.  Next I cut a mat 17cm square from some purple card stock.  Next I wrapped some orange ribbon around the card and knotted it to the front on the left hand side.  The mats were adhered together.  Using Spellbinders 'blossom 5' die set I die cut a flower using purple pearlescent paper.  I then chose the next size die down in the set and cut a flower from the sweet pea paper.  Using some orange felt and Spellbinders 'spiral blossom 2' die I cut a flower and then rolled it up into its finished stated and glue it into place.  The flowers were layered up and adhered to the ribbon.  A purple button was adhered to the centre of the flower.  Next I printed off my sentiment onto some purple pearlescent paper and then die cut it using Spellbinders 'big scallop labels' die set.  The sentiment was added to the top right of the card.  Finally the completed front was adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Mothers Are Like ~ Spring Diamond Card

Hello bloggers I hope you are all well and  are gearing up for the weekend.  Today I have another spring diamond card for you but this time the theme is Mother's Day.

This card began as an A4 sheet of Centura pearl card stock that I cut and scored to make a spring diamond card.  Next using some button patterned paper I covered the base of the card.  I then cut a square for the top of the card and adhered that in place.  Next I covered the two triangles at the side of the card with the same paper.  The spring of the card was then secured to the base using super sticky tape.  Next I type up my verse topper on the computer and printed it onto some cream pearlescent linen paper.  Once printed out it was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels B' die set.  I then inked the edges with walnut stain distress ink.  The topper was adhered to the top of the card.  Finally to finish off I adhered to buttons to the top and bottom of the topper.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Flowers are the music of life ~ button florals

Hello bloggers today I have a delightful floral card made using the button florals stamp set.

This card began as a white hammered 6x6 card blank.  To the front I adhered some pink pearlescent card stock.  Next I made a mat 5.5" square using some red waxed paper.  I then embossed it using That Special Touch Mask 'polka dot'.  Using some pink ribbon I wrapped this around the top corner of the red paper and then back round the opposite bottom corner where I tied a bow.  The mat was then adhered to the card.   Next  using a circle punch I punched out a circle from pink card and stamped onto it a sentiment using staz-on black ink pad and Creative Expressions 'button florals' stamp set.  A mat was cut for the topper using some lilac pearlescent paper and Spellbinders 'floral doily motif' die set.  The topper and mat were then adhered to the card.  Using some 2" wide strips of paper I scored and concertina the paper to make some concertina flowers.  On one flower I added a brad and another I added a button the other two were left bare.  Next I die cut some foliage using green ribbed paper and Spellbinders 'foliage' die set.  These were adhered to the card with the flowers.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Paper Pieced Mushroom - New Home

Hello bloggers today's card is for a New Home.

This card began as a 5 1/2" square kraft card blank.    First I cut some purple glitter card to 5" square to form a mat for the card blank.  Some lavender card stock was cut to 4 1/2" square to make another mat.  Both mats were then adhered to the card blank.  Next onto some white card stock I stamped the mushroom image which is from Whiff of Joy Stamps (sorry don't know the name of this stamp).  I then stamped the image several times onto different patterned papers and cut these out to paper piece the image.  The pieces were attached to the white stamped image and then it was cut out and adhered to the card stock.  The sentiment was stamped using the alphabet stamp set and crystal peg from Stamping with Dimension and using dusty concord distress ink.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags', whilst still in the die I inked through with dusty concord distress ink.  Finally the tag was adhered to t

he top of the card stock and a button was added to disguise the tag hole.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Dancing Snowman Trio - Winter Time Wishes

Hello bloggers, sorry but another Christmas related card today and I'm afraid it will probably be a regular sign as its only 7 months away to the big day.

This card began as a 6x6 white hammered card blank.  I cut a mat from blue glitter card and made it quite a bit smaller than the card blank.  Next I cut another mat from silver mirror board that was slightly smaller than the glitter card mat.  Using some white card stock and the 'snowmen' stamp set from Stamping With Dimension I stamped the snowflake stamp using 'clear' Perfect Medium ink pad.  Then I added silver embossing powder over the top and heat embossed it with a heat gun.  Next using 'tumbled glass' distress ink I ink up the background of the snowflakes so that the whole area was covered.  The ink resisted the snowflakes as they were heat embossed.  From some patterned vellum I cut out the 'Winter Time Wishes' sentiment and adhered it to the bottom of the snowflake background.  Using some more white card stock I stamped the trio of dancing snowmen using 'tumbled glass' distress ink.  I then water coloured the hats and carrots with distress inks.  With some turquoise ribbon I tied a bow and attached it to the left side of the topper.  The edges of the topper were also inked up with 'tumbled glass' distress ink.  The topper was then adhered to the snowflake background.  Next with some pale blue bakers twine I wrapped this around the bottom of the topper and tied it with a snowflake button attached.  Finally all the layers were adhered to the card blank.

This card is being entered into the following blog challenges:-

Winter Wonderland Christmas Blog Challenge - All Tied Up

You can check out the details here http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/all-tied-up.html

Anything Goes Challenge #93 - Handmade Backgrounds

You can check out the details herehttp://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-93-handmade-backgrounds.html

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Happy Crafting xx Hazel