Happy Birthday ~ Little Friend ~ Monchrome

Hello bloggers I hope you  are managing to get some crafting into your busy week.   Today I have a simple monochrome card to share.

This card began as an A4 sheet of kraft card stock that was cut and scored to make a 6x5.5 card blank.  Next onto white card stock I stamped the topper using vintage photo distress ink and Katy Sue Designs Simpler Times Elizabeth Bell 'little friend' stamp set. Once stamped I die cut the topper with Spellbinders 'labels 28' die set.  I then inked the edges with the same ink pad.  I used a water brush and vintage photo distress ink to give the fence on the topper some colour.

Next I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock using the same ink pad and stamp set as above.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  I then inked the edges with the same ink pad. Finally the topper and sentiment were adhered to the card blank.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Baking ~ Cooking ~ Chef

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and have managed to avoid the snow so far like I have.  We did have about 15 minutes yesterday but then it stopped.  Today I have a cooking themed card to share.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that was cut and scored to make a card blank 5.5" square.  Next I added a green pearlescent paper to the card blank to form a coloured mat.  Using Crafter's Companion 'occupations' CD-ROM I printed out the theme backing paper, cut it to slightly smaller than the card blank and matted it onto the card blank.  Next I made a mat as a base for the topper pieces.  This was die cut out of peach pearlescent paper and used Spellbinders 'labels F' die set.  The topper mat was added to the centre of the card.  Next using green pearlescent paper and Wizard 'chef' die set I die cut the chef's hat, oven mitts and spatula.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with black soot distress ink.  Finally the pieces were adhered to the topper mat to complete the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Coffee Morning ~ Monochrome ~ Simpler Times

Hello bloggers, well the weekend has arrived, I do hope you have something nice planned.  I am going to indulge in some knitting.  Today I have a lovely monochrome card to share.

This card began as an off cut of black card stock that I scored to make a 4x6 card blank.  Next onto white card stock I stamped the topper using aged mahogany distress ink and Katy Sue Designs Simpler Times Elizabeth Bell 'coffee time' stamp set.  Once stamped it was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 17' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked around the edges with the same distress ink.  Next from some brown card stock I die cut a mat for the topper using a larger die of the same set used above.  The mat and topper were both adhered to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped using the same ink pad and stamp set as above.  It was cut out using a circle punch before being adhered to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

You & Me I Love You Heart

Hello bloggers a card today suitable for Valentines day with a love feel.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that was scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next onto white card stock I stamped the topper using barn door distress ink and IndigoBlu 'love is' stamp set.  Once stamped it was trimmed down to size and adhered to the card blank.  Next I used the Brother Scan N Cut's inbuilt text for my sentiments.  There were reduced in size and then cut out of white card stock.  Once cut out they were adhered to the top and bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Birthday Wishes ~ Enjoy Every Moment In Life ~ Bowling ~ Male

Hello bloggers I hope you are enjoying the weekend with a bit of crafting.  Today I have a card  for the boys to share.

This card began as a 12x12 sheet of lilac card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x6 card blank. Next using Polka Doodles 'Not For The Girls Definitely For The Boys' CD-ROM I printed out the topper and circle sentiment onto white card stock.  The topper was cut out and matted onto some brown kraft card and then adhered to the bottom of the card.  The birthday wishes sentiment was punched out using a circle punch.  Once punched out I coloured over it with a grey ProMarker.  The sentiment was added to the card using foam pads.  Next onto white card stock I used walnut stain distress ink and Creative Expressions 'button florals' stamp set.  Once stamped it was cut out by hand and adhered to the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Fairy ~ Birthday wishes

Hello bloggers, I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Today I have a fairy birthday card to share.

This card began as an off cut of pink card stock that I scored to make a 3.25 x 4.5 card blank.  Next I used a fairy taken from a decoupage sheet as my topper.  The edges were sanded and it was then adhered to the front of the card.  The sentiments were stamped onto white card stock using Docrafts 'pickles & daisy' stamp set and pine needles distress ink.  Once stamped the sentiment s were cut out and adhered to the top and bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thanks A Bunch ~ Marie Curie Daffodil

Hello bloggers, today I have a lovely spring card with some Marie Curie Daffodils.

This card began as a 12x12 sheet of blue card stock that I cut and scored to make 5.25 x 8.5 card blank.  Next I adhered some blue butterfly patterned paper to the front of the card.  Using some yellow satin ribbon across the centre of the card and added a hand tied bow which I adhered with a glue dot.  The topper was stamped onto white card stock using mustard seed distress ink and Marie Curie Ltd Edition 'daffodil' stamp.  Once stamped I used a water brush and some mustard seed distress ink to colour the flowers.  The stems were coloured with a green ProMarker.  The topper was then die cut with Spellbinders 'labels E' die set.  I then cut a mat for the topper using the larger sized die and yellow glitter card.  The topper and mat were adhered together and added to the top of the card.  

The sentiment was created using the text feature of the Brother Scan N Cut.  It was then cut out of yellow vinyl.  Finally the text was added to the card below the ribbon. 

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Wishing You Happiness Today & Always ~ Music

Hello bloggers I hope you are having a good weekend.  Today I have a more masculine card featuring some music notes and instruments.

This card began as an A4 sheet of black and silver holographic patterned card stock that I cut and scored to make a  13cm x 18cm card blank.  Next using My Craft Studio 'back to basics' CD-ROM I printed out the music themed topper onto white card stock.  Once cut out I inked the edges with a black ProMarker before adhered to the top of the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using Creative Expressions 'button florals' stamp set and black soot distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with black soot distress ink.  The sentiment was then added to the bottom of the card to complete it.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Congratulations On Your Engagement ~ Love Hearts

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good day yesterday and are ready for festivities tonight.  Today I have an engagement card to share.

This card began as a white 6x6 card blank.  First I used some white card stock and embossed it using That Special Touch 'hearts' mask and my Grand Calibur.  Once embossed I inked through the mask with festive berries distress ink and some cut n dry foam.  The embossed card stock was cut to the size of the card blank and set to one side.  Next onto red card stock I stamped the dress and sentiments using black soot distress ink and Stampin Up 'love & laughter' stamp set.  Once stamped the topper was cut to size and matted onto some silver holographic mirror board before being added to the embossed card stock.  Next I used some lovely red ribbon and wrapped it around the embossed card stock.  The embossed panel was then adhered to the front of the card blank.  Next I tied some more ribbon around the cross over point of the ribbons and tied a bow.  I then embellished the ribbon with two silver coloured heart brads one above and one below the ribbon bow.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thanks For Your Support ~ Bra & Pants Polka Dot

Happy Boxing Day bloggers, I hope you all enjoyed a good day with family and friends.  Today I have a thank you card to thank all the visitors to my blog for your support.

This card began as an off cut of red card stock that I scored into a card blank 11x10cm.  Next using some red holographic mirror board and Spellbinders 'labels 27' die set I cut a mat for the topper.  The mat was adhered to the card blank.  Next using some white card stock I stamped the bra and pants using barn door distress ink and Creative Expressions 'frilly things' stamp set.  Once stamped I fussy cut them out by hand before adhering them to the mat.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock using the same ink pad and stamp set.  This again was fussy cut out before being 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

Love Is ~ Engagement ~Hearts, Flowers, Butterflies

Hello bloggers I hope you are well and all prepared for the big day.  Today I have an engagement card to share.

This card began as an A4 sheet of red card stock that I cut and scored to make a 5x5.5 card blank.  Next I cut a piece of red vellum to the size of the card blank and adhered it into place.  Using a butterfly patterned paper from my stash I cut this to slightly smaller than the card blank to show off some of the red vellum.  Next I stamped the heart image onto the butterfly paper using barn door distress ink and IndigoBlu 'love is' stamp set.  The topper was then adhered to the card blank. The sentiment was  made using some sticky back vinyl from my stash and a pre-installed sentiment from the Brother Scan N Cut which I made to the size I wanted and then cut it out.  Finally the sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Flowers Are The Music Of Life

Hello bloggers I hope you are well.  Today I have a card using die cut flowers.

The card began as a 6x6 white card blank.  First I added a Paper Mania pink/purple patterned paper to the front of the card.  Next I used Creative Expressions 'button floral' stamp set and dusty concord distress ink to stamp the sentiment in the top left of the card.  Next using a butterfly patterned paper from my stash I used Spellbinders 'spiral blossom 2,3 and 4 to die cut all the flowers out.  Once die cut I used a quilling tool to spiral the flowers up and then adhered them into place.  Finally the flowers were adhered to the right bottom corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Sprigs Christmas Tree And Dandelion

Hello blogger's I hope you enjoyed a good week and managed to get some black Friday bargains if you were after any.  Today I have a card featuring Docrafts Dandelion character.

This card began as a 6x6 card blank.  First using pine needles distress ink and Creative Expressions 'snowflakes and sprigs' stamp set, I stamped several sprigs to make a Christmas tree shape.  Next using  a stamp I got free in a magazine I stamped the baubles with festive berries distress ink onto the Christmas tree.  I then used another free magazine stamp and tumbled glass distress ink to stamp a snowflake on top of the tree.  Next I used a scrap of kraft card and tore it into a tree trunk shape.  This was then adhered to the bottom of the tree.  It was stamped over with the sprig stamp I used before.

I stamped the dandelion image with a free Docrafts stamp I got in a magazine and black soot distress ink.  It was then coloured with Chameleon color tone pens.  Next I stamped the sentiment from the same Docrafts stamp set with festive berries distress ink.  I was cut out and adhered to the card.  Finally using antique linen distress ink and some cut n dry foam I inked around the edges of the card.

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.

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

Snowflake Pendant ~ Create A Flake ~ We're Floating In The Moonlit Sky ~ Blue Acetate

Hello bloggers I hope that you enjoyed a good weekend.  Today I have another acetate card, think I've got quite an addiction to these at the moment.

This card began as an A4 sheet of blue acetate that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 card blank.  Next using some silver glitter card and Spellbinders 'snowflake pendant 2011' die set I cut the main snowflake and then adhered it to the front of the card.  With some light blue vellum and blue mirror board  I die cut two different snowflakes using Spellbinders 'create a flake three' die set.  The snowflakes were layered up onto the one on the card.

Finally I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock using Crafter's Companion 'the snowman' stamp set and tumbled glass distress ink.  It was then die cut with Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  Once die cut I ran the tag edges over the same ink pad as it was stamped with to give the edges a little colour.  The tag was then adhered to the top left hand corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Congratulations ~ To The world's Best Cleaner ~ New Job ~ Occupations Invertage Decoupage

Hello blogger's I hope you enjoyed a good weekend and managed to spend the extra hour in bed if here in the UK.  Today I have a world's best cleaner card, which is to celebrate a new job as a cleaner.

This card began as a 12 x 12 blue card stock that I cut and scored to male an A6 card blank  Next I used Crafter's Companion 'occupations' CD-ROM to print off my envelope, backing paper and invertage elements.  Next I cut out the invertage elements and layered them up with foam pads.  The backing paper was cit to slightly smaller than the card blank. Using faded jeans distress ink and Crafter's companion 'occupations' stamp set I stamped the sentiments onto white card stock.  The top sentiment was cut to size and adhered at the top of the card.  The other sentiment was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.  I inked the edges with the same ink pad before attaching to the card with a blue metal brad.  The backing paper was then adhered to the card blank. Inside the card I added a matching insert and then also made a matching envelope.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Enjoy The Magic Of Christmas ~ Makey Bakey Mice Christmas Trimming The Tree ~ Bauble

Hello blogger's I had a busy day yesterday building some wooden planters and painting them, but I did still get time to make this sweet Christmas card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 12.5 x18 cm card blank.  Next I adhered some green patterned paper to the front of the card.  I then used some yellow glitter card to die cut a mat for the topper using Spellbinders 'crowned ovals' die set.  Using the same die set and white card stock I die cut the topper .  Whilst still in the die I inked through with dusty concord distress ink.  The blank topper was then stamped using vintage photo distress ink and I used Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'trimming the tree' stamp set.  Once stamped the image was coloured using Chameleon colour tone pens.  I then entwined the yellow glitter card mat with the topper and adhered it to the front of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using the same stamp set as above and dusty concord distress ink.  I then die cut it with Spellbinders die d-lites frame two die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with dusty concord.  The sentiment was adhered to the bottom of the card.  Finally using an off cut of purple topsy turvy card stock I die cut four corners using Spellbinders die d-lites 'corner sprigs' die set.  I then used two with the lilac side and two with the purple side and adhered them into the corners of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel