Floral Happy Birthday Mum ~ upcycled recycled

Hello bloggers Monday has come around pretty quickly again.  I hope you all had a good Mothering Sunday.  Today's card is a floral birthday card for mum.

This card began as a pink sheet of Topsy Turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next I recycled a topper from an old shop brought card.  After cutting it out by hand  I adhered it onto some pink pearlescent paper and the cut it out to leave a small mat.  The topper was adhered to the bottom of the card.  Next using some silver mirror board and Spellbinders 'Asian accents' die set I cut a topper for my sentiment.  The sentiment was die cut from some striped card stock and used Tattered Lace 'family sentiments for all occasions' and 'sentiment blocks' die sets.  Once die cut the sentiments were adhered to the centre of the silver mat.  The sentiment topper was then adhered to the top of the card. Finally I added a faux pearl to each corner of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Special Wishes Step Daughter With Love

Hello bloggers I hope you are all recovered from the excitement of Christmas and looking forward to the New Year.

Today's card is a sweet card for a little girl with a step daughter sentiment.

This card began as a sheet of lilac pearlescent cardstock that I cut and score to make a card 6x5.5".  Next I cut some purple patterned paper to make a mat for the card and adhered it in place.  The topper was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 16' die set and an old birthday card that I recycled and upcycled.   Next I cut a mat from lilac pearlescent paper using the same die set but the next size up.  Using some purple textured paper I die cut another mat using the same die.  The mats and topper were layered up, the purple mat was twisted to add more details and bring your eye into the topper.  The sentiments were die cut next using a combination of Tattered Lace 'family sentiments for all occasions' and Tattered Lace 'sentiments blocks' die sets and lilac pearlescent paper.  Next I die cut from textured purple paper a mat for the sentiments using Spellbinders 'labels 33'.  I then moved the die down the die cut to shorten it and removed the detail on the top and bottom. The sentiments were then adhered to the mat and this was added to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Merry Christmas Happy New Year ~ upcycled recycled

Hello bloggers today we are back to the upcycled recycled cards with this cute reindeer.

This card began as a white DL card blank.  First I cut a piece of gold card stock the the same size as the card and adhered it to the front.  Next using Spellbinders 'labels 17' die set I die cut the topper using an old Christmas card to recycle it.  The topper was then adhered to the bottom of the card.  Next I die cut my  sentiment topper using some red polka dot paper and Spellbinders 'labels 18' die set.   I stamped my sentiment onto the topper using black soot distress ink and Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set.  The sentiment topper was then adhered to the top of the card.  Finally some gold holly peel-offs were added to the top and bottom of the sentiment topper.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Special Wishes ~ Christmas Frostyville

Hello bloggers I hope that you all have trimmed up the tree and almost completed the present shopping or are you one of those that does Christmas shopping on Christmas eve?

Today's card has a lovely red theme with snowflakes.

This card began as a white 8x8 card blank.  First I used Spellbinders 'labels 17' die set to cut out the topper from one of last years Christmas cards.  Next I cut a mat for the topper from some red textured holographic mirror board using Spellbinders 'grand large labels' die set.  I created the borders down the side of the card using the same mirror board and Memorybox 'frostyville border' die.  The borders were cut three times and then one of them was cut in half to complete the length.  The borders were adhered down each side of the card.  Where the bordered joined I added a snowflake die cut from the same mirror card using Spellbinders 'snowflake wonder' die set.  The snowflakes were adhered over the joins and a faux pearl was added to the center.  Next I wrapped some red tartan ribbon around the card and adhered it into place.  The topper was then adhered over the top.  The sentiment was added to the bottom of the card.  The sentiment was cut from the same mirror board using Tattered Lace 'sentiments fro all occasions' die set.  Finally a bow was tied using the same tartan ribbon and adhered to the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

We Wish You A Merry Christmas ~ Decorated Houses

Hello bloggers I hope you are all well and had a good weekend.

Today's card is a lovely Christmas scene of houses decorated for Christmas.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  To the front I adhered some white glitter card.  Next I die cut a mat for the topper using red card stock and Spellbinders 'labels G' die set.  The topper was cut from an old Christmas card using the same die set but the next size down in the set. The topper and mat were adhered to the card stock.  Finally the sentiment was stamped onto red card stock using black soot distress ink and Stamping With Dimension 'xmas tress' stamp set.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'ribbon banners lg' die set and adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Let It Snow Let It Snow

Hello blogger's I hope you are all well, here in the UK we have been bracing ourselves for gale force winds.  
For today's card we have a cute reindeer and bear posting their mail in the snow.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  To the front I adhered some Christmas patterned paper with presents and stockings on it.  Next using some red mirror board card stock I die cut a mat for the topper using Spellbinders 'labels 17' die set.  The topper was then die cut from an old Christmas card using the next size die down from the same set.  The sentiment was stamped onto red card stock using Staz-on ink black and Justrite 'large merry Christmas sentiments' stamp set.  The sentiment was then die cut using Spellbinders 'back to basic tags' die set.   Finally a 'lets it snow' embellishment was added to the left of the tag.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Snowman and Bear Warmest Greetings

Hello bloggers  today's card is another recycled card using a Christmas card from last year.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  To the front I adhered some snowflake patterned paper  and snowflake ribbon around the center of the card.   I die cut the topper using Spellbinders 'labels 17' die set and a Christmas card I received last year.  Next using the same die I die cut a mat for the topper using some holographic mirror board.  Once die cut I cut it in half  vertically and adhered it to the back of the topper using foam tape making sure it was poking out slightly to form a mat.  This card didn't need a sentiment as it was already included on the topper.  I hope you enjoyed my recycled card, how do you recycle your old cards.  I would love to hear.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Snow doubt it's Christmas ~ Christmas couple in love

Hello blogger's I hope you had a good weekend and start to the month of December.  Christmas is approaching fast so I have another Christmas card for you today.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First using a Christmas card from last year I die cut the topper using Spellbinders 'scallop labels 1' die set.  Next I die cut a mat for the topper using some purple mirror board and Spellbinders 'labels 16' die set.   Next I cut an oblong mat from some silver holographic patterned mirror board.  The mat was then embossed with That Special Touch Mask 'spiral'.   Using some heart patterned holographic mirror board I cover the whole of the front of the card. I thought this would go well with the couple embracing on the topper although not very Christmasy. I then added the mats and topper that I had already cut.  Finally I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock using dusty concord distress ink and Stamping with Dimension' snowmen' stamp set.  This was then die cut using Spellbinder 'back to basic tags'.  Once die cut I inked the edges with dusty concord distress ink and added a metal lilac snowflake brad before adhering to the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel