Frou Frou Special Wishes Female Card Tied Together

Hello bloggers well the weather has changed drastically and we had a dull day yesterday with no sun at all which was the ideal time to strawberry pick.  Love being able to pick my own for free when strawberry season is in full flow.  Back to today I have a female card made using the tied together embossing folder and Frou Frou digi kit.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4.75 x 5.75 card blank.  First I took a piece of white card stock and cut it down the the card blank size.  Next using tumbled glass distress ink and 'tied together' embossing folder I inked the folder front with the ink and then embossed the card stock. The ink then transferred to the background and the embossed areas are still white.    Next using Crafter's companion 'frou frou' digit kit I printed out a sheet of different toppers that I like.  I then chose a topper and die cut it using Spellbinders' heart circles' die set.  I then added the topper to the centre of the card.

Next using Polkadoodles 'sensational sentiments' stamp set and tumbled glass distress ink I stamped the sentiment.  It was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set and then to the card.  Using some blue ribbon I tied a bow and adhered it at the top of the topper.  I then added two faux pearls to the sentiment to finish off the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thank you Flowers and Mouse Makey Bakey Mice Everyday

Hello bloggers I hope you are keeping well and getting some crafting done.  Today I have another take on a thank you card.

This card began as an A4 white card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank 7.5x5.5.  Next I printed off the backing paper and topper sheet using Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice CD-ROM.  Once printed I cut out the elements.  The backing paper was cut to size and adhered to the front of the card.

Next I matted the topper onto some black and silver holographic mirror board.  The topper was then adhered to the left hand side of the card.  The sentiment was stamped next using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. 'thank you' stamp set and black soot distress ink.  I then die cut it using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  The sentiment tag was inked around the edge using tattered rose distress ink before being added to the right hand side of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thank You Makey Bakey Mice Flowers and Mouse

Hello bloggers I hope that you have a good start to the working week I know I have.  Today I have a cute thank you card.  It's getting the the end of the summer term and children everywhere will be wanting to sent thank you cards to their teachers.

This card began as an A4 sheet of white card stock that I cut and scored to make a card blank 5 x5.5 inch.  Next using Crafter's Companion 'Makey Bakey Mice everyday' CD-ROM I printed off a topper sheet and backing paper.  The backing paper was then cut to size and adhered to the front of the card.  Using some black/silver embossed mirror board I cut a mat for the topper.  The topper was then added to the mat and adhered to the left side of the card.

Next using  Crafter's Companion s.w.a.l.k 'thank you' stamp set I stamped the sentiment using black soot distress ink.  The sentiment was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with dusty concord distress ink.  I then cut the fancy part of the die cut away and adhered the sentiment to the card.  Finally I added a heart to each corner of the topper.  These were the waste from the sentiment die cut.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Potentilla ~ sending lots of smiles your way

Hello bloggers, I have a simple peachy floral card for you today.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank.  First I took some peach pearlescent paper and embossed it using Creative Expressions 'floral' embossing folder.  Next I cut this down to size and adhered it to the bottom of the card.  I then cut a piece of peach handmade paper for the top of the card.  This was adhered in the centre and the bottom edge so that the glue can not be seen on the completed card.  Next I added a strip of peach ribbon across the join of the papers.  I then hand tied a bow and adhered it to the centre of the ribbon strip.  Using some floral paper from my stash I die cut a shape using Spellbinders 'labels one' die set.  I then picked the Potentilla paper from my stash and used the same die set but a smaller die to cut another shape.  The die cuts were then mounted up at different angles to give some interest to the mats.  Next I stamped my sentiment using Polka Doodles 'sensational sentiments' stamp set and staz-on ink pad.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set and adhered to the top of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Winter wishes ~ mittens

Hello bloggers I thought as the weather here in the UK has turned cold and deary a nice pair of mittens would keep you warm.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank that I cut down to make a card 5"square.  First of all i adhered some cream traditional Christmas paper to the front of the card.    Next from some blue pearlescent paper I die cut a snowflake using Spellbinders 'snowflake pendant 2011' die set.  I then stamped my mittens onto some snowflake patterned paper using staz-on ink pad black and a mittens stamp from the range.  The mittens were then cut out and adhered to the snowflake.   Next I die cut the corner pieces using some green pearlescent paper and Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set.  These were then adhered into each corners.  Finally I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock using staz-on black ink pad and Crafter's Companion  'the snowman' stamp set.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  I inked the die cut with faded jeans distress ink and then adhered it to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Mummy..... You're Beautiful - Sketch

Hello crafters,  I've had a busy day at the allotment weeding and planting in the on and off rain, but there's always time to create a card.  So here is today's card.

I began with a white 8x8 card blank to which I adhered a pale pink glitter card mat slightly smaller than the card blank.  Next from some embossed mirror board I cut 2 strips one in blue and one in pink to sit across the card landscape.  Then I stamped my image using Crafters Companion SWALK  'mummy' stamp set and black soot distress ink.  I then coloured the image in using ProMarkers.  The image was then die cut using Spellbinders 'grand squares' dies.  A mat from silver holographic card was also cut with the next size up die. The image was then adhered to the mat and I added a strip of blue ribbon folded in half and attached that and the two hearts which was the waste from the sentiment die to the topper.  The topper was then adhered to the card.  Finally I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock and die cut it with Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' dies.  Whilst it was still in the dies I inked through to get a stencilled effect on the tag with Victorian velvet distress ink.  The sentiment was then adhered to the card using foam pads.

This card is being entered into the following challenges

2 Sisters Challenge #143 - Mother's Day

You can check out the details here http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-143-mothers-day.html

Sketch Saturday Challenge week 258- Sketch

You can check out the details here http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-258-with-simon-says-stamp.html

Onestop Craft challenge #228 - Add Some Glitter

You can check out the details here http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-228-add-some-glitter.html

Happy Crafting xx Hazel