Dad Just For You ~ Burnt Cooking

Hello blogger well the weekend is upon us already, what are you getting up to this weekend?
Today I have a card for Dad this could be used for a birthday or Father's day as it does not say
either way on the card.

This card began as an A4 sheet of navy blue card stock that I cut and scored to make acute 4x4 card blank.  Next using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. CD-ROM I printed off a card companion sheet.  I then cut out the elements that I wanted to use for my card.  Using a ProMarker I inked all the edges of the cut out pieces.  The topper was adhered to the mat and then adhered to the card blank.  I added a sentiment to the bottom right hand corner.  Finally onto one of the tags I added a Dad sentiment which was cut using Tattered Lace 'family sentiments' die set and some yellow cardstock.  A yellow brad was added to the hole in the tag.  The sentiment was then added to the top left hand corner using foam pads.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Frou Frou ~ Cocktails Indulge Girly Happy Birthday

Hello bloggers I thought I would have a break from the Father's  Day card with this lovely indulgence card for a girlfriends birthday.  I love this image.

This card began as two A4 sheets of white cardstock.  First I chose my design using Crafter's Companion 'frou frou' CD-ROM.  I then dissected  and reformed the image using Serif Craft Artist to get the image how I wanted it.  On what would be the back of the card I added some cocktail drinks as an image add the bottom of the page. I also added a verse inside and added that to the other page.  Next I printed out both sheets.  They were then cut down slightly, scored and adhered together to make a sturdier and complete card.

Happy Crafting  xx Hazel

Happy Father's Day

Hello bloggers I hope you are managing to get some crafting done whilst the weather is not so good.  Today I have a Father's Day card with a fun topper.

This card began as an A4 sheet of blue cardstock that I cut and scored to make a 5x7 card blank.  Next using a patterned paper from my stash I cut it down to size and added it to the card blank.  The topper was printed using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. CD-ROM.  Once printed it was cut out and matted onto some holographic mirror board before being adhered to the top of the card.  The sentiment was generated on the computer using word.  This was then printed out and die cut using Spellbinder die D-lites 'frames two' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked through with tumbled glass and broken china distress inks.  The sentiment was then adhered to the bottom half of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Dad You're The Best ~ S.W.A.L.K Father's Day Monochrome

Hello bloggers we are well and truly into the last week of May and fast approaching the summertime of June. Today I have a card for Father's day which is June 15th  here in the UK.

This card began as a white A4 sheet of centura pearl card stock that I scored and die cut using spellbinders 'grand scallop squares' die set.  Next I die cut some black and silver holographic mirror board using the same die set as above, but using a smaller die in the set.  The mat was adhered to the front of the card.  Using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. CD-ROM I printed off the dad topper image and then die cut it using Spellbinders 'grand squares' die set.  I then inked the edges with a black ProMarker.  Then I coloured a few elements of the image to add some detail to it.  I didn't use any colour as i wanted to create a monochrome look.  Finally I adhered the topper to the card blank.  I didn't add a separate sentiment as the topper image says if all.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Father's Day ~ Father Dad Origami Shirts

Hello bloggers I hope that you managed to have a good Bank Holiday.  Today I have a card for Father's day using some origami shirts.

This card began as an A4 sheet of centura pearl card stock that I cut and scored to make a DL card blank.  Next I adhered some navy paper to the front of the card.  This was followed by a holographic mirror board mat.  Next I adhered the father/dad patterned paper this is from Polka Doodles 'not for the girls definitely for men ' CD-ROM.  This was also adhered to the front of the card.  Next I added three shirts made from different papers, I was given these but if you want to find out how to make them check out Youtube for tutorials.  They seem fairly easy to make.  I didn't add any sentiment to this card as I felt that the backing paper says it all.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Happy Father's Day ~ Vintage Cars

Hello bloggers I hope you had a good weekend.  Today I have a very simple card for Father's Day.

This card began as an A4 sheet of centura pearl card stock that I scored to make an A5 card blank.  Next I adhered a car patterned paper from my stash to the front of the card.  The sentiment was type up on the computer using word and then printed onto white card stock.  This was die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set, whilst still in the die I inked through with pumice stone distress ink.  The sentiment was then adhered to the centre of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Thank You ~ S.W.A.L.K. Floral

Hello bloggers I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Sunday and looking forward to an extended weekend with it being Bank Holiday here tomorrow.

This card began as an A4 sheet of centura pearl card stock that I cut and scored to make a 6x4 card blank.  Next I randomly stamped a flower design onto the card blank using Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. 'thank you' stamp set with spiced marmalade and dried marigold distress inks.  Next I stamped the topper using the same stamp set as above and black soot distress ink onto white card stock.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'labels 14' die set.  Whilst still in the die I inked around the edges using spice marmalade distress ink.  I then picked out a few elements of the image to colour with ProMarkers.  The topper edges were inked up using a ProMarker before being added to the card blank.  Finally I stamped my sentiment using the same stamp set and ink as above.  I then die cut it using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set, whilst still in the die I inked through the die using dried marigold distress ink.  The edges were coloured with a ProMarker before being adhered to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel