Birthday flower

I've been meaning to make this card for a long time but just hadn't got around to it. I got the original idea from here (this provides an explanation on how to make the petals of the flower).

The petals are made from patterned Kaisercraft paper from the Blushed range called Devotion P257. I used both sides of the paper to get the two colours. I then stuck a flower embellishment in the center of the flower for extra "bling" effect.

The background cards are Amercian Crafts Cardstock in colours Straw (yellow) and Blush (pink).

Finally, the greetings is a cheap clear stamp that I got from Lincraft and is stamped in black ink.

Baby Boy Card

I made a small A6 sized greeting card to welcome a baby boy. The base card is some slightly shimmery card stock that I had left over. I then used some yellow and green card stock plus some shiny blue paper on top for the foreground colour.

The stamps all come from Fiskars "The stork has arrived" range. I stamped these on some white card and also onto the blue card. I coloured the stamps on the white card using my Copic sketch pens - Red R24, Yellow Y08 and Blue B23. I cut out the animals and pop-dotted them onto the stamped images on the blue card. The little cords on the trailers, the animals tails and the giraffs antlers are all only stamped onto the blue card.

Red Butterfly

Following the success of the blue butterfly card that I made earlier, I decided to make a red butterfly card.

I stamped the Kaisercraft butterfly from the Flora and Fauna range using some Umber coloured ink. I then coloured the butterfly in using my Red R24 Copic Sketch marker, before cutting the stamp out with a (roughly) 3mm border. I attached a rectangle of Kaisercraft patterned card stock from the Empire Collection called Ruby P454. I also attached some white ribbon along the center of the card, as well as some pre-Die Cut elements from the Kaisercraft Empire collection range to the corners of the panel. I then attached the butterfly to the card using some pop-dots.

Blue Butterfly

I made this card of a blue butterfly using my Butterfly stamp from Kaisercraft's Flora and Fauna Range. I then coloured the stamp in with my blue B23 Copic sketch pen before cutting the stamp out, leaving a (roughly) 3mm border. I then attached the stamp to some blue card and then cut the shape out, again leaving a (roughly) 3mm border.

I then made the background panel using the same blue card and Kaisercraft patterned paper from the Empire Collection called Scarlet P455. I attached some white ribbon along the center of the panel, and then stuck the panel to the card.

I completed the card by attaching the butterfly to the panel using pop dots.

Christmas Card

This is the first Christmas Card I have made. I decided that this year I would use up all my old purchased Christmas cards rather than attempt to make Christmas cards as I didn't have enough time to make them all. However, there were a couple of people who I knew would enjoy a handmade Christmas card.

To make this card, I used a square of Tom Smith Premium Gift Wrap which I placed on some black card. I then attached this to the white card using some double sided tape and then attached a ribbon along the bottom. To make it seem a bit fancier, I applied some Crystal Stickles (essentially glitter).

The second card that I made (see below) was identical to the original card that I made above, except that I applied some Platinum liquid pearls (by Ranger) to the corners of the black card.

Wedding card

This is a wedding that I made for a friend who is getting married tomorrow. I know that the main colour of the wedding is red, so I paired this with some pink contrasting paper.

Baby Girl

This is a baby girl card that I made using my Fiskars baby stamps and some handy kitchen string!

Ravens

I used my final "unused" stamp that I purchased in New York (Raven Trail) to make the following card. I again stuck to the aqua and chocolate theme by using some "Prairie" themed Kaisercraft paper as well as some complementary aqua cardstock.

Square Card with a twist

I had purchased a set of square white cards that had a third panel (two folds). I thought I would do something different and folded each of the outer two flaps on the diagonal so that they together would form the front flap and would open to reveal the inside (middle flap). I then cut two triangles of stripey paper and attached them to the card before attaching a ribbon to hold the card shut. I then stuck a red (and yellow) coloured stamp of an owl onto one of the flaps. I finished off the card with a few clear orange raised stickers and a flower.

Panel Card

I really like the panel design of a card that I made a couple of months ago (see here) and so I decided to make another one but in an aqua and brown theme from Kaisercraft's "Prairie" theme. I finished off the card with a Kaisercraft flower and a chocolate brad in the center of the flower.

A little bird told me...

While in New York, I purchased four new stamps and managed to use two of them in the following card. I coloured the stamp with copics and finished it off with a little glitter in the center of the flower and a simple white ribbon. The card is small and is on A6 paper (A5 folded in half).

Copic Owls

Today I made a card with my new owl stamp and copic pens. The owl stamp has 7 owls on it, but I chose to only ink up 4 owls. I stamped them on to some wheat coloured card and also on some white card. I then coloured the white ones in using the copic pens and then cut them out and pop-dotted them onto the wheat stamped owls. I finished off the card with some striped card and a flower from Kaisercraft.

Baby Girl

This is a card I made for a friend who just had a baby girl. I think the card is so cute (as is the baby!) To make it, I cut out the shape of a pram in some Kaisercraft paper and punched two daisies (Fiskars) out of the same paper. I also cut out a row of rocking-horses from some Kaisercraft paper and mounted it all on some AC cardstock (straw and blush) that I got from Spotlight. Finally, a "welcome little one!" stamp from Fiskars finishes the card off.

Birthday card

This is a birthday card that is identical to an earlier card I made using Kaisercraft paper from the "Blushed" series.

A brown bird

Following the beautiful card of the red bird, I decided that I would also try to make a brown bird. I set it on some green card. I've grown to like the card more over time. It perhaps would have been nicer to stamped the bird in a darker shade of brown. The paper and stamp are both from Kaisercraft and are set on some green cardstock. I added a few little pearls to the patterned paper.

Pink diamonds

Here is a card that I made of pink diamonds that are made by cutting out two squares (3cm) in coordinating card that are folded to form "kites." Then they are set into each other to form the diamond shape. Unfortunately the ribbon doesn't match exactly.

Red bird

I got a new stamp and made this lovely red bird stamp using the stamp and some of the red Kaisercraft paper.

Panel card

Here is a panel card I made using some of the new paper I got from Kaisercraft.

Generic female card

I had an off cut of white card and so made the following card using some other left over pieces of plain and patterned paper. The card is finished off with some Kaisercraft paper flowers.

Baby Boy

This is a 3D card I made for a baby boy.

Birthday card

Here is a birthday card that I made for my husband.

Birthday card

Here is a birthday card that I made for my sister who is turning 19 next week. I made this card using some new products that I purchased from the Geelong Kaisercraft outlet.

Birthday card

Here is a birthday card that I made for a friend.

Bride and goom

This is a second wedding card that I made (for my sister's wedding) that uses a template from Lori Schuch (www.loristamps.com) and incorporates both the bride and groom. I finished it off with some nice ribbon, a matching pink sparkle and three matching pop-dotted flower cutouts.

Wedding Card

This is the first wedding card I used. I cut out the shape of a wedding dress in off-white patterned paper and then pop-dotted it on top of some pink and green card. I finished it off with a really nice brown ribbon, two pink cut out flowers and a matching green sparkle on the belt

Windmill card

I made this square card using different sized triangles to create a nice, patterned card using nice, patterned paper. :)

Birthday card

This is a square birthday card I made using a bear and honey pot stamp.

Baby Boy

This is a card I made for a baby boy. It is a 3D layered cut out of a giraffe from voorbeeldkaarten. I've matted the card with some contrasting colors and finished it off with ribbon and a little sticker saying "Baby Boy".

Second Puzzle Card

I've made another puzzle card recently which had two panels of "puzzle" and had three clear beads in between the two panels.

Birthday card

This is a birthday card I made. The large flower is 3D and the other smaller flowers are cutouts.

Puzzle card

This is a card that I made to use as an acceptance card for a wedding.  I took a piece of Japanese craft paper and cut it along the gold lines to create multiple pieces that I then stuck onto a piece of orange card but left a 2mm gap between the pieces. I then trimmed it and mounted it onto another piece of orange card and then blue card.

Generic female card

Although the title of this post sounds bland, the card I made wasn't. Like my first attempt, I made another 3D picture card.

This card does not have a message in it so I'm not sure who I will give it to. I think I will probably use it as a birthday card.

First attempt

With my supplies at hand, I started to make my first card. It is a 3D picture card. It is created by cutting out 4 identical pictures, but removing things in the background from each layer. The pictures are then layered on top of each other with small foam circles in-between to create some depth. I set the card onto coloured card and also stamped the words "Thinking of you" to the bottom.

I was quite pleased with my first attempt. My husband was even impressed enough to give me permission to give it to someone!

Starting out

I recently decided that I needed a new hobby and decided that card making would be a nice way to occupy some of my free time as well as allowing me to make something for someone else. With a little bit of research, I found a store called Bellbird Paper Arts in Blackburn, Melbourne, which claimed to have craft supplies for making cards. They also run many classes so I figured that this was a good place to start. Because all of their classes were booked out for the next month, they helped get me started by pointing out what sort of supplies a complete beginner like me would require. They were very helpful and I recommend checking them out if you are interested in card making.