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!