A new baby girl card

This card to celebrate the arrival of a baby girl uses a die-namic from "My Favorite Things" called "Notched Tag" to create the tag, the onesie and all the butterflies. When I attached the butterflies, I stuck some straight to the cardstock and then used pop-dots for some of them.

The patterned paper comes from the Kaisercraft collection called "Fine and Sunny."

Feel better card

This card was made with paper from Kaisercraft (I can't remember the name of this collection, but I think the red paper was called "Empire") and a matching stamp and die-namic set from "My Favorite Things" called "Umbrella". I love this die as it has the whole umbrella shape and also each of the segments, giving the umbrella a much more interesting look.

A nerdy handmade card

This is a card that I made for my nerdy husband, using the "Technologic" collection from Kaisercraft for the two patterned papers forming the background, as well as the two robots.

The tag in the bottom right corner was taken from the My favorite things "Notched Tag" stamp and die-namic set, that includes both the notched tag, the heart and also the stamp "u r my." I finished the card off with some plain orange card, some brown ribbon and some kitchen string on the tag.

I'm pleased to report that my husband loved his card!

A beautiful day

Here is a card I made using some paper from Kaisercraft's "Fine and Sunny" as the two patterned papers found in the 6.5" by 6.5" paper pad. The two flowers also come from Kaisercraft.

The  sentiment was taken from My favorite things "Framed Greeting" Die-namic stamp set. The beauty of this set is that it contains both the die that can be used in the Big Shot Sizzex machine, and then the coordinating stamp.

Finally, the card was finished with some plain green backing paper, some brown ribbon and a couple of pearls in the bottom right corner.

Little birdies on a wire

Here is another card I made using the notched tag MFT die set. This time I cut out 6 little birds from some different Kaisercraft paper. I ruled two lines on the card and stamped the bird legs/feet onto the wires, and then stuck the birds on with pop dots. The stamp for the legs and also the sentiment "so tweet", come with the die set. It is a great stamp/die set!

Engagement Card

Here is a simple engagement card. To make this card, I cut out a large heart from some pink patterned paper using a Fiskars Heart shape. I then cut two triangles in some matching patterned card stock and some handmade paper so that the triangles would cover the entire card. I attached these to the white card and positioned some ribbon across the join to hide it. Finally, I attached the heart and some pearls from Kaisercraft.

Thank you!

I made this card as a thank you card for some friends who we recently caught up with, but really it could be used for almost any purpose.

The card uses two different patterned papers from Kaisercraft, some pale yellow flowers also from Kaisercraft. I covered the join with some brown ribbon and set it all on some pale blue, slightly textured card. To finish, I used some pearl drops on the top half of the patterned paper to add some dimension.

Simple generic cards

These two cards are so easy to make, but in my opinion look great and can be used in so many scenarios! Think Birthdays, Get well cards, Congratulations, Thank you etc. I used both of these for birthday cards for two female friends.

To make the 'petal' shapes, I cut a square out of some Kaisercraft patterned paper and then rounded the opposite two corners using a Fiskars corner rounder. The only thing to be careful of here is to make sure that you round the right two corners so that you can position the petal with the right rotation.

For the first card, I used four different types of patterned paper from the 'Blushed' range to create four different petals. I then attached them to some shiny blue cardstock that I had run through my Sizzex Bigshot in the Quickutz Vines embossing folder.  Along the bottom, I attached some sheer white ribbon and then three small pre-cut pale pink flowers from Kaisercraft.

For the second card, I used four different types of patterned paper from the 'Empire' range of Kaisercraft paper to create six different petals. I positioned these on the card and attached a brad between four of these to help give the impression that the top four petals were part of a flower. These were positioned on some textured straw yellow cardstock that I had run through on the Quickutz Vines embossing folder in the Bigshot. For something different, I put the paper upside down so that the pattern was depressed rather than raised.

Happy birthday card

Here is a birthday card I made using some lovely patterned paper from Kaisercraft. I cut two 5 by 5 cms of contrasting patterned paper and then cut each square into three pieces by cutting from the middle on an angle to the 1cm and 4cm marks. I then swapped the middle triangles to create the pattern.

I attached the patterned pieces to some red card stock and attached the whole panel to a straw coloured card with some ribbon underneath.

To finish, I fixed a yellow flower with an orange gem in the middle.

I think this card could also be used as a get well card or a thank you card as it is nice and bright and cheerful. :)

This card is very pink! On top of the base white card, I stuck some shiny hot pink card stock, and then placed some white ribbon across the middle of the paper. The ribbon is see through in the middle but has solid edges. I then placed some pale pink card that I ran through my Sizzex Big Shot using the Vines embossing folder. This piece of paper covers a bit less than half of the hot pink card (perhaps a third). I put some Ranger liquid pearls (platinum colour) on the pale pink card before attaching it to the hot pink card.

I then stamped a bird from the Kaisercraft: Flora and Fauna range in Versa Colour Opera Pink (number 24). I attached this to the card using pop dots so that it would standout on the card.

I finished the card with a couple of small punches from the same pale pink card which I stuck in the left corner of the card.

Red Dragonflies

For Christmas, my husband gave me the Sizzex Big Shot. It came with a few Sizzix Sizzlit. My husband picked the "Architectural Accents Set" (654470), and so with it, I made this card of red dragonflies.

The base of the card is plain white cardstock, while the embellishments and backing card were plain red cardstock. I then placed a piece of patterned card that I got from Bellbird paper arts (in Blackburn, Victoria). It complements the Kaisercraft "Flora and Fauna" stamp set well, so stamped and cut out two dragonflies, which I coloured in the my Copic marker R24. Finally, the dragonflies were "pop-dotted" onto the card so that they wouldn't become lost in the background.

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.

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.

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.