Family cards

Every year I enjoy making cards for my family. This one was for Emilys birthday.

Although she was 29 this year she's always been a fan of Toreads so this design was just right! The background paper was from a magazine and complimented the character really well!
 

Belper woolen woods

 Every year in Belper (Derbyshire) they hold a knitting festival which decorates the local woods. This years event was slightly different because of the restrictions but here are some of the exhibits...

So, if you're ever in the area in May have a look for yourself (Check dates first of course! They're on facebook)

Another fathers day card

 I was asked to make a fathers day card for a friend of mine who's dad likes gardening. This is the card I've come up with...

The decoupage paper came from splash crafts. It's quite straight forward to make too! I mounted the design onto the card on a black matt added a greeting and little fussy cut ladybird. My friend loved it! 

Wedding card

 For this card I used a Marij Rader paper. It should be able to move but I wanted it not to so that it fitted more easily onto my card blank. 

I fussy cut the decoupage but fused the movable parts together with split pins ( or brads as they're called nowadays) I layered the design onto a silver matt which fitted an 8 x 8 inch card. 

Side easel card

 When working on a card design its  handy to get as many possibilities as you can. This is a variation on an easel card set to the side. 

I took a 6 x 6 inch card blank and scored between the bottom left and top right corners. This was bent backwards to form the flap. I covered the 2 front sections in complimentary papers then repeated the same design in reverse on the inside of the card.

I die cut some circles ( they look like ovals here because of the angle of the card) and matt and layered them together. I rendered the decoupage in 3d and attached it to the topper. I made a small stopper from part of the decoupage design and added a birthday greeting. 

Encaustic art

I got the chance to try this technique at my local w.i. and  its called encaustic art. 

Little bits of wax are melted with a special iron to form a picture. The final effect is a bit like an oil painting. 

Its not something I'd want to do all of the time but its nice to dabble!