Anniversary Roses

I recently made a special card for some friends of mine who were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
 It was made up almost entirely of "circular roses." Simply cut a circle, cut a spiral into the centre and roll it up, working from the outside inwards. (This is easier with a qilling tool) I made a heart pattern by folding a piece of paper in half and cutting it out. I then cut the pattern in half again and drew it onto the card. I made different sized roses and applied them to the heart shape. I punched out some small leaves and added some peel off swirls. I completed the card with peel off edges, corners and the greeting.
You could make something simular for Valentines Day using shades of red.... let me know if you try it!

lots of love
Pat x

Something blue

On these very snowy days its nice to think of flowers again and to use different colours from red, green and white! This is quite a simple card using a combination of techniques. The flower is made from 4 circles, measuring 3" 2 .5" 2"   draw around a 2p for the smallest one in the centre. The first matt is the same colour as the flower.The second matt is made using a Hugie Board to create a lattice-work layer. The leaves are also made from circles cut into crescents and shaped. I added some quilled swirls, gems and the greeting to complete the card.I'm looking forward to sharing some more of my work with

 you this year and will do my best to keep up with the blog! (n.b. this is not a New Year's resolution!)

Bye for now and thanks for looking.

love Pat x