Silver anniversary

 I chose Reddy due cut decoupage for this silver anniversary card.

I matt and layered the card blank then added the decoupage topper rendered in 3d. Then I used silver peel offs for the greeting. I really loved the design on this card as it was almost a horse shoe shape. 

Quilled stuff

 I'm not a massive fan of ordinary quilling but love the 3d sort.

This little dish is 1 of my first attempts. I used the whole of a 12 x 12 inch paper which was run through a paper shredder to form the strips. I quilled a large peg, glued the end then gently pushed the centre forward to form a dome. You need to take it slowly or it all comes unravelled!

 Next I coated it inside and out with p.v.a.  glue and let it dry. That's it! Create your own pretty little pot. 

Feeling encouraged by my success i went on to create these toadstools from domes pegs and fringing. (Both of these images have been taken from my pinterest page)

Dandelion days

 The fields have been full of dandelions and today the air was full of seed heads. ( we used to call them fairies and make a wish on them) they reminded me of a card I made some time ago so Ive taken it from my pinterest page to share it on here!

Firstly I created a pattern to help me decide where to prick out the design on my card. Then I transfered it to my topper. I coloured in the centre point with pencil and stitched the rest. I added French knots to the design and stalks to the seed heads.  Then I  stamped out 2 sizes of butterfly and stuck one on top of the other. I used this as an embellishment on the card. The topper was mounted onto a brown matt before it was added to the card blank. Peel off dots were put at each corner and the greeting added. 

As long as you can add dots around a centre one then keep adding them in between it would be eash  to create your OWN dandelion! Why not have a go!

Flippin men!

 I'm lucky to still have some flippin men papers but don't have the ready made cards for them. So I've made my own!

I cut an aperture into a 6 x 6 inch card blank using an oval die. I cut a slightly larger oval in acetate and stuck it over the aperture at the front of the card. Then I drew around another slightly larger oval and cut around that with deckle edged scissors. I cut an aperture into the last piece that matched the original and glued it on top of the acetate to form a frame. 

Next I cut out the decoupage on the sheet. I drew a thick line on the wrong side of the revers image then stuck it to the acetate on the inside I stuck the forward facing image on the front of the acetate matching it up with the one inside. (The black line made any overhanging white bits invisible). I rendered it in 3d.

Finally I put the backing image inside the card so that it would show through the front when it was closed.

I think these papers are great fun and its a shame that they aren't so easy to buy any more. 

Shadow box toadstools.

 I thought this stamp that I bought some time ago (think it was from amazon but not sure) would lend itself well to a shadowbox. 

I've taken the image from my pinterest page so that I can share it with you. Instructions on how to make a view box can be found on the internet.

I stamped out the images and coloured them to match the backing paper. I stuck the bee and medium sized toadstools inside the box. The tiny toadstools were fixed inside the aperture, and the larger ones on the outside. 

One handy thing I've found with the biggest  of  these stamps is that they can be bent slightly to form a curved stalk and to fit more easily around a circle.

Hidden suspension card

 Love this neat little card. Its just a simple bit of stamping and the sizes can be adjusted. 

Simply cut a strip of card and concertina fold it. Using nesting dies cut your chosen shape in the centre 2 pieces at the same time. Stick a piece of cotton thread between the top and bottom if the aperture then stick the centre pieces together.

 

Using a smaller die cut 2 shapes. Stam your chosen image in the centre of each one then stick 1 shape either side of the thread. 

Cover the rest of the card with smaller stamped images to complete. 

I think this card is ideal for thinking if you or just because. A kind of book with a hidden little something. 

String art

 A while ago I adapted a string art pattern into one I could use for a prick and stitch card and this is the result!

There were 3 layers of stitching in different colours which I worked separately one over the other. Later I shrunk the pattern down so that I could make coasters for my daughters 2nd wedding anniversary.  (cotton)

Although it was quite a challenge, I enjoyed  both projects equally and now I have a pattern I could do it again sometime!

A craft creations cake

 The papers used for this card came from craft creations and is a firm favourite!

I made my own card blank and added 2 toppers. One in light blue and one in a pink backing paper. I die cut a doily in dark pink added a swirly greeting and the cake decoupage. Then I added a die cut circle with a 21 in dark pink. I glittered here and there and added peel off circle embellishments. 

La pashe gnome

 If you dont mind making a slightly bigger card than A5, this card is ideal.

Here is a garden gnome from the La Pashe Flippin' Gnomes collection. It's up to you where you place the main character. Then you simply complete the decoupage. For my card I used some of the mushrooms from the back view...

Then I stuck the main character (back view) on the back of the card along with the Flippin Gnomes logo. 

The paper seller

 I have bought one or two  papers from splash crafts recently. They have some really great designs! 

Here is the paper seller. I suppose he will be a thing of the past in years to come as all information will be internet based. Itll be more like remember when!

Marij rahder designs

 I've always loved marij rahder decoupage they are so easy to make up. Pity you dont seem to be able to buy them in this country any more!

I made up both of these cards in the same way. I cut an apperture in the centre and backed it with acetate. I put a smaller card shape in the middle and then stuck the design on the front. After the decoupage was completed I added a deckle edge to the apperture front and white embellishments at each corner. I added a greeting to the circular card but left the oval one without.

A couple of handbags

 I recently found a pattern for these bags in an old craft magazine. I'd been looking for a quick make and these seemed ideal!

Bag shaped cards I'd made in the past opened at the bottom but I liked the way these opened at the side because it allowed for a curve at the top. Even the handle is made from card so it stays put. 

Mice birthday

 Here are a couple more decoupage cards and these have a mice theme.

For the card on the left I cut out random types letters to decorate the edges and used the same letters to form the happy birthday greeting. 

With the card on the right I concentrated on matching the backing paper colours with the colours in the decoupage.

The ribbons are always a bit fiddly to cut but well worth the effort.

Flying high

I decided to use these decoupage papers to make a view box. 

Each layer is stuck onto a strip of card and attatched to the sides of the box. The balloon is on a piece of acetate stuck to a strip of card that fits inside the top edge. 

I wanted to give the project a patchwork look so I embossed the background and used patterned papers for the hills. Other than the die cut clouds the extra embellishments were taken from the decoupage paper. 

The whole thing was stuck onto a 6 x 6 card blank and I shall be making a box to put it in.