Having practised round tea bag folding and completing a mandala I thought I'd create some designs of my own.
Each one of these cards is made using the tiles created in the dahlia fold but re- arranged to make different flowers. I think they look quite effective!
I made this card for my daughters second anniversary. (Its cotton) Its a prick n stitch design.
I created the pattern using a pricking tool and used a double thread throughout. The greeting and flowers were peel offs and the picture was apllied to a dark brown deckle edged mount.
Recently our youngest granddaughter Alice turned 1 so I wanted to make a card just for her.
I made a recess card and put all of the decoupage inside the aperture. I then punched out some daisies to decorate the surround. I tried to limit the colours so that the over all effect was subtle.
Today my eldest daughter Sam, is 36 and I think back to how different things were 36 years ago!
Using my favourite media (and because Sam always liked strawberries) I made this card specially for her. Hope she liked it and really enjoyed her day!
Someone gave me a pattern for a rocker card some time ago but this is the first time I've made one up.
The papers are from Hunky Dory. I fussy cut the design to separate the flowers and leaves. I rearranged then on the card then stuck half of the frame on the back. I added a few gems and a gold greeting.
I was pleased with the finished effect and couldn't stop playing with it!
I thought I'd do some cards that weren't on white card stock for a change.
I made these designs from bottle green card. I also die cut the corners from the same colour. Then I cut a circle and an oval in black ( one for each card) and applied the decoupage to each one. I mounted the toppers onto a bright colour to add a frame. I think it's nice to ring the changes now and again.
I recently made this card for a friend who's nephew has taken up golf.
I've had a few insert cards recently but have found that once they're made up, the taller ones fall over so I decided to use this design to make a recess card instead.
Putting the decoupage in the centre was a bit fiddly but added to the 3d perspective. I sketched in a few clouds for sky and a bit of grass in pencil crayon which I think gave a bit of detail without detracting from the original image.
I made these 2 recess cards to give the designs a bit more of a perspective.
The design had its own border which I stuck around the recess. The teddy part of the pattern which sat over this aperture had 3 layers of 3d pads to bring it level with the card front. The rest of the decoupage was made up in the usual way. I embellished the recess with daisies and peel offs.
The second design was mounted onto blue card and an aperture cut from the centre to fit the recess. The rest of the card was made up in the same way as the first.
Here's a shaped card based on something I saw on the net some time ago.
The card itself is the brown part. The shapes at the top (or icing) have been embossed, and the butterfly is a die cut. I tried to limit the colours so that they went well together. It took longer than expected but well worth the effort!
Really enjoyed making this card for my friend Iris. She's a wonderful woman with a fabulous sense of humour. Hope she'll have a laugh at this one!
The papers are from le pashe by the way!
I've always loved toreads and was really pleased when my daughter Emily bought some for me!
I made this card using a background paper from a magazine. I stuck the decoupage onto a strip of acetate so it would look as though it was flying! Then I rendered it in 3d. The number 4 was die cut twice to give it a slight shadow. This helped it to show up and match with colours in the backing paper. I also die cut a few leaves and applied them top left to add a bit of texture.
