More christmas cards!

 Busy busy busy getting ready for christmas this year! Here are a few more cards...

Still need loads more so better get cracking!

A partridge in a pear tree

 I love paper piecing! It's such a nice way to colour an image and saves colouring it in!

This is a stamp from Woodware of a partridge in a pear tree. First the image is printed onto a card then every piece is stamped seperately and added to the design. (Some are rendered in 3d).

Christmas is always a good time to go mad with the glitter so there's lots of it on the card too!

 

 

Pop up pillar card

 I'm always on the look out for a new design of card and I found this one on the net. Its called a pop up pillar card. 

I used stamps from the card hut and I really love the characters! The one warning I would give to anyone else making this card is...make sure it fits in the envelope as it leans over to one side to lie flat. This one needs an 8 x 8. So it's large enough already!

October birthday

I wanted to make something special for an
October birthday. I love stitching so this one was ideal!

Christmas 2023

 It's time to think about Christmas for this year (even though it's only September!!) 

This is the first card I've made for 2023.  A blast from the past! The image is from a Crafts Creations paper. I think these papers were fantastic value for money and very easy to use. 

The background was originally dark blue and I wanted to lighten it up a bit. Even though there are only 4 images on the paper, there was still enough left for a robbin on the envelope.

Bookmark cards

 I saw this type of card on a tutorial on pinterest. I've had a go and am totally hooked...its a card AND a present in 1! 

Here's another colour of the same card. Really cute eh? 

A Wiper card for a camper

 A little while ago I had a sheet of stamps on a magazine. I was determined to use as many of them as possible. This tent and forest scene used a few of the images. Just for a change I decided to make a wiper card and this is it!

I really like this style of card and it's kinetic properties!

Gnome cards

 I love making cards with gnomes. They've been really popular this year! Here are 3 I've made recently...

These two are decoupage designs. The character sits on an acetate strip and the card lies flat for posting.

The second card is a stamped image on a card with a central panel. Once again it folds flat for posting. 

 

Animal cards

This card was made using a stamp that I enlarged slightly. I coloured the image then rendered it in 3d. I applied faux pearls around the design and stuck it to a vintage paper on brown card attached to a cream card blank. 

 This cute goat card  is a prick and stitch design. I stuck a green "hill" shape to the bottom, pricked out the pattern then sewed it in. Then I tore some blue paper into cloud shapes which I applied around the goat. This stitched piece was put onto a brown matt on a white card blank. 

3 Floral cards

 

These are 3 floral cards I've made recently. 

The first is decoupage with a stamped sentiment on the front.

The second are "incire" cards. The design was cut from a pattern and a stamped image adhered to the centre. I rendered that in 3d. 

The third is a form of iris folding that I learned years ago. 

I love all 3 designs and you can't beat flowers when sending a greeting!

Birthdays 2023

 Here are the birthday cards I made for Elliot and Amelias birthday this year.

Elliot is still a big fan of gaming and  Amelia eats mayonnaise with almost everything so this card is what she asked for! 

Made with circles

I think that this technique is both simple snd effective! 

Simply die cut a set of circles in 4 complimentary colours. Layer from the smallest to the largest sticking to the right hand side. Then layer from the largest to the smallest sticking on the left hand side. Add a decorative strip to the centre and apply to the card as shown. 

I enjoyed making thus card and will definately do something like it again!

Creating stensils

Now and again I like to create a stencil for a card I'm making. I may have done something like this before but it's a nice thing to do occasionally. 

This time it was a giraffe and this is the finished result.

I also prepared a zebra stencil but this time I used black ink to create the design.

Update

 I have been so busy recently so I'm just posting a few cards so that I can keep my blog up to date!

The first cat was made from a 10cm wide strip of 12 x 12 double sided paper and die cuts.

The giraffe was a hand cut stencil

The poppy card was. iris folding. 

The group of cats  was an enlarged stamp coloured with pencil crayons.

Owl for wooley woods

 Every year I try to make something for the woolen woods at Belper ( Derbyshire) this year its the snake in a previous post and this year its an owl!

 I've been told it looks a bit like Sage from The Herbs! He's fastened to an embroidery hoop and I think its a great way to make a creature when you don't want to stuff it!

I was very pleased with the finished result and even learned how to make half circles in the process. 

A mans card and something quick

 2 things a card maker is always looking :  a card for a man and a quick card. These cover both of those!

Firstly the man's card,  which is a simple easel design. The clock stamp is by Kanban but I've had it for some time now. To be honest it irritates me somewhat as some of the numbers are wrong but as people hardly notice I suppose it doesn't matter. 

The second card is a cat...

It couldn't be simpler. It's a tent fold. A straight line is cut between the ears and a score line drawn from the end of this line to the top of the card each side. This is folded back both ways then pushed in to form the ears. All the rest of the shapes are die cut. Easy peasy!

Wedding card

 Didn't really have a  plan for this card.  It was for Peter and Sarah's wedding day. Hope they liked it!

The main picture has been applied to printed acetate then stuck to the front of an apperture card. The beading has been attached with think p.v.a. glue and the larger words of the greeting were die cut. 

It made quite a large card!

Cool for cats

 Im not a great fun of cats to be honest but this stamp set made me laugh! 

Fathers day 2023

 Here are 2 triangular shaped cards for fathers day:

And here is one made for Georges birthday!

Piecing

 I loved making these cards! Some of it was a bit fiddly but well worth the effort.

It was a woodware stamp that I've had for ages but really love! I think they're really effective!

Panel cards

 After a bit of searching on the net I was told that these cards are called "panoramic panel cards" 

I9 wasn't sure about them at first but now I quite like them!

I definately plan to do more. Its a great way to use up a single print! 

Book card

 I really love this book card design! It's quite an easy make and looks really effective. Ideal for avid book readers too!

Not a bad idea for mothers day either!

Leprechaun

 Here's a little fellah I made for St Patrick's day in the style of gnomes that were popular at Christmas.

I think he's quite cute!

Prick n stitch

 I really enjoy stitching occasionally so making these two was great fun!

I felt that an 8 sided shaped card was the best way to show off this design.

I seem to have had this pattern on my to do list for ages and was determined to finally make it this year. After the first card, it was nice to make something more straight forward.