Congratulations - A Baby Girl

Hello my blogger friends. How are you? I've been busy behind the scenes, just not much evidence here on my blog to show for it. Well gradually I'll reveal what I have been working on. Mostly Christmas cards actually, and today's post provided a little relief from the Festive Season! I had such great intentions to get all sorted for my Christmas cards this year, I honestly thought I was on track ... does this happen to you??

So here is my card - it's such a cutie!

Isn't it adorable. I had so much fun making this. I mainly used Kaisercraft "Bundle of Joy" Design papers. These are so good as they have papers for boys and for girls. I'll show you all the ingredients I used to make it below as usual.

I fussy cut out the face in the heart from the papers and then stick this gorgeous fine elastic lace (from my stash) around the edges.

I also used some sheets from an old pack of papers I had which I think are crafters Block 1. The pretty pearl ribbon is from the Craft Queen Australia store. Links are below.










Kaisercraft also produce clear stamps to match their papers. This is called new arrivals in the Bundle of Joy collection. I used white embossing powder to add a little dimension.

The cardstock... yes you've guessed it is Kaisercraft Musk weave card stock. It is a lovely soft pink colour.

On the inside of the card I fussy cut the pram out although it was a sticker, I just needed it to be a little smaller.

The bunting was from the same sheet of stickers.

I fussy cut out the little girl cameo from the design paper and added it on the back of the card  - I thought it finished the card off rather nicely.

... and there you have it.










The main ingredients I used to make this card:

KaiserCraft - Weave Cardstock - Musk	Provo Craft Paper Symphony Crafter's Block 1	Kaisercraft 12 x 12 Bundle of Joy - Crib Paper	Kaisercraft Bundle of Joy 12 x 12 Sticker sheet	Kaisercraft Bundle of Joy New Arrival Stamps
Pearl Ribbon White Large - Craft Queen	E-Z Rub-On Transfers #ROY-917SV	Judikins White Opaque Embossing Powder	Heat it Craft Tool

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Thanks for stopping by again today. I hope you liked my card, it provides a little relief from some of the gorgeous Christmas cards that provide so much inspiration from other blogs.

A Star card for Alison

Hello my Blog friends how are things with you? It's Friday so the weekend approaches and I am excited as tomorrow I am taking my cards to Bellingen Community Markets. These markets held on the 3rd Saturday of each month are one of Australia's largest and most diverse regional markets and specialise in handmade arts and crafts, local food, fresh produce, alternative therapies all with live entertainment provided by local groups and bands. It is our first visit to these markets as stallholders, so a new venture awaits! I'll let you know how I get on.

The card I have to show you today is one I was commissioned to make for Alison, by a friend, for her 60th Birthday. The brief was to include reference to three things  ... Wine, her connection to her Pharmacy Interests and Travel. I thought a Star card might be the way to go .....

I have made a couple of these cards and they are always well received. The inspiration for this card originally came from Mio Linden's Blog CLICK HERE. You will need to translate the page as it is written in Swedish.

The card base was cut to 45cms ( I think in the original Mio cut her example to 30cms). I used a big sheet of card that I purchased at Office works as 12 x 12 papers were not big enough for the additional size. The finished card measures approx: 23cms (9 inches) from point to point of the star.

I used a variety of Design Papers including K & Company and Provo Craft Crafters Block. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the stamps are from Just Rite Stampers, and the letter "A" is a Kaisercraft Rhinestone element. The Butterflies are stickers that I have had for ages and I don't remember where I got them.

When unfolded you get to see the three points of the star.

On this first point I added images (from Google) of a vineyard and some wine.

The Yellow Gingham ribbon at the top is from really Reasonable Ribbon.

On the second point of the star I added some elements from some travel stickers that I bought from Spotlight.

On the third Star Point I added some images and Logos of Australian Pharmaceutical Organisations and a Sticker of Australia.

In this photo I combined two images so that the main embellishments are shown in a closer view. You can see the stamps and flowers a little better.

I modified a couple of verses that I found on the web  to fit Alison and her 60th Celebrations. I printed the verses on my computer and Die cut it with a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Square Die.

I placed this at the centre of the Star card.

This image shows the back of the Card.
















Here is the video clip I promised earlier:

The main ingredients I used to make this card:

Thanks for stopping by today. I will definitely let you know how I get on tomorrow

A Starfold Birthday Card For Ngaire

Hello! It's been a little while I know since my last post and I hope you have been keeping well during that time.
I have a card for you today that was commissioned for a New Zealand lady who will be celebrating her 80th Birthday. It is the second time I have attempted this particular style of card and I am glad to say that I think it turned out well. My brief was that Ngaire (the recipient and who lives in New Zealand) loves knitting, enjoys crosswords and is very lucky at winning raffles. So my card tries to reflect these things.

Here it is: I placed the photos I took onto a Blue Background so you can see it a little better.

It is a Starfold card. I was greatly inspired by a Blog I came across by Mio Linden and thought I would have a go at making it. You might need to translate the page as it is originally Swedish I think.
The link to Mio's Blog is: http://bellamios.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/ny-kortvikning.html

My first attempt will be posted in a while as the recipient may well look at this Blog and I don't want to spoil the surprise. The card base was cut to 45cms ( I think in the original Mio cut her example to 30cms). I used a big sheet of card that I purchased at Office works as 12 x 12 papers were not big enough for the additional size. The finished card measures approx: 23cms (9 inches) from point to point of the star.

I have taken a lot of pictures, the quality is not great but it will give you a closer look.
Here they are:

This is the back of her card and I made a Crossword based on the information I was provided. This is a free program I came across on the web - https://crosswordlabs.com/

This little web based program is very simple to use and you enter your own clues and the word you want to appear in the Crossword. It produces a PDF of the final version (also one with all the answers in case you forget them!!!) after you have chosen how you want your Crossword to look or be configured.

As you start to open the card you begin to see the inside.

Here is the card fully opened up. I have taken more close up photos of the flaps so you can see the detail a little better.

The Photo is not Great but it provide the first of the Close up views.

I was really pleased with my little bit of creativity here. I was told that Ngaire loves knitting; so I used two wooden toothpicks and a length of Bakers Twine to do a little knitting and added this to one of the inside "Flaps".
The stamp is from JustRite stampers (Botanical Medallions and Banners), I'll reference it in the ingredients list below.
I made a hole at the top of the card on one of the flaps and threaded through some ribbon from my stash and added a bow of the same ribbon.

On one of the other "Flaps" I added some pictures of Raffle Tickets and a Sterling Silver Lucky Horse shoe charm attached with a length of ribbon.

I was really stoked with the flowers too, I have a close up of these coming up.

I added some Stickers and Embellishments that I had in my stash. I think I bought these at Spotlight (Store here in Australia).

At the centre of the card I added a stamped medallion (Just Rite Stampers again - "Butterfly Garden Set"). I stamped it with a Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad and then fussy cut it out. I coloured the edges with two Ranger /Tim Holtz ink pads: Vintage Photo and Antique Linen.
These were also used on all the edges of the Crafters Block 1 Design Papers adhered to the base card.




The Butterflies are from a Sizzix/Hero Arts set of stamps and Dies, all stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink Pads. I added Stickles "Crystal" to some to give a little sparkle!

These lovely paper roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and a first time attempt at using these types of flowers and I think they look stunning. I cut their wire stems, wrapped them around a pen and added these twirls for dimension to the three flowers. Cute huh?

OK you may be getting Photo Overload now, so this is the last photo of the card. A handy Gold Peel Off (80) and another of those butterflies which once stamped I die cut out using the matching dies in the set.

The sentiment is from a set of stamps from Papercraft called Celebrations J6423-06.









Here are the details of the ingredients I used:

Provo Craft Paper Symphony Crafter's Block 1	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink Pad Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink Pad Antique Linen	Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad	JustRite Wooden Stamper 31/4 inch
JustRite Butterfly Garden Set	JustRite Botanical Medallions and Banners	RRR Bakers Twine - Orange	Hero Arts Stamps & Die Cut ANTIQUE FLOWERS & BUTTERFLIES Sizzix 657773	Stickles - Crystal
Wild Orchid Crafts 15mm Peach Trellis Roses	PaperCraft Celebrations Clear Stamps J6423-06

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I hope you liked the card. I certainly enjoyed making it.
Until next time take care and be safe.