An ECD Heart Pivot Card

How are you today? Like most of us who are back at work today, the Easter Break already seems a distant memory. Time seemingly goes faster and faster these days especially when you pack so much into it.

Yes today I have another Elizabeth Craft Design's card - This time using the Heart Pivot die. Take a look ....

This is such a pretty card - even if I say so myself. It came out really well.

Like the others of its type I used A4 Quill white 210gsm cardstock from Office works as the base.

The design paper is from the First Edition Premium paper pad I have used before (shown below in my ingredients).

I used the Katie label die for the sentiment on the front of the card, a couple of Yellow Critter Butterflies that I bought from Spotlight, a flower from my stash (Top Right) and a few pearls I coloured with my Copic sketch pens.

As you can see I kept the inside of the card quite simple.

.. and here you see the "Birds Eye View" of how the card folds.










Here are the main ingredients that I used to make this card:

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	First Edition 12" x 12" Premium Paper Pad - Hideaway Collection	ECD Heart Pivot Card - 775	ECD - Katie Label Pivot Card -768	DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12
Critter Butterflies	PORTACraft Self Adhesive 5mm Pearls	COPIC Sketch Markers	Tombow Mono - Aqua Liquid Glue

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Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card - 3 cards in three days - Wow!

A Butterfly Pivot Card

Hello my blogging friends. I hope you are enjoying your Easter Monday.
Another card for you, again another using my new Elizabeth Crafts dies - I love these dies they make card making projects so easy and they look lovely when they are completed.

Here's my Card:

I used Quill 210 gsm card stock as my base and then used First Edition Premium Boho Chic 12 x 12 Paper pad.


I used a few scraps and a Happy Birthday gold peel-off - these are definitely coming back into fashion again!

I used the smallest oval die from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Oval Accordion die set to cut pieces from the design paper.

On the inside of my card I kept it really clean and simple, using strips of the design paper and the label dies that come with the set.

A "Bird's Eye View" taken from the top so you can see the fold of the card and how this pivots - such a clever design.











... and there we have my card for today.
Here are the main ingredients I used to make my card.

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	ECD Butterfly Pivot Card - 767	ECD Butterfly Accessory Dies - 773	ECD Accordion Oval Card - 772	First Edition Premium 12" x 12" Paper Pad - Boho Chic
Tombow Mono - Aqua Liquid Glue

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Thanks so much for stopping by today to see my card.

An ECD Katie Label Pivot Card

Happy Easter everyone. I hope you have the opportunity to celebrate this time in a meaningful way to you. Whether that's taking time to follow your beliefs or taking time to be with family and friends or just taking time to relax.
At long last these few days have given me an opportunity to get into my craft room and play with some of my new Elizabeth Craft Design Dies. It's been a while. I have been working overseas and then came back to a full in-tray and a long list of priorities.
It has been brilliant to take a bit of time and re-acquaint myself with my Sizzix big shot!!

My first card is one that uses the Katie Label Pivot Card ... take a look.

Here is the front of my card. I used Firts Edition 12 x 12 Hideaway Premium paper pad.

I also used some scraps for the matted layers and a few Dragonfly embellishments that I have had for more years than I really wish to remember!!!

The base card is some quill 210gsm white card stock.

Here is the inside of the card. I used a Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace round the page punch for the strip on the right side of the inside of the card.

I took this photo by looking down on the opened card so you can see how the pivot framework works












Here are the main ingredients I used to make this card:

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	First Edition 12" x 12" Premium Paper Pad - Hideaway Collection	Elizabeth Craft Design - KATIE LABEL PIVOT CARD (768)	DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12	Tombow Mono - Aqua Liquid Glue
PORTACraft Self Adhesive 5mm Pearls	Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page

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Thanks for stopping by and having a look at my card from today, I hope you are having a great Easter.

Two similar but different Cards

I cannot believe we are in March 2014! Gracious ... I have been on my travels for work, recently returned from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. I had a super time meeting some familiar and some new faces on the TMI Malaysia team. I was looked after so well and being on my own this time I was made to feel very welcome by George Aveling his wife Poh Lan and the team. Rajes if you are reading this - thanks for signing up to Bloglovin' today.

I am now preparing to travel overseas again this time to Zambia and Kenya leaving Friday 7th, we'll get back home on 1st April. It'll be a bit of a whirlwind but again meeting new and familiar faces of our Customer there.

I needed to quickly create two cards and these are what I would like to show you now. One is for a Birthday (on the day we leave) and the other is a Thank you for a couple who will be looking after our home and our horses whilst we are away.

So here they are:

Here is the first card.
Firstly I embossed a sheet of shiny cardstock from my stash using the Spellbinders Delightful Daisy embossing folder.
I then used Pan Pastels 430.5 Magenta and 470.5 Violet which I sponged on using a Sofft oval art sponge.

By making two sets I was able to cut pieces out and layer them onto the bottom sheet to give the image more dimension.

I used a few pearls and a bit of glue to stick this cover sheet to my A5 cardstock and I was done. I did trim the card down a little as the margins looked a little large at first.

The sentiment is a Just Rite Stamp.

Just a close up of the detailing in this embossing folder. Just gorgeous. I used the fixative spray to ensure the Pan Pastel chalk didn't rub off.






















.... and here's the second card.

Made in much the same way as the first. This time I used Pan Pastels 250.5 Diarylide Yellow and 640.5 Permanent Green Shade.

The sentiment is from a Flourishes stamp from the "With Gratitude" stamp set.

I decided on the Yellow and Green as it is the colours of Australian Wattle and the National Australian colours and I think the couple I ma giving this to might appreciate that!

again a close up image showing more detail of the embossing folder.






















Well there you go, here are the main ingredients I used to makes these cards.

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	Sofft Big Oval Art Sponge 61041	Spellbinders Delightful Daisies 3D Embossing Folder - E3D-003	Pan Pastels	Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative Spray 400g
Zva Creative - Self-Adhesive Pearls - Basic Lines - White	PORTACraft Self Adhesive 5mm Pearls	Tombow Mono - Aqua Liquid Glue	Pearl Ribbon White Large - Craft Queen	Just Rite Stamps Large Fancy Sentiments CR-03810
Flourishes With Gratitude Stamp Set	Craft Foam Pads 5mm x 2mm

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Thanks for stopping by to read my blog, apologies for the long time lag since I last left a posting. Looks like it'll be April 2014 before I am back again, so  ....