Card Making

Miss You Monday – Scooter Side Step Card

on July 12, 2010

Hey everyone! It’s Miss You Monday time! And great news, I had a message from Sarah this week, and the end is in sight so we are all very excited that baby will be here soon ( she is due early September). Although Sarah is still very ill, her spirits seem to have picked up a little, which is great! Yeay!

I had lots of fun with this card – can’t you tell?

This quirky little card takes a little bit of mathematics to start with, but once the measurements bit has been done, and the creases are in place, its simply a case of decorating the panels. Apparently, this is called a Side Step card (I don’t know who comes up with these names!?)

I always loved this scooter stamp, but hadn’t gotten round to using it on a card yet. so I thought i’d give it a whirl. One thing I particularly love is that the pieces are really easy to cut out, so as I stamped the image on different paper, it was really easy peasy to cut out the different panels and re-assemble. I am loving the finished design.

The papers are from the ‘Quite Contrary’ line from My Minds Eye’. A 6×6 stack came free with a card making magazine, and knowing the fantastic quality of MME products and the fact that i’ve always been drawn to their designs, it was a no-brainer when I saw the magazine. I can’t wait to use some more of the pages to make a little mini book or two.

Lets talk chipboard! I’ve used two chipboard pieces, (from The Paper Mill shop I believe) one of which i have covered with pink pearlescent embossing powder, and the other I sprayed with Cosmic Shimmer spray. This gives one a pearl glassy sheen, and the other a flatter, pearlescent look. The brad in the middle is a fabric brad from Trimcraft, I believe its the Laura Ashley range.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great Monday!

Lucky Clover

on July 11, 2010

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Hey everyone, Thank goodness its Sunday. It’s been a crazy week at work and i’ve not had as much time to play in my craft room this week. I even had to work yesterday, so only a one day weekend for me! Pooh!

But it’s okay, cos i’m spending the rest of my evening playing with paper!

So here’s a card to share for today…

Feeling lucky?!

I just love this stamp from the Unity June KOTM, cos it reminds me of my Irish roots. Doesn’t it look like little clover leaves?! I thought it would be perfect for good luck cards or maybe even for projects about playing poker, because with a little imagination it looks like a ‘club’. I wish I had this stamp when I was making this Pokerface layout about my hubby!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy Your Day Little Birdies

on July 6, 2010

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This card is sweet and simple, and full of feathery fun.

There must be a family of blackbirds in our garden. On Saturday, we let Miya out into the garden, and about 2 minutes later all we could hear is the incessant chatter of an angry bird….constantly! We brought Miya inside, and it stopped. A little while later, we let Miya out again – and, yip, you guessed it, the bird went crazy again. It sounds like a high pitched car alarm, and the sound carries the whole way through he house.

Poor Miya hasn’t got outside since. But at least the birdies are safe, and Mummy & Daddy bird aren’t having nervous breakdowns.

But i am warning you now, mister blackbird, if you wake us up at 5.30am again I will not hesitate to let Mizu outside with her hunting gear!

Have a tweet day everyone!

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