Sympathy cards - 2

Two more sympathy cards I made for my friend.  This time I let all the cutting dies do the work.

I love this feather die but the end result is never quite what I envisage ?

Hope my friend likes the cards I have made for you.  I have a busy week socially, so I don’t think I will get much more crafting done.  But I can hope

Enjoy your day

Judy

Sympathy Cards

A friend asked me to make some sympathy cards for her.  Two I finished today using Kaisercraft Cottage Rose papers

I hope I get a couple more finished tomorrow

Are you crafting this weekend

Judy

Kaisercraft Bombay Sunset cards

I made these Boho styled cards at the weekend based on instructions from Alicia McNamara from Papercraft Secrets.  I used Kaisercraft Bombay Sunset papers, and gold glitter card on a Hibiscus die as the floral embellishment.  Finished off with Kaisercraft Blooms and wooden flourishes.  Very bright and cheery cards

     

After finishing the cards, I thought I would jazz them up a little bit and make coordinating envelope liners.  This finishes off the cards beautifully

With the little strip of paper left over from the envelope liver, I added it to the inside of the card. 

Three of the cards with the matching envelopes.

I hope to be able to use up all this paper pad before I move onto the next, fingers crossed.

Hope you had a great day

Judy

Sympathy Cards

Two entirely different styles of sympathy cards today.  Unfortunately these cards are quite often needed.

Wanted to try a white on white card, very simple

This next card was inspired by a fellow cardmaker - black and white

The weather is getting cooler, so you may see more crafting soon

Enjoy your day

Judy

On my desk

Today I have a crafting friend visiting, and I am going to show her how to make the square art card. I have one cut and stamped ready to assemble, as well as two other cards in the planning stage.
Looking forward to a great day.

The template for cutting up the background has been printed as well, I think I am organised. Hopefully I will have some finished cards to show you tomorrow.

Enjoy your day

Judy

Saxophone Player card

This was a very simple card to make, just used two dies.  One of the saxaphone player, dog and lamp and the second the birthday greeting notes.  I like how it came together, although the hardest part was choosing the background paper.  I wanted to use bricks, but the colours were all wrong, so I ended up with this wood theme.  I think it works ok.

I have a friend coming to craft with me tomorrow, so I had better clean up my craft room today to make space for her.  If really is quite a mess.... 

Enjoy your day

Judy 

Stamped Birthday Card

A friend shared a YouTube tutorial on how to use more of your stamps in cardmaking.  See link here
I decided to try it using supplies I had on hand, not what was mentioned in the tutorial but it still worked out great.

Supplies used, glossy photo paper, distress oxide inks for background, momento tuxedo black ink for stamping and free vintage stamp set from a magazine.  (Creative Stamping Magazine, Issue 67)

I think I will challenge myself to make more of these cards, so I can get better use of my stamps.

Now I am off to do some gardening while the sun is shining and before it gets too cold.

Enjoy your day

Judy 

Two very different cards

A very feminine vintage style card - a little bit of everything on this card.  Lace, tulle, metal embellishments and flowers

The second card, I played with blending my oxide inks, sprintzed with water and layered a Paper Rose Kangaroo mob die cut on top.  The sentiment  was heat embossed 

I love the colours in this card.  The Autumn weather has turned cold, so I hope to get a couple more cards completed over the weekend.

Enjoy your day

Judy

Another boy card

i like how this card turned out.  Used Stampin Up grunge stamps for background, and a Crafts 4 U mountain bike die for the feature element.  Simple, but effective.

I have one more boy card to make, I think I will do a fishing theme for that one.

Enjoy your day

Judy

Two cute teddy bear cards

I love these teddy bear dies, they make great cards

This first one for a new baby

This card was made for a little girl.

The die pieces can be a little fiddly to assemble, but I think they are worth the effort.

The next few days, I am going to start and re-organise my die storage, so I might find something new to play with.

Hope you have a great crafting day

Judy

Card for a teenage boy

This card was a challenge, a teenager’s card.  I used Darkroom Door skateboard stamp as my focal point and Kaisercraft Attitude papers and stickers to finish it off.  I hope he likes it.

I had better check my birthday list to see who is next 

Enjoy your day

Judy

Testing new cutting die

I received this beautiful feather and bird die today and couldn't wait to try it.  It cut beautifully on a inked background that was on my desk waiting to be used.  I inlaid the birds with black cardstock to make them "pop" a little.  Not bad for a test run, but I think this will be wonderful in soft pastel/neutral tones.

Hope you have time to craft today, enjoy

Judy

Floating 80th birthday card

This is one of my "go to" card techniques when I need a special card in a hurry.  Using my large letter alphabet dies, I cut out each letters at least 3 times, for stability.  The card front is cut leaving a gap in the middle, to allow the letters to join the card back together again.

Photo shows the card closed

This photo shows the card open, and you can see how the letters seem to float.

Enjoy your day

Judy

Little girl cards

These little diecut teddies have been sitting on my desk for ages- they eventually found a home on cards

Enjoy your day
Judy

Male cards

I am always running short on cards for the male members of my family, so last weekend I completed three.  Need a lot more, but at least I have started.

Two cards have been made using Kaisercraft Factory 42 papers and collectibles.

And the last card used Kaisercraft Mountain Air paper and collectibles.

I have had a request to make a 80th birthday card with a fishing theme, fingers crossed I can get it done this weekend.  With the Easter and school holidays it has been a busy time, and very little time to craft.

Enjoy your day

Judy

Male card

Another male card today. These are always more difficult to make than a feminine one.

Darkroom Door stamp, coloured lightly with distress oxide inks

Enjoy your day

Judy

Kaisercraft Whisper Cards

I started off the base of these cards using instructions from Alicia McNamara from Papercraft Secrets, link here,  however I ended up adding my own spin to a lot of the cards.  Here are two of the cards I made, and I did make the total of ten cards.  Love the neutral colours in this collection

 

 



I will show the remaining cards in the next few days, they still need to have the inserts finished.

Hope you are having a crafty week

 

Enjoy your day

 

Judy



Weekend papercraft retreat

I had a lovely weekend at a papercraft retreat.  I made a lot of cards, well I think it was only 12 but that is still a good start.  I also played with my inks and watercolours which I will show you over the next few days.

I have made two 70th birthday cards, both for the same guy...so I had to made them with different themes.

I am happy with how they turned out.

 

The card on the left is a quick easel card, using Kaisercraft Barber Shoppe papers and the one on the right was stamped using Darkroom Door Golfer stamp and them lightly inked with Distress Oxide Inks.

 

 

Enjoy your day

Judy

Lady with Poodle card

This card was made for a friend who was celebrating her 60th birthday.  She has a miniature black poodle, so I thought it was appropriate.

 

I have a papercraft workshop this weekend, so I hope to be able to share a lot of my makes.  It is always such fun to catch up with friends, with lots of laughter, food and creative ideas being shared.

 

 

Enjoy your day

Judy

Elegant ladies die cuts

These ladies have been die cut in readiness to put on cards.  So elegant.

Enjoy your day
Judy