Gingerbread men & hot chocolate cards

Now I've given these little hot chocolate cards out I can share them on here.

For my card I've chosen red  & gold mirror card which I embossed.  I made little pockets & placed a single sachet of Hot Chocolate & a candy cane which I decorated with a branch from a garland I didn't want anymore. To this I added a berry & a pointsetter  which was cut using a spell binders die & glitter card.
Just to finish of my cards I stamp warm winter wishes on some white card.
The ladies at my craft club were delighted when they received these.

 Next I made a larger card using the sizzix gingerbread man die again & made two large cards but the decided for the two ladies that got these cards the would have their hot chocolate in a little cross over box which I found the instruction  on YouTube by Chicnscratch. 

 The paper I used to make these boxes was called Plum pudding Sherry Trifle. & added the same as I did for the treat cards above.
I just love this little gingerbread man die & use it so much .

Twist & Pop up Birthday card

I've seen a lot of people are making the twist pop up cards & with my sons birthday coming up I thought I'd have a go at making one .

There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how to make one but the one I used for instructions was a lady call Maymay her instructions were very easy to follow.

After I made the pop up card I then had to decorate it .

The caravan paper I chose was by called happy camper by Jillybean Soup.

I used a sizzix die to cut the balloons & added a little bit of brown cord.

 The inside pop up I stamped the birthday message & used gold mirror card that I embossed . I stuck two corner pieces on the mirror card so that I was able to tuck some money inside the card for him.

Gingerbread man Christmas Cards

I brought a long  Woodware stamp which has these three Gingerbread men on.

I just had to have this stamp as soon as I saw it .

I've been trying out a few different ways of using the stamp.

I stamped them out on some brown card & coloured in a few pieces of these little guys.

 Next I stamped the image out on slightly darker card & cut them out to add to make smaller cards which 3x3 inch, & a good why of using up some scraps of card.

Get Well Card

A get well card using a stamp by High Hopes.
I've coloured the stamped image using distress inks.
I used spell binders dies to make the shape of the topper for my card & added some gems & buttons to match the paper used for my back ground.

Birthday cards

Two birthday cards which are just right for someone that likes their Latte coffee.

I used Tim Holtzs Fresh Brewed Blue Print stamps.

To colour the images I used Distress inks , Walnut stain ,Antique Linen, Broken China, Rusty hinge & scattered straw.

I used glossy accents on some of the coffee bean which makes them stand out more.

I cannot take full credit for the idea of making these cards because it was a card lift from my from Sue.
I loved what she had done with hers & wanted to make a few that were similar to her cards.

GingerBread man card

I'm so pleased with the how this Christmas card turned out .

I've made the Gingerbread man so that he comes off the card & then can be hung on the tree. 

The Gingerbread man has been cut from felt using an old Sizzix die , & then blanket stitched around the edge. I've also added eyes, bow, Ric rac ribbon to finish him off.
The paper used is scrapbook paper from Die cuts with a view.
The pinsetter was cut using glitter card & a spellbinders die & the fern is also another spellbinders die.

Cards for school fete again

The last batch of cards made ready to give to my Grandsons school for the fete tomorrow.

I've made some robot cards using up oddments of scrap paper & card.

The robots cogs & gears have been stamped using different inks so that there is some variety.

My next card I used this card example I found on pintrest   by http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/bermuda-stars.html

 

 
This is my card using the same card for my inspiration . The stamped image is a whiff of joy stamp that I brought a few years ago & had only used it once . The paper is again oddments of scrap booking paper . The star were cut using a sizzix die.

 My last card is once again oddments of paper to make a simple card. I've amazed myself at how creative with my scraps.

Cards for School Fete

My grandson school fete is on Friday & thought about making some cards to donate .

I've had these High Hope stamped images hidden in my stash for a while now,.

I  thought  its was high time  that I should get on &  make cards with them.

Disney birthday Cards

Two Disney cards made for my husbands birthday.

The first card  I scrapped lifted from Hot of the press Disney pad . This design I saw was in a plain paper bag & had been decorated using this layout.

I thought it would work  just as well on a card.

 My second card was made using a photo of a Disney Restaurant called T-Rex .  I've book a table there for us so this was the card which held all the booking details like the time & place . My husband was pleased with his present .
The paper was from Hot of the press again .

Card in A Box

I made a card in a box for my daughter in law 30th birthday.

I used some scrapbook paper to decorate the sides & a High Hopes stamps

Pirate Birthday Card

I wanted to make a Birthday card for my Grandson , so I got out my sizzix dies & got cutting

I started to lay everything out just to make sure it was all going to fit on the card.
I ripped some blue card & some tan card to make the sea & the sand then edged it with white ink .

When I was happy with it all I started to assemble the pieces & stick everything down .
Here is the finished result.

Christmas Cards

I know I'm well behind in making my Christmas cards compared to a lot of other crafters .

I've made a start by making four cards.

 I wanted to try something a little with my Christmas cards & decided to cut the card in the shape of a large  tag, which was then decorated with paper, ribbon & a stamped Molly Bloom image that has been coloured. The snow flake rosette was made using a Tim Holtzs die.
My other to cards below are something else I was playing around with to see what I could come up with .

Card in a box

My first attempted at making a card in a box.

It's our wedding anniversary today & I thought I'd make a card in a box for my long suffering hubby.

I was amazed at how easy they are to make & I'll defiantly will be making another , maybe a birthday one i think.

Products I've used are black card, scrapbook paper by paper mania & die cut hearts. Cream flowers which i gone round the edge with a Surkura glitter pen & a black brad for the centre.

I've used some wire to give the hearts some support & height.

Christmas Card

A Christmas card made using cream card , scrapbook paper & molly Bloom stamped images.

I know many crafters have already been making a head start on there Christmas cards for this year & this is my first .

A crafting friend gave me a card from her Hunky Dory card kit to make up which had the same folds . I wanted to see if i could make my own card with the same folds & steps.

Get well card

A get well card I quickly put together to send to my cousin .

A High Hopes stamped image & coloured with Derwent water colour pencils.

The paper used was from a Martha Stewart paper pad I had.

Easter & New Home Cards

Its been a wet & dreary Monday morning here so i've been in my craft room making two cards.
The first is a card for a friend that has recently moved .
My second card is an Easter card.

Birthday card

This is the Birthday card i made for my son for his birthday last week.

I had seen something similar to this on Pinterest .

It took me ages planning different ways in setting this out & with what Chocolate bars could be used in place of words.

My son liked his card & think he was impressed by it.

Christmas Cards

Two step cards using stamps from these two pack of Dylusions stamps.

 Now my  two friend have received their cards I'd made using these stamps i can share them on here.

I had a far bit of stamp colouring to do to make these cards but so worth it for two special crafting friends who i knew would appreciate them.
Here is a side view.

Christmas cards

Three quick & simple  Christmas cards made.

The cards were already patterned & were old Paper Mania. The Poinsettia flower was stamped on green & red card a few times then cut out & layered to give it some dimension.

Snowman cards

 I'd seen so many cards on Pinterest of a snowman card using Stamp-in up's Top Note Die .
I really liked the snowman cards I'd seen & how easy it was to make so I went ahead & ordered the Stamp-in Up die to have a try at making this card for myself.
As I'm not really a card maker I'm pleased at how well my cards turned out.