Valentine's Day 2013

In honour of the Day of Love, i thought i'd share with you some of the Valentine cards i've made this year. This post will be picture heavy - enjoy!!!

 

This first card uses Red Mulberry paper and the waste from a Cricut Heart, small white heart and sentiment complete the card. This is my entry for this weeks (week 31) CASology Challenge.

 Some more cards in no particular order!

These first two use my trusty Cricut and have Star Dust Stickle accents on the lettering. A couple of Sizzix Lacy Heart embosslets adorn the 'boyfriend' card.

These two cards use a Spellbinders paisley M-Bossibilities for the background. The 'valentine' is cut from a Tim Holtz embossing folder and the hearts on the second card are cut by the Cricut.

 

The black and red card uses a quickcutz heart die and sizzix embossing folder with more red mulberry paper. 'For My Wife' was cut on the Cricut and I have used Craftwork Cards Sugarplum papers and flowers to decorate.

These next three cards are all made using the same Tim Holtz Sizzix Embossing Folder but in the different styles. This first is a vintage look with distressed boho papers from Craftwork Cards and matching mini blooms. The 'love' has been highlighted with Crackle Glaze - its not as brown as that in 'real life'!

 

 

 Some simple matting and layering of the embossed background for the second two cards. Stickles to highlight 'love' on the red and purple card and the Pink and Black was embossed onto Core-Dinations colour core paper and sanded - Glossy Accents has been used to highlight 'love' here this time.

 

 
An elegant metal heart and simple mat and layer make this a chic and simple card. The scalloped squares with random cut hearts was designed on the Cricut craft room and i think makes a simple, pretty card.

These last two use a set of Craftwork Cards stamps and papers - i just love how one set of stamps can look anyway you want it to just by changing the colours - simple and pretty here.


Busy day today, taking my youngest two to toddlers this morning and i've got a few challenges I want to work on later today - I'll show what I come up with.... well, if I come up with anything!
Thanks for reading!
Mo xxx

Paper flowers to make me feel better...

Afternoon everyone, I'm not well! Spent the last few nights sneezing away and today have runny nose, sore throat and all the stuff that goes with it - have stocked up on painkillers and anti-inflammatories and i thought instead of feeling sorry for myself I will show you the cards i've made for the Craftwork Cards February Challenge.

The first two are twisted easel cards using paper flowers and the second two are Christmas cards also with paper flowers - i may be a wee bit addicted to making these beautiful blooms!! Most of these products can be found in the Craftwork Cards online shop.

This card is on 6" Square cardstock with an embossed frame from the Embossed Pad at CWC - i have coloured it with a Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad and felt blending tool. The blooms and Pink papers are from the Floral Fusion pad and i've included a couple of birthday messages and card candi to finish. Here's a close up of the front:

The next card is a 21st birthday card also using 6" square card stock and another white embossed frame. The papers and blooms are from the Sugarplum paper pad with wine organze ribbon, messages and candi to finish. The '21' charm is from Odyssey Craft Supplies.

 Here's a close up of the front:

And a close up of the flowers - i just adore sitting making these - its so therapuetic! Some have been sprayed with silver Sparkle and Spray for added glitteryness and Card Candi coated with Star Dust Stickles... yes, a card isn't complete without glitter and candi!

I was going to stop there, but here are the two Christmas cards that i made last night!

These are both made with the Craftwork Cards CandyCane Glittered Pad and some red organza ribbon. The first card uses a tag cut using the 'George and Basic Shapes' Cricut Cartridge.

This second card has blooms made with the Very Merry Festive Flowers and the whole card coated in Gold Spray and Sparkle.

I will leave it there for today - I have loads more to share with you but must go and rest.... Or at least try as there are two hyper toddlers running about!

Mo xxx

Quick Card with my Cricut!

Well, I thought i would have an early night last night in preparation for this morning's early Zumba class.... I thought wrong! At around 10pm I learned that one of the stars of my Zumba class was having a birthday today - not just any birthday.... Bill - affectionately known as Zzzzuuuummmmba Bill, the male Diva - was turning 65 today!!! I just had to do him a card!

So, out came my trusty Cricut and the Craft Room, and I cut his name and age with the 'Storybook' Shadow font on some green Core'dinations... left overs from the Zombie Card a few days back!
Craftwork Cards Blossom papers, purple twine, buttons and a shiny shaped mat add to the simple look of this card. And, of course, some Star Dust Stickles on the letters finish the look!

I find it difficult to photograph the reflective surface! Will have to work on that, but i think this one came out ok - no dodgy reflection of me taking the photo!

Hope you like it!
Mo xxx

My First Blog Post.... eeeek!

Ok, so i'm gonna have a go at this blogging malarky and see what happens!

Give me a few weeks to get organised and work out how the whole thing works.

I'm a crafter/cardmaker and will be posting photos of stuff i make on here for folks to see and make comments on. I'd love it if you let me know what you think.... dont be too negative... i might not stick around if no one likes it! :D

So, Call me Mo. And I'll show you what i make.

For my first attempt, i'll show you this one!
My good friend Jen asked me to make a 30th birthday card for her friend Nikki. She asked for the funky zombie she'd seen on another of my makes and said - black/purple/green.

So here it is - Cricut craft room exclusive Zombie girl, letters and number using the Cricut 'Storybook' font and the corners are using a Cuttlebug swirly embossing folder with skulls on it - I just cut out the bits i needed for the corners. The purple and green is core'dinations and i've sanded the skulls in the corners to stand out a bit. Start Dust Stickles to accent on the letters and numbers.... cos a card isn't finished without a bit of glitter!

Mo x