Tuesday, 17 July 2012

I brought a "Stampin up" set of stamps called "Good Neighbors" to make this card, love the light's showing in the windows, they are really lovely stamps and I'm going to get some more!
The black and white flap for this card are from the "Chapter One" kaisercraft paperpad, it is flocked and feels like velvet, perfect for an elegant ladies card.
This one has the rub-on "madam boutique" ladies for effect.
The "Madam Boutique" kaisercraft paperpad strikes again, I love the vintage look of these papers!
The olive and gold tones on this card are amazing, doesnt show up as well on the photo!
I love this card, its going for the bling travel look.
I was asked to make some handbag birthday cards so this is the first one, love the red, beige and black color choice, it turned out very elegant looking.
I saw a similar card to this in my papercraft and cardmaking magazine and thought I would try it, the papers are from my "madam boutique" paperpad again, and the little girl is coloured with my copics.
I paper pieced the background and then embossed it, the little girl was coloured using my copic markers.
The squares on the front of this card are diecuts from my "madam boutique" kaisercraft pad, I need to buy another one I use it alot!
The gold has been placed on Dark charcoal card to match the ribbon, I love how this came out and want to try it again with different colours!
This mens card was made using oriental tissue papers I was given a long time ago.
This mens card was inspired from a paercraft and cardmaking magazine, also loved the taupe and chocolate of course!
This is the second one using my "Cheery Lynn Designs" die.
I love the ribbon on this card it finishes it off perfectly.
I was asked to make some mens birthday cards, so here is the first one made with papers from my kaisercraft "Le Chateau collection"
I made this at home in the same pattern as the three window card, but used the robots from the kaisercraft robots paperpad.
Another card class taught me this one, I changed a few things of course ( I always do) but loved the three window effect, simple and clean but still effective!
This is a travel card I made for someone going overseas.
This is what the previous card was meant to look like, I've added some sead beeds for effect.
I made this card in class and when I embossed the paper I didnt realise someone had inked the folder previously and it came out with purple ink on it so I sponged the whole card. I think it came out quite well.
This one I really love, have a weakness for taupe and chocolate papers!
These wallets were made using the "Authentique" carefree papers, buttons done the same way.
This is another one I made in the same paper with the large die flap on top of the small die flap.
I made the button by cutting a circle of the same paper and glueing it to a metal disk, then covering the whole thing in glossy accents, love this stuff!
A wallet card that I changed the diecuts to see what the difference would be, love the button I found for this card.

Monday, 16 July 2012

The cardstock in this card was my inspiration, you can sponge ink onto it and have inked areas and blank spaces in a pattern of your choosing, I inked the top lace edge and left the rest for embossing, will have to try again with a more inked area to see what that looks like.
This card was inspired from one of my card making classes, I quickly went home and used my Tigerlilly papers again, I could see it in my head as soon as I saw the class!
The magazine "card making and papercraft" was the inspiration for this card, I couldnt find a suitable background paper so I used a piece of wallpaper, I inked the pink in a darker shade of pink with one of my flower stamps, I think it turned out very well.
I loved making this card, we cut the buttons from paper with a diecut then heat embossed them in silver then a sprinkle of white to give a speckled effect, the flowers were also diecut from different papers before foam backing them for a 3D effect, then sponging the edge of the card gently to soften the look, what do you think
I made this card at the same time with the Tigerlilly kit.
The inspiration for this card is from a Kaisercraft paperpad and collectables kit called Tigerlilly.
This was inspired from a paper and diecut kit I brought called "authentique" carefree collection.
I loved the other handbag card so much I made another one, I embossed some colorcore paper and sanded it to get the fabric look effect.
I wish I had taken a photo without the envelope behind this card, you cant see the effect very well in the photo but the card opens with the flap under the handle.
This card was inspired from a magazine, just loved the part embossed look.
I wish the photo had come out better on this card, really need to stop photographing on the carpet!
This is a clear window card which I found very inspiring!
I love this card, when it is open the flower is on the inside and just looks beautifull, a great "Big OE" card.
This is a handbag card that opens from the bottom that I learned to make in the same class.
This was a wallet card I learn't to do in a card making class I have once a week, loved making this!
This is a baby boy card I made at the same time.
This is a baby girl card I made for my niece or nephew due in August.