Cards - Part 4

Another one! I love these papers - I won them in a Cardmaker of The Year competition in 2006. I was a finalist in the 'K&Co' category. When the prize arrived, I was so excited as there was so much stuff!

Cards, Cards and More Cards! (part 3)

Some more cards for my friend. I am over half way through them now!

Cards...

This card has been made for a friend, who specified 'New Home' and 'Girly'. Hopefully she will think that I have fulfilled the brief! It is very fresh and uses a stamp that I bought from Stampin' Up, which uses a roller mechanism.

This was a card I made because I had bought some new stamps. I used the Hero Arts ones to make the flower pots. The other is the heart flower one, which I thought was just too cute to leave in the shop.

MORE Valentine Cards!

I LOVE this card and am putting it in my Folksy shop (see link on right). It comes with a handmade envelope too. I think scrolls are the way to go for me at the moment!

Two More Valentines

Simple yet effective

Patchwork style

These two cards were made today when I was having a play. I am not as happy with the patchwork card as the other one, because it took so long and nothing seemed to finish it in the right way. You know when you get that thing (in any craft) where you keep adding bits and changing bits but it doesn't come out right! Most of these seem to end up in the bin, or, if they are jewellery, in the bead box.

I do now think it is nice, having had a break from it and seeing it again with fresh eyes. It just took too much of my time and would not be with making again.

Another Valentine

This card is almost exactly the same as the red one, but in a colour that is more manly (in my opinion).

Swarovski Heart Necklace - Daisy Beaders

This was the necklace that I made at this month's 'Daisy Beaders' club. It was lovely to make, even if it was Right-Angle Weave. Those of you who know me, know that I hate R-A-W with all of my heart! The chain for it was simple and cute, and, more importantly, fairly quick to make up. I am now proudly wearing it, to test its strength, and then it will be going in my Folksy shop.

'Art' Picture

I had to do some craft work for my C&G course the other week and one of the pieces made me want to go further with it. So today I decided to have a go at making a picture using the same methods. This is how I did it:

• Paint background in various shades of acrylic paints
• Stick torn strips of printer paper on to the background and colour wash them too
• Stick on patches of fibrous, handmade (not by me!) paper and ensure that the edges are washed over with glue, to make sure that they stick down
• While glue is still wet, sprinkle embossing powder over and heat
• Bead a multi-coloured heart using 11 ° beads and stick to picture
• Drizzle diamond glaze in interesting squiggle shapes and sprinkle a light dusting of glitter on them
• Use a glitter glue to make blobs and drag these into points with an embossing tool
• Stamp a swirly pattern around the edge of the picture

I love the finished effect and am now deciding what to do with it. I think I will get a professional mount cut and then frame it.