Monday, 22 March 2010

Craftrak


I have been ill with a bug for the last week and a half so havent done any crafting.
But as I was feeling better today I decided to do a few Craftrak cards. Here is one of the cards. It's a great idea you make and send cards to people. If you would like to know more about it click here

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Cupcake Craft Challenge 81


The thyme for this weeks Cup Cake challenge is Flower Power.

How I made this card

I got some beautiful red paper with roses on it for the backing.
I embossed the daisies using a crafts too embossing folder onto some silver paper and mounted onto bblack card. A vellum quote was added to it.
Then I stamped a beatrix potter image and mounted onto some white linen paper.
The white paper was cut using Nellie Snellen multi frame dies.

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Fabs Christmas Challenge Week 9

Week 9 of Fabs Christmas card challenge is 'Alternative Techniques'. So I got a sheet of green mirror card and embossed a Christmas Cracker using my crafters companion embossing board. Cut the cracker out and put some organza ribbon round it. The sentiment is a peel off that I coloured green and mounted onto silver paper.

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

It's a Crafters Companion Challenge 5


This is my entry for the Crafter's Companion challenge 5.
Rachel set a sketch to follow and the colour guide was
cream and gold plus one other colour

How I made the card

I printed out a backing paper in a cream and a
decoupage from the peter rabbit CD
Mounted the backing paper onto gold card.
The borders were done using my clevercut with the wavy edge.
The decoupage was mounted onto green mirror card.
The sentiment is a peel off coloured green with marker pens
and put onto white paper the corners were all rounded on the clevercut.

Monday, 1 March 2010

Pollycraft Monday Challenge


I made this card for Pollycraft Monday Challenge

How I made my card

I printed the image onto white paper and ripped the edges.
I used fuchsia pink stazon ink to go round the edges.
I picked 2 bright yellow backing papers and ripped the edges.
Then used sunflower stazon round the edges.
The border is pink mirror card that I cut with a border punch.

Saturday, 27 February 2010

It's a Crafters Companion Design Team Call

How I made this card

I printed out the 2 backing papers and decoupage image from the new
Beatrix potter Peter Rabbit CD rom.
The border is punched using a border embossing punch on pearl paper.
The sentiment is printed out and put on purple mirror card that I embossed using the ultimate pro christmas board.
I mounted the decoupage onto purple mirror card.
Some nice lilac wool was added to finish the card off.


This is my entry for the design team at It's a Crafters Companion. I would love to be part of the design team as I love using all their products and inspiration comes so easily when the products are of such good quality. I also have the time to commit to doing cards when required.

Friday, 26 February 2010

Cupcake Craft Challenge 79


I have entered this card into the Cupcakes Craft Challenge.

How I made the card

The backing is red mirror paper that I embossed using a butterfly embossing folder.
Stamped a Nellie Snellen piggy rubber stamp
Coloured image in with dovecraft & crafts-too markers.
Printed the sentiment out and mounted onto red mirror paper.

I am going to send this card to a special friend who lives down south that I don't get to see as often as I would like