Paper Roses and Pearl Pins

Last week I said I was going to try and use paper roses and pins on a card a bit like I had seen on other blogs ….

This is what I came up with, warts and all, it’s very, very plain and simple.  Other cards I have seen have used lace and fancy borders etc. but I thought I had better try to walk before I ran with the idea.

As I have used cream and gold card I painted the silver of the pin with a permanent green marker pen so it blended in more. I sort of think the pin should be pushed in a little further in, but it’s not too bad for a first attempt.

16th Birthday Card

Lots of shots of the same card here. 

I’ve just used some 12 x 12 papers I got at NEC in November and an assorted jumble of alphabet stickers from American Crafts and Doodle Bug and Papermania.

I’ve done lots of mat and layering on matching papers and doodled  faux stitching.

The flowers are made using  large and medium sized retro flower punches.

The flower centres are black rainbow drops from Craft Notions and the small flat black stickers are from Glitterati.  It’s a bit over the top I know!

A Bunch of Flowers Card

I had these paper flowers from the Hobby Crafts Show at the NEC in November and have never used them, the same goes for the Craftwork cards sentiment circle die cut!  What am I like?

But today they all came together for this card.

I have used various iridescent coloured brads for the flower middles and the leaves are made using a punch I found in a small craft shop in Chester market recently.

Simple 17th Birthday Card Using Badges for Embellishments

This is a card I made for my niece, she is very unfussy, so this really suits her style.

I used my Bandai badge maker (see archive- 23rd August 2009) to make the embellishments, but left the pin attachment off and stuck them down with foam pad instead.

I have mat and layered on ribbed black and silver mirror card and added one small but very sparkly flat back pink gem from Craftwork Cards on each square, the gems are expensive but worth it for the extra sparkle.