Dragonfly Card

Given the choice on a card I much prefer dragonflies to butterflies, I don’t know why. … All the scallop punched squares are made using papers from My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose 6” x 6” stacks, my very favourite papers of all time!

 
The small brass dragonflies came from e-bay.

Pussycat Card

This card measures 5ins x 5ins, but if I made it again I think I would change it to 4in square instead.

I’ve used puffy pussycat head stickers from Accessorize (£1.75 per pack) and mounted them on small plastic, pastel coloured mosaic squares that I was given a while ago, which were just the  purrfect size for what I wanted!

Little Patchwork Cakes Card

  
This card uses my 9 scalloped square template – ideal for using very small stickers.

This time I’ve used a packet of cake stickers I bought from Tesco ages ago.  I think they cost £1.

All I have had to add is a small flat backed gem to each cake.

So Many Bags …….

The little handbag stickers come from Mei Flower bought from NEC Hobbycrafts (they also have an on-line shop)

There’s not a lot to this card but it is ideal for a girl who can never have too many handbags!

Accessorize Heart Sticker Card

 

The thing I like best about these Accessorize heart stickers is that several look like a Kath Kidston print.  I wish they would do a whole packet of just that design.

I’ve used my 9 square card template to make the card as it is ideal for using such small stickers.

From one packet of stickers costing £1.75, I managed to get 7 cards (though there are only 5 in the photo), which isn’t bad going.

Meow – Patchwork Cats

This is a design I use quite a lot, especially when I am using small stickers.

These cat stickers are from Paperchase (£1 a packet)

I have punched 9 small squares in three colours  using a scalloped punch and then stuck them onto a larger white square which has been mat and layered on silver. A few dots here and there and a bit of faux stitching finishes off the card.

Needlework/Sewing Card

This card measures 12.5 x 12.5 cms.

The idea for this card came to me while rutteling about in a bag of brass charms that had been given to me.

I’ve used my X-cut 1in scalloped square punch and paper from a Papermania  Signature Blueberry Hill pad.

I’ve gone a bit mad on the faux stitching in a light brown Marvy le Plume fine tipped pen, but I think it works with the theme of the card.

A Very Bejewelled Card

I’m not sure if this is a Christmas or Birthday card, I reckon it could be used for both!

I’m trying to use up several packets of these embellishments that I have had for ages as part of my economy drive!

 
I’m not too sure if there isn’t just a little too much bling on this card though, I’ll put it in my box and see if it goes.

Beep Beep Card

These stickers are so cute and I thought they would be great for boys cards, something I don’t make a lot of. The stickers are made from a felt type fabric and cost 99p a pack.

I’ve used pages from a road map book that was free with one of the daily papers for the background paper cut with a scalloped square punch because the proportion of the print is perfect with the cars.

The card is finished by mat and laying  the centre part on silver card.

Halloween Card Using Accessorize Stickers

Can you send cards for Halloween?

Yesterday I showed you my Halloween sweetie bags using the new  Accessorize Trick or Treat stickers  and as I was making them I thought how brilliant they would look on my nine square card.

I just love the combination of black, purple, orange and lime green together.

Though there is quite a lot of “stick” on these stickers I tend to add a dab of glue on them, in the past a couple of stickers have come off, and that doesn’t look very “professional”!

Hearts on Printed Words Birthday Card

I’ve used an ivory linen card for this design as it is subtler than white and then have mat and layered on gold.

The scalloped squares are punched out from the pages of an old weathered dictionary and the black faceted hearts are from Hobbycraft.

A card for someone who loves words or reading?

Patchwork Butterfly Birthday Card

 
Another simple card using my nine square layout.

I’ve  used an assortment of punches to put it all together, including my new Martha Stewart punch.

I’ve  used Bazzill paper for the punchies from a stack from DCWV

Small flat backed pearls and gems complete the design – sorry about the wet glue, I am always too eager to get things blogged!
Extra Info:- The card blank measures 5.25 x 5.25ins. When I am making the middle panel I glue the scalloped squares on a rough square first and then trim around it by eye on my Dhale cutter so it looks evenly centred.
The scalloped square punch measures approx 2cm x 2cm and is by docrafts Xcut.

Daisy Birthday Card

 
A very simple card. 

I just love the effect of flowers on a background of printed words.

This took just minutes to make.

Cream and Black Patchwork Butterfly Card

I know I keep coming back to the same card layout, but I love experimenting with different papers and embellishments to see the different effects I can get.

 

I love using papers with a word print.  I have used a mixture here, one is a scrapbook paper Craftshouse -Allsorts in Aniseed (CWAL06), and the other is taken from a really old dictionary I got from a car boot sale, the pages have really aged beautifully and the paper is quite delicate to use.

I have used an ivory linen card as it more subtle than white and have added small flat backed pearls to the butterflies for texture.  The butterflies have been punched using the Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch.

Card Made Using Punches

I won a competition in Quick Cards Made Easy with a card very similar to this.

The background squares are hand drawn and coloured using pastel Pro Marker pens. The shapes are  made using a variety of paper punches, I like to double layer them for a 3D effect and fluff them up a bit (but these seem to have gone a bit flat!). 

The tiny gem and sequin embellishments used to decorate the punchies are nail embellishments from Poundland, just the right size for very small work.