Father's Day Card....

 Good Morning,

Not a very good morning here in Lancashire weather wise, but a good day to be inside crafting. I have designed a Father's Day card using a Kraft 6"x 6" card.

Close up:-

Fold back the front edge of the card. Die-cut a stitched square in patterned paper 13.5cm and add to the card approx. 6cm on the fold. Die-cut two tags one in Kraft card 13.5cm x 4cm and one in patterned paper 13cm x 3cm and stick together. Make two holes at the small end of the tags and add a string bow.  Attach to the main card in the centre. Die-cut two stars, one in Kraft card and one slightly smaller in the patterned paper. Add to the centre of the tags. Add a matching button threaded with string. Cut a cream square 14.5cm square and stick to the inside of the card. Die-cut a stitched square in Kraft card 10cm and attach to the cream. Die-cut a small star in patterned paper and add to the inside top left of the cream card as in the picture. Cut three 3cm squares in the Kraft, cream and patterned paper and cut each diagonally so you have six triangles. Add these to the corners of the card as in the picture. Add the Kraft triangles onto the cream leaving a little of the cream card showing. Run a running stitch around the Kraft card using a fine-liner pen. Add a greeting to the finished card.

Craft items used:-

Stitched Dot Squares Die-Set- Tonic

Frames And Tags Die-Set- Creative Expressions CED4304

Stitched Star Die-Set - Kaisercraft

Patterned Paper-49 And Market (Timber & Tweed)

Kraft and Cream Card

VersaColor Ink Pad Burgundy- Tsukineko

Fine-Liner Pen

Button

String.

Hope you get chance to make this card. It is ideal for a male birthday card too.

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Happy Crafting

Jennifer x

Baby Time...

 Good Evening,

I have designed two cards the same but, then different colours, depending on whether you require a baby girl card or baby boy card.

Close up on both cards:-

I used small 5"x 5" Scalloped white cards.

Die-cut 15 small square dies from from contrasting papers ,i.e. pink and purple for the girls and blue and beige for the boys. Attach them to the main card, 4 in a row apart from the bottom row where there are only 3. Stamp out your baby character onto beige spotted card, 8cm x 7cm using a grey Versafine Clair Ink pad. Emboss with clear embossing powder. (I have stamped an Elephant from a Lili of the Valley stamp) Colour with a fine grey pen around the Elephant as in the picture. Die-cut in a co ordinating card, the scalloped frame that fits over the stamped image. Inside frame 8cm x 7cm the outside edge being straight 10.5cm x 8.5cm. I used pink card for the girl but used the beige again for the boys card. Stick down the stamped image and then the frame on foam. I tied a few button threads around the frame which you have to do before you attach the frame to the card. Stamp out the balloon again in contrasting colour. Add a greeting at the bottom right edge of the card. Add Liquid Pearls to the shadow on the balloon and add a matching bow.

Craft Items used:-

Die-cut Scalloped Squares And Rectangles- Tonic

Elephant Baby Rubber Stamp- Lili of the Valley

A4 Spotted Card- Anna Marie Designs

A4 Linen Effect Card- Anna Marie Designs

VersaFine Clair Morning Mist-Tsukineko

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

Grey Liner Pen

Liquid Pearls- Robin's Egg/Lavender- Ranger

Button Thread

Thank you for popping by,

happy crafting.

Jennifer x

Thank You Tag Card...

 Good Afternoon.

I have designed a 'Thank you' card using a tag die-set from Little B Designs.

Close Up...

I die-cut two large tags using Kraft card. Cover the front of the tag with a coloured paper leaving a small border edge. Cut a piece of white card 15cm x 6cm and using a scalloped punch at one end of the smaller edge. Die-cut the greeting 'Thank You' from the same background paper and two Oval Scallops, to make a frame that fits over the greeting. Cut another scallop shape, the larger of the two and use as a mask over the greeting. I then stamped around the scallop shape using the Dainty Daisy, leaves and butterflies in different coloured inks. Stick the white card to the front of the tag, (taking off the mask). Tie the tag together using Button thread and finish off with the Liquid Pearls in the centre of the flowers.

Craft Items I Used...

Tag Die-Set- Little B Designs 100386

Scalloped Ovals Die-Set- Spellbinders S4-139

Thank You Die-Set Creative Expressions CED9309

Background Paper - Anna Marie A4 Card

Dainty Daisy Clear Stamp Set- Cardio Majestix (on my eBay shop here)

VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pads- Sage, Oasis Green, Tea Leaves and Thatched Straw

Liquid Pearls- Ranger Robin's Egg

Button Thread

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Happy crafting

Jennifer x

Bold But Beautiful......

 Good Morning,

Bold Spotted flowers and colours on this 7"x 7" Scalloped white card.

Close up....

I folded the card with the straight side at the top. Die-cut a scalloped square 14cm then emboss with a dotty embossing folder. Add to the main card. Cut three pieces of ribbon in different colours 16cm long.

Fold the ribbon and attach to the card as in the diagram so that the ribbon stalks are 8cm each and the fold at the bottom. Using a flower die, cut out in dotty paper, three matching flowers and attach to the top of the ribbon, the centre flower slightly lower than the other two. Add a ribbon bow to each of the flower stalks. Tie some button thread or string into each of the spotted buttons and add to the flower centres. Die-cut a flower or grass border and add to the bottom of the flowers. Die-cut a bunting strip (x2) and add to the top of the card. Add a greeting and  finish off with a running stitch around the card and around each flower using fine liner pens.

Craft Items I Used....

White 7"x 7" Scalloped Card

Square Scalloped Die-Set- Tonic

Spotted Embossing Folder- Embossalicious

Flower Dies- Joanna Sheen Build A Flower SD078

Flower Field Die-Set- Spellbinders S2-152

Bunting Die-Set- Tonic

Mixed Colour Sheer Ribbons

Spotted Buttons

Button/String Thread

Mixed Colour Fine Liner Pens

Enjoy crafting whatever you are making.

Till next time and thank you for popping by.

Jennifer x

April Spring Daisies.....

 Good Afternoon

I have designed a card 'For You' using a paper pad and very much scrapbooking style.

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White 7"x 5" Card.

Cut 2 pieces of paper from the pad 12.3cm x 5cm and 12.3cm x 4cm and punch a scalloped edge across the bottom of both. Wrap a piece of cream ribbon around the largest piece of paper as in the diagram. Add these 2 pieces of paper to the main card at the top, one slotting slightly under the other. Cut a piece of the patterned paper 11cm x 5.5cm and add to the left side of the card. Sliding under the scallop edge as in the diagram. Cut 3 pieces of different papers 3cm wide x 6cm and scallop the bottom edges as before. Add to the left side of the card, one on top of the other. Wrap a piece of ribbon around the top piece and add a punched out Daisy. Cut out a tag from the Daisy papers, add a ribbon through the top and add to the right side of the main card on foam. Add 2 pieces of ribbon, folded at each side and stuck down in the middle to make a bow one on top of the other and add another punched out Daisy. Add Liquid Pearls to the centre of the daisies.

Craft Items used:-

Background Selection Paper Pad- Daisy Art Stamperia

Tags from the same Papers

Border Scallop Punch- Martha Stewart

Daisy Punch- Woodware

Cream Ribbon

Rangers Liquid Pearls- Robin's Egg

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Jennifer x

Easter 'Egg' Card....

 Good Morning, back with my Easter card.

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Cream Linen 6"x 6" Card.

Die-cut a fancy square for the background, 11.5cm, using a patterned paper. Die-cut the egg shapes, one 9.5cm, three 3.5cm and three in a small 2cm size, in co ordinating papers. Add to the bottom right of the card as in the picture. Add die-cut foliage, and add a bow. I used three shades of the button string for the bow. Stamp a greeting. I stamped a corner stamp from a set by Whichcraft Uk in a matching ink pad on all four corners.

Craft Items Used:-

Patterned Papers

Square Cross Stitch Nesting Die-Set by Daisy Mae Designs

Nested Eggs Die-Set Spellbinders

Flower Art Clear Stamp Set - Whichcraft Uk

Distress Oxide Ink Pad Lumberjack Plaid- Ranger

Foliage Die Cuts Mixed

Red/Green/Blue Button Thread

Enjoy making the card and thank you for popping by.

Happy Easter all.

Jennifer x

Pretty Button Birthday Card...

 Hi there

I have made a birthday card using up buttons that I have collected over time. Greys and Greens to match the Paper Pad I am using.

Close up...

White Scalloped 6"x 6" Card.

Cut the patterned paper slightly smaller than the card leaving a small white border edge. Die-cut two scalloped squares, one white 10.5cm and one grey 9.5cm. Attach the grey on the white and then onto the main card. Die-cut nine scalloped squares 2.5cm. Attach a button onto these small squares and arrange on the card evenly as in the picture. Punch out three butterflies and add to the card. Stamp a greeting at the bottom of the card, and finish off with the Liquid Pearls on the butterflies.

Craft Items I have used:-

Patterned Paper Stamperia Background Collection Daisy Art

Scalloped Square Die-Set- Tonic

Green and Grey Card- Ranger Card Stock

White Card

Butterfly Trio Punch- Martha Stewart

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Morning Mist

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Sage

Greeting Stamp

Mixed Green/ Grey Buttons

Enjoy making up the card and I will be back soon with an Easter Card.

Jennifer x