Christmas Shaped Card...

I know it's not Christmas but crafter's make these all year round so I was delighted to be asked to be a guest designer in May for  http://www.christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ 

The idea of the challenge is to make a Christmas, holiday or Hanukkah card and this week it's...

Week 23 - Shaped Cards

"Holidays House"

What you need to make this card:
House shape template from Craftwork Cards
1 blank 8 x 8 card
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick - used with distress tool
Any red ribbons you have
Stickers: "Home for The Holidays" WRMK
              Candy Cane sticker from stash non branded
Papers:   12 x 12 Green - My Minds Eye and Red - Making Memories Skinny Stripe (reverse side)
For the snow Martha Stewart Glitter Glue pen
Black liner pen for the windows
Glossy accents for the windows and as a general glue
Foam Pads

How to:
To make this I traced around the house template butting the non chimney side to the spine of the card so it would stand up.  Alternatively you can cut two and score the back one (sticking it above the score line) so it stands up and you can open it.  I cut this out and edged with the Distress Ink.

The top of the card is where it will open.

Next I used the template again to cut out the green and the red for the roof.  I used the leftovers and cut the windows free hand as I didn't want them perfectly square.  I edged all the papers again with the same ink and stuck them on the card using glossy accents.  Then I glued on the ribbons, both from a red set I purchased from QVC UK a few years ago and stuck the Holiday sticker on the roof.
For the windows I used a fine liner to put a cross on the windows then the glossy accents to make them look like glass and edged it all with the Martha Stewart glitter glue.  Once dry stick them to the house using foam pads. Repeat with the door and add a wreath or Candy Cane sticker.  Covered everything in the glitter glue and left it to dry!

It was quick to make so might make a few more for this years cards!

Hope you like my first week's card and look back next week for a new holiday card.

Kay x

1st Birthday...

My new stash of paper finally arrived for me to make this card!  I made this for my friends daughter, and included a charm which I have a few more of and will add on further birthday cards for her.

Bits & Bobs:

8x8 White Card Stock

Silver Mirri Card 

All patterned papers are Bazzill Basics 6 x6 Vintage Cardstock Collection (QVC)

Pink Card Candi

Stampin Up Banner Punch & Stamp set

Hobbycraft Pink Happy Birthday Ribbon

SpellbindersShapeabilities Les Papillions Two Die (Butterfly)

Non branded pink ink pad

Pink Ribbon from stash to make the bow

Princess Crown Charm

The 1 was made using the patterned paper stuck onto grungeboard, turning it over and tracing a chipboard 1.  I purchased the set years ago before I got my silhouette and Vagabond so I would have a template. Still useful 6 years later on occasion!

Special Birthday cards...

Banner Card...

There have been a few special birthdays at work, mine included!  I was 40, I wanted to do something that involved my little ones so bowling was the best option!  I don't think I have played for about 8 years apart from on the wii!  It was good fun and we all said we should get together and go there more often.

So I made this A4 card for a lovely lady who is always complimenting my artwork!  I was fed up of dreary winter so as it's nearly spring I went for the bright colour's.

The bunting is made with a Stamping Up punch, the green and blue flowery paper is First Edition Spring collection and the plain cardstock is bazzil basics.  The flower is made up with qvc petaloo brights and the 40 was cut out using my silhouette.  The smaller letters are a Tim Holtz die vintage market.  It is all edged with a baby blue ink pad.  I added a butterfly from spellbinders at the end but didn't get a picture!  I will get one though and add it on here later!  I loved the spring colours on this and even a few guys said how much they liked this one!

Another one, this time a 30th!  Very different though, my spellbinders have definitely arrived! Again A4 using cream bazzil and black A4 cardstock.  A couple of pins which I obtained from create and craft. The black ribbon was from my local craft shop and the feathers were donated to me ages ago from a colleague who obtained them from a party shop!  The gems are papermania. 

My boss kindly sent me an email with everyone's birthdays last week so now I had better get on with them now I have some advanced warning!    Also starting to work on things for a guest design team role with another blog website and I am trying to build up some stock to start up my business so no time for me to get up to any mischief at the moment!

Kay 

x

A quick post...

just before bed!

 I made these with the new Anna Griffin stamp set I purchased from QVC, it was a steal so had to get it.  Wanted it for so long!

I was inspired by Barbara Gray to make some ATC's with them which I then had to make into cards!  I haven't been back to my desk since as been so busy but have spent tonight designing 2 A4 cards which I will cut and make tomorrow night!  Pics of those will follow!

That was just 5 stamps out of  8 x A5 size sheets!

More to follow!

Kay

xxx

A twist on yesterday's card...

An alternative to the card I posted yesterday, glad I spent my Christmas donations on the bird cage die!  I wanted to add an orange button but I seem to have every colour but the one I want so keeping an eye out for an orange one!

Having a lovely family day before returning to normal tomorrow, so sad it's the end of the holidays!

Kay

xxx

Christmas goodies...

...and new year treats!

I had to order my own pressie's again this year but it meant I got what I wanted!  Spellbinders, tim holtz die, paper and a splodge matt and brayer. I have been playing around with all of it and made a few lovely cards,  this one I don't think I will give away. It will be kept as a template and made again!  

There have been a few sales on so bagged an Anna Griffin stamp set and a Hot Off The Press kit....watch this space for movement cards...  I did make one using just scraps of paper after watching a demo on tv of it though and it was pretty easy even with no measurements...

I did however add a line on the top one which I didn't need and I also made the lines at the back to big but that is remedied by putting another sheet of paper over the back and just cutting a line rather than a section out, I should have paid more attention when watching the demo!!!  

  

New years resolutions?  Well to keep my desk more tidy so I can get to it when I want to use it rather than move everything off of it first! Lets see how long that one lasts!  Oh and to try and blog more of my cards!

Happy New Year all, hope you had a wonderful christmas and got time to fit in some crafting!

Kay 

xxx

Made time for scrapbooking...

At last I got my page finished...Hurah!

When I don't get much time to scrapbook I think I like to use as many tools as possible!  

I used a stampin Up punch for the banner, Tim Holtz vintage market for the letters through my Vagabond, an old corner punch and a Martha Stewart punch for the red border of the photo.  Bazzil Basics for the card and the spotty paper is just what I had stashed away. A little bit of card candi to finish it off.  The pencils are a sticker but were just rolled up paper so if I ever need any more they look easy enough to make!  All edged with a red ink pad.

Christmas cards

This is a few samples of what I have been doing for the past few weeks...

A QVC kit, some cardstock, a few embossing folders and some embelishments...

Plus I made these leaving cards using my silhouette (also the stampin up triangle punch for the flags and a bird stamp by Tim Holtz, their name stamped with card candi type face stamp on the planes) for my boss and his wife leaving to go back home to start a property empire!  

Ignore the organised chaos of my desk these are both A4 so had no way of taking a picture of them cleanly!

Have had a few days off and back on it tomorrow with a couple more requested cards!  Then I need to make my family christmas cards! 

Thanks for looking!

Love Kay xxx