Tortoise Card

I found this tortoise stamp at a craft show I went to, it is by Little Claire and I love it.

I made some, it will be 25, cards for my Mum to sell at the Tortoise Club. Because I was making a lot in one go I kept the design simple. The backing paper I used is some I bought locally, it matches perfectly with the pro markers I used to colour the image in.

I stamped the image using Memento Rich Cocoa ink then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The edge of the card is inked using Brown Corduroy DI.

The gold the stamped image is matted on, lifted the design and made it all look brighter.

Tortoise Jewellery

Lucy and I have been busy making some jewellery for my Mum to sell. She is part of the Norfolk Tortoise Club and as well as helping people with their tortoises she also raises money for the club by selling tortoise related products.

Lucy made the phone charms whilst I made the bracelets and earrings. Some of these items were sold at the Spring Fling at the Norwich Show Ground, the Tortoise Club attends lots of shows and fetes so have a look on their website for more info, one of the next big shows they will be at is the Norfolk Show at the end of this month.

The Norfolk Tortoise Club does lots of good work for the welfare of tortoises, for example, many people assume that tortoises eat only lettuce and tomatoes but these foods are actually bad for tortoises in large quantatities, tortoises actually like and should eat many of the weeds found in our gardens, I know a tortoise who loves bindweed!!

Father's Day

I made these cards to use the spare 'Dads' I had cut from my cricut.

Again the paper is Echo Park, I matted it onto card blanks I already had but hadn't used because of the colour but they go perfectly with this paper.

Dad is attached using foam tape to make it stand out more.

 To finish these cards I have added glossy accents to some of the sails,( that's bumpy bits to Mrs S)

the buttons did not look right on these cards so I left them off.



Fathers Day

I have made these card/boxes for Father's Day this year. They are great for holding a small gift or homemade sweets.

The paper I used is Echo Park with matching cardstock.

At the moment the box part is held together with ribbon, but once I put the gift inside I may use DS tape to hold it all toether.

Dad is cut on the cricut using the Beyond Birthday's cartridge, I then used foam tape to attach it to the card.

 Inside I have put a cherished punch square to add my greeting to.

When I first made these I did not add the three little buttons, but now I have added them I think they help to finish the card part off. 

Class card

This is the card we will be making at Tithe Barn this Saturday at the Craft Buddies Crop. We will be using various techniques, masking, stamping, embossing and inking.

The photo really does not do this card justice.

If you would like to do the class please let Karen know over at Craft Buddies.

See you on Saturday.

Filofax Dividers

Here are two photos of some dividers I made for a finsbury filofax. I think they look very elegant.

 I cut the swirls using my vagabond, the top of each swirl has a gem on it.

Each tab has a gem on it as well, the lady who these were made for wanted glam and bling!!

Hot Air Balloon.

I bought this stamp just after Christmas, I would like to go in a hot air balloon one day!!

I made this card with my husband in mind, I stamped the image using stazon onto Basic Grey paper, this is my favourite paper crafting brand, so he is very lucky I used it as I usually look at my Basic Grey papers then decide they are too nice to use and put them away again.

I stamped the image three times then cut round parts of the air balloon, pieced them together again and added glossy accents.

I then layered up Bazzill card to make the sky and hills. I finally stamped the Tim Holtz quote using walnut stain DI.

 I made an ATC using the same techniques, it could also be a gift tag.

This card could have a more feminine feel about it by using different papers.

I now have plans to include this hot air balloon on a layout!!