Christmas Is Coming

Hi guys, well it's nearly December so I've been making some Christmas cards, well as you know I made a few mens cards and so for a change I did one where I could add a little bling etc,

over at Lemoncraft they have a red  colour themed challenge going on, I found some scraps in my stash, as I had just finished making one with the reverse side of it, but that's for another day!! lol

Anyway here it is,

I'm really into narrow cards this year so I did another one, I used the same red paper for both layers simply layering up the inner one with 3D foam, as usual I distressed the paper edges, these paper distress fabulously!!

I took a plastic snowflake from my stash and glued it down first using hot glue, then I added a handmade clock embellishment which I made out of air dry clay and a mould by Prima, when dry I added some gold wax over the top,

I die cut a label die out of two layers of card stock and one out of the reverse of the paper, after gluing these together I added a small piece of the red sided paper behind, finally I added some twine through the hole,

My next layer is a calico star I've had in my stash for years, then I added a air dry bird,

My Poinsettia is made out of the Lady E Design Poinsettia die using white silk foam and the centre stamens from the same die set were made die cut out of Kraft card, I added a pearl style embellishment for the middle, 

Behind the flower I used some cut down frosted berries and some 13 Arts  pieces too, then I simply added some Prima art stones and self adhesive gem stones here and there too,

Well that's another one done, just to make the boxes for them now!!! lol

Challenges:

Lemoncraft -  colours in Red

Happy Crafting!!

A Mans card with Gift Envelope number three

Hi guys, I know you've seen my other Mens cards with similar designs but I decided this year for the first time to do a similar set of cards, as I usually make every one different,

so this one is again made using similar products,

I've used the same template as before by the very talented and friend Irene for the design of my card envelope but I used it the other way,

Again I cut the papers in different sizes and distressed the edges, layering some up with 3D foam to give a little depth and interest,

I've again used a die cut star, dried piece of orange, chipboard and the fabulous doodled circle die by Gummiapan from Swedish House Crafts, I find this die very useful especially for Mens cards,

I then found a paper straw in my stash that matched in with the papers so I used that too, lol

To finish off the front I again used dried roots by 13 Arts,

To keep in with the theme I also again used a deer die which I cut out the Deer in Kraft Card,

Inside has again the slits cut on the top paper so I can add some money and the box at the base for some chocolate,

I hope your not bored with seeing my Mens cards,I've  nearly finished showing you, I've only one more of this themed card to go which I will show you all later, lol oh I bet you can't wait!!! he he

Happy Crafting!!!

Look what's Here

Hi guys, I thought I'd pop on my blog today to let you know that my lovely friend Suha who owns

Swedish House Crafts has got some fabulous dies in for the flower makers among us,

There are flower and leaf dies by Lady E Designs and also Whimsy, whoop whoop!!

As you know these are great for Foamiran and also paper flowers as well,

And now for another bit of info, SHC has got some moulds coming into store soon, the range will be called  FORMA and are exclusive to SHC, I can't wait to check those out!!!! there will also be Foamiran and Silk Foam in store soon too,

Exciting times!!!!

Happy Crafting!!!

Adding wires to Foamiran Leaves

Hi all, I have been asked by a few of you how you add the wires to your foamiran  Leaves, there are quite a few ways but I thought I'd show you the easiest ways to get you started,

I've again used the fabulous leaf dies by
Lady E Designs Leaves 001 and 003

I will add a video for you to watch as well,

One way is to simply take a leaf shape and glue the wire behind your leaf using hot glue added to the end of wire, if it's lying flat on your project it doesn't need to be bent or shaped,

You can also add your leaves by gluing the wire behind as above but gluing half way down the leaf back, then when the glue has dried you can bend the wire over slightly to give the leaf a little direction,

Another way is to add tiny amounts of the wire along the leaf backs if the leaf your using has more then one leaf, ie two or three leaves on one die, if the stem of the die is wide enough you can also add the wire behind this too,

You can also add some wire to the front of your leaf, then simply bring the two lower edges together which hides the wire from view,

These are the simplest ways to add the wires to your leaves, you can add floral tape around the wires if you wish before or after adding the leaves or not at all, especially if they won't be seen behind the  finished flower display,

Hope this helps if your just starting out,
Happy Crafting!!

Vintage Baby Girl Exploding Box

Hi, guess what, I'm here today showing you another creation I've made using the gorgeous Vintage baby collection by Laserowe Love for

Swedish House Crafts,

I couldn't resist making a vintage style exploding box, for the lid I added some cut some paper, then added a fussy cut image from one of the papers raised up with 3D foam, then below this a strip off another sheet of the papers which I raised up slightly higher,

As you can see on the lid sides I used another of the lovely papers to tie in the image on the paper below,

Inside I used more o the papers and some of the fabulous chip boards,

I fussy cut the images again raising them up with 3D foam, I then added some hand drawn lines for the balloon strings, I so love the cute chipboard teddy!!! which I left in it's natural state,

After fussy cutting the banner I again raised it up with the 3D foam, I also fussy cut the rocking horse which I glued onto the base leaving it flat, but then raised up the gorgeous vintage styled teddy bear, I also love this image!!!

On the other side I raised up another vintage bear image and placed a chipboard rattle left again in it's natural state,

The rear of the box has this vintage pram cut out from one of the sheets, look how they all mix and match perfectly!!

In the middle section I used one of the Roxstamps nesting circle dies to cut out a circle giving the appearance of a vintage rug, then I added the 3D cradle,

In the front I glued more adorable teddies,

After making up the 3D cradle I added some paper flowers, cheesecloth as a mock blanket and a tiny doll cut from one of the papers too, this I then glued in the corner of the cot,

Product list:

Laserowe Love - Vintage baby girl papers

Laserowe Love - Chipboards

Vintage baby classics toys

Vintage 3D cradle ( not the same as I've used but similar)

Roxstamps - Nesting round cross stitched dies

Happy Crafting!!