Hoppy Easter

 I brought this Sizzix die ages ago in their sale and I used it to make some Easter cards. I made a versions of Sam's from Mixed Up Crafters panel tower fold card. I did two colours versions and they fold completely flat for posting. I found a little egg stamp to make the eggs for the rabbit to hold. The die set has a teddy in it as well and they are meant for holding a lolly or some sweets but I adapted mine.

Products used:

Sizzix Bunny and Bear Hugs

Clearly Besotted sentiment and egg stamp

Stampin Up checked cardstock

Card from stash

Altenew Craft A Flower Cosmos

 I wanted to make some thank you cards recently so I used the new addition to the Craft A Flower range from Altenew the Cosmos. This is a layering die and I used the tonal paper packs Altenew do for the flowers and leaves and some scrap card for the centers. The background is one of their stencils and I blended some of the lightest ink from the Red Cosmos ink collection. Finished off with a sentiment and some gems. I kept it all flat as I was posting. 

Products Used:

Altenew Craft A Flower Cosmos die set

Altenew Gradient Cardstock Red Cosmos and Green Meadow

Altenew Frosty Pink ink

Altenew Watercolour Stripes Stencil

Clearly Besotted Fancy Saying stamp set

Gems from stash

Yellow card from stash

Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Circle

This is the last card I did from my kit. I used the smallest flowers from the Vintage Lace set. I cut a frame using the Pinpoint Leaf circle die and this die cuts the middle out. I backed it with some grey card and added a sentiment. The papers were in the kit and I added some tiny black gems in the flower centers.

 Products used:

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace dies

Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Circle die

Paula Pascual sentiment stamp

Stampin Up Melon Mambo and Smoky Slate cardstock

Black gems from stash

Polkadoodles Timeless Rose paper pack

Flower Foam Anniversary Card

Included in my kit last month was a sheet of flower foam. I use Crafters Companion one but there are a lot of different ones on the market. I used white and coloured with ink but you can buy them in lots of colours. I die cut the foam flowers and then heated them on an old travel iron to shape. I made a center opening card and cut a heart from a stitched heart die set. The leaves are a old Stampin Up punch and I used an old EK Success ticket punch for the sentiment. 

 Products used:

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace flower dies

Crafters Companion Flower Foam in White

Crafters Companion Stitched Heart die

Stampin Up Leaf Punch

EK Success Ticket Punch

Stampin Up Many Mates sentiment stamps

Stampin Up Merry Merlot Ink and cardstock

Distress Ink Tattered Rose

Polkadoodles Timeless Rose paper pack

Gems from stash

Sizzix Geo Floral Frame

Here is the next card from my last months kit using the Vintage Lace flower dies. This time I used the smaller dies and used a lovely thin frame die from Sizzix cut in Rose Gold mirror card. I cut two of them and offset them on the card. I used the same Polkadoodles papers for the flowers as in previous cards. I punched some leaves in the mirror card and finished off with a sentiments and a few Nuvo drops in the flower centers.

Products used:

Sizzix Geo Floral Frame

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace Die

Tonic Rose Gold Mirror Card

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Tonic Nuvo Drops White 

Polkadoodles Timeless Rose paper pack

Paula Pascual Sentiment stamp

 

Envelope Card

The third card from my kit using the Vintage Lace die, for this card I created a envelope using the WRMK envelope punch board. The flower dies were cut several times and edges inked. I found an old Martha Stewart punch for the leaves and I used a tag die for the sentiment. The background has been embossed with an embossing folder and some gems in the centers to finish.

 Products used:

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace die

Stampin Up Subtle embossing folder

Sizzix Stocking die ( for the tag)

John Lockwood sentiment stamp set

Martha Stewart Leaf punch

Stampin Up Crumb Cake cardstock and ink

Gems from stash

WRMK envelope punch board

Polkadoodles Timeless Rose 6x6 paper pack 

Hanging Basket

Todays card uses the smallest flowers from the Crafters Companion Vintage Lace dies. I cut them in different tones of Yellows and Oranges. I punched some little leaves from a old Martha Stewart punch. The basket itself is a SVG and I used some old 12x12 papers I picked up at a show years ago for the basket liner. The background is a embossing folder from Stampin Up. Finished off with a sentiment, twine and little Black pearls in flower centers.

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 Products Used:

Crafters Companion Vintage Lace die

Cricut Design Space SVG 

Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp

Crafters Companion 12x12 Sunflower Tones Textured pad

Martha Stewart Leaf punch

Stampin Up Twine/Painted Texture Embossing folder

Pearls from stash 

Birthday Wishes

My most recent kit used the Crafters Companion Vintage Lace flower die. I kept the background simple in this card by cutting in white card an element of a old Sue Wilson Cordoba die. The flowers were cut out from a Hunkydory tonal paper pad and the sentiment has been foiled in matt Silver foil. I finished off with a few gems.

Products used:

Crafters Companion Vintage Flower die

Sue Wilson Cordoba die set

Spellbinders Glimmer Everyday II Hot Foil die

Stampin Up Leaf punch ( retired)

Silver Matt Foil

Hunkydory Colour Families Paper Pad Berry and Green

Gems from stash

 

Tie Assortment

 Last card from my little series of mens cards. In the Handsomely Suited stamp set there are two tie stamps. I stamped them on several different colours of card and created this background panel that is flat and ideal for posting. 

Products used:

Well Suited designer series papers

Handsomely Suited stamp set

Pacific Point, Real Red, Basic Grey and Smoky Slate card

Basic Grey Ink

Fore Your Birthday

Just two more cards left from the kit I did using the Well Suited range of products from Stampin Up. Todays card is based on something my hubby would wear for golf. I used the dotty paper from the designer series pack and changed the colour of the collar to a plain colour. The jumper is a embossing folder and I used the Taylored Tag punch for the sentiment. The sentiment stamp is from my stash long ago discontinued but ideal for what I wanted. 

 Products used:

Well Suited designer series papers

Suit & Ties die set

Taylored Punch 

Argyle embossing folder

Basic Grey Ink

Smoky Slate cardstock

Braces Birthday card

A completely different style card today using the Well Suited papers. I used the stitched rectangle and buckle dies from the Suit and Ties die set to make braces. There is a die in the set for the buttons and I

used the Many Messages stamp and die set for the sentiment .

Products used:

Well Suited designer series papers

Suit & Tie die set

Many Messages Stamp and die set

Basic Grey, Pacific Point cardstock

Mirror card from stash

Night of Navy Ink

 Have a great weekend