Perfect Day Wishes

British Hearts are the Warmest

2012-01-24T21:14:00.000Z

My new simple union jack heart design wedding invitation.

Each heart is a print of a textured union jack the words can be altered, you may prefer a Diamond Jubilee Invitation!

Printed on crisp white card and the inside will contain all your personal details needed so that your wedding guests can come to your big day. Just get in touch if you want a free sample, click here for more details.

Tea Party like Alice

2012-01-11T20:08:00.000Z

An offer you cannot refuse - these cute tea party style tags for a candy buffet look good enough to eat themselves! Based on an Alice in Wonderland tea party theme for a birthday. More photos to follow soon once the labels are on the candy jars.

Join the Linky Party

2012-01-09T18:32:00.000Z

Fancy joining the Bath Bomb Creations Linky party?

A chance to show case your own makes; photos, hand made crafts; yummy food all is welcome...all you need to bring is a photo.

Bath Bomb Creations make all their own bath goodies all natural and they do it with lots of love to please us folk, just wonder round the blog and you'll soon see the passion they have for their products.

A Little Safari Bargain - Noteletes

2012-01-06T14:30:00.000Z

These cute little safari animal notelets have been reduced by 20% and postage is FREE at Perfect Day Wishes

A set of 3 complete with brown envelope.

There is one of each design: Elephant, Giraffe & Monkey.

Choose plain with a spotty background or get funky with an all out spotted design.

This offer is running for a week and stocks are limited

Perfect Day Wishes - Thank you for looking x

Sell my Wedding

2012-01-05T11:00:00.000Z

As like many of us girls that have been wed a while, Becca had various wedding items in bags and boxes that were destined for the loft, unlike me who did banish her wedding pieces to the loft Becca did not want them to go to waste this is how Sellingmywedding.co.uk was born.

Sellingmywedding.co.uk specialises in used or pre-loved wedding items; everything to do with your big day, from the dress to dressing the reception. It's a fabulous marketplace of wedding delights where you can buy and sell items from your wedding, as well as browse wedding vendors.

This is a detailed shot of Becca's wedding dress, its from the Abbey Designer Warehouse and looks absolutely divine, she is selling it over on Sell my Wedding at a fantastic price.

There are so many items available to purchase you are bound to find something that you are looking for and they will be a lot cheaper here too.

If your a bride with items to sell you can register to showcase your gorgeous items, now that beats banishing them to the loft doesn't it.

Here Comes the Bride

2012-01-04T14:30:00.000Z

You may have spotted my earlier posts of a handmade wedding card with a bride and groom on the front and printed with the happy couples names.

The bride has gorgeous beads hand stitched down the back of her dress, which is cut out of a beautiful pearlescent white card.

In this photo the accent colour is a shimmer red which can be altered to suit, for more details have a look on my website Perfect Day Wishes.

Pyramid Favours

2012-01-03T11:00:00.000Z

These unique pyramid shaped favours are 100% handmade to order and printed with your own personal details.
They are a perfect memento for your special wedding guests to take home with them.

Fill with anything you like from sweets to mini make up items for the ladies then adorn your reception tables so that your guests can be wow-ed!

Check them out on Perfect Day Wishes or get in touch if you have any questions, because these items are handmade you'll find that I am quite flexible with what you might like.

The Italian Job

2012-01-02T11:00:00.001Z

The stage was set...

Rome was the place that the proposal took place a romantic occasion on the steps of the famous Colosseum on a cold New Years Day (last year), what could be more fitting than to have your wedding stationery inspired by that wonderful occasion in a beautiful place.

The photograph on the main invitation was taken by the groom himself on the trip and was incorporated into the design.

The rest of the range was peppered with an Italian style swirl and accented with Roman Numerals cut into the stationery to showcase the gorgeous purple colour that the couple chose as their theme colour.

and so the start of a beautiful marriage began .....

The invites were wallets that contained all the information that their special guests needed to attend the big day including an R.S.V.P. complete with menu choice.

Table numbers and the seating plans all followed the theme of the Roman Numerals from I-XII and looked fantastic with the beautiful table decorations and chair sashes.

Guests could remind themselves of what they had ordered as within the centre of each table sat the menu and on the reverse each guests name on the table with their choice of food.

Place Names with a difference, each one personalised and in the style of a tag that attached to the favours.

The Order of Service

All work designed by Sadie at Perfect Day Wishes - please get in touch if you would like to discuss anything

Bath Time Treats for 2012

2012-01-01T16:55:00.000Z

Today I discovered this lovely site Bath Bomb Creations, being a lover of all things handmade and British this little discovery I made via the UK Handmade website was a treat worth sharing.

Bath bombs and creamers that make having a bath all the more pleasurable - and if your getting married you can present your guests with gorgeous wedding favour bags filled with delectable bathing treats than they can use alone or share; given their bath is big enough!

With 25 fragrances to choose from along with an array of sugar coated colours and choices of toppings all made using natural ingredients we all really need to hop on over and take a look.

With Love at the End of the Year

2011-12-30T15:36:00.002Z

Sending love everybody's way.
Have a wonderful New Year and all the best for 2012.

Hopefully in 2012 I will be a better blogger!

Now its time to say Thank You

2011-12-27T17:05:00.000Z

After receiving all those lovely Christmas presents you'll want to say a great big thank you to your family and friends. These thank you cards were inspired by a box of yummy chocolates that had the most gorgeous black swirly pattern over the box. Each card is handmade and finished with a black satin hand tied bow - bag them over on my website.....people always appreciate a thank you card, it shows you care x

Fabulous Fivers

2011-12-19T17:42:00.000Z

An usual way to give money to the happy couple.

Five fiver's folded into love heart shapes and then tucked into heart shapes.

They are then all displayed in an attractive way with a heart placed in the centre with a love heart bow.

When things Don't Go Quite According to Plan

2011-12-19T17:19:00.000Z

It's rained all day, the sun has not even dared to show its face; this gave me a good excuse to stop indoors and finish all those last Christmas bits and bobs:
The day started well:
Wrapped gifts - check
Made gift tags and placed on gifts - check
Posted last Christmas cards - check
Apple Crumble made - check this is were is goes a little wobbly - it burnt ever so slightly!
Iced the Christmas cake - disaster!

Should I even venture into the stationery cupboard? My creative mojo is definitely on the blink.

Here's a photo of some Christmas baubles in a bowl, now that's not hard is it?

Bridesmaid or Pageboy Activity Book

2011-12-16T22:00:00.001Z

A keepsake book for your little bridesmaid or page boy to treasure forever.

There are 8 pages each with either an activity, place to add a photo memory or both.

Personalised with your bridesmaid, Page Boy, Ring Bearer or Flower Girls details, click here for more details.

A Winter Wedding at Christmas Time

2011-12-09T21:47:00.001Z

A Winter Wedding at Christmas Time - what a gorgeous time to get married.

This card is printed on a card that has a subtle shimmer; and the happy couple are cut layered onto a shimmer red which compliments the swirls and date which is also in red.

The bride has white beads along her back which I have hand stitched. This card has been personalised with the names of the couple that are to be married.

The Wedding Guide

2011-11-29T21:10:00.000Z

The new Wedding Guide Book will be out soon - in the meantime check out the website for hints and tips to help you with your wedding and suggested wedding suppliers. There are Real Wedding stories on the site too where their recent wedding can give you inspiration and most of all advice.

More Spotty Bags

2011-11-22T22:06:00.001Z

I am simply adoring spots right now and these little bags decorated with spots are just so cute.
Just think cute spots with the most gorgeous colours you can imagine, each is handmade and printed on a card that has a very sutble shimmer.
These little bags can be used for wedding favours or at any party where you want to wow your guests with a little treat: take a little peek at the details: Perfect Day Wishes

My New Website

2011-11-10T21:33:00.000Z

The New Website is finally here: lots of hard work, but I finally did it.
Take peek if you fancy; hand crafted wedding stationery made to order or go totally bespoke by getting in touch.
Here is a little look at some super cute favour boxes; little handbags with dots embossed into the card and then finished off with matching hearts and a contrasting layer; have black for a statement look or choose another colour to match your theme check out perfectdaywishes for more information.

Pink Spotted Gift Bag

2011-10-19T21:09:00.000+01:00

Small handcrafted gift bag, white on pink spots printed on pearlescent card, finished with a little flower tag and a cute pink bow......delightful!

Handcrafted Gift Tags

2011-10-13T20:53:00.002+01:00

All cut on the Cricut and hand Stamped.

Love on Safari

2011-08-23T19:55:00.000+01:00

Elephants all loved up printed within an inked edge heart and then mounted onto corresponding dessert brown. Topped with a luggage tag with the bride and grooms names and a sentiment in the bottom corner.

I printed the elephants and then spend a long time trying to cut them on my Cricut in the exact place....I did it finally!

Love is in the Air

2011-08-19T11:12:00.000+01:00

Three hearts at different sizes are scored in half and then straight stitched to the layer underneath. Zig zag stitching border and sentiments with swirls.

Peacock Butterfly

2011-07-26T20:11:00.000+01:00

Grow a buddleia they attract the most beautiful of creatures!

This shot was taken in my own back yard.

Anyone for Safari?

2011-06-27T21:38:00.001+01:00

Cute little notelets spotted or plain pearlescent card with blank insert. The set includes a Giraffe, Elephant & Cheeky Hanging Monkey...write a note to say Thank you, Get Well, Miss You or just to say you love someone ♥♥♥ Find them on ETSY ♥♥♥

Swirly Tags for All

2011-06-05T19:22:00.001+01:00

Buff coloured pearlescent tags with pretty swirl design an ecru colour ribbon is added to tie onto your gifts and a matching ribbon tied into a bow has been added to finish off the sweet little look. All designed and handmade by myself, if you would like to purchase a set of 6 please visit me at Etsy x

Three Layered Hearts

2011-05-08T20:30:00.003+01:00

A larger silver heart with two smaller pearlescent hearts mounted on top. The top heart is decorated with a silver swirl and three handmade glossy love hearts a personalised sentiment is added to the bottom right corner of the card.
http://www.perfectdaywishes.co.uk/product.php?productid=16198&cat=256&page=1

Scalloped Circles

2011-05-02T11:17:00.000+01:00

Scalloped circles cut using Mini Monograms on the Cricut, the white scallop then embossed with Swiss Dots on the Cuttlebug, this is embellished with a beautiful lavender chiffon bow and mounted onto the sentiment which was created using the Cricut Design Studio and lightly dusted with chalk designs and chalk ink on the edges.
Pretty flower paper is stitched to gorgeous lilac pearlescent Bazzill which has been adorned with chalk inked stamped swirls.
The 65 is again cut with Mini Monograms and then topped onto the scallop and a few little gems to complete the look added to the sides.

2011-04-28T19:22:00.002+01:00

Butterfly Beauty

2011-04-19T15:54:00.001+01:00

Pretty little card make using white pearl card and printed with a sentiment. I then added the butterfly using the Cricut and punched some cute little flowers in the matching coloured card.

Gift Vouchers Galore

2011-03-09T21:43:00.000Z

An ultimate gift! Within this tag shaped book you will find some very 'relaxing' gift vouchers, sadly they are already spoken for!
The book was created on the Cricut with a bit of Cricut Design Studio thrown in. The covers are made of thick card lavishly covered with bling Bazzill, then within those covers you will find four pockets that are shaped like tags and the gift vouchers are slotted inside. Each tag is decorated and then a metal eyelet added with luxury ribbon threaded through and a little tag hangs to the side. In this case each voucher was from a particular person, therefore the tag said who the gift voucher was from.
It was all then very carefully (as you can imagine & no doubt appreciate) bound in 'My Bind-it-All', then the front cover adorned with decoration and embellishments.

Tying the Knot

2011-03-07T19:14:00.000Z

A super silver and black combination really stands out. This heart swirl was cut on the Circut using the Home Decor cartridge. The silver Bazzill card is zig zag stitched for ultra stylish-ness! With the additions of the ribbon that have little knots tied in them, this really is the card for a couple who have just announced that they are 'tying the knot'!

Sweet Temptation

2011-03-06T16:48:00.000Z

I love this paper, its gorgeous. Topped with a scrummy cupcake cut from the Doodlecharms cartridge on Cricut. The pink icing has been embossed with Swiss Dots and finished with a cute pink ribbon xxx Delicious!

An old one to share......

2011-01-24T20:19:00.000Z

I made this one ages ago, using the Accent Essentials cartridge for my trusty Cricut!

2010-09-22T21:28:00.000+01:00

A cute little box to keep that all important first lock.

Tied to your Heart

2010-02-13T18:40:00.001Z

Another great design from the Card Making with Cricut book, bu Annie's Attic. The heart card cut on Expression using the Wild Card cartridge, the Y, heart, U cut on George & the Love word cut on Walk in My Garden.

The white heart embossed with swiss dots on the Cuttlebug. Tied with a funky black & white check bow.

Up the Gunners'

2010-02-07T21:02:00.000Z

Jolly Nations football man, works perfectly for an Arsenal fan. I created the Happy Birthday Ben using the Cricut Design software.

Card Making with Cricut

2010-02-07T20:55:00.000Z

My friend bought be this ace book for Christmas called 'Card Making with Cricut' by Annie's Attic. It has some great creations in there for you to make or take inspiration from.
I made this card using the Essential Accents & Walk in My Garden cartridges.

Music to Love

2010-02-07T16:34:00.000Z

Wedding notes downloaded image file and printed, then mounted behind heart cutout using George on my Expression, this is stitched for extra texture. Both then mounted onto K&Co paper and cut with curved edge. All wrapped with cream ribbon & mounted onto co-ordinating paper that is stitched to a cream card.

Sage organza ribbon embelished with a button for the final seal of approval!

Tag Book

2010-01-05T19:51:00.000Z

Tag book decorated vintage style, this was how I presented my Mum with her Christmas gift which was a years subscription to The Family History magazine.

Vintage Chic

2010-01-05T19:40:00.001Z

K&Co papers helped create the vintage look for this 40th birthday card

Tilda with my Friends baby Benjamin!

2009-10-05T21:14:00.000+01:00

Just for a moment we allowed Tilda to hold new baby Benjamin!!!!
Coloured with coloured pencils & blended with Sansador.....added yummy card candy, bows, sentiments & a cute little New Baby silver tag that came all the way from America, a little gift from our lovely Envys.

Hearts Galore

2009-10-05T21:03:00.002+01:00

I created this bride & groom card using stamping & embossing. I stamped the hearts 'by Blonde Moments' onto a mixture of thin card and parchment. I then versa marked over the stamped images & sprinkled UTE over them & then set about heating them. I managed to create the gloss look & opague 'ness' that I wanted, which allow a slight curl on the hearts.
I then created a strip of cream & brown card & got out my trusty sewing machine & stitched it to the pearlesent card that I had swirl stamped. I then topped the hearts onto the stitched strip of brown card. Stamped with the sentiment.....voila!

Silver Fifty!

2009-07-31T12:43:00.003+01:00

Stitching, ribbon, flowers & silver bling completes this card. K & Co paper, 50 & circles & scallops circle cut on Cricut Jasmine.

Lavender Wedding Stationery

2009-07-30T18:16:00.005+01:00

Some elegant wedding stationery I did for a lovely girl who is getting married in France tomorrow. The theme was lavender as her parents live in Provence & own lavender fields.

I did everything for her, from the invites to the place names, the favours & seating plan & the other bits inbetween. She was over joyed with everything which made me happy. I hope that she has a fantastic day.

Tilda for Christmas

2009-07-30T13:35:00.001+01:00

Yep, I have started on the Christmas cards!

Worded Squares

2009-07-29T16:09:00.002+01:00

Another card created with the help of the Cricut Design Studio. Simply welded the letters to a square shape & cut.

2009-05-23T17:24:00.005+01:00

My friend just passed her Tae Kwon-Do black belt so what better way than to make her a card congratulating her. I got the idea of people made from circles off Jo Kill in Papercraft Inspirations. I loved making this little character each element of her is made using a circle or something cut from a circle.

Well done Sarah!

Easter Bag Favours

2009-04-10T15:46:00.004+01:00

I made these giftbags as favours for Easter, the project came from the Cricut Tags & Bags book. I have filled these with yummy Cadbury's Mini Creme Eggs - yum yum of course I had to eat one......yes ONLY ONE!

Love Walking

2009-04-10T15:43:00.001+01:00

Still into my colouring, I know I have not been posting for a while, well actually a BIG while, 2 months, oh my gosh.

Funky Dude!

2009-04-10T15:40:00.001+01:00

Hey it's my bro's birthday today...a funky little dude coloured especially for him!

The Cat Sat on the.......Bed!

2009-02-10T21:58:00.003Z

OK, so it does not rhyme but who cares cause he looks so cute & peaceful. This stamped image has been coloured with pencil crayons & then blended with sansador using touillons I am loving this technique as some of you may have noticed. I have glossed some areas to add some interest, then layered & matted on a really heavy ribbed blue card, then a layer of orange & then silver. The dotty paper is from English Paper Co (I think) this is covered half way across & edged with a silver line. The dots are Card Candy from Craftworkcards the green ones are from the Wrapped Wishes range & the blue from the Peppermint variety.

This card is destined for France hence the French sentiment.

Open the Gates for your Valentine

2009-02-10T21:38:00.004Z

Quick gate fold Valentine card covered with yummy Dovecraft paper, I cannot remember the name but quite masculine.

The heart was cut on my Cricut machine using good old trusty George cartridge, I cut it at 3" & then on 3" shadow, on the smaller of the 2 hearts I added the eyelets to thread some gold organza ribbon through. This is then raise mounted onto the larger heart & attached halfway over the gatefold.

On the side without the heart I added those absolutely yummy card candy pips the Raspberry Ripple variety from Craftworkcards. The inside has an Ingrid Bergman quote on vellum which I cut the bottom with wiggly scissors & inked with Chalk Ink.

A Brilliant First

2009-01-18T19:51:00.002Z

My lovely friend Claire wanted to make a card for her fiancee, she had never made a card before (or so she claims) looking at this I would have thought she was a pro. She had a rummage thorough my Cricut Carts & stash & came up with this brilliant card layout....I love it & so did her fella......x

Vintage Style

2009-01-08T18:28:00.003Z

I bought this paper a while ago & loved it too much to use, but I finally gave in & used it on this card. The stamped image I painted with H2o's & then layered & matted. Finished off with some lace over lilac ribbon & the ribbon is then tied onto one of my favourite embellishments a silver swirl.

Vintage Red

2009-01-05T18:50:00.002Z

For all you Beetle lovers. Stamped & then coloured with pencils & blended with sansador. Buttons & stitiching adding that retro feel & funky lettering & paper. Glossy accents are a must & an added touch with the name on the number plate.

Happy New Year Everybody xxx

Exploding Box with Eight Sides

2008-12-30T17:25:00.003Z

What better way to present a magazine subscription gift for a Family History research mag than to make a box & put family pictures on the sides. This box has 8 sides & each side has 3 edges, when you take the lid off the sides fall outwards to reveal the pictures.

Scrabble Scorebook

2008-12-26T20:21:00.003Z

A little gift that I made for Christmas for my SIL & brother, I used Scrabble craft letters & the pips are brilliant items that look like brads & a whole lot cheaper.

Take an Old El Paso Jar & a Bag of Cranberries

2008-12-23T20:41:00.003Z

I made this to take with me to the families at Christmas, I made the cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries, brown sugar & sherry! Then decorated this Old El Paso jar with Laura Ashley Gingham Paper & gingham ribbon & a couple of embelishments from my stash. The tag on the front says Christmas Together, it is kind of decoupaged so it looks like it is not stuck down properly in the picture.

Merry Christmas Everybody.

Have a Mice Christmas

2008-12-21T17:13:00.002Z

Cute little pop down card with little mice, coloured again with pencil crayons & blended with Sansador & toullions. A few glossy accents added here & there for a bit of texture.

Penny Black Pop Out

2008-12-21T15:31:00.002Z

This card was made for someone special, Penny Blacks coloured with pencil crayons & blended with Sansador.

Penny Black 12 Days of Christmas

2008-12-20T19:59:00.004Z

Lots of photos for this one, sorry but wanted to show it fully. I made it for my BEST crafty friend Gill, check out her blog out, she has some amazing creations

These stamps are from Penny Black, I coloured them with pencil crayons & Sansador & then blended with toulions. The great thing about these stamps is that you do not have to use them just at Christmas. I thought the pop down style card worked nicely with them.

Christmas Tilda's

2008-12-18T21:50:00.002Z

I am new to Tilda & Edwin, but I love them, again coloured using pencil crayons & Sansador, with a bit of glossy in places.

Baby's First Christmas

2008-12-18T21:36:00.004Z

This fantastic image is from Pink Petticoat go check out their site for some amazing images that you can download & print out when you want. This one is from their Sweet Cheeks range.

I coloured the image using colouring pencils & then blending using sansador & touillions, I find it so relaxing. I have used glossy accents on parts of the image, but you cannot tell from these photos.

One for a Boy & One for a Girl

2008-12-18T21:24:00.004Z

Not blogged for ages, so about to update you on what I have been making

This card was for my niece, she is really into her ballet, so Paper Dolls came in handy along with my trusy old sewing machine.

Total BOY card, little boat cut from New Arrival cartidge, the Waves from Zooballoo. I love this range of papers, I had them for ages before I took the plunge & cut them!

My First Tilda

2008-11-24T17:53:00.003Z

Yes I know, I have been crafting for years & never done a Tilda, well here she is. I think I will be doing more of her, a lot more!

I did the card for a new friend who is just lovely. The paper is by DoveCraft & the designer Kate Knight. Stitched on my sewing machine & ink edged with Color Box Lavender.

Explosion Box House

2008-10-13T21:55:00.003+01:00

An unusual request for my hubbies work, a brand meeting was being held in an apartment & this set the scene for the day & in turn the invitations. House style invites!
I made an explosion box & then built the roof onto the lid, chimney, gables & the house front using the Design Software for my Cricut machine.
Each invite has a house on the front & back with the person invited as the house name & a little brass brad for the door knob. The curtains are gingham ribbon, each large side folds down to reveal some teaser text, then a little cow stamped image on the medium sides. The scroll is the details of the invite etc.
This was a very challenging project & many hours spent working on them, but it was enjoyable at the same time.

Wedding Memento Explosion Box

2008-10-12T20:31:00.003+01:00

An explosion box with photos of the day and a scroll of the reading that her friend gave. This little box will be kept and treasured forever.
Flower on lid cut on the Cricut; Walk in my Garden cart, the heart photo I did using my Photo Serif program. Gold organza ribbon, the swirls and edges are inked with Brilliance Pearlescent Beige.

Hearts Make a Flower

2008-09-22T18:58:00.002+01:00

Lots of hearts cut from George and then arranged into a flower. I then stitched the flower & round the edges.
The sentiment was printed on my computer & edged with ink I then finished off with some yummy buttons & a felt flower with petals that also look like hearts.

Curves & Stitches

2008-08-27T21:29:00.003+01:00

Two wedding anniversary cards with slight variations. Essentially A4 folded and then cut with a curve, I then cut another strip of card in a curved angle with scallop scissors, I then stitched it to the card that I had already decorated with patterned paper.
Butterfly cut with WIMG Cricut on contrasting card & then in shadow, I attached 2 buttons. The sentiment then heat embossed onto card I had decorated using Chalk Inks.

Happy Hearts

2008-08-06T16:06:00.002+01:00

My anniversary card to DH, pearlesant cream card with Brilliance beige ink stamped little swirls, each heart is stamped onto patterned paper with Blonde Moments heart stamps & then I have clear embossed to make them shiny & curl slightly.
The cream card I stitched & accented with brown then added the sentiment from Hero Arts stamp set.

I have Gone Topless

2008-07-06T13:27:00.003+01:00

Well not exactly.....I did this card for a friend 'Caroline' who loves open top cars & sadly has not yet been able to own one. Thought I'd give her the next best thing.
The stamp was kindly stamped for me by Gill it is from Rubber Romance, I then painted it with Blonde Moments pigment chalks & the hair with my Marvy pens. I used glossy accents on the wheels.
I cannot remember the paper, but it is quite popular at the moment the sentiment I made up & printed off.

Dottie Invigilates!

2008-07-02T21:07:00.002+01:00

A card for an invigilator who was unable to work during this exam season - she was missed.
I used Louly's Dottie from her work range and added my own sentiment. Dottie was coloured using simple colouring pencils and some glossy accents added on her red shoes, flowers in her hair & apples....nothing like a shiny apple to win an invigilator over! Vintage buttons from my great grandma's button box worked with some wire & mounted onto ribbon.

Beetle Thanks

2008-06-25T17:35:00.003+01:00

Just a simple thank you card, I recently left my job & have started a new one working in a school. My old work did a collection so this is the card I made for them.
I heat embossed the Beetle in white mounted & layered & used some funky retro paper & added the sentiment.
I am loving my new job & get the holidays off too!!

Especially for Daddy

2008-06-15T19:30:00.001+01:00

Decoupage for Grandad!
Funky for Dad

Two Birthdays, Two Cards

2008-06-11T19:23:00.003+01:00

My Mum & Dad's birthdays are a week apart so thought I would post these ones together.... the cricketer is a decoupage from Paper Nation and I have created the Happy Birthday Dad using my Cricut Design Software.
Mum's is stamped with a gorgeous stamp from Hero Arts 'Two Flourish Flowers', I stamped it with Color Box Chalks, Lavender and Olive Pastel, the background is a mix of Color Box again gently dabbed over and then the sides edged. The Mum is the negative of the Cricut cut out & then coloured this with Color Box Chalks the same as the background and put another piece of card behind it that was block coloured with the lavender chalk ink. All topped off with a few gems.

Great at Eighty

2008-06-04T21:56:00.002+01:00

Sorry, lots of pictures of this one. The image was stamped & embossed then I coloured using H20's, mounted onto patterned paper & added photo corners.
I stitched double layers of paper/card together to great more luxury to the card. Some extra gems & some black & pink ribbon & Great at Eighty sentiment.

Yummy K & Co papers.

2008-05-28T22:06:00.003+01:00

I used K & Co papers on this, the Happy Birthday message I cut using the computer software for my Cricut machine, it allows you to weld objects together. I edged the words with Color Box chalk inks, and cut the numbers and flowers with the Cricut too. I embellished with some Flower Soft and silver swirl and ribbon.

Bookmark Card

2008-05-26T21:04:00.003+01:00

I made this card for my SIL, I cut the tag from my Cricut machine using the Walk in Garden cartridge, I then created the pocket using another cut on the same cartridge but juggled about with it to add the contrasting trim. All edged with Color Box Chalk inks; pink.
The flowers were also cut on the Walk in the Garden cart along with the Happy Birthday, the sentiment is from a clear stamp in the Woodware range.
I cannot remember the paper -anyone who can remind me please feel free...either way I love the paper.

Our Hearts are Tied Together

2008-05-18T21:54:00.004+01:00

Another wedding card, pretty pink and chocolate...yum. I stamped a heart onto acetate which I cut out, I then stamped the same image onto shrink plastic punched a hole into it & then heated to shrink it. I then attached it to a ribbon that I had wrapped around the acetate heart...a few gems here & there to finish...voila!

Joined in Matrimony

2008-05-15T21:58:00.003+01:00

Pearlescent cream card with twin hearts cut on my Cricut. The pale green matched the colour scheme of the wedding attire.
Fairly simpe but quite striking.

Wedding Bliss

2008-04-19T20:30:00.005+01:00

I cut the pink heart on George using the silhoette option, I cut this 5 times, stitched the top layer & then stuck all 5 together so that it looks like chipboard, adding the ribbon & Love sentiment.
This is then mounted onto love heart paper from Me & My Big Ideas this is also the paper that is on the main area of the card, the heart is then mounted onto a swirly embossed white card edged with pink color box chalk ink.

I then cut a tag from my NEW Tag & Boxes cart which I put the sentiment onto edged with pink color box chalks & then added the buttons.
The whole card is then edged with the same chalk ink I used before.

My First Dottie

2008-04-14T20:36:00.006+01:00

These beautiful images created by Louly really are amazing, they really come alive when you add a bit of colour. So easy to download and print.

I coloured the image using shimmer chalks, it is a really lovely look, I then used glossy accents on the goggles and water puddles and drip scattered with a bit of glitter.

I then cut an oval from a large sheet of card that I covered with handmade vellum/tissue blue and white bubble like paper. This is raised onto the card to add definition. The sentiment is printed from the PC & chalk coloured. To finish off are a few white bubble like peels offs I found in my stash.

Laura Ashley Papers

2008-03-30T13:24:00.004+01:00

Laura Ashley have launched their own range of yummy stuff, I made these two cards using their 8x8 papers, they are gorgeous.
The top one I cut the circle on my Expression & cut out the birds on some of the left over paper & embellished them onto the edges. I then cut the scalloped tag using Mini Monograms cartridge I also did this on the shadow setting for the purple behind, I inked the edges with Pastel Olive Colour Box Chalk ink. Added the ribbons three of them to co-ordinate and a few gems.
The Toile one I was not so happy with, just a quarter circle on the bottom right edged with French Blue Colour Box Chalk ink, flower cut from George & embellished with ribbon.

Penny Roll for a New Baby

2008-03-19T20:45:00.004Z

I was asked to make a new baby card, they had seen another penny roll card that I had made so I decided to adapt it to fit. The baby I cut on my Cricut machine using the New Arrival cartridge along with the sentiment. I did the baby in really pale pink card & then chalked over him so that his skin looks all pink & perfect, the shorts are also inked round the edge for definition. I also cut the baby on shadow to mount under the pink baby to add more depth.
The sentiment is also cut on normal & shadow to let it lift from the page.
I added the bounce line with a Marvey Pen & added a few gems.

The insert I printed on the inside & the outer part so that a message peeked through the slot, all that needs to be done now is to tilt the card left & right to watch the baby roll....lots of smiles on the horizon I hope.

My Godson is Two

2008-03-16T20:09:00.003Z

I made this card for my cute little Godson, Harry. The card is made with 2 pieces of A5 card that I have stuck together at the top so that the opening is a little more unusual, I then scored along about a cm down so that it opens & then attached some large eyelets with my Crop-a-dial. I threaded that with some matching red ribbon.
The papers are divine, they are from The English Paper company who do a fantastic range of papers.
I cut the 2 on my NEW Expression - yes I have upgraded from the Little Bug, it is great. The 2 is mounted on card & raised slightly.

My First Explosion

2008-03-11T23:32:00.003Z

This is the first explosion box that I have made, I enjoyed making it so much that I will be making more; soon.
I just used pink & brown card such a yummy combo and then embellished with various things I cut from my Cricut machine.
The flowers & For You on the inside was cut with Walk in My Garden along with the border flowers on the sides of the lid, the hearts on Doodlecharms, the outside flowers I cut from George.

Choo Chu

2008-03-09T22:25:00.005Z

Was asked to make a male card with a train on the front, oh how I dislike making cards for men. A simple solution, decoupage adding the persons name to give it that personal touch.

Barrows of Flowers

2008-03-05T18:54:00.005Z

I created this card for Mother's Day by inking the background with Colour Box inks, I used the edges of them to add definition in the hillside & plants.
The barrow was cut on my Cricut with the Walk in the Garden cart. I inked the flowers using Colour Box inks along with the Mum sentiment cut on Beyond Birthdays. I then added Flower Soft to the flowers & other various places.
My Mum - loved it.

Fifty, so smile

2008-02-23T15:21:00.002Z

It is my BIL 50th today, happy birthday to him. I made this trangular card and decorated it with Crate Paper and cuts from my Cricut machine.

Create Joy Notebook

2008-02-19T18:51:00.003Z

What better way to create a bit of joy in your life by having a yummy note book that you can jot all your happy thoughts into.

I made this using my new Bind it all machine - it is a brilliant gadget, I then decorated with Crate Paper & buttons, the love heart I covered with crackle glaze which brings the piece of wood alive.

I added gems to the butterfly which I attached to the binding along with tied ribbons.

Secret Sliding Heart

2008-02-08T18:10:00.000Z

I thought it would be nice to add a little extra dimension to this card, so after cutting the scalloped edged heart & straight edge card, I held them together with an eyelet & added a ribbon to make it look pretty. The red heart is stuck down & the idea is that the top white heart slides down & across so that you can leave a secret little love message for your Valentine.
Love was cut from Beyond Birthdays on the Cricut & the Valentine was printed from my PC.

A Day for Hearts

2008-02-03T18:34:00.000Z

Feeling all heart felt today. Created these Valentine Day cards with love & style in mind. I thought I would try a bit of sewing onto a card, not done it before & was fairly pleased with how it turned out. Both hearts were cut using Beyond Birthdays Cricut cart, spotty ribbon & wording paper were from my stash cannot remember where from.
The pale thinner pink ribbon was from an item of clothing where they attach the tags with ribbon.....I always save these and they come in really handy.

Little Leprechaun

2008-02-03T15:02:00.000Z

A friend of mine has a birthday that lands on St. Patricks Day, so what a great topic for a card. I used the Leprechaun option on the Paper Dolls cart, some correspnding paper edged with Lime chalk ink. I have put some sparkles on his hat & finished with the sentiment on the main card area.

Valentine Heart

2008-02-01T20:46:00.000Z

Inspired by Iralamija this card is for my very special husband. I cut the heart shapes from the Doodlecharms cart and the Love from Jasmine.
I attached two scalloped hearts together with an eyelet so that the card can stand, this part was finished off with ribbon, but not too much as it's for a man.
I wanted something simple that was not overstated & I think this says it all really.

Thank you Iralamija for your inspiring work.

Penny Roll Card

2008-01-25T23:23:00.000Z

I recently went to my usual craft workshop & learnt this brilliant technique. You stick two pennies together with a button in between it must be smaller than the pennies, sticking with silicone is the best choice.
Decorate one side of the penny with something of your choice, I used a flower for this.
Create a slot into thick card or directly into the actual greeting card, cut the slot the same width as the button. Slot the button into the slot & move the card about to see the 'penny roll'.
Workshop: Whichcraft Corn Exchange - Doncaster.

My Heart Flutters

2008-01-25T21:48:00.000Z

Another Valentine's card, I stamped the image using love hearts and petal shapes along with a butterfly middle onto patterned paper. I created the butterfly using the shapes that I had stamped these were glued with silicone onto the card but slightly raised so that it adds definition & interest.

Be My Love Bug

2008-01-20T19:51:00.001Z

A little Valentine card that I made for the one you have your eye on. Trendy tall card folded for a horizontal style. The little love bugs are just too cute with little glossy hearts above their heads. Their black markings are also glossed.

New Home

2008-01-17T22:14:00.000Z

I created this for a friend Patsy who has recently moved, she is still surrounded by boxes but I am sure she will get there in the end.
I made this card using a feather and attached to it a green ribbon and key, I twisted some wire & threaded it through the key.
I stamped the whole card with Olive Pastel chalk ink very lightly & then edged using the same ink, also with the same ink I used a clear stamp by Woodware the Bell Flower range & stamped at various angles in the corners.

My Black & White Hearts

2008-01-16T21:35:00.000Z

Quite boring really, but fairly striking when you use the black & white tones. The hearts are simply raised to add definition and detail. Idea for the man in your life or the man you desire!

Someone is 50!

2008-01-14T18:49:00.000Z

I created this triangle card (bit tricky but I did it), and decorated it quite simply. The paper is gorgeous it is from Create Paper. This is also a challenge from the Just Bex site where you had to use a triangle, rectangle, square & circle.
This is for my BIL who reaches another milestone this year.