Hearts are always a winner for Anniversary cards

and the Love Hearts cd rom by Jems Designs is perfect for all those romantic celebrations such as Anniversaries, Weddings, Engagements and Birthdays too not to mention Mothers Day as well.
 This cd rom from Jems Designs has 10 different images in a variety of colours with gorgeous backing papers and embellishments too so you'll never be 'stuck' for choice when making all your romantic cards.

This card below was a commission for a Golden Wedding Anniversary and when I was asked to make it I knew exactly which cd rom I would be using, and deciding on the images / colours etc is, I find, what takes the most time lol.

Card size is an 8 x 8inch scalloped card, the main image and backing papers (printed on gloss photo paper) are from the Love Hearts cd rom. The roses were decoupaged and glittered, a couple of faux diamante gemstones and some gorgeous organza ribbon & bow complete the card. The only cutting die I used for this card was a fern leaf die (one of my favourites) from cottage cutz.

Front view

side view showing the matching insert

and finally the matching box.

Thank you for stopping by and all comments are most welcome.

Lesley xx

Jems Designs to the rescue - Man's card!!

Unless you have a selection of card making sets specifically for men from companies such as Hunkydory, making a 'Man's Card' is never easy I find, mainly I guess because as a general rule frou-frou such as lace, bows, gems and flowers is not on the agenda lol!!
But Jems Designs have some gorgeous cd roms specifically with mens themes and their images are so vibrant in colour - wonderful! This is an A5 single gatefold card commissioned this month for a Dad's 80th Birthday. The lady had obtained a 1934 old penny and wanted this incorporated on the card as an embellishment. I do hope you like it and the card 'recipe' is given below.

Thanks for stopping by and as always, your comments will be appreciated. xxx

Front view

Side view

 

 

Card Recipe

 

2 sheets of adorable scorable card stock

Matt gold card stock (for matting and layering on the main card and the toppers)

(Sage) Linen effect Bazzill card stock

2 sheets of vintage backing papers from an old Hunkydory card kit.

All toppers were created using the Cardz 4 Men cd rom by Jems Designs

Cogs and wheels are by Jim Holtz and the Happy Birthday is a diecut made with a die from Tattered Lace







Easel style card with spider web netting

This isn't the first time I have used spider web netting in my card making, but I usually use it as an embellishment in place of ribbon or lace. With this card, I have used the netting to create the background and have to say that I was rather pleased with the result and will definitely be doing it again. The cerise mirror card is a very vibrant colour and I wanted to 'tone it down a bit', and I think the white netting has done just that and also given the background a crackle ice effect too.

This particular Mothers Day card is a 6" square scalloped easel style (card blanks are from Hobbycraft), the foliage and flourish dies are all by Cheery Lynn. The vine design embossing folder used here is by embossilicious and the orchid was found attached to a hair slide in my local pharmacy along with two others.

Card in the open position

Side view

and finally, card in the closed position.

 

I do hope you like the card and would love to hear what you think of the spider web netting.

As always, thank you for stopping by, I appreciate you taking the time and all comments are welcome. xx

 





Practise will hopefully make perfect!

After having decorated several 'practise' candles using cheaper unscented ones, I seem to be developing my own technique. .Having experimented with a turntable and cellotaping the greaseproof paper in place around the candle, I found that this created a bumpy feel to the candles surface and was due to the fact that the greaseproof paper was tight enough around the candle. And having burnt my left hand a few times with the heatgun, An old pair of hubby's gardening gloves have done the trick!!
I am now able to hold the greaseproof paper tightly around the candle while heating it and not burn my hand or lose my grip ;) Below is a picture of my latest Cardandle set with a fantasy bird of paradise theme.

 

Image is courtesy of Jems Designs Ltd. The card is 8" x 8" with coordinating box and the candle is a large 16cm tall x 8cm diameter pillar candle scented with white linen.

 

As always, thanks for stopping by xx



New venture for me!

Hi everyone, I have been making and selling cards for 10 years + now but recently decided to concentrate more on face to face selling at craft fayres. Having done a few now I am gradually becoming 'a regular' and thought it a good idea to offer gifts as well as cards. And so I have started decorating candles and making cards to match. I know this idea is not new, but instead  of the usual weddings, golden weddings etc, I am concentrating more on themed candles like fantasy, vintage and Art Deco to name just a few.
Here is my first 'set' created in the Art Deco style. After singeing my hand a few times whilst using the heat gun to melt the wax, I found the hubsters pottery turntable the ideal piece of equipment to use for this process.
Hope you like my first efforts, there is a lot more to come and hopefully I will improve my technique ;)

 

Thanks for stopping by xx