Gorjuss 50th Birthday Card - Purple & Silver

Yayyyy!!!! Day 4...

 

So, 50th Birthday Cards........I was thinking Gold and it was for a lady so flowers but decide to go for a cutesy kinda look but with an older type feel.  Gorjuss is a great product from Do Crafts and Santoro.

 

However, I had ran out of my favourite square 8x8 blanks but still have some round 8x8 ones which I find more difficult to work with but I enjoyed the challenge.  Some of the tools used with this were the Grand Calibur, Crafters Companion Quilling Dies, Darice Embossing Folders also from Crafters Companion as well as the Gorjuss Kit from Do Crafts.

The whole card and all its elements have been inked around the edges using purple ink, which just takes the glaring white away especially as this card is in darker colours.  The shapes have been cut out using dies and then embossed to give a little dimension.  the Mirri Card gives a little reflection but reflects all the colour around it.  Small details are added such as the bakers twine bow and the purple Kanban Dew Drops.

The inside of the card has been put together to compliment the front again using the colours/ cuts/ shapes/ embossing/ dew drops and finally a smaller topper which also imitates the front all tying it together.

This just shows the dimension of the card.  This was achieved by using layers of different shapes/ styles/ types/ colour card and the all important 3D glue gel.

The Quilling Dies from Crafters Companion are just fabulous.  These are so easy to use and look so elegant.  These are made by using a small die and a large die of the same design.  For this card I tried to use card colours that I used within the card itself, in the centres I used purple Kanban Dew Drops and a silver spacer bead for a bit of an expensive look and the glitter card just looks lovely, just a few leafs was all that was needed.

I was really pleased with how this turned out and will continue to use the round 8x8's although I have ordered some square ones for my Christmas Card orders. 

 

Happy Crafting!!

 

Amanda

Hunkydory Flopsy Bunny Kit Cards for Easter

Happy Friday Friends

 

I am working today but will be off for a few days over Easter which is good.  This means lots of crafting time for me which is well overdue and much needed to help relax.

 

Woke up today for the first time this week to no snow lying on the ground and the sun shining so I may even be able to do some Easter gardening!

 

Well I popped together a couple of very lovely Easter cards using the Hunkydory Flopsy Bunny Kit.  The quality of the card stock and toppers are just fantastic and they are by far one of my favourite crafty companies only second to Crafters Companion who have provided all the tools needed for me to get creating in the first place.

 

Anyway, I highly recommend getting this kit out, it is perfect for this time of year and also for some very young peoples birthdays.

The flowers are all I thought was needed to finish as already a beautiful card and sometimes simple is best,  things don't always have to be fussy.  The flowers come plain but I just used a ball tool to round them some and then added a gem or pearl to the centre.

This topper was a pyramage design topper, all perfectly foiled to give a beautiful finish.  Pretty impossible to make a bad card using Hunkydory products.  I used 3D glue gel rather than foam pads, just to allow some movement to ensure that I lined the layers up properly.

Just a topper, sentiment, some flowers, gems and 3D glue gel.  Great result though.

This just shows the structure of the rocker card.  There is plenty of room on the inside for a sentiment and also your own hand written message.  I used a sentiment from the kit.

A simple card using a Flopsy Bunny topper and the Darice Embossing Borders.  This was a cinema themed card as was to contain cinema tickets as an Easter treat.

These were very quick to put together but as proper advanced craft crafters I am sure there are much more advanced and crafty things that could be done with them.  I think they are so lovely though and not much is needed as Flopsy is just gorgeous and shouldn't be messed with ;)

 

Have a great Easter Bloggers,

 

Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx

Cards using Hot Diggity Dog Toppers & Darice Embossing Folders

Good Afternoon All

 

I have been neglecting my blog and crafting again due to having lots of overtime at work.  I am hoping to catch up with all my housey things this weekend and use my days off next week to make some kit cards using the pile of Hunkydory Magazines from which I have shamefully only made 2 cards from to date.  This is not due to them not being good, in fact it is the complete opposite, the free gift card kits are just too lovely to use!!  Mel has just been on C&C though and has stated that paper and card is just paper and card, we need to use it, she is so very right.

 

I also think I am going to try my hand at stamping onto tissue and making some decorated candles, looks alot easier than I had imagined and is a super cheap way of creating something lovely for Easter gifts.

 

So it is Davids birthday this coming Monday and instead of making him a card I purchased one from the lovely Craig Laird.  Craig was part of the Kanban Design Team and his creations are just gorgeous and the card he made is just perfect in every way.  This is a link to his Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/craigscardcreations

 

I felt quite bad about this as I have managed to make everyones card this year so far so rather than buy a couple of cheap cards to give from the animals, I decided to make them.  Yip its a bit crazy but as we don't have kids or a huge family its always nice to get a couple of extra cards so he gets one from the band of ferrets and one from the crazy cats.

 

The cards are both 6x6 in size.

The photos of this card just didn't look that great at all but it is lovely when you see it.  I have just used a piece of plain Gold Mirri Card as the background, a couple of pieces of Core'dinations which were embossed with the 12" Darice Paw Prints Folder.  These were sanded back and attached to the card using 3D Glue Gel.  The swirls were cut using the Xcut swirl die and sequins added just to give some sparkle, these and the sentiment were attached also using 3D glue gel.  The sentiment was stamped and embossed with silver embossing powder.

 

 

This shows the inside of the card which is simply a sentiment and a few of the cut out paw prints, again to give a nice dimension I used 3D Glue Gel.



Another simple card, I have used a plain piece of Brown Centura Pearl Card for the background.  A strip of Cord'dinations card embossed with the same folder, before attaching to the card with 3D Glue Gel, I wrapped some bakers twine around the back and knotted.  I am loving the bakers twine for men's cards, it is a great alternative to ribbon.

I have then just used two small Hot Diggity Dog toppers & a sentiment.  These are all cat themed as the card will be from the cats.

 

This just shows the dimension of the card and the ready made Hot Diggity Dog Toppers.  I have not put an insert in the inside of this card as I will write a wee diddy poem from the Kitty's instead.

That's it for today, going to make tea.  Its funny how you forget to eat once the craft stuff comes out!!

 

Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx

"Thinking of you" cards using Darice Embossing Folders

Afternoon All

 

I have been playing again with all the bits & pieces of card that I embossed over the weekend.  I also finally tried using the gilding flakes which are fab and so so easy to use, I want to put them on everything now.  Finally, I also stamped on some shrink plastic just for a wee change and a different little embellishment.

 

I embossed the reed folder on three different pieces of Core'dinations Card stock which came with the folders, instead of using my trimmer I tore around the edges and sanded back.  The piece of Kraft card I attached them to was also torn and I then flitter glued the edges and added gilding flakes. 

To put the card together I attached the orange & green reeds to the piece of craft card with double sided tape and the pink one with foam tape.  I then attached the bakers twine to the reverse using red line tape, and the "thinking of you" sentiment which was also stamped with flitter glue and gilded, was attached using 3D glue gel to add dimension.

The finished topper was attached to the card blank using foam tape.

This was quite simple to put together but I was pleased with how it worked out, will be a good "just because" card, something to keep on hand for those moments when you just need a card.

For this I started with a plain piece of white card, stamped & used gilding flakes as a background.  As I used a bumble bee background it fitted perfect with the bumble bee embossing folder and grassy shrubs.  These were just embossed trimmed and sanded back.

To put the card together I inked around the edge of the white card, attached using double sided tape, attached the green piece of Core'dinations in the same way and the yellow piece with foam tape.

In the inside of the card I added the embossed "Smile" sentiment.

This is just simply two of the embossing folders on Core'dinations Card stock sanded back to show the detail.

The pink piece was attached to a piece of Kraft card with double sided tape, the green with foam tape.  The topper was then attached to the card blank with foam tape and a couple of gems to finish.

A stamped and gilded "Thinking of you" sentiment was added to the inside of the card. 

My fav out of the quick cards was this one.  I never tire of seeing shrink plastic do its thing under the heat gun.

I used a beehive stamp on the card blank and then stamped this same stamp on shrink plastic to make matching embellishments. 

I used the other two bee themed embossing folders, simply trimmed and sanded back.

Well that will be me for the week I think as I am booked in for some big shifts at work.  Its a bit of an inconvenience as there are still Mother's Day cards to be done, looks like I will be last minute again this year!!

 

I also have the themes for this months group swaps and they are fab, been keeping me up at night with all the ideas, again just need the time but don't we all?

 

Hope your week has started well, happy crafting,

 

Amanda xx