Owls in Love

Another card made with the 'Hoot in love'Owl die by Cottage Cutz.

I have cut out the owls as normal, and then I have added the tie on the male one, and the dress and necklace of gems on the female one. 

 I have popped a few flowers on the branch.  I made a moon to go behind them, which I embossed with the palm leaves cuttlebug embossing folder.  I used some of the hearts done in either pink card or glitter card, and also some extra wings from the male owl in the same colours, for all the hearts above the owls.  

The border is the Joy Craft Floral border, and the sentiment is done on the computer.  

Whooos turning ...4

This card I have made for Fat Cats Card Corner, using the Cottage Cutz Hoot loves you Owl die set.

I have used some woodgrain paper available from Silhouette Studio for the background and have cut out 2 heart apertures with the silhouette and also the number 4.  The balloons are just punched out with a punch, the party hats were just triangles cut out with a gem on the top.  The sentiment is done on the computer and the rest is done with the die set.    

Quite an easy card to do

Black and White Wedding Card

I did another card with the La Rue Heart die from Memory Box

I have used a black and white damask pattern paper on the background, with the faux Crochet border by Dienamics.  The Heart die is backed with a white card that has been embossed with the cuttlebug 'Birds and Swirls' folder.

The sentiment is done on the computer and mounted on the die Crafts too Victorian Rectangle nesting set.  

I have finished the card with a clear gem flourish and a silver and black bow. 

Wedding Card

This card was done with the Memory Box La Rue Heart Die.  The card hasn't photographed very well, it was supposed to be a turquoise blue, but it has come out very green.  

I stamped the background with the chandelier and the damask pattern from this Kaisercraft clear stamp set with a pale blue stamp pad.

The background on the piece that the heart is on, is stamped with a flourish stamp, but you can't see that very well in the photo.  

The roses are made with the Die-namics Royal Rose die, and the white leaves are done with the Marianne Creatables Anja leaves 1 set.

The Sentiment is done with a Stamp from a wedding set I bought a few years ago.  

It is mounted on the centre of the Fleur de Frame Couture Creations nesting die set.

Three Christmas Cards

I can't believe I am making Christmas card in August!  But was sent the Merry Christmas Cheery Lynn die from Fat Cats Card Corner, so made a start of some cards to put away until Christmas.  


The first one is a simple one done with the Scalloped doily oval duo a Die-namics die which I cut a aperture with an oval nestie to see the sentiment that is put onto the inside of the card.

The roses are done with another die-namics die the Royal Rose.  The flourishes are the Elegant Scrollwork die by Memory Box and the green and gold leaves are Marianne Creatables Anja Leaves 1.  I have embossed the background with the Crafts concepts Candy Canes.

The second card is using the same Merry Christmas Sentiment die from Cheery Lynn, this time I have mounted it onto the Designables Swirl Cut and Emboss folder.  

The poinsettias are the Veined poinsettia Marianne Creatables die, the roses are done with the Royal Rose rolled rose die by Die-namics.  The leaves are done with the branch punch by Nellie Snellen.  

The final card is done with the Marianne Creatables 4 frame set LR0234 and have used the bigger two frames.  The poinsettia is also a Marianne Creatables die.  

The sentiment is the same used on the earlier two by Cheery Lynn.  With some green ribbon to finish it off, and match the sentiment.  

My first zentangles

I wanted to share with you another form of craft I have been doing in between my cards.  I discovered Zentagles recently, and I have to say, I have got rather hooked! 

You start off having a go at the different patterns and tangles that are available on lots of sites on the internet, and before you know it, you are producing pictures that are very effective, and you didn't even know you could draw!!!

My first one is one that I did as a sampler, of different patterns, and decided to make it into a quilt.

The second one is of a butterfly

Finally one with a cat silhouette

I have to say, I really enjoy doing these, they are very relaxing to do, and the results are amazing.  

The next thing I want to try is doing some mandalas, which are similar, but more detailed with the patterns and the results are very clever designs.  

  

Three framed flowered teacups

I have made 3 more cards for Fat Cats Card Corner, using a Marianne Creatables frame LR0234.  I have used it to frame 3 images from the Joanna Sheen "From the Heart of the Garden - Jane Shasky" CD.  All teacups with flowers.

This one I have chalked the frame with blue and only used the outside frame which I cut and embossed.  Then added some roses in three different colours that are the same in the teacup, and a simple sentiment done on the computer.  

The second one is this Peony image 

This one I have done the outside frame in pink cardstock, then the inside part is the next size down frame, but I did it in white as a contrast, an this one I also chalked in pale pink, but you can't see it in the photo.  The inside two parts of the frame set, I have used for the sentiment with a couple of tiny pink roses.  The backing paper is also off the CD.

The third card is done with purple frame, and the same middle sized frame/pendant as the one above.

The backing paper is again, done with one from the CD.  I have used a flourish from Memory Box, called Elegant scrollwork, and on it I have put tiny flowers done with a hand punch in the shape of a flower and put  liquid pearls in the centre of each.  

3 very pretty images off the CD, I do love this CD and use the papers and images a lot.