2 x Just For You

Back to another favourite with this post with the Just For You big word stamp by Woodware.  Two cards in a turquoise colourway were made for a friend's daughter and a crafting friend.  At first glance they look like the same card but the patterned papers on the letters tell them apart plus the placing of the flowers are slightly different.

 

The floral patterned paper used to make these cards are from the Nitwit Collection Promises, the gingham from one of the first Crafter's Companion Papercrafts CDs and I can't remember where the striped paper was sourced from.

The flowers were made using the following Marianne dies with flat backed pearls and crystal sticker dots added to their centres.

Marianne Collectables COL1323

Marianne Creatables Ribbon Flower 3 LR0110

Marianne Craftables CR1248

The Just For U was stamped and embossed on to the striped paper using VersaMark ink and Disco Black embossing powder from Stampendous.  It was then stamped and embossed on to the other two patterned papers.  Alternate letters were cut from each patterned paper and paper pieced on to the main topper.  The topper was then embossed using the Cuttlebug Falling Snow embossing folder. This seals the paper piecing to the topper and adds texture.  The topper was then framed and layered using Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Plain Square dies and a stitched border was added inside the frame. 

A stitched border was also added to the other two backing panels on the card.  Silver brads and Stampin' up grosgrain ribbon were added as embellishments.

This time last week my friend's daughter was heading to Glasgow, along with her business partner and their team of workers, to attend the Scottish Wedding Awards ceremony.  They had a nomination last year and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of the occasion but this year they came away with winning the Best Wedding Boutique in the North category.  Here is a photograph of the two of them afterwards with their certificate and I don't think their smiles could have been any broader.  A great achievement after three years running the business as a partnership.  

Thanks for reading today

Liz xxx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

Marianne's Design Divas Challenge 14 - Anything Goes Optional Flowers

Dream Valley Challenge #151 - Lots of Layers

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 149 -  Anything Goes

Second Pink Stitched Card

This is the second version in pink of the stitched oval and topper made using the dies from the Joy Crafts Wedding Collection 6002/1011 set and this one was for a friend's grandaughter.

The patterned papers for this card were printed from the Cuddly Buddly download A Patchwork of Papers Pink and the Nitwit Collection Thimbles and Threads.  Shades of pink card were used to matt and layer behind the patterned papers, the embroidered frame and topper.

Pink grosgrain ribbon, self adhesive pearls and holographic butterfly stickers were added as embellishments.  Before being added to the card the butterflies were attached to acetate, cut out and had their wings folded back to give a 3D effect.  This was one of the first techniques I picked up from watching Dawn Bibby on her QVC crafting shows.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was die cut from pink and silver mirricard using a set of Britannia dies which were layered to create a shadow effect before being attached to the card.

Thanks for reading today

Liz xxx

Pink Stitched Oval

A girly pink version of the stitched oval topper and frame from the Joy Crafts Wedding die set 6002/1011 was used for this card which was made for a cousin's daughter.

The card was matt and layered in the same way as in the previous post but the topper was attached using foam pads to add depth. The patterned papers were attached vertically in this one and both papers were printed from the Cuddly Buddly download A Patchwork of Papers Pink.

Corner embellishments were cut and embossed using the Marianne Creatables die set Corners 1 LR0143 and pink self adhesive pearls and satin ribbon were also added to the card.

The pink colourway worked to make a light and fresh card.

Thanks for reading

Liz xxx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

The Creative Challenge by Creative Shopping #48 - Monochrome

Stitching Dies

This post is the first of many using stitching dies.  I've always liked stitching, or using thread on cards, but sometimes the process of pricking out the pattern was frustrating especially when the stencil moved and the holes of the pattern went out of alignment.  On finding sets of dies which embossed the pricking patterns in one pass through the die cutting machine, along with layering dies to co-ordinate, was a dream and so began an obsession.  The obsession was not in collecting dies but in making monochrome cards in various shades of colours.

The first set I bought was from the Wedding collection by Joy Crafts - Cutting, Embossing and Embroidery stencil  6002/1011.

  

Made in my favourite crafting colour this card was for a crafting buddy.  When making a monochrome card I enjoy gathering together the embellishments and card I might use to make it.

Different tones of purple and lilac thread were used for embroidering the main frame and topper.  The die which allows you to cut out the topper was used to cut two pieces of contrasting purple card which were layered behind it so that there was a contrast against the stitched frame behind.

The die allowing you to cut out the embroidered frame was used to cut a single piece of purple card which was layered behind the frame so that the die cut sections stood out against the backing paper. The backing papers for this card were printed from the Cuddly Buddly download A Patchwork of Papers Purple.

Marianne die cut corners were used as embellishments along with shades of purple self adhesive pearls, mulberry roses and grosgrain ribbon. 

Thanks for reading today

Liz xxx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Feb 28th - March 6th - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 148 - Anything Goes

UnstampaBelles Challenge #65 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #336 - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #112 - Add Ribbon

Inspiration Destination Challenge 123 - Anything Goes

Marianne Floral Square Cards

Still a Marianne floral die theme in this post but a change of colour and shape.  These two cards were made for a crafty friend and a friend's daughter.

Three sets of Marianne flower dies were used to make up these flowers with Craftwork Cards Candi added to their centres.

Marianne Collectables COL1323

Marianne Creatables Ribbon Flower 3 LRO110

Marianne Craftables CR1248

Backing squares for the flowers were cut using Spellbinders plain and scalloped square dies and navy thread was wrapped around the corners of the scalloped squares to add an extra frame.  The same navy thread was used to add a stitched border around the squares.

The patterned papers used for the little squares and the backing layer were printed from the Cuddly Buddly download A Patchwork of Papers Blue. The sentiment was stamped using a Stampin' up rubber stamp and their plain and scalloped oval punches were used to punch it and it's backing layer out.

The only embellishments added were little blue self adhesive pearls and navy grosgrain ribbon.

Thanks for reading today

Liz xxx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge

Marianne Design Divas Challenge 14 - Anything Goes Optional Flowers

Second Floral Wreath

Along with purple, jade green is one of my favourite colours to craft with so here's another jade green floral wreath for this post and this one was made for an Auntie.
 

The wreath was assembled using the same dies as in the previous post along with the same cardstock and backing papers. This time the sentiment was stamped using a Stampin' up rubber stamp and ink and then punched out and layered using their plain and scalloped oval punches.

The only additional item to this card were transparent sequin flowers which had crystal sticker dots added to their centres.

Thanks for reading today

Liz xxx

Marianne Floral Wreath

It's been a long time since a post has been added to this blog and as time goes on I'm beginning to realise how useful it is sometimes to have a record of what you've made, what was used to make it and who it was given to.  Most of the new items made since the last posting have been photographed so I'm going to attempt to try a catch up and record them here.  There are a lot of repetitions to come when inspiration and motivation went out the window but also because of a love of stitching on paper.

The first card to share was for a friend and was made using the following Marianne flower dies and a Tonic small flower punch to create a floral wreath.  

Marianne Collectables Flower Dies COL1323

Marianne Creatables English Roses LRO162

Marianne Craftables Circle Flower and Leaf CR1248

       

Spellbinder circle dies were used to cut and layer the sentiment which was printed from the computer and grand nestabilities circle dies were used to cut the base for the wreath.

To continue the jade green monochrome look for this card backing papers were chosen from the Nitwit Collection Snow Princess Solids.  A stitched border was added to the patterned papers to further frame the wreath.

Only a few extra embellishments were added as the flowers did most of the work on this card.  Along with ribbon, brads and pearls a few crystal stickers were attached to the centres of the small punched flowers.

Thankfully the process of creating a post hasn't changed so this hasn't been too challenging a task and hopefully I'll get back soon with some more cards to share.

Thanks for reading

Liz xxx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #350 - A Few Stitches
Marianne's Design Divas Challenge 14 - Anything Goes Optional Flowers