Waltzingmouse Fanatics...challenge 18

This challenge was to use texture in your card so here is my effort...

 

The background uses embossing folders to create a cloudy sky and a perfectly striped lawn.

The fence is the WMS woodgrain stamp cut up and made into a fence, embossed flowerpots and fringed grass. The little birdie is punched from old WMS packaging!!

Hope you like it.

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Waltzingmouse Fanatics challenge 16

This challenge was to use a sketch...





...and make it your own...so here's my version

My first thought was Four Seasons so I pulled out my Teeny Trees set and played!!
Hope you like it!!

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Waltzingmouse Fanatics challenge 14

This challenge was to make a card using mustard pot colours!!



So...here's what I made...

 

I used the zig zag background and stamped it twice in blue and grey with a masked piece for the sun.

The ships and sentiment are from the Ocean Bound set.

Then I decided to try a more feminine card with the same colours and to have a go at a technique I've not tried before...triple stamping...tutorial here on Splitcoast stampers.

 

This time I used my first ever and one of my favourite WMS stamp sets...

Flourishes and flowers from 2 step floral sprig. A  punched butterfly and a few sparkles to finish!
Hope you like them and they're "mustardy" enough!!

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Card in a box

I'd seen these all over Pinterest and facebook so I thought I'd have a go at making one too.
I made this a few days ago but had to wait for the recipient to get the card before posting as I made it for my daughter to give to one of her best friends.

 

Sarah is a medical student so I thought these Indigo Blu stamps would be perfect.

The card was very easy to make, folds flat for posting and looks impressive...

what more can you ask for!!

 

 

 

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So proud...

...of my daughter!!
She is currently studying for a degree in Education and would like to be a teacher.
She just found out that she has been accepted by all three universities she applied to for her post graduate teacher training course. She is very happy and we are very proud!!

This is the card I made to send to her...

 

The papers, ribbon and rosette are all from the Papermania Sew Lovely collection and the die is a Karen Burniston pop-up and insert from Sizzix.

Hope you like it...

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Waltzingmouse Fanatics...use fabric

Just a quick post before I start night duty .
Thought I'd have a go at the latest waltzingmouse fanatics challenge which is to use fabric on a project  and WM stamps of course!!

 

I used a Karen Burniston die from sizzix to make the card base and framelits dies for the layered pieces.

I'd seen a tutorial on YouTube using freezer paper so I thought I'd give it a go...I ironed the floral fabric onto the freezer paper and it die cut beautifully.

The butterfly and sentiment are both Waltzingmouse...I did give up on cutting out the butterfly's antennae...pearly pins were so much easier!!

Hope you like it.

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A Pop-up Christmas

I've recently invested in some new Sizzix dies because I was so inspired by Karen Burniston and her creations!!
I loved this idea in one of Karen's YouTube videos... Ustamp snowflake chain and as I had the stamps and dies I thought I would give it a go!!
It wasn't without incident as I managed to stick my first sheet of beautifully stamped vellum firmly to the kitchen floor!!
Apart from that it was relatively straightforward even if the finished result was a little wonky.

 

Snowflake stamps and dies by Stampin Up.

The "let it snow" is a Tonic die that came as part of a set.

 

Hope you like it!!

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Christmas but not!!

I've been meaning to join in with these challenges but never quite got there till now!!
What challenge?? 
Waltzingmouse fanatics challenge.

This one is to make a Christmas card without using Christmas stamps....time to break out the Russian dolls!!

I do like to decorate the envelope to match...

 

The stamps feel Christmassy to me and I went with vaguely Christmas colours!!

I love the mix and match possibilities and they're just so cute.

Hope you like it!!

 

 

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Waltzingmouse November Pyjama Party

Decided it was time to get back to blogging again and this months PJ party was just the push I needed!!
So here goes with my projects.....

Challenge 1......Thankyou

My mum doesn't read this blog so I can show you this!! I've made a box of cards for her with a selection of Thankyou and birthday cards in it.
I used the 2 step floral sprig set and a selection of stampin up inks.

Challenge 2....a Christmas card

Here's the front of my card....

 

and here's how it looks when open.

This was my first go at an accordion card and I'm very pleased with it!

 

Close up of the panels using Very Vintage labels no.1, Santa from Night before Christmas and Bountiful baskets additions. The card was made using a  sizzix accordion die.

 

 

Challenge 4....Deck those halls

 

 

A star wreath.

I used Vintage Christmas background stamp to make patterned card and then cut out lots of stars!

A bit of scoring and folding in front of the TV  to make the stars 3D then I glued them to a circle of card and added some buttons to finish.

Hope you like my efforts...I had fun making them.

 

 

 

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Trying out Bloglovin!!

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21st Birthday

It feels very peculiar  now my daughter's friends are leaving their teens...they're suddenly all grown up. This card is for one of Niamh's uni housemates. I made the card at my local craft club and saved it for a special occasion so I just needed to add a few personalised bits and pieces!

The background was stamped and glittered and then I added a scored panel to the bottom half with sparkles at the crossovers. The panel on the left was die cut and stencilled with leaves and flowers layered on top and a  " 21" in case she forgets her age!!!

 

I remembered to photograph the box this time!!  :)

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Flutterby!!

A pretty card today...I love butterflies and I have an extensive collection of all things butterfly :D

The stamps are Stampin up Papillon Potpourri with matching punches...so easy!!!
I used a selection of spellbinder dies and the sentiments are Anna Griffin stamps I think.
I made a pretty box for the card too but I forgot to take a picture of it.
Hope you like it.

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One for the boys!

Just thought I'd show you a card I made for a friend of my daughter  for his 21st Birthday.
The central image is from a Docrafts Goodybag...I just love the words!!
 The mesh circles are from ready meal packaging - they were just too good to throw away and I knew they would come in handy!
The rest of the background is a mix of patterned paper and embossed card.
Ed liked it - hope you do too.

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Exam Season

Exams are upon us...my daughter and her housemates are doing their Uni end of year exams and
my nephews are revising for their GCSE's.
So...I thought a little encouragement might be in order and made them all Good Luck cards.
These are the ones for my nephews...

 

 

And these are for Niamhs friends....

 

They are all made with Waltzingmouse stamps and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

 

There is a card for Niamh too but I'll post it after I've given it to her...don't want to spoil the surprise!!

 

 

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Rudolph Day...April 2013

It's Rudolph Day over at Sarn's blog Stamping for Pleasure.
 I missed Jan,  Feb and March but I made it this time!!
Here's my card....

I've gone for clean and simple this time....stamped image from Lili of the Valley, sentiment is a stamp by Paula Pascual, coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and a little glitter on the wings.
Hope you like it!

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Waltzingmouse Flower show

So much inspiration but what to choose!!
My first challenge was to work out what this CASE business was all about...I thought I knew but wasn't sure so thankyou to the kind WM ladies who helped me.
I was especially taken with Taheera's beautiful card here...



It just felt so delicate and Springlike.
 So I thought I would do all four seasons and here is my version.

 I used the Teeny Trees, Folk Art Medallion, A Good Egg and Vintage Christmas Backgrounder.
The frame was 99p from the local charity shop...a little paint and rub-on metallic wax...perfect!!
The picture is now hanging in my hallway...just waiting for my husband to realise I've been busy with hammer and nails!!
Hope you like it.

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Spring flowers Blog Party

Time for the Waltzingmouse blog party and some Spring flowers.

 

After all this miserable weather it's definitely time for some Spring sunshine and flowers!!
I thought my craft room needed a little brightening up with some flowers...I'm not good with real plants so paper ones are just the ticket.....

I think the colours may be more Tropical spring than English spring!!

I used Waltzingmouse dainty doilies large set  stamped and embossed in white.

I cut them out, layered them up and used a brad to hold them together.

 

 

 

 Now I just need to jazz up the tin they're standing in!!

Hope you like my take on Spring flowers.

 

 

 

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Spring has sprung!!

At least in card-land it has!!
I was asked to make a card for a lady with poor vision so I thought bright, colourful and with texture...

I was inspired by the flowerpot cards I'd seen on pinterest. The flowers are quite heavy so I made an easel card as I thought it would support them well.
The flowers are made using a variety of dies and patterned paper. The pot is a spellbinders die cut down and embossed with a trellis pattern.
Butterflies, gems and a cute little ladybird to finish...plenty to explore by touch.
Hope you like it...

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Secret Santa

I love Secret Santa card swaps!!
This is the beautiful card I received from Melissa Ladd in the Waltzingmouse Christmas card exchange.

The lantern is gold and sparkly with lovely paper layers behind it.
The central panel is one of my favourite colours and perfectly co-ordinates with my sitting room!!
Thankyou Melissa....your card took pride of place on my mantelpiece.

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