Valentines card

Hi there thought I'd I'd share this card with you today.It's a Valentine's card made with the beautiful rose embossing folder from tattered lace, they make such a deep impression and look fantastic on pearlized card. This card would suit any special occasion, whether it be for a wedding or anniversary just change the colour and sentiment.
I firstly started the card with a 8x8in scallop base, then embossed a piece of white pearlized with the rose embossing folder. I matted this on to red card and stuck this down on my card base.I then embossed the rose border, cut it in to a strip and backed it on to red card.
I then cut all my hearts out of the Tonic Studio's first crush affections insert dies
I positioned the border strip roughly 3 quarters down my card on foam pads and tucked the 3 small heart's underneath it.
Finally i overlapped the 2 larger hearts on foam pads and embellished with a bow, key and a sentiment.
       

 
             Thank you for taking the time to read this post and Happy Crafting

                                                          Love Sharon xxx

       

                                           

upcycled wreath

Hello today I thought I would share an up cycled wreath I've been working on...

material's used.
Sheet of rolled up brown card inside Christmas wrapping paper x 3
Any liquid mister (gold and silver)
2.5'' punch scallop circle
Raffia
wreath
Coloured bells
brads..
How I made it...
This picture shows you how i made the flowers in steps.. (below)
The wreath ring was made by glueing 2 pieces of
Sturdy card together then with a compass I drew a circle

 of 21cms then another at 17cms and cut it out with a craft

 knife ( the measurements all depend on how big you what your wreath to be and the amount of

 flowers you make.) 

Cut out with a craft knife.

I covered the ring with gold & silver metallic mister to match the flowers.

This is the finished wreath showing how I incorporated the flowers, raffia and coloured bells on to the wreath.
Just an idea instead of throwing away your waste packaging recycle it!


 I hope you like it!




Thanks for viewing this post and Happy Crafting.


                           Love Sharon xxx
                       

                           

Chronology card.

Hi there, thought i'd show you this card i have made. I think it's so hard making cards for male birthdays that are a bit different from the norm, so looking very puzzled i descided to look through my crafty stash and came across this Chronology stamp set and this is where my card began...I hope you like it?
I started with a A5 kraft card then I made my inked background with 3 distress inks. (Rusty hinge,mustard seed and wild honey) blending them together and building the colour up, then i spritzed with water to give it interest and stamped cogs and watches over it. Lastly embossing the background with pocket watches by Tim Holtz.I cut my background out and inked the edges in black. Mat on to black cardstock and then on cream cardstock, repeat with the middle strip fastening a brad on either end, arrange these on the card with the sentiment strip at the bottom.Stamp and emboss different images in black embossing powder then cut out and edge in black ink.
 I arranged these elements on my card and stuck them down with foam pads and this is the finished card.
                                    Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting
                                                            Love Sharon xxx

Ivy leaf card.

 Hi there, thought I'd share this card with you. This Ivy leaf stamp is quite a useful stamp to have.It can be used as a stand alone image on a card, or cut out with flowers,and it would equally look nice on a Christmas card.
  I firstly inked up my card with distress inks,blending the colours together (peeled paint and crushed olive)  I used the inside of a cereal packet, it works just as well as chipboard and it costs less. I then spritzed the card with water to give it a weathered look and repeated both stages again.(Give it time to dry between stages)  I stamped the Ivy leaf randomly all over the card in the same inks
  I then used a square nesting die to cut my finished leafy pattern out and then inked the edges with black ink which was matted on to brown cardstock. Then on to cream cardstock.  (Repeat 3 more times)
  I matted a square of black cardstock on to my card base. then stuck my prepared squares on to it.
  finally I finished the card with a stamped message and embellished with a button and twine.
                                      Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting.
                                                       
                                                                Love Sharon xxx

Male card.

Hi everyone just finished this card.I was looking though my crafty stash and came across these toppers so decided to make a quick card from them.

This card is simply put together on a A5 white card blank. I cut a piece of silver mirri card then a piece of black card, to give the black card definition I embossed the central area with Tim Holtz's alterations texture fades(steam punk set), rubbed gilding wax to make the emboss pop and spritzed red and green metallic mister on to it

I put 1 eyelet in each corner and threaded bakers twine though and tied at the back.

The toppers are backed on to coloured card and raised off the card with foam pads to give it dimension.

                                     Quick make to put together for a last minute card.

                          Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting love Sharon xxx

gilded card

Hi there,thought I'd share this card with you.I love the gilded effect on cards,so I thought I'd try it myself and I am quite pleased with the end result.
 I started this card with my usual 8x8in square blank card,then cut out an aperture with the largest square die from the affections collection by tonic studio's
Then with a piece of cream card slightly smaller than the main card blank.I placed the splendid screen strip die in the middle,cut the first one then kept working outwards until the card was full,that way you get an equal pattern.
With an adhesive sheet lay this on to the back of the die-cut
piece of card you have prepared,then from the front rub gilding flakes on to the sticky side,pressing it down as you go, than rub off.
Mount this behind the aperture.I put acetate on the front to stop it from getting dirty, on the back I stuck a piece of card to make it look neater from the inside.

I decorated with a tattered lace fan,3 gilded roses,black gem flourishes,3 black gems and a stamped message.

 

Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting

                     Love Sharon xxx