Birthday Boy.

Hi there. Thought I'd share this nautical inspired card with you today. The topper as you may recognise is from Lili of the valley. (This is from one of the old style topper sheets, now they come in book form which is really handy) I matted it onto black cardstock and attached it to my prepared background.
The circle twine frame that surrounds the birthday sentiment is created by cutting an outer and inner circle to foam a ring, with 2 colours of bakers twine wind the first colour a little then change to the second colour, securing the first thread under the second so it doesn't come undone while changing the twine. repeat this over and over again until the end and secure the thread to the back.
The twine button in the middle was made by applying double sided tape to a cardstock circle, from the middle coil the bakers twine outwards then secure the end to the back. (You could also start from the edge of the circle, if you wish and wind it in to the middle it doesn't matter ) the boat that the little boy is holding as glossy essents on it and finally I tucked the 'just for you' behind the 'birthday boy' sentiment as shown. I hope you like it!!

Thanks for calling in and happy Crafting!!

Love Sharon x:-)

Shaker card.

Hi there. Thought I'd share this simple shaker card with you today...
I started with a 6x6 scallop white card, next I chose a pale pink card and a coordinating background paper to match, which l matted and layred on to my card. The next step is to cut an aperture in the centre of the base card with a nesting circle die, with the next die up in the nesting circle die set cut 2 out of clear acetate, then stick foam on a roll around one of the circles, before sandwiching your acetate circles together put the shaker bits in first. (I used die cut flowers and leaves in pink and green to keep to the same colour scheme as my card) The thickness of the foam is important because it needs to be quite thick so your shakers inside move freely instead of sticking together in a mess.( I am guilty of the same trick!!) When this is assembled stick it over the aperture with some red sticky tape, then pop a scallop frame over it to finish it off. I chose to put a little bird perched on the side looking in.( I thought it went well with the design of the card) then last of all I stamped a sentiment in black ink . I wish i had backed the sentiment onto white card because its quite hard to see on the photo but never mind...  I think thats all for now!

Thank you for calling in and happy Crafting!!

Love Sharon x:-)

Wedding exploding box.

Hi there. I thought I'd share this exploding box with you today. I made it for my nieces wedding day. The cake in the middle took some working out, but i managed it in the end with some trial and error. As you can see l decorated it with cream lace, added pearls around every tier and cascaded peach flowers and leaves down one side of the cake.
This box isn't dissimilar to the other exploding box I made in a previous entry on my blog. I have used some of the same elements but changed the colour and added the cake. The ring on the top of the box and the horseshoes came from a cake and craft shop which i thought brought the whole effect together and made the box look very special for a wedding. I think they are lovely to give as a gift for a special occasion, it certainly made my nieces day!!

I think that's all for know until next time thanks for looking in!!

Love Sharon x:-)

Just for you

Hiya everyone. My card today is mostly mono chrome with a hint of kraft card thrown in. The flower is a pre-cut design on a cutting machine. I bend the petals with my poky tool to give the petals some movement and built the layers up to foam a full bloom.
The labels are cut from a die set, then stamped and attached to the card with a black and white dotty knoted bow. I used black gem flourishers to tie the whole effect together.

Thanks for your company and see you soon to share another card idea!

Love Sharon x:-)

Little birdy.

Hiya everyone today's card is a simple and quick make. The layout is very simple with not much layering involved the whole effect is easy to achieve. The bird (docrafts) is stamped on to a white die-cut circle and paper pieced. The flower die is from Marianne designs. I decorated the centres with pearl Brad's to give them more dimension. To finish the card i stamped Happy Birthday, perfect for a quick card or make a batch of them in different colours and change the stamped image too.

Thanks for your company and please visit again soon!

Love Sharon xxx:-)

Coastal getaway.

Hi everyone. Just stopped by this Saturday afternoon to share this seaside inspired card with you all. It's a quick and simple card made with a few matt and layers, the toppers came from a A4 sheet featuring Michael Powell's original artwork brought to us by docrafts (l love this style of drawing)  I backed them onto red cardstock to bring the red out of the picture and coordinated the backing papers to match too. I finished with a sentiment and a fishermen's inspired knot. As simple as that!

Thanks for your company and please visit again!

Love Sharon XXX:-)