Folded Thank You Card

I made this card to express my thanks to good friends who really proved themselves to be just that this week.

My sister-in-law was all ready to make the long coach journey to our home town on the Monday when she received a phone call from me the day before telling her I had picked up a nasty bug was ill and it was very contagious. Sue had a very important occasion to attend on the Thursday and we could not risk her becoming ill.

So we asked our friends if they could step into the breach and they did. They drove 18 miles to fetch Sue from the coach station, took her home and have looked after her for the past three days.

I had to make them a thank you card...  so decided to have a go at this folded card my friend Chris (of Purple Peonies blog) showed me from a CD by Anna Griffin. The inside has a pocket also, and we wrote a little note and tucked it inside.

Sheri's Birthday Card

I work with Sheri and this is the first birthday card I have made for her so I hope she likes it. The inspiration came when Chris from the 'Purple Peonies' blog came to craft.  She had the lovely die that cut the scalloped edge and I had the die cutters for the flower.  Well Chris started making a card cutting out this flower and then decided she didn't fancy using it so I wasn't going to let a good flower go to waste.
The background paper does look a bit 'peachy' but in actual fact it was a lovely pale ivory coloured paper... just in case you were thinking that these two colours don't go together!

Frosty Ville Christmas card

My sister-in-law saw a picture of the Memory Box die 'frosty ville' used on a card where they had one row standing proud. It sounded so lovely I thought I would have a go.  Unfortunately we cannot find the card on the internet again so that I could give thanks and acknowledgment to the person who came up with this lovely idea.
What I have done is to support these fragile shapes by putting a piece of acetate behind, otherwise I have visions of it not surviving being pulled out of the envelope!
The Christmas trees are cut out of a piece of Christmas ribbon and I have used the odd peel off.

White Poinsettia flower in sugarpaste

This Poinsettia was made during a sugar craft lesson with Janet.  We didn't have any red icing so decided to make a white version of this flower, and I am pleased with the way it turned out.  I really fancy having a go now at making this in red, my favourite colour for this lovely flower which oozes Christmas to me.

Spray of flowers in sugar paste

This spray of flowers was something I made at my sugar craft lesson. To my shame I can't remember what they are called, I just wanted to make flowers to fill in when large bouquets were wanted. So simple yet so pretty.

Stargazer lily in sugarpaste

I made this stargazer lily at my sugar craft lesson with Janet Melillo.  She is an amazing teacher and I was overwhelmed to be able to make this lily under her instruction in a way that makes it look so real. I loved it so much that I decided it wasn't going on a cake, instead I have placed it in a glass vase and have it on my shelf over the fireplace.  I had a wonderful compliment when Carol and Bev visited our home from the USA, Carol actually thought it was real.... and she was holding the vase in her hand!  Thank you Janet for sharing your God given talent and being so willing to help others aspire to greater things.