Cupcake Easel Cards

What a lovely time Fiona and I spent crafting this afternoon.

We had no idea what we were going to make when we started, but by the time we had delved into my card stock, patterned papers, ribbons, bling, peel offs etc... this is the idea Fiona came up with, and I followed suit.

It was a fun card to make and we spent a very pleasant time chatting at the same time.

I made the pastel version and Fiona the one in richer colours.  I have to say hers looks good enough to eat!

Emma's Butterfly Birthday Card

Emma loves butterflies... so I made her this easel birthday card in the shape of a butterfly.

My sister-in-law brought her butterfly die cutter with her on a recent visit and I asked her to cut out this lovely butterfly from a very heavy gold glitter paper.

I used the shape to draw around for the card and to mask the less than perfect edge... despite trying hard (I guess that is why die cutters are so popular!) went around the edge of the card smudging it with a lovely verso gold colour ink pad. I deliberately smudge the paper to give it an old fashioned sort of a look. It doesn't show up so well in this picture.

I added little purple stones and added a dragonfly off a birthday card Val had made for me to give extra layering and interest.

Rachel's Sea Canoeing Birthday Card

My Manager is a very active person and one of the things she likes to do in sea canoeing.

When it was her birthday I decided not to make the usual 'flowery' birthday card but instead put a picture of one of her hobbies.

I saw this photo of a canoe on the sea in google images and contacted Debbie at Plas Gwynant Outdoor Eduction Centre in Nant Gwynant, Caernarfon to ask if I could use it to make a 'one-off' card, and she gave permission.  Thank you.

I really liked this card... although my husband thought it looked too dull.... I thought it was tasteful.... make your own mind up.  I like it anyhow and hopefully so did Rachel.

Three Different Christmas Cards

I actually made about 50 Christmas cards in 2012, but the quality was compromised because of quantity.

I have promised myself that in 2013 I will endeavor to make my Christmas cards throughout the year... if I made one per week I would have the same number without the rush at the end.

I thought I would put just three of the Christmas cards I made that are all very different to look at.  In my rush I hardly took any photo's and yet made over 30 very different looking cards... a bit ambitious I think!

Mary's Birthday Card

Mary's birthday card 2012 was inspired by the ribbon. I loved the ribbon when I saw it in the shop and knowing she liked burgundy decided to buy it.

When I came to make the card I discovered that using this unusual ribbon wasn't quite so easy and after a time of fiddling about... this is what I came up with.

Using lovely dotty papers layered I then used this ribbon to look a little like a plant growing up the side.