Thankyou

Sorry for the lack of posts - I've been busy and been away too. This thankyou card was a quickie I've made for my aunty that I've just been staying with. It's a bit overcast here today so the photo is a little dull so you might not be able to see the detail. The dragonfly wings are fuseable fibres and there is glitter on the bee and cow parsley. There are also gems on it. It looks a lot more twinkly in the flesh! I've got some more to do this week so there will be more posts soon.

Getting shirty!

Yet another card to make for a farmer this time. There are just so many tractors and cows you can use! I decided to use my Dimenesion Fourth shirt stamp and add some cows. I love this shirt stamp - great size and shape and easy to cut out. The cows and milk churn came from various sets including a Hobby Art set. I then coloured in with promarkers and added some gems for buttons. I used the Clarity letterbox set to add his name.

Birthday for a vet

I had another vet card to make and couldn't use the decoupage I used last year so had another search on Craftsuprint and found another vet decoupage. Thankfully, this fitted the bill. If ever I need anything specific, Craftsuprint is a great place to find it.

Craftsuprint Mechanic

Found this great decoupage on Craftsuprint and thought it ideal for a card I needed to make. I added some tyres as the guy has his own tyre changing business. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that I had been told I didn't need to make a card for him as my friend had already bought one. On the plus side, she has now passed it onto someone else who needed to send him a card so it won't go to waste.

Pretty Card

I actually got to make just a nice, flowery, pretty card for someone! This is for someone's Aunty Jean. I printed the greeting then cut out using my Sue Wilson dies. Just added some flowers. Looks nice but thankfully didn't take too long.

21st Card for a Graduate/Teacher

Sorry I've not been making any cards recently. The few I have done have been in a hurry so I've not had chance to photograph them for posting here. Anyway, here is one I have just done.....

This is a commission card for a girl who has just achieved a 1st in English Literature and is going to start teacher training in September. I think this fits the bill. I was inspired by a cutting file I saw when I was looking for cutting files. However, I decided that as it was all easy shapes, I could just cut the card by hand. I'm really pleased with it. Hope it inspires you! I will be making a few more this week so will try and get them posted and not leave you without anything to look at.

Brother's Birthday - cat and bike

This is only a 4.5 x 4.5 inch card but think he will appreciate the subject.

Steve is into bikes and cats so decided to combine the two. I had the bike stamp but didn't have a cat stamp of a suitable size. I found a cat head in a Habico mini stamp set and drew in a body. I should have masked the bottom of the cat and the bike before adding a background but, to be honest, I couldn't be bothered! I thought when I went over with the promarkers it wouldn't be obvious but I guess it is - Steve won't pick up on that though. I accidentally did a blob by the cat's ear, but again, I don't think Steve will notice that. I decided to do a shadow on the 'happy birthday'and really pleased that it worked. When I'd done all that I thought it was still a bit dull so added some paw prints along the bottom. I added them on the inside too...

I'm sure it will go down well with him and that mum will insist on leaving it on the mantlepiece for the next 6 months.