LAYERED FLORAL BIRTHDAY CARD

FLORAL COLLAGE BIRTHDAY CARD

Tania made this pretty floral card using a white textured square card from Regal as its base.

She added lots of layers using pretty patterned papers paper flowers, hole punched flowers and leaves, decorative scissor cut edging, a punched border adhesive pearls and light card embossed with the "Swiss Dots" Cuttlebug folder.  The happy Birthday greeting is stamped.

This is not a five minute card but if you have the time and want to make something really special there are lots of good ideas that can be borrowed from this card.

PLAYING CARDS PLUS CARD

LOTS OF CARDS

This card, by Marilyn is a great example of how arranging simple elements can produce a really effective and seemingly (although not actually) complicated card.

The cards and other pictures have been "fussy cut" from Graphic45 paper.  The wooden hinges are from Kaiser, all all the bits are assembled on a Natural singlefold card from Regal Craft Cards.

SCALLOPED CIRCLE EASEL CARD

SCALLOPED CIRCLE EASEL CARD

We have another of Roma's lovely easel cards this week.  She has constructed the body of the card from die cut scalloped ovals and decorated them with a Sparklelight 3D from Regal Craft Cards.  A "Best Wishes" sticker finishes the project.

QUICK DESK CALENDAR

Its still close enough to the beginning of the year to make up some little desk calendars.  \

Lynne made this one using a black card and a border cut from some Graphic45 paper.

Why not make a few to co ordinate with different rooms in your house or as a post-Christmas surprise for friends.

The little calendars are available from Regal.  Lynne has added a little distress ink for a vintage feel.

STITCHED ROSES

STITCHED ROSE

I find sewing onto cards quite relaxing, although I do make sure I give them to folks who have some appreciation of the time involved.  This one, however, is one of the simpler pickpoint patterns which I bought from Regal who also made the three panel black base card.

I love metallic threads on a black background, and as you can see, not just gold and silver.  Black can, however be a bit hard on the eyes for fine work.  If you put a white surface beneath (e.g. cover  your lap with a white sheet) it makes it a bit easier.

Although you can write on a black surface easily with gel pens, I added a dark pink insert - there was no point being subtle, given how shiny and pink the stitching was!