TWO TIMELESS CARDS

TWO TIMELESS CARDS

There are two examples from Marty to inspire you this week. Both are made with a combination of Kaiser papers (from the Timeless collection) and stamps.
The cards were made as part of a demo he did a while back on cards for teenagers and young people but the neutral colours and design make them well suited to older age groups as well.

PICKPOINT ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS

ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS

Last week's card was a quick one - this week's is not.  Pickpoint cards are time consuming, but if you enjoy sewing and/or you know someone who will really appreciate a card like this, then it really is worth the effort.

I've used a pickpoint pattern from the Art Nouveau pack, with pink metallic thread and tiny rhinestones.  All the materials, including the base card and Sparklelight greeting sticker came from Regal Craft Cards.

Pickpoint patterns come with clear instructions so even if you are a beginner, its quite simple.

Just a hint......If you're sewing of an evening a white cloth over your lap will help you see the holes if you are sewing on a dark coloured card, and a dark cloth for light cards.  Its not a huge difference but it does help!!

RAFTING TWISTER CARD

Twister Card

Twister cards are fun and easy to make.  Flowers are great but not suitable for everyone so if you want a change this is an example.  I've used gloss card from Regal as a base, and the 3D twister sheet is also from there.

BOOK CARDS FROM REGAL

BOOK CARD IDEAS

I had a request for a couple of ideas using Regal's book cards  - so here they are.

The "pages" on the first have been added with an insert with lines drawn in gold pen.  In the second example stickers have been stuck straight onto the backing.

The 50th birthday card features a 3D sparklelight picture and lots of stickers, the Mother's day card is more of a collage using paterned paper, lace, inked edges,  a hole punched layered flower, little heart-shaped gold split pins etc....and stickers.

These are both very speedy examples, but given a bit more time, I can imagine how lovely they would look with vintage papers and stamping.  The book cards are also popular for folk wanting a masculine card.  The subject can obviously be modified to suit the interests and hobbies of the recieptient.

NESTED FLOWER CARD

NESTED FLOWER BIRTHDAY CARD

Roma has put her nesting dies to good use in making this card.  She has cut her own aperture in one of Regal's smooth white singlefold cards (which has been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder), then added patterned paper behind, and to the sides of the front.

She has then cut and embossed a smaller flower shape from white card and mounted it in the middle of the aperture, with a selection of paper flowers on top.

Note the clever way that Roma has used a part of a flower to draw attention to the "70", and the subtle use of glitter glue to enhance the edges.  The card is finished with silver peel-off stickers.  Thanks for letting me show your card on the blog, Roma.

ZIGZAG OWL CARD

OWL ZIGZAG CARD

Here, as promised, is another example of Regal's new Buffalo zigzag square card.

This one does fall a little bit into the "too much is not enough" category, but it was fun to make, with owl print paper from the specialty paper room, lots of border stickers, owl stickers stuck onto coloured card and  cut out, plus some mesh trim, a Sparklelight greeting sticker and more......

The heart is one of Regal's pre-cut gold hearts, embossed using a Cuttlebug  and inside the card are two owls, fussy cut from the patterned paper with a couple of heart stickers overhead.

I'm thinking perhaps a non-traditional engagement card?