Anniversary!

I needed an Anniversary card and my favourite Simon Says "Arched leaf and flower "die was still on my desk so I cut more flowers!!  This time with coloured cardstock, I also die cut the "Leafy Branch" die in vellum and some pearly white card.

The background is dry embossed with the SSS Crystal Distortion folder, I then added lots of pearls and the rose gold foiled sentiment.

 I think the flowers look like cherry blossom!!

I shall add this card to the SSS Wednesday challenge "Anything Goes" and the Flickr group challenge "Dry embossing"

Looking forward to the weekend and hopefully some better weather.

Hugs

Sally

Embossing Folders!

 

The "Lets Squash it #5" is to "Love and Red" so as Valentines day is gone this year I decided to make an Anniversary card for my husband.  I used this really old Cuttlebug embossing folder and the Distress Oxide to create an Ombre effect.

I then mounted this onto a red card base and added the different die cut hearts.  The sentiment is part of a Simon Says Happy Birthday cut and then adding the computer generated Anniversary.

This challenge is making me think more about all the embossing folders I have and using them more!!

I will also add this card to the Love Flickr Group challenge,

Another week in Lockdown and its beginning to get frustrating, I was lucky enough to have my first vaccination last week so fingers crossed we can get back to some sort of normal soon.

Have a great week

Hugs

Sally

Flower Die!!

 
While the cluster Flower die was still out on my desk I had a go at making another anniversary card with it.  This time I placed the die on the edge of a pre cut square of card and only partially cut the image.  I then placed my rubber shim in the die machine and dry embossed the top of the die.
Next I cut another flower and embossed it in gold and layered it up.

 

I then layered up the whole piece on some gold card before sticking to my card blank. Lastly I added some pearls and the gold embossed sentiment.

I am adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge and also the Love Handmade Cards Flickr Challenge.

We have at last had some decent weather here, it was a cold and frosty morning but we had a brilliant blue sky, so I went out with my camera down to the church yard where the snowdrops are beginning to come through.

Lovely to see some colour about.

Hugs
Sally

Anniversary!!

Still playing with my new Flower Cluster die from Simon Says Stamp, this time I have dry embossed it onto some white card stock, love the effect this gives.  I then added the Gold heat embossed sentiment and layered the card onto some gold mirror card.

This is a very simple design but love the elegant look it achieves.



I am adding this to a couple of challenges, first the "Fun with Florals" over at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge blog and also the Simon Says Flickr challenge as this die is new to me.

I am off to do some sketching now as I am taking part in the" 30 day Sketchbook challenge" on Facebook, its the second year I have taken part and I really enjoy it.  Hopefully it will improve my drawing skills and also its something else to do while the weather is cold and miserable.

Have a great day.

Hugs
Sally

Hearts and Flowers!

Moving away from Christmas cards I needed to make an Anniversary card, Before Christmas I got The Flower Cluster Die from Simon Says and only got the chance to use it once, I knew it would be perfect for this card.  

I die cut the heart into a white rectangular piece of die cut card and then layered the flowers behind it. Then I layered up onto some red card. The sentiment is also Simon Says and I have heat embossed it in gold. Just added the pearls for so,me shimmer.

As the die is new to me I shall add this card to both the Simon Says Flickr Challenge and the SSS Wednesday Challenge,

Have a great week.

Hugs
Sally

Anniversary card!

After another busy couple of weeks and some lovely time away in Cornwall I have found time to make an Anniversary card for a friend.  I used Simon Says stamps and stencils to create this card.  

Embossing the flowers in gold and colouring with Zigs.

I shall enter this in the current Simon Says Flickr Challenge.

Hope to get back to my card making this week, the weather has turned Autumnal now and we have rain forecast for the next week or so.  Missing the summer already!!

Have a great week,
Hugs
Sally

Anniversary Card.

A quick Anniversary card for a young couple I know, I wanted a modern bright looking card, not the best photo as we are having terrible wet and dull weather here at the moment.  Its quite a bright card with lovely silver embossing, so hard to get the shimmer!!

The stamp is Simon Says , not sure where I got the heart dies, think they may be Memory Box.
I am adding this to both the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge and the Simon Says Flickr Group challenge.

Hopefully the weather is going to brighten up tomorrow as we are of to a summer Fair, (its not very summery at the moment).

Have a great weekend

Hugs
Sally

Two new cards!

I have just got back from a week away with my daughters school on a trip to the Purbeck Hills with 73 children, we had a fabulous time and the weather was kind to us.  I needed to get into my craft room and have some relaxing time making a couple of cards.

This first one used the "Kaleidoscope Background" stamp from Simon Says which I have stamped and embossed in Silver and then coloured with Zig Brush Markers. I added the sentiment stamped onto velum and also a few pearls.  I am pleased with the selective colouring as it changes the look of the image.

I shall add this card to both the SSS Flickr Group challenge which is "Colouring" and the SSS Wednesday challenge "Wedding/Anniversary".

For my second card I used an image from Sugar Pea designs that I coloured and die cut, I then made it into a shaker using My Favourite Things Shaker die.  The sentiment is from Simon Says.

I shall add this to the Die Cut Divas challenge "Animals or Pets"

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Hugs
Sally

Anniversary !

Made this simple Anniversary card today using the "Painted Flower" set from Altenew and gold embossing powder.  The Stitched Square cut die and sentiment are both from Simon Says.

I also layered up the panel on some glitter card for extra sparkle, then layered the sentiment onto foam tape before adding the pearls.  This would make a great wedding card too !

I am adding this to two challenges, the Simon Says Flickr group challenge "Embossing" and the Simon Says Wednesday challenge "Use more than one stamp"

Its a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK and the sun is shining, time to relax in the garden before watching the Monaco Grand Prix, 36 years ago we were there on our honeymoon so it has a special place in my heart!!

Hugs
Sally

A special Anniversary!

My sons fiance has asked me to make a card for her parents 30th Wedding Anniversary, which is the  pearl anniversary.  I got cracking and ended up[ making two cards as I am not sure I really like the first I made.  Both cards are really simple, made of Die Cuts and dry embossing, I have also added a sentim,ent cut on my silhouette machine.

They were  both quite hard to photograph as the weather here is quite dull today. Hopefully she will like one of them.

I will also add this card to the Simon Says Wednesday challenge which this week is "Anything Goes"

Its a long weekend in the UK  and the weather is not playing ball, dull and showers, its looking good for later in the week though.

Golden Wedding.

Its our next door neighbours Golden Wedding Anniversary at the weekend so I have made a card using my trusty Etched Flower stamp, its perfect for Weddings and Wedding Anniversary's.  I have stamped and embossed in Mirror Gold powder, not a great photo but the card has a lovely shine to it.

As the Simon Says Blog challenge is "Anything Goes" this week I shall enter this card.

Tomorrow is the last day of term and we break for two weeks holiday, I have lots planned so lets hope the weather warms up a bit!!

Lily Pad Embossing Challenge.

 Tomorrow is my 29th Wedding Anniversary and I always find making an Anniversary card for my DH quite hard, I didn't want anything too sloppy as we have been married along time now and male anniversary cards are always a challenge.  I always associate red with romance so that's how I started this card (Also red is one of hubbys favourite colours!)  The heart embossing folder for the cuttlebug is one I use quite a bit for wedding cards and it looks lovely embossed in red!

Here is a closer view, as you can see I have used my favourite cling fabric design stamp for the background, that stamp is so versatile.
I am entering this into The Lily Pads monthly challenge, which is embossing, either heat embossing or dry embossing, check out their blog the DT have done an amzing job with their inspiration cards.
Have a great week!



Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps CG245 Classic Fabric Design. S5507 Envelope Pattern. Fired Brick Distress ink.  Cuttlebug floder. Pearls and Patterned paper.

Anniversary card

Its been such a lovely day here in Surrey that I have only had a little time for crafting, I have spent the day planting my pots with bedding plants, it has taken a long time as I have lots of pots to fill.  I am looking forward to a lovely display of geranium's and begonia's I will post a photograph when they are out!

Its my best friends Wedding Anniversary soon so I have taken the opportunity to made her a card now so I can enter it in The Daring Cardmakers Challenge this week.  My friends favourite colour is mint green and its the colour she had for her bridesmaids so I have used green in the card.

I wanted to have a go at Joys watercolour technique, and decided to use my Hero Arts antique brocade stamp with Broken China and Bundled Sage Distress ink, I am really pleased with the effect and will definitely try it again.

Hope you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend ( if you are from the UK) and to my American visitors wishing you a fun Memorial Day weekend.

Anniversary card

Just a quick Anniversary card , love this hero arts Heart Flourish stamp added lots of gems and silver dots to give it a bit of sparkle.

Anniversary card

Back to school tomorrow after the summer holidays. Been busy today so I thought I would share this card with you. I made it at the beginning of the holidays for my best friend who celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary. The pink theme was because she had pink flowers for her wedding. The Heart stamp is by Hero Arts.