New Handmade Cards for Nov/Dec 2012

I have been very busy this month making a lot of Christmas cards.

I particularly like the Boofle range, the papers were really easy to work with and the various toppers give the cards a very professional appearance.

Altogether I have made a total of 68 cards, some of which have gone to a St. Oswalds Hospice shop.

I made a variety of card sizes, ranging from 5x7, 5x5, 4x6 and 4x4, which are shown in the last picture.

Thanks for looking, Jackie x.

Handmade cards for October 2012

Hello,

Here are some more examples of the cards I have supplied to Cancer Research UK this month.

I have been concentrating on these cute doggy cards, the images were from a piece of wrapping paper which I purchased in Collectables.  As soon as I saw the gift wrap, I knew that it would be good for making some cards with, so out came my 3 inch hole punch.  I used various background papers which matched well with the doggy images.

The next set of cards were using Heartwarmers again, I still have a few left, they always seem to make a nice card.   I was able to use some of my old and new paper stacks for the backgrounds and various accents to finish them off.

Lastly I decided to bring out my Stamping Up owl punch, as it is a favourite of mine.  I recently purchased the bird and branch Stamping Up punch, and have combined the owl and the branch together, to make a nice card.

Thanks for looking, Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for September 2012

Here are a few more Forever Friends Best of British cards, which I have made for Cancer Research UK charity.

I have also been busy using Strictly Party toppers from Docrafts, which I have mounted on Basic Grey papers, from the Euphoria collection.  The toppers are lovely to use, and have a lot of glitter on them, ideal for girlie Birthdays etc.

Thanks for looking! Jackie x.

New Handmade Cards for August 2012

This month I've made  a couple of quick cards  using Forever Friends 'gift tags'.

The background papers were from the FF For Him stack.

I am very pleased with the outcome, it is surprising what you can do, with a little imagination.

The second group of cards are another taster pack of Smirk, this time 'Smirk for him', as I really enjoyed putting together the girl ones.  The papers are a delight to use.

The final set is from the 'Best of British' collection, using  papers from the 6x6 stack and various toppers.

I have sent these to a CRUK shop, where I think they will do well!

Hope you like looking, Jackie x

 

New Handmade Cards for July 2012

 I recently bought some nice taster packs of Smirk paper, which I thought would make an ideal collection to put in the CRUK shop.  The little characters are very cute but also very funny, certainly bring a smile to one's face.  I was very pleased with the results.  Hope you like them too!

Here are some cards made with Heart warmer toppers, which are very pretty and have a lot of glitter on them, they go nicely with a lot of left over papers used from other projects.

Here are four different cards made with Lucy Cromwell papers which are partly glittered as well.

I made these two cards using Tatty teddy images, which I cut from wrapping paper, it is surprising what you can make!

Lastly these cards were made using gift tags, which I mounted on Boofle background paper, I think they have turned out really well, hope you like them!

Thanks for looking, Jackie x.

New Handmade Cards for June 2012

This month I have made my cards using the new Wellington Bear range  and the Lucy Cromwell range.

The Wellington bear toppers were great to use with the designated paper  pack, but also with other masculine papers which I had from the English Paper Company, I am very pleased with the results, and will be giving them to Cancer Research UK.

The Lucy Cromwell range is very pretty, I used papers from the Ultimate A4 pack and glittered toppers which you can buy separately.

The four larger cards I made were using the foldies kit, a lady from the Docrafts gallery had the idea of dividing the foldie up, so I thought  I would have a go, and was really pleased, they look really pretty.

Thanks for looking. Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for May 2012

I have been very busy recently making these cards for Cancer Research UK; I thought I would make a variety of cards for different occasions, using a number of different designs and toppers.

Hope you enjoy looking , Jackie x.

 

These cards are made with  Nitwit ballerina toppers on Dovecraft Back to Basics III background paper:-

These cards are made with 'Popcorn the Bear' toppers from Crafter's Companion:-

 

These three are Kanban Fluffles mini-toppers on Dovecraft Back to Basics papers:-

And finally, this last set was made with  Forever Friends 'Just For Him' toppers and paper, with some additional papers from Forever Friends Retro collection:-

Thanks for looking, Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for April 2012

For this month I have concentrated on Boofle cards, this collection came out at the beginning of March.

I have had great fun putting them together, and have been very pleased with the results.

The first few cards shown, are for CRUK, and the selection of mini cards are for personal use.

I have also bought some stepper card blanks to have a go at some Boofle  Birthday cards for male family members, which I will put on soon.

Hope you enjoy looking.

Jackie x

 

New Handmade Cards for March 2012

Here are two groups of Easter cards which I have recently made using Forever Friends Springtime papers and decoupage set from the Creativity Magazine issue 31.

The second group of cards  are from the Me to You Easter collection of papers and toppers.

I have given some of these cards to CRUK  and I am sure they will sell well!

Thanks for looking, Jackie x.

New Cards for February 2012

For this month I thought I would share with you the Daisy and Dandelion Lovingly Yours collection.

I bought the A5 paper stack and toppers, and used the decoupage pack from the Creativity magazine.

The decoupage toppers were easy to cut out and assemble together with foam pads, and the background papers were a delight to use making the card come alive.

I hope you enjoy looking at them!

 

New Cards for January 2012

Happy New Year!

I thought I would start January off with Neighbourwood designs by Helz Cuppleditch which came out in December.

Some of the papers are glittered which makes a nice finish to the overall card.  The animals and birds are beautifully illustrated,  and the colour combinations go really well together.

I had a great time putting these together, hope you like them too!