Angie's card designs: Good morning my crafty friends. I am sorry it has ...

Angie's card designs: Good morning my crafty friends. I am sorry it has ...: Good morning my crafty friends. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post but ill health had taken it's toll. I have bad arthrit...

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Good morning my crafty friends. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post but ill health had taken it's toll. I have bad arthritis in my hands and also have carpal tunnel in both hands and a trigger finger on my left hand which has kept me from crafting. I have got a few cards to put on that I had done but for now I am posting my DT card for Gruffies and Guests challenge blog. The theme for this month is blue and silver or anything goes as usual. I was lucky enough to have a early birthday present from my Hubby which was some new dies from the couture creations dies which included this beautiful die (winter flourishes collection) I just had to use it as it makes a beautiful frame for any image you want to use. I cut a piece of silver miriboard 1/2 cm smaller than my 8x8" white card blank so that a little white was showing around the edge of the card,then I placed the inner snowflake die where I wanted it and cut it out. Then I chose this lovely snowflake backing paper and cut it another 1/2cm smaller than the silver piece to give a silver frame and then cut the outside frame die to match up with the silver cutout to create this lovely frame. I then decoupaged my chosen house mouse picture from the triple cd and placed it underneath to show through the aperture. I added some white diamond sparkles glitter to make the snow shimmer and added this lovely silver snowflake patterned bow and a sentiment. I hope you like it,it's a bit late to be a inspiration to you as I am sure you already have all your cards made for Christmas but it is the halfway reminder for this months challenge so perhaps you could pop over and enter for a chance to win this months prize over at http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/

Good morning my friends,I hope it's a nice day where you are. Well I am still busy making my Christmas cards and here is one I have made for the design team for http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/ The theme if you haven't guessed is Anything goes/Christmas. The sponsors this month are http://www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk/index.html and they are giving a £10 voucher to the winner.
I still haven't been able to use scissors well enough to do a 3D decoupage so I have tried to make it more special by adding the poinsettia flowers by Sue Wilson. I added white glitter to the 1st and top layer,which is hard to see in the photo but it makes them glisten and look pretty. The holly leaves I put in amongst them I can't remember where I got them,I think they were on a magazine last year but I'm not sure. The aperture is also Sue Wilson,Californian collection,decorative frames B,I do like the shape of this one as it give a good size for the picture in the center which is from the House Mouse triple CD. I layered it all on red miri card,which I embossed with the crafters companion A4 dotty folder and used the Sue Wilson snowflake lattice A4 folder for the white layer.
I hope you like it and it inspires you

Angie's card designs: Hey folks,me again,it's like buses lol, you wait f...

Angie's card designs: Hey folks,me again,it's like buses lol, you wait f...: Hey folks,me again,it's like buses lol, you wait forever for one then two come along at once lol. Well here is another one I made today....

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Hey folks,me again,it's like buses lol, you wait forever for one then two come along at once lol. Well here is another one I made today. 
I used all Creative expressions Sue Wilson die's and embossing folder on this one,I love all her designs,they really fit my style.
I used the snowflake latice embossing folder, the festive collection pine bough,the sentimental bauble,and for the apeture I used the Californian collection decorative frames B.
I used some green mirriboard then a layer of white card which I 1st cut out the apeture and then the larger outer layer to make a frame. Then I placed a backing paper behind to show through the apeture. Then I embossed embossed the white card and put a dot of cosmic shimmer glitter glue in the centre of each of the snowflakes. Then I die cut 6 of the pine boughs in a olive green and also cut 2 of the baubles out,one just with the outer edge in white glitter card and the other with white shinny card and cut the outer and inner and layered it over the top of the glitter one so it would show through. Then I cut the bauble label from the same olive green card I used for the pine boughs and also the bauble hanging top. I used a white satin ribbon and decorated it with a white button and in the centre I put some cosmic shimmer liquid pearls in the centre to match the green on the rest of the card. I attached the bauble with foam tape to raise it up.
I hope you like it and it inspires you,happy crafting everyone x

Angie's card designs: Good morning everyone,what a beautiful morning it ...

Angie's card designs: Good morning everyone,what a beautiful morning it ...: Good morning everyone,what a beautiful morning it is to. I haven't been able to craft for a while as I have had shingles which gave me b...

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Good morning everyone,what a beautiful morning it is to. I haven't been able to craft for a while as I have had shingles which gave me blisters on my right hand which meant I couldn't use it. They are still there but are drying up but it means I can't use scissors still so can't do my usual 3D decoupage type cards. However I have managed to be able to use my die's. So I have done my 1st Christmas card and tried something a bit different. I used the Sue Wilson filigree poinsettia die's and the plain poinsettia die's to create this one,I also used the crafters companion dottie A4 embossing folder and the Sue Wilson holly die and one of my favourite ribbons for the bow. I hope you like it and it inspires you

Good morning all you lovely crafters,I hope the weather is not to bad where you are. I am a bit late posting this ,this morning as I have just become a Grandmother for the 2nd time and events have kind of taken over this week,so I hope you will forgive the lateness.

This is my DT card for http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/ challenge and this month it is Halloween/Halloween colours. Our sponsor this month is   http://www.disdigistamps.com/ and they are giving a £10 voucher to the winner. So pop over and enter,we would love to see you're creations.

I have enjoyed making this one although had a few problems with cutting out the spiders webs on my Brother scan n cut but got there eventually. I will update this blog later with how I made it as I have to go out now,sorry. Hope this inspires 

Angie's card designs: Well I am two weeks later with this one than norma...

Angie's card designs: Well I am two weeks later with this one than norma...: Well I am two weeks later with this one than normal as I was playing nurse to my very pregnant daughter who only has two weeks until she giv...

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Well I am two weeks later with this one than normal as I was playing nurse to my very pregnant daughter who only has two weeks until she gives birth as her back went into spasm and she was in a lot of pain. She needed help with my Grandson and a bit of TLC so another DT member and good friend offered to swap dates with me to help me out so that I didn't have to rush to get one made for the begining of the month,thank you Kym.
This week we have had some workmen in to errect our new summer house and landscape the area around it,so inbetween keeping them filled up with coffee's and feeding them toasted sandwiches and burgers I have been busy with my latest DT card for http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/, This months challenge is anything goes with the option of Fall. I as always really enjoyed making this one. I love the colours of Autumn,it's my favourite season so it was easy to get inspired.

I started this one by choosing a image from the Gruffies and Happy hoppers cd,I just love the bear with the pumpkin on his head lol. The backing paper was from the cd to so that saved a lot of time searching through hundreds of 12x12 papers to find the right one. As always I love to bring this wonderful artwork from Ellen alive by decoupaging it up to look 3D although the photo never does it justice.If you could see it in the flesh,it really looks like he is wearing the pumpkin and the other has his hands inside the pumpkin. I then chose a copper miricard for behind the backing paper and the image to make it pop more. Then with this lovely Tonic punch,butterflies I think it's called, I punched along the bottom of the backing paper and stuck it to the miricard. I had these lovely reeds in my stash from years ago and thought they suited the colours of the season so thought I would make use of them. Then I found this beautiful orange ribbon among my ribbon collecting obsession boxes and doubled it up and tied it to give a fuller double bow and placed a beautiful button with a sparkly in the center on the center of the bow. I then threaded some peach and brown beads onto these lovely stick pins and stuck them into the back of the bow so as to hide the sharp ends and attached it to the card. I found this other image of a house mouse all dressed up for Halloween but can't remember where I got him,sorry. I decoupaged him to and thought it would look sweet if I placed him at the bottom,looking up at the bears. I am very pleased with the finished card and hope it has inspired you to have a go and come over and enter the challenge at http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/ where our sponsors for this month are Bearly mine and are giving the lucky winner a £10 voucher  http://bmd-creations.blogspot.co.uk/ So what have you got to lose,even if you are not lucky enough to win you will have a great card to give someone special a real treat. Happy crafting everyone :)