Gorjuss card

Good Morning,
Just a quicky today!
I made this card for a school friend of my twin daughters,
I used a Gorjuss Girl Decoupage from Do crafts as the main focal point, I then decided to sit her on a fence which is the Heartfelt Creations Lace Border Die, I coloured the front of the card with Distress ink (to look like a garden) and then added some paper roses and some green Marianne Flourishes.
I cut a small Spellbinder to add my sentiment and that's about it, simple, quick, thankfully she loved it!
Exciting day today as we gave Prize Giving at school and my daughter has an ICT award, proud mum!
Hugs to you all,
Sandra xxx

Good Morning,
Today's card is from a while ago and not photographed too well,it is all red and white so not sure why it looks cream! It is the card I made for my good friend Caroline and her now husband Stuart!
I was lucky enough to be asked to make her wedding invitations too, although I underestimated what a mammoth task it would be and the monotony of making the same thing over and over again almost drove me mad, although I am pretty much almost there anyway !
I used an 8x8 card, which you can probably gather by now is my favourite! I used a Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch and Spellbinders Grand Squares,  I used two sizes of the squares to make a frame and added the die cut border to the frame, I embossed the background with a Couture Creations folder,  I can't recall the name, I will check and add it later! I printed out the sentiment and cut it out with Spellbinders Labels 10. I added it on too of the frame and decorated the corners with flowers from my stash and a little bow! Looking back it's not one of my better cards, but we all improve with time!
Thank you for stopping by today,
Hugs and snuggles
Sandra xx

Fathers day!

Good Morning
Today's card is one I made for my Daughter's boyfriend to give to his dad.
I used some My Minds Eye papers, the card ended being about 6x6. I used a Nellie Snellen Five Point Star Die to cut three stars in black card and then layer up with matching MME papers.
I used a Die-Namics Fishtail stax dies to cut the sentiment and little sentiments at the side (love you lots, is what josh always says to his dad)! I didn't have a envelope the right size so I had to make a box using the Craftersn Companion Box maker, I put a piece of acetate in the front of the box to make a window!
Josh's dad told me he loved the card and he has kept all the cards that I have made for Josh to give him!
thanks for stopping by today,
Hugs
Sandra xxx

Happy Birthday Mum!

 Hi Everyone,
Sorry for not posting for the last couple of days, the journey etc totally wiped me out!
Today's card is the one I made for my Mum's birthday, thankfully she loved it, which pleased me greatly!
I started off with an 8x8 card, then had a go at piercing a border, I have to say that I am not a natural like Sue, I was using the Tim Holtz retractable piercing tool made by tonic and I think that the point part is graduated so if you don't use the same pressure on each hole they appear different sizes, while at Ally Pally I bought the same tool that Sue uses (it looks like a dart without the flights), I got it from the Colemans stand (i think) as that was where Sue had told me she had got hers!
I coloured some white card with the milled lavender distress ink and used it as a tiny matt, then I embossed another piece of white card with Creative Expressions A4 Embossing Folder 'Cascading Hearts', i then cut another matt of lavender coloured card,  then another white, I used a couple of Fleur de lys flourishes (spellbinders) I think I used Majesctic Elements labels 25, to cut the fancy matt. I cut some flowers using the Spellbinder 'Bitty Blossoms' out of Creative Expressions Felt, which cuts like butter, I used a flourish from my stash, popped some lilac coloured pearls on top of the flowers and in the corners. I used a Lily of the valley stamp to put 'mum' on the card and put a little contrast of felt behind it, added a couple CE pearl swirls!  Wow this explaining thing takes forever! sorry guys, but someone might find it useful!
I have my lovely husband Paul home today, YAY! I might pop along to the allotment with him this afternoon, its so peaceful there, all you can hear is birds! I can sit and make and he can do some hard graft, he is building a fruit cage to stop the pesky pigeons pinching our raspberries!
Happy Crafting,
Sandra
please leave me a comment below, I love to read them x

Vintage Floral

Good Morning Crafters,
Just a quick one today, I just love, love, love My Minds Eye papers, all of them!
So this card was just created so I could use this paper. Its their Lost & Found Blush range, the whole pad is gorgeous! I simply layered some pink and green matching card, I wove some pink seam binding through some lace and but it along the side of the card, I cut my sentiment out with a small floral oval die.
I made a bow with the seam binding, backed with some tulle, I topped it with a flower, as I am true believer that no bow should ever be seen naked! haha! I stuck a couple of heart shaped stick pins in behind the bow, added some small roses and leaves at the side and Voila! (did I say a quick one?!) sorry!
Thanks for stopping by, I would love to hear your comments,
Hugs and snuggles,
Sandra xx

18th Vintage Card

Hello
I made this card for my Daughter's Boyfriend's Sister Georgia.  Her bedroom is white and vintage floral, so that's' the feel i went for!
The Paper is from Papermania Vintage Notes Collection, I don't usually buy anything from them but these papers were lush!
I then cut a Doily from my Cheery Lynn English Tea Party Die, lovely intricate design that cuts surprisingly easy! Also a Classic Heart in pink, layered them with a Captivating Square and a Fleur de Lys Square with sentiment on. I tucked a pink

feather behind a small spray of paper roses and some Spellbinders leaves, I tied a bow with some white ribbon and put a diamond shape pink gem brad through the centre, oh I almost forgot I put some white lace ribbon behind the focal element.
I hope that gives you an idea of how I put this card together, any queries please leave me a message and ask.
Thank you for stopping by today, I am so grateful x
hugs
Sandra xxx

My Little 'Pushkins'

Hi Everyone,
Here are gorgeous 'fur babies'
This is Milo, he is about 15 weeks old now
he is a real softie.
He is going to be a big boy, it is believed that his
daddy is a Birman, hence his huge paws!

This is Beautiful Bella, she is Milo's sister, they were a litter of five!
So again she is about 15 weeks, you wuld never believe they are brother and sister, but then we did discover that cats do not release their eggs until they have been 'mated' several times, that is how they end up with kittens of all breeds and sizes in one litter!
Bella was a lot more shy than Milo, she would hide away at every opportunity, but now she hops up for fussing just as much as Milo!

 You can kind of get an idea of the size difference here, the play fight an awful lot of the time but they are inseparable, they always sleep together x

Sibling Love

 Milo, a few weeks ago!

                     



                     
                       Bella today x
                       thanks again, for stopping
                       by, hugs, Sandra xx