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The postman's just delivered a parcel - my order of several sheets of Penny Black Stickeroos - yay!! I haven't used them before, but am looking forward to having a go. They'll come in handy for those 'emergency' cards when I don't have enough time to stamp and colour!!
Well, here it is! It all happens here (when Dolce moves out of the way)!! I've taken over a corner of the spare bedroom with my craft stuff, and I use it more now because it's all organised. It's much better than working on the dining room table - I don't have to keep putting everything away every time a meal is ready! The desk is from Ikea and has a handy cupboard underneath it for storing my paper trimmer and 12 x 12 papers. The shelves and storage boxes are also from Ikea and conceal all the craft bits and pieces that you don't want people to see (the boring bits like glue and scissors). The glass jars and bottles were also Ikea (I think they saw me coming!) and I use them to store ribbons, brads, beads and other embellishments. It's lovely having my own little card corner!!
I'm getting married next December (the last Saturday before Christmas - aarghhhh!), and my fiancé and I decided to make our own stationary. 'Save the Date' cards seemed a good idea so people don't double book themselves with Christmas parties! The cards are tiny (7cm x 10cm) and we posted them inside people's Christmas cards. I did the outside and my fiancé printed the inserts - a real team effort! Family and friends have said how nice they are and commented on how professional they look! Much cheaper than printed ones on the internet, and a lot more personal. Looking forward to making the invitations!!!
I like this card because I don't usually use greens, but I thought the embossing picked out the colour in the stamped image. I'll have to remember this one for male birthdays, which I always find challenging!! Apologies for the photo - it came out a bit too dark.
My second attempt at using my Cuttlebug machine to emboss a card - more successful than the first; I think less is definitely more!
I asked for a Cuttlebug machine for Christmas (and Santa delivered - yay)!! This is my first attempt at using it to emboss cards! It's so easy to use, but the difficulty is in deciding what to do with all the embossed paper! I think I might have put too much of the embossed paper onto this card - it might be a case of 'less is more'!
Another colourful card that I enjoyed making. I like the way that the flower embellishment enhances the colour of the pink and purple striped present!
I wanted to do something really colourful with my new watercolours! A bit fiddly, but worth it. I will add some text to the top of the card when I send it, depending on what the occasion is!!
I thought I'd have a go at making a few thank you cards with some of my Christmas goodies! This was my second attempt using this stamp - I think it was more successful than the first! The shading was better on this card. (Apologies for the quality of the photo)!
Now I'm getting the hang of watercolours AND my new Cuttlebug! I like the shading on the tutu. I'm never sure about using embellishments, but I like this flower with the button in the centre, it seems to draw the whole card together.
Another attempt at using my new watercolour pencils. A simpler image to colour this time! The ribbon is secured using miniature brads.
This was my first attempt at using watercolour pencils that I got for Christmas. I was pleased with the result (apart from the smudges on the writing)!
Another 'big' birthday earlier this year! Again, I used my heat embossing tool and felt that the shiny silver paper made the card a bit more special. The sentiment was printed on my PC and held in place with miniature brads.
Having seen a pattern for an Exploding Box in a Docrafts magazine, I decided to have a go at making one myself. It was time consuming, but I really enjoyed making it and had great fun with all the embellishments! I didn't have many photographs in coordinating colours so I printed some black and white ones, which came out really well. I'm keeping my eye out for a large pink gerbera to go on top of the box!
There was a flurry of 'big' birthdays this summer and after I bought several hand made cards I decided that with all my craft bits and pieces I should really be making my own! The inspiration for this card was taken from one that I bought for a colleague's 60th birthday.
I made this card for a friend's birthday. This was one of my first attempts at using my heat embossing tool and I was really pleased with the results!
I've been reading other people's craft blogs for months and have been wanting to start my own for a while, so.... here it is! I hope to post photographs of cards as I make them, but to get The Card Corner started, I'll post a few cards up that I've made recently. Enjoy!!!
