12 August 2017

Vintage style birthday card ....


A birthday card using Maja Designs 'Denim & Friends' 6x6 paper.  I diecut, inked and shaped the flowers then added some miniature cream blossoms, ivory cream 20mm paper roses, ivory smooth berries, ivory hemp twine, 25mm satin edge sheer ribbon and 55mm Emma guipure lace and finally some Stardust Stickles and some 5mm ivory pearls.  

a close up of the flower arrangement, the sentiment was computer generated to fit the diecut oval

Thanks for looking, see you soon, Mary xx

10 August 2017

Christmas hanger, vintage style ...........



A vintage style Christmas hanging decoration using Maja Design 'I Wish' 6x6 paper pad and all embellishments from The Ribbon Girl online store. I cut and scored pieces of cream card, folded and made into a circle wich I backed with 25mm ivory frilled lace.  I added various sizes of card and patterned paper from the Maja pad, then lastly an intricate diecut topped with a santa clause image which I cut from a piece of the Maja paper.   For the hanging ribbons I used 25mm faux hessian, 15mm cream satin, 25mm burgundy satin, 10mm red square check, 38mm gold glitter on ivory organza and some 'Florence'  ivory cotton lace - everything used on the hanging is from the store

 this close up shows the various layers


My flower arrangement consists of a 35mm burgundy rose, ivory 20mm paper roses, ivory hip rosebuds and miniature blossoms plus some ivory/green speckled autumn berries. 
the poinsettias are diecut from 'I Wish' Maja pad, edges inked and stickled and a small s/a clear gem popped in the centre of each.

I really enjoyed making this hanging decoration which I will put in my hall as we approach Christmas.
thanks for looking, see you soon, Mary xx

Posh gift bag ....



Inspired by an exploding gift back made by  Lou Daubney  I have made this one from Maja Design 'Denim & Friends' paper.  The flowers are 40mm white daisy,  vintage blue medium rosebuds, white 20mm roses, pale blue miniature blossoms and mulberry paper rose leaves. There is a 15mm white satin bow to the side of the flowers and the handle is also made from the same ribbon


I added a white pearl and diamante oval embellishment to resemble a clasp, 6mm white pearl flatback trim along the top of the bag flap and 3mm clear gem s/a around the front of the flap.  The flap itself closed using small magnets.
 This is a view of the bag when opened
and here is the view showing the white satin ribbon handle.


thanks for looking, see you soon, Mary xx

3 August 2017

Singing Robin gift tag ....

A Christmas gift tag using the new LOTV 'Singing Robin' simply print image matted onto on Maja 'Shades of Denim' monochrome paper.  


My flower arrangement includes hand made poinsettias with a s/a gem centre, die cut holly leaves using paper from Maja 'Enjoying Outdoors' topped with tiny red s/a pearls from the multicolour pack, white miniature blossoms, ivory beaded berries, 30mm ivory wild rose.
  At the bottom of the tag I adhered some 6mm white flatback pearl trim using 3mm double sided tape then added a small piece of rosa bianca guipure lace
At the top of the tag I added silver flake ribbon, silver lame 3mm ribbon, scarlet berry 3mm ribbon, 15mm white mermaid sparkle ribbon all topped off with a 15mm silver glitter flatback.  I finished the tag with lots of Stardust Stickles

Thanks for looking, see you soon
Mary x

Bottle tag ....


A bottle tag for a wedding anniversary using Lemoncraft 'Daydream' 6x6 paper pad, deep rose pink tiny pom pom trim, pale pink 25mm satin edge sheer ribbon, pink Ballerina blossoms, ivory hemp twine, pink large rosebud, baby pink cherry blossom,  a pink glass beaded strawberry and a sprig of pink/pink beaded berries


A close up of the tag, I tweeked the edges of the pom pom trim to make it look like a little tassel

thanks for looking, see you soon, Mary xx