Peonies and Roses Card ...

A card featuring one of the new LOTV 'simply print' coloured images Peonies & Roses'  I used Lemoncraft 'Heart Painted' paper which is perfect as the roses are similar colours.

A piece of 15mm satin ribbon  Hot Pink, with a square diamante buckle slide sits between two of the oval die-cut mounts, and I've made a bow to the side.   My flower arrangement includes pink/pink large rosebuds, pink anenomes, 30mm ivory wild rose, pink magnolia, and white cosmos daisy, plus some green leaves and a couple of crystal teardrop pins.   I finished the card with a couple of s/a pearl/diamante butterflies from my stash 

Thanks for looking and see you soon,

Mary xx

Spring themed 'Diamond Top' card ...

I've never made one of these diamond top folded cards before, but once I got the hang of which way to fold the single piece of A4 piece of card, I quite enjoyed it.

I used Maja Design 'Vintage Spring Basics' 6x6 papers (the little butterfly is cut from the same pad), all edges distressed and inked, White Opal Liquid Pearls, and a gorgeous little digi printable image from LOTV  called 'Mouse and Bumblebee'

I added some iced lime seam binding, natural hemp twine, ivory exotic blossom, white cosmos daisy, a couple of lemon sweetheart blossoms, a sprig of blue/white beaded stamen a couple of pale green paper leaves and some 32mm Clementine ivory embroidered tulle lace.  

I am entering this into the Card Addicts February Challenge - Diamond Fold Card made from a single sheet of A4 card - must have a Spring theme

Crafters don't miss the Ribbon Girl February Card Challenge over on the blog http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/ which will run for 2 weeks - thanks for looking, see you soon

Mary x

Card with hand made vellum flowers

A birthday card using Maja Design 'Vintage Spring' 6x6 papers, heliotrope lilac 25mm satin ribbon, a white guipure frame applique

I stamped and embossed the flowers onto vellum paper, die cut them with matching dies, then added lilac/purple beaded berries in the centre.  I included some green leaves and some pale green leaves together with some lilac miniature blossoms in my flower arrangement.  The sentiment 'happy birthday' is one of the new LOTV digital downloads, printed from my computer

Thanks for looking and see you soon

Mary x

Birthday open book card ..

I dont usually make so many cards, but I seem to have made quite a few in the past few days!  This is an open book card using Maja Design 'Vintage Spring' papers  - I used 10mm ivory flower flatback pearl trim for the centre and page edges.  The pearl trim doesnt look straight on the photo because the 'pages' have curled under it :-( 

I diecut the flowers and inked the edges then added a 6mm, 8mm and 11mm pearls with pearl 3mm stamens.  Also, I popped in some lilac/white hip rosebuds and a couple of Scrapiniec chipboard 

I added a bow made from 38mm lilac organza ribbon and the sentiment was computer generated

thanks for looking, see you soon, Mary x

Mouse Flowers birthday card ...

Birthday card made with Maja Design Vintage  6x6 paper pad, LOTV digi coloured image - I cut the top layer of card narrower so I could add some 12mm white frilled lace and 6mm white flatback pearl trim on the edge.  I die cut various oval shapes and added some Forget me Not mulberry paper flowers, white cosmos daisies, a blue 20mm open rose and a pale pink sweetheart blossom

On the inside of the card I used a co-ordinating Maja Design paper with a strip of pearl and sparkly Wave self adhesives - they are so easy to apply and really pretty :-)

thanks for looking

see you soon, Mary x

Shaped easel card ....

A shaped easel card using Maja 'Vintage Spring' 6x6 papers.  I used Maja paper to make the flowers and leaves too.  The lovely image is a LOTV digital coloured topper 'Delightful Daisies'

I added Pearl and Sparkly Wave self adhesive strip, 12mm ivory faux silk ribbon, ivory beaded berries, natural hemp twine and White Opal Liquid Pearls

thanks for looking

Mary x

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A little hero .............

Birthday card for a boy using the LOTV digital image coloured with copics.  The paper is Galeria Starry Night and I added some 15mm Soldier 'Grenadier Guard' ribbon, a 'soldier with a bearskin hat' silver colour charm, white 40mm daisy with centre removed and replaced with the reverse of a red polka dot button with hemp twine in the centre.  I added a LOTV sentiment and some 3mm red ribbon to finish off the card.

thanks for looking, see you soon

Mary x

Cute little mouse with a Big Bouquet.................

Birthday card using 'Big Bouquet' from the LOTV new digital toppers - I used Lemoncraft 'Heart Painted' paper for the background with kraft card.  I added Lyra white guipure lace and hot pink/white saddlestitch ribbon.

Flowers include white daisy, yellow 12mm rose, 20mm blue open rose, blue sweetheart blossoms, white miniature blossoms, pink cherry blossom

I added pearls from the 3-6mm ivory pearl pack with a couple of butterflies from my stash to which I added a few drops of Gold Liquid Pearls for their bodies

The bottom flower arrangement includes a white cosmos daisy with a flower shaped acrylic button tied to the pink saddlestitch with some natural hemp twine - the sentiment is from LOTV stamped onto white card and cut with scissors

Thanks for looking, and see you again soon

Mary x

Delightful Daisies ...

So pleased LOTV have brought back toppers - but this time, they're digital!! even better!!

  I downloaded this one today 'Delightful Daisies - the images come in 3 different sizes so plenty of choice for all kinds of projects.

I used Pion Design paper, satin ribbon, Donna ivory vintage style lace, a white daisy, 3 white cosmos daisies, a Scrapiniec 'happy birthday' chipboard piece, a few self adhesive pearls and finished off with Stardust Stickles

There are some lovely designs available in the digi toppers and I'll be getting more of these I think as they're perfect for making quick cards

thanks for looking, see you soon

Mary x

Sympathy card .....

My card for The Ribbon Girl 'Use any Image' challenge.  I've made a sympathy card using an Inkylicious stamp***, stamped with black Stazon.  I coloured the background using ink dusters and brushed around the bottom of an egg cup to look like the sun - I used pink and orange ink to dust. First time I've tried the ink dusting brushes and was very impressed with the effects you can make.

After I had adhered the stamped image onto a black background, I stamped a LOTV sentiment directly onto the card, then stamped and embossed the tiny butterflies with gold sparkle.

I finished the card with a little piece of 7mm Black and 7mm Sable satin ribbon topped with a black butterfly (I cut a single butterfly from a butterfly edge die).  The butterfly body is made from Gold Liquid Pearls

I hope you will all join in with The Ribbon Girl 'Use any Image' challenge - it runs for two weeks and there are three lovely prizes to win.  You will find lots of inspiration from the talented ladies on The Ribbon Girl Design Team

*** I was lucky enough to win the lovely stamp and the butterfly edge die in a challenge at Card Addicts :-)

Thanks for looking, Mary xx

Thinking of You ..........

Another open book card using 2 sheets of 6x6 Maja Designs 'Enjoying Outdoors' paper (there is a join in the centre as the card is much wider than 6 inches) on the top layer, 12x12 Lilac/White Spot Paper on the second layer.  The sentiment is a Stempelglade stamp

For my flower arrangement I used twine, white handmade flowers I made with foamiran, pearl stamens, vintage violet 15mm roses, lilac miniature blossoms, lilac/white hip rosebuds, rose leaves, lilac exotic blossoms, lilac beaded stamens

I embellished the centre (and hid the paper join)  with a strip of 6mm white flatback pearls with Lyra white guipure lace to each side.  I added some hearts from a sheet of Marianne Pearl & Rhinestone Romantic Hearts, added some 3-6mm flat back s/a pearls and added a bit of sparkle with some Stardust Stickles

I made a bow with 25mm purple satin ribbon, and hung medium heart dangle beads on matching purple and Heliotrope 3mm satin ribbon, 

All papers, ribbons, pearls, beads, lace, trims, stamens, flowers, leaves and Foamiran are from The Ribbon Girl online store

thanks for looking, see you soon

Mary x

Open Book birthday card ......

This is my first attempt at an 'open book' card using my new die set - a Christmas treat:-)   I used Galeria 'As if in a Dream 11' 12x12 inch papers   

My flower arrangement includes pretty pink medium lily, white lily flowers, white cosmos daisy, white  cherry blossom, pink anemone and a 25mm pale pink rose.  The leaves were die cut using various dies.  I finished the card with some 5mm pink pearls.  The sentiment was computer generated and printed onto more of the Galeria paper.

I added 15mm pale pink No 70 Berisford satin ribbon and some 8mm Rebecca fine vintage style lace

Paper, flowers, ribbon, lace and pearls are all from

The Ribbon Girl

thanks for looking, and see you soon

Mary x

For a wonderful daughter ...

My card for The Ribbon Girl January Card Challenge.  For this birthday card for Andrea I used Pion 'In Provence' paper,  http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/55mm-emma-ivory-guipure-lace-p-2214.html lace, Heliotrope 15mm satin ribbon.  I distressed and inked the edges and added some Stardust stickles for a bit of sparkle.

For my flower arrangement I used a pale pink magnolia from bunch of mixed pink, a pale pink cherry blossom, lilac 30mm open rose, lilac/white hip rosebud, dark lilac anemone, two crystal trinket pins, Scrapiniec chipboard pieces and natural hemp twine

I hope you will be able to join in with The Ribbon Girl January Card Challenge over on the blog http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/ where you will be inspired by the lovely cards by the Design Team - see you there

Mary x

Pink floral thank you card .........

A thank you (Scrapiniec chipboard sentiment) card with Maja Design 'Vintage Autumn' 6x6 paper, handmade flowers from white foam, brushed with ink dusters, mulberry pink large rosebud and a white cherry blossom brushed with ink duster.  The leaves are cut with my lovely new dies as is the frame and mount - THANK YOU ANDREA  - I love getting crafty stuff for Christmas :-)  I also brushed the white leaves with green ink using another ink duster brush.

I added 12mm pale pink faux silk ribbon and some antique white 'Alison' vintage style fine cotton lace.  I used ivory/cream beaded berries for the centres of my two handmade flowers and tucked another under the cherry blossom.  

Thanks for looking, I hope you had a lovely Chrismas and see you again soon

Mary xx

Thank You card .......

I made this 'Thank You' card using paper from the gorgeous Lemoncraft 'Heart Painted' 6x6 paper pad  and tried to match the embellishments to the pink roses in the corners.  

I used 25mm double sided pink satin ribbon, a Scrapiniec Round Doily Lace Frame and Thank You sentiment and hand made foam flowers

I made the roses from pink Foamiran sheet and also some little blossom flowers from white foam sheet with pieces of pink/pink beaded berry inside as stamens.  One or two pink and white beaded strawberries tucked in with some co-ordinating leaves diecut from more paper from the same Lemoncraft pad

Thanks for looking, see you soon,

Mary x