Thursday 30 December 2010

Thank You card ...



.... made using the MCS Klever Konstruction "On The Shelf" CD.  I printed the elements out on the "pop out" sheets.  Decoupaged some of the elements and glittered others.  Finished with a peel-off.  Matching envelope also made.


Wednesday 29 December 2010

Stationery Set for my Aunt Joan ...

... from the MCS CD's Papercraft Library.  It includes envelopes, notepaper and notelets that all fit in the box and there is a matching tag.

Wednesday 22 December 2010

Get Well Soon Card ...


... from the new MCS Klever Konstruction On The Shelf CD.  Glitter and peel-offs added!!  Thanks for looking.

Saturday 11 December 2010

Two quick MCS Congratulation cards ...






... both resized to A6, with matching inserts and envelopes.  Both taken from the MCS Everyday Men's from the Limited Anniversary Edition.  All that I have done extra is re-printed the picture on each card onto glossy card and 3D.  Added a peel-off and hey presto.

Wednesday 1 December 2010

25th Anniversary Card...


.... made using backing sheets from the MCS Klever Konstructions CD.  Also embellishments of the new mouldable flowers and butterflies.  It is an A5 mirri card with the backing sheets stuck on with some silver organza ribbon.  Nestabilities used for the topper and a matt layer.

I also made a transfer using a Cuddly Buddly stamp which was then coloured in using Pro Markers and melted to the candle.

Thursday 11 November 2010

Lavender Anniversary Card ...


... A5 card.  The main card is white linen.  I used an element sheet from MCS Flowers and Faux Finishes featuring lavender.  The backing sheet was embossed using a Cuttlebug flower embossing folder.  All layers have been matted with gold mirri card.  The topper is finished off with real lavender seeds stuck on.  Embellished with a matted peel-off Happy Anniversary and ribbon, that was embossed using a border Cuttlebug embossing folder.  Thanks for looking.  

Thursday 4 November 2010

Golden Anniversary card ...




... this folds up to an A6 card.  The front and back flaps are embossed using the Provo Craft flowers folder.  Spellbinders dies were used for the matting in laying in both gold mirri and white card.  The matt and layer on the front is also 3D, and the sentiment is cut using Boss Kut dies in gold mirri.  The inside is stamped with a sentiment from cute animals set.  Finished off with two Martha Stewart punched butterflies in gold mirri and some white organza ribbon.

Get Well Soon Card ...



... this is an A6 card.  The front is embossed with the Provo Craft heart embossing folder and the letters are die cut in gold mirri from a Boss Kut die.  Inside is stamped with a sentiment and hedgehog with flowers stamps from the cute animals set.  Finished off with a gem and some flowers held on with yellow gem brads.



Wednesday 20 October 2010

Two cards ....


... one is a Congratulations card and the other is an Anniversary card.  Both are from the MCS CD Celebrations.  The anniversary card was printed on Die Cut Studio circles and then made into a DL card with two cards on the front opening in opposite directions (aka Nancy Watt) ... one with an "inny" and one with an "outy"!!  The other card is about 5" square and just matted and layered with a small card on the front, held shut with a piece of organza ribbon and finished off with a pearl and two black gems.  Thanks for looking.

Thursday 14 October 2010

"All the Best" card ...






... for a man, from MCS It's a Man's World CD from the 3rd Anniversary set.  It is A5 and made from the element sheet.  I used a Spellbinder die to cut out the aperture in both the card and the backing paper.  Printed out the topper on MCS Metallic Acetate and cut it to fit in the aperture.  Finished off with a paper ribbon from the element sheet and some gems.  The pictures are the front, inside and back.  Thanks for looking.

Wednesday 13 October 2010

Russian Doll Easel Card ...

... made for a friend from the MCS A Little Bit of Folk CD from the 3rd Anniversary set.  Really cute card and oh so simple!!!  All I have added is a little silk bow.  Thanks for looking.

Monday 11 October 2010

A new home card and an anniversary card ....



.... the new home card is a shaped card from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade CD.  This had ready made decoupage.  The anniversary card is from an image I had.  The bow tie, headband and necklace were all flocked, and the image was decoupaged with 3 layers.  Thanks for looking.

Saturday 2 October 2010

Three Anniversary Cards ...



... all from MCS (My Craft Studio CD's) ... all have matching inserts and envelopes.  These cards are from Deco Follies, Enchanted Romance and Opulent.    Two have a candle to match with toppers and a band round them.  Thanks for looking.

Sunday 12 September 2010

Graduation Scroll ...

... from MCS Tattered Lace CD ... the bottom scroll is decoupaged with 3D foam and it is finished off with ribbon and a wax seal with a thistle emboss.  Thanks for looking.

Thursday 9 September 2010

Candle and Gift Bag ...

... made to go with the card.  Papers from MCS Tattered Lace CD.  Finished off with gems and organza ribbons.  Also used a Martha Stewart corner punch on the butterfly wings.  Thanks for looking.

Tuesday 7 September 2010

Butterfly Easel Card ...


... from MCS Tattered Lace CD.  Just loved this shape.  Embellished with clear gems, a silver mirri board Cuttlebug tag, paper ribbon from the Easel Butterfly sheet and a "Happy Anniversary" peel off.  Finished off with a Martha Stewart punch butterfly in silver mirri board. Thanks for looking.

Friday 3 September 2010

Anniversary Card ...

... made using MCS Opulent CD.  I also made some notelets from the same CD and created a box too, although I used different cards.  Thanks for looking.

Saturday 7 August 2010

Three cards and my first word book ...

... all from MCS ... and I can't remember which ones, except for the bird which is from the Tattered Lace CD.  The first two are anniversary cards, and the last one is to wish someone best wishes for a knee operation.  Just added gems, organza ribbon and peel-offs for embellishments.  Thanks for looking.

Thursday 5 August 2010

Belated Anniversary Card ...


... made using the new MCS Tattered Lace CD's.  It is a tag, that I used ... copied and pasted and also reduced the same one to use as a greeting.  I also made an insert using the same image, but reduced down slightly from the card.  Added silk flowers for embellishment.  Thanks for looking.

Thursday 22 July 2010

Two sympathy cards ...

... both just printed straight from MCS ready made country garden CD ... card, insert and envelopes.  The DL one, I changed the colour of, but apart from that they are directly off the CD.  Thanks for looking.

Sunday 11 July 2010

MCS Thank You card ...

... from the Countryside Gardens CD. It was originally an A5 acetate front card with box. But I reduced it to A6 and made it a matching envelope. I also reduced an insert and included that. Thanks for looking.

Saturday 3 July 2010

Three cards ...


A6 Card made using Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew Collie Stamp, including the sentiment. The Collie image was coloured in using Lyra water colours. Both were matted on silver mirri and 3D foamed. Finished off with a ribbon and a Martha Stewart border.

This is an A6 Card made using an image from the Oh La La Shoes in Bloom CD. The sentiment was made in MCS and I also used the Blur feature.


Made this using the Oh La La Shoes in Bloom CD, but this is an A5 card. The images were faux matted and layered using MCS. The background paper is the matching one for the images, which are called Summer Garden. I also used the matching insert.

Thursday 1 July 2010

Anniversary Card for OH on our Anniversary ...

... using MCS (suprise, surprise ... NOT) ... and glossed some accents, like the frets and bits. Thanks for looking.

Thursday 24 June 2010

Easel Anniversary Card ....


... my first ever easel card. This was made from MCS Enchanted Romance CD. I used an element sheet, as well as a greetings sheet. The main image was matted onto white card and stuck on with 3D foam tape. The insert was reduced down to A5 landscape and I typed the sentiment directly on it. Finished it off with some pearls either end of the sentiment and also across the faux ribbon. A matching envelope was also made up. Thanks for looking.

Tuesday 22 June 2010

Commissioned Teachers Card ... finished ...

... from MCS Flowers and Faux Finishes. I used an element sheet. Added some silver silk mirri to mat and layer the topper. MS punch for under the paper ribbon. Finished off with ribbon and gems. It also has the matching insert and envelope.

Friday 11 June 2010

Commissioned Sympathy Card ...



... as requested ... DL with a nice scene. I imported the image into MCS Professional and faux matted and layered the picture and the sentiment. The sentiment colour was changed to one of the blues from the picture using the dropper tool. Added a faux ribbon whose colour I changed, and hey presto a card. Also did an insert and an envelope using the same image. Thanks for looking.

Thursday 3 June 2010

Three cards ....





... all from MCS CD's!!! Sorry, I can't remember which ones. The green card is a sympathy card for a friend who lost her husband suddenly. The other two are anniversary cards. The first anniversary card is a tunnel card in a box. The second one is a disolving card ... but can I get a decent picture of the other half of the slide ... no!!! Thanks for looking.