Hi I wanted to do something extra special for this card, so decided to try a twisted easel fold card. Once I got my head round how it's scored and folded, the rest was easy.
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Hand Made Father’s Day Card With World’s Best Dad Rosette
Hi here's another Father's Day card, this time with a world's best rosette. My first idea was to make an actual 3D rosette from concertina'd card but I realised that not only would it be
Continue ReadingCheers And Beer Bottles Stamped Father’s Day Card
Hi, it's time for a couple of Father's Day cards now, ready for next month. This first one is a very simple design but you do need to allow a little time for the colouring.
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card with Inked Woodgrain Background
Hi here's another birthday card designed for a male recipient. The Woodgrain 3D embossing folder gives a lovely deep impression, which shows up well with the inked colours. I probably wouldn't put flowers on a
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card with Die Cut Chocolate Bar
Hi, here's another card that would work well for a male recipient. The intended recipient prefers white chocolate which is why I didn't make it in brown. There are lots of ways you could vary
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card with Feathers and Faux Wax Seal
Hi, here's the first of a few cards for men that I am making, to prepare for some up-coming birthdays and Father's Day. I really like the copper mirror card, it has such a warm
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card With Woven Paper Strips
Hi, here's the last card in the series of strips and stripes. The woven paper strips create a framework for the sentiment and flowers. Most of my recent cards have had white backgrounds so I
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Wishes Card With Inked Rainbow
Hi, it didn't seem right to do a series of cards featuring stripes and not include a rainbow. Here the rainbow is made by inking stripes of colour and then decorated by re-inking with a
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card With Texture Paste Stripes
Hi, I am continuing my current theme of strips and stripes with a lovely card made with stencilled texture paste stripes. I chose a slightly more unusual colour scheme for this one with shades of
Continue ReadingHand Made Birthday Card With Heat Embossed Double Sided Tape
Hi, here's the second card in my series of "Strips and Stripes". I thought it would be fun to see how many different ways I could make card designs with stripes on, and maybe use
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