Pop-Up Box Card Bouquet - LemonCraft Papers

It's my mother-in-law's birthday very soon and she will be 95 years young, so I thought I'd make her an extra special card this year... a pop-up box bouquet.

Using Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Pop-Up Box die, I made up the box using papers from LemonCrafts' 'Sweet Secrets' A4 paper pad and then spent an evening fussy cutting elements from their Vintage Time 008 sheet to stick inside.

If you've not heard of LemonCraft before, they're a Polish company that make beautiful scrapbook papers & sheets of coordinating elements...PLUS the most beautiful sheets of butterflies. Google 'LemonCraft butterflies' and you'll see what I mean. 

Now because my box has been stuffed with paper elements and some wired beads it does't lay completely flat when closed, so I'll either find a chunkier envelope to put it in or make one with another sheet of coordinating papers.

Here's a side-angled image...

To make the butterflies look like they're hovering above the display, I've stuck them on very thin strips of acetate which makes them flutter about as the card is wobbled.

I also added glittery highlights and gem stones to the centres of the clocks.

This was sooooo much fun to make.

I even got a WOW from my harshest home critics...lol.

Sailing By...

This is a weeny, uber-quick 4x4 inch card.

I started with a piece of left over 110gsm Yupo (a cut off from a larger piece) & swished a wobbly streak of Stream across the paper.

Once dried I did the same thing underneath the first streak....

...then repeated it one more time and my mini ocean was complete.

On a scrap of white card I stamped this sweet little sailboat from Lawn Fawn's 'Float My Boat' and cut it out.

I then cut a 2x2 inch square section of my mini ocean and, with a craft cutting blade, made a cut along the top of one of the waves. I coloured my sailboat with a Zig marker and slipped the boat into the sliced section.

I then mounted the Yupo onto another scrap of card, gave it an embossed frame and then stuck the whole thing with foam pads onto my tiny card.

As per, a few essential sequins, a sentiment from Paper Smooches, a hint of silver glitter and this card was finished.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to let me know if you're playing with alcohol inks.

Festive Bears

Hey everyone!

I hope all your plans for Christmas are going well and that you're almost ready to enjoy the big day.

Today I have 2 cards to share, both using one of the bear stamps from MFT's 'Cool Day' set.

MFT stamps are highly addictive, buy a set at your peril!!

For my first card, I cut out a circle from a Post-It note and, using a dauber, created a night sky using Salty Ocean & Chipped Sapphire distress inks. I then flicked water droplets on to the ink and blotted to creaty a snowy effect. I then removed the Post-It circle to reveal a birght moon.

The 2 bears were stamped on scrap card, coloured and fussy cut and placed behind stitched, hillside borders from Lawn Fawn. 

My second card was outta my comfort zone....a shaker card!

I really enjoyed making this one and plan to make more shakers next year.

Back tomorrow...see yer x

Ready and Waiting

Hello!

Me again.

Well the house is now puppy-proof. It's been emptied and we've all moved into a hotel...lol.

Another card featuring stamps from MFT, this time the 'Cool Day' and 'Snowflake Flurry' set and 'Stitched Hillside Borders' dies from Lawn Fawn. The snowflakes were white heat embossed, the background distressed and flicked with water droplets to create the distant snowy effect. Mr Bear was coloured with Zig markers.

A sprinkle of sequins, a waft of Wink of Stella glitter and another Christmas card completed.
2 more sleeps til puppy dawg arrives....Yay!