Making Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

Now that Christmas is over and we have the new year and some spring warmth to look forward to and I thought it would be a good time to add some flowers to our cards.

So  today I am adding a video that shows how I make some of the flowers that I like to add to my deigns.

For me they make a card look so pretty and they ca save money on the mulberry paper flowers that are for sale, and they are so satisfying to make.

Here I have used up the left over pieces from the inky panels I did for the cards I made before Christmas 

Again this was very rewarding and each finished panel was different from the others.

 It used up the Distress Inks that I already had and so I saved my money there too.

The video is here ...
Making Flowers from Handmade Papers

Click the link and it will take you to another page where you can watch the video ... and please leave me a comment to say you have visited.

I hope you enjoy

Bye for now ..

Hugs xx

Non Traditional Christmas Card

Hi Everybody,

Here is the other card with handmade flowers attached and these are made from Foamiran with large stamens in the centre.

They are so much better in the hand and this one is my favourite. I have also added some silver twine to this card and two lace flowers. on either side of the foamiran ones.

The leaves are a mixture of foamiran, card and lace and they are added to an embossed background. 

I have added glue and glitter to the petals. Once again I have added the sentiment verse to the inside and the orientation of this card means it will stand on its own no problem at all.

I like coloured cards for Christmas, just to be different from the normal red and green. 

What's your choice ??

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

Making Flowers

Hi Everybody,  

Over the weekend I have ben making some flowers with paper, card and foamiran. Just to see what I come up with and to practice making them for my cards.

This Poinsettia is created from card and I have used a little frame behind it for  shabby chic look. There is also some gold twine and tiny little snowballs that I got from AnnaMarie Designs a long time ago. 

I have added the Christmas Greeting to the inside of this card for a change and I have had to line the inside also to counter balance the front and stop it falling over.

This is one of the reasons I prefer to have my fold at the top of the card as that prevents it from constantly falling flat.

I have another tone to add tomorrow and that is also a Christmas card but not in traditional colours. I hope you like them both but I must admit to liking tomorrows card the best.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx