For the baby boy card, I stamped the image onto stripy paper and cut out. I then stamped several images onto white paper and used whispers brush pens to colour it in. I then cut them out and decoupaged the layers.
For the baby girl card, I did exactly the same but used border punches and peeloffs for the matting and layering. And flowers with gem centres on the wheels rather than buttons.
I used b-b-q skewers to knit on (20 stitches/15 rows), which turned out to be an absolute nightmare, they kept splitting and catching the yarn, by the time I was finished, I'd come to wish I hadn't started. I used wooden beads on the end, once I decided how long I wanted them.
I used a ready made handbag card that I had in my stash. I printed a knitting pattern and wool label (both personalised with recipients name). I draw around a pair of small scissors from my tool kit, cut out all the pieces and attached them with a gold brad.
I made a pocket out of contrasting paper and ruffled the bottom edge, so that the pocket actually stands out away from the card, so that I could add my items into the pocket. Went around the card with faux stitches.
To finish the card I added dark blue flowers with punched centres and a gold mini brad, with Leone Em ash branches punched from white paper. Finally I added a mini blue envelope and white greeting card with mini flowers.
I used a card, one topper that I matted onto silver mirri cut with scallop nestability die. I then did some spirelli with dark pink thread and added flowers and ash branch's and three gems. I added a border also matted onto silver mirri and added gems to the glittered flowers on the border.
I did spirelli on the small scalloped circle and added a small butterfly topper from the kit, I then punched tiny holes into the circle and used a beaded pin with knotted ribbon. With a sentiment to finish.
Quick to make, with great results and all diecut and glittered for you ... great fun!
Tracie x
I used a booty and boob template. I purchased a playboy decoupage sheet and background duo sheet, obviously I followed the template instructions. I liked the idea of seaming the bra, to make it look more realistic and added faux stitching for effect. I used a border punch on black paper to make fancy ribbon and ruffled it up as I added it to the bra and panties.
I cut a couple of small bunnies and used pink gems for the eyes, tied organza ribbon into bows and finished the card with an 18 necklace and a fake name tattoo to the booty.I cant wait to do more ... I had so many ideas when I was making this one ... and wouldn't they be great for hen night invitations!
Tracie x
So having recently purchased a 'my craft studio' cd rom, I thought I'd give a go at changing the colour ... if I was a little sceptical ... but I'm amazed. It was so easy, as long as your orignal image is a jpeg you can import the pic and change it to any colour, size, opacity etc ... no limits ... I can see this becoming one of my most used items.
So to make this card I used pink/purple orchids and a purple background (both colour changed on 'my craft studio'). I matted the background paper onto silver mirri and stitched around the edge with silver thread. I used purple grosgrain ribbon across the card with a bead cap, gem and beaded heart pin and punched leone em ash branch in mauve to finish.
For the circles, I cut two in the different background layers one slightly larger than the other and mounted together and edged with fine silver peeloffs. For the main image I layered to scalloped circles and placed the decoupage on top. I raised the scalloped circle up with extra thick 3d foam so that I could pass the ribbon behind it and so that you can still see the pink card underneath through the circle.
I finished the card with a 'to you from us' sentiment, cut with labels 2 nestabilitie die and three purple gems.
Tracie x
On this card I used silver thread to stitch around the outside of the mat and to do some spirelli behind milly herself. I drew a background of flowers and grass for milly to stand on. I added white 1" organza ribbon with bow, blue silk flowers with some ash branch's.
I tore around the matting to age it and did the same with the silver mirri card. I mounted the whole thing onto a white card, with baby blue swirls stamped onto it. the daisy backing paper is by papermania.
Tracie x
