Open Book

This is another of my personalised cards for the lady who I made the soccer shirt card for. This one is for her mother who will be the wonderful aged of 83. Her nickname is 'silk cut Lil' for obvious reasons, she loves cakes, tea and strawberries.

I have made the card like an open book the title being Silk Cut Lil. Pages are graduating made of vellum, faux writing on one side, on the other a cup and saucer and a verse. The main pages have cupcakes on one side and I've drawn strawberries on the other along with 'keep calm' quotes. Down the 'spine'i have put some dark green ribbon, leaves and have made some 'strawberries' and strawberry flowers.

Septuagenarian

Here is a card I have just finished for one of our ladies who attends classes at Davina's. It seems that I know a lot of ladies who reach that milestone this year. The card has been mounted with cream pearlised card which I have pricked all round the edge. The panel has been cut with a spellbinder nestie which has then had the centre cut out with a spellbinder trellis die. The panel has been embossed using a Crafts Too folder and mounted onto baby pink pearlised card. Next I cut three decorative shapes in alternating colours and different sizes and mounted these onto the centre of the trellis.              

                                               To this I have added a sentiment from a set by Stampin Up and also added a '70' peel off. It looked a bit bland so with faux pearls in each corner and on the centres of each cross on the background, pink swirl using a Joycraft die, flowers from stash, organza bow which I heated to give shrivelled look and pearl pins finish the card.

Let's Party!

I have made this card for my best friend's granddaughter whose birthday is just after I return from holiday. The stamp was a freebie which came with one of the craft magazines and, I think, is just perfect for a 15 year old. It barely needs any colouring just a touch here and there which I have done with glitter pens. The background papers are LOTV as is the sentiment. Added numbers from stash and we're ready to party!

21st Birthday Boy

I have been busy making another of my novelty cards, this time for a 21st birthday. The young man in question attends the Union college in America where he is a member of their football team the 'Bulldogs and his mother asked me to make a card for his 21st birthday in July.

As you can see I have made a double twisted easel and have lined the base with 'stripes' and the two uprights with 'stars'. The mother provided me with a photo of the shirt for guidance. The young mans name is Charlton but called CJ for short so on the other shirt I have done his initials with a 21. I've added a football and the Charlton emblem. A strip of white card mounted onto starred paper provides somewhere for sentiments as well as acting as the stay for the easel.

Boys For Brazil!

This is my daughter, son in law, grandchildren and three of my gt.grandchildren from Yorkshire. My grandsons Brazilian wife and young daughter flew out to her family last week, so he, along with his two brothers should, I think, just about be landing in Caritiba. As you can see they intend flying the flag at the matches and my son in law has a list of the matches they have tickets for with orders to record them. Then on their return they intend to replay them frame by frame to look out for their flag!
Well they are sure to have a wonderful time as their sister in laws family have all booked into a hotel in Rio for five days so they can take the boys site seeing. Have fun boys! xx