Hot Day Blues

This one finishes off the remains of the Waitrose junkmail envelope. There were only strips left, but I wanted to use it all up, as a matter of principle! Lol ;-)

This August Bank Holiday weekend has been one of the 'bursts' of extreme hot weather that the meteorologists talked about on TV.. Far TOO hot for me! I hate it with a passion, so the bright sunshine inspired this one. Thank goodness summer is nearly over, and my annual party day.. 1st September.. is very close now! It heralds my favourite three seasons.. Winter because it has Christmas in it, and the other two because they are so beautiful, and COOLER! Hurrah! :-)

Obviously, I used the pretty printed rainbow paper from the aforementioned envelope. I stiffened it by mounting on thin card, cutting into narrower strips, edging with a Blue Iris Chalk Eyes inkpad, painting with diluted Craft Planet iridescent glitter glue. The background is a smooshed one from a previous session, using watercolour picked up from my glass mat, mounted onto white card for a frame. Then I mounted the strips on recycled cardboard for a little dimension, as I did also the computer-generated text at the bottom.

The 'sun' is the scribble circle from Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits 'Scribbles & Splats', ref: 660222, cut from gold holographic paper.

Unicorn

This is the latest card that uses up the envelope liner from my Waitrose junkmail. Still got some strips to go. I am determined to use it all!

I used Woodware's Clear Magic stamps - FRS643 Unicorn and FRS352 Fantasy Land, a strip of the Waitrose rainbow paper, embossed background using Creative Expressions 3D Embossing Folder: Bubble Burst, ref: EF3D-011, black cardstock and gold holographic glitter card, Distress Oxide inks, Stickles glitter glue, That's Crafty black gesso (for splatting), recycled cardboard to give the unicorn some dimension, and various embellishments for (even more!) bling.

Rainbow Baby

 Card #2 made with the envelope liner from my Waitrose junkmail package, which - by the way - contained some very respectable vouchers, as well as pretty paper!

I discovered the idea of 'Rainbow Babies' when a close friend of mine had her little girl following a number of miscarriages. It's such a lovely thought, and jumped to mind when I saw this paper. It can be a very sensitive subject, so I hope I am not upsetting anyone by showing this card. It is kindly meant.

The image is a digital stamp - 'Sweet Dreams' from Lili of the Valley.

Recycling Junkmail

It turns out that even junkmail from Waitrose is a cut above! This arrived a couple of days ago, and I just have to use it! Thank you, Waitrose! :-)

This is my first card using the paper, but I'll get at least another card from it.. maybe more. Rainbows had to be the theme. Obvs.

I trimmed the paper and glued it to some 220gsm card, inked the edges with a Blue Iris Chalk Eyes inkpad, and mounted it on some recycled cardboard packaging for a little dimension. I cut the sun and cloud by hand, and for some bling, I spritzed some Craft Planet iridescent glitter glue and painted it on to three of the yellow stripes. The words were computer-generated. The cloud and the words are also raised up slightly with cardboard.

Watercolour Birthday

Pretty sure that this is at least one of the simplest cards I've ever made. I was inspired by a similar design I saw online somewhere, but I don't remember who made it. I like to give credit where credit is due, so if you recognise the style, please let me know and I will make sure that happens.

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Any road up, this is perfect for batch makes.. just create a few splashy backgrounds with watercolour or ink (Distress Oxides would be best, in my opinion), trim them down to fit your card. This one is an A6 card (6" x 4"). I used recycled cardboard packaging to give it dimension, and used a computer-generated sentiment, also slightly raised.

This is perfect for just about anyone.. male, female, young or old. You could always add stamped images, flourishes or flowers, or a die-cut or two, but I think it works as it is.

Tartan Stag

This one was very simply made from the 'waste' when I cut a Marianne Design stag's head for the last card, using paper from The Paper Tree (Yuletide Memories 8" x 8" pad) as background. The  background is raised on recycled cardboard (instead of foam pads), and decorated with a single sequin.

Nature Stag

This one was inspired by a glimpse of some restaurant décor on a recent TV programme. The restaurant is 'The Kitchin' in Edinburgh (owned by top chef, Tom Kitchin).

The card is 6" x 6", and uses paper from an 8" x 8" pad - Yuletide Memories - from The Paper Tree. The stag die is from the Creatables range by Marianne Design. Don't know where the stamp is from, as it's unmounted and has been separated from its packaging over the years. The button is from Basic Grey. Other than that, I've used some silver thread and a few sequins. I've used recycled cardboard instead of foam pads for dimension.