The challenge over on Facebook for today was to use a fabric which is something I don't use so I thought I was going to miss out, but then I noticed that lace and/or ribbon could be used too. I received my Fairy Gemstones CD-Card Creations+ today and couldn't wait to get started with it, so I printed off a couple of pages of the mixed toppers and set about making a card. I decided to do something a little different today, and so I made a twisted easel card.

The papers are from my scrap folders which I have been trying to use before cutting into anymore sheets, and so I cannot tell you who they are by (sorry). I folded the base card to make the twisted easel base and cut a piece of white card to make the easel topper. I layered the paper onto the base of the easel and before adding the paper to the topper I added the wide lace topped with thin organza ribbon. I attached a small silver fairy charm to another small piece of ribbon which I then tied into a bow and mounted onto the card. A foiled sentiment by Kanban and a couple of paper roses and leaves for the finishing touch....all in all a pretty card I think. Thanks for popping by and I hope you'll visit again for more crafty makes.

Sorry I didn't get to post yesterday, the time just disappeared and before I knew it it was time for bed lol. Today I want to show you another of the teacups in a different design.

The photo's again show the front and the inside, I like these tea cups and love the pretty designs. I didn't use the recommended photo paper this time and I did cut the inner cup into sections when fitting (a little more work) but I think the overall finish on this one is better and I had less trimming to get a good match. Thanks for popping by and I hope you'll visit again for more crafty makes.

I made today's card from a kit from downloaded www.craftsuprint.com, it's by the very talented Sue Douglas. I love her stuff and this was very apt for today's tea party challenge over on Facebook.

This shows both the front of the card and the pop up teacup on the inside.

This is a better view of the card front, when printed it actually comes as a complete card....but my printer doesn't always print nicely on the borderless setting so I cut the card in half and mounted onto some silver mirror paper and then on to a white A5 card blank.

This shows a closer view of the pop up, at first I thought it looked very complicated, but in reality is was quite easy. I would say the hardest part was getting the inside of the cup lined up with the outside and although I printed on the recommended paper I still think that the next one I make I will cut the inside piece into sections to ensure a really good fit. Overall I'm very please with my first try and for a card that is a little different I think this fits the bill perfectly. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will visit again for more crafty makes.

Today I spent the afternoon clearing out some rubbish from the craft room followed by doing some cuts on the cricket for a good friend so I only got one card made. The theme for the challenge over on Facebook was dogs and so I printed this little sheet off which was again from www.craftsuprint.com and made it up.

I mounted the main sheet on to gold mirror card and then on to a white 6" square card and then assembled the decoupage. I opted to use the happy birthday sentiment, but it does come with a couple of others to choose from. I popped the sentiment at an angle in the top corner and balanced out the card by adding two little paw print faux brads, I also added glossy accents to his eyes and nose. I think he's rather cute and great for any dog lover. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll visit again for more crafty makes.

What a day it's been today! Nothing I did seemed to go right for my challenge over on Facebook, and I had printing issues again (user error this time)... still I got there in the end. I managed to get this, my challenge card and another card made in the end lol. Today's card comes from the Linda Ravenscroft CD A Touch Of Magic, and she is called Garden Fairy Rose....I think she's lovely.

I love Linda's artwork and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of her latest CD Gemstone Fairies, but until it arrives I have this one (and another 2) to work with. I printed the card front on to smooth heavy weight paper, followed by the decoupage. I trimmed the card front down and matted on to silver mirror paper, then it was just a matter of adding the decoupage. I plan to add glossy accents to the dew drops, and maybe glitter highlights here and there, but I will do that tomorrow as I wanted to be sure the glue gel was fully dry first. Thanks for popping by and I hope you will visit again for more crafty makes.

I didn't get to post this yesterday as I forgot to take the photograph until around midnight and I was just too tired to be bothered (naughty me) so I thought I would show you today. I made this originally for the challenge over on Facebook, but I didn't realise I had missed the 2 buttons off and I couldn't find anywhere to put them, that I was happy with so I started again and made another card for the challenge.

The rose topper is from Kanban  and is designed to be torn around the edged so that it shows the coloured core, I've layered  that onto mat which I cut using the Spellbinders Maple Leaf square die. The paper is a sheet of 12x12, which was double sided with beautiful foiling on one side and embossing on the other, was one I had laying about loose so I can't tell you who it's produced by but it is stunning and the photo really doesn't do it justice. I cut the roses and leaves using the Marianne Chinese Rose, added a little ribbon from my stash and a silver foiled sentiment to finish it off. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll visit again for more crafty makes.

Today's challenge over on Facebook was wildlife, so I looked through my folders to see what took my fancy. My joints are very sore at the moment, so I needed something that wasn't too difficult and fiddly to cut out and I found these sheets which again are from www.craftsuprint.com. I love these for the little ones, the colours are  bright and cheerful which I like for young children's cards.

As you can see I couldn't decide which sheet to print off and make up, so I printed them all and once I got started with the sheets there was no stopping me lol. I had fun and I'm please with the end result, I'm hoping they will be good for the charity to sell...fingers crossed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will visit again for more crafty makes.