Card and envelope set

This is the 3D envelope I made to go with the card. The template for this envelope can be found on Mirkwood if you cannot design it yourself.

Showing the card and the envelope. The background was done with the Sizzix embossing plate and then inked afterwards.
Products Used
Bazzill cardstock
Kaisercraft wooden stamps in 2 sizes and sentiment
SALT white cardstock for the flowers
Versa Color Ink
Kaisercraft pearls
Chrystallina Kindy Glitz.

Flowers

I love taking photos of flowers and anything to do with nature. These flowers are outside Jessica's cubby house.

Stamped Distressed Flowers

These flowers have been made from white cardstock from SALT. Ranger Distress Ink , flower stamp and leaf stamp and Kaisercraft pearls.
I will do a tutorial soon on how to make them. I have already made quite a few and they can have as many layers as you want and can be multi coloured. These ones I have only used 1 size flower stamp. You will see in future posts that I have used 2 sized flower stamps.

Water Paint Distressed Flowers

Tear circles from cardstock in various sizes. I have found the thicker cardstock works best.

Crumple the circles of cardstock and soak them for a few minutes in a watery base medium. I used about 1 teaspoon of paint to about 1 cup of water and mixed. When you crumble before soaking the watery paint will accumulate in the creases for a darker colour and this adds extra colour to your flower.

Take the cardstock out of the water and re-crumble and allow to dry. This may take at least 24 hours. if you want to speed up the drying time then use your heat gun.

When dry stack the petals (circles) on top of each other and secure in the centre with a brad, button, sewing etc. I also put Chrystallina Kindy Glitz.

Side view to show depth.

Box

This box can be made any size to give presents, put on the tree, decorate the table etc. Double sided patterned paper works best. When doing your measurements remember you need multiples of 3 for each folded section. eg 3cm, 3cm, 3cm ( 9cm side)

Flowers

Boy Layout

Boy Layout

I added some striped patterned paper and a chipboard arrow with some rub ons and I have a boy layout.

Boy Layout using the Cuttlebug

Here is another layout I did for a boy using the Cuttlebug and a train die. I cut the border and then used a couple of the trains on the layout.
Other products used include Bazzill cardstock and MM rub ons.

Nanna Page

This Nana page was made using Paper Inklings Patterned paper and paper doilies and SALT chipboard hearts and letters, Kaisercraft pearls, Bazzil cardstock and Adirondak  paint dabber for the edges and colouring the doilies.
The paper doily flower was painted then the centre cut out and then box pleated to the shape required for the flower.
This paper is double sided and the reverse side was used to cover some of the hearts.

Eucalyptus

This tree is in Melanie's backyard. It has the most beautiful red flowers. It is an Australian native called a Eucalyptus or common name Gum Tree.

Boy Layout

I was asked to do some boy layouts from some ladies who come to a few of my crops. I did this page layout with the year 7 students I do scrapbooking with every Thursday at lunchtime.
this is an old Scrapbooking Australia paper and I have teamed them up with SALT white cardstock.
I scrunched and tore and pleated the paper and glued it to the cardstock.
I have gone around the edges of the cardstock and hearts with a Cranberry coloured dabber.
The hearts have been cut from Bazzill cardstock.

Spring has sprung

Gravillea

Gerbera

Gerbera

Gerbera

Fungi ( not a flower)

I love spring when all the flowers bloom. These photos were taken in Melanie's yard

in November after all her flowers had bloomed. She loves Gerberas and has lots of different colours and long and short stem ones.

Stars and Swirls Christmas card

A friend of mine showed me how to make this card. Thank you Vesky for getting my mojo back. I have been in an uncreative mood of late. I think I was burnt out in all areas of my life.
I used my Cuttlebug and the Sizzix texture plate called Stars and swirls. The sentiment is also from a Sizzix texture plate that I cut up to get the sentiment.
I drew the stars free hand.
The border is a scallop punch by Fiskars

Spring Garden Party

These are some of the flowers Melanie made for Chloe's party to add to the theme of a Garden Party.

Chloe's 3rd Birthday

Rose-Anne, Brian and Chloe opening her present.

Jessica, Melanie, Chloe and Rose-Anne

Chloe and Rose-Anne

Chloe's 3rd Birthday

Melanie made the decoration on the wall. The theme was a Garden Party.

Paper Flowers

These paper flowers have been curled and a Dabber used for the centres.