Sympathy Card

 Today I have made a card that nobody likes to make. Thank goodness I don't need one at the moment therefore making it a little easier to make but still sad as it will have a use in some point in time.

Linen cardstock from either amazon. hobbycraft or Craftstash UK there is a Craftstash USA

Rectangle stitched dies and used to embossed an outer frame using silicone rubber mat and embossing plate in bigshot

I stamped a flower background stamp and embossed using gold glitter embossing powder on white linen card, I then diecut the poppies, large and small, from the embossed card. The small ones are separate I just arranged them the same as the large. I am unsure of the makes, I think the large one could be memory box and the small ones were sent to me as a gift ??? Feel free to let me know of the origin of the poppies.

I scored the top layer as usual using my scoreboard and score tool

The sentiment I composed on laptop and printed it out

The second pic I tried to show how shiny the embossing is

I do hope you like it and thank you for visiting me

This has been entered into the following challenges

The corrosive challenge - AG 04/04

Use your stuff - white and one other colour 04/04

Perfectly CAS - die cuts 12/04

Crafty Catz anything goes optional twist Easter 04/04

Double Trouble - Less is more Challenge 106 03/04 TOP THREE

Paper fun Day - anything goes 04/04

613Avenue Create - Anything goes 0404 TOP ROCKER and FRONT PORCH WINNER

Easter Card

 Hi all

Final entry for today

This is an Easter card obviously lol

White linen cardstock

Unbranded die layered 3 times in linen card

silver mirror card for backing of negative space

sentiment unbranded stamp

Thank you for looking

This has been entered into the following challenges

Double Trouble less is more (106) 03/04

Use your stuff - white and one other colour 04/04

Perfectly CAS - diecuts 12/04

Crafty Catz anything goes twist of Easter 04/04

Krafty Chicks - all ocassions 30/03

613Avenue Create - anything goes 03/04

Paper fun day - anything goes 03/04paper

Baby boy

 Another baby card but for a boy this time

White linen cardstock

Jade cardstock

Alphabet dies by Alexandra Renke

Baby elements dies are unbranded

I do hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

This has been entered into the following challenges

Double trouble less is more 03/04

Use your stuff white with one other colour 04/04

Perfectly CAS - diecuts 12/04

Krafty Chicks - all ocassions 30/03  Winner Golden egg award 

613 Avenue Create - anything goes 04/03

Baby Girl

 I have put this together for a baby girl

I used linen cardstock in white

baby pink cardstock

Alphabet dies by Alexandra Renke

baby animals from an unbranded die set

I do hope you like it

This has been entered into the following challenges

The corrosive challenge - AG 04/04

Use your stuff white and one colour 03/04 DT Favourite

Double trouble less is more 03/04

Perfectly CAS - diecuts 12/04

613 Avenue Create - anything goes 04/04

Krafty Chicks - all ocassions 30/03

Peace love and joy

 Today I fancied making a card that symbolizes peace due to these terrible atrocities gong on in this world.  Saddens me terribly.  

I put this together using  

Linen cardstock 300gsm

3 x images from Hungryjpeg (smoke flowers) combined with 2 x images of doves from pngwing manipulated in photo editing program and printed twice

I diecut the oval where I wanted the aperture, The outer oval embossed using a larger size die

I lined up the die cut layer over the base image and used double sided foam tape to secure it -

VOILA all done except what to do with the card though I suppose it could be used for Christmas????? who knows!

The second pic shows close up of the doves soooooo cute

This has been entered into the following challenges

613 Avenue create - anything goes 04/04 TOP ROCKER

Krafty Chicks - all ocassions 30/03

Birthday Card

 Hi all 

I have been rummaging through my spare diecuts, images etc etc I am sure we all have boxes of them, I have 3. I am determined to use more out of them than to put more back in

I managed to make a Birthday cards from doing so

300gsm linen card

baby blue card for matting

image from pngwing - I think - scored using scoreboard to give a little interest

This has been entered into the following challenges

613AvenueCreate - anything goes 04/04 TOP ROCKER

Krafty Chicks - all occasions 30/03

Thinking of you

Hello everyone

I thought I would share this card I made for a friend who is going through a bad time at the moment.  She has just received it and is over the moon and I am pleased it made her smile.

I used an edging die as the focal point with distress oxides as the background - here is the pic.....

 Thanks for taking the time to drop in and take a peek - much appreciated

Elaine aka Ellapu xx

I have entered this into the following challenges:

Crafters Castle ATG 03/09

Happy Little Stampers Diecut 03/09

Perfectly Clean and simple - stripes or dots 03/09

Less is more spots 03/09

Butterflies

 Hi again all

I am now starting to post my cards individually so as to enter some challenges.  For this creation I used linen cardstock and unbranded die of butterflies.  I used distress oxide for the backing to show off these beautiful creatures.

Now for the pic

Thank you for taking the time to pop on over to see me

Elaine aka Ellapu x

This has been entered into the following challenges

CAS on Friday- Butterfly - 01/09

Creative Fingers ATG - 03/09

Love to craft - ATG 01/09

Simonsaysstamp - ATG  sentiment 03/09

Crafters Castle Summer 03/09

Sharing Christmas cards

 Hi all

I would just like to share some Christmas cards I have been working on.  This post will contain many pictures as I have not had much time to post individually.  

Here are a few of the many I have made over the last couple of weeks.  I will list cards singularly as time goes on as I will be entering challenges.

Thanks for taking the time to pop over and see me 

Elaine x

2 X Simplicity

 Good morning all you crafty people

Today I am sharing with you another two really simple cards.  Just loving these for quickness especially when there are many to make for the up and coming season.  Diecut, stick add a little sparkle..... voila all done

Again these are unbranded dies and I love him so much - so regal.

Thank you for taking the time to look

Hugz Elaine aka Ellapu x