Inspired by 12 tags of 2013 January (yes I know it's June)

I based this card on Tim Holtz January Tag of 2013 as I'm trying to catch up, as I have no idea where the year has gone! Apparently it's June already.

 I found this lovely saying and thought it fitted nicely with the theme, so I designed it with various fonts in word printed and foiled it before inking and distressing the card.

I love love love how my tattered poinsettia turned out.  I cut it from chipboard used the metallic distress stains, and was planning to dot them around the card like Tim does with the cogs in his tag, but then I like the layered look and decided to run them through an embossing folder and add little accents of the background colours so it tied in together, adding a pearl in the centre to finish off.

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12 Tags of 2013 - June

So I am very late coming to this party this year but thought I'd start here and then maybe try and work backwards and try to catch up :-) So this is my June Tag, which I turned into my Dad's card for Father's day and really just took the background elements.

I really love how it turned out, especially the clear embossing on the base card.

Also entering into Make It Monday

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Polymer Clay Heart Card

I thought I'd have a go at incorporating some Polymer Clay into my cards, and after some investigations on Pinterest I found this beauty, and took my inspiration from that, tweaking it just slightly by adding texture to the clay hearts and embossed vellum rather than the mulberry paper.

I just love the (almost) monochromatic look and the dimension the clay adds.  This could be a lovely design for a wedding invitation me thinks.

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Bright and Colourful Anniversary Card

Hi All,

It's my Aunt and Uncle's 13th wedding anniversary on Tuesday so today I made them a card.

For some reason I kinda went for very bright colours:

But hopefully it's still fairly simplistic! Fingers crossed they will like it.
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New Wedding Invitation Designs

Hi All,

Once again its been soooo long - I really must get on track with blogging more often.

Any hoo I just wanted to share some designs I've been working on for various weddings that I have coming up as I'm really happy with how they are turning out.

These pocket style ones are the same style I am doing for a friend who is getting married in September although hers will be in Green, and they are all coming along nicely.

 I love these little love birds! This design is a custom order that I am doing for a bride who came to my friends wedding last year that I did all the stationery for and she asked if I could do hers too!! Which I am very excited about and had a lot of fun coming up with ideas that fitted her brief - hoorah!!

So it's currently all hands on deck (well actually it's just me) but all the same I'm loving it :-D!!

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More Little Notelets

Having made some little notelets as part of one of my friends Christmas pressies I decided I liked them so much I would make some more!!

 I used the Cuttlebug all in one Thank You folder which seems to be the one I use the most I love it! Added a bit more texture by inking the recessed side with Old Paper DI before running it through then inking the edges with Vintage Photo.

 I punched a hole out of the bottom corner and put some brown paper behind, placed a fine gold peel off around the edge.

 Then cut out the smallest size Tattered Poinsettia from Tim Holtz Bigz die using some brightly coloured handmade (not by me) paper, embossed the flowers a little to give them some dimension. Stuck them over the cut out hole and put a little pearl in the middle!

Et Voila lots of lovely little notelets!!

I'd like to share this last notelet with Divas By Design, who have a blue, cream and brown colour combo challenge this week!
And of course Make It Monday

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Card for My New Second Cousin

Hello.

Just wanted to share a Card I made for my New Little Second Cousin Amelie Rose, which is such a beautiful name that is all I put on the card!

Along with a little fabric rose of, just to add a splash more colour.

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