DAD

Well if you make a hanging card for MUM (see post 2019) then you can't leave DAD out can you?
I decided to stay with the hexagon shape but this is far more simplistic. No pretty ribbon framing it or tying it together.
For DAD I used kraft card and embossed each piece before inking in brown, blue and pale violet.
Again I shadowed the letters to help them stand out and then added HAPPY, BIRTH and DAY to each piece.
I used some blue starry ribbon for the hanging but to join each piece together I used 14 mm binding rings. They were so hard to open up that after a couple I got hubby on the job to finish them off.

I hope I achieved the masculine look I was aiming for but I'll let you be the judge.

Thanks for stopping by and please call again
Karen :-)

Devils and Angels

Yesterday I read an awful story about  someone having stolen a PS4 from the local children's congenital heart ward. Only the empty box was left. This game was something the children, having just had an operation, would look forward to playing with.
I decided to make some cards to sell to help contribute towards buying a new one.
I had recently bought a card kit from create and craft. Not something I would normally purchase but  thank goodness I did. What a haul.

This kit allowed me to make up 20 cards in next to no time complete with inserts. They are all the standard right to left opening cards apart from a couple that are tent fold.
Fingers crossed they all sell.

On a brighter note, a lovely young man has since donated a new PS4 to the hospital having also read about what happened. So there are angels after all. Yeah! I hope my funds will go towards a new game for the PS4.
I'll let you know how much I raise in a later post

Hope you like the cards.
Thanks for stopping by
Karen :-D

2019

Well after a horrendous second half to 2018 finishing with an operation I'm back and moving into 2019 a new woman with a crafty purpose.

Looking forward to the year ahead and my continued crafty journey. Whilst I've not been able to craft I've spent my time designing different projects to do in the months ahead. Hoping everything works out fine.

But to kick off 2019 here is a card I've made with my late mum in mind who would be 100 this month if she were still with us.
The idea originally was to use circles but I came across the hexagons I'd forgotten I had and bingo.
These are by Christina from Card Making Magic dies, only available from Craft Stash. A fantastic on-line store for all your crafty goodies.
The flowers are also from Craft Stash.
The ribbon is berry burst from Stampin' Up! and the lacy ribbon I've used to edge it is from Embellishment Attic and it came in a bundle of ribbons I bought but I've been unable to locate it independently. However, lacy ribbon can be found in abundance from good craft stores or haberdasheries.
The large letter dies are unbranded and I bought them from E-bay. They are 5 cm high and a brilliant size for statement pieces. They cut really well too and you can also get numbers in the same size too.
I used 300 gsm white card to cut 6 hexagons. Three for the front and three to cover all the ribbon on the reverse.
The hexagon set includes a couple of lovely panel pieces too which I used to cut three pieces from a sheet of A3 card Pinks and Peaches from Crafter's Companion and lined them up with the base hexagons.
I shadowed the large letters to give it more oomph.

As you can see I also decorated the reverse leaving a space to write a message. I was thrilled with how it turned out and I do hope you like it.

Now to make a box
Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year
Karen