FRIENDS... SATURDAY SPECIAL FREEBIE CARD

Hello and welcome...

We have an 8" square ivory and black card looking for a new home

You may recognise the die from Thursday's card, this time displayed in a vertical position

The die and embossing folder are two of my very favourite items to use, I promise I won't be inundating you with them, unlike the baubles on the last 3 Festive Friday's cards!

I am going to be showing a video on how this was made, I think it will be on YouTube this Monday, I will confirm this later

I've not added a verse so the winner of the card can add their own to suit.  The card would also be suitable to go in one of the deep IKEA's frames and make a lovely present for one of your friends.  When you do receive it you will need to 'fluff up' the butterfly's wings again

 

Just leave me a comment on this post and the winner will be picked on Monday, you have until 9.30am to comment

As usual, we ship international plus it doesn't matter if you have won in the past, the draw is done using Random.org Name/Number Picker

We can't include you, in the draw, if you post as  'anonymous', so please leave some form of identification eg first name, nickname etc

INGREDIENTS:

• ivory card ~ CraftUK
• black card ~ Creative Expressions (CE)
• pearlised ivory card ~ Crafter's Companion
• Mystical Embrace Die Set ~ Spellbinders
• butterfly ~ Les Papillions/Spellbinders
• sentiment ~ CE
• insert paper ~ Hobby House

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June x

FESTIVE FRIDAY 4

Hello and welcome...

It's quite alarming how the weeks fly by, 4 weeks ago I started 'Festive Friday'!

Today's card is actually a 'blast from the past' as I've had a busy week (not being well and we had the pretty 2 tier cake etc).  The card was also a commission

This is an 8" square ivory card, I cut a smaller piece of the same card and embossed it then added dries clear glue to the edges and sprinkled diamond snow glitter around them

I covered another piece of ivory card with a piece of  double sided adhesive then added gilding flakes and burnished the flakes in with a rubit scrubit.  As only a border would be showing I removed the 'inside' and will/would use it for another project.  The border is all the same colours, it's the angle of the card makes the top half look darker!

I used the same two bauble dies that were on last week's card to die cut and emboss in gold mirri

A rope style gold ribbon was attached to the top of the baubles and secured behind the gilding flakes border

I typed a personal sentiment on white paper (should have used ivory/cream) and adhered it to the centre of the larger bauble

I also added a personal verse to the inside

INGREDIENTS:

• ivory card ~ Craft UK
• embossing folder ~ 'sprigs of holly' Crafter's Companion
• cosmic shimmer dries clear glue ~ Creative Expressions (CE)
• diamond snow ~ glitter jewels CE
• gilding flakes ~ 'mulled wine' CE
• double sided adhesive ~ Woodware
• rubit scrubit ~ Ranger
• baubles ~ CE (2016 collection)
• gold rope ribbon ~ my stash
• platinum machine ~ Spellbinders

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I read all your comments and really appreciate you leaving me a message.

June x

NO WORDS....

Hello and welcome...

I love this Spellbinders Die!! 


It is called 'Mystical Embrace Die Set'

There are 3 dies to this set and I think that when you use the main part of the set  you don't have to do very much to create a lovely card

The colour theme is black and ivory with the little pop of red

I die cut and embossed the largest die in a pearlised ivory card stock and adhered it to my A5 black card using a spray adhesive

I then die cut the centre piece on the same ivory card using the two smaller dies and repeated this 4 times and glued them together to give me a raised border

The final die cut was on black card for the oval shape in the centre

I am also in the middle of a commission and some of the off cuts from the heart shape die that I'm using for that card produce these lovely shaped hearts, so I die cut and embossed on red card stock to get 2 hearts for this card

INGREDIENTS:

• black card ~ Crafter's Companion (CC)
• pearlised ivory card ~ CC
• red card ~ CC
• spray adhesive ~ CC
• die ~  Mystical Embrace Die Set/Spellbinders
• Platinum machine ~ Spellbinders

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June x

SENDING YOU SMILES

Hello and welcome...

 We have a very sparkly purple card today.  I apologise for the background!

The card is a white A5 size and I began by die cutting the background die from the Indonesian Collection.  There are 5 dies in the set and I used dies 1 and 3, these do not have an outer cutting edge

I cut a piece of purple card stock, slightly larger than the die and covered it with a piece of double sided adhesive, then placed the two dies onto it and ran it through my Platinum Machine.  I ensured the adhesive sheet was not covering the border as I wanted that plain

Once die cut and embossed I removed the adhesive sheet and sprinkled Glitter Jewels Diamond Snow and burnished it in.  I can't enthuse enough about this glitter!  If anyone is interested I do have a few pots remaining in gold, silver, rose pink, red and a blue, they're £3.50 each and no p&p!

If you click on the card you'll see the gorgeous sparkle from these glitters

I used a spray adhesive to secure the die cut to the base card then, using another stamp from yesterday's stamp set, I stamped it onto purple card using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I covered the sentiment with another piece of double sided adhesive I die cut it with one of the Stitched Flags from the Frames And Tags Die Set


I removed the backing and sprinkled Diamond Snow over it then added mounting foam to the back and adhered it to the card base


I made a small white satin bow, added a 'dollop' of 3D glue to the side of the tag and placed the bow on top.  I added 5 tiny pink roses around the bow and to complete I glittered a white butterfly with Diamond Snow, added two pink pearls to the spine and adhered to the centre of the main focal point

INGREDIENTS:

• white card stock ~ Papermill Direct
• purple card stock ~ Creative Expressions (CE)
• Indonesian Collection Background Die Set ~ CE CED14001
• Frames And Tags Stitched Flags ~ CE CED4317
• Glitter Jewels Diamond Snow ~ CE
• sentiment ~ John Lockwood
• pink roses ~ Wild Orchid Crafts
• white satin bow ~ my stash
• butterfly ~ my stash
• Versafine Black Onyx Ink Pad ~ Tsukineko
• 3D glue ~ Crafter's Companion
• pink pearls ~ CraftStash 
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More tomorrow....



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June x

Hello and welcome...

We have a top folding notelet size card for you today.  The finished card measures 10.5 x 14.5cm, I cut a smaller black panel then a smaller white panel, the white panel is the one being decorated today

I used one of the stamps from a set designed by John Lockwood when he was with Creative Expressions, I don't have the name of this set and it doesn't appear to be on Creative Expressions Web Site.  I stamped the sentiment using a Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad

The embossing folder was a freebie in a set by Crafter's Companion and I think I bought this several months ago.  Any embossing folder will work but if you don't have a thin oblong folder you just need to be careful positioning your card and folder before running it through your embossing machine

I positioned the e/f above the sentiment and ran it through my Platinum Machine.  To add a little extra detail I scored two horizontal lines above and below the embossed area, although it isn't necessary to do this


The flower spray is yet another freebie from quite sometime ago and stamped with the same ink pad


The insert doesn't have a verse but I did stamp it with the same flower spray stamp as well as adding this to the envelope and embossing the back of the envelope

Stamps by John Lockwood

Embossing Folder/Crafter's Companion, ink pad,
 WOW embossing powder, rose spray stamp

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June x

#194 UNDER THE SEA OR AT THE BEACH ~ CRAFTY CARDMAKERS' CHALLENGE. 'YOU'RE FINTASTIC'

Hello and welcome...

#194 Under The Sea or At The Beach

Our new challenge starts again at
 Crafty Cardmakers' Blog and

Judy is hosting our challenge today, the theme is either 'Under The Sea Or At The Beach'

This is my contribution to the design team

 

I used a white DL card and added masking tape around the 4 sides to leave a border.  I used several distress oxide inks to create the sea and sky/sunset then added some shells, adhering them with Collall 3D Glue (I bought these shells quite a few years ago!) I then used several elements from the 'Fillables' range of dies for the fishes, reeds and anchor.  These were die cut and embossed using pieces of left-over card stock

If you have a few minutes why don't you pop over and see my other 'teamies' inspirations, if you click on the link above it will take you straight there, and you may just be inspired to add a cared yourself :) 

'As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece, some home decor, as long as it's matches either of the two above themes, please remember our 15 total challenge rule'!

INGREDIENTS

• DL white card stock ~ Woodware
• broken china, fades jeans, wilted violet, worn lipstick Distress Oxide Inks ~ Ranger
• Collall 3D Glue ~ Crafter's Companion
• Fillables - Underwater Accessories Die Set ~ Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions

Random.org Name Picker has chosen

Pam Gordon, as winner of Saturday's card

please email poppyfieldcardcrafts@outlook.com

with your postal details
 

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June x

CARD & CAKE ~ HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY JESSICA

Hello and welcome...

I thought I would show you what has been happening this weekend in the Fletcher household

For more years than I care to remember I have made and decorated cakes and then when my ill worsened I had to stop (I have rheumatoid arthritis to name just one problem lol), and because I have this wonderful husband (don't tell him that ;)) who I have naturally trained to my standard, I can indulge, again, in the odd one or two celebration cakes/cupcakes

I was asked to make a two tier christening/first birthday cake for today and as the cake has been safely delivered I can now post a few photos of it

The DL size card was ideal to use, especially as I had previously used a Martha Stewart punch along the side of the card, and I thought the flowers matched some of the ones on the cake

I found this paper in my stash and it was a good match for the colours on Jessica's cake,

I didn't have a rabbit die or stamp and had to draw one, as you can clearly tell!

If you've managed to read to the end of this post I thank you and 'normal' services will resume tomorrow.  It will be a late post tomorrow as a new challenge restarts again at the Crafty Cardmaker's Blog so you will see my contribution to the design team as well as announcing the winner of the freebie card

Jessica's cake is a pale lemon.  The bottom tier is chocolate and the top lemon

Cake & Card

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June x

SATURDAY SPECIAL GIVE-AWAY CARD ~ BLACK, WHITE & GILDING FLAKES

Hello and welcome...

Thank you so much for your concern and get well wishes yesterday, it did mean a lot to me

I think I may have previously shown this card on here and if you would like to give it a new home all you need to do is leave me a comment on today's post.  You have until 9.30am Monday and then a winner will be drawn, at random, and announced later that day

We ship international so it doesn't matter where you live or if you have won previously

The base card is a pearlised white by Crafter's Companion and I added several layers, alternating with black foundation card by Creative Expressions and the pearlised card

The vase is one by Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions, I die cut and embossed this without using the outer cutting die on the white card panel

I covered the bottom part of the final black panel with a piece of double sided adhesive sheet, removed the backing and sprinkled a few gilding flakes/CE on it then burnished them in using a 'rubit-scrubit'
I did the same for the flowers, also by Sue Wilson, but used white card

The card is without a sentiment or verse so it would work as a 'get well soon card', 'just to say hello card', it's your choice

I added a pale insert paper by Craftwork Cards, their paper pads are excellent quality.  I also added some of the paper on the envelope and embossed the back of the envelope

I hope you all have a good and enjoyable weekend

inside of card

envelope

envelope back

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June x

FESTIVE FRIDAY 3

Hello and welcome...

My apologies for my absence yesterday, ill health got the better of me and apologies for today's basic card

If I can I will come back later today with the names of the products used etc

There looks to be a mark on the card, bottom right, there isn't, I think it's where the glue is still wet underneath the glitter jewels

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June x

Hello and welcome...

We're visiting Kefalonia with today's card!

I made a white, top folding,  8" square card and added a smaller layer of wisteria foundation card and a smaller layer of white card to the base card

I cut a piece of white card 12.5cm x 14cm and placed the 3rd and 6th die from the Kefalonia Die Set onto it, then die cut and embossed it

In my 'lilac scrap box' I found a darker and glittered piece of lilac card that was an ideal size for the white card I had just used and I adhered these together

I then die cut and embossed 4 corners in wisteria card using the corner tag, again from the Greek Island Collection and adhered them to the 4 corners of the main card

I stamped the sentiment onto more white card using an Onyx Black Versafine Ink Pad and one of the stamp sets by John Lockwood.  I covered this with a piece of double sided adhesive sheet and die cut and embossed it using the 2nd, 3rd and 4th die from the Kefalonia Die Set.  I die cut 2 more and glued them together

I sprayed the topper with a permanent adhesive and coated it with Glitter Jewels Diamond Snow, added mounting foam to the back and seated it to the centre of my card

I added a verse from the same stamp set as above, then used the bubble stamp, again from the same set, inked it with 'wilted violet' Distress Oxide Ink Pad and stamped a border around the verse



verse and stamped border

I also stamped the back and one side of the envelope 

INGREDIENTS:

• white card stock ~ Papermill Direct
• wisteria foundation card ~ Creative Expressions (CE)
• lilac glitter card ~ my stash
• Kefalonia/Greek Island Collection ~ Sue Wilson/CE CED5104
• Corner, Border & Tag/Greek Island Collection ~ Sue Wilson/CE CED5102
• stamp Set ~ John Lockwood
• wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink ~ Ranger
• onyx black ink pad ~ Tsukineko
• Platinum Die Cutting Machine ~ Spellbinders



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June x

CREATIVITY IS MESSY....

Hello and welcome...

This is a white DL size card  used it in landscape to accommodate the sentiment

I have used another Martha Stewart Punch to decorate the edge

On my 'splodge away mat' one of  the colours still remaining is a  wisteria distress ink so I spritzed it with water and using an ordinary 'sponge' (bought from a certain 'cheap store') I dabbed it into the colour then onto the card.  I repeated this on the inside of the card too and added a little on the envelope

I used one of the stamps from Altenew's 'Crafty Friends' stamp set for the sentiment and  verse.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card with a Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad and, using a different stamp repeated this for the verse

I then used a paper trimmer to cut the sentiment, added mounting foam to the back and adhered it to the card

I already had a supply of butterflies die cut so I glittered them with Glitter Jewels Iced Snow and adhered them around the sentiment  

 

A very quick and easy card to make once you have all the products at hand!

INGREDIENTS:

• Martha Stewart Punch ~ Martha Stewart
• Splodge Away Mat ~ Clarity Stamps
• Wisteria Distress Ink ~ Ranger
• Crafty Friends Stamp Set ~ Altenew SKU ALT 1688
• Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad ~ Tsukineko
• Glitter Jewels Iced Snow ~ Creative Expressions

Verse



and envelope

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June x

TWO CARDS AND CARD WINNER

Hello and welcome...

When I was tidying up my table from the last 3 days of card making I decided I would you use some of these 'left over' pieces instead of putting them away to use 'another time'.  I'm also determined to use all my other pieces of card plus possibly something from my storage boxes.  You'll recognise these papers, from Saturday and yesterday's cards AND I've even added a little gold mirri too from Friday's offering!

For the card on the left I used a Martha Stewart punch on the edge of the card, this was because I am sorting a box of craft goodies and some of my craft ladies are wanting punches.... not literally of course, LOL.  You'll be seeing a few more DL cards with a fancy edge this week!

I then partly covered the card front with yesterday's paper and added a thin strip of gold mirri

The little flowers have been in one of my boxes for numerous years I'm embarrassed to say so they have had their airing today (I've still a few more left)

I used a sentiment from the 'Sweet Wishes' collection and stamped it onto the same paper with a black ink pad then die cut it using one of the dies from the Frame One Die Set, added mounting foam to the back and positioned it onto the card

To complete I die cut a small butterfly in gold mirri, positioned that on the card front then stamped a verse, on the inside, about friends and added a ribbon of the same paper on the right side edge

For the card on the right I went to my box of 'pink card left overs', did one layer of the dusky pink, then a layer of the pink paper from Saturday's card.  Back to the 'pink box' and I retrieved a pale pink circle, glued that to the card, overlapped it so that I could cut a straight edge then die cut another piece of dusky pink card using the Medallion Seven Die Set, glued it to the pale pink and cut a straight edge.  With the same dusky pink card I stamped a sentiment, added mounting foam to the back and adhered to the card.  Then, from my 'flower box' I added several small flowers, 2 swirls and 3 berries as shown

To complete I die cut another butterfly in gold mirri (from Friday's card), glued a ribbon of the same paper to the inside and stamped a verse

You'll be pleased to know that future posts will only feature one card!

Before I announce the winner of Saturday's card I would like to warmly welcome my new followers, thank you so much for joining me, your support is greatly appreciated

So, without further ado Random.org Name Picker has chosen....

Margaret Fail  congratulations!  Please email your postal details to:

poppyfieldcardcrafts@outlook.com  and your card will be posted to you

INGREDIENTS:

• DL card stock, pretty papers, gold mirri, flowers ~ my stash
• sentiments ~ Sweet Wishes Stamp Set/Creative Expressions (CE)
• verses ~ Live, Laugh, Love Stamp Set/CE
• Medallion Seven Die Set ~ Spellbinders
• Frame One Die Set ~ Spellbinders
• Butterflies ~ Spellbinders

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June x

Hello and welcome...

 I made this card for a lady's 60th birthday

It's an 8" square white card base and I cut a gorgeous 12" square paper, from my stash, a little smaller than the card and used a Woodware corner punch on all 4 corners

I added white lace to the card and a 3mm pale green satin ribbon on top of the lace  and secured it onto the back of the paper prior to adhering to the base card

I typed a personal sentiment onto aqua card stock and die cut this using  the 4th cutting edge die from the Marvellous Squares die set.  This was then adhered, flat, to the card.  Using the same die again plus the 5th die from the same set I die cut and embossed a piece of white card stock, added mounting foam to the back and placed it over the sentiment as a frame

I added a selection of flowers in pinks, peach and aqua around the frame as well as a few sprigs of gypsophila/baby's breath and finally a small heart

I typed a personal verse onto aqua card and added some other words to a second piece aqua card.  These were then die cut and adhered to both sides of the card

The card then had tissue paper over it and  placed in an 8" square card box  with a white crushed silk ribbon around the box

This is nearer the correct colour of the paper!



The verse, apologies for the light!

INGREDIENTS:

• white card ~ Papermill Direct
• 12" square paper ~ my stash
• white lace ~ Club Green
• green satin ribbon ~ Culpitt Ltd
• corner punch ~ Woodware
• Marvellous Squares Die Set ~ Spellbinders
• Double Pierced Ovals Die Set ~ Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions (SW/CE)
• aqua foundation card ~ CE 
• Sweet Williams Die Set ~ SW/CE
• Roses and Gypsophila ~ Wild Orchid Crafts
• wooden heart ~ my stash
• Platinum Die Cutting Machine ~ Spellbinders
• Red line tape ~ Woodware

Another card tomorrow and plus the winner of Saturday's card

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 I read all your comments and really appreciate you leaving me a message.

                                                    June x

SATURDAY SPECIAL GIVE-AWAY CARD ~ HAVE A TRULY FABULOUS DAY!

Hello and welcome...

Today's card is an 8" square and I think  it's down to the pretty pinkish/neutral colour paper that's 'made' the card

The paper is from my stash (bought in Canada a few years ago) and I used a Martha Stewart Corner Punch on all 4 corners 

The row of 'crystals' is also from my stash.  The sentiment was stamped and fussy cut several months ago and I thought it would suit the card.  I sprinkled Glitter Jewels 'Diamond Snow' over it then added mounting foam to the back and adhered it to the card

I used 3 Spellbinders's swirl dies (nameless I'm afraid), glittered those and arranged around the sentiment

I applied Diamond Stickles by Ranger on various parts of the butterfly and around the edge of the sentiment

To complete I added a short verse from one of many paper pads I own.  The paper isn't as bright as shown here, it is really a muted colour

If you would like to give this card a new home just leave me a comment please for today's post.  You have until 9am Monday morning to do this and the winner will be picked at random later that day

We ship international too and it doesn't matter if you have won in the past

Card inside

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June x