Flower card

Good morning. I hope you are having a lovely weekend and that the weather is being a bit kinder where you are. 

Now onto today's card. This particular decoupage is by Franz Heigl and will be available at Crafter's Companion from the 5th October.

To say it is a fresh take on floral decoupage is the least of it. The pack comes with matching printed and ready-embossed cards in two sizes 5 1/4" x 4 1/4" folded and 6" square. It is beautifully easy to put together and looks stunning when it's finished. 

Of course, I couldn't just fold the card in half and leave it at that now could I? I cut the front of the card and layered it onto grand label nesties, added a toning satin ribbon and bow and some pearls. 

Here's a sideways view to show the depth of the decoupage.

The card base is cut from Centura Pearl cardstock and just gleams beautifully in the light. :)

I've tons more to show you so catch up with me tomorrow. Even if you are not keen on decoupage, these cards are a dream to put together and you can't go wrong with flowers. :)

Thank you for joining me today. Have a lovely day whatever your plans. x

Just a quick PS

A few lovely ladies have remarked on the embossing but I can't take the credit on this one.

The card fronts are already embossed with the printed design on the front. I've tried to describe it but I think it may not be entirely clear from my description. This isn't an embossing folder ladies - sorry - it's already done for you. :)

Paintbox Poppet Decorations

Good morning and welcome to the blog today. I've been a tad busy behind the scenes so I'm showing a card today that I made for the recent Paintbox Poppets launch on Create and Craft that I didn't get to show you before.

This gorgeous little lady is from the section of the CD called 'Decorations'

The panel in the centre of the card and all the decoupage pieces are on the sheet ready to print out and use on the front of your card. I reserved a little section for the accent at the bottom of the card.

I've die cut a scallop border with an X-Cut edge die 'Rosa' and used some lace trim from my stash to decorate. The flowers are mainly from Wild Orchid Crafts but the Kort and Godt peach roses are from Joanna Sheen

The papers and insert are also from the CD and I've inked the edges of the mats with brushed corduroy distress ink to give a more aged appearance.

This shows the lovely depth of the decoupage though my cutting out needs some help. :)

Thank you for joining me today. I'm back to the grindstone and hopefully will be back on track by the weekend. :)

It's my darling grandson Jude's eighth birthday on 27th March but we're having a family celebration on Sunday. His party will be on Friday for all his chums and truth to tell I'm actually quite glad I'm missing that bit. It's all a tad noisy and messy for me these days. I'm definitely getting old but he's a happy bunny away today with his massive Lego Dino set that we got him for his birthday. He's allowed to open it tomorrow at his party so the smile was as wide as his face when his Mum collected him today. I'll bet his Mum's face won't be quite so smiley when she has to deal with the hundreds of tiny Lego bits he leaves lying around! Oops!