Simple Wedding Card

I had the urge to use my swiss dots embossing folder last night as I had to make a quick wedding card.

I have used the Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scallops to cut out the circles in the card. i then layered aceteate behind them to attach the hearts too. I love the heart in the centre of the card as it was the fist die i ever brought!!

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Nesting Scallops (L-CC-005)
- Heart (KS-0001)
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

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Birthday scalloped Circles

I think you may have guessed now that I really like the scalloped circles and cutting holes in my cards.

I made this card for a good fried. I started by cutting 9 scalloped circles into the card and then layering behind it with a really hot pink card. The letters and butterfly were then added and a few gems to finish.

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Nesting Circles (L-CC-005)
- Butterfly (KS-0920)
- Paper Doll 4 X 8 alphabet

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Happy Birthday

I love making birthday cards and for this particular design I have kept it simple.

I used the Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scallops to cut out 4 scalloped circles and then glued these onto the card. I then used the Nesting Circles to cut out 4 holes in the scalloped circles so as you can see you have a frame effect.

I then put some acetate behind the circles to mount the flowers on.

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Nesting Circles (L-CC-001)
- Nesting Scallops (L-CC-005)
- Spring Gift Set (SGS-10) for the flowers
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

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Beautiful Butterflies

The weather has been amazing this weekend and it inspired me to make this bright card.

This design is very simple and would look great in many pastel colours.

Hope you've had a great weekend.

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Nesting Circles (L-CC-001)
- Nesting Scallops (L-CC-005)
- Butterfly (KS-0919)
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

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Easter bunnies

This cute bunny card is the perfect way to wish your loved ones a Happy Easter. I have chosen bold and bright colours to make the card stand out. Instead of using pattered paper which sometimes takes your attention away from the main card design, I have used Bazzill card in various colours and textures.

The bunnies themselves were made using the dog die for their bodies, pop up flowers for their ears and nesting circles for their heads. I have used a bow from a sundry die. If you are a die hoarder like me, you'll find a bow on one of those dies.

It's always fun to use Quickutz dies to make shapes other than what they were built for. I have used the dog die on many occassions to make bunnies and babies. So go and hunt through your dies and see what you can create.

Hoppy Easter!!
Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Nesting Scallops (L-CC-005)
- Nesting Circles (L-CC-001)
- Dog Die (KS-0529)
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet
- Pop up flowers (055-5)

Dies available from:
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Nesting dies and pop up flowers

I am such a big fan of the Lifestyle Crafts nesting die shapes as they are such good value for money. For example in the nesting circles, you get 20 dies in total! I don't know any other company that offers that value for money.

I am also in love with the pop up flowers dies. They must be one of the most inexpensive set of dies I have but they are so flexible.

I created this card for my a friend. I wanted a chic stylish design and I think the chocolate and cream colours work wonders.

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts used:
- Nesting Scallops (L-CC-005)
- Nesting Circles (L-CC-001)
- Pop up flowers (055-5)
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

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Baby on the way

A good friend is leaving work tomorrow to go on maternity leave so an ideal opportunity to make a card.

The card itself has been made using the nesting circle and scallop dies from Lifestyle Crafts.

The babies were made using the dog die to create the babies bodies and the pilgrim die for their heads. I used the paperdoll
4 X 8 alphabet for the letters.

Enjoy, Wendy X



Lifestyle Crafts dies used:
- Nesting Scallops (LC-CC-005)
- Nesting Circles (LC-CC-001)
- Dog (KS-529)
- Pilgrim (KS-0770)
- Paperdoll 4 X 8 alphabet

Dies available from:
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Please bare with me

Hi all,

I'm trying to change the look of my blog. Like a typical girl, I am not reading instructions and won't let it defeat me. Please bare with me while my blog looks a little odd

Wendy x

Letterpress Blossoms

I really love the Letterpress blossoms plate. It is a nice big design which makes it easy to ink. What is also good is the red ink. It looks slightly brown in the tube, but once rolled on the brayer it is stunning.

I stamped the design onto Letterpress card and then divided it up into 9 squares. It gives the impression that the design has been exploded.

I then used the Paper Doll alphabet for the wording.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Letterpress Starter Kit
- Letterpress Blossoms Plate (002)
- Letterpress red ink
- Paper Doll 4 x 8 alphabet

Products available from:
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Letterpress Wedding Stationery

Letterpress screams Wedding stationery, so this week I thought I'd start to put some together starting with a 'save the date' card.

This card is so simple to make so mass production wouldn't be an issue. I have use the Lifestyle Crafts Spring Gift Set (SGS-10) to get the scalloped shapes. Basically, there are two scalloped shapes attached together with a brad. The Letterpress design is embossed into the top of the card and the bottom of the card can be used for the Wedding date / details.

Enjoy!




Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Spring Gift Set (SGS-10)
- Letterpress Starter Kit
- Letterpress Wedding Plates(009-WD)
- Letterpress red ink

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More Dots and Dashes

I've done a few cards with the Dots alphabet, now time for the dashes.

This is a stunning alphabet and very easy to line up on your card. I made this simple card for mum (Birthday or Mothers Day) and used the lovely butterfly 3D die.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts Products used:
- Dots and Dashes Alphabet (DA0022)
- Butterfly (KS-0919)

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In 'Love' with Dots and Dashes

This new alphabet I have has become my new 'Banana Split' (4 x 8 alpha). It's so versatile and what I really like about it is that it fits nicely onto many of the 'little extras' you get when buying a set of Lifestyle Crafts nesting dies.

To make this simple and elegant card,I used the little tag die from the Lifestyle Crafts A7 Essentials Collection Set - (L-CC-025) to cut the letters into. I then just used a heart die to finish the card.

I think this would be a perfect Wedding or Anniversary card.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts Products Used:
- Dots and Dashes Alphabet (DA0022)
- A7 Essentials Collection (L-CC-025)

Dies available from:
Creating Everlasting Memories

Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress

I've been playing with the Letterpress again last night and I just love the wedding printing plates.

The design is simple enough that if you wanted to mass produce them for a wedding, it would be quite straight forward.

I added some gems just to dress the card up and make it unique.

I was a little annoyed with myself and my impatience, as after a lovely printed image I managed to get my hand on it and smudge the design. Oh well, will I ever learn!!!

Enjoy!



Lifestyle crafts products used:
Letterpress Starter Kit
Letterpress Wedding Plate (009-WD)
Letterpress Gold Ink

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Lifestyle Crafts Dots and Dashes

I just got this new alphabet from Lifestyle Crafts and I am in love. It's called Dots and Dashes and it was the Black Friday Release from 2010. It's still available (see below for stockist).

This little baby card was simple to make. You just need to cut the letters into the card and then layer some pink card behind it.

The baby was made with the Boy Dog Die (KS-0529). It was cut out twice and the arms were just fixed in place behind the body. The head was a one of the pilgrim dies.



Lifestyle Crafts / Quickutz dies used:
- Dots and Dashes Alphabet (DA0022)
- Boy Dog Die (KS-0529)
- Pilgrim (KS-0770)

Dies available from:
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80th Birthday Lunch

A friend of mine asked me to make some cards for an 80th birthday lunch. I wanted to use bright colours as the lunch is early summer.

I used the strawberry from the Lifestyle Crafts Love release for the main focal point on the card and it also matched the pretty paper.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Special Delivery Gift Set (SGS-10) for the card
- Nesting scalloped squares (4-037)
- Strawberry (DD0031)
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

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Letterpress white on black

I'm still loving the Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress kit and couldn't wait to try the white ink on black card. I was being a litle impatient and wanted to finish the card so sprinkled some pearl emobossing powder on the letterpressed design and heat set.

I was really pleased with the outcome and wanted to create a stylish, girly card. I don't have loads of flower dies, so this large bloom was made the balloon nesting dies and a circle die to join the petals together.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Special Delivery Gift Set (SGS-10) for the card
- Nesting balloons (balloons-01) for the bloom
- Letterpress Starter Kit
- Letterpress Blossoms Plate (L-PP-002-ED)
- Letterpress white ink
- Banana Split 4 X 8 alphabet

Products available from:
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Simple Birthday Card

It's quite a dark dingy day out today so I thought I'd make a card to cheer me up.

This is quite a simple design using the card shape from the Lifestyle Crafts Special Delivery Gift Set. I also used the pop up flowers set for the bloom.

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Special Delivery Gift Set (SGS-10)
- Pop Up Flowers (055-5)
- Nesting Scalloped Squares (4-037)

Dies available from:
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Starting to feel better

What a week I've had. I've felt so poorly so I'm so pleased to start feeling slightly better again.

I dragged myself back to my craft room and made this card using the Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress.

The pink coloured ink I mixed myself using white and hot pink inks. I wanted a slightly darker ink than the pastel that is available, so mixing it yourself is the way to go. It's so easy too. You just need a pallete knife and a bit of elbow grease!

Enjoy!



Lifestyle Crafts products used:
- Letterpress Starter Kit
- Blossoms Printing Plate (L-PP-002-ED)
- Hot pink and white inks
- Special Delivery Gift Set (SGS-10) for the card
- Any circle die for the embellishment

Products available from:
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Too poorly to post

Just wanted to write a little note apologising for not posting for a while.

I have tonsillitis but also I am plagued by a stinking headache and cough and have no energy to even enter my craft room.

Hopefully I will be back on my feet soon and make up for the length of time with no new projects :-(

Lifestyle Crafts Giveaway

Lifestyle Crafts are giving you the opportunity to win a few die from their new 'Fresh Start' release.

Here is the link!

Lifestyle Crafts giveaway