...Shop Till You Drop!

Print the text....shop till you drop! onto  coloured card. Then cut it to about 3/4 width of your blank card.Cut a fancy edge around the coloured card and glue to blank card. Cut small piece coloured card for topper and glue with 3D Sticky Foam Pads between printing. Glue a Brass/Gold Metal Embossed Credit Card and Brass/Gold Metal Embossed Shoes to the topper, and decorate with Gold Coloured Peel Offs. Tie Organza Ribbon with a simple Knot.                                                                                  

Ballet - Fairy - Party Dress.

Cut a 4 inch square of pink Organza Off The Roll fold in half to give a fuller look then gather one end and glue at the narrow end to the back of a 1 x .75 inches flowerpot shaped piece of card.
Cut two 1.5 inch strips of Pink 3mm Ribbon glue these into place as straps.
Cover the piece of card with a doubled piece of organza and wear the top of the dress meets the bottom cover with Pink Shimmer Flower Bead String

Ballet Dress

Using four or five Fluffy Marabou Feathers stuck onto card (flowerpot shaped)
Attach some little straps to the card (at the narrow end) then wrap some ribbon around the card to make a cute ballet dress.

Beach-Cowboy Hat

For a summer beach hat or cowboy hat using a Miniature Straw Hat.
Take the edge of a ruler and lightly press across the top of the hat to make a narrow ridge, pulling two sides up of the hat as you do, then use some Raffia and tie around the hat.

Beaded Rose Bud Heart

Taking two Mulberry Rose Buds twist the wire together near the heads, thread one White Pearl Bead on both stems, then thread beads on each single stem, forming a heart shape as you go, finish by twisting the two ends together and hide by beading to the back.

Beaded Valentines

Using two Red Mulberry Paper Rose Buds, thread some Red Seed Beads onto the stems, twisting them together to form a heart shape.

Birthday Box

A quick card to make using a small pieces of card folded to form a box shape, into which you glue a small piece of Pink Tulle, three Sprays of Pink Beaded Pearl Spray, Pink Mulberry Paper Rose Bud, twisting the stem of the rose bud first.
Using Butterfly Paper Punch, punch out two shapes and glue them together at the middle to form a 3D butterfly.

Birthday Cat

Glue a strip of Mid Green Cotton Candy Fabric Paper to the bottom of the card, over which glue a strip of Jute Ribbon.
Fray a little at the top of the Jute Ribbon to give some life to the card.
Take a Metal Flower Head and punch a hole into one of the petals, thread some Red 7mm Organza Ribbon through it and tie around the Wooden Cat’s neck.
Finished with a Happy Birthday Tag under which glue three 3mm Red Acrylic Rhinestones.

Birthday Clown

Using the balloons and clown shapes from a pack of Wooden Birthday Set, trace around them and cut out the shape 5mm bigger than the shape itself, using a light blue sheet of card from the Mixed Card Pack. Glue each card shape to the back of each wooden shape, along with a couple of Joggly Eyes on the clown to give him a bit of character! Tie some Red Braid onto the balloons and glue the long length onto the hand of the clown. Punch a small hole into a Metal Happy Birthday Tag and attach to the shorter length of Red Braid. Mount onto your card blank with 3D Sticky Foam Pads.

Birthday Fishes!

Onto two plain wooden fishes dab, (or you could make some out of cardboard) Gold Ink Pad, use a gold roller pen to draw scales and gill.
Use a Small Joggley Eyes, a Flat Backed Balloon Gem tying some thread to the balloon and glue to the open mouth of one of the fish.

Birthday Gift

Black Gingham

Using the 20mm Black Gingham Ribbon (R22-BK) tie with a simple knot and a Black Organza Ribbon Bow With Heart Embellishment (B6-BK) makes a quick and easy card. (Use a little pva glue to the ends of the ribbon to stop any fraying)

Black Oriental Flower In Pot

Using some floral oriental patterned paper, mount of black card a Mini Split Flower Pot (W1) and a Gold Metal Flower (MM1-GD)

Bonnie Ribbon

To make a quick and easy card. Tie some of the 25mm Magenta Organza Ribbon (R5-MAG) around the front of a White Linen Card (084-L-WT). Tie with a simple knot leaving the ends of the ribbon about 2.5 inches long, snip into a V to give a little detail, remember to use a little pva glue to stop the ends from fraying. Also glue the odd edge of the ribbon to the card to help keep it in place. Then use a matching Magenta Organza Bow with Heart Embellishment (B6-MAG) to finish the card off, if you use 3D Foam Sticky Pads (GL1) to mount the bow it gives nice depth.

Bunch Of Flowers

Using a small piece of netting (glue to the shape before putting the flowers in) Place a couple of Purple Mulberry Paper Flower with Pollen (MF13) some Small Lilac Ribbon Roses (MF7L) and one spray from a bunch of Beaded Pearl Sprays (PS1-WT) keeping them together by twisting one stem around them all and cut to length, place them into the netting. Finish with a small white Ribbon Bow (B1-WT)

Butterfly & Flower

A soft and gentle mount simply using printed-paper or if you water colour even better! Touching up the edges of the flowers and leaves with a silver gel pen, finished with a Silver Metal Flower (MM1-SL) and Silver Metal Wings Up Butterfly (MM6-SL)

Button It! This Christmas

Print or stick your Christmas greeting to the right side of the card. Lightly stick 25mm Gold Organza Ribbon (R5-GD) to the left side of the card. Take three Wooden Christmas Buttons (BUT-13) and with the *free* needle you get with the pack of BUT-13 buttons, thread some 7mm Green Organza Ribbon (R11-GR) through the first button. Once through the first hole, thread a couple of 3mm Pony Beads (BD4-GD) onto the ribbon and carry this on until all three buttons have been added. Once they are equally spaced, tie and lightly glue the strip of buttons central to the gold organza ribbon.

Cat

A simple cat card using a Wooden Cat (W19) mounted onto some corrugated card on this lightly rub Gold Stamping Ink Pad (STP1-GD)

Chinese Fans

Mount gold card onto black card, then adding some Chinese writing, either printed from the internet or makes friends with you local take-away/shop, you will find them most helpful. Simply finish off using two silver Metal Fans (MM4-SL) Works just as well on silver card with silver fans.

Chinese Love Mounts

Mount some black card onto some red and gold card, leaving a third of the red and gold card showing. Write, using a gold gel pen the word *love* or maybe *hope* in chinese, you will find this on the internet, print it off to the size you would like and trace it onto your black card, finish with either a Gold Metal Fan (MM4-GD) or a Gold Padded Heart (PD7-GD)