Mother's Day and Spring Birthday

Another unusual colour combination here: apple green, cream, chocolate brown and a few shades of pink.

 

 

And a very Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there, including mine!

Mother's Day Boxed Card

 

I'm trying out some different colour schemes at the moment. Here I've used soft grey with cream and pale green.

 

 

Watercolour Artwork Notelets

I wanted to use my watercolour paintings on some notelets, so I scanned the best of my paintings, cropped the image and added a simple sentiment, then printed them onto watercolour printing paper. Once printed, I double-matted onto co-ordinating cardstocks.

Dart Board Birthday Card

I forgot to post this back in September but I really enjoyed making this fun and easy gatefold card. Cards for younger men can be difficult but this is perfect for anyone who likes to play or watch darts.

Front



Inside

90th Birthday Card

A neighbour asked me to make a 90th birthday card for her mum. I used white and lavender pearlescent papers, flat-back pearls and silver mirri card, for a really soft, shimmery effect. I used glitter stickers for the numbers. Quite traditional and feminine, I think.

Pretty New Home Card

This card is based on one I saw while browsing online for ideas and inspiration. It's made from scratch using just plain coloured cardstock. I drew a template for the basic shape, then used punches, die cuts and embossing folders to decorate it. I finished with a hand-written sentiment. It's not a folded card, by the way - it has a little stand on the back, with a panel to write the greeting on.




Print 'n' Doodle Notelets

I had some scraps of paper with circles of colour (old block printing experiments!) which I wanted to do something with. I decided to use them as the basis for some doodling. I just got out a pigment pen and went for it...

Before and After Doodling....

Doodling onto Printed Shapes

 Then I scanned and printed the image, and made some notelets.