A 'Slightly' Grungy Anniversary Card

Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to my blog.

I'm back to share another card with you.  This one is an Anniversary card and it's a little bit different to what I usually do, and yet, it's the same.  Is that confusing?  Hell, yeah!!!  hehe.

 The papers I've used are from Kaisercraft  (surprise!! surprise!!)  I love their 6 x 6 Pads, they are perfect for cards.  Anyway, these papers are from their Periwinkle Collection.  

 Used a chicken wire template and Tea Dye Distress Ink for a bit of interest on the front.

 Being an Anniversary Card I didn't want it to be overtly feminine, I mean, it's going to a guy too, right?  So it should be suitable for both male and female, although I guess the female side of the partnership is usually the one more interested in looking at the cards they receive.  

Cut some banners from the paper and added a small wooden flourish which is also from Kaisercraft.  Coloured it with the Walnut Stain and, after cutting off the prongs, added a small K'craft brad to the top of it. 

Anyway, I did my usual distressing with the distressing tool and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.   The flowers came from my stash and the die-cut is from the paper collection.  The leaves were cut with my Silhouette Portrait and I layered the cluster on a small piece of gauze which was coloured with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

I cannot for the life of me remember where the little postcard is from  (old age, says my hubby, and he's probably right:):)  )  Both the die-cut and the postcard were mounted on some pasteboard to give them more dimension.

So, you're wondering why is this card different?  Well, really, the only difference is that I've made it a bit more grungy than I normally would for a feminine card.  Not sure if it works.  Perhaps I should have made it more grungy still.  I do think  that I should have inked or gessoed the flowers a bit, but it's too late now as it's already been sent off.

In most of their paper pads, Kaisercraft includes some papers that have heat embossing on them, and when they are inked they have this gorgeous resist as you can see around the edge of the paper above.  I must use these more often because I really like that effect.

So, there you have it.  My grungy Anniversary Card.  

Not one hundred percent sure of this one, would love to know what you think.

Thank you so much for stopping by I really appreciate it.

Take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg

Anniversary or ... Maybe ... Birthday?

Hello everyone, hope you're having a lovely day.  

I'd like to share with you a card I made.  Usually I make cards with a specific person in mind so I take note of the colours they like and the things they are interested in.  Lately though, I've made some without worrying about who they were for.  These cards were made simply because I wanted to try out some different techniques  and because I was inspired by the layouts and/or  colours from different scrappy blogs that I visited.  I've already shown you a couple of these in past posts and here is another one.  (  I must warn you here ... There will be more  )

This is obviously a feminine card but I haven't yet decided who or what I'm going to use it for.  Hence, the greeting has not yet been stuck down.

 I will be using the small Imaginarium frame but it could be for an Anniversary or I might decide to give it as a Birthday card.  Who knows.  ( I certainly don't at this stage )

The frame was painted with gesso and then I randomly covered it with glossy accents.  It's a bit hard to see on the photo but it turned out quite nice with just a little bit of shine here and there.    I made the large flower from a tutorial  by Natasha at Moments of Tranquility, the gold rose is from Prima and the buds are from Kaisercraft.  The little plastic flowers you can see I received as part of a prize I won from Sandie Edwards at Delightfully Crazy.  (Check out her blog, she does some fantastic work)

These little flowers fitted in here really well.  The pink ones I coloured on the back only with some nail polish.  I love how they look.  Again, the photo doesn't show it but in real life they almost seem to glow.  

Did a little bit of doodling on the leaves and the pearls are threaded through the centre of the flowers  and then attached to a small spray.  The doily was cut in half and edged lightly with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then tucked under the paper layer.

 Here you can sort of see what I mean here about the little plastic flowers 'glowing'.  ( Well, to me they do anyway.  LOL)

Coloured the Make it Crafty Ornate Corner piece with Versa Color Bronze and then added the tiny pearls.  The stamp is from Kaisercraft.  I don't know how I smudged the paper here but I'm telling myself that it adds just a little more grunge.  ( Trust Me !!! )

There's not a lot to this card but I'm pleased with how it turned out.  Now I just need to sort out who I'm giving it to. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and please do come again.

Take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg

More Cards

Hi everyone!  Just a few more cards to show you.

This is a card I made for a close friend who lost her Mum. I'd never made a sympathy card before and found it rather difficult emotionally. The background paper I obtained as a free printable from Diana's Creations. She creates some lovely things.  I kept the card fairly simple with lace, Kaisercraft flowers, a Magnolia Heart Swirl and corner stickers.

This card I made for friends having their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I'm pretty sure at least some of the papers are Kaisercraft. The large flower is Prima and the rest are Kaisercraft again, as is the birdcage.

This card I made in class. I know the beige patterned papers are from Diana's Creations but I'm not sure where I got the others from. The clock is a wooden flourish from Kaisercraft.  I love these kinds of interactive cards with multi folds and pockets.  It's almost like unwrapping a little present.

Any of you, who have visited my blog before and looked at the things I make, know I use a lot of Kaisercraft products. You may have heard that they are closing their outlet in Adelaide.  I think it is a great shame. I know their products are sold in other stores but this was the one place where you could find all of their product all in the same place. Not only that, but the staff will also be missed. They are lovely and talented people and I wish them all the best in whatever they undertake in the future. Good luck guys. I for one will miss you.

That's all for now.  Thank you for visiting and God Bless.
xx Marg