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Friday, 20 March 2015

Gorjuss Birthday Card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your weekend shaping up? I wonder how many of you are at the NEC? If you are I hope you are having a wonderful time and not spending too much money. We are staying home having a quiet weekend catching up on a few jobs.

This the  birthday card I have made for my cousin. We will actually be seeing her on her birthday as we are going all the way to Lowestoft to see her daughter in a production of Alice in Wonderland before rushing home to collect our daughter and heading home for Easter. Her boyfriend will be joining us for Easter Sunday  and they will both be sewing. They make cosplay costumes for conventions. When they have something finished I will share it here on my blog.


The upside to having  a sort out is that you rediscover things in your crafty stash that you had forgotten that you had. Hence the Gorjuss decoupage image that I found to use on this card. The image determined the colour scheme of the card. I found a beautiful paper in my stash. The ribbon was in my stash too I liked the stripes, like the stripes on her stockings, unfortunately there wasn't enough for a bow. 


I stuck the base image to a small piece of the backing paper and then I made a frame for the image. I decorated the frame with some die cuts from a Tattered Lace mini die that I received today. There is an offer in the April issue of Making Cards  magazine to get five Tattered Lace mini dies you just have to pay the postage of £2.95. The little heart I cut from the paper round the image with a small heart die. 


I made the flowers with the Sue Wilson Delicate Daisy dies. The leaves were cut with the Sue Wilson Faux Quilled leaves. I have given in and ordered one of those tools Spellbinders sell that get all the little bits out of the dies as I do find this rather tedious.  


I do hope you have a great weekend and that you find some craft time. I am planning to do a bit on the wedding invitations. 

Happy Crafting.

Hugs Jackie

30 comments:

Andree said...

A fantastic card Jackie and very well thought out. I love this Gorjuss girl and the pretty flowers. Have a great weekend xx

Chris said...

Beautiful card, love the design and colour. I use a toothbrush to get my bits out of the dies but don't rub to hard. Chris xx

ALI said...

Fab card, the colour is gorgeous.

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

Awe gorjuss girls are one of my favorites. Love it!

Amber at Sequin Stitches said...

Love it, such a pretty shade of blue too :) x

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Jackie...Beautiful card....Love the image and the colours....Joolsx

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Jackie...Beautiful card....Love the image and the colours....Joolsx

pam said...

Hi Jackie, beautiful card, love your image, gorgeous color tones. hoping my dies arrive soon.
great tool you're waiting on..
Hugs Pam

Jackie said...

Fabulous card Jackie :o)
Jackie xx

Lizzies said...

Fantastic card, love the colours you have used. Just hopping by.

Laine said...

Fabulous image and detail Jackie.
Laine
xx

Doreen said...

Love the gorgeous image and fab details.xxx

jane stillman said...

A gorgeous card, love this range x

Linda Simpson said...

This is fabulous Jackie, I am so loving the flowers they look wonderful.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Wendy said...

So, so pretty! I love Gorjuss images, great card! Xx

Lorna said...

Gorgeous card, love the colours and flower detail

hugs Lorna xx

Carole Pollard said...

Just fabulous I love this image and the decoupage is lovely ages since I did any. Those flowers and leaves are a stunning finish. You are right about things you forget about when I saw your card it reminded me that I bought this stamp ages ago and as with all us crafty people it was a good idea at the time but I've never used it so you may have inspired me !! Enjoy your weekend Love and hugs Carole x

Alizabethy said...

Such a pretty card - I, too got the swirly border die with my free die pack. Have a great time in Lowestoft

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is gorgeous Jackie great colour of bleu and flowers
Gr Karin

Carole Z said...

What a pretty card Jackie, love the colours, we've been gardening with the hens and enjoying the sun,hugs Carole Z X

Unknown said...

Fabulous Jackie, I love the colours and flowers. Hope you enjoy yourself, sound as if you are going to be a busy bee. Hugs Jennifer xx

Brawny x said...

What a fab card Jackie. Great colour and design x

Tracy Welham said...

Love the Gorjuss range, this card is beautiful. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

Wendy L said...

Love this card and I LOVE the flowers, if you know me, you know how much I love flowers, xxxx

Unknown said...

This is such a lovely card and I love all the die cuts. I too took advantage of that offer for the Tattered Lace dies, not had a chance to play with them yet. Lainie xx

Unknown said...

This is such a lovely card and I love all the die cuts. I too took advantage of that offer for the Tattered Lace dies, not had a chance to play with them yet. Lainie xx

MissyG said...

Fab monotone card
Linda x

Anonymous said...

love the colours and those flowers

Diane Green said...

Hi Jackie
What a beautiful card, I love the colour and the Daisy's fit the style perfectly. The ribbon is lovely, but works really well as the background - how long did it take you to use it rather than just stroking it! You are really good at finding bargains aren't you, I must check that one out.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful card. Enjoy your weekend. Love Diane xxx

Nataliascraft said...

So beautiful Jackie, gorgeous design and love the colours x