CRD: Monthly Make - Lavender Days

Today we have one for the ladies! 

This card is made using the Monthly Make this time I used the Lavender stamp.

Materials

• Small square white card, green,lavender and white card
• Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Plum, Pistachio
• Distress Ink Milled Lavender , Shabby Shutters
• Crackle Glaze
• White Chiffon Ribbon 
• Narrow Green Ribbon
• Double Sided Tape or Glue
• 3D Glue

How to make

• Cut a piece of green card a smaller than the front of the white card and a piece of lavender card a little smaller than the green piece.
• Randomly stamp the lavender onto the lavender piece of card inking up the stamp with the flower heads in Sweet Plum and the stems in Pistachio.
• Stamp the label onto white card using Tuxedo Black, have the short ends at top and bottom stamp the swirl at the top using Sweet Plum, the lavender at the bottom a few times as before in two colour, distress over the stems using Shabby Shutters and over the flower heads with Milled Lavender, with Happy Birthday stamped in the middle using Tuxedo Black.
• Stamp a bunch of lavender as before onto a piece of white card, cut out and distress as before apply Crackle Glaze and leave to dry.
• Cut out the label and punch two small holes in the middle of the lavender on the label and tie some narrow green ribbon through, adhere to the right side of the lavender piece of card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Attach a piece of white chiffon  ribbon to the left of the label, centrally adhere to the piece of green card then onto the white card using Double Sided Tape, attach a bow to the top of the ribbon, when dry tie a narrow piece of green ribbon to the bunch of lavender and attach under the bow onto the ribbon using 3D Glue.

If you would like more information on our Monthly Make then check out our website.

CRD: Monthly Make - Penny-Farthing

This month's make from Crafty Roo Designs is such a fabulous set it is so versitile and makes really beautiful cards.

This first card is using one of my favourite stamps the Penny-Farthing...

Materials

• Small square kraft card, eggshell, cream, and kraft card
• Memento: Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand
• Four Copper Brads
• Brown Marker Pen
• 1cm Brown Satin Ribbon
• Double Sided Tape or Glue
• 3 D Foam Pads

How to make

• Cut a piece of eggshell card a little smaller than the front of the square kraft card, randomly stamp the penny-farthing using Desert Sand, edge with a Brown Marker Pen.
• Cut a 3.5cm strip of kraft card the same width as the eggshell card, and stamp a row of penny farthing across it using Rich Cocoa, edge with a Brown Marker Pen, adhere 0.5 cm up from the bottom of the card using Double Sided Tape or Glue, add a brad to the centre of each big wheel.
• Attach a piece of Brown Satin Ribbon 1 cm down from the top of the card, and centrally adhere to the square kraft card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Stamp the label onto cream card using Rich Cocoa, have the shorter ends to the side and stamp Happy Birthday to the left and the penny-farthing to the right also in Rich Cocoa, stamp the two lines above and below using Desert Sand.
• Cut out the label and centrally adhere under the ribbon using 3D Foam Pads, knot a piece of ribbon to the left of the label.

If you would like more information on our Monthly Make then check out our website.