It's been a while!!

Well, I finally have some more pictures to post. First, hopefully if I do this right, there are some pictures of the stationery box I made for one of my sons teachers as an end of year thank you. I made two of them but forgot to get photos of the first one. I made six cards and envelopes, four little notecards and envelopes and some christmas tags. I was really pleased with how they turned out and they took longer than I thought they would, but I got them finished just in time for the end of school. (In New Zealand our major holidays for the children are in December and January as that is our summer.)

I also made some birthday invitations for my daughters 2nd birthday. They are from a Split Coast Stampers tutorial and turned out great.

And the latest tutorial on Split Coast Stampers is a Pop-up Slider Card so I have been having a go at these and this is what I have come up with. Really easy once you get the hang of them!

What I Have Been Up To Lately

I have been busy making cards for family and friends birthdays, but haven't taken pictures of all of them. Here are the ones I remembered to take photos of and a dummy wedding invite that I have done. Also there are some pics of the treat boxes I made for my sons teachers as a mid-year thank you. Hope you like them.

Friendship card

Gosh, it has been a while since I was last on. I don't know where other people find the time to do posts everyday!! I have been working on some thank you gifts for my sons teachers for the end of the school year and once they are finished will show them off but in the mean time thought I would show off some other cards I have made this year for birthdays, challenges and thank yous. Hope you like them.

Wedding Invites

These are 48 wedding invitations I have made for my sister-in-law and her hubby to be for their wedding next year in February. The design is a Flap card style and the base card is Kunzite metallic card. The front of the invitation is Quartz metallic card embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, birds I think, and embellished with pearls then matted on black cardstock. The flap has their picture and I used Spellbinders Labels Two to cut the black cardstock and the photo. Then it was also embellished with pearls. The flap is held closed by magnetic strip, one piece that is hidden under the quartz card on the front. The inside of the invitation has a vellum overlay and pocket that have been embossed with the same Cuttlebug embossing folder. The invitation information was just printed on the computer and I used a ribbon to separate the wedding info from the RSVP info. My sister-in-law and her fiance are getting married at a later age and decided they would have a wishing well instead of getting gifts as they mostly have everything they need already. Any money given will be going towards their honeymoon in Spain and England! Hence, the little poem tucked away into the pocket on the invite. It was also made from black cardstock, embossed quartz cardstock and the poem was printed on matching kunite metallic paper. They have turned out better than expected and I am so pleased with them and luckily so are Cindy and Paul, the bride and groom to be! Thanks for looking!

First Post

Hi there, my name is Karen Bragg and I live in Invercargill, New Zealand. I have been cardmaking and scrapbooking (off and on) for about 7 years and love it with a passion. I am now a SAHM for my little girl, Emma who is 17 months old and also have a son, Mathew who is nearly 7 and at school. I am new to "blogging" so please excuse any errors or mistakes. I will be learning a lot and hopefully you will get to see some of the cards I make.

Kind regards
Karen