Butterfly Card - by Kimi

I've never really considered myself a 'card maker', I feel there are many many talented ladies out there that can easily claim that title! That being said, I  have recently been putting the odd card or two together. This week I have what I call a very simple and easy card to share with you all aaaaannnnndddd it took hardly any time at all to create.  Even I managed to get this done in a morning....and I spend ages agonising over what papers to use.  Well today that task was simple....DCWV Garden Party!!  I have gone with the brown and orange/pink papers that are in this stash.  I love how they go together.

I haven't cheated this time readers, I have created my card base from some off white cardstock from my stash.  I have cut it to measure 4.5" x 11.5" and scored it in half.

  I have then cut my layers 1/4" smaller each time.

 I then gathered some embellishments....Chocolate Seam binding;mulberry paper flower; some strips from the leftovers; even some buttons which went by the wayside...

I guess, I begin at the top of the card and work my way down.  I have tied a bow with the seam binding and gave the mulberry paper flower a spray with Lindy's stamp gang Ramblin rose pink.  I hot glued these together and then to the layered paper strips. I have used a pair of pretty edging scissors to create the lacey bottom of the brown strip.  

 I found that the sentiment stickers from  Kaisercrafts Tea Break  Alpha Sticker Sheet went perfectly with these papers. Here I have cut one of the long sticker strips in two and layered them onto the brown DCWV papers.

I have used the two butterfly dies from Memory Box - Darla Butterfly for the base and Vivienne Butterfly for the filigree top.

 So now we have reached the bottom of my card and the second half of the sticker sentiment.  I have layered this up on some little leftovers of the two papers and I saved the lacey offcut from the top strip and stuck it along the bottom of the card.

I hope you have enjoyed my very simple card and  I have inspired you to give it a try :)

Till next time remember to .....

.....✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿

Christmas Cards - by Kimi

G'day everyone, thanks for stopping by, today I have a quick card share for you all.  I am not much of a card maker, but I wanted to use up the last little bits of my Kaisercraft Gingerbread christmas kit.  The papers I have used to create these are:....

Gingerbread ~ Gumdrop Buttons

Gingerbread ~  Cinnamon

Gingerbread ~ Ginger

Gingerbread ~ Vanilla

Gingerbread ~ Raisin Eyes

Gingerbread  ~ Cocoa

Gingerbread ~ Candy Nose

Gingerbread ~ Nutmeg

Gingerbread ~ Sugar

Gingerbread - 12x12 Sticker Sheet

Gingerbread - 12x12 Sticker Sheet - Numbers

Gingerbread Collectables

My first card is a smaller sized easel card and it measures 5"x4".  I have used some chocolate brown cardstock for the base and a mix of the scraps left over from the 12x12 papers and few papers from the 6 1/2" paper pad.

 I have used a few of the collectables and layered them up on pop dots for that extra little dimension.

 My second easel card is only a little larger at 5"x5".  I have used white card stock as the base.

I have used some scraps of the 12x12 papers and layered up some of the cut-outs from the Candy Nose sheet which I teamed up with some stickers and more of the wonderful diecuts from the collectables Collection.

  Thank you all for spending some time with me and for also joining me on my Christmas journey.  I have loved this collection. Now to see what November has in store!!

.....✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿