Here are two simple cards made again from scraps.

The first was born out of a lovely paper that had muted butterflies in its design. Because the scrap I had was so small, I decided to cut into the pattern exposing the shapes. I then punched out some lacy butterflies using my Martha Stewart punch and of course I had to add glamour dust. These were adhered to the card with a bit of tombow glue along the centre of the small butterflies so that I could lift their wings. I used a small font gold peel off for the sentiment on both cards.
This card is just three layers of contrasting paper and punched flowers with mini buttons and beads for the centres. I did trim a small amount off the side of the card before I started layering the flowers so that it would give a bit more space in the envelope which will be taken up with the depth of layered flowers.

Sprinkles of Love
Auntie Fairy

Scrap Cards

I can't believe it is 2 months since I have put anything on this blog. Christmas takes over. My New Years resolution is to free-up space in my calender and so "no" to certain requests, because I just ran out of time in 2009.

Another NYR, is to use up as much of the paper and cardstock I buy for a project and stop hording the left-over in another box which will never see the light of day again. So yesterday I did just that.

This was the first project. 1 12x12 patterned paper and 2 12x12 card stock - all used and actually made into 5 cards. Two I have sent and these three, which I can keep in my card box to send at a later date.


A new baby boy, little Freddy, was born in December, so I made the centre card which has a little pocket inside where we put a gift card. The pocket was made using the pale blue card with a strip of four little pictures of the rabbit and duck with the and topped with four pearl card candy's, the same as those in each corner on the front. I embossed "Its A Boy" with my Cuttlebug and added to each card which gave it a message.



These three were so simple. All made from left overs. left over chipboard letters I had bought, used a few and had the rest just sitting there. The clever bit is to make up a word with what is left - it's a bit like playing scrabble. But these words are right for young peoples birthday cards. For the middle card I found a acrylic butterfly that I had cut and embossed again using my cuttlebug and had stuck it in a box for later. Now with a bit of glitter makes a birthday card.

So there we are girls, all made with left overs.........just like the turkey soup we are having today.

Sprinkles of love

More Cabbage Flowers.

Sugar and Spice have some BIG boy punches in stock.........and I bought one. Its lovely. I have the woodware scalloped circle. So, going on from the birthday card with the cabbage flower, I made some big flowers and popped them into the shop for the girls to pin on their aprons.

These are so easy. I used a low grade paper as it screws up better.

I punched 4 scalloped circles.

Then screwed each piece into a tight ball.









Open out each piece.

Stick the four pieces together.

I used a tacky glue, but double sided tape would work just as well.

Now at this point, it's up to you. You can leave them as they are or spray them with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

Leave them to dry over night or heat them with a heat gun. The heat shrinks the paper slightly and screws them back up.

I put a lager dollop of glue in the centre of the flower and sprinkled seed beads and a tiny bit of glamour dust.

But a fancy button looks good to.

These are your designs. How about stamping each piece of paper with a flourish stamp and stazeon ink before glimmer misting.
Have a go, and pop your take on these flowers into the shop to show Marion your take on these flowers.

Sprinkles of Love.

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Cabbage Flower Card

I love cabbage flowers for cards. The lovely Nina from Sugar and Spice introduced these to a class many moons ago now and I use them a lot on birthday cards.

These flowers were punches out of three contrasting shades of pink card stack. I used a 1.5 inch and 1 inch scolloped circular punch. I then screwed up each circle. The more screwed up the better. A bit of glamour dust on the edge and mounted together using a brad.

This card was made for an Aunt's birthday, so I wanted the flowers to look neat. But the best way is to tear the circles giving a raw edge which can be inked instead of glittered. You can spray the whole flower with glimmer mist which also looks fab.

Have a go. Mount three or four circles together to give a rose like look. Remember that when you tear your circles they won't be a proper round. But this is the beauty of a cabbage flower.

Sprinkles of Love

Auntie Fairy

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Fa La La Ho Ho Ho

I am meant to be posting these cards on the Sugar and Spice blog.......but sadly I can't. Marion has deleted the blog due to the hacker getting his kicks :/ I am not sure when our projects will be back on their blog, so I am posting my DT project here while they sort out their problems.

Fa La La and Ho Ho Ho.

I know, I can hear you all shouting its too early for Christmas Cards ...... but its not. Before you know it, you will be egg nogging, mince pieing, wrapping pressies and decorating.

So here are three little cards that are easy to make. I love the Kraft paper, as I said once before, they are natural and raw looking.

I used the snowflakes from the Sugar and Spice Clear Christmas Stamps and the watermark ink pad and randomly stamped the card.

Again using the Christmas Stamps and a green ink, I stamped and cut out three Christmas Trees. I thought this card needed just a little high-light. So I using a nice white gel pen and penned a running stitch around the paper squares finishing it with a little bow. I then drew around the Christmas Trees to make them pop from the background.

For this card, I stamp Ho Ho Ho on cream twill ribbon with red ink. I frayed the edge of the ribbon to keep that raw feel.

All these cards are so simple and use scraps of papers, ribbon and lace. But most of all, they are all made with the lovely Crimbo stamps from Sugar and Spice. Good luck with the Blog Marion.

Sprinkles of Love

Auntie Fairy

Sugar and Spice DT

Black and White

I love Black and White for card's with just a little hint of colour. I used the scribble flower stamps from Sugar and Spice, stamped with Versafine black ink on white card, cut out and mounted on black card stock and stuck a small pink gem in each centre for a touch of colour.


I have to admit that I am not the best at tying bows. So instead, I have wrapped white ribbon around the black card stock and tied it together with pink embroidery floss to match the pink gems.

The happy birthday is heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Sprinkle of Love
Auntie Fairy
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Yes......It's Raining

Hooray it's raining. Don't moan, for me this is great. I can stay in and play with paper ribbons and glitter rather than tackling my garden.

I've been to Portugal, a weekend at Ally Pally, Mum was ill with pleurisy, extra day's to cover at work, a 70th Birthday to get ready for and and and.................... we're here in October and I can't remember the last time I stroked my paper and card stock. I have all this stash from Ally Pally and new stamps from Sugar and Spice to design with.

So yes, sorry I have not blogged, but watch this space. Cos there will be a posting tonight.

Sprinkles of Love
Auntie Fairy
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