Thankyou Spellbinders

Hi Guys,
Todays card was made using my , newly restored, Grand Calibur.  Today I received, free of charge from the U.K., a new handle for my GC!  I have to thank firstly all of you for your help and suggestions and then Spellbinders for their speedy assistance.  It is very rare that a company will supply you a spare part, free of charge, based on  your word!  (They even paid the postage here to Spain)

Todays card is the first one I have made using my new handle and its is, of course, a thank you card!

There are a lot of pictures of this one because I really like it.

I have mixed a selection of Spellbinders dies along with Weathered Clock by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.  It may seem strange to use this die however I wanted a large circle frame and this was the only one I had, may have to place an order for some Grand Nestabilities when I find them cheap enough!!














This card is made in the filigree technique with a new die, Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles I received last week but was unable to use.  As I have used quite a few dies I have listed them at the end. 
Enjoy...



Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles
Spellbinders Foliage
Cheery Lynn Flowers
Sizzix Weathered Clock

Happy Birthday Dad!

Hello, 
a different offering today than my recent fare, this is my Fathers Birthday Card.    This is a multilayer affair of embossing, stamping, die cutting and inking distressing which matches perfectly for my dad as he is always tinkering and fixing things (usually stripping things down and leaving them in his underbuild, driving my Wicked Step mother mad!)lol

Interesting techniques on this card are the pocket watch and Dad label IMO.  The Dad is stamped onto shrink plastic
the pocket watch looks like its made of metal and it, kinda, is.  I used aluminium car tape (used to seal exhausts I think) which you can get from pound shops etc.  I covered a thin piece of card with the tape then ran the sheet through a Do'crafts embossing folder. 

This was then cut out from the sheet to give the individual watch.  Not much else to say on this one, Enjoy...

Tim Holtz(ish)

A totally different offering today, this card is based on the designs, and dies, of Tim Holtz,  I love his stuff and distress Ink is a real gift to crafting.  I have tried quite a few of his style of shabby designs however they always seem to come out a bit dark for me.  this Gatefold card however is one I really like.

The main element is cut with the Sizzix Tim Holtz sewing room die in 2 layers of cream and brown card.  |The wings are cut with a sheet of copper as is the heart.

The inside has another of the mannequins cut in book paper to show a different approach.

A little different from what I have been making but a change is as good as a rest!  Enjoy...