Cuttlebug and vellum be inspired #26

This is my entry for the Cuttlebug and Vellum card over at http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/04/cuttlebug-and-vellum-make-great-easter.html

It's not quite and Easter theme but it does have vellum and I've "cuttlebugged" it with Swiss Dots folder, plus there are gerberas in the shops now and it's Easter :o)

The gerbera is my own photograph decoupaged and the BP was designed from another of my own photographs by Pat, my partner in crime over on http://www.jandppictures.co.uk/ I really enjoyed making this one :o)

Materials/equipment:

Own photographs

Own/Pat's backing paper

Vellum

Martha Stewart doily lace punch

Cuttlebug folder

Ribbon

Pink gems for a bit of bling

Jackie xx

Two cards I made this morning

I love making cards using my own photographs and this morning was just so dull and cold and miserable out there I thought these would look more cheerful :o) My friend Pat created the trellis and I used it to make the backing for the clematis. I'm not too good at decoupage as I don't usually do it but I thought the clematis lent itself well to this technique.

Pat tubed my azalea photograph and I created the border with it, edging it with Martha Stewart punch and matted both the topper and the border on gold mirri card.

Materials used;

Pink and mauve hammered basecard from PMS

Gold mirri card

stamped sentiments

Scraps of ribbon

Cuttlebug corner die

Martha Stewart punch

Glamour dust

Silicone glue

Jackie xx

First timer, please be gentle with me

I am very new to blogging and have no idea what I am doing :o)

I love going out on "photo shoots" and take thousands of photographs which my friend Pat and I use to design card toppers and papers and create CDs for crafters to use. Pat has also started taking photographs too so between us we have quite a comprehensive collection. We are called J & P Pictures and can be found at

www.jandppictures.co.uk

As soon as I work out how to do it I will upload some of my cards made from our first CD which is called Summer Flowers.

You may use my ideas/designs to make cards but please do not submit them to other publications/blogs without acknowledging where your inspiration came from. All the contents of this blog remain my copyright and must not be copied in any form without my permission.

Jackie