My name is Andrea, and I live in
Kialla, Victoria, Australia, with my husband Chris, and our three sons. I have always loved papercrafts, and especially handmade greeting cards. I hope you are inspired to create today!
All images, designs and words are copyright of Andrea Hayes, unless otherwise stated. Feel free to copy any design for your own personal use, but please do not use my designs to submit work for publication or contests.
I have loved seeing the Easel cards on Splitcoast and all the blogs lately, and they are just so easy you won't believe! Check out a brief tutorial HERE.
Using three of the holly designs from the soon to be released set Holly Branch - 1st November!! - from AnnaBelle Stamps, I shaped them into a semi-circle and stamped them once using Palette Noir on Smooth White Cardstock. Re-inking the stamps and turning them around I stamped again to form the circle.
I went with beautiful bright colours for the holly this time and so used Copics YG05, YG07 and R24. Cut the circle from the largest Spellbinders Circles and Scallop. The pinkish cardstock is actually a metallic card and is so pretty IRL.
To match the card I decorated a small take away box, wrapping some silver thread around the box and tieing it off with some pink organza. The wording on both projects are from another one of the new release sets that I will start show casing this week :)
I hope you enjoy the brief tutorial and give this card a go!
Happy stamping,
Hi Andrea, a beautifully created card and a stunning little box. Well done! Smiles Sharon
Posted by: Sharon | October 26, 2009 at 01:05 AM
What a beautiful card - I have yet to try making one of these easel cards and maybe now i heve seen yours I may do so sometime soon.
Posted by: sandie carter | October 27, 2009 at 06:51 AM
WOW, Lovely card and your matching box is sooooooooo pretty!!!
Great job, Andrea!
Posted by: Kylie | October 30, 2009 at 05:51 PM