P-inspiration

Hello everyone,

It's almost lunch time on a sunny day here in Canberra.  To see the sky so blue is so inspiring after having a glorious weekend away at the coast over the weekend.  The sky at the coast was so blue and the water even bluer (but much too cold for swimming!!).  I came back with the crafty bug and needed to sit and make some cards.

When I need ideas, I head to Pinterest.  I find it an amazing resource for ideas.  So when I saw this one, I just had to give it a go.  It was just the bright yellow colour that so captured my attention!

I just love the sunny yellow in this card.  I couldn't quite take a photo without the shadow but you can see the matching yellow flower too!

 

This really is a lovely card to make. I used the negative of an oval that I had cut out with the Big Shot to use as a stencil for the sponging of Daffodil Delight.

 

I've matched with Early Espresso using the pretty swirl stamp from Everything Eleanor and finished off with some bling.  Love my rhinestones!  I used this card to send to a friend's daughter in memory of her passing 12 months ago.

This card was inspired by Nancy Ferb's no layer card.  Click on her link for all the details of such a beautiful card!

So here's what I used: 
Stamps: Everything Eleanor & So Happy for You
Papers: Whisper White CS
Inks: Daffodil Delight &  Chocolate Chip
Accessories: 3/8: Vanilla Flower Trim, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots & Sponge Daubers

With thanks

I love to send all my customers little thank you cards when they make orders with me.  Just a little something to say thank you for being my customer and a friend of mine in this crafty world.  I think a personal touch really means something.  So it was with pleasure I made a set of cards featuring the lovely Nature Walk which I suspect will be retiring soon-ish. (as it's on the USA retirement list).  So time to dig out Nature Walk and use some fun colours!

I saw a card using this stamp set on Pinterest world using a very similar colour combination, I can't quite remember now, but I used Pear Pizzazz and Concord Crush!  Cool colours I think!

I've combined this with the Pear Pizzazz seam binding ribbon (also another fave of mine) and some sponging and big-shotting.  This was a great design for making lots of cards!!  Except for cutting out the little bird, that was a bit fiddly.  Cutting the bird cage was much easier!

So to make these, I've used the following supplies:

Stamps: French Foliage & Nature Walk
Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush & Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Concord Crush & Pear Pizzazz CS
Other: Pear Pizzazz seam binding, sponge daubers, oval sizzlits, honeycomb embossing folder & the Big Shot!

All of these items are available on my online shop, or contact me direct :)

xx

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Dino ROAR!

So here I am with the last birthday party card in the run of birthday parties we've had.  Of course, it's another card I left to the last minute and I had to have it for the Saturday just gone by.

Having run out of ideas for punch art, I went back to my Stamp cupboard in the search of an age-appropriate stamp set.  My fingers found DinoRoar!

I've used just two of the dinosaur images.  I stamped them with Black StazOn ink onto watercolour paper and used my watercolour brush and Soft Suede & Kiwi Kiss inks to colour in.  It was so much fun.

Although looking at my artwork closely, looks like I should have been a bit more careful where I painted the grass, or where I put the dinosaurs!!.  In fact, I think they might have moved a bit .....

I've used the Square Lattice embossing folder for interest and added a little banner the dinosaurs are playing tug-of-war with!!

So here's what I used:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Dinoroar and Memorable Moments
Inks: Poppy Parade, Early Espesso, Soft Suede & Kiwi Kiss classic inks, Black StazOn
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Pacific Point and watercolour CS.
Other: Punches, Aqua brush, Big Shot & Lattice Embossing Folder and Crochet Thread.

Enjoy!

For the girls

Well, I know I've been talking about it a lot .... but I've had a real run on birthday parties for my son Matthew.  Seems like every child in his class seems to be having birthday parties every weekend.  And while most of them have been for 6 year old boys, sometimes there is a girl's party too!

Last weekend, Matthew was invited to a little girl's party.  I needed to make a card that was quick, suitable for a 6 year old and girly!  I didn't have much time so inspired by Pinterest, I grabbed a few bits and pieces and got to work!

I've used Melon Mambo as the card base and punched a scallop circle out of the top corner.  I had some pretty little butterflies in my stash of cut-outs and added them to the card.  Little bits of bling are the winner here!

I've stamped Happy Birthday with the Memorable Moments stamp set.  Such a handy set, especially when you want to add numbers to the card (which I didn't here!!!).

Now I've added some non-Stampin' Up! product to this card with two strips of Washi tape.  My boys had given me Washi Tape a while ago that I hadn't used ... and now that Stampin' Up! have a range of their own Washi Tape (from the Epic This & That range), I thought I would try what I had in my stash while waiting for order from SU!!

So a pretty card overall and one you could use for any girl, any age!

Here's what I used:
Stamps: Memorable Moments
Inks: Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Melon Mambo & Pretty in Pink CS
Other: Big Shot and Beautiful Wings sizzlit, Scallop Circle Punch, bling and Washi Tape.

Enjoy!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mums and especially my mum!

I made my mum a card inspired by several I saw on a Google Images search and I know it hasn't quite reached her yet over in the Netherlands, but hopefully will arrive very soon (sorry mum!).  So mum .... your virtual card!!

 I've used one of my favourite stamp sets on this card - Elements of Style. I have a feeling this set might be retiring though, as it's on the US retirement list.  Oh well, it's definitely a stamp set that will always stay in my Stamp Cupboard.  I've used this set for so many projects!

 I've used a combination of Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White for this card.  These two cardstock colours together are so fresh.  And the Pear Pizzazz seam binding is a lovely colour offset and cute too!

I've stamped the flower with Early Espresso ink and then used my watercolour brush to add the colours of Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink for the flowers.  The leaves are also in Pear Pizzazz.

And of course the card had to have a  Happy Mother's Day sentiment.  Because that's what it is for!!  So mum, I hope you receive yours soon.  And to all the mums, mum-to-be, fur-animal mums and just to say to your mum, I hope you had a lovely Mothers Day.  I did xx

Here's what I used:
Stamps: Elements of Style & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Inks: Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose & Pretty in Pink
Papers: Whisper White &Pear Pizzazz CS
Other: Sponge Daubers, Aqua brush, label punch, Big Shot & Labels Collection dies, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, and Pear Pizzazz seam binding.

Enjoy xx

Swallowtail

Well, it must be time for another Butterfly Card.   I do love them so much!  Surely it's been noticed by  now (wink)!!

 

Isn't this card design stunning?  I love it and it was based on the design work of Becky Jensen of Stamp That.

The design is so elegant but really quite simple when you think about it!  I've used a very different colour combination for me: Calypso Coral, Basic Black and River Rock.  Definitely not my first choice in colours!

There's quite a few levels of embellishments but they go together really well!

So I hope this card inspires you to try something different!  Definitely go and visit the blog of Stamp That to see the original inspiration and all the other amazing cards! 

Here's what I used:
Stamps: Swallowtail
Inks: Basic Black & River Rock
Papers: Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Whisper White & River Rock CS
Other: Pearls, Large Oval & Label punch, Big Shot & Beautiful Wings embosslit.