Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Inlaid embossing

Using the inlaid embossing technique and the mixed bunch stamp set I made this thank you card recently. Originally I was making for a school friend mum but I didn't finish the card in time for the school pick up (so I gave her another one from my stash) and finished this one at my leisure.

Doesn't this card look so bright and sunny?

Materials list:

Stamps: Mixed bunch (autumn/winter mini catalogue), build a blossom, a word for you

Cardstock: Whisper white, lucky limeade, calypso coral, daffodil delight

Inkpads: Lucky limeade, calypso coral, daffodil delight, basic black

Punches: 3/4" circle, blossom (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Accessories: Big shot machine, square lattice textured impressions embossing folder, silver brads

Autumn/Winter mini catalogue blog hop

Today I am blog hopping with friends again and our theme is the current autumn/winter mini catalogue.If you are unfamiliar with what a blog hop is, it's a circle of creations on a specific theme and has no beginning or end, you can start from anywhere.

If you haven't seen it the mini catalogue, click here and check it out. It's a stunning mini catalogue and has so many inspiring products in it.

My nephew Mitchell was born earlier this month (isn't he cute?)

To congratulate my brother and sister in law, I made this tri fold pram shaped card using loads of product from the current mini catalogue.

Card fully open

Click here to drop by and see what stunning creations Christine Blain has made to share today.

A list of who else is blog hopping today:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me!

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Amanda Hill http://amandasscrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au

Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Kathryn Mangelsdorf http://klm55.blogspot.com/

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

 

Materials list:

Stamps: A word for you, baby prints (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Inkpads: Baja breeze, basic grey, pink pirouette, marina mist, crumb cake

Cardstock: Basic grey, pink pirouette, marina mist, crumb cake, whisper white, vellum

Punches: 1/2" circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1" circle, owl, boho blossoms

Accessories: Twitterpated designer series paper (autumn/winter mini catalogue), baja breeze 3/8" pleated satin ribbon (autumn/winter mini catalogue), twitterpated designer buttons (autumn/winter mini catalogue), scallop circle die, big shot machine

Other: Google eyes, toothpick

Festive friday #15

On this Anzac day public holiday, I've squeezed in a little mothers day card creating using the current festive friday challenge.

The challenge was to use this photo as inspiration for a mothers day card.

I used the stunningly beautiful bordering on romance stamp set for my flowers.

I can't forget the pretty inside of the card now can I?

Materials list:

Stamps: Bordering on romance (autumn/winter mini catalogue), well scripted (retired)

Inkpads: Basic grey, riding hood red, pink pirouette, certainly celery, baja breeze, basic black, versamark

Cardstock: Basic grey, riding hood red, pink pirouette, baja breeze

Punches: Wide oval

Accessories: Twitterpated designer series paper (autumn/winter mini catalogue), subtles patterns stack designer series paper, lots of tags sizzlets dies, basic jewels pearls, aqua painter

Happy birthday Miss B!

Well, my baby is officially 1 year older now! Yesterday we celebrated her 5th birthday (again). We did a family celebration at the end of the school holidays but yesterday was her actual birthday. I was so tired in the lead up to her birthday that I didn't make her a special birthday card. I pulled a card out of of my pre-made box. As frustrated as I was that I didn't make B a card "just for her", I was thankful I didn't go and buy her a store brought card. (So not me and doesn't seem right if I make cards for a living!)

I did however use some crafting talent to create some lolly boxes for her to hand out at school. Boy was B pleased as a punch to hand them out to everyone. I used the candy wrapper die from the carry over flyer to make each little lolly box. Each box has a freddo frog, a lolly and a balloon with room to spare!

The pile of lolly boxes ready for school

This is the special one I made just for B

With the help of my Thermomix, I made two cakes for her birthday this year (one for each celebration), a toblerone cheesecake (very yummy) and a rainbow buttercake.

Doesn't she look so pleased?

As usual B was spoiled with lots of gifts and has increased her wardrobe and toy stash again :D I'm especially pleased with the wardrobe stash as B is growing like a worm at the moment. Were did my little girl go?

Materials list:

Cardstock: Real red

Punches: 1 1/4" circle

Accessories: Candy wrapper die (carry over flyer), big shot, cherry cobbler bakers twine (carry over flyer), big top birthday designer series paper, crystal effects, timeless type sizzlet dies

Gift tag

Need a gift tag for a made quickly? The two tags die and the big shot machine make it very qick and easy. Here's a super simple yet wow gift tag I whipped up recently.

Close up of the tag

It certainly adds a little more wow to a boring old brown paper wrapped gift doesn't it?

Materials list:

Stamps: Need for speed, on your birthday

Cardstock: Pool party, watercolour paper

Inkpads: Pool party, basic black

Accessories: Big shot, two tags die, stampin' write markers, pool party bakers twine (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Happy birthday Amanda

A late birthday post to my sister in law but mainly to share her card. I've got a back log of birthday cards to blog with my brother, sister, sister in law and brother in law all celebrating birthdays in a space of 6 weeks with Miss B's birthday thrown in there as well (but she gets a whole big post on her own!) I cranked out a few layers on this card, a total of 7. A few more than I'd normally do but I was going with the flow while making the card.

Have you ordered this stunning stamp set yet? Apothecary art stamp set, $63.95 (w)/$50.95 (c). Contact me to place your order today.

Materials list:

Stamps: Apothecary art (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Inkpads: Basic black, regal rose, rose red, bravo burgundy, pretty in pink, melon mambo

Cardstock: Regal rose, rose red, bravo burgundy, pretty in pink, melon mambo, watercolour paper

Accessories: Framelits - labels collection (autumn/winter mini catalogue), stampin' write markers - garden green, pear pizzazz, melon mambo, pretty in pink, presto patterns designer series paper (retired), basic jewels - pearl, big shot, petal cone die

Easter chocolate

I was struggling what to buy a 13 year old for Easter this year. Is my nephew to old for Easter eggs? Luckily a block of chocolate helped solved the problem. Who doesn't like a block of chocie? I put together this slider box but I think it looks girl-er than not. How does one make Easter boyish with a bunny? Skip the bunny???

Close up of the punch art

The simply scored tool from the autumn/winter mini catalogue made this slider box a breeze to put together.

If you'd like your own simply scored scoring tool, contact me today to place your order. Cost is $55.95 for the tool and the optional metric scoring plate is $21.95.

Linking this post up to the current Just-Add-Ink challenge #111 and to Festive Friday challenge #12*.

*I was inspired to use the retired well scripted stamp set as used on Brooke and Tina's cards.

Materials list:

Stamps: Well scripted (retired), woodgrain

Cardstock: Soft suede, very vanilla, pear pizzazz, pink pirouette, bashful blue, crumb cake

Inkpads: Soft suede, pear pizzazz, pink pirouette, marina mist, sahara sand

Punches: Word window, 2 3/8" scallop circle (clouds), heart to heart, cupcake (circles on bunny feet), scallop oval (clouds), scallop circle (clouds), itty bitty shapes, 1 3/4" circle, wide oval, large oval

Accessories: Simply scored scoring tool, lots of tags, big shot machine, pear pizzazz 1/2" stitched poly ribbon, chocolate chip stampin' write marker

Other: Sizzix grass die

Stephanie Johnson inspired

Stephanie Johnson inspired today's creation. Isn't it such a fun and vibrant card? I can see my daughter handing it over proudly when going to a friends birthday party very soon. Not to mention, it uses the new labels collection framelits dies! How stunning are they?

Close up of the stitching

Materials list:

Stamps: Bring on the cake, celebrate you (retired)

Inkpads: Garden green, basic black, regal rose, so saffron, poppy parade, baja breeze

Cardstock: Garden green

Punches: 1 3/4" punch

Accessories: Just add cake (designer series paper), petal cone (banner), framelits - labels collection (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Other: Sewing machine

MMM #5

New month and some fabulous new products! Who doesn't love a new mini catalogue. For today's card I've used the new big shot bird die.

Sketch blog hop

Welcome back for the monthly blog hop. Our theme this month is a sketch by Becky Fleck of Page Maps. As a blog hop is a round robin, it doesn't matter where you have started. Just follow the links on each blog until you get to where you started again and you will have visited us all.

I have used the sketch and teamed it with the very masculine the open sea stamp set and some other lovely products from the summer mini catalogue (ending March 31st!)

Inside card

Click here to visit Sue Madex's blog.

Other ladies bog hoping today

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me!

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Amanda Hill http://amandasscrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au/

Materials list:

Stamps: The open sea (summer mini catalogue), on your birthday, french foliage

Cardstock: Soft suede, cherry cobbler, very vanilla

Inkpads: Soft suede, cherry cobbler, early espresso, not quite navy, sahara sand

Accessories: Early espresso bakers twine (summer mini catalogue), nautical expedition designer series paper (summer mini catalogue)